Month: May 2015

Convention of States – by Mark Meckler

The Alabama state motto is “We dare defend our rights,” and that sentiment was on display today in the Alabama State Capitol.

Earlier this afternoon, Alabama become the first state in 2015 to pass the Convention of States application to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government.

The Senate passed HJR 112 today, which had been first passed by the House a few weeks ago. Then, because of minor amendments to the resolution, it was sent back to the House where it passed by a vote of 92-7.   Continue reading “Alabama joins Florida, Georgia, and Alaska and passes the Convention of States resolution”

Ammoland – by Rob Morse

California – -(Ammoland.com)-  Politicians make political profit by passing ineffective laws.  I study firearms laws, so that is where I noticed it first.  When it comes to violence in our society, a politician doesn’t need to actually improve things with their legislation.  In fact, the next gun law they pass can actually make things worse rather than better.

We buy our politics like an impulse shopper.  We don’t look beyond the packaging to see what is really inside.   Continue reading “Prohibiting Firearms for Political Profit”

Huffington Post

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., May 21 (Reuters) – Florida gun owners who do not have concealed-weapons permits could pack their firearms for two days during an emergency evacuation, under a law signed on Thursday by Governor Rick Scott.

The measure was among 44 bills passed during the recently concluded legislative session and approved on Thursday by the Republican governor.   Continue reading “Florida Expands Gun Owners’ Rights During Emergencies”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Davis–Monthan Air Force Base is located in Tucson, Arizona. It occupies an area of over 10 square kilometers, equal to roughly 1,870 football fields. The base is the location of the Air Force Materiel Command’s 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, or AMARG in short. It is also known as the “boneyard.” 

With the area’s low humidity in the 10%-20% range, meager rainfall of 11″ annually, hard alkaline soil, and high altitude of 2,550 feet, it has the “just right” conditions to avoid corrosion and not to need paving when moving massive objects. It has emerged as the perfect venue for one thing: the largest aircraft boneyard in the world, with a typical inventory of more than 4,400 aircraft.   Continue reading “Where America’s Airplanes Go To Die”

CNBC – by Jeff Cox

At a time when 8.5 million Americans still don’t have jobs, some 40 percent have given up even looking.

The revelation, contained in a new survey Wednesday showing how much work needs to be done yet in the U.S. labor market, comes as the labor force participation rate remains mired near 37-year lows.   Continue reading “40 percent of unemployed have quit looking for jobs”

The Intercept – by Lee Fang

Dacheng, one of the biggest law firms in the People’s Republic of China, is set to merge with two major American law firms, Dentons and McKenna Long & Aldridge, making it the largest law firm in the world.

The merger will reportedly give Chinese companies that Dacheng represents — including major Chinese state-owned firms — access to advice from attorneys and policy professionals in the United States employed by Dentons and McKenna Long — and vice versa. Continue reading “Chinese Law Firm to Merge With American Firms, Employ Howard Dean, Newt Gingrich”

Daily Mail – by Ted Thornhill

Prosecutors are attempting to break up America’s most violent motorcycle gangs by claiming rights to their logos.

If the government is successful, it will become illegal for a member of the 600-strong notorious Mongols Nation gang to wear its trademarked patch – a black-and-white image of 12th century conqueror Genghis Khan riding a motorbike in a pair of sunglasses.

Police sources say that removing gang logos diminishes the gang’s power and identity.   Continue reading “Feds go after biker gang members… by claiming the rights to their logos”

Keloland TV – by Kevin Woster

STURGIS, SD – The shootout between outlaw motorcycle gangs that left nine dead and 18 injured in Waco, Texas has law enforcement officers preparing for the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally with a watchful eye on gangs around the country.

