Suntrust Bank Cancels Account Because Company Sells GunsFlorida News Flash – by Samuel M. McCall

A local Brooksville business, American Gun and Pawn, has gotten a bizarre letter from Suntrust Bank which is where the company has a checking account. The owner of American Gun and Pawn, Steve Champion, was shocked when he received the certified letter.

Unbelievably, the letter states that American Gun and Pawn is not a business that Suntrust Bank wants to do business with and gives them only ten days to close the account or it will be closed for them. No reason is given as to why Suntrust Bank has decided not to do business with them anymore.   Continue reading “Suntrust Bank Cancels Account Because Company Sells Guns”

The Knyazhinsky familyRedress Information & Analysis – by Marianne Azizi

Binyamin Netanyau has been very vocal in urging Jews around the world to go to Israel, which he claimed is the best place, the safest place, the only place for Jewish people to live.

Hana Gan, a pregnant Canadian woman, believed it and became trapped. More stories like hers are coming in, and we now learn that another Jewish family – this time from Germany – wants to give a stark warning: Do not move to Israel.   Continue reading “German Jewish family recounts ordeal of living in Israel”

texas-man-jailed-for-the-length-of-his-lawnFree Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Grand Prairie, TX — A hard-working Texas man was thrown in jail after a warrant was issued for his arrest for an overgrown lawn.

Rick Yoes is the campus electrician for Tarrant County College and usually works from before sun-up to after sun-down.

In September of last year, he and his daughter had been hard at work and were unable to cut the lawn on their Grand Prairie home. The local government then claimed that because Yoes could not mow hiss lawn, he now owed them $1,700 for his grass that achieved a height of over six inches.   Continue reading “Protecting and Serving: Texas Man Thrown in Jail for Weeks because his Lawn was Overgrown”

Neonicotinoid pesticides are killing bees around the world, but many places are now beginning to ban these pesticides. (Image: healthnulady/Wickimedia Commons)Vision Times – by Troy Oaks

Pesticides are used all the time in agriculture and applied to plants and trees in gardens and parks. Bees and other pollinating insects play a vital role in food production. With the numbers of honey bees and other pollinating insects on the decline, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is stepping in.

The widespread use of neonicotinoid pesticides has been under scrutiny in recent years. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it was unlikely to approve new or expanded uses of certain pesticides while it evaluates the risks they may pose to honey bees.   Continue reading “Are Neonicotinoid Pesticides Killing our Bees?”

xxGuns America – by Sam Trisler

TNW has a pretty damn cool survival rifle on the market.   The TNW Aero is possibly the easiest rifle to pack in a survival or bug-out bag and comes in the 3 most popular pistol cartridges: 9mm, .40 and .45 ACP. It is solid in the way you want a survival rifle to be: strong but not so over-built that it weighs too much to be practical.   Continue reading “A Carbine in a Backpack–TNW Survival Rifle Review”

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Turkish authorities blocked access to Twitter, YouTube and briefly to Facebook over the publication of photos of the prosecutor taken hostage and killed by militants in Istanbul last week.

Turkey’s presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said a prosecutor sought the ban on social media after the photos’ release.   Continue reading “Turkey blocks social media over photos of slain prosecutor”

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The US wasted $10 billion on missile defense projects which were doomed for failure from the beginning, due to a lack of analysis, a report by the Los Angeles Times says. Aside from the astronomical costs, the failures appear to also threaten US security.

America’s maritime based X-Band Radar (SBX) was hailed by the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) as having the potential to become the most powerful radar of its kind in the world.   Continue reading “$10 bln down the drain? US spends billions on ‘ineffective’ missile defense systems”

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ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Saudi-led coalition targeting Shiite rebels in Yemen has asked Pakistan to contribute soldiers, Pakistan’s defense minister said Monday, raising the possibility of a ground offensive in the country.

Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif made the comments as Pakistan’s parliament debates whether to contribute militarily to the campaign against the rebels, known as Houthis. Pakistan previously offered its verbal support for the mission, but hasn’t offered any military assistance.   Continue reading “Pakistan says Saudi-led coalition in Yemen wants troops”

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CLEVELAND (AP) — The outcome of voluntary manslaughter charges against a Cleveland police officer likely will rest on a judge’s decision whether the final 15 shots he fired during a 137-shot barrage by officers was justified.

