Press TV

US Senate Republicans’ attempt to prevent President Barack Obama from lifting the Iran sanctions is politically motivated and spearheaded by the Israeli lobby in the United States, says a political analyst in Texas.

New legislation, introduced by Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), is aiming to force Obama to provide a wide-ranging report on a possible military dimension of Iran’s nuclear program before sanctions are lifted at the beginning of the new year, The Hill reported.   Continue reading “Anti-Iran language by GOP ‘typed up in Netanyahu’s office’”

21st Century Wire

Back in October 21WIRE reported one massive dilemma for Washington and the NSA.

Currently, the NSA’s new GPS III national security satellite is sitting in a United Launch Alliance (ULA), co-owned by Boeing and Lockheed Martin, hanger somewhere between Alabama and South Texas.   Continue reading “John McCain Blows Lid as US-Russian Sanctions Fall Apart – US Orders Russian Rockets for New NSA Spy Satellite”

Reason – by Andrew Napolitano

As if to promise a Christmas present, Congress has just finished approving the finances of the federal government for the next few months. Santa Claus would have done a better job. During early 2016, Congress will pay the government’s bills by borrowing money from individual and institutional lenders. Those folks will lend the feds all the money the feds need because the law requires the feds to pay them back.   Continue reading “Feds Still Owe the $30 Billion Woodrow Wilson Borrowed for WWI”

Economic Policy Journal

Rob Horn reports:

Under the maximization strategy known as Restricted Application, you could file for Social Security benefits at or after full retirement age (FRA), but elect to take only your eligible spousal benefits, allowing your individual benefits to grow until they max out at age 70. At that point, with a raise of up to 32 percent under your belt, you would switch to taking your individual benefits.
Continue reading “THE SQUEEZE HAS STARTED If You Were Born After 1953 and You’re Married Your Social Security Benefits Have Just Been Cut”

Natural Blaze – by Janet Phelan

We knew it was coming to this. The GMO revolution wasn’t going to stop at our dinner table. But did we think it would happen so soon?

The first week in December, delegates from the top three gene-editing countries—China, the UK and the US—met in Washington, DC for a symposium on the future of gene-editing. For those not familiar with the parlance, gene editing refers to the ability to alter the DNA of an embryo in a manner which affects the germline. The germline is defined as follows; “In biology and genetics, the germline in a multicellular organism is that population of its bodily cells that are so differentiated or segregated that in the usual processes of reproduction they may pass on their genetic material to the progeny.”   Continue reading “First GMO Corn, Then Frankenfish, And Now — Get Ready For Designer Babies”

RT

Syria has endured another year of devastating civil war and strife. However, thousands of civilians in Damascus have been trying to live as normal a life as possible, celebrating Christmas and giving them some respite from the chaos.

Things have not been easy for Christians living in Syria over the last five years since the outbreak of war. Persecuted like other religious groups by Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), Christians in Damascus have been able to put the troubles to the back of their minds for at least one day, as they celebrate Christmas.    Continue reading “Christmas in Damascus: RT crew feels hope in air as Christians, Muslims join to celebrate”

Anti-Media – by Claire Bernish

Porter Ranch, CA — Methane gas continues spewing, unchecked, into the air over southern California from a fractured well to an underground storage site — at such an alarming rate that low-flying planes have necessarily been diverted by the FAA, lest internal combustion engines meet highly volatile gas and, well, blow the entire area to hell.  

This is, indeed, the biggest environmental catastrophe since the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010; and for now, there is no way to stop it.   Continue reading “Unstoppable California Gas Leak Being Called Worst Catastrophe Since BP Spill”

Fox News

RICHMOND, Va. –  Concealed handgun permits held by residents of 25 states will no longer be valid in Virginia, the state’s attorney general said Tuesday, drawing swift criticism from GOP lawmakers.

Attorney General Mark Herring, a Democrat, said the state will revoke its reciprocity agreement with the states because their concealed weapon laws don’t meet Virginia’s standards. Those states hand out permits to people who are barred under the Virginia law, like fugitives, convicted stalkers and drug dealers, which undermines the state’s law and puts residents at risk, he said.   Continue reading “Virginia revokes handgun permit agreement with 25 states”

Yahoo News

Jerusalem (AFP) – Israeli anti-racism activists have called for an investigation after a Jewish extremist leader urged a ban on Christmas celebrations in the country and called Christians “vampires”.

