Washington Post – by Eric Yoder

The budget measure that ended the partial government shutdown allows for a 1 percent raise for federal employees in January in addition to providing back pay for those furloughed, according to two Democratic Maryland senators.

“The promise of a modest pay raise and back pay for furloughed government employees are good first steps in recognizing the value of federal workers,” said Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee in a joint statement with Sen. Ben Cardin.   Continue reading “Budget deal allows for January federal pay raise”

JUDICIAL REFORM:  All valid evidence stands.  To convict the innocent is a crime in itself and the worst of all possible situations involving order within the society, but is a crime against only the person or persons involved.  However, to allow the guilty to go free to continue their crimes, is a gross absurdity, and in fact is a crime against the whole of society.  If evidence is obtained unethically or illegally, that is dealt with as a separate issue.

ELECTION REFORM:  The first three things that must be acted on in campaigns-
a.    All money for any campaign must come from the district of that campaign, and very definitely no money can cross state lines.
b.    Shorten the election cycle.  For elections in November all primaries begin in   June.
c.    Limits on campaign spending,(overall election reform was discussed in a 2 part series 1/24/92 & 2/7/92 in the North Chicago Tribune).   Continue reading “Ideas for Problem Resolution”

Marine Le Pen: EU will fall like the Soviet UnionThe Telegraph – by Martin Banks, Henry Samuel and Alex Spillius

The leader of France’s far-Right party has vowed that the European Union would “collapse like the Soviet Union” as she conspired to form what would be the most radical faction yet seen in the European parliament.

Marine Le Pen, buoyed by a weekend by-election triumph in southern France, criticised the EU as a “global anomaly” and pledged to return the bloc to a “cooperation of sovereign states”.   Continue reading “Marine Le Pen: EU will collapse like the Soviet Union”

winchester1Art of Manliness – by JEREMY ANDERBERG

From helping you find your way back to your campsite, to allowing you to find a missing widget under the bed, to providing illumination when the lights go out, to warding off a would-be attacker, there are few tools as handy and essential as the flashlight. And there are few tools that elicit as much affection and attachment. I think our British friends’ word for the flashlight – torch – gets right to the heart of the appeal. The flashlight is simply the latest iteration of the ancient need to carry fire in one’s hand.   Continue reading “Every Man Should Carry a Torch: A Primer on Flashlights”

She “stole” $2.87 from a PUBLIC fountain to feed herself and she is arrested. Mitch Mcconnell just stole 2-3 billion dollars by his vote last night and he is still free?

Something is wrong with this country.

ABC News

A western Ohio woman charged with petty theft for allegedly stealing $2.87 from a courthouse fountain says she is jobless and took the change to buy food.   Continue reading “Ohio woman charged in theft of $2.87 from fountain”

Stockpiling the Basics for Scratch CookingThe Organic Prepper

To be efficient, every pantry requires certain basics that allow for scratch cooking.  A good pantry should have everything you need to whip together a pie, a loaf of bread, or a batch of biscuits with no trip to the store required.

Many of these basics can be purchased in large quantities. One of my favorite destinations for pantry basics is Amazon, where I purchase yeast, aluminum-free baking soda, and other building blocks of a scratch pantry. I have also acquired 50 pound bags of organic sugar at Bulk Barn for a reduced price.   Continue reading “The Pantry Primer: Stockpiling the Basics for Scratch Cooking”

Wisconsin Republicans Sneaking Cops-Only Firearms Carry BillAmmoLand

Wisconsin –-(Ammoland.com)- Assembly Bill 9 would give law enforcement officers special privileges not granted to the lowly citizens whom they serve – including the ability to carry on private property where CCW is prohibited!

Republican State Rep. Joel Kleefish is ramming a bill through the legislature that will grant police officers — active duty, off-duty and retired — an exemption to access private property prohibiting concealed carry while they are armed.   Continue reading “Wisconsin Republicans Sneaking In Cops-Only Firearms Carry Bill”

Crazed House ranter: ‘God made me do it’New York Post – by Jeane MacIntosh

The Holy Spirit made her do it.

The court scribe who went on a crazed rant about the Constitution, religion and Freemasons after Wednesday’s vote to reopen the government said God spent the shutdown urging her to speak her mind.   Continue reading “Crazed House ranter: ‘God made me do it’”

The Daily Caller – by Robby Soave

Sixth graders were initially terrified to learn that a masked gunman was on the prowl inside their North Carolina middle school.

But once they learned the gunman was a school employee unwittingly putting them through an emergency preparedness exercise, their minds were set at ease — and their parents became the terrified ones.   Continue reading “Insane school unleashes fake masked gunman for civics experiment”

All Gov – by Noel Brinkerhoff

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) new facial recognition system is far from flawless. The technology can accidentally target an innocent person up to 20% of the time, according to a 2010 report (pdf) just released.

