(AP Photo/Rachel Anderson). This image provided by Rachel Anderson shows officials at the site of an explosion and fire at a natural gas processing facility and major national pipeline hub, Wednesday, April 23, 2014, in Opal, Wyo.CNBC

OPAL, Wyo. (AP) — A small town in southwest Wyoming was evacuated Wednesday after an explosion and fire at a natural gas processing facility and major national pipeline hub. There were no reports of injuries.

The gas has been shut off, but people who were in Opal, about 100 miles northeast of Salt Lake City, went to an area about 3 miles outside of town as a precaution, said Lincoln County spokesman Stephen Malik. The town has about 95 residents.   Continue reading “Small Wyoming town evacuated after gas explosion”

Washington Post – by Brandy Dennis

The Food and Drug Administration will for the first time regulate the booming market of electronic cigarettes, as well as cigars, pipe tobacco and hookahs, under a proposal to be released Thursday.

The move would begin to place restrictions on e-cigarettes, a nearly $2 billion industry thatfor years has operated outside the reach of federal regulators. If adopted, the government’s plan would force manufacturers to curb sales to minors, stop handing out free samples, place health warning labels on their products and disclose the ingredients. Makers of e-cigarettes also would be banned from making health-related claims without scientific evidence.

Continue reading “FDA outlines plan to regulate e-cigarettes”

Before It’s News

This report has not been confirmed yet, but this is breaking news. It has been reported by videographer Blaine Cooper that a federal judge has indicted on BLM for their recent abuse of power in the Cliven Bundy Ranch episode.

This report was supposedly reported on TV in Arizona. I will update this post as more news becomes available.   Continue reading “Bundy Ranch Update 4/24/2014 Blaine Cooper – Federal Judge Indicts the BLM”

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If you want to catch trout, you have to fish where the trout swim. That same logic applies for cyber criminals—they will focus their efforts wherever there is a fair chance of finding targets to prey on. This is underscored by a new report from Alert Logic that reveals a dramatic rise in cloud-based attacks as more businesses and individuals migrate applications and data to the cloud.   Continue reading “Report: Attackers have their sights set on the cloud”

NYPD’s Twitter campaign disaster spreads to LAPDNew York Post – by Rebecca Harshbarger and Jamie Schram

The NYPD’s comically disastrous attempt to create good will on Twitter turned into a coast-to-coast epic fail Wednesday.

Cop haters from New York to Chicago to Los Angeles all took to the popular social media site to bash their local police departments after reading about the online backlash New York’s Finest faced after the department naively invited people to post pictures of interactions with friendly cops on the Web.   Continue reading “NYPD’s Twitter campaign disaster spreads to LAPD”

EPA Lawsuit OklahomaAOL- by Sean Murphy

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A member of the Oklahoma House drafted a resolution Wednesday seeking the impeachment of state Supreme Court justices who granted a delay of execution to two death row inmates.

Republican state Rep. Mike Christian told The Associated Press that the five justices engaged in a “willful neglect of duty” when they granted stays of execution Monday to Clayton Lockett and Charles Warner, both of whom were scheduled to be executed this month.   Continue reading “Oklahoma court could face impeachment”

NET NEUTRALITYHuffington Post – by Drew Guarini

Net neutrality is not dead. But it may be about to take a big blow to the head.

The Wall Street Journal has a foreboding scoop that provides details on an early draft of the Federal Communications Commission’s new net neutrality rules. And to put it mildly, Internet activists will not be thrilled.   Continue reading “Feds May Be Looking To Bail On Net Neutrality: WSJ”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Until now, the terrible trail of dead bankers has been only among US and European financial executives. However, as Caixin reports, the increasing pressures on the Chinese banking system appear to have take their first toll. Li Jianhua, director of China’s Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC), died this morning due to a “sudden heart attack” – he was less than 49 years old. Li was among the main drafters on new “caveat emptor” market-based rules on China’s shadowy banking system and recently said in an interview that “now is not only a time to control risk, but to transform the trust industry.. if it’s too loose, it’s a big problem.” Li was found by his wife.   Continue reading “Banker Death ‘Epidemic’ Spreads To China”

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Few people noticed that government changed the First Amendment to really mean that you can assemble in a designated Free Speech Zone and sign a petition which you cannot present to an elected official without committing a felony. The Federal government has been revising the Bill of Rights to such an extent that the original might seem unrecognizable to older generations. Rather than wait for the Revised Bill of Rights to appear in 2020 I have written the document now from current trends.   Continue reading “The Bill Of Rights, Suggestions and Privileges”

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At what point in the course of human events when it becomes necessary to dissolve the political bands 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, do we leave the notion of treason behind and embrace the liberty of revolution?

Last week a man, Cliven Bundy made a stand.  He would not let the federal government illegally seize his property in a bid to have his livelihood and thereby his land stripped from him.   Continue reading “Is this treason?”