Benzi Gopstein, who heads the far-right Lehava organisation and has been arrested a number of times, made the comments in an article on the ultra-Orthodox Jewish website Kooker.   Continue reading “Jewish extremist leader wants ban on ‘vampire’ Christmas in Holy Land”

Q13 Fox

SEATTLE — King County Superior Court Judge Palmer Robinson on Tuesday upheld Seattle’s new law to impose a special tax on the sale of guns and ammo within the city limits.

One of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit opposing the tax, the Bellevue-based Second Amendment Foundation, promised an immediate appeal, the Associated Press reported.   Continue reading “King County judge upholds Seattle’s new tax on gun, ammo sales; opponents vow appeal”

21st Century Wire

Well, it seems as if The Donald has been summoned by the Kingmaker himself, Mr. Sheldon Adelson.

Yes, that kind old man who just loves to be involved in “the process” of choosing who gets into power in America.   Continue reading “Oy Vey? Zionist Capo Sheldon Adelson summons Trump for ‘private meeting’ on Israel”

Left Hook – by Dean Henderson

Excerpted from Big Oil & Their Bankers…Chapter 16: The Mexican Fast Track)

In 1984 – with Vice-President George Bush heading the National Narcotics Border Interdiction Service (NNBIS) – US officials ignored repeated chances to apprehend Pablo Escobar and Jorge Ochoa – kingpins of the Medellin Cartel.    Continue reading “Four Horsemen, Mossad & the Colombian Coca Express”

Intellihub – by Alex Thomas

Terrorism experts and mainstream media pundits have spent the last few months since the Paris terror attacks speculating over what type of targets ISIS or their sympathizers would attempt to hit next.

Although the exact nature of the next attack is obviously unknown, “experts” all agree that the most likely place for such an attack would be so-called soft targets – department stores, movie theaters, restaurants etc.   Continue reading “Soft target dry run? Kohl’s department store shoppers sickened by unknown substance in the air”

Liberty Blitzkrieg – by Michael Krieger

The deliberations of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 were held in strict secrecy. Consequently, anxious citizens gathered outside Independence Hall when the proceedings ended in order to learn what had been produced behind closed doors. The answer was provided immediately. A Mrs. Powel of Philadelphia asked Benjamin Franklin, “Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?”

With no hesitation whatsoever, Franklin responded, “A republic, if you can keep it.”   Continue reading “U.S. Senator Issues Dire Warning on Unchecked Executive Power”

The Hill – by Jordain Carney

The Senate is heading toward a battle over Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-Ky.) “Audit the Fed” legislation, giving the GOP presidential candidate a long-desired floor fight.

Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) — who said he was acting on behalf of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) — set up a procedural vote on Paul’s legislation for Tuesday, Jan. 12, the same day as President Obama’s final State of the Union address.    Continue reading “Senate sets up vote in January on Rand Paul’s ‘Audit the Fed’ bill”

AE911 Truth

Much hay has been made in recent days about a YouTube video posted by a blacksmith named Trenton Tye, who tries to debunk the theory that the World Trade Center Twin Towers and Building 7 were destroyed by controlled demolition.

Within the first two days of being posted, Tye’s video received five million views and was covered by the Washington Post, the Daily Mirror, and the Huffington Post — the latter with the celebratory headline, “Metal Worker Shuts Down 9/11 Truthers… With His Pinkie.”   Continue reading “AE911Truth’s Statement on the Viral Blacksmith YouTube Video”

News Forage

The Texas teenager whose trial on drunk driving charges included a defense witness saying that he was afflicted with “affluenza” may be on the run from his parole, ABC News reports.

Ethan Couch, 18, was convicted of four counts of intoxication manslaughter in 2013 but was not sentenced to any jail time; instead he was given 10 years’ probation — a punishment considered a mere slap on the wrist by critics, and one that outraged the victims’ families.   Continue reading “Sheriff on ‘affluenza’ teen: ‘If we had a top 10 wanted list today, he’s number one’”