KGW

WASHINGTON — Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Portland) on Wednesday introduced a bill that would prevent taxpayers from paying the high cost of the month-long Oregon refuge occupation and place the burden on the armed group of protesters.

The occupation has cost state and local law enforcement an estimated $100,000 per week, said Blumenauer’s spokeswoman in a news release.   Continue reading “Blumenauer introduces bill that would force occupiers to pay cost of Oregon standoff”

Yahoo News

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former Turing Pharmaceuticals Chief Executive Officer Martin Shkreli invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and declined to answer questions on Thursday from U.S. lawmakers interested in why the company raised the price of a lifesaving medicine by 5,000 percent.

Shkreli, 32, sparked outrage last year among patients, medical societies and Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton after Turing raised the price of 62-year-old Daraprim to $750 a pill from $13.50.   Continue reading “Ex-drug executive Shkreli invokes Fifth Amendment before Congress”

NR Today – by Craig Reed

Rancher Kurt Spencer had an up close and personal encounter with the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation situation on Thursday.

Spencer, whose beef cattle business is headquartered in the Umpqua area, also owns and works four ranches in Harney and Grant counties.   Continue reading “Roseburg area rancher encounters Malheur refuge checkpoints”

RT

Russian President Vladimir Putin has met former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in his residence outside Moscow. The Kremlin said that the two have “long-standing, friendly relations” and that they have used the “opportunity to talk.”

The meeting is a continuation of a “friendly dialogue between President Putin and Henry Kissinger, who are bound by a longstanding relationship,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.   Continue reading “Putin meets ‘old friend’ Kissinger visiting Russia”

Hot Air

I know, I know … what does Illinois know, anyway? As the Washington Examiner points out, the Board of Elections decision isn’t the first ruling on this matter, but it may be the strongest yet in debunking claims that Ted Cruz is ineligible for the presidency. The board rejected a challenge to Cruz’ inclusion in the March 15th primary in no uncertain terms (via Instapundit):   Continue reading “Illinois Board of Elections declares Cruz a natural-born citizen”

Liberty Fight – by Martin Hill

John Stadtmiller of Republic Broadcasting interviewed Nevada Rancher Cliven Bundy on Monday, February 1st, 2016.

In this National Intel Report episode, Bundy and Stadtmiller discuss the overreach of the federal government, the Hammond case, and the Wildlife refuge occupation, which Bundy admits he did not support the idea initially.   Continue reading “Cliven Bundy Discusses the Oregon Case with John Stadtmiller, 2/1/16: “Today Cliven Bundy is taking charge.””

Washington Examiner – by Paul Bedard

The number of so-called “Sanctuary Cities” has crossed 300 in a rapid expansion despite public protests and moves in Congress to cut off funding.

The Center for Immigration Studies has updated its list to include Dallas County in Texas, Philadelphia, five Kentucky counties and possibly the whole state of Massachusetts as areas where federal law enforcement demands for information and access to jailed illegals immigrants will be denied.   Continue reading “THE MAP: ‘Sanctuary Cities’ cross the 300 mark with Dallas, Philly”

Bloomberg

Cash had a pretty good run for 4,000 years or so. These days, though, notes and coins increasingly seem declasse: They’re dirty anddangerous, unwieldy and expensive, antiquated and so very analog.

Sensing this dissatisfaction, entrepreneurs have introduced hundreds of digital currencies in the past few years, of which bitcoin is only the most famous. Now governments want in: The People’s Bank of China says it intends to issue a digital currency of its own. Central banks inEcuador, the Philippines, the U.K. and Canada are mulling similar ideas. At least one company has sprung up to help them along.   Continue reading “Bring On the Cashless Future”

Liberty Fight – by Martin Hill

In case you missed it, the Gadsden “Don’t Tread On Me” Flag was caught flying at Oregon Bureau of Land Management Headquarters in Burns Oregon, only hours after rancher Laviy Finicum was shot to death by Israeli-trained Oregon State police.

Reporter Amanda Peacher photographed the scene on January 31 and tweeted about it, writing “So, the Gadsden “Don’t tread on me” flag is suddenly hanging at BLM HQ outside Burns. #OregonStandoff”   Continue reading “Gadsden “Don’t Tread On Me” Flag Flies At Oregon BLM Headquarters After Israeli-Trained Cops Slaughter Rancher”

Liberty Fight – by Martin Hill

In the wake of last week’s killing of Oregon Wildlife occupier Lavoy Finicum, the Anti-Defamation League has issued a press release voicing concerns about the potential fallout from the deadly turn of events.

The ADL article, titled ‘Robert “LaVoy” Finicum: The Making of a Martyr’, opines:   Continue reading “Anti-Defamation League: Lavoy Finicum’s Death ‘Enraging The Extreme Right’, Provides ‘Patriot’ Movement With Martyr, Possibly Prompts Acts of Violence”

Record Searchlight – by Damon Arthur

As a standoff between armed activists and law enforcement continues at a wildlife refuge in eastern Oregon, one federal agency in the North State is not letting employees work in the field and others remain on heightened alert.

Employees in the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s Redding Field Office have been told to suspend all field work this week because of concerns over employee safety.   Continue reading “Armed Oregon standoff suspends work in Redding”