Year: 2015

Blacklisted News – Mint Press

WASHINGTON D.C. — The Obama administration has overseen an unprecedented expansion of American military might on the African continent, with dozens of bases and outposts opening there since he took office.

A Nov. 17 investigation by Nick Turse, a journalist and American military scholar, found that the United States maintains at least 60 bases or military outposts throughout Africa, although not all are actively used at all times:   Continue reading “America’s Empire In Africa That You Haven’t Heard Of”

Mail.com

BALTIMORE (AP) — Jurors deliberating in the manslaughter trial of Officer William Porter requested highlighters, an easel and sticky notes Tuesday, suggesting they’re taking a businesslike approach to assessing his role in the arrest and death Freddie Gray.

The jury also asked for and received a set of external computer speakers to improve the sound quality of recordings in evidence, including Porter’s videotaped interview with Baltimore police detectives, police radio transmissions on the day Gray was arrested and cellphone videos made at two of the wagon’s six stops, starting with Gray’s arrest.   Continue reading “Baltimore officer’s jury gets down to business”

Mail.com

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor on Tuesday named a long-serving Republican city councilor from Albuquerque as secretary of state to oversee an elections oversight agency upended by a campaign finance scandal.

Brad Winter, a councilor since 1999 and a longtime public school administrator, is expected to guide the agency through the November general election, when a new secretary of state will be chosen and take office in January 2017.   Continue reading “Governor names replacement for disgraced secretary of state”

Mail.com

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Northern California authorities say a driver is lucky to be alive after a large metal beam pierced the windshield of his SUV while on a San Jose freeway.

San Jose Fire Department Capt. Christopher Salcido says the beam fell off of a flatbed truck, crashing through the windshield and lodging itself into the driver’s seat of the BMW. The driver, 66-year-old Don Lee of San Jose, California, suffered a small scratch to his right arm.   Continue reading “Driver dodges death when large metal beam pierces windshield”

The Gateway Pundit – by Jim Hoft

The party of handouts wants a taxpayer handout.

Democrat National Committee Chairperson Debbie Wasserman Schultz drafted a plan demanding US taxpayers fund the DNC convention next year.   Continue reading “Democrat Party is Broke – Wants US Taxpayers to Fund Their 2016 Convention”

Truth Voice – by Jon Levine

Colorado ruled Monday that police officers in the state be required to undergo full psychological evaluations. The checks would occur before an officer is hired, and every time an officer changes jobs or jurisdictions in the state thereafter, the Denver Post reported.

According to the Post, state law already requires psychological evaluations but such checks are rarely carried out in practice. The new rules were affirmed during a meeting of the Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training Board.   Continue reading “Colorado About to Require All Police Officers to Undergo Psychological Evaluations”

True Activist – by John Vibes

Years ago, the case of Turkmen Vs. Ashcroft set the precedent that the Bush administration could be held accountable for the actions that it took to harm innocent people during the war on terror. However, the case has been in limbo for several years as constant appeals have been filed against the ruling.

Recently, The Second Circuit Court of Appeals finally rejected the appeal and ruled that people can, in fact, sue members of the government for enacting policies that result in trauma or injury. It is likely that this ruling sets a precedent for all members of the government and not just the Bush administration.   Continue reading “Court Rules That Members Of Bush Administration Can Be Sued For Crimes During War On Terror”

Reuters

A bomb threat sent electronically that prompted the closing of the entire Los Angeles school district was linked to an Internet address in Frankfurt, Germany, a spokeswoman for the school district said.

Los Angeles school district spokeswoman Shannon Haber said the threat was sent via email to a district board member and came through an Internet protocol, or IP, address from the German city.   Continue reading “L.A. school threat linked to German Internet address: spokeswoman”

RT

Google, Facebook, and Twitter have agreed to delete hate speech deemed illegal in Germany within 24 hours, following pressure from German authorities who have become concerned about an increasing number of racist comments being posted on social media.

