Washington Post – by Angela Fritz

Severe thunderstorms barreled through the Southeast on Tuesday, dropping multiple tornadoes in southern Louisiana, one of which did major damage to communities in east New Orleans — among the areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

The large tornado was filmed by storm chasers and residents as it tracked from west to east across the populous New Orleans region. Multiple tornado warnings were issued as the storm evolved in which the National Weather Service used strong language to convey a tornado had been spotted on the ground.   Continue reading “This monster tornado just rolled through New Orleans — major damage reported”

NOLA – by Jonathan Bullington

Seventy-five people were killed or wounded by gunfire in New Orleans in the first month of the year – more than twice the total in January 2016, according to a Times-Picayune tally of police reports. The staggering total this month, more than two a day, comes on the heels of a violent 2016 that saw increases in murders and nonfatal shootings.

The total includes victims of a double shooting Tuesday night (Jan. 31) that New Orleans police said left two people dead outside Edna Karr High School in Algiers. It also includes a woman killed and another woman injured in a second double shooting Tuesday night, this one in New Orleans East.   Continue reading “75 shot in New Orleans in January, doubling start to 2016”

Tenth Amendment Center – by Mike Maharrey

HELENA, Mont. (Jan. 31, 2017) – Today, the Montana House passed a bill that would authorize a person to carry a handgun on U.S. Postal Service property in the state and set the foundation to nullify in effect an unconstitutional federal firearms regulation.

Rep. Randy Brodehl (R-Kalispell) introduced House Bill 246 (HB246) on Jan. 13. The legislation would allow handguns in U.S. Post Office buildings and on their property.  Continue reading “Montana House Passes Bill To Authorize Firearms On Post Office Property, Defying Federal “Law””

New York Post – by Molly Shea

In the middle of the 20th century, concerned by the growing heart-attack epidemic, Americans ditched butter and other saturated fats in favor of vegetable oils.

According to Dr. Catherine Shanahan, author of the new book “Deep Nutrition: Why Your Genes Need Traditional Food” (Flatiron Books, out now), that was a fatal mistake.  Continue reading “Eating vegetable oils could lead to fatigue, migraines and dementia”

The location of your mailbox shows you how far away from your house you can be in a robe before you start looking like a mental patient.

My therapist said that my narcissism causes me to misread social situations. I’m pretty sure she was hitting on me.

My 60 year kindergarten reunion is coming up soon and I’m worried about the 175 pounds I’ve gained since then.   Continue reading “Random Thoughts of a Senior Citizen”

Cop Block – by Brian Sumner

Jose Garcia submitted a recount of his recent arrest for flipping off a police officer and telling him “fuck you.” To make matters worse, after being released from jail he was informed that he had to pay a $960 boarding fee if he wanted to get his puppy dogs back from animal control or relinquish his rights to the animals, which costs $120. WTF?   Continue reading “Kern County Sheriffs Deputies Arrest Man for Flipping Them Off; Seize His Puppies”

Oddity Central – by Spooky

Every winter for the past three years, 80-year-old Mette Kvam, from the Norwegian town of Aurland, has been getting two daily visits from a very special friend – a majestic stag who seems to love her tasty snacks.

It all started three years ago, when Mette first saw her friend “Flippen” hanging out in her yard, on the edge of the nearby forest. She opened the window and offered the beautiful animal a crunchy cookie. To her surprise, the animal came closer and stretched its neck to grab the treat. Flippen must have liked it very much, because he has been coming back for more ever since. He visits Mette every morning and evening, from early November to April, when he and his deer friends head higher up into the mountains for the warm season. But as soon as they come back down, he starts coming by the woman’s house again.   Continue reading “Snack-Loving Deer Visits Norwegian Pensioner Twice a Day Every Winter”

This was a mere 87 years ago. The Great Depression of 1929 was a worldwide depression that lasted for ten years. Its kickoff in the U.S. economy was “Black Thursday”, October
24, 1929. That’s when traders sold 12.5 million shares in one day. It was triple the usual amount. The height of the depression was 1933.   Continue reading “We Think We’ve Got It Bad!”

Conservative Tribune

Many Americans of all political stripes were upset that President Barack Obama issued a commutation of the prison sentence of Army Pvt. Bradley/Chelsea Manning, who had been convicted of stealing and leaking hundreds of thousands of classified military documents.

Former Minnesota Congresswoman and ex-Intelligence Committee member Michele Bachmann appeared Wednesday on Rusty Humphries’ “Trending Today USA” radio program on the USA Radio Network to discuss the issue — but there was actually a different pardon from Obama that Bachmann was more concerned about.   Continue reading “Ex-Intel Committee Member Bombshell… Before 12 p.m. Friday, Obama Will Pardon Clintons”

AOL

Days before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, the State Department has announced a $500 million donation to the United Nations’ Green Climate Fund.

The Green Climate Fund helps the world develop clean energy technologies as it adjusts to climate change and works to reverse effects of global warming.   Continue reading “Days before Trump’s inauguration, State Dept. sends $500 million to United Nations climate fund”

IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America

When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.   Continue reading “The Declaration of Independence”