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All Gov – by Steve Straehley

Being a prison guard can be tough, dangerous work. But being a jailer in Kentucky can mean nothing more taxing than making sure your grandchild doesn’t spill his cereal on the floor while watching TV.

Jailer is an elected office in Kentucky, the only state where that’s the case. The jailer is responsible for maintaining the county jail, transporting prisoners to court and other related duties. But in 41 of Kentucky’s counties, there is no jail. Those counties with small populations use regional jails to house prisoners. So what do those jailers do with their time?   Continue reading “41 Kentucky County Jailers Draw Salaries even though their Counties don’t have Jails”

AllGov – by Steve Straehley

U.S. armed forces in Europe should prepare to get a little bit cozier with one another.

The Pentagon announced last week that it will close 15 U.S. bases in Europe. However, because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and other pressures, the number of American forces on the continent will remain about the same at about 67,000 for the next several years. The closures are expected to save about $500 million from the $500 billion Pentagon budget, according to Military Times.   Continue reading “U.S. Will Close 15 Military Bases in Europe, but Keep Troop Levels the Same”

SOTT – by Finian Cunningham

NATO’s civilian figurehead Jens Stoltenberg this week urged Russia to be a partner against terrorism. He was speaking the day after the deadly gun attack on a magazine in Paris where 12 people, including three police officers, were killed by assailants purporting to be affiliated with radical Islamists.

During a visit to Germany, the NATO general secretary called upon Moscow to be “an ally in the fight against terrorism” – adding: “We think it is important that Russia, which is our biggest neighbour in Europe, and NATO are working together on important issues like fighting terror.”    Continue reading “In asking Russia for help, NATO makes screeching U-turn on its ‘Russian aggression’ narrative”

New York Post – by Shawn Cohen

It’s a slowdown showdown.

At precincts across the city, top brass are cracking the whip on summons activity and even barring many cops from taking vacation and sick days, The Post has learned.

Throughout the city, precincts are being ordered to hand up to borough commanders “activity sheets” indicating the number of arrests and summonses per shift, sources told The Post.    Continue reading “NYPD cops told no vacations until work slowdown ends”

EFF – by Julian York

Just two days after issuing a condemnation of the terror attack on the Charlie Hebdo office in Paris, the government of Saudi Arabia began carrying out a public flogging against blogger Raif Badawi, who in May was sentenced to ten years in prison and 1,000 lashes for insulting Islam.

Badawi is no stranger to controversy. The 30-year-old Saudi blogger was first detained in 2008 on apostasy charges (which can carry a death sentence), before being released the next day. In 2012, he was once again arrested and charged with “setting up a website that undermines general security,” “ridiculing Islamic religious figures,” and “going beyond the realm of obedience.” The offending website? “Saudi Arabian Liberals,” a discussion forum set up to promote debate about the role of religion in the kingdom.   Continue reading “Saudi Arabia: Free Speech Doesn’t Apply Here”

Natural Society – by Christina Sarich

The World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) is helping biotech run the latest war in Ukraine. Make no mistake that what is happening in the Ukraine now is deeply tied to the interests of Monsanto, Dow, Bayer, and other big players in the poison food game.

Monsanto has an office in Ukraine. While this does not shout ‘culpability’ from every corner, it is no different than the US military’s habit to place bases in places that they want to gain political control. The opening of this office coincided with land grabs with loans from the IMF and World Bank to one of the world’s most hated corporations – all in support of their biotech takeover.   Continue reading “What They’re Not Telling You About Monsanto’s Role in Ukraine”

Natural Society – by Barbara Minton

The fabulous taste of bacon is more popular than ever. But if you are eating conventionally-produced bacon or other pork products, chances are great that you are consuming ractopamine, a livestock growth altering drug so dangerous that 160 countries around the world have banned its use.

Not the U.S. though, where this chemical additive has been given the green light by the FDA, in spite of the fact that it endangers livestock and farm workers as well as consumers.   Continue reading “Banned In 160 Nations, Why Is This Growth Hormone In U.S. Meat?”

