Month: May 2015

BBC News

A volcanic eruption on the Galapagos Islands has raised fears that the ecosystem that inspired Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution may be under threat.

On Monday, the Wolf volcano on Isabela Island erupted for the first time in 33 years, spewing fire, smoke and lava.

Experts say the eruption poses no risk to people living on the island.   Continue reading “Wolf volcano erupts on Galapagos island”

True Activist – by Sophie McAdam

So many of us oppose GMOs, Big Pharma, pesticides being sprayed on our food, the poisoning of our air, water, soil and earth. We can’t stand the system, but we know we’d be screwed without it if we got sick. This is why discovering the long-lost art of plant medicine is so important. In search of alternatives, we have to rediscover what our ancestors knew so well: that pretty much every tree, bush, flower and herb we see around us can be used to heal various illnesses. These medicines still grow all around us to this day, on every continent on the planet, and learning how to use them is our birthright. Here’s a wonderful quote by one of my personal heroines, the famed herbalist Juliette de Bairacli Levy. She once wrote, with passion and conviction:   Continue reading “Common And Powerful Healing Plants You Can Find In Your Back Garden”

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

While individuals of legal drinking age may produce wine or beer at home for personal or family use, Federal law strictly prohibits individuals from producing distilled spirits at home (see 26 United States Code (U.S.C.) 5042(a)(2) and 5053(e)). Producing distilled spirits at any place other than a TTB-qualified distilled spirits plant can expose you to Federal charges for serious offenses and lead to consequences including, but not necessarily limited to, the following:   Continue reading “Home Distilling”

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Yahoo News – by Robert Ferris

Texas’ farmers were among the first to applaud the rain that abruptly halted a grueling multiyear drought that had tormented the region.

But what began as a blessing has turned quickly into a disaster, as corn and wheat crops rot in flooded fields.   Continue reading “Texas farmers facing ‘total loss for this year’”

Jon Rappoport

All hands on deck for global, economic, corporate dictatorship.

There are dots to connect here. They’re real, and they’re spectacular.

Let me begin with a brief exchange from a 1978 interview, conducted by reporter Jeremiah Novak. He was speaking with two American members of the Trilateral Commission (TC), a group founded in 1973 by David Rockefeller and his intellectual flunkey, Zbigniew Brzezinski.   Continue reading “The TPP, Monsanto, Rockefeller, Trilateral Commission, Brzezinski”

Fox News

U.S. surveillance images show China has positioned weaponry on at least one of the artificial islands it is developing in the South China Sea, officials say, apparently confirming suspicions that Beijing has been building up the area for military use.

A U.S. official confirmed to Fox News on Friday that China has put artillery pieces on its man-made islands.    Continue reading “US surveillance shows Chinese artillery on artificial islands, officials say”

The Hill – by Lydia Wheeler

House Democrat Rep. Carolyn Maloney (N.Y.) has introduced a bill that would require gun owners to carry liability insurance.

The Firearm Risk Protection Act, unveiled Friday, would require gun buyers to have liability insurance coverage before being allowed to purchase a weapon, and would impose a fine of $10,000 if an owner is found not to have it. Service members and law enforcement officers, however, would be exempt from the requirement.   Continue reading “House bill would require gun owners to have liability insurance”

The American Presidency Project

On September 10, 1932 THE PRESIDENT said:

“On the 28th of July last I announced that I had directed the Department of Justice to exhaustively investigate and report in full upon the incidents of the so-called bonus riots of that day in Washington and to present the facts, through sworn witnesses, to the grand jury. I further stated that I should make the Attorney General’s report public when received by me.   Continue reading “Herbert Hoover: Statement on the Justice Department Investigation of the Bonus Army.”

Weather – by Linda Lam

Yes, more heavy rain is forecast for the flood-weary southern Plains, but there is light at the end of this tunnel.

Early Friday morning a flash flood emergency was issued for portions of the Dallas metro area, where multiple water rescues are occurring and travel has become impossible in some areas. Just northeast of Dallas rainfall amounts of 4 to 6 inches have been reported from early Thursday morning to early Friday morning and it is still raining in the area.   Continue reading “More Heavy Rain, Then A Break For Soaked Texas and Oklahoma”

Clawhammer Supply

Know Your Rights – Moonshine Laws

Unless the thought of digging ditches with chains around your ankles is appealing, you better read this article on the legalities of making moonshine very closely. There are federal and state laws regulating home distilling. To avoid trouble with the federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and officials, you’ll need to comply with federal and state laws, as well as any local laws. We’ll summarize federal laws in this article, which are important to know. However, also be sure to check out laws regulating distillation for your state.   Continue reading “Is Making Moonshine Legal?”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Just hours after being force to admit that they were hacked (by Russians apparently), an inspector general’s report shows that The IRS has rather remarkably continued to pay refunds on hundreds of thousands of fraudulent tax returns in recent years, and sent dozens of checks to the same addresses, including in Eastern Europe and elsewhere. While some progress has been made, $2.3 billion of real US taxpayer’s money was wrongfully refunded to fake US taxpayers… but with this new cyber-attack, we suspect that number will soar.   Continue reading “IRS Admits Refunding Billions On Fake Tax Returns”

Freedom Outpost – by Tim Brown

With the issue of immigration still hot on the political landscape following a federal court siding with Texas against Barack Obama’s illegal amnesty, Ann Coulter appeared on Fusion TV to speak with Jorge Ramos in an “honest debate” over immigration. Coulter then claimed that the US has taken in one-fourth of the population of Mexico via illegal and legal immigrants.

Coulter was obviously there to push her new book Adios, America! The Left’s Plan to Turn Our Country into a Third World Hellhole  
In doing so, as Coulter always does, she speaks her mind. Continue reading “US Has Taken In ¼ of the Population of Mexico”

Tenth Amendment Center

AUSTIN, Tex. (May 26, 2015) – A bill taking a step towards gold and silver as commonly-used legal tender in Texas passed in the state Senate today by an overwhelming 29-2 vote.

Introduced by State Rep. Giovanni Capriglione (R- Southlake) and four co-sponsors on Feb. 12, House Bill 483 (HB483) would create a state bullion depository. It reads, in part:   Continue reading “Texas Senate Passes Bill to Establish Bullion Depository, Help Facilitate Transactions in Gold and Silver”

RT

The US Department of Defense has granted 307,123 waivers to the Buy American Act since 2007, according to a new report. Instead of investing in home production, it has spent over $176 billion of taxpayers’ money on goods produced by foreign firms.

US Senator Chris Murphy has released his report on the US Department of Defense’s (DoD) overuse in a bid “to sound the alarm over the billions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of Buy American waivers used by the federal government.”   Continue reading “‘Buy American Act almost meaningless’: Report says foreign firms get billions of taxpayer money”