Month: November 2014

Breitbart – by AWR Hawkins

The New York Times mocked an NRA ad that shows a rape victim speaking up for her right to bear arms for self-defense. The ad features Kimberly Weeks–a “survivor of violent crime”–telling gun control proponent Michael Bloomberg that he “[does] not have the right to tell [her] how to defend [her] life.”

According to the NYT, this ad is illustrative of the NRA’s “expert use of fear” to “[put] guns in nervous hands.”    Continue reading “New York Times Mocks NRA Ad in Which Rape Victim Advocates Self-Defense”

RT

Imagine what happens when electricity is cut off nationwide in a country of 160 million people. In Bangladesh, everyday life was brought to a standstill on Saturday as factories, hospitals, and homes plunged into darkness or had to rely on generators.

Even the prime minister’s official residence was left with no electricity, as the small but extremely densely populated South Asian country experienced one of the worst blackouts in world’s recent history.   Continue reading “Total darkness: Country-wide blackout in Bangladesh as power grid collapses”

Food Freedom USA – by Ammon Bundy

This morning my twelve year old daughter and I tried to fly to Salt Lake City from Phoenix for a special event of a loved one. We had to be there by 1:00 pm in order to be a part of the occasion. Everything was going as planned until we came to the Gate B check station and the first TSA agent looked at our boarding passes. He seemed a bit alarmed and asked me if my name was Ammon, I told him yes, he then circled my name and sent me down the line. I could tell there was suspicion but thought it may be because my daughter was a minor, or because my name is unusual and sometimes taken as Arabic.   Continue reading “Bundy Family Treated as Terror Suspects by TSA”

Liberty Blitzkrieg – by Michael Krieger

If you think anything is going to change for the better after Republicans take control of the Senate, you might have come down with a severe case of stupidity. Just like the Democrats before them, the new crop will answer to the same Wall Street masters.

From Bloomberg:

Most of America isn’t interested in next week’s elections. Wall Street is an exception. Continue reading “Wall Street Spends Record Sum in Midterm Election (Betting on Republican Puppets This Time)”

Beta Wired

A Salem man, who had barricaded himself in his Meadow Street apartment, killed himself after multiple devices exploded in the residence. Authorities said that the explosions prompted police to evacuate people from its neighborhood.

According to a statement issued by the Essex District Attorney’s office the 49 years old George Sprague was found dead in his home. Spokeswoman for the district attorney Carrie Kimball Monahan said in an email that no shots were fired by the police.  Continue reading “Salem Man Killed Himself After Setting off Explosives”

A Bible Study by my friend Jack Kelly.

Gracethrufaith

If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you. Luke 17:6

Abraham had waited 20 years for the son God had promised him. He and Sarah even had a son with the help of a surrogate mother, but the Lord had told him Ishmael was not the son He had promised.  Finally Isaac was born, the one through whom God would bless all mankind (Genesis 21:12).  But some years later, before any of these blessings came to pass, God directed Abraham to sacrifice Isaac as a burnt offering. Though heart broken, Abraham took Isaac to the place the Lord had picked out, built an altar there and placed his son upon it (Genesis 22:1-10).   Continue reading “Grounded In Reason … The Four Factors Of Faith”

Daily Caller – by Jonah Bennett

A new Gallup poll finds that support for gun control is on the decline in a major way since 2012, although the question still brings out bitter partisan divides.

Only 47 percent of Americans come out in favor of gun control, a decrease of 11 percent from 58 percent in 2012. The historic low was reached in 2011, when support for stricter gun laws fell to just 43 percent. Over a third of Americans at 38 percent polled recently by Gallup said that gun regulations are fine the way they are now, but 14 percent said they should be further loosened. When divided by political affiliations, Democrats still come out on top by far for increasing gun control.   Continue reading “Poll: Support For Gun Control Has Plummeted Since 2012”

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Torrent Freak – by Ernesto

Every year the MPAA spends millions of dollars in Washington to guarantee their anti-piracy interests are secured. In the most recent quarter the Hollywood group added several of its topics to the agenda of U.S. lawmakers, including Internet tax and net neutrality.

