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Republican governor and presidential hopeful Scott Walker signed Wisconsin’s right-to-work legislation on Monday, making Wisconsin the 25th state to pass this sort of legislation.
Employees in right-to-work states are not forced to pay union dues. Continue reading “Wisconsin Becomes 25th Right To Work State”
The Daily Signal – by Kelsey Harkness
The Daily Signal has reported multiple cases where innocent small business owners believe they were unfairly targeted by the Justice Department’s controversial initiative known as Operation Choke Point.
Now, the agency it touting a case it says it got right. Continue reading “Justice Department Takes Credit for Second Operation Choke Point Settlement”
The Daily Signal – by Brittany Corona
For the majority of states that adopted the Common Core national standards in 2010, this is the school year in which testing begins. And the haste with which Common Core was adopted and implemented has caused problems, adding to a host of concerns already surrounding Common Core.
In an article last month in Education Week magazine, reporter Liana Heitin reported that some Common Core expert reviewers felt rushed in their review of the standards. Heitin interviewed Hung-Shi Wu, professor emeritus of mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley, and a member of the Common Core development team. Wu concluded: “The amount of time given to the high school standards was definitely inadequate.” Continue reading “Concerns Grow About Common Core Standards”
Truth Revolt – by Sarah Fisher
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms approved the use of powdered alcohol that can be mixed into drinks to create a refreshing adult beverage.
“The product, called Palcohol, had received the green light from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau briefly last year before the bureau backtracked and said the label approvals had been given in error.” Continue reading “Feds Approve Powdered Alcohol”
MOSCOW, March 11 (UPI) — Zaur Dadayev, suspect in the murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, apparently confessed while undergoing torture.
Andrei Babushkin, a member of Russia’s Human Rights Council, said Dadayev suffered from “numerous wounds” on his body and said Dadayev claimed he was shackled for two days with a bag over his head. Continue reading “Nemtsov murder suspect Zaur Dadayev confessed under ‘torture’”
Morgan, UT –-(Ammoland.com)- For 2015, Browning introduces a new Cynergy Micro Midas 20 gauge over and under shotgun.
Weighing a mere 6 lbs. and having a compact 13″ length of pull, the new Cynergy Micro Midas promises to give smaller shooters a high quality shotgun that is easier to handle. Continue reading “Browning to Add Cynergy 20 Gauge Shotgun to Micro Midas Line in 2015”
Oregon – home of things uber trendy – has become the first state to begin dunning motorists by the mile rather than by the gallon.
The “pilot” program begins July 1 — and will be implemented by the Oregon DOT in partnership with something called Sanef ITS Technologies America and Intelligent Mechatronic Systems. Sounds a lot like Cyberdyne Systems from the Terminatormovies, doesn’t it? And the similarities run a lot deeper than that. Continue reading “Tax Per Mile Cometh!”
AUSTIN, Texas: The man convicted last month of murdering former U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, whose best-selling autobiography was turned into the movie “American Sniper,” has been transferred to Texas prison psychiatric unit, officials said on Wednesday.
Eddie Ray Routh, 27, a former U.S. Marine, was found guilty on Feb. 24 of fatally shooting Kyle and Kyle’s friend Chad Littlefield multiple times at a gun range about 70 miles (110 km) southwest of Fort Worth in February 2013. Continue reading “Man who killed ‘American Sniper’ sent to Texas prison psychiatric unit”
Scientists are virtually certain that California will be rocked by a strong earthquake in the next 30 years. Now they say the risk of a mega-quake is more likely than previously thought.
The chance of a magnitude-8 quake striking the state in the next three decades jumped to 7 percent from 4.7 percent, mainly because scientists took into account the possibility that several faults can shake at once, releasing seismic energy that results in greater destruction. Continue reading “Report: Chance of mega-quake hitting California increases”
After a long debate that ended in the early morning hours of Wednesday, the Greek Parliament decided to establish a committee in order to demand World War II reparations from Germany. And if this is not enough challenge towards the country’s biggest creditor, the Justice Minister assured, he was ready to put his signature under a Highest Court decision that may lead to confiscation of German state property in Greece like the Goethe Institute in Athens and Thessaloniki. Continue reading “Greek gov’t to demand WWII reparations from Germany, may confiscate Goethe Institute”
Recently, Michelle Malkin compiled a list of all the email shenanigans from those within the Most Transparent Administration Evah!!!! She needs to add yet another, though, at least as far as we know, this isn’t as bad as Hillary Clinton’s problems
(Breitbart) Attorney General Eric Holder used secretive email accounts under aliases during his tenure at the Justice Department, raising fresh questions about the Obama administration’s compliance with federal records laws as former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reels from her own email scandal. Continue reading “Surprise: Eric Holder Also Used Secret Email Aliases”
(JERUSALEM) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not cede territory due to the current climate in the Middle East, appearing to rule out the establishment of a Palestinian state.
