Category: News

American Thinker – by Jack Curtis

Pan et Circenses (Bread and Circuses) famously described the relationship between the Roman Emperor and his people in the decadent years of the Empire, and they seem fairly applied to America today. We have, in line with our technological advancement, upgraded (if that is the term) to food stamps (47.5 million and counting) and sports, but the broad scenario hasn’t changed.   Continue reading “Bread and Circuses: The Last Days of the American Empire”

The Daily Journal – by Edith M.

UNITED NATIONS — Iran, North Korea and Syria blocked adoption Thursday of a U.N. treaty that would regulate the multibillion-dollar international arms trade which required agreement by all 193 U.N. member states.

In an unexpected twist, Mexico proposed that the conference go ahead and adopt the treaty Thursday without the support of the three countries, saying there was no definition of “consensus.” Delegates then started debating whether this should be done and several countries supported Mexico, but the Russian delegation called the proposal “a manipulation of consensus” and objected.   Continue reading “Iran, North Korea, Syria block arms trade treaty”

Freedom Outpost- by Tim Brown

Since Senator Dianne Feinstein’s (D-CA) massive gun control bill is going down in flames due to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) decision to stop it in its tracks, that didn’t mean that the gun grab was over. In fact, that seems to have been all political theater. The real threat comes in Harry Reid’s own S 649 bill, or as its innocuous title is referred to as Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013. It’s anything but safe for communities, schools or freedom and has sweeping legislation that has the potential to destroy gun ownership in America. Because of its introduction last Thursday, it will probably be brought up immediately following the Easter recess.   Continue reading “Harry Reid’s New Gun Control Bill Is Designed To Destroy Gun Ownership”

Wall-Street – by Windsor Genova

Washington, DC, United States (4E) – President Barack Obama Thursday pleaded to Congress to pass gun control legislation with mothers of victims of gun violence punctuating his appeal made at the White House.

Obama said it’s a shame if the shooting that killed 26 people killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December was already forgotten.   Continue reading “Obama with moms in new push for gun control laws”

Israel’s Homeland Security

The British conservatism has surrendered to technology. British forces are to be given a new standard issue handgun for the first time in more than 40 years. According to the BBC the Ministry of Defense has signed a £9m contract to provide the Armed Forces with more than 25,000 new side-arms and holsters from Austria’s Glock. It will replace the Browning 9 mm pistol which has been in service since 1967.The Glock 17 9 mm pistol is lighter than the Browning and can be fired faster, within a second or so.   Continue reading “New handgun for British troops.”

This is a recipe handed down to me by my mom. It’s been in my family since I was a kid (back when dirt was new). I’ve tweaked it slightly to my own satisfaction, but will also provide the original specs. I’ve yet to come across a store-bought cookie that equals them.

• 2 cups sugar
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 3 cups oatmeal (1 minute ONLY)
• 1/2 cup peanut butter (creamy)
• 1/2 cup milk (or 1/2 & 1/2)
• 1 stick butter (1/4 lb)
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract   Continue reading “Awesome No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies”

Huffington Post – by David Chance and Phil Stewart, Reuters

SEOUL/WASHINGTON, March 29 (Reuters) – North Korea put its rocket units on standby on Friday to attack U.S. military bases in South Korea and the Pacific, after the United States flew two nuclear-capable stealth bombers over the Korean peninsula in a rare show of force.   Continue reading “North Korea Rockets On Standby To Hit U.S. Bases On Kim Jong Un’s Orders, KCNA Reports”

White House

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON ELECTION ADMINISTRATION

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to promote the efficient administration of Federal elections and to improve the experience of all voters, it is hereby ordered as follows:  Continue reading “Executive Order — Establishment of the Presidential Commission of Election Administration”

Wired – by SPENCER ACKERMAN

If there was any doubt that the military has new confidence in its forthcoming laser arsenal, the Navy’s top geeks want to outfit Marines with a laser cannon to shoot small drones out of the sky.

Specifically, the Office of Naval Research thinks that Marine air-ground task forces are too vulnerable to adversaries flying cheap, small spy drones overhead, like the four-pound Raven the Marines themselves used in Iraq. Its answer: outfit Marine ground vehicles with laser guns.   Continue reading “Navy Wants Lasers on Marines’ Trucks to Shoot Down Drones”

Daily Mail – by Steve Nolan

Living on the coast offers people tranquillity and beautiful views.

But for residents along this stretch of the English channel at the top and the bottom of the White Cliffs of Dover had a lucky escape when a huge chunk of chalk fell into the sea.

Tonnes of rock fell onto the shoreline along a part of the cliff face at St Margaret’s Bay between Dover and Deal in Kent.   Continue reading “Huge section of White Cliffs of Dover falls into the sea just yards from row of beach front houses”

The Intel Hub

Over the weekend the secret service responded to anonymous tips that a man in an Ohio restaurant was making threats against president Obama.  Apparently the man was overheard saying that he was going to “take Obama out”.

What makes this story even more interesting is that this suspect claims to be the son of late president Dwight D. Eisenhower, and even has the paperwork to prove it, according to local police.   Continue reading “Secret Service Detains Son of Dwight D. Eisenhower for Alleged “Threats” Against Obama : Report”

Lew Rockwell – by Murray N. Rothbard

It was a scene familiar to any nostalgia buff: all-night lines waiting for the banks (first in Ohio, then in Maryland) to open; pompous but mendacious assurances by the bankers that all is well and that the people should go home; a stubborn insistence by depositors to get their money out; and the consequent closing of the banks by government, while at the same time the banks were permitted to stay in existence and collect the debts due them by their borrowers.   Continue reading “Anatomy of the Bank Run”

Prison Planet – by Steve Watson

Gun store owners say they have never experienced anything like the demand for firearms and ammunition that they are currently witnessing in the wake of a renewed government push for gun control.

Owners at Blue Steel Guns & Ammunition in Raytown, Miami told The Miami Herald that customers were so hungry for ammo that they couldn’t even stack shelves with fresh supplies before they had all been bought.   Continue reading “Gun Store Owners: Ammo Shipments Are Not Even Making It To Shelves”

The Organic Prepper

One has to wonder how Senator Roy Blunt of Missouri benefited by sliding in that nasty little rider that putsMonsanto above the law?  Not unlike Judas Iscariot, Blunt used his position to betray those who trusted him, but it appears that the senator got more than 30 pieces of silver.

As an elected official, Senator Blunt is obligated to promote the wishes of the people.  All of them, not just the ones with money.

Let’s go down the rabbit hole and explore why Blunt might have done such a thing.   Continue reading “Sen. Roy Blunt: Monsanto’s Congressional Judas”

The Blaze – by Mike Opelka

On Wednesday afternoon, the Des Moines Register published a map that shows which public schools in Iowa have no security.

The map actually shows:

• Schools with no security guard – Red Dots
• Schools with a security guard –  Green Dots
• Schools that did not respond  – Grey Dots   Continue reading “Identifying Targets? Newspaper publishes interactive map showing all public schools with no security officers”