In its quest to stamp out piracy, the MPAA continues to pump money into its lobbying activities hoping to sway lawmakers in its direction.   Continue reading “MPAA Lobbies Lawmakers on Internet Tax and Net Neutrality”

GMA News

HONG KONG—A major earthquake was recorded in the south Pacific early Sunday, about 140 kilometers (88 miles) northeast of Fiji’s Ndoi Island, the US Geological Survey said.

The 7.1-magnitude quake, which hit at 6:57 am local time (18:57 GMT Saturday), registered at a depth of 434 kilometers (270 miles).

No tsunami warning was issued, according to the Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.   Continue reading “7.1-magnitude quake hits off Fiji”

Irish Times

Thousands of people have taken to the streets in towns, cities and villages across the country to protest over water charges Saturday.

Dublin City Centre – GPO

Tens of thousands have gathered at the GPO in Dublin city centre, as a result O’Connell Bridge is blocked and O’Connell street is closed.   Continue reading “UK: Tens of thousands protest against water charges”

Natural Society – by Christina Sarich

An herb discussed below caused a big upset a few years back when researchers realized it could be more successful at killing cancerous cells than an expensive chemo drug. Since that discovery, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has fast-tracked the plant compounds to be used in pharmaceutical meds. Want to know how to get yours from the natural source without paying Big Pharma for their patents? Read on.

Feverfew (tanacetum parthenium), also known as wild chamomile, is no small herb. Its properties are so powerful it has been shown to outperform anti-leukemia chemo drugs. The active ingredient in feverfew, which is responsible for much of its healing power, is known as Parthenolide.   Continue reading “Compound in this Herb Beats Cancer, FDA Fast Tracks its Use for Big Pharma Meds”

Natural News – by Mike Adams

When it comes to infectious disease, the medical contradictions practiced by the U.S. government are nothing short of staggering. Consider the striking contradiction between the government’s policy on unvaccinated schoolchildren vs. its policy on allowing possible Ebola carriers to travel freely among the public as long as they are “asymptomatic” (i.e. showing no symptoms):

Schoolchildren who are unvaccinated are routinely ordered sent home from public schools, even if they aren’t infected with anything and show no symptoms whatsoever. Parents are told their children “might be a risk to other children,” and the concept of isolation is strenuously invoked to isolate unvaccinated children — who aren’t even sick — from vaccinated children.   Continue reading “U.S. government: Ebola is safer than the flu; high-risk carriers free to mingle with the public”

A blonde and a lawyer are seated next to each other on a flight from L.A. to N.Y.

The lawyer asks if she would like to play a fun game. The blonde, tired, just wants to take a nap. She politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks.

The lawyer persists and explains that the game is easy and a lot of fun. He says, “I ask you a question, and if you don’t know the answer, you pay me $5.00, and vice versa.” Again, she declines and tries to get some sleep.   Continue reading “Who’s Smarter? Blonde or Lawyer?”

CBC – by Helen Branswell

Canada is following in Australia’s footsteps and has closed its doors, effectively immediately, to people from the West African countries battling Ebola.

In a move that puts Canada at odds with the World Health Organization, the federal government said Friday it is suspending the issuance of visas for residents and nationals of countries with “widespread and persistent-intense transmission” of Ebola virus disease. As well, work on permanent residence applications for people from the affected countries is also being suspended.   Continue reading “Ebola: Canada suspending visas for residents of outbreak countries”

Liberty Blitzkrieg – by Michael Krieger

Though Foremost has played a pivotal role in McConnell’s life, bestowing the senator with most of his personal wealth and generating thousands in donations to his campaign committees, the drug bust went unnoticed in Kentucky, where every bit of McConnell-related news has generated fodder for the campaign trail. That’s because, like many international shipping companies, Chao’s firm is shrouded from public view, concealing its identity and limiting its legal liability through an array of tax shelters and foreign registrations. Registered through a limited liability company in the Marshall Islands, the Ping May flies the Liberian flag.   Continue reading “90 Pounds of Cocaine Found on Cargo Ship Owned by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s Father-in-Law”