michigan farm restriction animalsOff the Grid News – by Daniel Jennings

Keeping even one “farm animal” in residential neighborhoods could soon be illegal in Michigan. That’s because a proposed change to state regulations could strip property owners of the right to keep and raise small numbers of poultry or livestock.

Michigan’s Right to Farm Act currently extends to all property owners in the state, including those in areas zoned residential or commercial. The state Agricultural Commission is considering a change to the regulations – called Generally Acceptable Agricultural And Management Practices (GAAMPS) — that would strip property owners of that right.   Continue reading “A Ban On Owning Farm Animals? Michigan Is Considering It”

6a00d83455738b69e2014e8bf47e0e970dBlacklisted News – by Occupy Corporatism

At the World Economic Forum (WEF) the Global Commission on Internet Governance(GCIG) was announced as a “two-year initiative that will present a comprehensive stand on the future of multi-stakeholder Internet governance.”

The GCIG was created by the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and the Royal Institute of International Affairs (RIIA).   Continue reading “Davos 2014: Elite are Launching Global Internet Governance”

Mark Baker poses with his exotic swine on his farm near McBain, Michigan.  (Source: Associated Press / John Flesher)Police States USA – by 

Pigs can be unpleasant, vicious creatures, especially in groups. They are omnivorous, will destroy anything and frequently attack innocent people when given the opportunity. But that is just their nature. Remember the scene from the Wizard of Oz, where Dorothy falls into the pig pen and everyone around her practically has a heart attack? That’s because they knew she could have easily been pig food.  Pig farmers know how difficult the animals can be and take great care to not be in compromising situations including staying on the other side of the fence from them.   Continue reading “Michigan farmer faces $700,000 in fines for raising “wrong” breed of pigs”

PHOTO: Police move in from a parking lot to the Mall in Columbia after reports of a multiple shooting, Saturday Jan. 25, 2014 Howard County, Md. ABC News – by BEN NUCKOLS Associated Press

Police have identified the gunman in the Maryland mall shooting as a 19 year old from suburban Washington.

Howard County Police Chief William McMahon said Darion Marcus Aguilar of College Park, Md., arrived at the mall shortly after 10 a.m. on Saturday armed with a Mossburg 12-gauge shotgun and used it to kill two people at a store on the upper level of the Mall of Columbia before killing himself.   Continue reading “Police Identify Shooter in Maryland Mall Shooting”

Image from michaels.comRT News

The biggest home decor and crafts retailer in the US, Michaels Companies Inc, has warned customers that their credit cards could be compromised in a possible data theft that is currently under investigation.

The security breach on the Michaels card payment system has not yet been confirmed. The company initiated the probe when it came to their notice that some of its clients, who had paid for purchases with credit cards, later reported fraudulent activity on their accounts.   Continue reading “Michaels investigating possible breach of credit card data”

Amistad Dam (Photo by Jonathan McIntosh / flickr.com)RT News

A US appellate court decision this week could allow federal agencies to withhold public safety information related to crucial infrastructure concerns or environmental disasters because of potential nefarious use by “terrorists or criminals.”

A US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia panel ruled this week that such information can be concealed from the public by US government entities for “law enforcement purposes” because“terrorists or criminals could use that information to determine whether attacking a dam would be worthwhile.”   Continue reading “Court ruling shields public safety info due to potential ‘terrorists’”

Gun Owners of America

“[A] Pew poll suggests that illegal immigrants, if given citizenship, would vote for liberal, anti-gun candidates by an 8-to-1 margin.” – GOA’s Erich Pratt, commenting on Pew poll findings as reported in The Washington Post (7/22/13)

Next Wednesday, the House Republican leadership will announce a set of “principles” for immigration reform.  Supposedly, if these “principles” are not well-received, the House will shelve the issue for the remainder of the year.  Continue reading “The Next Big Gun Fight: Stopping 8 Million New Anti-gun Voters”

Outpost of Freedom – by Gary Hunt

Chapter I

In some research for another article (The Fourteenth Article in Amendment to the Constitution), I ran across a rather enlightening revelation.  It was, just 60 years after the Constitution, a clear and concise definition of just (and only) who the “We the People”, in the Preamble to the Constitution, really are.

Now, most of us will assume that any citizen of the United States is one of, “We the People”.  I must admit that until recently, I, too, believed this to be the case.   Continue reading ““We the People”, but, Who are We?”

Before It’s News – by Monica Davis

A new synthetic drug named  “Gravel”. is sweeping the nation. And ER doctors are scared.

It’s highly addictive and makes users dangerously paranoid, to the point of suicide.  It also causes paranoia, kidney failure, hallucinations.

These synthetic drugs are changing so fast, that the feds can’t keep up.   Continue reading “Dangerous New “Gravel” Drug: New Underground Bathsalts Mix Draining ER Resources”

starnescrime.jpgFox News – by Todd Starnes

A teenage Russian national was arrested late Friday on charges of possessing a weapon of mass destruction, police in Altoona, Pa. said.

Blair County Prison confirmed to Fox News that Vladislav Miftakhov, 19, is in custody.

Altoon Mayor Matthew Pacifico said Miftakjov is a student at Penn State University Altoona.    Continue reading “Russian teen charged with possessing weapon of mass destruction, Pennsylvania authorities say”

140125185645-natpkg-own-words-md-shooting-00021817-story-topPat Dollard

(CNN) – A gunman carrying “a large amount of ammunition” and apparent makeshift explosives killed two workers at a busy Columbia, Maryland, mall before turning a shotgun on himself, police said.

The shooting, which also left five others injured, capped a violent week which saw shootings or gun scares at American schools or shopping centers — ordinary places where people once felt safe.   Continue reading “Police: Maryland Mall Shooter Also Carried Crude Explosives Made From Fireworks”

concealed251.jpgFox News – by Joshua Rhett Miller

A national newspaper chain never intended to create a multi-state database of gun owners with permits allowing them to carry concealed weapons according to its top executive, who told FoxNews.com a “poorly crafted” internal memo erroneously indicated such an idea was being planned.

The memo — sent by a top content editor to various editors at Civitas Media, which owns about 100 newspapers in 11 states, with 1.6 million in total circulation — laid out a plan for an enterprise project that would use public information requests to establish the database. But Civitas President and CEO Michael Bush, in an email after FoxNews.com reported the story on Friday, stated that the memo should not have been sent and that the notion of such a project had been “rejected” upon consideration.    Continue reading “Newspaper boss says gun permit database idea was misfire”

Countercurrents – by Peter Van Buren

The debate Edward Snowden envisioned when he revealed the extent of National Security Agency (NSA) spying on Americans has taken a bad turn. Instead of a careful examination of what the NSA does, the legality of its actions, what risks it takes for what gains, and how effective the agency has been in its stated mission of protecting Americans, we increasingly have government officials or retired versions of the same demanding — quite literally — Snowden’s head and engaging in the usual fear-mongering over 9/11. They have been aided by a chorus of pundits, columnists, and present as well as former officials offering bumper-sticker slogans like “If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear,” all the while claiming our freedom is in direct conflict with our security.   Continue reading “You Can’t Opt Out : 10 NSA Myths Debunked”