Breitbart – by ILDEFONSO ORTIZ

SIERRA VISTA, Arizona — The sheriffs in Arizona have been forced to spend millions of dollars to prosecute cartel smugglers, jail them and pay for their legal fees since the federal government refuses to press charges.

“It has grown to the point of I have upwards of 130 backpackers (slang for cartel drug smuggler) because the U.S. Attorney would not charge them for smuggling, said Yuma County Sheriff Leon Wilmot during an interview with Breitbart Texas. The sheriff voiced his frustration at the government’s lack of cooperation.   Continue reading “Feds Not Prosecuting Mexican Cartel Drug Smugglers, Says Border Sheriff”

ABC News – by Jesse J Holland

The wallets of America’s middle class and poorest aren’t seeing any extra money, the U.S. Census reported Wednesday, a financial stagnation experts say may be fueling political dissent this campaign season.

The Census Bureau, in its annual look at poverty and income in the United States, said both the country’s median income and poverty rate were statistically unchanged in 2014 from the previous year.   Continue reading “Census: Income, poverty numbers stay just about the same”

Red Right Republic

As Saudi Arabia faces mounting criticism for refusing to take in any of the millions of Syrians fleeing conflict in their homeland, it was revealed this weekend that the country has over 100,000 empty, air-conditioned tents that could house up to 3 million refugees.    Continue reading “Saudi Arabia has 100,000 air-conditioned tents sitting empty, still won’t take Syrian refugees”

ReCode – Reuters

Nine of the world’s biggest banks, including Goldman Sachs and Barclays, have joined forces with New York-based financial tech firm R3 to create a framework for using blockchain technology in the markets, the firm said on Tuesday.

It is the first time banks have come together to work on a shared way in which the technology that underpins bitcoin — a controversial, Web-based “cryptocurrency” — can be used in finance.   Continue reading “Nine of the World’s Biggest Banks Form Blockchain Partnership”

ABC News

A massive earthquake struck off the coast of Chile Wednesday, prompting officials to issue a tsunami alert.

American officials were also monitoring the 8.3 magnitude quake to see if tsunami waves would affect the West Coast of the United States and Hawaii, where it issued a watch.

Officials said that based on the preliminary parameters of the quake, at 12:54 p.m. local time near Central Chile, “widespread hazardous tsunami waves are possible.”   Continue reading “Chile Issues Tsunami Alert After Massive 8.3 Magnitude Earthquake, Watch Issued for Hawaii”

Mark Nestman

Do you distrust the banking system? Prefer to do business in cash? Complain about the encroachment of Big Brother into every facet of your life?

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you’d better watch out. You’re a “person of interest” – and a growing number of businesses must report your “suspicious activities” to the feds. If they don’t, they can be fined and the responsible parties even imprisoned.   Continue reading “Spy on Your Customers… or Else”

AWD News

Addressing the Russian top brass on Wednesday, Vladimir Putin lambasted U.S. Middle-East policy for being ‘disastrous’ as Saudi-backed rebels vowed to purge Syria and Iraq from Christians and other ethnic and religious minorities.

“We have nearly two million orthodox Christians in the Levant—Syria and Lebanon— and approximately 5 million Christians across Middle-East. Regardless of America’s presidential election outcome, White House craves chaos in that oil-rich region by supporting fanatic Islamist organizations, i.e. ISIS and al-Nusra Front,” Moskovskaya Pravda cited the Russian president as saying.   Continue reading “Putin to Russian army officers: operation ‘Salvation’ shall begin soon, you must prepare to cleanse Syria from Obama’s terrorists”

Eagle Rising – by Onan Coca

This past week Jeb Bush was a guest on The Late Show with new host Stephen Colbert when Bush said something that some conservative voters might find shocking.

When Colbert asked the Governor if the Constitution implied a national right to gun ownership, Bush seemed to indicate that he believed each state had the right to legislate gun ownership as they see fit.   Continue reading “Jeb Bush Doesn’t See a National Right to Gun Ownership”

Target Liberty

Jeh Johnson, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, was in San Francisco on Tuesday and, during a question and answer period at the Commonwealth Club, warned of a “new phase” of terrorist threats in the United States.

He said that the new terrorist threats will be home grown and inspired by news on the internet.   Continue reading “Homeland Security Chief Warns of ‘New Phase’ of Terrorist Threats in the United States”

The Anti-Media – by Claire Bernish

St. Louis County, MO — An arrest for minor traffic violations and brief time spent in jail led to such highly peculiar and suspect circumstances — including police turning away a desperately needed ambulance and an attempted hanging by shoelace — 44-year-old Bernard Scott is lucky to be alive.

In September 2014, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Bernard Scott was being held on $360 bail in the Pine Lawn jail in St. Louis County when he began to complain of abdominal pain and bleeding. Jailers summoned paramedics, who immediately tried to transport him to the emergency room.   Continue reading “Jail Says Man Tried to Hang Himself — Apparently, They Didn’t Expect He’d Survive”

Breitbart – by AWR Hawkins

In a video promotion used September 14 in an effort to attract the 2024 Olympics to Los Angeles, the city’s bid organizers presented LA as “the northern capital of Latin America.”

They also described the city as “the western capital of the U.S.” and “the eastern capital of the Pacific Rim.”

According to The Hollywood Reporter, LA Mayor Eric Garcetti said, “Hosting the Games in Los Angeles would give our city the chance to show the world how much has changed in 40 years. This bid is a bold vision for an innovative, sustainable and inspiring Los Angeles 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games that will benefit our community, the International Olympic Committee and the Olympic Movement.”   Continue reading “LA Calls Itself ‘Northern Capital Of Latin America’ In Effort To Win Olympics Bid”

Anti-War – by Jason Ditz

In the face of another looming defeat on trying to block the P5+! nuclear deal with Iran, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Bob Corker (R – TN) is focused instead on the upcoming vote on the extension of the Iran Sanctions Act.

The act is set to expire next year, and the bill would extend it another decade. There’s little disagreement in Congress about this, though President Obama has objected to pushing a vote right now on the grounds the timing would make the US look like it’s averse to the nuclear deal.   Continue reading “Sen. Corker: Senate Could Override Veto on Iran Sanctions”

The Organic Prepper

The ink is still wet on a brand new executive order that reads like a cross between the Reich’s Ministry of Enlightenment and Propaganda and George Orwell’s Ministry of Truth.

Of course, in true propagandist form, President Obama isn’t calling it anything related to Nazi Germany or a dystopian novel.   He’s calling it “Using Behavioral Science Insights to Better Serve the American People.”   Continue reading “Psy-Op: Executive Order Creates an Orwellian Policy of Enlightenment and Propaganda”