EPA says taking over private property will benefit the economyThe Daily Caller

Can the EPA run your property better than you? The Environmental Protection Agency says that its proposal to extend its regulatory powers over wetlands and waterways would produce economic benefits.

Republican lawmakers warn that the agency is trying to extend its power to regulate private property.

The EPA’s rule would redefine the term “waters of the United States” to include all “tributaries, regardless of size and flow, and all lakes, ponds and wetlands within a floodplain” reports E&E News. Other bodies of water, “such as geographically isolated wetlands, would have to be shown on a case-by-case basis to have a significant chemical, physical or biological effect on larger waterways downstream — a major point of concern for environmental groups” E&E added.   Continue reading “EPA says taking over private property will benefit the economy”

ENE News

River Valley Leader, Dec. 9, 2013, 9:25a ET updated at 4:26p ET: BREAKING: Pope County 911 receives reports of explosion at Arkansas Nuclear One […] Just before 8 a.m., Monday morning, December 9, reports of an explosion at Arkansas Nuclear One were made to Pope County 911 operators. At this time details have not been released in the explosion, but fire officials are reportedly responding to the nuclear facility and a fire is being fought. A resident in the vicinity of the Arkansas Nuclear One plant reported a “loud, ground shaking explosion and then saw smoke.”   Continue reading “Explosion and blaze inside protected area at U.S. nuclear plant in Arkansas”

AFP Photo / DDP PHhoto / Torsten Silz Germany outRT News

Google has put supercomputers in the pockets of millions of Americans and plans to have self-driving cars soon navigating the nation’s roads. Naturally, the tech giant says they’ll next have cloud-connected microphones inside ceilings everywhere.

That’s according to chief Google engineer Scott Huffman, who made his rounds among tech reporters this week to reveal what he has already envisioned for the Silicon Valley company’s future.   Continue reading “Ceiling microphones and inner-body microchips: Google engineer predicts company’s next steps”

Reuters/Joshua LottRT News

The sharing of intelligence among American law enforcement agencies in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks is being conducted in a manner that resembles “organized chaos,” according to a new study published this week.

New York University’s Brennan Center for Justice published their findings on Tuesday by way of an 86-page report that contains their analysis of an investigation into dozens of local and federal law enforcement agencies across the United States, and how those offices disseminate on a large scale locally-collected activity reports that are regularly carelessly put together, then put into the hands of others.   Continue reading “Data sharing among US law enforcement agencies is in ‘chaos’”

John Moore / Getty Images / AFP RT News

Gun sales, profits, and share prices among top firearm manufacturers have rebounded since the mass shooting of December 2012 in Newtown, CT, exceeding levels seen before the tragic incident that left 26 dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

A financial disclosure Monday by the Freedom Group – a collection of gun manufacturers also known as Remington Outdoor Co., which makes the Bushmaster assault rifle used in Newtown – reported that its sales in the past year have risen as much as 36 percent.    Continue reading “Gun sales are up as support withers for tougher firearm restrictions”

Mail.com

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The parents of a Marine sergeant who died while stationed in Greece say that they discovered weeks after his funeral that his body had been sent home without a heart — and that the Department of Defense later gave them somebody else’s heart in its place.

Craig and Beverly LaLoup, who are suing the department, said Tuesday that authorities told them 21-year-old Brian LaLoup had shot himself in the head during a party at the U.S. Embassy compound in Athens, where he worked a security detail.   Continue reading “Suit: Marine’s body sent home to Pa. without heart”

Gun Owners' Action League - The Official Firearms Association of MassachusettsAmmoLand

Northboro, MA – -(Ammoland.com)-  December 2, 2013 Update, this story became larger news – see Gun Owners’ Action League Executive Director Jim Wallace discussing the issue here on Fox 25 TV Boston below.

