Year: 2015

The Intercept – by Lee Fang

Maryland State legislator Patrick McDonough, the guest host of a drive-time radio program on Wednesday morning, discussed the possibility of revoking food stamps from the parents of protesting Baltimore youth.

Later during the same broadcast, McDonough called for a “scientific study” of what he called the “thug nation” in the black community. McDonough is a Republican member of the state’s House of Delegates who represents a suburban area northeast of the city.   Continue reading “Maryland Legislator Discusses Taking Food Stamps From Parents Of Protesting Youth”

Breitbart – by ILDEFONSO ORTIZ

Cops across the nation are frustrated by the media largely ignoring police officers killed in the line of duty, while sensationalizing the death of suspects shot by the police.

“I felt this around the country, there is a frustration around the nation… A lot of cops get shot and killed each year, and that doesn’t get a lot of media coverage,” said James Comey, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations, during a news event attended by Breitbart Texas.   Continue reading “FBI Director: Police Frustrated By Media Ignoring Blue Deaths”

Yahoo News – by Dan Levine

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The chief of police for the port of Los Angeles was indicted on federal corruption charges involving a program to help citizens report criminal activity at the port, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement on Thursday.

Ronald Boyd, 57, was named in a 16-count indictment that includes charges of wire fraud involving bribery and kickbacks.   Continue reading “Los Angeles ports police chief indicted on corruption charges”

Moonbattery

The great Harry Callahan used to say that we need to know our limitations. Since some of them cannot be overcome, egalitarianism can only be achieved if standards are brought down to the lowest common denominator. Lawsuits are useful in this regard. Here’s how this principle is applied to law enforcement:

[Rebecca] Arndt, 48, is one of 12 decorated Colorado Springs policewomen suing the city of Colorado Springs for what plaintiffs say is an unfair fitness test that disproportionately affects women over the age of 40. Nearly 40 percent of the department’s women in that demographic failed the test the first time around, the lawsuit claims.

Continue reading “Unfit Sue to Eliminate Physical Standards for Police Officers”

Organic Prepper

Denial might be a river in Venezuela.

For the past year, the government has been trying to sugar coat the economic demise of the country, and they’re continuing the propaganda with the new electricity rationing program that they’ve instituted. If you think it’s because of the socialist government’s financial collapse, you’re being ridiculous. It’s because they care about climate change. Vice President Jorge Arreaza said so.   Continue reading “Case Study in Collapse Propaganda: Venezuela is Now Rationing Electricity”

United Liberty – by Matthew DesOrmeaux

After the oral arguments finally took place this week, almost everyone expects the Supreme Court to overturn state bans on same-sex marriage at the end of their session in June. But there may be a surprising reason why they do so that has nothing to do with discrimination against gays and lesbians.

The majority of the oral arguments dealt with the 14th Amendment “equal protection” argument that same-sex couples deserve the same access to the civil (not religious) institution of marriage that “traditional” opposite-sex couples do. It’s a compelling argument that declares the dignity of committed gay and lesbian couples is no less than straight couples. But it’s not what might clinch the majority vote on the court.   Continue reading “The Supreme Court Will Overturn Gay Marriage Bans, But Not Because They Discriminate Against Gays”

RT

The Russian and Chinese Navies are to hold a joint exercise in the Mediterranean Sea in mid-May, a first in that part of the world. A total of nine warships from the two countries are to participate, Beijing said.

“The aim is to deepen both countries’ friendly and practical cooperation, and increase our navies’ ability to jointly deal with maritime security threats,” Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng said on Thursday in a monthly news briefing.   Continue reading “China, Russia to hold first-ever Mediterranean naval exercise”

Off the Grid News – by Daniel Jennings

Federal agents seized all of the money in an organic farmer’s bank account even though he and his family were never charged with a crime – and simply because they made an innocent mistake in depositing their money.

Randy and Karen Sowers innocently watched the government take $62,000 of the money they had made selling milk from grass-fed cows and eggs from cage-free chickens at Washington, D.C.-area farmer’s markets.   Continue reading “Feds Seize $62,000 From Innocent Organic Farmer Because The Bank Teller Gave Him Bad Advice”

Phys Org

Why did the 40,000-pound superconducting magnet cross the country? The full answer to this twist on the old joke is complicated, but here’s the short version: to unlock the secrets of the atom.

Pristine, particle-tracking magnets are rare enough to count on two hands. Most of these one-of-a-kind engineering feats sit at the heart of some of the most ambitious physics experiments in history and were built specifically to discover new facets of matter.   Continue reading “Giant electromagnet arrives at Brookhaven Lab to map melted matter”

iHLS

Turkey’s procurement officials have set out to “urgently” acquire an unspecified batch of armed unmanned aircraft systems.

The country’s procurement agency, the Under secretariat for Defense Industries (SSM) issued a Request for Information for what it called “an urgent requirement for the Turkish Air Force.”   Continue reading “Turkey wants to procure armed Drones”

Baltimore Sun – by Pamela Wood and Scott Dance

The six Baltimore police officers involved in the arrest of Freddie Gray – who died last month after being injured in police custody – have been charged criminally, State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced Friday.

Mosby’s announcement on the steps of the War Memorial Building was greeted with cheers and applause. Mosby said she told Gray’s family that “no one is above the law and I would pursue justice upon their behalf.”   Continue reading “Six officers charged in death of Freddie Gray”

“Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading.”

In a gunfight, the most important rule is ….. HAVE A GUN!!!

These are shooting tips from various Concealed Carry Instructors. If you own a gun, you will appreciate these rules… If not, you should get one, learn how to use it and learn the rules.   Continue reading “Gunfight rules”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Over the course of the oil price slump we’ve documented the far-reaching effects of falling crude. Leaving aside the capital markets for now, the downturn has rippled through oil boom towns both in the US and Canada. Take Fort McMurray (in oil-rich Alberta) for instance, where home sales fell 66% in February or Sidney, Montana where the collapse in oil revenue has left law enforcement and schools strapped for cashin the face of rising crime and crumbling infrastructure. Then there is of course Texas which, until recently, was America’s job creation engine but which shed a recession-like 24,500 non-farm jobs in March alone.    Continue reading “Saudis, Russians No Longer Buying Gold In Dubai As Oil Slump Curbs Precious Metals Shopping”

RT

A branch of the Islamic State in Yemen has released footage allegedly showing the beheadings of four Yemeni soldiers and the shooting of 11 others, an observer said. It comes a week after the group declared its official presence in the war-torn country.

The video was reportedly shot at night in southern Shabwa Province. It depicts a group of men from the Yemen Army’s Second Mountaineer Brigade, said the SITE Intelligence group that tracks online activity of white supremacist and jihadi organizations.   Continue reading “ISIS releases video of Yemeni soldiers execution – report”