Open Culture

Earlier this month, NBC reporter and analyst William Arkin ended a 30-year career as a journalist, announcing in a “scathing letter,” Democracy Now! reports, that “he would be leaving the network. Arkin accuses “the media of warmongering while ignoring the, quote, ‘creeping fascism of homeland security.’” He does not equivocate in a follow-up interview with Amy Goodman. “The generals and the national security leadership” are also now, he says, “the commentators and the analysts who populate the news media” (Arkin himself is a former Army intelligence officer).   Continue reading “America at War: Infographic Reveals How the U.S. Military Is Operating in 40% of the World’s Nations”

Breitbart – by Neil Munro

President Donald Trump’s tweeted support for foreign H-1B outsourcing workers is a betrayal of his American supporters, say U.S. college graduates who are losing jobs to a huge wave of cheap visa-workers.

“After I got up from the floor. I felt so sick, it was like somebody died,” said Dawn Casey, one of the leaders at Protect U.S. Workers group which wants to curb the H-1B outsourcing program.    Continue reading “‘Betrayal’: College-Grad Voters Slam Trump’s Support for H-1B Outsourcing Program”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Columbus, OH — A community is outraged this week as a former Columbus police officer of 20 years was sentenced to just 90 days in jail for possession and distribution of child porn involving small children. Meanwhile, a man in Louisiana who happened to get caught selling a plant to willing customers was sentenced to over 5 years behind bars.

Former Columbus Division of Police Sgt. Dean Worthington had been a police officer for over 20 years before being busted. During that time—as he allegedly served the public—he’d been secretly participating in and contributing to a vile child pornography ring. Continue reading “Cop Gets Just 90 Days in Jail for Horrific Child Porn as Man Selling Weed Gets 5 YEARS”

The Mercury News

SAN JOSE — Looking to make some extra cash, David Callisch found the perfect tenants for the $1,500-a-month studio apartment behind his Willow Glen home — a pair of cats.

“Basically I’ve got two renters that don’t have opposable thumbs,” Callisch said. “It’s actually great. They’re very quiet, obviously. The only problem is they stink up the place.”  Continue reading “Landlord rents $1,500 studio to two cats, hits ‘peak Silicon Valley’”

MassPrivateI

DOT’s and police are now spying on rest areas in real-time 24/7.

According to an article in the Star Tribune, the Department of Transportation (DOT) in eight states have installed cameras and sensors in rest areas.

“New technology rolled out in Minnesota and seven other Midwestern states aims to help Wortham and other truckers find parking by broadcasting in real-time the number of spaces available at rest areas.”   Continue reading “Feds are spying on rest areas, creating a multi-state bathroom surveillance program”

All News Pipeline – by Susan Duclos

A couple of links over at Steve Quayle’s website on Sunday caught my eye: First one about upcoming Trucker’s strike scheduled for April 12, 2019 and the second one from Business Insider explaining exactly what to expect if long-haul truckers stopped, from day one, into the day two-three scenario, then as long as a week, and it isn’t pretty.

The first story about the planned Trucker’s strike itself was written on January 2, 2019, detailing how a Facebook group called “Black Smoke Matters” is calling for a one day nationwide strike on April 12, 2019,  to protest the “state of trucking.”  As of that Jan. 2 story the group’s Facebook page had 9,000 members, the same number referred to in an interview with Charles Claburn, the organizer of the event, published on January 11, 2019.  Continue reading “Upcoming Trucker Strike Grows”

Daily Mail

Gillette is taking on bullying, sexism, and sexual harassment in a powerful new ad that fully embraces the #MeToo movement while attempting to put an end to ‘toxic masculinity.’

For the past 30 years, the shaving brand has used the tagline ‘The Best A Man Can Get,’ but the new ad puts a spin on the slogan by putting the responsibility on men to change social norms and stop the mistreatment of women.   Continue reading “Gillette challenges men to end ‘toxic masculinity’ in #MeToo-inspired ad”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is equipping its special forces with futuristic combat weapons like CornerShot-like pistols, knife guns, and grenade-launching assault rifles.

PLA special forces are being groomed into “super soldiers” to meet the requirements of the modern battlefield, according to Global Times.   Continue reading “Chinese Super Soldiers Are Using These Futuristic Weapons”

ABC News

LOGAN TWP., N.J. (WPVI) — Multiple police agencies and the FBI are responding to an active shooter situation at a UPS facility in Gloucester County, New Jersey.

The incident was reported around 9 a.m. Monday on Birchcreek Road in Logan Township.

Police officers could be seen ducking behind police vehicles outside a loading ramp.   Continue reading “Active shooter situation at UPS facility in Gloucester County, New Jersey”