LA Times

As the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon dragged on for most of January, local law enforcement was spread thin and federal agents were nowhere to be seen.

Behind the quiet facade, however, the FBI was running surveillance on the occupation and recording the activists’ public statements, mostly drawn from media reports and the activists’ use of social media, while FBI agents encouraged locals to report their experiences with the new strangers in town.   Continue reading “Where was the FBI during the armed standoff in Oregon? Out of sight, but listening and watching”

NPR – by Bill Chappell

With 11 militants now arrested – including their leader, Ammon Bundy – and another dead, federal agents are trying to get the remaining occupiers of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge to leave, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting.

As for the situation inside the refuge, when the network spoke to militant David Fry late Wednesday night, he said five people are still holding out – and he’s one of them.   Continue reading “FBI Is Negotiating With Militants Still Inside Oregon Wildlife Refuge”

Town Hall – by Kurt Schlichter

I have never, ever had anyone tell me that he had too much ammunition.  Not in a combat zone, not in a civil disaster, not even in peacetime.  Never.  Nor have I lived through a time where our governing class was so deeply corrupt, so utterly foolish, and so dangerously focused on the perpetuation of its own power that it risked bringing down everything we have built not merely in the United States but in the entire West.

Right now, if you are watching the news, you have questions about the future.  And the answer to all of them is to buy ammo.   Continue reading “Buy Ammo”

New York Post – by ROCCO PARASCANDOLA

The NYPD hopes a more potent pepper spray will lead to fewer police shootings — but some critics say the upgraded aerosol is a recipe for disaster.

More than 19,000 cops so far have been given canisters of Sabre 5.0, a spray with a .67% concentration of major capsaicinoids, the chemicals that make peppers hot.   Continue reading “NYPD hopes more potent pepper spray will lead to fewer police shootings, some critics say upgrade is recipe for disaster”

Jon Rappoport

Hysteria sells and…

It’s hysteria time again. Let me run it down for you.

This is the word: The dreaded Zika virus! Watch out! It’s carried by mosquitos! It can cause birth defects—babies are born with very small heads and impaired brains!   Continue reading “Is the dreaded Zika virus another giant scam?”

CNS News – by Penny Starr

A couple who hosts occasional wedding ceremonies on their New York farm have lost an appeal to overturn the $13,000 in fines levied against them by the state’s human rights agency, which ruled that their refusal to host a wedding for two women was discriminatory.

On Jan. 14, the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, upheld the agency’s order and the fines, a decision the Alliance Defending Freedom – which represented Robert and Cynthia Gifford – said amounted to confirming, “that the government can punish the Giffords for declining to coordinate a ceremony that conflicts with their conscience.”   Continue reading “NY Court: Farmers to Be Re-Educated, Pay Fines for Not Hosting Homosexual Wedding”

Rundown Live – by Kristan T. Harris

It’s no secret that the United States government is collaborating with businesses to collect meta data on its citizens. In a recent article it was proclaimed that Fresno law enforcement was using technology that gathered information from “arrest reports, property records, commercial databases, deep Web searches” and “social- media postings” to assess a citizen threat score according to the Washington Post.   Continue reading “Why We All Should Be Concerned Over “Citizen Rankings” and How Scores are Calculated”

KGW

BURNS, Ore. – The FBI arrested three more people Wednesday in connection with the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, including the self-proclaimed new leader of the group.

The FBI and Oregon State Police set up a series of checkpoints at major roads in and out of the refuge Wednesday morning.   Continue reading “FBI arrests 3 more armed occupiers”

Reuters

Five people suspected of involvement in the escape of three maximum-security jail inmates in California were arrested on Wednesday, but the fugitive prisoners – including one accused of the mutilation torture of a kidnap victim – remained at large, authorities said.

Additional arrests were expected by Thursday, as investigators continued to focus on street gang members tied to the three fugitives, Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens said.   Continue reading “Five arrests made in connection with California jailhouse escape”

Ammoland – by John Farnam

Ft Collins, CO –-(Ammoland.com)- The Air Force, at least, has finally seen the light!

USAF Base Commanders have been authorized to implement the carrying of guns (presumptively openly or concealed) by “selected” personnel, on and off-duty. Smart airmen, naturally, already have state-issued CCW permits, when and where possible.   Continue reading “U.S. Air Force Allows “Selected” Airmen to Go Armed, Ending Gun Free Bases”

ABC News

The widow of a disgraced Illinois police officer who staged his suicide to appear he was gunned down in the line of duty, sparking an intensive manhunt, was indicted Wednesday on charges of assisting her husband in siphoning money from a youth program.

Melodie Gliniewicz, 51, turned herself in at the Lake County Sheriff’s Office when she learned of the grand jury indictment, said Detective Christopher Covelli, a sheriff’s office spokesman. She was taken to the county jail Wednesday afternoon. Her bond was set at $50,000.   Continue reading “Wife of Illinois Officer Who Staged Suicide Indicted”

The Free Capitalist Project

BURNS, OREGON – on January 26, 2015 the FBI (with the help of other law enforcement) ambushed and murdered Robert “LaVoy” Finicum.  Based upon two personal eye-witness accounts, it is clear that the stories being widely circulated are false (due to laziness, misguided motives, or wickedness) and the truth should interest the friends of liberty, and those who want to know the actual fate of LaVoy and how our government agents acted yesterday.   Continue reading “The Ambush and Murder of Robert “LaVoy” Finicum”