Year: 2015

Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel – by Jesse Garza

The fatal shooting of a Wisconsin State Patrol trooper during an exchange of gunfire that also killed a bank robbery suspect came at the end of a series of bank robberies and carjackings that left a motorist dead, WBAY-TV in Green Bay reported late Tuesday.

The crime rampage began in the Village of Wausaukee and ended in Fond du Lac, where the trooper was killed, according to a post on the station’s website.

According to Fond du Lac Police Chief William Lamb, the trooper was following the suspect’s vehicle about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday when the exchange of gunfire occurred in the 100 block of N. Berger Parkway.

There are no other suspects at large and no remaining danger to the public, Lamb told reporters at a news conference late Tuesday.   Continue reading “Trooper, suspect killed after bank robberies, fatal carjacking”

My Fox Houston – by Kristine Galvan

HOUSTON (FOX 26) – Pedro Rivera is 53 years old, Hispanic, and a retired military man. He’s also part of a growing number of Hispanic Texans pushing for stronger immigration enforcement, including the passage of SB 185, which would stop cities from implementing policies banning local cops from asking immigration-related questions.

“I’m an American citizen and I believe in the rule of law,” Rivera said. “And being Hispanic, I should not be granted special privilege in avoiding the law. We need officers to have all the tools available to them to keep us safe. That includes asking the question, when you’re being detained for a crime or being arrested for an offense, ‘ are you here illegally? Are you a US citizen?’”   Continue reading “Hispanic activists organizing In support of tougher immigration laws”

CBC – by Lauren O’Neill

Do you ever feel like you didn’t make the most of your time as a 4-year-old? Like you failed to appreciate how awesome life was when “gift shopping” meant bringing home a macaroni necklace?  Like you’d give anything to see nap time on your schedule again?

Your inner child is in luck — but only if your outer adult can afford to enroll in “adult preschool,” which is an actual thing now. No jokes.   Continue reading “‘Adult preschool’ charges hipsters to take naps, play with glitter glue”

RT

Israel has been accused of feeding secret information on the Iran 5+1 nuclear talks to senior US lawmakers in an effort to scupper the negotiations, a new report says. The accusation was met with sharp denial in Tel Aviv.

The allegations were revealed in a Wall Street Journal investigation, and come from dozens of interviews with officials past and present, who are familiar with the nuclear discussions.   Continue reading “‘Not just snooping’: Israel accused of feeding secret info on Iran talks to US lawmakers”

Liberty Beat

The fight against the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement continues as a possible April vote nears. The United States and 11 other Latin American and Asian nations are working out the final details of the secret agreement that would affect around 40 percent of the global economy. Recently representatives of several Japanese non-profit digital rights groups presented a joint statement describing the threats the TPP represents to Japan’s culture. The organizations believe the extension of copyright terms will threaten the anime and fan-art communities. They cite a provision that allows authorities to act on alleged violations without a formal complaint. Critics of the trade deal also fear the loss of sovereignty by the individual nations and an increase in power for transnational corporate bodies.   Continue reading “Trans-Pacific Partnership Vote Nears, Resistance Builds”

Economic Collapse – by Michael Snyder

The move to a cashless society won’t happen overnight.  Instead, it is being implemented very slowly and systematically in a series of incremental steps.  All over the planet, governments are starting to place restrictions on the use of cash for security reasons.  As citizens, we are being told that this is being done to thwart criminals, terrorists, drug runners, money launderers and tax evaders.  Other forms of payment are much easier for governments to track, and so they very much prefer them.  But we are rapidly getting to the point where the use of cash is considered to be a “suspicious activity” all by itself.  These days, if you pay a hotel bill with cash or if you pay for several hundred dollars worth of goods at a store with cash you are probably going to get looked at funny.  You see, the truth is that we have already been trained to regard the use of large amounts of cash to be unusual.  The next step will be to formally ban large cash transactions like France and other countries in Europe are already doing.   Continue reading “They Are Slowly Making Cash Illegal”

