Month: May 2015

Newsmax – by John Blosser

At least some of the protesters who looted, rioted, burned buildings and overturned police cars in Ferguson, Missouri, last year were promised payment of up to $5,000 per month to join the protests.

However, when the Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment (MORE), the successor group to the now-bankrupt St. Louis branch of ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now), stiffed the protesters, they launched a sit-in protest at the headquarters of MORE and created a Twitter page to demand their money, the Washington Times reports.   Continue reading “Ferguson Protesters Now Protesting Over Not Getting Paid”

Jon  Rappoport

If somebody said to you, “You know, the US needs to give Russia more uranium, it’s really important, it should be a matter of policy,” you’d shake your head and think you’d just run into one more bit of insane logic in an insane world.

But that’s pretty much what happened.

A Canadian billionaire named Frank Giustra was at the center of it, and so was his new best friend, Bill Clinton, and Bill’s wife Hillary, and there was a piece of payback that involved the Clinton Foundation.   Continue reading “Canada billionaire, Clinton Foundation: a deal for the ages”

The Organic Prepper

Did you ever stop to put some thought into the flushing power of your toilet?

It’s one of those things we in modern society take for granted. We use the restroom, then we flush, wash our hands, and forget it.

But during extreme scenarios, this isn’t always so easy. When researching my book, The Prepper’s Water Survival Guide, I spent a lot of time reading about water, sanitation, and waterborne illness. These issues are all closely linked, and it’s vital to find solutions.   Continue reading “Sanitation in the City: What To Do When the Toilet Won’t Flush”

KPHO 5 – by Phil Benson

QUEEN CREEK, AZ (KPHO/KTVK) –Two pit bulls were shot and killed Monday by an off-duty Arizona Department of Public Safety officer who said he feared for his life when the dogs came at him in his backyard.

The man’s children were coming in and out of the house and he was worried about their safety when the dogs wandered into the yard of his Queen Creek home.   Continue reading “Off-duty DPS officer shoots, kills 2 pit bulls”

ABC Australia – by Cherie von Hörchner

A case of alleged animal abuse in the far west of New South Wales has led to debate about whether sheep can comprehend human speech.

It began in September last year, when the New South Wales branch of the RSPCA received a tip-off about the alleged mistreatment of sheep, including verbal abuse, that were being shorn at Boorungie Station, 130 kilometres from Broken Hill.

The complaint was lodged by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), which had apparently obtained footage and testimony from an undercover operative working at the station.   Continue reading “Sheep stay silent in war of words over whether animals can suffer verbal abuse”

Our sincerest condolences to our brother, Donald Boettcher, on the loss of his mother!

New York Daily News – by Nancy Dillon

This bar sure showed one sailor some stinking standards.

Manhattan’s swanky Standard hotel has issued an apology after a Navy officer wearing her iconic white uniform was turned away by a bouncer — during Fleet Week.

The sailor was blocked at the elevator to the Top of The Standard lounge around 8 p.m. Saturday when she arrived with three others who wore cocktail attire, one member of the spurned group told the Daily News on Monday.   Continue reading “Standard hotel apologizes after Navy officer turned away from lounge during Fleet Week”

Yahoo News

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Two people died and several more were injured in a shooting early Tuesday at a Wal-Mart Supercenter store in Grand Forks, North Dakota, police said.

Deputy Police Chief Mike Ferguson would not say if the gunman was arrested, at large or among the dead, but did say he believed there wasn’t any further risk to the public following the shooting.   Continue reading “2 dead, several hurt in shooting at Grand Forks Wal-Mart”

Oath Keepers – by Shorty Dawkins

After an administrative law judge put on hold any plans by a federal agency to enforce an order to stop mining, Oath Keepers of Josephine County will stand down from the Sugar Pine mine.

According to Mary Emerick, Information Officer for the Josephine County chapter of Oath Keepers, in a statement made on  Thursday, the guards are leaving the Sugar Pine Mine outside Galice in Southern Oregon, where they have been for five weeks. But they will maintain a staging area north of Grants Pass.   Continue reading “Oath Keepers To Stand Down From Sugar Pine Mine”

Mail.com

BUKIT WANG BURMA, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian forensics teams exhumed a body from a shallow grave Tuesday at an abandoned jungle camp used by human traffickers, the first of what police predicted would be more grim findings as they search through a cluster of illicit hideouts near the border with Thailand.

Authorities say there are 139 suspected graves in the mountainous jungle where northern Malaysia meets southern Thailand, a remote area that trafficking syndicates used as a transit point to hold migrants and refugees. Most were believed to be members of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority and impoverished migrants from Bangladesh.   Continue reading “Malaysian forensics teams dig up graves at traffickers’ camp”

Mail.com

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq on Tuesday announced the launch of a military operation to drive the Islamic State group out of the western Anbar province, where the extremists captured the provincial capital, Ramadi, earlier this month.

Iraqi state TV declared the start of the operation, in which troops will be backed by Shiite and Sunni paramilitary forces, but did not provide further details. A spokesman for Iraq’s Shiite militias said the operation will “not last for a long time” and that Iraqi forces have surrounded the provincial capital, Ramadi, from three sides.   Continue reading “Iraq launches operation to drive IS from Anbar”

ABC 7

A manhunt continues in New Orleans after a police officer was found shot dead in his marked patrol car Sunday.

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office identified the victim Monday as James Bennett, Jr., 45.

Bennett, a Housing Authority of New Orleans Police Officer since 2013, had previously worked in the sheriff’s office Reserve Division – a volunteer unit that supplements regular officers.   Continue reading “Manhunt Continues Following New Orleans Police Officer’s Shooting Death”