Yes, but … Affirmative Action was banned here in CA, but still the people of color get picked first for education and for jobs. No legal recourse either because it cannot be proven.

New York Times – by Adam Liptak

WASHINGTON — In a fractured decision that revealed deep divisions over what role the judiciary should play in protecting racial and ethnic minorities, the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a Michigan constitutional amendment that bans affirmative action in admissions to the state’s public universities.   Continue reading “Court Backs Michigan on Affirmative Action”

nathandealFreedom Outpost – by Fred DeRuvo

Earlier today, Gov. Nathan Deal signed into law the latest “controversial” gun bill that removes restrictions for law-abiding gun owners who legally own guns. Of course, this has the left in an uproar, but they’ll only be happy when no law-abiding citizen owns guns and only criminals do. They’ll still blame that on the right though.

In Elijay, GA, the governor was surrounding by law-abiding gun owners who were there to mark the day that he signed the Safe Carry Protection Act into law. This removes restrictions that had been on law-abiding gun owners by increasing the places where guns can be legally carried. New York State has its so-called NY Safe Act, which essentially further restricts gun-owners’ rights. The new Safe Carry Protection Act is designed to treat adults as adults.   Continue reading “Georgia Just Became a Safer State for Law-Abiding Gun Owners & Everyone Else”

Sipsey Street Irregulars

As I wrote here, The Siege of Bundy Ranch goes on. So does the need for volunteers, money and supplies. I have dubbed the Three Percenters in the desert the “Virgin River Volunteers.” “The Virgins” and the Oath Keepers have a particular need at the moment for camouflage netting to provide shade for the troop and operations areas as well as fighting positions. I have a feeling that there’s a lot of that sort of thing out there in barns and garages left over from the 90s that is surplus to us aging old fart’s needs. You might have netting but no poles and spreaders or poles and spreaders but ne netting. That’s all right. If you will drop me an email if you have anything you wish to donate, I will see that it gets matched up with needs on the ground, transportation assets to move it there, etc. The Oath Keepers intends to use such assets and equipment after the Bundy operation is concluded for other such needs as they arise. No one is going to profit from your generosity except the prospective victims of federal violence and the volunteers who desperately need the shade.   Continue reading “The Siege of Bundy Ranch goes on, and so does the need for volunteers, money and supplies, especially — at the moment — camo netting.”

Burning Man's official ambassador to Planet Bundy?Politix – by Dain Fitzgerald

Rancher Cliven Bundy can now add hippies and assorted steampunks to the federal government on his list of “People I Wish Would Go Away.”

Raw Story reports that some folks involved with the annual Burning Man festival plan on staging a counter-standoff to the one currently taken up by Bundy in his ongoing challenge to the feds over grazing rights. The video below posted by progressive activist Sean Shealy details the plan for a month-long shindig to be held after the official Burning Man proceedings that will take place directly across from Bundy Ranch. The “anything goes” action promises hundreds of bands, as many as 50,000 revelers, “total freedom,” and of course full nudity.   Continue reading “Burning Man is Moving in Directly Next Door to Bundy Ranch. Meet ‘Bundyfest.’”

Department of Energy wants bulk explosives for nuclear weapons transportPrepper Podcast – by James Smith

The Government buying explosives is not new. But when they do something new – that’s why we should pay attention.

In a new solicitation posted 22 April 2014, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Contracts and Procurement Division (CPD) is searching for a small capable of providing Integral Firing Devices and Breacher Strip Assemblies that meet specific characteristics in support of the NNSA’s Office of Secure Transportation (OST). The mission of OST is the safe and secure transportation of nuclear weapons, special nuclear materials, selected non-nuclear weapons components, limited-life components, and various other materials.   Continue reading “Department of Energy wants bulk explosives for nuclear weapons transport”

Former Bundy guard Frank Lindysthe left the ranch.KLAS TV Las Vegas – by Lauren Rozyla

BUNKERVILLE, Nev. — Militia groups are still surrounding the Bundy ranch days after the BLM ended its roundup of cattle. There is concern among some of them that they have been infiltrated by undercover federal agents.

One man, among the self-described militia, says at least two federal agents went undercover to gather information and are preparing to make arrests. This latest information is causing increased tensions among those who say their goal is to protect rancher Cliven Bundy. Around 50 people remain at the ranch, many living in tents, and are prepared to stay for weeks, even months. The men say they took an oath to protect, but they are worried there is a rat in the ranks
Continue reading “‘Militia’ groups fear infiltration by feds at Bundy Ranch”

Tenth Amendment Center

OKLAHOMA CITY – Late last week, a bill to legalize gold and silver as legal tender was passed through the Oklahoma state house. The vote was 74-12.

Senate Bill 862 (SB862), was introduced by Sen. Clark Jolley and Rep. Gary Banz, with cosponsorship from Sen. Natham Dahm. It reads, in part:   Continue reading “Oklahoma House Votes to Legalize Gold and Silver as Money”