But then, paying close attention to outlaw motorcycle gangs is part of rally law enforcement every year.   Continue reading “Sturgis Police Watch Outlaw Gangs After Waco Shootout”

Mason Dixon Tactical

“What rifle do you use?” is one of the most frequently asked questions I get via email or on FB. One of the reasons is probably due to the pics people see from different classes I’ve taught ( I regularly carry my M1A SOCOM, an AKMS, or an M4). Then comes the inevitable, “If you could only pick one, what would it be?” My answer is usually prefaced with “It depends on what your scenario/situation is, and it depends on YOU.” My choice for a Survival/Combat rifle is the M14/M1A system, and the .308WIN/7.62Nato chambering (yes, it was also available in 7MM08 and .243WIN).   Continue reading “My Choice For A Rifle System And Caliber”

Resettlement Watch – by Ann Corcoran

We have written a little bit over the years about the truly outrageous ‘Diversity Visa Lottery,’ sometimes referred to as the ‘Green card lottery.’

I’m writing about it now so that our many new readers understand that it isn’t just the Refugee Admissions Program that is allowing immigrants into the US who could potentially threaten our security in addition to competing with Americans for limited job opportunities.   Continue reading “Diversity Visa Lottery: LEGAL immigration program allows 50,000 into US each year because we don’t have enough diversity!”

Defense News – by Joe Gould

TAMPA, Fla. — US special operations forces are using forward-deployed rapid DNA scanners on a limited basis to confirm targets. Troops have used DNA from improvised bomb components to capture “some very bad people,” according to an official with US Special Operations Command (SOCOM).

SOCOM is evaluating the devices for wider fielding. If successful, they have the potential to cut the time used to process DNA evidence from weeks to 90 minutes and replace fingerprint analysis downrange, according to Michael Fitz, SOCOM’s program manager for sensitive site exploitation.   Continue reading “US Special Operations Tests DNA Scanners”

Natural Society – by Robert Harrington

Major oat buyer Grain Millers, based in Western Canada, announced that it will no longer source oats that have been coated with glyphosate.

“In an April 20 memo to Prairie oat growers, Grain Millers said the new policy was ‘driven by functional performance attributes of finished products manufactured from oats known to have been treated with glyphosate and by customer demand.’ [1]

Continue reading “Major Oat Buyer Now Rejects Oats With Monsanto’s Glyphosate”

Atlas Monitor – by Nathaniel Downes, February 12, 2015

Traditionally such groups as ISIS have relied upon Saudi Arabia for support

“We’ve always been at war with Eastasia!”

So goes the famous line from George Orwell’s novel 1984. And so, too, can our forces today claim over a number of groups we find in the Middle East. In many ways, the enemy of my enemy is my friend when dealing with the Middle East, and in the battle between ancient tribal groups, when you lack an enemy, sometimes you need to make one.   Continue reading “UN Finds Credible Ties Between ISIS And Israeli Defense Forces”

SOTT – by Adam Johnson

As the nation turns its attention to the biker gang attacks in Waco, another violent biker gang episode from 2013, this one in New York, is making headlines again as the trial of two of its assailants, former undercover NYPD police officer Wojciech Braszczok and Robert Sims, gets underway in Manhattan.    Continue reading “Undercover cops on trial shown on video terrorizing couple in SUV attack”

Common Dreams – by Nadia Prupis

The intelligence alliance known as Five Eyes—comprising the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Australia—exploited security weaknesses in one of the world’s most popular browsers to obtain data about users and planned to use links to Google and Samsung app stores to infect smartphones with spyware, a top secret National Security Agency (NSA) document published Wednesday has revealed.   Continue reading “‘Weaponizing Vulnerabilities’: New Snowden Doc Reveals Spy Agencies Targeted Smartphones”

Sputnik

The US State Department approved the sale of $1.87 billion in weapons and precision guidance kits to Israel in order to improve existing systems and make it easier for American and Israeli forces to work together.

Details of the possible sale were submitted for congressional review this week after being approved by the Pentagon, the US Department of Defense said in a statement Tuesday. Continue reading “US Approves Huge Arms Sales to Israel, Including Bunker Buster Bombs”

Sent to me from my brother in law who lives in Buckhorn Az.