Month: August 2014

Guns Save Lives – by Dan Cannon

Bill Gates and his wife Melinda have donated a total of $1 million to a campaign attempting to get Initiative 594 passed in Washington State.

Initiative 594 is a “universal background check” initiative that would require background checks on private gun sales. Currently in Washington State, as in most states in the country, no background check is required when a gun transaction occurs between two individuals.   Continue reading “Bill Gates Donates $1 Million to Gun Control Campaign”

Guns Save Lives – by Dan Cannon

Gun rights have been crushing federal court cases recently. Just last week a federal judge ordered the Department of Justice to turn over all documents related to the ATF’s Fast & Furious operation, and just yesterday a federal judge ruled that aspects of California’s 10 day waiting period were unconstitutional.

Today, we have yet another victory in Louisiana where a federal judge has ruled that a local Baton Rouge law banning firearms on the property of businesses that serve alcohol, even in the parking lot, is a violation of the Second Amendment.

According to NOLA.com, not only did the judge strike down the law, he also awarded the plaintiff in the case monetary damages,   Continue reading “Federal Judge Rules City’s Ban on Guns Bar Parking Lots is Unconstitutional”

Yahoo News

FORT LEE, Va. (AP) — An enraged soldier barricaded herself in a building at a Virginia Army base, threw objects around the office and then fatally shot herself in the head Monday as law enforcement officials tried to negotiate with her, authorities said.

The soldier, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead after being taken to Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, according to a news release issued by Fort Lee, where the Monday morning shooting took place. No other injuries were reported.   Continue reading “Soldier dies after shooting herself in Virginia”

Gothamist

Breitbart – by ILDEFONSO ORTIZ

DONNA, Texas — Authorities are looking into the kidnappers of a woman, who managed to get away from her captors, north of the Texas border.

Shortly after 2:15 p.m. individuals driving along Farm-to-Market Road 493 spotted a woman waiving for help, said Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Spokesman JP Rodriguez.

The woman, described as being in her 50’s, had duct tape around her face and claimed to have been kidnapped by unknown men earlier in the day from McAllen.    Continue reading “Kidnapped Woman Escapes from Texas Border Stash House”

CBS Los Angeles

CAMP PENDLETON (CBSLA.com) — Residents across Orange County and as far away as Riverside County have called police to report alarming lights in the sky.

It turns out the lights are part of a training exercise over Camp Pendleton, according to police, who added the lights may continue into the night Monday.   Continue reading “Police Advise ‘Alarming’ Lights In Sky Are Part Of Camp Pendleton Training Exercise”

Breitbart – by Kristin Tate

HOUSTON, Texas — A 46-year-old man from El Salvador was recently caught smuggling seven ounces of cocaine hidden in tamales. Authorities intercepted the attempted smuggling at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

A statement obtained by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), obtained by Breitbart Texas, claimed that the suspect was attempting to traveling to New York at the time of the bust. Officers selected him for additional screening and found the drug-stuff tamales during an examination of the man’s luggage.    Continue reading “Agents Seize Tamales Stuffed With Cocaine at Houston Airport”

National Review – by Joel Gehrke

President Obama’s reported plan to provide administrative amnesty to 5 million illegal immigrants presents “a security nightmare,” according to Senator Jeff Sessions (R., Ala.), who fears the policy could make it easier for terrorist to carry out an attack on the United States.

“Immigration agents already tell us that the president’s DACA order has redirected resources away from national security and created massive enforcement loopholes that can be exploited by terrorists,” Sessions said in a statement.    Continue reading “Jeff Sessions: Obama’s Executive Amnesty Is ‘a Security Nightmare’”

The Wrap – by Tony Maglio and Sharon Waxman

Some 550 buyouts are to be offered at Time Warner’s Turner network this week, including a large number of those at CNN and HLN, which will lead to layoffs if they are not taken voluntarily, according to an individual with knowledge of the network’s plans.   Continue reading “550 Buyouts, Layoffs Imminent at Turner; HLN, CNN Among Cuts”

 

Palm Beach Post – by Jorge Millian

Arthur M. Lewis may be elderly, but criminals are learning the North Palm Beach man is no easy mark.

The 89-year-old decorated World War II veteran foiled an armed robbery attempt Saturday afternoon at his Lake Park jewelry business that left a 44-year-old suspect with six gunshot wounds, but no loot.   Continue reading “Armed & dangerous: 89 year old World War 2 vet shoots armed robber”

This morning, the Muslim Brotherhood warned the United States that if the United States continued meddling in Syria, Egypt, Libya and other potential hot spots in the Middle East, they intend to cut off America ‘s supply of 7-11 and Motel 6 managers.

