The Economic Collapse – by Michael Snyder

On Monday, the price of U.S. oil dropped below 38 dollars a barrel for the first time in six years.  The last time the price of oil was this low, the global financial system was melting down and the U.S. economy was experiencing the worst recession that it had seen since the Great Depression of the 1930s.  As I write this article, the price of U.S. oil is sitting at $37.65.  For months, I have been warning that the crash in the price of oil would be extremely deflationary and would have severe consequences for the global economy.  Nations such as Japan, Canada, Brazil and Russia have already plunged into recession, and more than half of all major global stock market indexes are down at least 10 percent year to date.  The first major global financial crisis since 2009 has begun, and things are only going to get worse as we head into 2016.   Continue reading “Guess What Happened The Last Time The Price Of Oil Plunged Below 38 Dollars A Barrel?”

Mint Press News – by Kit O’Connell

WASHINGTON — The “war on drugs” costs Americans a staggering amount of money every year that it persists. Despite the billions they receive, federal, state and local law enforcement have a proven inability to stem the flow of drugs on the nation’s streets.

Since Richard Nixon declared a war on drugs in June 1971, the cost of that “war” had soared to over $1 trillionby 2010. Over $51 billion is spent annually to fight the drug war in the United States, according to Drug Policy Alliance, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting more humane drug policies.   Continue reading “Over $1 Trillion Spent Since Nixon Began The War On Drugs”

Counter Current News

“It’s not him,” a third San Bernardino shooting witness proclaimed about Sayd Farook and his wife.

The so-called “terror couple” have been accused of masterminding an ISIS terror attack on a Christmas office party where Sayd worked.   Continue reading “Third Eyewitness To San Bernardino Shooting Says It Wasn’t ‘Terror Couple’ Who Carried Out Attack”

RT

Four Western coalition warplanes were spotted over the Deir az-Zor area in Syria on December 6, when a Syrian Army camp came under attack. No Russian warplanes were in the region, says the Russian Defense Ministry.

“Russian aircraft were not on a mission in that area. All our flights in Syrian airspace are coordinated with air traffic control and the General Staff of the Syrian government’s armed forces,” Major General Igor Konashenkov, a Defense Ministry spokesman, said, adding that Russia always informs the US about the time, altitudes and routes of its aircraft in Syrian airspace.   Continue reading “4 US-led coalition jets seen over Deir ez Zor in Syria day govt troops attacked – Russian MoD”

RT

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a ground-breaking device that can plug gunshot wounds in 15 seconds using a special sponge-filled mechanism.

The device is called ‘XSTAT Rapid Hemostasis System’, and is an expandable, multi-sponge dressing that can be used to stop life-threatening bleeding from wounds, or in hard-to-reach areas like the groin or armpit, according to an official FDA press release.
Continue reading “Shoot! FDA okays revolutionary wound-plugging gun”

Mail.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the second time, the Supreme Court is hearing a white Texan’s challenge to the use of race in college admissions.

Abigail Fisher has been out of college since 2012, but the justices’ renewed interest in her case is a sign that the court’s conservative majority is poised to cut back, or even end, affirmative action in higher education.   Continue reading “Supreme Court hears Texas affirmative action challenge”

Mail.com

HOMS, Syria (AP) — Hundreds of Syrian civilians and rebels began pulling out of the last opposition-held neighborhood of the city of Homs on Wednesday as part of a local deal with government forces that would return the entire central city to government control.

A few thousand insurgents have been holed up in Waer district, which government forces had blockaded for nearly three years, only sporadically allowing in food. The governor of Homs, Talal Barazzi, told The Associated Press on the outskirts of Waer that 272 gunmen and 447 civilians left the district on Wednesday in an evacuation process that was presided over by the United Nations.   Continue reading “Syrian rebels start pulling out of last stronghold in Homs”

East Oregon – by Phil Wright

State deputy fire marshal in Pendleton asks public for information on hoax calls.

Three local McDonald’s restaurants had to shut down after prank calls Sunday afternoon convinced employees to activate fire suppression systems.   Continue reading “Prank calls create mischief for local McDonald’s restaurants”

The Firearm Blog

Its incredible to see the differences between the construction of the AR-15 and the AK-47. The AR relies on extensive use of forgings, extrusions, and machining (like those seen in 2A’s video). On the other hand, the AK uses as little of that as possible, using stamping wherever possible.

The same can be said for modern magazines. Injection-molded high-fiber polymers rule the day versus the AK which continues to sport stamped magazines (yes, there are injection-molded polymer magazines, but they come at higher cost and typically at the cost of some durability/reliability.   Continue reading “Making AK-47 Magazines – Matra in Bosnia”

MassPrivateI

In January 2016, local police will be required by the FBI to report animal-related crimes to the FBI’s national crime reporting database. They will be categorized as crimes against society!

The is the same organization that has lied to Americans for over 50 years and now, wants Americans to believe animal abusers are future domestic abusers, etc.   Continue reading “Police to classify those accused of animal cruelty ‘as crimes against society’”

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WALB 10 News

LOWNDES CO., GA (WALB) – Two Afghan national flight team members, maintainers, or aircraft mechanics, who have been training to fly with the 81st Fighter Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, are missing.

Multiple law enforcement agencies received an alert from Moody Officials. They referred all initial calls to the Air Force Press Desk at the Pentagon. Phone calls to that office have not yet been returned.   Continue reading “Afghan flight training members missing from Moody AFB”

Union Leader – by Paul Feely

MANCHESTER — Police issued multiple citations to panhandlers around the Queen City in recent days, including several along the busy South Willow Street retail corridor.

While panhandling is not considered a crime, Manchester Lt. Brian O’Keefe said it can cause disruptions to traffic, which is a violation of city ordinances, and create safety issues for motorists and the panhandlers themselves.   Continue reading “Manchester police cracking down on panhandlers”

Courthouse News – by Nick McCann

(CN) – Police officers in an Oregon town who removed children from a couple’s home without a court order have immunity from the family’s civil rights claims, a Ninth Circuit panel held.

The action stemmed from a February 2010 incident where police in Stayton, Oregon, responded to a request for a welfare check on two children aged two and five.   Continue reading “Cops Immune for Child Welfare Check”

The Jerusalem Post

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will meet on December 28, 2015.

The meeting was scheduled two weeks ago and came before Trump made recent controversial remarks about the Muslim community.    Continue reading “Netanyahu, Trump set to meet at the end of December”