As the carnage began last night in China we noted the extreme levels of volatility the major indices had experienced in recent weeks. By the close, things were ugly with the broad Shanghai Composite down a stunning 13.3% on the week – the most since Lehman in 2008 (with Shenzhen slightly better at down 12.8% and CHINEXT down a record-breaking 14.99%). Continue reading “As US Soars, Chinese Stocks Crash 13% – Worst Week Since Lehman”
Month: June 2015
Just FYI, health officials in Virginia are currently monitoring 123 people for Ebola, up from 103 people earlier in the week.
ABC8 News is reporting that the majority of those being monitored reside in Northern Virginia; seven cases are in central Virginia.
This is 123 people in just one state. Continue reading “Remember Ebola? The Virginia Department of Health Is Currently Monitoring 123 People for It”
Sacramento Bee – by Bill Lindelof
The man killed by a South Lake Tahoe police officer was not armed when shot at a motel earlier this week, according to a press release from the department.
Kris Jackson, 22, of Sacramento died Monday at a hospital following the shooting at the Tahoe Hacienda Inn, 3820 Lake Tahoe Blvd. The officer has told investigators that he “perceived a deadly threat from Kris Jackson” before firing a fatal shot, according to a press release.
Police provided a timeline summarizing dispatch records: Continue reading “Timeline of police shooting of unarmed man in South Lake Tahoe”
CHARLESTON, South Carolina — Dylann Roof has been charged with nine counts of murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime for this week’s shooting at a historically black church in the city, according to police.
Roof is scheduled to appear in a South Carolina court at 2 p.m. for a bond hearing, Charleston County government official Natalie Hauff said. Continue reading “Dylann Roof charged with nine counts of murder and possession of a firearm”
Russia says it is ready to consider offering loans to debt-stricken Greece, which is struggling to secure financial aid from its Western creditors.
“We will support any decision (on the Greek debt crisis) that is proposed by Greece and our European partners,” Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said, local Russian media reported. Continue reading “Russia ‘ready to consider bailing out Greece’”
OWASSO — An Owasso police officer who was fired in 2011 for violating the department’s use-of-force policy — and later reinstated — is again the target of excessive force allegations, the officer’s attorney said Wednesday.
Mike Denton, who rejoined the police force in September, has been placed on paid administrative leave while the Police Department investigates the new allegations, Denton’s attorney, Pat Hunt, said. Continue reading “Suspended Owasso police officer is same one fired in 2011 for excessive force”
Daily Mail – by Charlene Adams
A Pennsylvania couple is facing manslaughter charges after their 1-year-old daughter died of an infection that could have been easily treated with antibiotics.
Ebed Delozier, 29, and Christine Delozier, 34, were charged last week with felony counts of involuntary manslaughter and endangering the welfare of children in the death of their 18-month old daughter, Hope Delozier, the Press Sun & Bulletin reports. Continue reading “Parents Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter for their child who died of an ear infection”
*If God wanted us to vote, he would have given us candidates.
*~Jay Leno~
*The problem with political jokes is they get elected.
*~Henry Cate, VII~
*We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
*~Aesop~
*If we got one-tenth of what was promised to us in these State of the Union Speeches, there wouldn’t be any inducement to go to heaven.
*~Will Rogers~ Continue reading “About Politicians”
Gun Owners of America – by Erich Pratt
Just hours after the tragic shooting in a South Carolina church, President Barack Obama resumed his fanatical war on the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding gun owners.
“Now’s the time for mourning and for healing, but let’s be clear — at some point we as a country will have to reckon with the fact that this type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries,” Obama said. Continue reading “The President Gets it Wrong Once Again — Guns are actually saving lives”
As soon as we posted our reaction to the false flag operation in South Carolina, Facebook disabled our ability to post to our Facebook page.
This shows three things:
1. They’re watching
2. They didn’t like what we had to say
3. They have the ability to turn on “technical difficulties” with the flip of the switch.
What did we say that offended major Democratic fund raiser Sheryl Sandberg (the political COO of Facebook whose husband died under highly mysterious circumstances a few weeks ago)? Continue reading “Facebook blocks our ability to post to our Facebook page Right after we called BS on the South Caroline False Flag”
New York Times – by Julia Preston
In late May, about 35 technology employees at Disney/ABC Television in New York and Burbank, Calif., received jarring news. Managers told them that they would all be laid off, and that during their final weeks they would have to train immigrants brought in by an outsourcing company to do their jobs.
The training began, but after a few days it was suspended with no explanation. In New York, the immigrants suddenly stopped coming to the offices. Then on June 11, managers summoned the Disney employees with different news: Their layoffs had been canceled. Continue reading “In Turnabout, Disney Cancels Tech Worker Layoffs”
Military Times – by Patricia Kime
After years of battling the Veterans Affairs Department for health care and compensation for illnesses related to Agent Orange exposure from aircraft flown after the Vietnam War, a group of up to 2,100 Air Force personnel and reservists finally will receive service-connected benefits.
VA announced Thursday it will expand eligibility for benefits to Air Force members who flew in C-123 aircraft after they were used in Vietnam to spray the toxic herbicide. Continue reading “VA to grant benefits for Agent Orange exposure”
Former Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni was granted diplomatic immunity by the British government during a visit to the UK this week to avoid possible arrest over alleged war crimes.
The Zionist Union politician was attending the Fortune Most Powerful Women International Summit in London, where she spoke on the Israeli political climate and the future of Israel and Palestine. Continue reading “Ex-Israeli foreign minister avoids Gaza war crimes arrest thanks to UK diplomatic immunity”
Wear and Tear on Chrome Bores
The following pictures were provided by the same shooter who is a longtime reader of WRSA. He has no affiliation with any of the products mentioned below. Continue reading “Chrome Bore Experience”