Year: 2015

The Energy Collective

Source: U.S. Department of Energy, Federal Energy Management Program. Note: Energy usage includes both civilian and military agencies.

The U.S. federal government, with thousands of facilities and vehicles in locations across the United States and abroad, is one of the largest energy consumers in the world, but that consumption is declining. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) shows total delivered-to-site energy use by the federal government fell to 0.96 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) in fiscal year (FY) 2013, the lowest recorded since 1975, the earliest year for which data are available.   Continue reading “Energy Consumption by U.S. Government at Lowest Level Since at Least 1975”

Gov Slaves – by Matt O’Brein

Ukraine, to use a technical term, is broke. That’s what you call a country whose currency has lost half its value in just two days.

The problem is simple: Ukraine has no money and barely any economy. It’s already talking to the IMF about a $15 billion bailout and what’s euphemistically being called a debt “restructuring”—i.e., default—as its reserves have dwindled down to $6.42 billion, only enough to cover five weeks of imports. (Three months worth is considered the absolute least you can get by with).   Continue reading “Ukraine’s currency just collapsed 50 percent in two days”

Boing Boing – by Cory Doctorow

Niles, OH Patrolman Todd Mobley followed an acquaintance home in his cruiser and yanked him out of the car and threatened his life; when another cop arrived, Mobley had the cop turn off his dashcam and continued his illegal behavior; he has served a 30 day suspension and is back on the job.

Mobley believed that his victim, Tom Huffman, had stolen a gas can from Mobley’s mother’s house. He repeatedly threatened to murder Huffman.   Continue reading “Cop who switched off traffic cam in order to make illegal threats will keep his job”

MLive – by Dillon Davis

GRAND HAVEN, MI – A suspect is in custody this morning after breaking into the  U.S. Coast Guard Station in Grand Haven and assaulting Coast Guard personnel, according to a release by the Grand Haven Department of Public Safety.

Per the release, the male suspect crashed his truck through the gate of the Grand Haven Coast Guard Station, 601 S. Harbor Drive, before breaking into the facility at approximately 6:07 a.m, on Sunday, Feb. 8.   Continue reading “1 arrested after crash into Grand Haven Coast Guard Station, personnel assaulted”

Examiner – by David Codrea

Attempting to further bolster a de facto monopoly of violence in New York City, Police Commissioner Bill Bratton proposed additional edicts to tip the power scales even more in favor of enforcers over citizens, the New York Observer reported Wednesday. In addition to stiffening penalties for things like wearing protective body armor, tinting windows and holding police to similar information disclosures that “civilians” (a telling attitude in itself ) are subjected to, Bratton said it would be “very helpful” if charges of resisting arrest were upped from misdemeanors to felonies.

Who that would be very helpful to is obvious. And, as with so much of what Bratton has stood for throughout a long career as a tax-fed serial oath-breaker, the potentials for further assaults on liberty and shielding of a corruption are intentionally terrifying — if we let ourselves be cowed by them.   Continue reading “Bratton ‘resisting arrest’ proposal a ploy to strengthen police state”

Don’t Comply – by Anthony James Kidwell

“A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”

When James Madison drafted the Second Amendment in 1789, it was not as much of a controversial statement as it seems to be today. In the Constitutional era, it was widely understood that a Militia, composed of the whole or part of a community, was responsible for assembling, training, and when necessary, fighting to the last man for the community and its people. To be called a Militiaman was to be identified as someone who had answered a call to community service and, while not necessarily a professional in arms, was nonetheless ready and willing to put his life and livelihood at risk for the sake of his neighbors.   Continue reading “Not Your Daddy’s Militia: Today’s Constitutional Militia Movement Has Grown Up.”

Universal Free Press – by Rick Wells

On Wednesday, Hussein Obama invited some of his fellow illegal aliens over to the White House to appear as props for his push to “legitimize” his flood of illegal aliens into the American workplace and open society.

