Category: News

Yahoo News – by Charles Q. Choi

Despite being one of the poorest nations in the world, Afghanistan may be sitting on one of the richest troves of minerals in the world, valued at nearly $1 trillion, according to U.S. scientists.

Afghanistan, a country nearly the size of Texas, is loaded with minerals deposited by the violent collision of the Indian subcontinent with Asia. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) began inspecting what mineral resources Afghanistan had after U.S.-led forces drove the Taliban from power in the country in 2004. As it turns out, the Afghanistan Geological Survey staff had kept Soviet geological maps and reports up to 50 years old or more that hinted at a geological gold mine.   Continue reading “$1 Trillion Trove of Rare Minerals Revealed Under Afghanistan”

American Hunter – by Jeff Johnston

KSTP 5 News – by Stphen Tellier

A Minneapolis city council member is demanding answers, asking why the council was kept in the dark regarding recent military helicopter training exercises conducted in the skies over downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul a few weeks ago.

The training went on for four nights in both downtowns, scaring and angering more than a few neighbors. The helicopters came without warning, and under cover of darkness.   Continue reading “Minneapolis City Council Member Demands Answers about Military Helicopter Training”

Sovereign Man – by Simon Black

Say hello to the next financial crisis, brought to you courtesy of the dumbest new bill of the week: H.R. 5148: Access to Affordable Mortgages Act.

Ordinarily whenever an individual wants to borrow money for a mortgage, the bank conducts due diligence… both on the borrower as well as the property.

It’s in the banks’ interest (as well as the banks’ depositors) to ensure that the property is at least worth as much as the amount being borrowed. Duh.   Continue reading “New bill: Congress engineering yet another financial crisis”

SF Gate – by Matthew Lee and Robert Burns

WASHINGTON (AP) — A commercial aircraft chartered by the U.S.-led military coalition in Afghanistan for a flight to the Persian Gulf city of Dubai was re-routed to Iran on Friday, apparently because of a mix-up over its flight plan, U.S. officials said.

The plane was flying from Bagram airfield north of Kabul to Dubai. The normal flight path goes through Iranian airspace.   Continue reading “AP sources: Plane lands in Iran amid mix-up”

Breitbart – by Tony Lee

In a remarkable admission on Wednesday, the Obama administration’s Department of Justice argued that granting a Constitutional “right” for illegal immigrant juveniles to have lawyers would make the border “completely open” for foreigners under 18 and attract even more illegal immigrants that the country can in no way handle.

Arguing before U.S. District Judge Thomas Zilly in Seattle, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Leon Fresco, according to Politico, said that “a preliminary injunction which says that there is a constitutional right to counsel would mean — without an appropriation from Congress, which I believe is unlikely — that you could not remove any child under the age of 18 years old from the United States.” He said that would mean the “border is completely open for children under 18.”    Continue reading “DOJ Argues Against ‘Right’ to Lawyers for Illegals”

Plane is now in Cuban air space so the NORAD jets have broken contact and is being monitored by a Cuban jet fighter.

ABC News

Two F-15’s are following a Socata TBM 700 aircraft that’s unresponsive over the Atlantic Ocean, according to the U.S. Air Force.

The single-engine, turboprop aircraft was flying from Rochester, New York, to Naples, Florida. “The plane’s occupants did not respond to attempts to communicate,” the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said this morning.   Continue reading “NORAD Fighter Jets Following Unresponsive Plane Over Atlantic”

RT

There were 11.3 million unauthorized immigrants in the US in March 2013, including some 2.6 million living in California ‒ which makes up 10 percent of the state’s workforce, according to two new studies released Wednesday.

Researchers at the University of Southern California’s Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration (USC’s CSII), in conjunction with the California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC), published a study on the contributions of non-citizens in the country’s most populous state. The report includes updated information on demographics, labor force participation, economic contributions, entrepreneurship and the numbers of eligible voters among all immigrants.   Continue reading “Illegal immigrants make 10% of California’s workforce, staying in US longer”

Breitbart – by William Bigelow

On Wednesday, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, informed the Silicon Valley Leadership Group in Santa Clara that the U.S. must fight ISIS, which she called “totally evil.”

Feinstein intoned, “I have no doubt that we either fight them now or fight them later, because they are not going to stop.”    Continue reading “Feinstein Warns Silicon Valley that ISIS Is Coming to U.S.”

The Daily Sheeple – by Melissa Melton

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The supposed differences between the Syrian rebels (which our government says are the “good guys”) and ISIS (the “bad guys”) are becoming so hard to differentiate these days, that apparently even our government’s most stalwart supporters of war can’t keep their lies straight when the cameras are rolling.

