Yahoo News – by Dylan Stableford

Marijuana sales blazed past the $100 million mark for the first time in August, the Denver Post reported over the weekend.

According to sales data from Colorado’s Department of Revenue released Friday, sales of recreational pot topped $59.2 million for the month, while medical marijuana dispensaries pulled in $41.4 million, for a combined $100.6 million — the highest monthly total since legal recreational cannabis sales began there in January 2014.   Continue reading “Colorado’s monthly marijuana sales top $100 million”

My dearest Comrade Vladimir Putin,

I am writing to you to offer an idea which popped into my head this morning. It will save your country untold amounts of rubles, while at the same time driving the terrorist elements from the Middle East. I offer “Paula’s PORCINE for PEACE” initiative.

After reading this morning that our prison system will no longer be offering pork to the prisoners, (you know, we have this PC bovine excrement going on in this country), we will have an excess of pork to dispose of.   Continue reading “Porcine Peace Initiative”

Fox News – by Lucas Tomlinson

The U.S. military airdropped 50 tons of small arms ammo and grenades in northern Syria on Sunday, a senior defense official told Fox News, representing the Pentagon’s shift from training rebel fighters to equipping them.

Coming just two days after the Defense Department announced it was effectively ending its current training program, the airdrop delivery was made Sunday by four C-17 transport aircraft. The 112 pallets contained ammunition for M-16s and AK-47s.    Continue reading “US military airdrops 50 tons of ammo for Syrian fighters, after training mission ends”

Irish Central – by Owen McCormack

Christopher Columbus is a polarizing historical figure whose life has been defined, by many, for his astonishing level of courage and intestinal fortitude; nevertheless, such impressive traits should never blur the fact that he oversaw a murderous quest for material riches that resulted in the utter demise of a people. Each year, as October 12 comes and goes, a question is raised – what are we celebrating about his life?   Continue reading “Columbus was a mass killer and father of the slave trade”

Mail.com

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinians carried out three stabbing attacks against Israelis and police in Jerusalem on Monday and two of the attackers were shot dead, Israeli police said, as a wave of violence continued.

Two Palestinians stabbed two Israelis in Jerusalem, prompting police to open fire, killing one of the attackers and wounding the other, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. Police said the two victims, one 16 years old and the other 20, were seriously wounded.   Continue reading “Police: 3 Palestinian stabbing attacks in Jerusalem”

Mail.com

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A man with a felony record has been charged with possession of a firearm in connection with the fatal shooting of an off-duty Memphis police officer, authorities said Monday.

Lorenzo Clark, 36, was charged in the shooting death of 31-year-old Terence Olridge, who had been on the Memphis Police Department just a little over a year. He is the second police officer to die in a shooting in less than three months.   Continue reading “Man gets weapon charge in fatal shooting of Memphis officer”

Mail.com

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — More cities are recognizing Native Americans on Columbus Day this year as they revive a movement to change the name of the holiday to celebrate the history and contributions of indigenous cultures around the country.

As the U.S. observes Columbus Day on Monday, it will also be Indigenous Peoples Day in at least nine cities for the first time this year, including Albuquerque; Portland, Oregon; St. Paul, Minnesota; and Olympia, Washington.   Continue reading “More cities are recognizing Native Americans on Columbus Day”

Mail.com

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California officials are considering allowing inmates with violent backgrounds to work outside prison walls fighting wildfires, and the idea is generating concerns about public safety.

The state has the nation’s largest and oldest inmate firefighting unit, with about 3,800 members who provide critical assistance to professional firefighters. That’s down from about 4,400 in previous years, however, and so prison officials are looking for ways to add inmates.   Continue reading “California may allow inmate firefighters with violent pasts”

Press TV

Russia has expressed readiness to increase military cooperation with Saudi Arabia over the crisis in Syria.

Speaking after a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, “On both sides, as far as I can tell, there is an understanding that today’s meeting can advance our cooperation.”    Continue reading “Russia says ready to step up Saudi cooperation on Syria”

Courthouse News Service – by Mike Heuer

RENO, Nev. (CN) – Sparks, Nev. police answering a call about a suicidal woman shot the woman’s daughter by mistake, then killed the mother, and the daughter wants them to pay for it.

Darcie Latham sued Sparks, its Police Department and three officers in Federal Court Wednesday, accusing them of shooting her in the upper leg, then killing her suicidal mother, whom police thought had a gun.   Continue reading “Police Shoot the Wrong Woman, Kill Her Mom”

Breitbart – by William Bigelow

On Saturday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 1461, the New Motor Voter Act, which will automatically register people to vote through the DMV, and could result in illegal aliens voting.

Any person who renewed or secured a driver’s license through the DMV may now register to vote, or choose to opt out of doing so. Because illegal immigrants are now eligible for obtaining driver’s licenses, they could be allowed to vote in elections if the Secretary of State’s office fails to verify their eligibility properly.   Continue reading “Jerry Brown Signs Bill That Could Let Illegal Aliens Vote”

RT

China’s BeiDou navigation satellite system, which reportedly boasts accuracy to the centimeter, and Russia’s GLONASS, hailed as the only global rival to GPS, plan to join forces and build a production facility.

The news was broken by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, who spoke in Harbin, the capital of the northeast Chinese province of Heilongjiang. He added that it is planned that the facility for production of receiver modules and chipsets will be based in Russia.   Continue reading “Dream team: Russia’s GLONASS & China’s BeiDou to make satnav system parts together”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

It took the Fed 7 years, countless white papers, Congressional testimonies, economist reports, and goalseeked narratives explaining why QE should work, before the St. Louis Fed finally realized and admitted one month ago that QE, in fact, does not work (which is almost as ironic as the Davos World Economic folks explaining “Why we shouldn’t borrow money from the future“… which is great if only it hadn’t come some $200 trillion too late). It took the Fed only $4.5 trillion in balance sheet assets, and making the rich richer beyond their wildest dreams, to admit what we said all along.   Continue reading “The Problem Explained In 110 Words”

Fox News

The House overwhelmingly approved a bill Friday that would lift the 40-year-old ban on exporting U.S. crude oil, a restriction that critics say hurts job creation and U.S. national security.

The House approved the bill on a bipartisan 261-159 vote. However, the White House has threatened to veto the bill should it make its way to the president’s desk, calling it unnecessary and arguing that the decision rests with the commerce secretary.    Continue reading “House votes to lift 40-year-old ban on US crude oil exports”

Fox 59 – by Matt Adams

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (Oct. 12, 2015) – The president of Olive Garden personally apologized to an on-duty police officer who was told to leave a Missouri restaurant because of his gun.

The incident happened in Independence, Mo., on Sunday, according to WDAF. Kansas City police officer Michael Holsworth went to the restaurant for a birthday lunch with his family when he was asked to leave. He wrote about the experience on Facebook.   Continue reading “Olive Garden apologizes after Kansas City police officer asked to leave because of gun”

NBC News – by SHAMAR WALTERS and ALEXANDER SMITH

Three people were arrested in connection with two new shootings on Interstate 10 in Arizona on Sunday, according to officials.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety said in a statement that the incidents, which both occurred in the Phoenix area, were not connected to a spate of almost a dozen shootings on or near the same freeway in August and September.   Continue reading “New Shootings on Interstate 10 Near Phoenix, Arizona; 3 Arrested”