CalGunLaws.comAmmoLand – by C D Michel

San Diego, CA –-(Ammoland.com)-  The only thing cigarettes and guns have in common is that they both produce smoke. But if a pack of duplicitous San Francisco lawyers gets their way, your guns will soon be classified as a public health hazard and regulated like seat belts and Marlboros.

On November 14th, 2013 the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence (LCPGV) held a public meeting that was streamed live to fellow anti-gun activists around the nation. The panel was composed of their own leadership, “journalists” from Mother Jones, and a set of activists who were previously neck-deep in campaigns against drunken driving and leading the anti-tobacco movement. Together they made unambiguous statements that signaled the next strategy in the assault on gun ownership, the canard that “smart laws lead to a healthier society.”   Continue reading “Anti-Gun Lawyers Blowing Smoke While Planning to Restrict Your Human Rights”

Glock is the easiest gun to cleanAmmoLand – by Bagger Dubs

Texas –-(Ammoland.com)- Folks – as much as I’d like to say we made these up – these are actually things that have been heard at a Local Gun Shop – I almost wish they were made up!

10 – You can rack this one much faster -as the sales person racks the slide on a Taurus 709 violently demonstrating the racking capability to a 65 year old elderly lady   Continue reading “Top 10 Greatest Things Overheard at a Gun Shop”

Bank sign © John Foxx, Stockbyte, Getty ImagesMSN Money – by Catey Hill

Despite the reams of bad press big banks have received for their sometimes questionable antics, a surprising number of Americans say they actually quite like their banks.

Customer satisfaction with banks is now at a six-year high, according to a study released Tuesday by the American Customer Satisfaction Index. The satisfaction rating rose 1.3% compared with last year, hitting 78 out of 100 (100 is the highest).    Continue reading “Americans to big banks: We forgive you”

andrew cuomo armyFreedom Outpost – by Susanne Posel

The New York Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (NY-DHSES) have provided multiple police departments with hundreds of thousands of dollars in grant monies under the Office of Interoperable and Emergency Communications (OIEC).

These monies are allocated for “the developments, consolidation and/or operation of public safety communications and networks designed to support statewide interoperable communications for first responders.”   Continue reading “New York Gov Cuomo “Army” Trained with Homeland Security Grant Money”

m05-wtnw12092013-obamadraftcardforged-withhdrFreedom Outpost – by Tim Brown

Someone has finally decided to put out Barack Obama’s forged documents in some mainstream papers. On Monday, CDR Charles Kerchner (Retired) took out a full page ad in the Washington Time to make people aware of the fraudulent documents of Barack Hussein Obama, specifically his back dated and forged selective service form.

Kerchner’s ad appeared on page 5 of the Washington Times National Weekly and included a large copy of Barack Obama’s Selective Service form, along with various URLs to other pertinent information on the various forgeries of Obama’s documents.   Continue reading “Obama’s Back Dated & Forged Selective Service Form Hits Washington Times in Full Page Ad”

fox news aurora shooting Huffington Post – by Catherine Taibi

The ruling facing Fox News reporter Jana Winter was dismissed on Tuesday, sparing her from having to reveal confidential sources she consulted for a story on the Aurora movie theater shooting.

New York State’s Court of Appeals voted to knock down an earlier decision which would require Winter to appear in front of Arapahoe County District Court in Colorado to disclose the source who gave her information about a notebook that the gunman, James Holmes, gave to his psychiatrist just prior to the shooting, Fox News reported on Tuesday. Winter reportedly said that she would go to jail before revealing such information to a judge.   Continue reading “Jana Winter Will Not Have To Reveal Her Sources: NY Court”

THIS WAS HARDER THAN I THOUGHT… THE ANSWERS WERE ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE… I REMEMBERED, BUT…

DON’T LOOK BELOW FOR THE ANSWERS UNTIL YOU HAVE TRIED IT OUT A TEST FOR ‘OLDER’ KIDS.

