Off the Grid News – by Daniel Jennings

A Florida man was arrested for shooting an aggressive alligator, on his own property, that threatened not only his horses but also his stepson.

Reginald Blanton, 74, could face up to five years in jail for shooting an alligator that eventually died.   Continue reading “Rancher Shoots Alligator That Threatened His Horses – And Gets Arrested”

Daisy Luther

Remember how a couple of days ago the German government advised its citizens to start stockpiling food and water? Well, today they have announced that they are considering reintroducing conscription…the draft, to ‘help with any future disaster’.

And Germany isn’t alone. There are increasing hints in countries around the world that something big is on its way…and it won’t be pretty.   Continue reading “A Disturbing Series of Events: Governments Around the World Seem to Be Preparing for War”

MassPrivateI

Thanks to ‘Foursquare‘, law enforcement will soon be able to spy on anyone’s travel habits without a warrant.

Last week, a Penn State article, revealed that Foursquare allowed researchers to collect data (spy) on everyone’s taxi, bus and train rides all in the name of ‘predictive policing‘.
Continue reading “Predictive policing uses ‘Foursquare’ to spy on taxis and public transportation”

The Firearm Blog – by Nicholas C

On August 4, the Risk Analysis Unit (UAR) Custom Algeciras noticed a suspicious container headed out to the US by ocean freight. The Bill Of Lading indicated dismantled weapons. However the UAR decided to seize the container for a full inspection. This is common for ocean freight and customs. I used to work for a Freight Forwarder and we imported containers of shipments from Asia. US Customs often runs random exams/inspections on containers. They can be as simple as a full container x-ray or in this case a full inspection and every item is pulled from the container and matched up with the packing list and invoice.   Continue reading “Container Full Of Assault Rifles And Grenade Launchers Headed To USA, Seized In Spain”

Off the Grid News – by Daniel Jennings

Posting critical blogs is now a crime in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, where sheriff’s deputies raided a blogger’s home and seized two computers and five cell phones.

The deputies were trying to identify the person behind a blog called ExposeDAT.

ExposeDAT accused a number of local officials, including Sheriff Jerry Larpenter, Parish President Gordon Dove and District Attorney Joe Waitz, of various forms of corruption, according to WWL-TV.   Continue reading “Blogger Criticizes Sheriff, So Sheriff Raids Home And Takes Computers”

RT

A cross-discipline study has challenged the belief that human sexuality and gender identity are determined by biology and remain fixed, saying that there is no scientific proof of this. The study cautioned against drastic medical treatment for transgender children.

The notion that sexual orientation is predetermined by biology is an important part of the current LGBT discourse. If a person has no choice over whether to be gay or not, society cannot demand that he or she be straight, so the argument goes.   Continue reading “Gay people not ‘born that way,’ sexual orientation not fixed – US study”

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LOUISVILLE, Ky.  — You don’t want to lick this off your fingers, no matter how good it smells.

KFC introduced a new, limited offer Monday, “Extra Crispy Sunscreen,” and, well, you can guess what it was. That’s right: the fast-food chicken chain gave away free bottles of sunscreen that smelled like — what else? — fried chicken.   Continue reading “KFC made sunscreen that smells like fried chicken — no, seriously”

RT

The IDF says it has attacked a Syrian Army launch site near Israel’s border in the Golan Heights, after a Syrian mortar landed inside Israeli territory. The initial incident produced no casualties or damage, according to Israeli media.   Continue reading “Israel shells Syria after stray mortar crosses into its territory”