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Hours prior to taking off for his Martha’s Vineyard millionaires’ paradise vacation, White House staff in conjunction with someone from the Pentagon, attempted to update the president on international security concerns, namely those focused on both Syria and Iraq, as well as the ongoing Gaza conflict, an attempt that was brushed off by a clearly annoyed Barack Obama who wanted nothing more than to turn his back on the demands of a job he long ago grew tired of.   Continue reading “D.C. Whispers: Obama Waves Off Intel Briefing – “Don’t Bother Me With This Sh*t””

Time-Saturated-fat-Butter-cover-smTruthstream Media – by Melissa Melton

We’ve all heard that coffee is bad for you. Or is it good for you? Butter and eggs used to be bad for you, but now they’re good…or are they?

The mainstream media is constantly reporting on new scientific medical studies, dishing out more advice than a doctor on what (and what not) to consume to maintain our health.  One month, something will kill you, the next month, it’ll save your life.

Take this recent example. A couple weeks ago, The Telegraph reported that, based on a new scientific study, all adults over the age of 50 should take aspirin every single day as a preventative measure to stave off cancer and heart disease.     Continue reading “You Would Have to be Insane to Blindly Follow the Mainstream Media’s Medical Advice”

Computer World – by Jaikumar Vijayan

A data breach at Supervalu Inc., one of the largest grocery wholesalers and retailers in the U.S., could affect thousands of people who shopped at the company’s stores between June 22 and July 17.

The breach may also affect customers from several other major grocery store chains for which Supervalu provides IT services as a third-party provider.    Continue reading “Grocery stores in multiple states hit by data breach”

concerntina wireIJReview – by Justen Charters

 April, U.S. policymakers authorized a Crisis Support Package for Ukraine. While the White House had previously released information on what the package would cover, it wasn’t until Thursday that the government published a report detailing how the U.S. would help fund a project for a border fence to help separate Ukraine and Crimea.

From Fedbizopps.gov, here is a screenshot of the contract awarded:   Continue reading “The Federal Government Bought A Border Fence…For A Country Nearly 6,000 Miles Away”

Screen Shot 2014-08-16 at 11.45.37 AMGuns Save Lives – by Dan Cannon

Based on reports, police officers in Ferguson, Missouri have drastically scaled back their response to violent protests, rioting and looting.

Likely, criticism from the media and the public about the military gear and tactics being used by officers has forced them to scale back their level of force.

This lack of police presence and response created one of the worst nights of looting in Ferguson last night. Even the convenience store Michael Brown is accused of robbing was looted.   Continue reading “Last Night in Ferguson: Lack of Police Response Forces Business Owners to Arm Themselves”

pig_police.jpg Washington’s Blog 

The U.S. Department of State reports that only 17 U.S. citizens were killed worldwide as a result of terrorism in 2011.* That figure includes deaths in Afghanistan, Iraq and all other theaters of war.

In contrast, the American agency which tracks health-related issues – the U.S. Centers for Disease Control – rounds up the most prevalent causes of death in the United States:   Continue reading “You’re Nine Times More Likely to be Killed by a Police Officer than a Terrorist”

International effort: Australia's deputy prime minister Warren Truss unveiled the latest search plan at a press conference in Canberra last Wednesday. The government has contracted a new firm to take up the searchMail Online – by Mia De Graff

More than £20,000 has been stolen from four passengers aboard the doomed MH370 flight.

Five months after the Malaysia Airlines flight went missing, mysterious withdrawals totaling 111,000 RM (£20,916) have been recorded, reports claim.

A bank in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, reported the apparent discrepancies in their accounts on July 18, before lodging a police complaint, Assistant Commissioner to the crime investigation department Izany Abdul Ghany revealed.    Continue reading “Mystery as £20,000 cash is withdrawn from accounts of four passengers who went down with doomed Flight MH370”

Alyssa Langel feeds Cinco a three-year-old horse, still recovering after eating bad alfalfa in July. Cinco still has large patches of skin exposed and is being kept in a shaded stall to prevent sunburn. (James Quigg, Daily Press)Hesperia Star

PHELAN — Equine owners in Phelan are still dealing with sick animals and remain unsure what caused many horses to manifest swollen eyes and lips, as well as blisters on their muzzles.

