CBS New York

STAMFORD, Conn. (CBSNewYork) — Drivers aren’t the only ones who could be fined for texting or talking.

Now, there’s a proposal to keep pedestrians safe that could set off a national trend.

Crossing busy Broad Street in downtown Stamford can be a challenge, even if you’re not staring down at text messages on your cell phone.   Continue reading “Stamford Officials Eye Legislation That Would Outlaw ‘Distracted Walking’”

Breitbart – by Lana Shadwick

A Facebook post for a protest dubbed “Destroy the Confederacy” at Sam Houston Park in Houston on Saturday warns “*Do NOT bring children.” A group “committed to protecting Texas and Texas History,” “This Is Texas Freedom Force” (TITFF), says demonstrators plan to tear down a Confederate statue. They also warn there will be violence.

The promoters of the protest tell potential attendees: “We will meet at Sam Houston Park (right in front of Houston City hall) to demand that the City of Houston ERASE THE CONFEDERACY! It is a STAIN IN THE FABRIC of our history that needs to be removed.”  Continue reading “‘Do NOT Bring Children’ Warns Texas ‘Destroy the Confederacy’ Organizers”

Before It’s News – by Lorie Kramer

It’s Verdict Watch in the most recent Bundy trial. Standing in solidarity with her husband, Eric “Black Hat Man” Parker, Andrea was gagged and handcuffed in front of the Federal Courthouse in Las Vegas, NV, as supporters of the Tier 3 Bundy trial defendants wait outside for a verdict. They brought in the mock jail cell from the original Camp Liberty for the protest…the placement of the cell was approved by the Department of Homeland Security.  The Las Vegas Metro PD came down, 9 LEOs to one woman, gagged and handcuffed behind her back.  The group complied under duress, and the cell was removed, effectively shutting down the rest of that day’s planned protest.   Continue reading “Bundy Trial Alert – Las Vegas Metro PD Strikes Again – Orders DHS Approved Protest Cell Removed”

NPR – by James Doubek

Spanish authorities say they’ve rescued 593 migrants at sea in just one day.

The Spanish Maritime Safety & Rescue Agency, also called Salvamento Marítimo, said it recovered the people on 15 boats Wednesday in the Strait of Gibraltar and the Alboran Sea, the western part of the Mediterranean Sea.

Among the migrants were 39 minors, according to Spain’s state-owned public broadcaster RTVE.   Continue reading “Spain Rescues Nearly 600 People At Sea As Migration Patterns Change”

Uncle Sam’s Misguided Children – by Faye Higbee

Hennepin County in Minneapolis, MN, allowed the Antifa Flag to be raised over city hall in place of the Hennepin County flag as a “gesture of solidarity” with the folks in Charlottesville. Which is a poor way of doing it – Antifa is a violent, anarchist, terrorist organization.   Continue reading “Hennepin County Flag Replaced by Antifa Flag”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Oregon — A wise person once said that insanity can be defined by doing the same thing over and over again while expecting a different result. If we apply this definition to the war on drugs, then every proponent of it needs to be locked in a psychiatric hospital. Not only has kidnapping and caging people for possessing arbitrary substances not worked — but it’s made it far worse.

Using government force, ie the police, to curb addiction has had disastrous results. Not only has the drug war given the United States the world record for the largest prison population but it’s also given rise to one hellish police state. Luckily, however, a very small group of bureaucrats has been able to chip away at the drug war, by slowly rolling back the laws which allow it to continue.   Continue reading “Oregon Sets Major Precedent—Will No Longer Treat Drug Possession as a Felony”

CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) — A Chicago pastor has asked the Emanuel administration to remove the names of two presidents who owned slaves from parks on the South Side, saying the city should not honor slave owners in black communities.

A bronze statue of George Washington on horseback stands at the corner of 51st and King Drive, at the northwest entrance to Washington Park.

Bishop James Dukes, pastor of Liberation Christian Center, said he wants the statue gone, and he wants George Washington’s name removed from the park.   Continue reading “Pastor Wants Presidents’ Names Removed From Washington, Jackson Parks Over Ties To Slavery”

Tucson.com – by Joe Ferguson

U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Arizona, announced in a six-minute YouTube video that he will be leading a counter protest outside the Phoenix Convention Center on Tuesday, Aug. 22, while President Donald Trump talks to supporters inside. 

The Tucson Democrat called the President “unhinged” following the President’s comments about the violence in Charlottesville.

Continue reading “Grijalva to lead counter protest when Trump visits Phoenix on Tuesday”

Your Destination Now

In 1943, the United States War Department released a 17-minute, anti-Nazi propaganda film warning against complicity in the face of prejudice. Some 70 years after its initial run, “Don’t Be a Sucker”—as the film was titled—has found a new audience. As Derek Hawkins reports for the Washington Post, the film’s popularity has ballooned in the wake of the white nationalist rally that took place in Charlottesville, Virginia, this weekend, where one counter-protestor was killed and at least 19 others were injured.
Continue reading “‘What’s going to become of us REAL Americans?’ 1940s anti-Nazi short film made by US War Department goes viral after Charlottesville violence”