If this action does not yield sufficient results, cab drivers will be next, followed by Dell, AT&T, and AOL customer service reps.   Continue reading “Hard Times Ahead”

Dunedin Patch – by Sherri Lonon

A Dunedin boy’s lemonade stand is at the center of an ongoing controversy with a neighbor who says the operation is hurting his property value and disrupting his “quiet home and neighborhood.”

Entrepreneurial T.J. Guerrero, 12, opened the lemonade stand in his Dunedin neighborhood about two years ago. After careful market testing, he determined the best location was on the corner of Patricia Avenue and San Salvador Drive, between the hours of 3 and 7 p.m., the Tampa Bay Times reported. The boy even secured permission from a neighbor to set up shop outside his home and other neighbors support the boy’s quest to earn his own spending money by offering their driveways up for parking if the need arises.   Continue reading “Neighbor Sours on Boy’s ‘Illegal’ Lemonade Stand”

AOL – by Betsy Blaney

MIDLAND, Texas (AP) – Indicted Texas Gov. Rick Perry says he believes taxpayers should have picked up his legal tab but opted to use campaign funds “to keep from having folks grouse about it.”

The possible 2016 Republican presidential candidate told reporters Tuesday in Midland that he had considered it appropriate for state funds to pay his legal fees because a criminal investigation dealt with his official duties as governor.

Perry has pleaded not guilty to two felony charges of abuse of power. At least $80,000 in taxpayer dollars have been spent on his defense so far.   Continue reading “Perry: To deter grousing, state won’t pay lawyers”

Nutritional Anarchy

Remember how horrified people were to learn of the ammonia-soaked pink slime in their ground beef and fast-food burgers?

It was so bad that one company, Beef Products Inc., was forced to close several plants and file for bankruptcy after the backlash in 2012. Incidentally, BPI filed a 1.2 billion dollar lawsuit is pending against ABC for breaking the story that more than 70% of grocery store ground beef contained pink slime.   Continue reading “On a Budget? Pink Slime is Back to Save You Money!”

Breitbart – by Robert Wilde

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, speaking in Los Angeles, said that it is time to give justice to illegal immigrants in the USA.

Governor Jerry Brown and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti joined with Pena Nieto and addressed hundreds of fervent Mexican and Mexican-American leaders at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles to express solidarity for immigration reform. Advocating for comprehensive amnesty, Pena Nieto said, “This, at the end, is about — and only about — a matter of justice for those who contribute so much to the development of the American society.”   Continue reading “Mexico President Pena Nieto, Jerry Brown Demand ‘Justice’ For Illegal Immigrants”

Breitbart – by Tony Lee

On Monday evening, California Governor Jerry Brown said all Mexicans, including illegal immigrants, are welcome in California.

According to the Los Angeles Times, while introducing Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, who said America is “the other Mexico,” Brown “spoke about the interwoven histories of Mexico and California.” He “nodded to the immigrants in the room, saying it didn’t matter if they had permission to be in the United States.”   Continue reading “Gov. Jerry Brown to Mexican Illegals: ‘You’re All Welcome In California’”

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Take Part – by Sarah McColl

Where do the worlds of online dating and small farms overlap? Not with Tinder dates at the farmers market—at least not in this instance. Tech veterans Duane Dahl and Cindy Henry first partnered to help daters find what they were looking for on Perfect Match. Now they want to connect farmers and consumers over, say, a ripe Brandywine tomato—equally swoon-worthy. Their website, Agrilicious, wants to connect users with their local ag economy, and they want to make it click-of-the-mouse easy.

The goal for a site devoted to all things local food, Dahl explained, is to make mainstream a widespread yet fragmented conversation happening at kitchen tables, in corner breakfast joints, and at white tablecloth paeans to fine dining: Where did our food come from?   Continue reading “It’s Like Tinder but for Local Food”

Sovereign Man – by Simon Black

A few days ago I had a conversation with the Chief Operating Officer for our agricultural fund in Chile.

We were discussing water, and he told me that roughly 60% of California right now is suffering “extreme drought” conditions. 30% of the state is in “severe drought”. And 10% of the state is only under “drought”.

In other words, roughly the entire state– the 8th largest economy in the world– is facing a severe shortage of water.   Continue reading “This is epic: China has lost 55% of its most valuable resource”