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As-salamu alaykum (the peace be upon you (plural) and Shalom (peace, harmony, wholeness, completeness, prosperity, welfare and tranquility) may have different nuances but both express a similar intent of goodwill. In reality, not much benevolent friendship exists in the eternal cauldron of Semitic hatred. Genetic and blood feuds have proliferated throughout history, but the foremost difference in this ongoing struggle is that the prospects of initiating a nuclear holocaust are reaching a meltdown radiation level. Human comprehension of the actual devastation from a nuclear strike, much less an all out exchange of warheads cannot be understood by playing a video game or watching a media presentation.   Continue reading “Middle East a Cauldron of Horror”

Liberty Fight – by Martin Hill

Steven E. Grasty, the ‘County Judge’ in Burns, Oregon who told the Oregon protesters that they owe $75,000 per day to occupy the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, is an ‘Ancient Free and Accepted Mason’ – and a ‘Senior Deacon’ at the ‘Robert Burns Masonic Lodge No. 97.’ The Craft meets on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month at 7:00 pm, That’s tonight folks, so heads up.

You can see their ‘officer’ roster here, Grasty is listed sixth from the top, and his phone number is publicly listed, “Steve Grasty 541-493-2896”   Continue reading “Oregon ‘Judge’ Who Wants To Charge Militia Occupiers $75,000 Per Day Is A Grand Poobah at the Masonic Lodge”

Washington Post – by Fritz Hahn

It was a startling announcement: As of Dec. 1, 2015, the Brewers Association had counted 4,144 breweries in the United States, the most ever operating simultaneously in the history of the country. According to historians, the previous high-water mark of 4,131 was set in 1873.

The new number includes giant Budweiser, artisan Dogfish Head and your neighborhood brewpub. Although beer industry observers have known this day was coming, the pace of growth was explosive: At the end of 2011, there were 2,033 breweries, or fewer than half as many as now. In 2005, there were only 1,447. And 25 years ago? The Brewers Association, a trade group for small and independent breweries, logged a mere 284 in 1990.   Continue reading “America now has more breweries than ever. And that might be a problem.”

Pravda

The criticism in this column of the World Health Organization’s zero or limited responses to international emergencies is well documented, the idea being that this body offers little protection in the event of killer pandemics. The situation surrounding the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is more than strange. What is going on?

During the Influenza A H1N1 outbreak in 2009/2010, this column criticized the World Health Organization for sitting back and doing nothing except inform us what was happening and how fast the “Swine Flu” pandemic was spreading until it moved from a Phase 1 manifestation to a Phase 6 pandemic. What does the WHO do? It acts like a voyeur.   Continue reading “Ebola Virus Disease: What is going on?”

Shadow Proof

United States Navy SEALs planned war games in the state of Washington for mid-January, where they would encroach upon residential areas, state parks, national parks, etc, without the consent of the public. The war games treat citizens as pawns because SEALs were trained to react to citizens as potential terrorists.

One of the most alarming aspects of the war games, which were reported on by Truthout journalist Dahr Jamail, is how it normalizes the idea that U.S. citizens can be enemies. The war games suggest a future where many more military exercises run roughshod over public spaces and soldiers simulate how citizens could pose a danger to them.   Continue reading “In War Games, Navy Seals Normalize Treating U.S. Citizens As Enemy”

A Florida Woman Stops Alligator Attack With A Small Beretta Pistol.

This is a story of self-control and marksmanship by a brave, cool-headed woman with a small pistol against a fierce predator. What is the smallest caliber that you would trust to protect yourself? A Beretta Jetfire testimonial…. Here is her story in her own words:   Continue reading “Survival has many faces”

Campus Reform – by Peter Fricke

Portland Community College has designated April “Whiteness History Month” (WHM), an “educational project” exploring how the “construct of whiteness” creates racial inequality.

“‘Whiteness History Month: Context, Consequences, and Change’ is a multidisciplinary, district-wide, educational project examining race and racism through an exploration of the construction of whiteness, its origins, and heritage,” PCC states on its website. “Scheduled for the month of April 2016, the project seeks to inspire innovative and practical solutions to community issues and social problems that stem from racism.”   Continue reading “Portland Community College to devote an entire month to ‘whiteness’-shaming”

Natural Blaze – by Brandon Turbeville

It appears the uses of hemp are endless. In addition to myriad industrial products such as paper, construction material, clothing, food and fuel, hemp is also known to draw out toxic substances from the soil. In other words, not only does hemp provide humans with innumerable products, it also helps to clean the environment of the mistakes we have made in the past. It has already been discovered that hemp may be extremely useful in the removal of cadmium from the soil and other toxic metals, as well as radiation.   Continue reading “Hemp Eats Radiation, Cleans Toxic Metals From Soil”

Officer Down Memorial Page

Police Officer Thomas Cottrell was shot and killed from ambush behind the village’s municipal building shortly after 11:00 pm.

At approximately 11:20 pm dispatchers received a call from a female subject stating that police officers in Danville were in danger. She stated her boyfriend was armed and intended to kill a police officer.   Continue reading “ODMP Remembers Police Officer Thomas Cottrell”

USA Today – by Jess Aloe

BARRE CITY, Vt. – On a cold, sunny Thursday afternoon, Deputy Jean Miguel Bariteau of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department spots the driver of a red hatchback using his cell phone. When Bariteau pulls him over, it’s a straightforward call to write a ticket. He saw the driver use his phone, and the young man behind the wheel admits it.

If the man behind the wheel had denied violating Vermont’s distracted driver law, checking the phone records would have helped the deputy make his case. But a search like that requires a warrant.   Continue reading “Proposed law would allow warrantless cell-phone searches”

Free Thought Project – by Mike Sawyer

El Cajon, CA — In yet another tragic case of an officer fearing for his life from a fleeing car, a woman and a dog have been killed.

Early Saturday morning, police spotted a stolen red Toyota and pulled over the vehicle. Inside the car were three men, a woman and a dog. As the officer approached the vehicle, it sped off before he could get to them and led police on a high-speed chase.   Continue reading “Officer Firing at Fleeing Vehicle Misses Driver, Kills Female Passenger and Her Dog Instead”

Free Thought Project – by Jay Syrmopoulos

Washinton, D.C. – A “critical warning” has been issued by Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes “to the entire U.S. military, but especially to the military Special Operations Command and community” with it secondarily being “addressed to federal LEOs, and especially to their SRTs, such as the FBI HRT (many of whom are former military special operations).”

The “warning” indicates that the escalation the situation in Oregon from a simple occupation of an empty federal building by ranchers and U.S. veterans to a use of force situation could risk pushing the nation into another civil war.   Continue reading “Oath Keepers Warn Feds Not to “Waco” Oregon Occupation — or there Will be Civil War”

Off the Grid News – by Wally Peterson

It’s nothing short of ironic that this nation, which was founded, explored, and made great by adventurous and self-reliant people, has now become a haven for those who insist on being cradled and sheltered by convenience. Responding to the demand that this has created, the government has increasingly made it more difficult to be self-reliant and now seems thoroughly dedicated to preventing anyone from taking care of themselves and their families.   Continue reading “The 5 Greatest Threats To Off-Grid Living”

RT

Three American soldiers and a translator have reportedly been kidnapped by militia in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.

While their identities have not yet been confirmed, Iraqi independent news agency Akad News said a US serviceman and a translator are among those who were captured in the south of Baghdad.   Continue reading “Three Americans kidnapped in Baghdad – reports”