Reuters – by NIDAL AL-MUGHRABI

At least 310 pilgrims were killed on Thursday in a stampede at Mina, outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca, where some two million people are performing the annual Haj pilgrimage, Saudi authorities said.

At least 631 others were injured in the crush, which occurred when two large groups of pilgrims arrived together at a crossroads on Street 204 at the camp city at Mina, a few kilometers east of Mecca, the Saudi civil defense said.   Continue reading “More than 300 pilgrims die in stampede in worst Haj disaster since 2006”

RT

Chicago-based WGN-TV has apologized after accompanying a segment about Yom Kippur with a graphic showing the symbol that Jewish concentration camp inmates were forced to wear in Nazi Germany.

The stock photo used in WGN’s coverage of the Jewish holiday, broadcast on Tuesday, September 22, featured a yellow Star of David against a striped background of a camp uniform, inscribed with the German word “Jude” (Jew).   Continue reading “Happy… Holocaust?! TV station uses Nazi graphic for Jewish holiday”

The Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Chicago, IL — George Roberts is a civilian whose job is to investigate crooked cops. As the supervisor for the Independent Police Review Authority, (IPRA), Roberts is responsible for investigating claims of police misconduct and officer-involved shootings.

After a nightmarish interaction with six Chicago cops, however, Roberts became the subject of his own work.   Continue reading “Once Cops Realized Who this Man Was, they Turned Dashcams Off and Savagely Attacked Him”

Business Insider – by Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

A government shutdown Oct. 1 could immediately suspend or delay food stamp payments to some of the 46 million Americans who receive the food aid.

The Agriculture Department said Tuesday that it will stop providing benefits “within the first several days of October” if Congress does not pass legislation to keep government agencies open. Democratic lawmakers said USDA does not have enough money in reserve to pay a full month’s benefits and a partial government shutdown would affect recipients in states that pay out their benefits at the first of the month.   Continue reading “A government shutdown could suspend food stamps for 46 million Americans”

CBS Sacramento – by Nick Janes

REDDING (CBS13) — There is a growing, underground movement of people who believe California’s drought is part of a government conspiracy instead of a naturally occurring event from a lack of rain during the last four years.

The movement’s leader, Dane Wigington, says he’s putting his life on the line to reveal a truth that will shake society to its core.   Continue reading “Growing Number Believe California’s Drought Is A Government Conspiracy”

RT

A suspect in Arizona’s recent spate of highway shootings was formally charged on Wednesday with 16 felonies, including drive-by shooting, aggravated assault, and discharging a firearm, prosecutors said.

The complaint accuses Leslie Allen Merritt Jr, 21, a landscaper and father of two, with six counts of aggravated assault, three counts of drive-by shooting, three counts of unlawful discharge of a firearm, three counts of disorderly conduct, and one count of endangerment.   Continue reading “Arizona freeway sniper suspect charged with 16 felonies”

The Free Thought Project – by John Vibes

Seattle, Washington – An IRS agent was arrested this week after he was caught attempting to con a Seattle marijuana shop owner out of $20,000.

The 42-year-old agent, Paul G. Hurley, reportedly demanded a $20,000 bribe from the shop owner, in exchange for a break on an audit. In fact, Hurley had said that he saved the business owner over a million dollars on his tax return, and that his current tax bill was just under $300,000.   Continue reading “IRS Agent Busted For Attempting To Extort $20,000 From Cannabis Shop Owner”

Natural Blaze – by Yelena Sukhoterina

Natural Blaze note: when reports started surfacing several years ago about fake, plastic rice it shocked the world. Maybe everyone forgot because it didn’t affect them and the reports of it settled on a few particular Chinese cities. However, the problem continues and it is insidious. For a poor Chinese family to unwittingly consume the equivalent of one plastic bag per three bowls of rice – this is cruel!

China has been producing fake rice for at least four years, and it is still on the market. Singapore media reported that this “rice” is produced with potatoes, sweet potatoes and – believe it or not – poisonous plastic. It is shaped like regular rice grains but remains hard after cooking and can cause serious health issues.   Continue reading “Chinese Companies are Still Mass Producing Fake Plastic Rice”

The Watchers – by Elena Urgin

A disastrous flash flood hit the Bodrum town in Turkey on the evening of September 22, 2015. An unprecedented event inundated the streets as strong flood waters came rushing down the adjacent mountains. 8 people were injured and at least 40 were rescued from their homes by the Turkey’s Search and Rescue Society (AKUT), media reports.

