Year: 2014

Next Big Future

[Newsweek] Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that Russian forces had been deployed in Ukrainian territory amid claims that around 15,000 Russian soldiers have been sent to the Donetsk region.

Reports of intensifying Russian military activity on its border with eastern Ukraine have increased in the last 12 hours with Reuters reporting spotting two Russian military armored columns near the Ukrainian-Russian border, one of them firmly on Ukrainian territory, the other driving back into Russia with wounded soldiers.       Continue reading “Ukrainian president says 15000 russian soldiers have invaded”

Yahoo News – by Brendan O’Brien

(Reuters) – A police officer has resigned after pointing a rifle at protesters during racially charged demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri, and another has been fired for inappropriate social media posts stemming from the two weeks of civil unrest, officials said on Friday.

Violent protests erupted in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson after white police officer Darren Wilson shot and killed black 18-year-old Michael Brown on Aug. 9, drawing global attention to the state of race relations in the United States.   Continue reading “Police officer resigns, another is fired after Ferguson incidents”

Chron  – by Kolten Parker

SAN ANTONIO — The Texas National Guard contacted a Rio Grande Valley food bank Thursday to ask whether the charity had food and gas resources for about 50 soldiers who are in need of assistance because they have not received a paycheck.

It is unclear how many soldiers have utilized the Food Bank RGV in Hidalgo County so far because clients are not asked to detail their employment, said Omar Rodriguez, manager of communications and advocacy for the charity organization.   Continue reading “National Guard using food bank in Rio Grande Valley because troops haven’t been paid”

Consortium for Defense Analysis – by StMA

Jack Moore reports for International Business Times, Aug. 26, 2014, that a new poll by ICM Research found that almost a sixth (16%) of the French population have a favorable disposition towards the jihadist group ISIS or ISIL (now known as the Islamic State).

The younger the respondent, the more likely they were to have a favorable view of IS, with the youngest age group, the 18-24 year-olds being most favorable.   Continue reading “France submits to Islam: 70% expect country to become Islamic”

The Hill – by Megan R. Wilson

Police associations are beginning a major lobbying push to protect their access to the military equipment that was used against demonstrators in Ferguson, Mo.

Law enforcement groups argue a Pentagon program that provides surplus military gear helps protect the public, and they are gearing up for a fight with lawmakers and the Obama administration over whether it should be continued.   Continue reading “Police lobby fights to keep gear”

Fox 4 KC – by MERYL LIN MCKEAN

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An unusual respiratory virus is striking children in the metro in big numbers. Children’s Mercy Hospital is hospitalizing 20 to 30 kids a day with the virus. The hospital is as full now as it is at the height of flu season.

This is not the same virus we told you about several weeks ago that can cause meningitis. This one can cause severe breathing trouble. Children’s Mercy has seen more than 300 cases in recent days in kids of all ages.   Continue reading “Unusual respiratory virus strikes hundreds of metro kids”

Business Insider – by Jim Edwards

Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy Andrew Wood will not be charged for fatally running over former Napster COO Milton Olin Jr. in his patrol car while the officer was typing a message into his computer.

We first saw the news on Valleywag, but there is good coverage in the Daily News and LAist.

The instance exposes the different way that law enforcement officials are treated versus civilians in cases where a person is killed because of texting while driving.   Continue reading “Police Officer Will Not Be Charged For Killing Napster Exec While Texting While Driving — Because It’s Apparently OK For Police To Do That”

Wednesday, I approached my truck from the passenger side to place my computer bag (aka my man purse) in the front passenger seat.

As I reached to open the door I noticed there was a hole right under my door handle.

My first thought was, “someone has shot my truck !”

I began to think about it and inspect it a little closer and the “light” slowly began to come on.   Continue reading “Hole Under Door Lock”

ABC News – by Christopher Sherman, AP

McAllan Texas – A Border Patrol agent pursuing a group of immigrants in a wooded area near the Texas-Mexico border on Friday fired several shots at an armed man who later identified himself as a militia member.

Border Patrol spokesman Omar Zamora said agents had been chasing a group of immigrants east of Brownsville Friday afternoon when an agent saw a man holding a gun near the Rio Grande. The agent fired four shots, but did not hit the man. The man then dropped his gun and identified himself as a member of a militia. Zamora said no other details were immediately available.   Continue reading “Border Patrol Agent Fires at Armed Militia MemberBorder Patrol Agent Fires at Armed Militia Member”

Prevent Disease – by John Summerly

The question is not what Apple Cider Vinegar can do, but what can’t it do. As a folk remedy, it has been credited with curing everything from the flu to warts or sunburn to dandruff. However, it also can help reverse many serious diseases that many would immediately turn to medications to solve. Here are 8 more reasons this powerful health tonic makes your kitchen your best pharmacy.

Unpasteurized or organic Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) contains mother of vinegar, which has a cobweb-like appearance and can make the vinegar look slightly congealed. It’s the only way apple cider vinegar should be consumed.   Continue reading “8 Reasons Apple Cider Vinegar Is One Of The Most Powerful Health Tonics In Your Kitchen”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

The ongoing disaster that is the drought in the West is leaving wells dry across California – which account for up to 60% of water usage. As WSJ reports, as groundwater levels plunge (100 feet or more lower than norm), wells are being driven further and further into the earth (500 feet in some cases) forcing the state legislature is considering regulating underground water for the first time. “We can’t continue to pump groundwater at the rates we are and expect it to continue in the future,” warns one engineer, adding “What’s scary is we’re not fixing anything… It’s a race to the bottom.”   Continue reading “Government To Regulate Groundwater For 1st Time As California Drought Becomes “Race To The Bottom””

The New American – by Selwyn Duke

It’s a shocking revelation. Authorities in the UK ignored a child-trafficking ring — and the beating, terrorizing, and sexual abuse of children. And it was for a very troubling reason:

The perpetrators were Muslim.

The Associated Press details the abuse:

About 1,400 children were sexually exploited in a northern England town, a report concluded Tuesday….   Continue reading “Muslim Pedophilia in the UK Ignored by Politically-correct Authorities”

Yahoo News – by Ju-min Park and James Pearson

SEOUL (Reuters) – A senior North Korean banking official who managed money for leader Kim Jong Un has defected in Russia and was seeking asylum in a third country, a South Korean newspaper reported on Friday, citing an unidentified source.

Yun Tae Hyong, a senior representative of North Korea’s Korea Daesong Bank, disappeared last week in Nakhodka, in the Russian Far East, with $5 million, the JoongAng Ilbo newspaper reported.   Continue reading “North Korean leader’s money manager defects in Russia: South Korea newspaper”

Guns Save Lives – by Dan Cannon

Talk show host and journalist Geraldo Rivera has joined a chorus of other voices who have sought to blame the tragic death of a shooting instructor on the second amendment,

Geraldo said the following in a Facebook post on his page,   Continue reading “Geraldo Rivera Goes Off on Second Amendment and “Gun Nuts” in Facebook Post”

Breitbart – by William Bigelow

On Thursday, Modoc and Siskiyou counties in California, adjacent to Oregon, formally requested state officials to allow them to secede from the state and form a new state to be called Jefferson, according to the Sacramento Bee.

The two counties’ governments directly petitioned the secretaries of the state Assembly and Senate after they had already submitted a petition to the secretary of state asserting that they weren’t represented strongly enough in the state.   Continue reading “Two Northern Counties Petition CA Legislature to Form State of ‘Jefferson’”