Netanyahu said “any evacuated territory would fall into the hands of Islamic extremism and terror organizations supported by Iran. Therefore, there will be no concessions and no withdrawals. It is simply irrelevant.” Continue reading “Netanyahu Says Israel Won’t Cede Land to Palestinians”
Green Big Truck – by Aaron Turpen
In 2012, 317,000 motor vehicle crashes involving large trucks were reported to police in 2012, according to the latest Vital Signs report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). After dropping to 35-year lows in 2009, the number of crash fatalities of truck drivers or their passengers increased between 2009 and 2012. Approximately 700 drivers of large trucks or their passengers died in crashes in 2012, and an estimated 26,000 were injured. More than a third of the drivers who died were not wearing a seat belt. Continue reading “Crashes are the leading cause of on-the-job death for truck drivers in the US”
The Israeli foreign minister and head of the right-wing Yisrael Beiteinu party Avigdor Lieberman suggested during a campaign event that Arab citizens of Israel, who are disloyal to the state, deserve to be decapitated.
“Whoever is with us should get everything,” Lieberman said in a speech at the Interdisciplinary Center in the western city of Herzliya on Sunday. “Whoever is against us, there’s nothing else to do. We have to lift up an axe and remove his head, otherwise we won’t survive here.” Continue reading “Israeli FM calls for beheading of Arab citizens disloyal to Israel”
Natural News – by Jonathan Benson
If you’re worried about your child contracting measles, whooping cough or one of the other scary-sounding infectious diseases being hyped up by the mainstream media right now, you might want to steer clear of recently vaccinated children rather than the unvaccinated.
What you’re not being told by the corporate media is that attenuated vaccines like MMR, the proposed solution to the contrived Disneyland measles outbreak, shed live viruses for weeks or even months following vaccination, spreading vaccine-strain infections to others. Continue reading “Vaccine strain of measles found in measles outbreaks: genetic testing reveals forensic evidence of outbreak source”
Las Vegas, NV -(Ammoland.com)- Arsenal Inc. proudly introduces the limited edition “Las Vegas” SAM7R Modern Sporting Rifle.
Each rifle features a solid-silver, high-relief medallion embedded in the stock. This limited edition rifle celebrates Arsenal’s Las Vegas heritage and its support for the Las Vegas Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. The Boy Scouts of America has introduced more youth to the sport of shooting than almost any organization. Continue reading “Arsenal is Excited to Introduce the Limited Edition Las Vegas SAM7R Sporting Rifle”
Some liberals honestly believe they can control the very climate if they can just remove the last restraints on government power. Why not? They can already control biological reality through autocratic decree; at least they presume to:
Chelsea [a.k.a. Bradley] Manning, the US army soldier serving 35 years in prison for leaking a huge stash of state secrets, has won a small but significant victory in [his] bid to transition to living as a woman. Continue reading “Court Forces Military to Pretend Bradley Manning Isn’t Male”
Shark Tank – by Nicole Sanders
Representative Darrell Issa (CA-R) was on CNN’S State of the Union Sunday night where he suggested Hillary Clinton could face criminal charges if she knowingly withholds any of her emails from congressional investigators.
He said that even though she voluntarily cooperated it does not mean she gave all of the requested emails. Continue reading “Clinton Could Face Criminal Charges”
New York Times – by NEIL MacFARQUHAR
MOSCOW — Two suspects have been detained in the killing of the opposition leader Boris Y. Nemtsov, the head of Russia’s internal law enforcement agency announced on Saturday.
Alexander Bortnikov, the director of the Federal Security Service, known as the F.S.B., named the two suspects as Anzor Kubashev and Zaur Dadayev and said the men were residents of the southern Caucasus, state-run television reported. Continue reading “2 Suspects Are Detained in Killing of Kremlin Critic”
Shark Tank – by Nicole Sanders
Attorney General Eric Holder said on Friday he is prepared to dismantle the Ferguson police department if that’s what it takes.
Even though the Department of Justice (DOJ) decided not to charge officer Derrick Wilson for killing black teen Michael Brown, the DOJ said they discovered evidence the Ferguson police department was discriminating against black residents. Continue reading “Holder Said He is Prepared to Dismantle Ferguson’s Police Department”
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