policeThe Daily Sheeple – by Joshua Krause

Last year, students from the University of Massachusetts were celebrating their annual pre-St. Patrick’s day holiday known as “Blarney Blowout.” As you might expect, when thousands of kids gather to get drunk before spring break and St. Patricks’s day, they can get pretty rowdy. What most people didn’t expect at the time, was that the police would respond with a cadre of riot cops to disperse the crowd.   Continue reading “Watch This Cop Try to Destroy Video Evidence of Police Brutality”

New York City mayor Bill de Blasio embracesNewsday – by MATTHEW CHAYES

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration has negotiated a tentative pact with the labor union representing the NYPD’s 4,600 sergeants, signaling a rapprochement between the mayor and one of his fiercest police critics.

The deal with the Sergeants Benevolent Association, announced Thursday, calls for an 11 percent gradual raise over the life of the seven-year contract, which is retroactive to Aug. 30, 2011, the day after the union’s last agreement expired.   Continue reading “NYC reaches labor deal with police sergeants union”

If they think so much of dogs, how can they ruthlessly shoot ours?

NJ.com – by Jason Laday

WEST DEPTFORD TWP. — With more than 20 West Deptford police officers looking on, joined by at least 70 others representing departments from across South Jersey, Cpl. Michael Franks on Friday took his last walk with his partner and beloved pet, retired K-9 Judge, into St. Francis Veterinary Center.

After watching his former partner battle Cushings Disease for months, experiencing symptoms like vomiting, bleeding and hair loss — and witnessing the former K-9 officer struggle to even move over the past few days — Franks and his family made the heartbreaking decision to put Judge down.    Continue reading “N.J. police pay last respects as retired K-9 put down”

DNA Info – by Carla Zanoni

MANHATTAN —  Dominican New Yorkers are getting ready to party like it’s 1844 — as they plan a week’s worth of festivities marking the Dominican Republic’s 168th anniversary of its independence from Haitian rule.

With many Dominican New Yorkers focused on the possibility of a Dominican Congressional District, this year’s anniversary has taken on more meaning for some.    Continue reading “Dominican Independence Day Celebrated by New Yorkers”

Schweich and homeSt. Louis Today – by Kevin McDermott

ST. LOUIS • Tom Schweich, Missouri’s Republican state auditor and a leading contender for the governor’s office in next year’s election, died Thursday after apparently shooting himself in his Clayton home.

“What we know at this point suggests an apparent suicide,” Clayton Police Chief Kevin Murphy told reporters in a news conference Thursday afternoon. He said there is “nothing to support anything other than that at this point,” and said Schweich died from a single gunshot wound.   Continue reading “Tom Schweich, Missouri auditor and candidate for governor, dies in apparent suicide”

John Kerry said Netanyahu was “wrong” on Iraq and Iran.Press TV

US Secretary of State John Kerry has reminded American officials that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is against a nuclear deal with Iran, was also in the US in 2002 to push for the invasion of Iraq.

Netanyahu is set to use his next week’s address to a joint session of Congress to condemn a potential nuclear agreement with Iran.   Continue reading “Kerry warns Congress about Netanyahu’s Iran speech, says Bibi pushed US to attack Iraq”

What David Icke wrote about Barack Obama even before he became President – Recognize Him?

David Icke. December 16, 2008

I am writing this in the last days of 2008 as I watch with dismay as vast numbers of people across the world, including many who should know better, have been duped by the mind-game called Operation Obama.

Even people with some understanding of the conspiracy have said things like: ‘Well, at least he’s not Bush’ and ‘Well, at least it’s great to see such a new spirit of hope’. No, he’s not Bush – he’s potentially far more dangerous; and what is the use of a spirit of ‘hope’ if it’s based on a lie? In fact, what use is ‘hope’ at all?   Continue reading “Barack Obama: The Naked Emperor”

CNBC

JPMorgan Chase plans to close 300 bank branches over the next two years, about 5 percent of the total, as more customers move online and the bank seeks to cut costs.

The closures are part of a $1.4 billion cost-cutting plan the bank announced for this year. The latest developments were revealed during the bank’s annual investor day conference Tuesday.

Online and mobile banking have become increasingly popular and that trend is expected to continue. The shift online has begun to make brick-and-mortar branches less necessary and, frankly, expensive.   Continue reading “JPMorgan to close 5% of its bank branches”

Ajit Pai / TwitterReason – by Peter Suderman

In a 3-2 vote today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to radically overhaul the way Internet service is regulated. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler and the commission’s two Democratic commissioners voted to move forward with the rules. The agency’s two GOP-appointed commissioners opposed them.