All News Pipeline – by Stefan Stanford

With Jade Helm 15 having gone viral across the internet, US Army Special Operations Command is having to push back against ‘alarmists claims’ that we’re actually witnessing ‘martial law-style’ drills according to Stars and Stripes while 2 more states, Florida and Mississippi, have added exercises to their states that will include ‘surgical strikes’ and ‘extractions’ according to a news conference addressing Jade Helm 15 included in the 1st video below for you to hear for yourself. Interestingly enough, the US military is unable to view websites reporting on Jade Helm 15 due to their sophisticated firewall which prevents them from accessing ‘truth’ websites. From the Stars and Stripes story:   Continue reading “Two More States Added To Jade Helm 15 Exercises – Will Include ‘Surgical Strikes’ And ‘Extractions’”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Less than two weeks ago we warned that based on the current oil production trend, the US may run out of storage for crude as soon as June.   Continue reading “The Perfect Storm For Oil Hits In Two Months: US Crude Production To Soar Just As Storage Runs Out”

Examiner – by Jim Kouri

In a news story that was totally ignored by the major news outlets, and even most minor media outfits, 25 men and women who were protesting President Barack Obama’s executive action “immigration program” took to the streets of the Californian city of San Bernardino. The group of demonstrators, many of whom were affiliated with groups such as the Minuteman Project, targeted San Bernardino’s Mexican consulate which is located across the street from City Hall.

While demonstrating in opposition to Obama’s executive immigration program, the angry protesters entered the Mexican Consulate to deliver a complaint letter to the Mexican consul assigned to that Californian facility. Quite simply, the protesters voiced their demand that the Mexican government give these American citizens the same benefits bonanza from Mexico that are provided to Mexicans who are illegally residing in the U.S.   Continue reading “American protesters storm Mexican consulate demanding bonanza of goodies”

TheBlaze – by Pete Kasperowicz

The number two official at the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday was accused of creating an appearance of “favoritism and special access” in decisions on whether to grant visas to certain foreigners — including in one case pushed by Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and his staff — according to a report released by the DHS Office of Inspector General.

The OIG report said Deputy DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas took extraordinary steps in three cases to help these non-citizens win green cards, under a program that gives people access to these cards if they invest $500,000 in the United States. That program hands out so-called EB-5 visas, but it has been under scrutiny for the last several months for possible abuse.   Continue reading “Harry Reid, Senior DHS Official Implicated in Scheme to Approve Visas for Non-Qualified Foreigners”

I’ve received many remarkable nature photographs over the years, but this photo of a nesting Falcon is perhaps the most remarkable nature shot that I’ve ever seen. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Nature is truly breath-taking!  I’ve sent this to most of my older friends — the younger ones probably have never seen a falcon and wouldn’t recognize it.

Continue reading “Falcon nesting in a tree.”

Sent to us by the author.

Outpost of Freedom – by Gary Hunt

There is no doubt among Americans that there were thirteen colonies engaged in the struggle with Great Britain just over two hundred years ago. Most will recognize names such as the Green Mountain Boys, Ethan Allen and the Battle of Bennington. Few, however, recognize the role played by this isolated area in our quest for independence.

Vermont, geographically nestled between New York and New Hampshire, was, without a doubt, part of the number that cast off British control of the colonies. Both geographically and evidenced by their full participation, they were as much a colony, that arose from the conflict as, any of other thirteen colonies.   Continue reading “Vermont – The Fourteenth Colony”

ABC News – by MARK SCOLFORO

A Pennsylvania police officer was charged Tuesday with criminal homicide after investigators concluded she shot an unarmed motorist in the back as he lay facedown after a traffic stop over an expired inspection sticker.

Authorities accused Hummelstown police Officer Lisa J. Mearkle of shooting 59-year-old David Kassick twice Feb. 2 without legal justification. She was released on $250,000 bail, her lawyer said. He planned a news conference later in the day.   Continue reading “Officer Charged With Killing Unarmed Driver Laying Facedown”

UPI – by Ed Adamczyk

MOSCOW, March 24 (UPI) — Russia increased tension over NATO nuclear missiles Tuesday with a demand that the United States remove all non-strategic nuclear weapons from Europe.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich referred to comments by Jen Psaki, his counterpart at the U.S. State Department, that U.S. missiles are under constant U.S. control, as distorted. He added that deployment of U.S. missiles in European NATO countries is a violation of the 1968 Treaty on Nuclear Weapons Non-Proliferation.   Continue reading “Moscow demands removal of U.S. nuclear missiles”