Month: September 2015

Seattle PI – by Ray Henry, AP

ATLANTA (AP) — Police officers who arrived at the wrong Atlanta home after a report of suspicious activity shot the man who lives there, killed his dog and “likely” shot a fellow officer, leaving him seriously wounded, authorities said Tuesday.

The bloody misunderstanding began Monday night when DeKalb County police received a report of a possible burglary at a one-story residence near an intersection in southeast Atlanta. Lacking an exact address, the officers were sent in the dark to a neighborhood where many of the single-story homes look similar.   Continue reading “Investigators: Georgia officer likely shot by other officers”

CNN

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 400 points, or 2.6%, and is 12% below the all-time high it set in May. The S&P 500 fell 2.7% and is once again in a so-called correction. It’s down more than 10% from the record that it hit in May.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 2.5 as well and is 11% below its July peak. The Nasdaq also lost its gains for the year Tuesday and is now 1.5% lower in 2015.   Continue reading “Dow falls 400 points on more China fears”

Institute for Policy Studies – by Karen Dolan

Poor people, face a far greater risk of being fined, arrested, and even incarcerated for minor offenses than other Americans. A broken taillight, an unpaid parking ticket, a minor drug offense, sitting on a sidewalk, or sleeping in a park can all result in jail time. In this report, we seek to understand the multi-faceted, growing phenomenon of the “criminalization of poverty.”   Continue reading “The Poor Get Prison: The Alarming Spread of the Criminalization of Poverty”

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The Last Bastille – by Kyle Reardon

Individual cognitive traits possess a high degree of variety amongst humans. Institutions, such as organized religion and corporate media, take advantage of the predilection some folks have for immersing themselves in speculative fantasy; consider the popularity of television shows like Jeremiah, Jericho, and even The Walking Dead franchise. The problem here, though, is that hypothetical lifeboat scenarios encourage people to reorient their entire lives around waiting (or “preparing”) for their calamity to occur, usually at the expense of everything and everyone else in their lives.   Continue reading “Modeling Threats & Analyzing Risk: A Rebuttal Against “Doom Porn””

The Organic Prepper

Years ago, I was reading the book Surviving the Apocalypse in the Suburbs. (Great book that I highly recommend!) The premise of the book is that our future economic woes will be based on the scarcity of oil.

The author, Wendy Brown, makes an excellent case regarding our dependency on oil, but the thing that really stood out in my mind was how she had changed her family’s diet well in advance of this economic crisis. She focused her efforts on local food for self-reliance in the long run.   Continue reading “Why Preppers Need to Focus on Local Food for Self-Reliance”

RT

A man who was killed by sheriff’s deputies in San Antonio last week appeared to have his hands raised when officers delivered the fatal shots, according to newly released video footage.

When the video begins, 41-year-old Gilbert Flores is seen running shirtless in the front yard of a house. Moments after he appears to put his hands up, two shots can be heard. Flores doubles over and falls to the ground. He died later in hospital.   Continue reading “Video suggests Texas man had hands raised when officers shot him dead”

RT

The main railway in Budapest got closed for an “undetermined time” for migrants Tuesday after hundreds of them attempted to board a train to Vienna, the latest event in the spiraling migrant crisis that’s engulfing Europe.

Hundreds of refugees – most of them from conflict areas like Syria – are now waiting at the station, with the entrance blocked by police, and are demonstrating, urging the authorities to let them in, shouting “Germany, Germany.”   Continue reading “Hungary bans refugees from main railway station as hundreds attempt to ride Vienna train”

Mail.com

BERLIN (AP) — The German economy has room to accommodate refugees, the labor minister said Tuesday, but the government will need to spend billions of extra euros (dollars) to cover language courses, benefits and their integration into the labor market.

Labor Minister Andrea Nahles’ comments came after official data underlined the strength of Europe’s biggest economy, showing the national unemployment rate at 6.4 percent in August. That compares with higher jobless rates in many other European countries, topping 20 percent in Greece and Spain.   Continue reading “Germany: up to $3.7B needed next year to integrate refugees”

Mail.com

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The latest on the scheduled execution of Missouri inmate Roderick Nunley, who was convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 15-year-old girl in Kansas City in 1989 (all times local):

1 a.m. Missouri prison officials are preparing to execute a man convicted of killing a 15-year-old girl more than two decades ago in Kansas City. Fifty-year-old Roderick Nunley is scheduled to be executed at 6 p.m. Tuesday for the kidnapping, rape and stabbing death of Ann Harrison. Investigators say the girl was randomly targeted while waiting in her driveway for the school bus on the morning of March 22, 1989.   Continue reading “Supreme Court weighs appeals of death row inmate”

CNN – by Ralph Ellis

“The best we know right now it’s random,” Milstead said, asking members of the public to call if they have information.