Natural News – by Mike Adams

Never forget that treating disease in America is a high-profit business. Health care is one of the few situations in which the for-profit business providing services to a customer doesn’t need the customer (the patient) to agree to the price being charged. Instead, hospitals bill the federal government for services rendered to the patient, and the government sends the hospital a hefty check for each service rendered. The patient, meanwhile, never even knows how much was billed to the government.

This is half the reason doctors and hospitals now routinely order a battery of useless blood labs and medical tests on patients. It has nothing to do with medical need and everything to do with padding the Medicare bills.   Continue reading “US hospital kidnaps disabled teen patient for profit”

The Guardian

American-led forces launched 19 air strikes against Islamic State (Isis) militants in Syria and Iraq, the US military said on Sunday.

Of the 10 air strikes in Syria, nine hit Isis targets near the town of Kobani on the Turkish border, a statement said. The other Syria strike hit an Isis position near Albu Kamal, close to Iraq.

The nine air strikes inside Iraq hit Isis forces near Arbil, Mosul, Sinjar and al Asad, the statement said. All the air strikes took place between Saturday morning and Sunday morning.   Continue reading “US-led forces launch air strikes against Isis targets in Syria and Iraq”

Raw Story – by TOM BOGGIONI

A father  described as “distraught” is in a stand-off with police a hospital near Houston, reports KHOU.

Earlier Harris County Sheriff’s Office reported it believed the man was holding at least two people hostage inside the Tomball Regional Medical Center.

According to  Detective Jimmy Harral of the Tomball Police Department, there are no hostages and that the man has not made any threats or demands.   Continue reading “‘Distraught’ father in stand-off with police at Houston-area hospital”

Motortrend – by Karla Sanchez

GM has announced a new driver assessment program through its subscription-based OnStar service that can offer feedback on how you drive. Think you don’t need someone watching over your shoulder and critiquing your every move behind the wheel? Then maybe the program’s potential insurance discount through Progressive will persuade you.

OnStar customers will soon be able to enroll in the new driver assessment program, which is exactly what it sounds like. Those who partake in the service will have their driving performance evaluated for a total of 90 days, and after completing the evaluation period, they’ll receive a detailed driving assessment.   Continue reading “GM OnStar to Monitor Driving Habits for Possible Insurance Discounts”

KSDK – by Brandie Piper

WASHINGTON, Mo. – A man and a woman were taken into custody Thursday night and charged Friday after a Washington, Missouri video game store was robbed at gunpoint. Police say they were able to apprehend them quickly because the male has an ankle monitoring device equipped with GPS.

Chief Kenneth Hahn says around 2 p.m. Thursday a woman entered Game Depot in the 500 block of East 5th Street wearing a hat and covering her face. She looked around, and left the store. Police think she may have left because there was a customer inside the store. A few minutes later a man walked in and sold two video games to the store. No customers were in the store, and the man left.     Continue reading “Police: GPS bracelet led to robbery suspect”

IJ Review – by MICHAEL HAUSAM

Outside of a U.S. Marine Corps recruiting office in Washington, a woman was in the process of being robbed by two thugs in a parking lot when she repeatedly honked her truck’s horn. They’d threatened her and she said they had a firearm.

Three Marines came running from the office, saw the woman who was yelling for help, intervened, and instantly put an end to the altercation.    Continue reading “Elderly Woman Yells for ‘Help!’ After She is Threatened by Armed Thugs. Then 3 Marines Showed Up.”

SF Gaten- by Henry K. Lee, Vivian Ho and Hamed Aleaziz

Four men were shot and killed Friday night in San Francisco’s Hayes Valley, police said.

The victims were found shot in a black 2005 Honda near the corner of Laguna and Page streets about 10 p.m., police said. The car had been reported stolen, authorities said.

All four men died at the scene, said Officer Albie Esparza, a San Francisco police spokesman. Their names were not immediately released.    Continue reading “4 shot dead in San Francisco’s Hayes Valley”

Natural Society – by Alexandra Preston

Recently, the results of a study claiming that most cancers are caused by “bad luck” have been floating around in the mainstream media. This sounds like we should all just give up and accept our likely fates of cancer, chemo, and death, right? However, there is a mountain of evidence showing that cancer is in fact preventable, partly because tumor development is a bit too complex to be bad luck.   Continue reading “No, Cancer is Not the Result of “Bad Luck””