I was picky who I sent this to. It had to be those who might actually remember. So have some fun my sharp-witted friends. This is a test for us ‘older kids!’ The answers are printed below, (after the questions) but don’t cheat!   Continue reading “Are You Smarter Than A 60 Year Old?”

In this photo taken Tuesday Oct. 22, 2013, law enforcement investigators look over the body of a 13-year-old boy shot and killed by officers in Santa Rosa, Calif. Two California sheriff's deputies saw the boy walking with what appeared to be a high-powered weapon Tuesday, sheriff's Lt. Dennis O'Leary said. The replica gun resembled an AK-47, according to a photograph released by the sheriff's office. Deputies learned after the shooting that it wasn't an actual firearm, according to O'Leary. The teen was pronounced dead at the scene. The deputies, who have not been identified, have been placed on administrative leave, which is standard after a shooting, O'Leary said. Photo: Conner Jay, Associated PressSF Gate – by Kurtis Alexander

The Sonoma County sheriff’s deputy who shot and killed a 13-year-old boy outside Santa Rosa after mistaking the youth’s toy gun for a real rifle was expected to return to work this week, according to a published report.

Erick Gelhaus has been on leave since the Oct. 22 shooting of Andy Lopez Cruz, who was carrying a replica AK-47 pellet gun near his home.   Continue reading “Sonoma County deputy who shot boy returning to job”

South Carolina voting on bill to end Obamacare in stateDaily Caller – by Bruce Parker

A bill set for fast-track passage in the South Carolina Senate in January aims to eliminate Obamacare in the state. The law could become a model for other states fed up with the federal health-care law.

House Bill 3101, titled the “South Carolina Freedom of Health Care Protection Act,” passed the state House of Representatives last April by a 65-34 vote. The bill now heads to the GOP-controlled Senate with special-order priority, setting up the likelihood that South Carolina will become the first state to exempt citizens and businesses from all participation in the Affordable Care Act.   Continue reading “South Carolina voting on bill to end Obamacare in state”

Before It’s News – by Lisa Haven

Democracy, Democracy, Democracy! Does that mean anything to Obama? He bind’s himself by no law! He laughs at the constitutional and its constraints. He seeks tyrannical dictatorship and forces it down the throats of the American people. He creates ‘hit lists’ and targets anyone who is against his rule. He constructs executive orders and sees no issue with side-stepping Congress. He does all he desires! Dictator! Dictator! Dictator!   Continue reading “House Admits Obama’s a DICTATOR as America moves from Dependence Into Bondage”

Before It’s News – by Josey Wales

“Government is always the enemy of freedom and justice. Government is about usurping power from the people. When will that ever change?”

People need to understand that when you feel your ideals should be forced on others, the government will use that to usurp power from all of us.   Continue reading “The Solution: This Is How We Can Save America”

AFP Photo / Bill PuglianoRT News

The number of Americans incarcerated in federal prisons throughout the country has increased by nearly 30 percent over the past ten years, according to a new report by an investigative arm of Congress.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released Monday attributed the 27 percent surge in prison population to mandatory sentencing minimums. The practice, in which a judge’s discretion is almost completely removed from the sentencing process, mandates that nonviolent drug offenders are given pre-determined sentences. Critics have asserted that those prison terms are needlessly harsh and can put someone who presents no physical threat to society behind bars for decades.   Continue reading “US prison population jumps 27% in a decade over harsh drug sentencing”

Young Cons

It’s hard to argue with this…

Since President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, he has changed it five times. Most notably, he suspended the employer mandate last summer. This is widely known, but almost no one seems to have grasped its significance.

The Constitution authorizes the President to propose and veto legislation. It does not authorize him to change existing laws. The changes Mr. Obama ordered in Obamacare, therefore, are unconstitutional. This means that he does not accept some of the limitations that the Constitution places on his actions. We cannot know at this point what limitations, if any, he does accept.   Continue reading “Forbes flat-out calls for Obama’s impeachment, and their argument is very compelling”