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Washington (CNN)Several groups of rabbis and Jewish religious leaders are planning to protest Donald Trump’s speech to a major pro-Israel conference in Washington on Monday, accusing the presidential candidate of encouraging hatred.
Trump is scheduled to address the American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference Monday night, and several groups are organizing boycotts of the speech. Continue reading “Rabbis, Jewish leaders plan boycott of Donald Trump at AIPAC”
The House passed a resolution Thursday that sets the stage for the chamber to file a brief in a Supreme Court case where Republicans argue President Barack Obama overstepped his authority with an executive order on immigration.
The resolution passed along party lines, with 234 GOP lawmakers supporting the move over loud protests from House Democrats. On the Democratic side, 181 voted against the resolution. Continue reading “House passes plan to file brief in Obama immigration action case”
An ex-stripper who went on to law school and later was elected a judge was found dead inside her Nevada home Sunday, The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.
Her body was discovered during a welfare check, the report said, and authorities do not suspect foul play. Continue reading “Ex-stripper judge found dead inside Nevada home”
TEHRAN (FNA)- Deputy Chief Liaison of the Iranian Army’s Ground Force General Ali Arasteh said Tehran has documents that show the delivery of 75 vehicles loaded with weaponry to the ISIL terrorist group.
General Arasteh said on Wednesday some governments claim to be fighting ISIL, but at the same time supply the terrorist group with “37 vehicles and 38 trailers loaded with weapons and military equipment.”
Continue reading “Army General: Iran Has Evidence of Foreign Military Aid to ISIL”
Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist
Washington D.C. — As if autonomous drones launching Hellfire missiles at targets acquired through the collection of metadata weren’t horrifying enough, the US military now has its own death rays — no kidding.
Since the days of Nikola Tesla, and his plans of a death ray, the up and coming military industrial complex has salivated over the idea of direct energy weapons. For pennies, the US could lay waste to their enemies instead of using highly expensive missile systems. However, this technology and the resources to build it remained elusive — until now. Continue reading “Modern Warfare Just Changed Forever — Laser Weapons are Ready for Use — TODAY”
US military officials say more than a dozen US military personnel have been punished for bombing a hospital that killed 42 people in Afghanistan last year, but they face no criminal charges.
The military officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the punishments are largely administrative, such as letters of reprimand and ending chances for further promotion. Continue reading “No criminal charges for bombing Afghan hospital: US defense officials”
A few years ago, the Center for Disease Control launched a zombie preparedness initiative that drew significant attention. The Department of Defense followed suit and developed an entire training course intended for the Joint Operational Planning and Execution System (JOPES). The complete response plan, called CONPLAN888, was recently declassified, and it’s just as weird and creepy as you might imagine.
The Black Vault posted two documents retrieved from the NSA using the Freedom of Information Act. Continue reading “The Government Actually has a Zombie Apocalypse Plan — and It’s Just Been Declassified”
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio ended his two-year boycott of the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade on Thursday, joining in the world’s largest celebration of Irish heritage after organizers opened the event up to all openly LGTB marchers.
De Blasio took part in the parade up Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue for the first time since his election after organizers agreed to allow a second lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender group to march under its own banner. Continue reading “Gay rights issue resolved, New York mayor joins in St. Patrick’s parade”
A lawsuit filed against Uber claiming that the ride-sharing company was to blame for the jailing of an Uber driver who is charged with murder is a hoax, the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office said on Thursday.
The Sheriff’s Office said officials became suspicious of the suit, filed in the name of murder suspect Jason Dalton, who is currently jailed in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, after seeing the online filing. The online filing included a facsimile of the envelope used to send the suit, which had a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, postmark. Continue reading “Lawsuit against Uber in name of murder suspect is found to be a hoax”
The Nevada rancher at the center of a 2014 armed standoff with federal agents was due to appear on Thursday in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas, seeking to be released from custody ahead of his trial on conspiracy and other felony charges.
Cliven Bundy, 69, has been jailed since his arrest on Feb. 10 at the Portland International Airport after arriving there on his way to show support for anti-government militants who had taken over the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon. Continue reading “Nevada rancher charged in 2014 standoff to appear in federal court”
The state legislature of Tennessee is considering a bill which will ensure universities and colleges are powerless to punish students on the basis of making mean or offensive comments.
The proposal, named The Tennessee Student Free Speech Protection Act, would ban institutions from creating systems that allow students to report incidents with the expectation of disciplinary action, unless it involves a “genuine threat or harassment.” Continue reading “Tennessee Bill Would Ban Punishment for Offensive Speech, ‘Microaggressions’ at Universities”
Mass media is the most powerful tool used by the ruling class to manipulate the masses. It shapes and molds opinions and attitudes and defines what is normal and acceptable. This article looks at the workings of mass media through the theories of its major thinkers, its power structure and the techniques it uses, in order to understand its true role in society. Continue reading “Mind Control Theories and Techniques used by Mass Media”
The New American – by William F. Jasper
There is a startling omission in a newly released official“Incident Report” on the shooting death of LaVoy Finicum that has reopened controversy over a key figure in the Oregon standoff with federal authorities. Recent Facebook postings by supporters of the occupation point to the conspicuous exclusion of this individual’s name in the 360-page report released last week as further evidence that he is “the informant and rat” who betrayed Finicum, Ammon Bundy, and the other occupiers. Continue reading “Finicum Shooting: Was Bundy Driver/“Bodyguard” an FBI Agent Provocateur?”
Secretary of State John Kerry declared Thursday that the Islamic State is committing genocide against Christians and other minorities in the Middle East, after facing heavy pressure from lawmakers and rights groups to make the rare designation.
“In my judgment, Daesh is responsible for genocide against groups in territory under its control, including Yazidis, Christians and Shia Muslims,” Kerry said at the State Department. Daesh is another name for the Islamic State. Continue reading “Kerry declares ISIS committing genocide against Christians, others”
Congress will investigate a federal judge accused of sexually assaulting a witness during his time as a federal prosecutor in Utah, a new report says.
Richard Warren Roberts, then a civil rights attorney for the Justice Department, is accused of repeatedly raping Terry Elrod Mitchell in 1981, according to The Salt Lake City Tribune. Continue reading “Congress to probe rape allegations against federal judge: report”
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — The plainclothes police officer who died in a chaotic shootout at a Maryland police station was deliberately shot by a fellow officer who did not recognize him and viewed him as an armed threat, a police chief said Wednesday.
Speaking to reporters outside the Prince George’s County courthouse, Police Chief Hank Stawinski was careful not to speculate about the state of mind of the unidentified officer who fired upon Officer Jacai Colson on Sunday afternoon outside a police station in Landover, but he said it was clear that the officer feared for his life. Continue reading “Police: Officer mistook plainclothes officer for threat”
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state can try again to put to death a condemned killer whose 2009 execution was called off after two hours during which he cried in pain while receiving 18 needle sticks, the Ohio Supreme Court said Wednesday.
The court’s 4-3 ruling rejected arguments that giving the state prisons agency a second chance to execute Romell Broom would amount to cruel and unusual punishment and double jeopardy. Prosecutors had argued double jeopardy doesn’t apply because lethal drugs never entered Broom’s veins while executioners unsuccessfully tried to hook up an IV. They also said a previously unsuccessful execution attempt doesn’t affect the constitutionality of his death sentence. Continue reading “Court: Inmate who survived ’09 execution can be put to death”