Michael Brelo, 31, goes on trial Monday on two counts of voluntary manslaughter in the November 2012 deaths of Timothy Russell, 43, and Malissa Williams, 30, after a high-speed chase. Brelo is the lone officer among the 13 who fired their weapons to be charged criminally. Prosecutors have said the threat to officers’ lives was over when Brelo jumped from a police cruiser onto the hood of a beat-up Chevy Malibu to fire down into the windshield.   Continue reading “Trial to start for officer charged in deaths of 2 suspects”

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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya launched air strikes against Islamic militants in Somalia following an extremist attack on a Kenyan college that killed 148 people, a military spokesman said Monday.

Warplanes attacked positions of the al-Shabab militant group on Sunday afternoon and early Monday morning, said Col. David Obonyo of the Kenyan military. Al-Shabab, which is based in Somalia, claimed responsibility for the college attack Thursday in the Kenyan town of Garissa. Four gunmen died in the assault.   Continue reading “Kenyan warplanes attack suspected militant positions”

Steven Nelms penned a moving essay celebrating his wife and everything she does for their family as a stay-at-home mother to their two-year-old son Ezra Daily Mail – by ANNETA KONSTANTINIDES

A husband has penned a moving essay celebrating his wife and everything she does for their family as a stay-at-home mother.

Steven Nelms writes in the essay’s introduction that he can’t afford his wife to be a stay-at home.

‘I don’t at all mean to offend anyone with this post,’ he writes. ‘I’d like to explain exactly what that means so that no one thinks I’m in any way devaluing Stay-At-Home Moms.’    Continue reading “Husband’s moving essay in appreciation of his stay-at-home wife becomes web hit after he calculates that her workload should equal an annual salary of $73,960”

Hands of male police officer placing drugs in envelope (Shutterstock)Raw Story – by Philip Smith, Alternet

In Fresno, California, the Fresno deputy police chief was arrested last Thursday as part of a federal drug conspiracy investigation. Deputy Chief Keith Foster, 51, went down after a year-long undercover investigation by the FBI and BATF. Few details are known except for the charges: possession and distribution of heroin, oxycodone, and marijuana. He has been placed on administrative leave.

In Chattanooga, Tennessee, a Catoosa County sheriff’s deputy was arrested last Thursday after an acquaintance called police to say he had stolen prescription drugs from him. Deputy Joshua Wilson is charged with possession of hydrocodone and tramadol, unauthorized distribution of a controlled substance, and violating the oath of an officer. He had the drugs in his vehicle when he was pulled over in a traffic stop.   Continue reading “These 13 outrageous acts by drug war cops all happened within the last week”

August '86  WolverineMason Dixon Tactical

How many times do you talk to a buddy who is into Survivalism, or militia type activities, and he tells you he bought a new piece of gear, simply because “Fill In The Blank” (a tactical gear authority, don’t you know), said it was the shiznit of all shizum, when it comes to that type of accessory. When I hear this, I usually ask, “What was wrong with the setup you had?”, and I usually get a blank stare, indicating that it was an impulse buy, and not meant to fill a glaring gap in their gear setup.   Continue reading “Questions To Ask When Upgrading Your Gear”

8 News Now – by Sharie Johnson, Justin Michel

LAS VEGAS — The Nevada Highway Patrol has a campaign to crackdown on distracted drivers, but how far is too far when it comes to cracking the whip? 8 News NOW decided to examine that question after a Las Vegas woman said she received a ticket from a Boulder City police officer for putting on lip balm at a red light.

Stephanie Fragoso said she was cited Wednesday during the statewide crackdown. She said she was at a red light at I-15 and Blue Diamond when it happened.   Continue reading “Driver claims she got $200 ticket for putting on lip balm behind the wheel”

sorry_closedWND – by Paul Bremmer

WASHINGTON – With the Supreme Court currently mulling the King v. Burwell case against the Affordable Care Act, supporters of Obamacare have warned that a “death spiral” may result if the court strikes down subsidies for health insurance purchased through federally established exchanges.

But the federal health-care takeover law already has caused a death spiral, according to Dr. Lee Hieb, M.D., past president of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons.   Continue reading “Top doc: Obamacare ‘death spiral’ already here”

Doug Ross @ Journal

Pretty funny.

Egg McMuffins aren’t just mediocre pastries stuffed with microwaved eggs, bright yellow cheese and ham product. They are a form of tyranny.

That, at least, is the upshot of “Routine Republic,” a riveting and surreal new Taco Bell campaign from Deutsch. A year after the agency cheekily hired a bunch of guys named Ronald McDonald to celebrate the Mexican-themed fast-food chain’s first foray into breakfast, the shots at the Golden Arches are barely masked.   Continue reading “EVIL CLOWN: Taco Bell Launches Cold War Against McDonald’s With Soviet-Style Propaganda Imagery”