Washington Post – by Danielle Douglas

Within the next 31 days, 4.2 million homeowners who suffered abusive foreclosure tactics at the hands of some of the nation’s largest banks will be notified of their compensation, banking regulators said Thursday.

The Federal Reserve and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued the final details of a sweeping $9.3 billion agreement with 13 mortgage servicers, including JPMorgan Chase, Citibank and Bank of America, under consent orders for fraudulent and flawed foreclosure practices. Continue reading “Foreclosure victims to get compensation alerts in $9.3B agreement starting Friday”

The Organic Prepper

SHTF events come in many different flavors.  While most of us think of things like natural disasters, economic collapse and pandemics, many occurrences are much more mundane.  They are those small personal disasters that can hit any of us, at any time.

Maybe your refrigerator stops making that weird humming noise and gives up the ghost altogether. Continue reading “Financially Prepped: The Importance of an Emergency Fund”

New York Post – by LARRY CELONA

A veteran Queens cop was busted for allegedly arranging a torrid tryst with two hookers he met while on patrol and in uniform, sources said yesterday.

Officer Luis Gutierrez, 37, of the 114th Precinct in Astoria was arrested Thursday as he arrived to meet the prostitutes in the parking lot of a Wendy’s restaurant on Northern Boulevard. Continue reading “Cop busted for allegedly arranging tryst with hookers”

Mayor Michal Bloomberg and Christine Quinn marched in the Saint Patrick's Day Parade held today in Far Rockaways. Photo taken along Newport Avenue on March 2, 2013.NY Daily News – by KERRY WILLS AND JONATHAN LEMIRE

Mayor Bloomberg was dogged by jeers as he marched in a St. Patrick’s Day parade through the Rockaways, booed by some residents frustrated with the city’s response to Hurricane Sandy.

The parade was a welcome break for the Queens neighborhoods devastated by the storm but the dozens of boarded-up businesses and damaged homes along the route were a symbol of the work that still needed to be done — and the raw feelings of the locals. Continue reading “Mayor Bloomberg booed at St. Patrick’s Day parade through the Rockaways”

Two held in Britain over New York ‘cannibal’ cop case.Reporters – 365

Two men have been arrested in Britain in connection with the ongoing case of a New York policeman accused of plotting to kidnap and eat women in the US, police said Saturday.

Gilberto Valle, 28, an officer of six years’ service in the New York Police Department, is charged with conspiracy to kidnap and illegally accessing police criminal databases to research potential victims. Continue reading “Two held in Britain over New York ‘cannibal’ cop case.”

Russia Says War Declared to Block Arms Supplies to SyriaRianovosti

MOSCOW, March 2 (RIA Novosti) – Russia is facing a ‘real war’ aimed at hampering the country’s legal deliveries of weapons to Syria, the head of the Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation has said.

“A real war has been declared against us,” Alexander Fomin told Ekho Moskvy radio on Friday without specifying who has declared the war. Continue reading “Russian Arms Trade Czar Says “War” Declared on Weapon Supplies to Syria”

AlterNet – by Steph Sherer

Earlier this week, while more than 200 citizen lobbyists were meeting face-to-face with their Congressional legislators in Washington, D.C. to change federal policy on medical cannabis, a series of events occurred in Florida, making that state the next political battleground on this issue.

On Monday, a Miami Herald article cited a recent poll indicating 81 percent of Florida voters said approve of doctors recommending cannabis to patients, with only 14 percent opposed. As many as 70 percent of voters said they supported a state constitutional amendment legalizing medical cannabis, a full 10 points higher than what Florida requires to pass such amendments. Continue reading “Masked Cops Raid Home of Terminally Ill Medical Marijuana Patient”

Running ‘Cause I Can’t Fly – by Andy Borowitz

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— “The spending cuts mandated by the sequester may hamper the United States’s ability to invade countries for absolutely no reason, a Pentagon spokesman warned today.The Pentagon made this gloomy assessment amid widespread fears that the nation’s ability to wage totally optional wars based on bogus pretexts may be in peril. Continue reading “Satire: “Pentagon: Cuts Could Hamper Ability To Invade Countries For No Reason””

Congress/State of UnionSOTT – by Dianne Russell, MoveOn

Congress is about to impose furloughs amounting to a 20% across-the-board pay cut for 800,000 federal employees, more than 44 percent of whom are veterans.