I’ve written multiple articles (here, here, and here) on the fact that good ‘ol Uncle Sam in the form of the Obama Administration has sent hundreds of millions of dollars to ISIS, the terrorist enemy in Iraq and Syria that our government also helped train which has apparently gotten so bad now, the government just has to start airstriking Syria (in addition to the strikes already taking place in Iraq) to stop them.   Continue reading “Even Senator McCain ‘Accidentally’ Refers to the Syrian Rebels as ‘ISIS’”

Breitbart – by ILDEFONSO ORTIZ

MCALLEN, Texas – Authorities are warning about a new scam that has begun to take root in this border county where callers dupe victims into paying hundreds or thousands of dollars in false fines to avoid getting arrested for missing jury duty.

Hidalgo County District Clerk Laura Hinojosa spoke with Breitbart Texas warning individuals that neither her staff nor any local law enforcement agency would be calling to collect fines or threatened with arrest.    Continue reading “Scammers Impersonating Court Officials and Police in Border City”

Breitbart – by Sarah Rumpf

AUSTIN, Texas — Thursday at the Texas Capitol, a group of grassroots tea party activists gathered for a press conference to share the “Texas Border Crisis Action Plan” they had created after years of frustration with a government that they characterized as “criminally negligent in their duties.”

Speakers included JoAnn Fleming, the Executive Director of Grassroots America, Dale Huls, a board member of the Clear Lake TEA Party and Texas Border Volunteer, Mary Huls, the President of the Clear Lake TEA Party and Texas Border Volunteer, George Rodriguez, the South Texas coordinator for TEA Party Patriots and the President of the South Texas Political Alliance, Dwayne Stovall, the Director of Keep Texas Free, LLC and School Board Trustee for the Tarkington Independent School District, and Heidi Theiss, Vice President of the Clear Lake TEA Party and League City Council Member.   Continue reading “Texas Tea Party Leaders Release Plan to Secure Border, Criticize Perry”

Market Watch – by Danny Yadron

A hacker broke into part of the HealthCare.gov insurance enrollment website in July and uploaded malicious software, according to federal officials.

Investigators found no evidence that consumers’ personal data was taken in the breach, federal officials said. The hacker appears only to have accessed a server used to test code for HealthCare.gov. The Department of Health and Human Services discovered the attack last week.   Continue reading “Hacker breached HealthCare.gov insurance site”

CBS Tampa Bay

TAMPA, Fla. (CBS Tampa) — NASA announced that a small asteroid will safely pass “very close” to Earth on Sept. 7.

The asteroid, designated 2014 RC, will be roughly over New Zealand at the time of closest approach, which will be about 2:18 pm EDT based on current calculations. Astronomers estimate that the asteroid is about 60 feet in size.   Continue reading “NASA: Asteroid Will Pass ‘Very Close’ To Earth On Sunday”

Alt-Market – by Brandon Smith

In past articles I have examined the nature of power and division in our society and have always come to the same conclusion, that there are only two types of people: the people who want control over others and the people who just want to be left alone. However, there are also subgroups that swim within the boundaries of each end of the spectrum. Often, psychologists and self-help gurus attempt to promote the idea that the defining quality of the average person’s life is whether he is a follower or a leader. I have seen this spectrum applied to every political and social organization.   Continue reading “Why Is Independence So Frightening To Some People?”

We all know the number is a lot higher than this.

CNS News – by Ali Meyer

A record 92,269,000 Americans 16 and older did not participate in the labor force in August, as the labor force participation rate matched a 36-year low of 62.8 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The labor force participation rate has been as low as 62.8 percent in six of the last twelve months, but prior to last October had not fallen that low since 1978.   Continue reading “Record 92,269,000 Not in Labor Force; Participation Rate Matches 36-Year Low”

Gizmodo – by Alisa Walker

Although 81 percent of the state is experiencing an “extreme drought,” for many parts of California there is no apparent water shortage. Visit the highest-income neighborhoods and you’ll see lush lawns and sparkling fountains defiantly sucking our lifeblood from the Earth. Apparently, the rich will do whatever it takes to keep themselves moist.

To find out how celebs manage to remain so hydrated, Politico visits Montecito, a tiny, tony city just southeast of Santa Barbara. Montecito is famous for many reasons, including having some of the highest real estate values in the country. That, paired with its proximity to L.A., makes it a haven for celebrities, who have clustered their estates along the idyllic coast.   Continue reading “Rich People Are Trucking Their Own Water Into Drought-Ridden California”

AmmoLand – by Lee Williams

Florida – -(Ammoland.com)- Is it possible to create a rifle that’s too good, too accurate, too easy to use, leaving only terrorists and other outlaw groups as potential buyers?

That is what Elliot Fineman, CEO of the (anti-gun) National Gun Victims Action Council says about the Precision Guided Firearms made by TrackingPoint, a gun maker located in Austin, Texas.   Continue reading “If Your Gun Is Too Accurate, You Are A Terrorist, Says Legislation-Seeking Nit-Wit”