In his comments the communist operative said, “Because of the executive actions that we took with respect to DREAM Act [not legislation and not an Act] kids and because of the executive actions that I announced late last year with respect to many of their parents, what I’ve heard is lives transformed.”   Continue reading “Usurper Obama Claims Illegal Aliens Are As American As He Is – We Already Knew That”

America Herald – by Eran Shayovich

In the last few days emergency authorities from Washington and Oregon have reported the appearance of a smooth white, ashy substance. Even if there are active volcanoes close-by the two states authorities suggest that this mysterious substance must be originating from thousands of miles away or may be leftovers  floating in the environment from an close by wildfire. Another theory is that the milky substance is simply some kind of dust lifted up from a close-by storm that took place recently.   Continue reading “Washington and Oregon Milky Ash Source Still Not Confirmed”

Fox News

Bruce Jenner was involved in a fatal multi-car collision in Malibu, CA, according to Post sources.

One person was dead in the crash, said the sources. Eight people were reported injured.

Jenner claims he was being chased by five paparazzi vehicles when the accident occurred, law enforcement sources said.   Continue reading “Bruce Jenner involved in deadly 3-vehicle Malibu crash”

ABC News – by CORINNE CATHCART

Police arrested a 17-year-old in connection with a shooting at a mall outside Pittsburgh that left three people injured.

Monroeville police identified the suspect as Tarod Thornhill. He was charged Sunday with aggravated assault, attempted homicide, and recklessly endangering other people, police said.   Continue reading “1 Arrested After 3 Injured in Shooting at Mall Outside Pittsburgh”

Forward – by Nathan Guttman

WASHINGTON — Pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cancel his planned speech to a joint meeting of Congress is building among mainstream pro-Israel leaders, leading to an increasingly divisive split in the Jewish community.

Mainstream leaders and organizations have begun speaking out, some publically and other privately, against the speech, scheduled for March 3, arguing the controversy is becoming a major distraction from their shared goal of stopping Iran from becoming a nuclear power.   Continue reading “Reform’s Rick Jacobs Calls On Benjamin Netanyahu To Scrap Speech to GOP Congress”

Cop Block

Incident Date: April 29, 2013

Law Enforcement Employees Involved: Officers Lowe, Martin, Draper, Cornett, Garmin and Richards

Washington County Sheriff’s Dept.    Continue reading “Justice For The Wrongful Death Of Stewart Peppers!”

Fox News

A gunman killed five people Saturday, including himself after a shooting in near Atlanta that also left two children injured, authorities said.

Authorities arrived at the Douglasville subdivision of two-story homes, about 20 miles west of Atlanta, after receiving a 911 call around 3 p.m., Douglas County Sheriff’s Lt. Glenn Daniel told The Associated Press.   Continue reading “7 people shot, 5 dead in Georgia shooting”

Yahoo News – by James Pearson

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has test-fired a new anti-ship cruise missile, images released by state media on Saturday showed, demonstrating the increased capability of the secretive state’s outdated navy.

The images were released in the lead-up to U.S.-South Korean military exercises this spring. North Korea routinely seeks to raise tensions ahead of the annual drills, although this year Pyongyang has also offered to suspend nuclear testing if Washington calls off the exercises.   Continue reading “North Korea test-fires new anti-ship cruise missile”

AmmoLand

USA – -(Ammoland.com)- Washington Oath Keepers Alert!

Elias Alias here. I got a letter from Mike Vanderboegh, Founder of the national III% movement, alerting me to this event which is upcoming on February 07, 2015, in Olympia, Washington.

Unfortunately, Stewart Rhodes, President of Oath Keepers, is already booked in Pennsylvania for the week of February 07 through February 15 2015, so he cannot attend this rally in Washington State. I am hoping that many in our Oregon, Idaho, and Washington chapters will be able to attend this event on short notice, because it’s got great potential to focus public attention on serious gun rights issues.   Continue reading “Washington State Patriots Preparing To Be Arrested, Will Not Back Down!”

My bet is that he agreed to become a snitch.

New York Daily News – by SHAYNA JACOBS

An accused Times Square “Spider-Man” cop-puncher was cleared Friday after prosecutors declined to bring a case against him.

Junior Bishop, 25, was charged with assault, criminal mischief and resisting arrest after allegedly clocking a cop, breaking the officer’s glasses and causing injuries to his face in the July scuffle as cops tried to arrest the comic character for soliciting tips, officials said.   Continue reading “Times Square Spider-Man will not be tried for allegedly punching cop”