The companies committed on Tuesday to removing “illegal content promptly, that is, within 24 hours,” Justice Minister Heiko Maas said, as quoted by AFP.   Continue reading “Google, Facebook, Twitter will delete online hate speech at pressure from Germany”

AmmoLand

Chatsworth, IL -(AmmoLand.com)- On Saturday, Dec. 11, hardcore anti-gun extremists in the Illinois House introduced HB4359 which would require you to surrender your FOID card and firearms if your name ever appears on the government’s “NO FLY LIST.”

Obama and the gun grabbers would like you to believe that people on this list are too dangerous to own guns. If one accepts that simplistic view, then HB4359 might make sense to them. However, the thinking person will have a lot of serious questions about the no-fly list.   Continue reading “Gun Confiscation Legislation Introduced in Illinois; Most Anti-Gun Bill Ever”

RT

The Los Angeles Unified School District closed all schools after a bomb threat was called in to a school board member, the LA Police Department has confirmed. The LAUSD is the nation’s second largest, with 640,000 students in over 1,000 schools.

The threat was made to “students at school,” LAUSD Superintendent Ramon Cortines said at a press conference Tuesday morning.

‘It was a message,” he said refusing to elaborate while the investigation is underway.   Continue reading “Los Angeles schools closed over terror threat”

Yahoo Finance – by Haley Peterson

Sam’s Club CEO Rosalind Brewer is being accused of discriminating against white men following a CNN interview where she discussed the importance of workforce diversity.

Brewer was asked by the interviewer how she promotes diversity within her company.

“It has to start with top leadership,” Brewer said. “My executive team is very diverse and I make that a priority. I demand it within my team.”   Continue reading “People are calling Sam’s Club CEO ‘racist’ after she gave an interview about diversity”

TMZ

Disney and LAPD are taking no chances for Monday night’s massive ‘Star Wars‘ premiere — locking down a chunk of Hollywood with metal detectors and random searches.

LAPD and private security officers are already blanketing several square blocks around the famed Chinese Theatre, where ‘The Force Awakens‘ event is going down. We’ve learned anyone strolling through the area could be searched, frisked, and even wanded with metal detectors.   Continue reading “Los Angeles Police Perform Random ‘Stop-and-Frisk’ Searches Before Star Wars Premiere”

Breitbart – by AWR Hawkins

On December 14, Newtown Police Chief Michael Kehoe said police departments and the various branches of the military need to use the leverage of purchase contracts to pressure firearm makers into building smart guns.

Kehoe did not say his officers would carry smart guns nor did he express an opinion that military personnel should carry them. But he believes gun manufacturers should be making such weapons.   Continue reading “Police Chief: Police, Military Should Leverage Purchase Contracts to Force Production of Smart Guns”

Tech Dirt – by Tim Cushing

Back in October, the FBI very belatedly admitted it had been doing an abysmal job tracking the number of people killed by law enforcement officers. For nearly 15 years, the DOJ has been charged with collecting this data, but so far has only managed to produce totals that are half of those compiled by citizens and journalists.    Continue reading “FBI To Replace Terrible Voluntary Police Shooting Reporting System With NEW Voluntary Police Shooting Reporting System”

Lew Rockwell – by Gary North

Picture this. You’re driving down the highway with your nine-year-old son. You’re in the middle lane. On your right, one behind the other, are two buses. The bus in front is painted white. The bus behind is painted yellow. The bus in front has its windows painted over. The bus behind does not.

Your son asks you a question. “What are those two buses, Daddy?” You tell him that they are two very different kinds of buses. ” How are the different?” he asks. You explain that on the first bus are prisoners who are being taken to jail. On the second bus are students who are being taken to school. “But how is that different?” your son asks. That’s what I’m asking, too.   Continue reading “The Story of Two Buses”

Daily Mail

Police evacuated a college in San Bernardino, California, after being told that there was a threat to campus.

‘Please leave the campus immediately,’ said a tweet from San Bernardino Valley College signed by community college police chief Pierre Galvez.    Continue reading “Students at San Bernardino college told to evacuate because of hoax bomb threat”