A severe flash flood began late evening on September 22 and lasted for about three hours. Raging flood waters were rushing down the streets carrying a number of vehicles for more than 300 meters (1 000 feet) and leaving them scattered all over the town center.   Continue reading “Disastrous flash flood ravages the streets of Bodrum, Turkey”

Concealed Nation – by James England

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA — An armed robber walked into a rental property agency and levelled his illegally obtained pistol directly at the head of the owner’s wife.  Little did he forget to see her husband walk out from behind a house with a gun of his own.  According to IndyStar, the Indianapolis Police arrived to find one Anthony Talley critically injured with gunshots to his body and head.  He was evacuated by emergency services to a nearby hospital where he remains in critical condition.  Continue reading “Armed Robber Tries To Mug Wife — Doesn’t See Armed Husband Standing Behind Him”

Flight Global – by James Drew

As US Air Force Global Strike Command anticipates the introduction of the nuclear-capable Long-Range Strike Bomber in the mid-2020s, the command is de-arming its air-launched cruise missile-carrying Boeing B-52 bombers to comply with New START treaty limits with Russia.

The command announced last week that 30 B-52Hs, all veterans of the Cold War, would be modified as conventional heavy bombers, in line with verifiable treaty standards.   Continue reading “USAF stripping 30 B-52Hs of nuclear weapons capability”

US News – by Matthew Daly

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs continues to retaliate against whistleblowers despite repeated pledges to stop punishing those who speak up, a group of employees said Tuesday. One called the department’s office of inspector general a “joke.”

VA whistleblowers from across the country told a Senate committee that the department has failed to hold supervisors accountable more than a year after a scandal that broke over chronic delays for veterans seeking medical care and falsified records covering up the waits.   Continue reading “Whistleblowers say retaliation by VA supervisors continues, a year after scandal”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

There is blood on the streets wherever you look in Brazil today, but probably of most interest to the hundreds of US asset managers (the ones managing your mutual funds) is what happens to Petrobras as it remains so widely held. As we noted below, bond prices are collapsing and default risk is soaring, and with the nation’s currency collapsing amid the lower-for-longer oil prices, $90 billion of dollar-denominated debt could soon potentially be too burdensome for the company to repay.   Continue reading “Petrobras Default Looms Under $90B Dollar-Denominated Debt”

The Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Chesterton, IN — In January of 2012, Dana Reiner’s water broke, so her husband James began excitedly driving to the hospital. The couple was almost there when a police cruiser got behind them with his lights on to pull them over.

Instead of pulling over, however, James Reiner called 9-1-1 to alert dispatch to the fact that his wife was about to give birth. He turned on his flashing lights and continued to drive.   Continue reading “Cops Hold Couple at Gunpoint, Nearly Kill them & Unborn Child for Driving to Hospital to Give Birth”

CNBC – by Everett Rosenfeld

The Office of Personnel Management announced Wednesday that 5.6 million people are now estimated to have had their fingerprint information stolen.

That number was originally thought to be about 1.1 million, OPM said in a statement. About 21.5 million individuals had their Social Security Numbers and other sensitive information affected by the hack.   Continue reading “Office of Personnel Mgmt: 5.6M estimated to have fingerprints stolen in breach”

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Free-Man’s Perspective – by Paul Rosenberg

* Before anything else, I need to clarify my meaning: There are “activists” whom I respect and support. (Ernie and Donna Hancock leap to mind, as do several Bitcoin “activists.”) I divide these people from the activism of my title, because these people act, encourage, and teach directly, not through third parties.   Continue reading “Why I’m Opposed to Activism*”

The Organic Prepper

When it hits the fan…I mean REALLY hits the fan in a permanent kind of way, the most likely outcome is death.

That’s not pretty, and I’m well aware of it. I always try to be positive and optimistic, because for me, preparedness is the ultimate act of optimism, but sometimes we have to look at the numbers and face some things that are pretty terrifying. The first reality check is that some research says that only 3 million Americans are preppers.  That means that 315 million Americans are notpreppers. Some experts predict that within 30 days of the power going out, 50% of Americans will be dead. Within a year, an astounding 90% of the population will be dead.   Continue reading “Here’s How You’ll Die When the SHTF (and How to Prevent Your Untimely Demise)”

RT

Responding to a New York Post report stating that more than 300 New York City municipal employees didn’t earn enough to be able to afford a place to live, the mayor has offered to find them permanent housing.

During a press conference on Monday, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio admitted there were people working for the city that were homeless, though he disputed the number initially reported.   Continue reading “Hundreds of NYC workers homeless, as mayor to offer permanent housing”

Mail.com

SEATTLE (AP) — Prosecutors told jurors Tuesday that the father of the teenager who shot and killed four classmates and himself repeatedly lied on forms to illegally buy firearms. But the father’s lawyer countered the man underwent multiple background checks and was never told he was barred from having guns.

Raymond Fryberg is charged with illegally owning the handgun his son, Jaylen, used last year in the Marysville-Pilchuck High School shootings. Prosecutors say Fryberg was the subject of a 2002 domestic-violence protection order, making it illegal for him to have that handgun and the nine rifles found in his possession.   Continue reading “Defense: Shooter’s dad was never told he couldn’t have guns”