The FBI document, obtained by the Electronic Privacy Information Center, revealed the effectiveness (and ineffectiveness) of the agency’s “Next Generation Identification” (NGI) system.   Continue reading “FBI’s Facial Recognition System Targeted an Innocent Person up to 1 out of 5 Times”

While the vets couldn’t get to their monuments and we couldn’t take pictures of our national parks, while they were threatening to turn off the EBT cards and veteran’s benefits, what was really important and who ordered that the fight over the debt ceiling be put to the end?

US Foreign Aid to Israel – by Jerome M. Sharp

Israel is the largest cumulative recipient of U.S. foreign assistance since World War II.  To date, the United States has provided Israel $118 billion (current, or non-inflation-adjusted, dollars) in bilateral assistance.  Almost all U.S. bilateral aid to Israel is in the form of military assistance, although in the past Israel also received significant economic assistance.    Continue reading “Who is First in Line at the Trough? Oy”

Can somebody please explain to me why this country isn’t up in arms right now?  Now that Obamacare (aka The Affordable Healthcare Act) has been shown to be one of the biggest scams in United States history, why isn’t there any action being taken?

The International Banking Mafia pulled off one of its greatest scams in 1913 with the passage of the Federal Reserve Act, defrauding this country with usury from worthless fiat currency.  They have done it once again with the passage of the Affordable Health Care Act.  If you have not had the chance to look at these worthless healthcare plans, you will no doubt find that the premiums are anything but affordable, and the deductibles are ludicrously high.    Continue reading “What is it going to take?”

The Burning Platform

These slimy weasels are bought and sold like cheap whores. Sorry for the insult to all my cheap whore readers. Mitch McConnell is everything that is wrong with this country rolled into one disgusting package of shit. Kicking the can and bending over for Harry Reid and the Obamanistas are his specialty. When he was the Senate Leader the Republicans cut nothing. He added trillions to the national debt when he was in control. We are a deadbeat nation led by corrupt brain dead old men. This turtle faced douchebag needs to be crushed by a truck while crossing the road.   Continue reading “$2 Billion Bribe Paid to Mitch McConnell to Pass Obama Bill”

10American Everyman – by Scott Creighton

This morning I wrote an article about the House stenographer, Dianne Reidy, and her short but epic impromptu rant on the floor of the House during the final vote for the “kick the can down the road” act of the great Government Shutdown Crisis Theater production of 2013.

It was a good article and I pointed out, she made some valid points.   Continue reading “Who’s the “grey-haired guy” Who Nods to Dianne Reidy to Start her “Serve Two Masters” Speech?”

Counter Punch – by MEDEA BENJAMIN and PAM BAILEY

The negotiations this week in Geneva between Iran and the “P5+1” (the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council — Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States — plus Germany) offer a promising vehicle for avoiding another destructive war. The talks came on the heels of a virtual uprising by the American people that stopped President Barack Obama’s plan to attack Syria, clearly demonstrating their desire to solve conflicts at the negotiation table rather than at the point of a gun. 

However, Israel and its allies in the U.S. Congress continue to lobby against a deal that would meet Iran in the middle, insisting on a “zero-enrichment” policy that is a deal-breaker for Iran.   Continue reading “Israel’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Nuclear Policy”

D. in court.The Ugly Truth – by Haaretz

A Jerusalem resident who established a private cult and married six wives was sentenced on Thursday to 26 years in prison.

Last month, the Jerusalem District Court found him guilty of a long list of crimes, including rape, sodomy and physical abuse, including electric shock and whipping his wives and children.   Continue reading “Jerusalem Hasidic cult leader sentenced to 26 years for abusing wives, children”

General Keith Alexander, director of the National Security Agency (NSA), chief of the Central Security Service (CSS) and commander of the U.S. Cyber Command, speaks during the Black Hat USA 2013 hacker convention at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada July 31, 2013. REUTERS/Steve MarcusHot Air – by ED MORRISSEY

NSA director Keith Alexander and his top deputy will depart soon, according to reports from Reuters and other news agencies that first broke yesterday afternoon.  John Inglis will retire at the end of the year, and Alexander will follow his deputy out the door by spring 2014:

The director of the U.S. National Security Agency and his deputy are expected to depart in the coming months, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, in a development that could give President Barack Obama a chance to reshape the eavesdropping agency….   Continue reading “Alexander out at NSA?”

Washington Post – by Scott Wilson and Juliet Eilperin

President Obama, fresh off a trouncing of congressional Republicans over the government shutdown, plans to renew his push for immigration legislation in the House while also pressing ahead with climate change policies and efforts to fix problems plaguing his signature health-care program.But White House officials also acknowledged that many Republicans, particularly in the House, remain ardently opposed to much of Obama’s agenda and may be unwilling to help him accomplish key legislative goals.   Continue reading “Obama plans to renew immigration, climate change efforts”