And yet, where is the same 20% cut for Congress and the president? Are they not federal employees? Aren’t these the people who keep telling us that everyone must share the burden?  Continue reading “Great idea! Pay cuts for Congress”

Before It’s News – by Mort Amsel

The Queen is in hospital “as a precaution” where she is being assessed for symptoms of gastroenteritis, Buckingham Palace says.

A palace spokesperson said the 86-year-old monarch had been taken to King Edward VII Hospital in London.

All official engagements for this week, including the Queen’s trip to Rome, will be either cancelled or postponed. Continue reading “Queen Elizabeth ll Hospitalized”

Russia must always keep America at gunpoint. 49522.jpegPravda – by Inna Novikova

“Tactical nuclear weapons that are constantly threatening the United States must become the factor that will deter large-scale aggression. Holding it at gunpoint – this is the deterrent,” General Colonel in reserve, MGIMO Professor, Leonid Ivashov, said in an interview with Pravda.Ru editor-in-chief Inna Novikova.

“Mr. Ivashov, your forecasts of what is going on with Russia’s defensive ability, and generally your views of Russia’s current position in the world are very pessimistic and critical. You said that Russia has lost all allies during the recent years. Who we our allies, except for our army and navy?”  Continue reading “Russia must always keep America at gunpoint”

obamaIllinois Review -by John F. Di Leo

For one brief moment on Sequester Day – March 1, 2013 A.D., a day that will live in insolvency – President Barack Obama let down his guard. In one of his rare real press conferences, he accepted questions, and soon wished he hadn’t. Asked a very softball question – whether there was anything he might have done differently, or might do differently in the future, to break the gridlock and make progress on the government’s budget – Obama snapped back “Well, Julie, give me an example of what I might do!” Continue reading “Di Leo: Barack Obama and the Moment of Truth”

Newtown CreekHuffington Post – by VERENA DOBNIK

NEW YORK — Just across the East River from midtown Manhattan’s shimmering skyscrapers sits one of the nation’s most polluted neighborhoods, fouled by generations of industrial waste, overflow from the city’s sewage system and an underground oil leak bigger than the Exxon Valdez spill. Continue reading “Newtown Creek In NYC, One Of Most Polluted Areas In US, Awaiting Cleanup”

gunsNesara

GOOD TO KNOW!

When I had my gangrene gallbladder taken out and spent 10 days in the hospital for what should have been an overnight stay the insurance company kicked me out. I had home nurse visits for two weeks and was asked if I had guns in the house. I respond that if I did I would not tell them. So the below has some merit. Continue reading “Do you have a gun in the house?”

The Prepared Ninja

I recently made the post, ‘Will You Fight?’ that was written by Dean Garrison about the attempt to outlaw firearms in America and whether we have a responsibility to fight if the government comes to take our guns away. The website D.C. Clothesline has Mr. Garrison’s follow up response to his original writing. It is posted below. As he states, please spread the message and let our fellow Patriots know that they are not alone! Continue reading “Will You Fight? (Follow Up)”

Fox News

CAIRO –  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the Obama administration is rewarding the Egyptian government with financial aid because of Cairo’s promises of economic and political reforms.

Kerry says the U.S. is providing $190 million immediately as part of a larger pledge of $450 million over time. Continue reading “Kerry says US releasing millions in aid to Egypt”

The Nation – by Greg Kaufmann

An excellent new report from Republican Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama proves that we spend $68,000 on every poor household in the United States every year, thereby raising the typical poor household’s standard of living above that of the typical middle-income household.

That’s right, I said “excellent” and “proves.” Why? Well, just take a look at this analysis from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP)—an economic think tank that a bunch of muckety-mucks in Washington, DC, think is so “renowned” at knowing numbers. Continue reading “This Week in Poverty: Gangnam-Style Counting With Senator Jeff Sessions”