Month: April 2015

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Infowars – by Paul Joseph Watson

The Department of Homeland Security is set to purchase over 62 million rounds of ammo typically used in AR-15 semi-automatic rifles, just weeks after the ATF was forced to back down on a ban on M855 bullets.

A posting on FedBizOpps.gov this week reveals that the DHS is looking to contract with a company to provide 12.6 million rounds of .223 Remington ammunition per year for a period of five years – totaling 62.5 million bullets.   Continue reading “DHS to Purchase 62 Million More Rounds of AR-15 Ammo”

Yahoo News – by Alan Fram

WASHINGTON (AP) — Police arrested a man who steered his tiny, one-person helicopter onto the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, surprising spring tourists and prompting a temporary lockdown of the Capitol Visitor Center.

Capitol Police didn’t immediately identify the pilot or comment on his motive, but a Florida postal carrier named Doug Hughes took responsibility for the stunt on a website where he said he was delivering letters to all 535 members of Congress in order to draw attention to campaign finance corruption.   Continue reading “Small aircraft lands on Capitol lawn; pilot in custody”

RT

Low-wage fast food workers are preparing for a one-day nationwide protest in what some are saying will be the largest mobilization of US workers seeking to achieve higher pay, benefits and the right to unionize.

Fast food employees are planning a labor walkout in some of the largest American cities, including Detroit, Los Angeles, New York, St. Louis and Kansas City, as part of the Fight for $15 movement.   Continue reading “Big Mac attack: US low-wage workers prepare to strike in over 200 cities”

Mail.com

BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri inmate has been executed for killing a man in a fit of rage over child support payments 16 years ago.

Andre Cole, 52, on Tuesday night became the third convicted killer put to death this year in Missouri. His fate was sealed after the U.S. Supreme Court turned down several appeals, including one claiming Cole was mentally ill and unfit for execution.   Continue reading “Missouri executes inmate after last-minute appeals rejected”

Mail.com

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Caretakers of Abraham Lincoln’s tomb are on the defensive over an unflattering critique in National Geographic magazine and looming budget cuts that could threaten management of the historic site, even as they commemorate the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Civil War president’s assassination.

For the state that calls itself the “Land of Lincoln,” the timing of a ceremony Wednesday in Springfield to mark his death is awkward because Illinois faces a financial crisis and Gov. Bruce Rauner has proposed eliminating the state Historic Preservation Agency that manages sites including the tomb as it currently exists. He would roll the agency into another department.   Continue reading “As death of Lincoln marked, caretakers of tomb face setbacks”

American Everyman – by Scott Creighton

His name was Leo P. Thornton
His name was Leo P. Thornton
His name was Leo P. Thornton

A year or so ago I wrote about a man who set himself on fire on the lawn facing the capitol. It was covered very briefly by the MSM then dropped immediately. His family issued a statement saying he was mentally ill and that was it. His message lost in a sea of capitalist, mammon worshiping loathing.   Continue reading “Man Who Shot Himself in DC With “Tax the 1%” Sign was Leo P. Thornton and He was Only 22-Years-Old”

AL.com – by William Thorton

Gadsden police say a 17-year-old was shot to death Monday following an apparent home invasion, rape and robbery.

Capt. Bobby Jackson said the sequence of events began about 3 a.m. Monday. Three men, at least one with a handgun, committed a home invasion robbery in the 2100 block of Norris Avenue.   Continue reading “17-year-old fatally shot during home invasion, rape, robbery, Gadsden police say”

News 3 LV

LAS VEGAS (KSNV News3LV) — A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to threatening a top official of the Bureau of Land Management during the standoff between Nevada Rancher Cliven Bundy and federal agents in April 2014.

Will Michael, 24 pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of threatening a federal law enforcement officer and to interstate communication threats, the Review-Journal reported Tuesday.    Continue reading “Pennsylvania man pleads guilty in threat to federal officer during Bundy standoff”

Euro News

Britain has scrambled Typhoon fighter jets to intercept two Russian long-range bombers near UK airspace, the Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday.

In January, Britain summoned the Russian ambassador to explain a similar episode, when Russian bombers flew over the English Channel, forcing British authorities to reroute civil aircraft.   Continue reading “Britain’s RAF scrambles jets as Russian bombers near UK airspace”

RT

Israel said it is pleased with a compromise bill being floated on the Hill, which would give US legislators oversight in the Iran nuclear deal. The White House agreed to the bill adopted by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

“We are certainly happy this morning, this is an achievement for Israeli policy… [Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s] speech in Congress … was decisive in achieving this law, which is a very important element in preventing a bad deal, or at least, in improving the agreement and making it more reasonable,” Yuval Steinitz, Netanyahu’s intelligence, foreign relations and strategic minister, told Israel Radio.   Continue reading “Israel cheers as Obama retreats before Congress on Iran deal”

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Yahoo News – by Michael Walsh

A trial over whether a gun shop bears responsibility for selling a weapon that was ultimately used to seriously injure two cops is under way in Wisconsin.

Milwaukee police officer Bryan Norberg and former officer Graham Kunisch accuse Badger Guns, a firearms store in West Milwaukee, of negligence for selling a Taurus handgun on May 4, 2009, to straw buyer Jacob Collins, who in turn gave it to Julius Burton, an 18-year-old with a criminal history, according to reports.   Continue reading “Milwaukee’s Badger Guns sued for supplying gun used to shoot cops”

Free Thought Project – by Justin Gardner

In most professions, intelligence and education are desirable qualities. Not so in U.S. police departments, where the brutal, oppressive nature would be threatened by such acts as questioning and thinking.

Informed readers already know that police departments do not hire people with high IQs, as The Free Thought Project previously reported.   Continue reading “How “Just Doing My Job” is Creating and Bolstering a Dystopian Police State”