Under the new rules, broadband providers, long classified by the agency as Title I information services, will now be regulated as Title II telecommunications services—essentially making them public utilities, like the phone system. The move is designed to allow the FCC to implement strict net neutrality rules limiting how much control Internet service providers (ISPs) can exert over what passes over their networks.   Continue reading “The FCC Just Voted to Regulate the Internet Like a Utility”

woman checking food labelLive Science – by Tia Ghose

Food additives that are commonly used to thicken and stabilize processed foods may disrupt the bacterial makeup of the gut, causing health problems, a new study in animals suggests.

In the study, mice that were fed two chemicals that are commonly added to foods gained weight, had altered blood sugar and developed intestinal problems. The chemicals were “emulsifying agents,” chemicals that hold together mixtures that include both fat and water, which would otherwise separate.   Continue reading “Food Additives Linked to Weight Gain, Inflammation”

Net NeutralityPC Mag – by CHLOE ALBANESIUS

Details about FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s net neutrality plan emerged yesterday, and it left D.C. types all atwitter. But this is not just an inside-the-Beltway issue. It could impact how your ISP runs their network and what type of recourse you have if you think they’re doing something shady.

The details are all very wonky—I can sense you all nodding off at the mention of things like Title II, forbearance, and inter-connection. But if you care about the openness of the Internet—and you should—listen up. Here are some of the most noteworthy parts of Wheeler’s proposal and what you need to know about them. And check out the top players’ reactions in the slideshow below.   Continue reading “5 Things You Need to Know About the FCC’s Net Neutrality Plan”

HoustonsniperWND

A gunman is on the loose after killing a man and attacking four others in a spree of random shootings in the Houston area.

“Based on the information we do have, it’s very likely these five cases are related,” Houston Police Dept. Sgt. Tommy Ruland said at a news conference.

In all five incidents, the gunman, driving a dark-colored SUV, pulled up next to someone walking on a street and opened fire without saying a word or making a robbery demand.   Continue reading “‘Spree killer’ on loose in major American city”

Russian sailors are seen aboard the Russia war ship Admiral Panteleyev, right, moored at the Cypriot port of LimassolSputnik

Russian navy ships will now have access to stop off at ports in Cyprus, while Moscow will continue to provide the Mediterranean country with debt relief, following an agreement by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades.

The agreements, which apply to Russian vessels involved in counter terrorism and anti piracy efforts, follow Mr. Anastasiades’ two-day visit to Russia, which led to the two countries signing a programme of cooperation for 2015-2017.   Continue reading “Russia Signs Military Deal With EU Member State”

Mideast Iraq Islamic StateNew York Post – by Chris Perez

New video has been released showing ISIS thugs smashing ancient artifacts in Iraq — some dating back more than 2,000 years — with sledgehammers as they attempt to destroy the “idols and gods” worshiped by people “instead of Allah.”

Posted on social media accounts affiliated with the Islamic State, the footage shows several large statues inside a museum in the northern city of Mosul being toppled and shattered to pieces.   Continue reading “ISIS ransacks museum, destroys 2,000-year-old artifacts”

Reuters – by SULEIMAN AL-KHALIDI

Jordan and Israel signed an agreement to go ahead with a World Bank-sponsored project to build a desalination plant in the Gulf of Aqaba and a pipeline linking the Red Sea with the Dead Sea.

The plant will be built in the southern Jordanian port of Aqaba on the Red Sea and will desalinate water to be shared by Israelis and Palestinians. The brine that is a byproduct of the process will be sent north in a 112-mile (180-km) pipeline to the Dead Sea.     Continue reading “Jordan, Israel agree $900 million Red Sea-Dead Sea project”

All Gov – by Noel Brinkerhoff

Nearly 2,500 acres of public lands in Arizona has been handed over to two foreign mining companies that plan to excavate $130 billion in copper from an area considered sacred to Native Americans.

Oak Flat, part of the Tonto National Forest about 100 miles north of Tucson, is the site where Resolution Copper Mining, a British-Australian partnership, intends to develop an enormous copper mine.   Continue reading “Why is Congress Turning over Public Lands to Foreign Copper Mine Companies?”

KTVA 11 News – by Lauren Maxwell

ANCHORAGE – A state-funded study is underway to see if Alaskan women will stop drinking if they find out they are pregnant.

The study is targeting Alaska’s high rates of fetal alcohol syndrome, with a goal of bringing awareness about the problem.

The Alaska Legislature approved the two-year, $400,000 study to place free pregnancy tests in 20 bars across the state. In Anchorage, the Peanut Farm Bar and Grill has the first pregnancy test dispenser hanging in the ladies’ room.   Continue reading “Free pregnancy tests available in bars around Alaska”