Speculation as to the source of the sickness has run from an equine virus and weeds, to high levels of protein or chemicals in a batch of feed.

According to Chuck Burt of Diamond B Hay and Feed, the medical condition may have been brought on by feed that was sold at his store at the end of July, and is “isolated to one load of alfalfa, just at the Phelan location.”   Continue reading “Phelan owners concerned about sick horses”

US Air Force ground crew members wave at a B-52H Stratofortress bomber as it taxis in Diego Garcia for take off on a strike mission against AfghanistanThe Telegraph – by Peter Foster

It has long been known that Diego Garcia was used to refuel at least two CIA extraordinary rendition flights, but the British government faces a potentially much more serious charge: did it allow the CIA to use the British territory to detain, and even torture, leading terror suspects?

Anonymous US officials, quoted in a US media report earlier this year, claimed that classified CIA documents showed that the US had held high-valued detainees on Diego Garcia with the “full cooperation” of the British government.

Continue reading “Could the CIA have run a ‘black site’ detention centre on Diego Garcia?”

US border patrol police stand guard as US President Barack ObamaThe Daily Caller – by Rachel Stoltzfoos

A small community in southeast Mexico is not thrilled that hundreds of illegal immigrants are still being housed in a federal center usually reserved for training the Border Patrol.

In June, 700 women and children who entered the country illegally were sent to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Artesia, New Mexico, which has been used to train the Border Patrol and other federal agents for nearly 30 years, New Mexico Watchdog reports.   Continue reading “Awkward! Border Patrol Training Center Still Housing Illegal Immigrants”

covera_jayadams-p.31_mBoing Boing

Via Stacy Peralta, and via Boing Boing pal and skating/hiphop/punk photographer Glen E. Friedman, comes sad news today. American skateboarder Jay Adams, one of the original members of the Zephyr (later nicknamed Z-Boys) skateboarding team, is reported to have died. Friends say he suffered a massive heart attack last night, while traveling in Mexico. He was known as “The Original Seed” of skating as a sport, and known as one of the most influential skaters in history. Continue reading “Jay Adams, skating legend and original Zephyr skate team member, 1961-2014”

staplerzipgun2 improgunsThe Firearm Blog

Not quite – though as this recent article points out, there do appear to be increasing numbers of staplers converted into fairly advanced zip guns being confiscated worldwide. The common double action stapler is highly modular, regularly seen trivially adapted to fire .38 spl, 12 gauge shotgun shells and even 40mm grenades.   Continue reading “A peer reviewed forensic analysis of weaponized stapler engineering developments”

LOL-OF-THE-DAYConcealed Nation – by Brandon

You can’t make this stuff up. Around 12:30am a few Sundays ago in Alabama, an armed robber entered a home uninvited and pointed his pistol at the occupants. Little did he know, one of the people he was trying to rob had a firearm of his own.

The armed occupant pointed his pistol at the robber and then things took a different turn. Now fearing for his own life, the robber takes off out the door, but not before doing the following:   Continue reading “LOL Of The Day: Armed Robber Drops His Pistol And Wallet When Confronted By Armed Citizen”

The scene of a police shooting involving San Jose police versus a woman carrying a cordless drill. Aug. 14, 2014. (Source: Patrick Tehan / Bay Area News Group)Police State USA

SAN JOSE, CA — A 19-year-old woman was shot in the street during an erratic episode involving a cordless drill.

At around 10:36 a.m. on August 14th, 2014, five San Jose police officers responded to the 700 block of Blossom Hill Road with a report of a woman threatening her family.   Continue reading “Mentally-ill California woman shot by police while holding cordless drill”