CBS Philadelphia – by Mike Dougherty

BUCKS COUNTY, P.A., (CBS) — An autopsy has been completed on the man who was found shot dead inside a Bucks County motel room yesterday, following a barricade situation that lasted several hours.

Authorities say the man, 34-year-old Lloyd Wayne Franklin, was killed by a self inflicted gunshot wound.   Continue reading “Authorities: Man Found Dead Following Standoff Died From Self Inflicted Gunshot Wound”

NBC News

A giant ‘sinkhole’ about 50-feet wide opened up in an IHOP parking lot in Mississippi over the weekend, swallowing at least 14 vehicles, officials said.

At about 7:15 p.m. CT Saturday night, “we received a call of vehicles going through the pavement at the IHOP in Meridian,” Patrol Lieutenant Rita Jack with Meridian Police told NBC News.   Continue reading “Giant ‘Sinkhole’ Swallows Over Dozen Cars at Mississippi International House of Pancakes”

Freedom Force -by Michael Ware

Have you had the feeling that your elected representatives were not representing you? Of course, you have. We have all felt that way and not just when we were represented by those against whom we voted. But, if you could, would you remove them? Most of us would not resort to such drastic measures, but one city has.

Christian News reports

Members of a city council in Iowa voted Monday to remove a veterans memorial that included a cross from a local park, and in turn, members of the community voted on Tuesday to remove the council members from office.

Continue reading “Citizens Fire City Council for Removing Veterans Memorial”

Yahoo News

Jerusalem (AFP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he planned to discuss defence aid with President Barack Obama as he left for his first meeting with the US leader in over a year.

Netanyahu is due to meet Obama on Monday in Washington as the two leaders seek to set aside their testy personal relationship and turn the page after a sharp disagreement over the July nuclear deal between Iran and world powers.   Continue reading “Netanyahu stresses defence aid ahead of Obama meeting”

This was no meteor shower, there was a green laser like light, aimed at the tail end of this rocket.

Las Vegas Review Journal – by Lawren Lineham

The mysterious light spotted over Las Vegas and other parts of the West came from a Trident missile test-fired by the Navy off the coast of California, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune.   Continue reading “Mysterious light seen from Las Vegas came from missile test, Navy says”

The Daily Sheeple – by Joshua Krause

On February 2nd, 59-year-old David Kassick was pulled over for expired tags, and rather than cooperating, decided to flee towards his home in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania. There he was pursued by Officer Lisa Mearkle who subdued him with a taser, and repeatedly shocked him while demanding compliance. The taser video of the incident has recently been released, which shows Officer Mearkle screaming at Kassick, and demanding that he show his hands and “get on the ground.”   Continue reading “Cop Shoots and Kills Unarmed Man Lying on the Ground”

ABC 7 – by Jory Rand

Instead of landing from the east over Inglewood, planes begin flying from the west and over the ocean to keep noise levels down, but due to secret military operations, the airspace over the Pacific is closed to incoming flights for the next week.   Continue reading “Secret Military Operations To Divert LAX Planes For A Week”

The Organic Prepper

Many preparedness books (mine included) are full of lists that tell you what supplies you need to survive a coming zombie apocalypse, an epic climate change flash freeze, or a plain old everyday power outage. It’s rare that you find a book that allows you to use things you’d normally throw away for survival purposes.

However, Prepper’s Survival Hacks by Jim Cobb is that rare exception to the preparedness book rule. You won’t find lists of extensive supplies or pricey gear.   Loaded with 50 do-it-yourself projects, this book has lists that read more like the contents of your trash can.   Continue reading “The Prepper’s Bookshelf: Review of Prepper’s Survival Hacks”

The Free Thought Project – by John Vibes

Washington DC – It was reported late on Friday that Mikhail Lesin, the former head of media affairs for the Russian government, and the founder of Russia Today (RT), was found dead in the hotel room that he was staying at in Washington DC.