Two shootings occurred about 11 a.m. Saturday, one about 10:15 p.m. Saturday and one about 4:25 a.m. Monday, he said.   Continue reading “4 vehicles shot on I-10 in Phoenix”

Lubbock Online – by Leonard Pitts Jr.

Here is a challenge for you. Reconcile the following:

In 1791, the Bill of Rights was ratified, including the Fourth Amendment, guaranteeing “the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures.”

In 2015, a 21-year-old woman named Charnesia Corley says she underwent a public body-cavity search for drugs at a gas station in Texas.   Continue reading “Corley endured an assault on her, the Fourth Amendment”

Valley Central – by Nestor Mato

A single gunshot was heard through the halls of St. Joseph Medical Center in Houston  on Thursday after an off-duty officer shot Rio Grande Valley native Alan Pean in the chest.

His brother Christian Pean told Action 4 News that the Mission family was finally able to see him – 48 hours after he was admitted into the St. Joseph Medical Center.

Alan Pean was shot in his own hospital room by an off-duty officer, after police said he had become “combative.”   Continue reading “Man Shot in his Hospital Room By a Cop After Checking Himself in for Mental Health Help”

Zero Gov – by Greyman

As the stock market burns today an oft-predicted day of reckoning seems to be at hand. Perhaps you are ready for this type of catastrophe or perhaps it is taking you completely by surprise. If the present economy does collapse, which it very well can, it will likely set off a chain reaction of events that will lead into a Greater Depression.

Having studied the first Great Depression I have found the most common hardship experienced by that era was that of hunger. Because of this I am proposing a form of “Food Insurance” that may help you weather the coming storms.   Continue reading “Food Insurance”

US Crow – by Adminstrator Ryan

In this guide we are going to talk about being a prepper without breaking the bank.  I can not tell you how many times we get emails from our readers who are on a fixed income, don’t make enough money, or are retired, and can’t afford buying some of the prepper gear, food, and supplies we suggest.  The emails we receive are truly heartfelt, from people who are really concerned about their survival, and I can’t help feeling their pain.  There was a time when I too was on a ‘restrictive budget’ while supporting a wife, and two daughters.  You can’t help feeling helpless with a tiny worry growing into a grave concern as the world burns around you.  This guide is for all of you who need some tips on prepping without breaking the bank…   Continue reading “How to be a Prepper without Breaking the Bank”

US Crow – by Runik

In this guide we are going to go over the Top 20 Firefight Rules for any warfighter to live by.  In this day and age of high speed drills, and ‘tacticool’ gear we can often lose sight of essential firefight rules, fogging up the basics and getting your ass in a world of hurt.  With this in mind we are going to talk about 20 bedrock rules anyone who will end up in a firefight should know.  Focus on these rules first and foremost, worry about looking cool later…   Continue reading “20 Rules to Win a Firefight…”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

While military direct intervention by US, Turkish, and Gulf forces over Syrian soil escalates with every passing day, even as Islamic State forces capture increasingly more sovereign territory, in the central part of the country, the Nusra Front dominant in the northwestern region province of Idlib and the official “rebel” forces in close proximity to Damascus, the biggest question on everyone’s lips has been one: would Putin abandon his protege, Syria’s president Assad, to western “liberators” in the process ceding control over Syrian territory which for years had been a Russian national interest as it prevented the passage of regional pipelines from Qatar and Saudi Arabia into Europe, in the process eliminating Gazprom’s – and Russia’s – influence over the continent.   Continue reading “Russian Military Forces Arrive In Syria, Set Forward Operating Base Near Damascus”

Preparing for SHTF

Nicotine is a potent parasympathomimetic alkaloid found in the nightshade family of plants (Solanaceae) and is considered a stimulant drug. Nicotine can be toxic to humans and to insects/parasites. Nicotine is found in the leaves of Nicotiana tabacum, the tobacco plant.

At one time the United States Military provided cigarettes in rations that were issued to members of the military. Typically three non-filtered cigarettes were provided, but they were not just for smoking. Some of you may remember “Smoke Em If You Got Em, Bum Em If Ya Don’t”.   Continue reading “5 Survival Uses for Tobacco”