Statesman – by Julia Preston

LAREDO — A fast-rising influx of Cubans are crossing the border into Texas by the hundreds each day, approved to enter the United States in a matter of hours.

They walk out to a Laredo street and are greeted by volunteers from Cubanos en Libertad, or Cubans in Freedom, a nonprofit. The volunteers help them arrange travel to their U.S. destination — often Miami — and start applying for work permits and such federal benefits as food stamps and Medicaid, available by law to Cubans immediately after their arrival.   Continue reading “Tensions simmer as Cubans breeze across Texas border”

Politico

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Senate should not confirm a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia until after the 2016 election — an historic rebuke of President Obama’s authority and an extraordinary challenge to the practice of considering each nominee on his or her individual merits.

The swiftness of McConnell’s statement — coming about an hour after Scalia’s death in Texas had been confirmed — stunned White House officials who had expected the Kentucky Republican to block their nominee with every tool at his disposal, but didn’t imagine the combative GOP leader would issue an instant, categorical rejection of anyone Obama chose to nominate.   Continue reading “McConnell throws down the gauntlet: No Scalia replacement under Obama”

RT

Moscow and Tel Aviv are planning to sign a free trade agreement in the near future, Russian Deputy Agriculture Minister Sergey Levin told journalists on Friday.

“Such decisions aim at maximizing cooperation between Russia and Israel in terms of agriculture and new technologies; creation of joint ventures, as well as the prospects of a free trade zone agreement which the government expects to sign with Israel as soon as possible,” Levin said following Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich’s meeting with Israeli businessmen.   Continue reading “Russia may soon ink free trade pact with Israel”

My SA – by Gary Martin

Associate Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead of apparent natural causes Saturday on a luxury resort in West Texas, federal officials said.

Scalia, 79, was a guest at the Cibolo Creek Ranch, a resort in the Big Bend region south of Marfa.   Continue reading “Senior U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia found dead at West Texas ranch”

Tulsa World – by Paighten Harkins

The third-largest earthquake in recorded state history rocked parts of western Oklahoma on Saturday morning near the site of other large, recent temblors.

The quake registered a 5.1 magnitude and was recorded northwest of Fairview at 11:07 a.m., according to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Geological Survey.
Continue reading “Oklahoma rattled by state’s third-largest earthquake; 5.1 recorded near Fairview”

Reuters

Two Louisiana police officers were shot and wounded early on Saturday when a suspect opened fire on them, police said.

A bullet grazed the head of one Baton Rouge police officer, and the other was struck in the side, The Advocate newspaper reported. Both are expected to survive.   Continue reading “Two Louisiana police officers wounded during shootout”

I wasn’t taught the Bill of Rights in a remote camp in the Iranian desert. It was part of the standard curriculum in every U.S. government-run public school. How did I become a “domestic extremist” because I happen to agree with it? Whose behavior can be considered “extreme” in this equation; mine, or the government’s?

The newest suggested crack-down (always cracking down on something) are supporters, listeners, thinkers and dreamers of “domestic extremism”, with of course, no mention of who will decide how “extremism” is to be defined this week, or next, but you can safely bet that it will begin and end with everyone who disagrees with King Obama.   Continue reading “Domestic extremists, and foreign insurgents.”

Intellihub – by Alex Thomas

With the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge finally over after the four remaining occupants surrendered to the FBI without bloodshed, the mainstream media has largely turned their focus away from Harney County and the small Oregon town that became the epicenter of revolt against gross federal government overreach.

Despite this, there remains an extremely important story to tell, one that includes all the hallmarks of a literal police state including road blocks, road closures, check points, private mercenaries, papers please demands, and even guns pointed directly at the heads of law-abiding American citizens.   Continue reading “Martial law in Burns, Oregon: Feds terrorize local citizens with check points, random searches, and guns to their head”

Freedom Outpost – by Tim Brown

The Bureau of Land Management have been acting tyrannically for decades. As an unconstitutional agency, we have seen them in recent years not only violating the Constitution and the rights of the people, but we’ve also seen them take an armed violent stand against ranchers, both in Nevada and Oregon. All of it is unlawful. I want to share story that I ran across concerning two BLM employees and a miner in Idaho from 2012 during some research on the BLM. In a confrontation with the BLM, the Idaho miner asked, “You are telling me that you supersede the Constitution of the united States?” The BLM employee smugly replied, “Yes, I do.”   Continue reading “BLM Employee to Miner: My Authority Supersedes the United States Constitution”

The Organic Prepper

Venezuela is out of food.

After several years of long lines, rationing, and shortages, the socialist country does not have enough food to feed its population, and the opposition government has declared a “nutritional emergency.” This is just the most recent nail in the beleaguered country’s slow, painful economic collapse.   Continue reading “Venezuela Is Out of Food: Here’s What an Economic Collapse Really Looks Like”

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The Hill – by Bradford Richardson

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to bring a lawsuit challenging rival Ted Cruz’s eligibility to serve as president — unless the Texas senator “clean[s] up his act.”

“If [Ted Cruz] doesn’t clean up his act, stop cheating, & doing negative ads, I have standing to sue him for not being a natural born citizen,” Trump said in a tweet.    Continue reading “Trump: ‘I have standing’ to sue Cruz over citizenship”

Remember, your vote counts!

The Daily Caller – by Derek Hunter

Though Bernie Sanders won the New Hampshire primary in a landslide over Hillary Clinton, he will likely receive fewer delegates than she will.

Sanders won 60 percent of the vote, but thanks to the Democratic Party’s nominating system, he leaves the Granite State with at least 13 delegates while she leaves with at least 15 delegates.   Continue reading “After Crushing Defeat, DNC Quirk Still Gives Hillary More New Hampshire Delegates Than Sanders”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

On Friday, we got confirmation of what everyone already knew: the Greek economy is still mired in recession. GDP contracted 0.6% in Q4 after shrinking 1.4% in Q3.

We also found out that Greek farmers have most assuredly not calmed down since they parked their tractors in the middle of the street blocking traffic late last month.   Continue reading “Caught On Tape: 800 Angry Farmers Storm Greek Ministry, Beat Cops With Shepherd’s Sticks”

News Trust

HELSINKI, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Thousands of Iraqi refugees who arrived in Finland last year have decided to cancel their asylum applications and to return home voluntarily, citing family issues and disappointment with life in the frosty Nordic country.

Europe is in the grip of its worst migrant crisis since World War Two, with more than a million people arriving last year, fleeing wars and poverty in the Middle East and beyond.   Continue reading “Thousands of Iraqi refugees leave Finland voluntarily”

Anti-Media – by Jake Anderson

In a troubling new development in the domestic consumer surveillance debate, an investigation into Samsung Smart TVs has revealed that user voice commands are recorded, stored, and transmitted to a third party. The company even warns customers not to discuss personal or sensitive information within earshot of the device.   Continue reading “Samsung Warns Customers To Think Twice About What They Say Near Smart TVs”

SHTF Plan – by Mac Slavo

There are endless places and ways to conceal, hide and stash your guns and other precious items.

Who knows when the time would actually come when some jack-booted thug would beat down your door and search for your constitutionally-mandated firearms – but with Obama’s gun control and many possible scenarios for martial law and a crackdown on patriots, it could really happen.   Continue reading “What Guns? What Gold? Prepper Tips On “Hiding Your Guns in Plain Sight””