Lesin, who is said to be a close associate to Russian President Putin, was staying at the Hotel Dupont when he passed away this week, and very few details about the case have been made public. According to ABC, the Metropolitan Police Department is now investigating his death, but his family was quick to say that the cause of death was a heart attack.   Continue reading “Russian Millionaire & Founder of RT Discovered Dead In Washington DC Hotel Room”

RT

Two marshals are facing second-degree murder charges in Louisiana for allegedly killing a six year-old boy and seriously injuring his father during a shooting Tuesday. The state’s police chief called the incident “the most disturbing thing I’ve seen.”

Six year-old Jeremy Mardis, who was autistic, was killed and his father Chris Few was wounded when marshals opened fire on the vehicle they were traveling in Tuesday evening in the central Louisiana town of Marksville.   Continue reading “2 officers arrested in shooting of 6yo autistic boy in Louisiana, accused of 2nd degree murder”

Business Insider

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Maersk Line, the shipping branch of the Danish conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk, says it will reduce its network capacity, postpone investments and reduce its global headcount by at least 4,000 jobs by the end of 2017.

Maersk Line says it was speeding up already announced plans to simplify the organization in the light of lower demand.   Continue reading “The world’s biggest shipping company is slashing 4,000 jobs on falling demand”

Statesman

State District Judge Julie Kocurek, the presiding felony judge for Travis County, was shot in the driveway of her West Austin home late Friday, authorities said. Police said the injury is not considered life threatening.

Kocurek was taken to University Medical Center-Brackenridge, where she was joined by several other Travis County judges and her court staff. Her condition initially was considered critical, but shortly after midnight officials said her condition had been upgraded to stable.   Continue reading “Travis County judge Julie Kocurek shot outside home, officials confirm”

This is a follow up post to These Over-Prescribed Antibiotics are Causing Transgenerational DNA Damage. These meds should be banned!

Floxie Hope

On November 5, 2015, a meeting was held at the FDA’s White Oak campus in Silver Spring, Maryland, for the Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee to discuss, “the risks and benefits of the systemic fluoroquinolone antibacterial drugs for the treatment of acute bacterial sinusitis, acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis in patients who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and uncomplicated urinary tract infections in the context of available safety information and the treatment effect of antibacterial drugs in these clinical conditions.”    Continue reading “FDA Hearing – Victory for Victims of Fluoroquinolones”

Global Times

US President Barack Obama on Thursday notified Congress that he intended to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), hours after the long-awaited text of the trade deal was released.

The release of the text came exactly one month after trade ministers of the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim countries reached an agreement on the TPP in Atlanta, the US state of Georgia.   Continue reading “Obama notifies Congress of intention to sign TPP agreement”

The Daily Sheeple – by Melissa Dykes

Society is effed up. There’s just no other way to say it.

When parents aren’t busy letting iPhones and iPads raise their kids (considering 77% of two year olds are now on them daily), apparently they’re hiring creepy ass clowns to SCARE their kids into behaving.   Continue reading “WTF: Parents Are Hiring This Creepy Clown to SCARE Their Kids into Behaving”

Today – by Terri Peters

Wendy Bradshaw loves teaching. But when the new mom realized that in five years she’d be sending her baby daughter into the same public school system where she works, the thought filled her with dread. So she resigned, and explained why in a letter that’s going viral with parents and teachers across the country.

“Like many other teachers across the nation, I have become more and more disturbed by the misguided reforms taking place which are robbing my students of a developmentally appropriate education,” Bradshaw wrote to the Polk Country School Board in Florida, in a letter she later posted on Facebook. “I just cannot justify making students cry anymore. They cry with frustration as they are asked to attempt tasks well out of their zone of proximal development. … Their shoulders slump with defeat as they are put in front of poorly written tests that they cannot read, but must attempt.”   Continue reading “Teacher’s resignation goes viral: ‘It is not the children who are disordered’”

Sputnik

Following Stéphane Dion’s first meeting of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s new government, Canada’s new foreign minister announced that significant changes would be made in Canada’s approach to the Middle East.

Foreign Minister Dion assumed office on Wednesday. He’s wasted no time, though, in making it clear that diplomacy under his watch would take a new direction.   Continue reading “Canada’s New FM: Era of Special Relationship with Israel Is Over”