The Organic Prepper

Finally….the week we’ve all been itching for.  At least where I live, it’s planting time! Did you ever wonder exactly how to grow specific vegetables in your garden for the biggest, healthiest harvests?

I’ve spent the past few weeks pouring over my gardening books and scouring the internet to learn all that I can about the specific veggies, fruits, and herbs that I intend to grow. While lots of folks just stick everything in the ground and grow it under the same conditions, (exactly what I’ve been doing) I believe that a little attention toward the specific needs of individual plants can reward you with greater productivity and healthier plants. Below, you can find a round-up of the information I am using to set up my garden this year. I hope some of this is useful to you, as well.   Continue reading “Learn Exactly How to Grow 25 Vegetable Garden Favorites for Maximum Harvests”

RT

Footage has emerged that purports to show a North Carolina inmate being tased three times by an officer, despite the man being in shackles. The incident killed the inmate and his death was ruled a homicide – but no one has been punished for the crime.

The footage, released by The News & Observer, shows an officer unlocking Brandon Bethea’s handcuffs in a cell at the Harnett County Jail in March 2011. Detention officer identified in a police report as John Clark is seen holding a stun gun behind the inmate’s back while the cuffs are released.   Continue reading “Officer tasers shackled NC inmate, leaves him for dead”

Mail.com

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit schools reopened Wednesday after teachers who had called out sick for two days received assurances from the financially struggling district that they would continue to be paid. But while the teachers are returning to work, their union is sparring with lawmakers over a $500 million plan to restructure the district and its debt.

A House panel on Tuesday advanced the measure, which was intended to ease teachers’ fears that they might not get their paychecks if the district runs out of money. But the union blasted the legislation that would also forbid existing labor agreements from transferring to the new district and restrict collective bargaining over work schedules and school calendars.   Continue reading “Detroit teachers ending 2-day sick-out, fighting legislation”

Mail.com

DENVER (AP) — An Army vehicle took the wrong road in the dark and was making a U-turn when it tumbled 250 feet off a cliff at a Colorado training range last year, killing one soldier and injuring five, according to a recently released investigative report.

The soldier who died had an unspecified medical condition at the time of the February 2015 crash at Fort Carson, and a physician assistant had recommended that he not go on the training exercise, investigators said.   Continue reading “Army says troops lost their way, went off cliff”

Mail.com

SHIPROCK, N.M. (AP) — The stranger walked with 11-year-old Ashlynne Mike into the hills of a remote area of the Navajo Nation known for its breathtaking views and the monolithic rock outcropping that stands as a beacon for miles.

As the sun faded, the stranger returned alone with a crowbar tucked in his jacket; the girl was nowhere to be seen. Her body was found hours later. But as he came back, her distraught and scared 9-year-old brother started to run and kept running for more than 2 miles toward the lights he could see on the highway in the distance until a passer-by scooped him up and took him to police.   Continue reading “Girl’s abduction, death leave Navajo community heartbroken”

The Anti-Media – by Claire Bernish

Ontario, Canada — If you woke to find someone in your four-year-old daughter’s bedroom who refused to identify themselves to you or explain their presence in your house, what would you do? In the case of Cheryl Yurkowski — who lives in Ontario, Canada — you attempt to defend your child, your home, and yourself.

Cheryl’s ordeal began after having an argument with her husband and his mother at a restaurant. Tired from the disagreement and wishing to avoid further conflict with the intoxicated man, she left separately to go home and go to bed. Not realizing his wife had already arrived at home and was asleep, Cheryl’s husband began yelling on a phone call — but his raised voice concerned neighbors, who then summoned the Kawartha Lakes Police.  Continue reading “This Woman Woke Up To An Unidentified Cop Creepily Sitting on Her 4-Year-Old’s Bed”

I find it really curious that this “news” is being reported today as though it were fresh and brand new “news,” when in fact the late pediatrician Barbara Starfield, who was affiliated with Johns Hopkins, published these facts in prestigious medical journal JAMA in July of 2000, and no news agency would pick up on the story. That was 16 years ago! 250,000 deaths per year from iatrogenic causes.

The Guardian – by Amanda Holpuch

Medical error is the third leading cause of death in the US, accounting for 250,000 deaths every year, according to an analysis released on Tuesday.   Continue reading “Medical error is third biggest cause of death in the US, experts say”

Yahoo News

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The deputy commander of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard said Iranian forces will close the strategic Strait of Hormuz to the United States and its allies if they “threaten” the Islamic Republic, Iranian state media reported on Wednesday.

The comments by Gen. Hossein Salami, carried on state television, follow a long history of both rhetoric and confrontation between Iran and the U.S. over the narrow strait, through which nearly a third of all oil traded by sea passes.   Continue reading “Iranian commander threatens to close Strait of Hormuz to US”

Fox News

TOPEKA, Kan. –  A Kansas woman who took her children to perform for occupiers during the armed takeover of an Oregon wildlife refuge earlier this year says authorities have removed seven of her children from her home and arrested her for assaulting an officer.

Odalis Sharp, 46, of Auburn was booked into the Shawnee County jail Friday evening for battery of an officer and interfering with a law enforcement officer, jail officials told The Kansas City Star. No charges had been filed as of Tuesday morning. The Shawnee County prosecutor’s office could not be reached for comment.   Continue reading “Kansas woman who took her kids to Oregon refuge standoff arrested”

LA Times – by Matt Hamilton

Nearly two weeks before he was to go on trial, a former FBI agent pleaded guilty Monday to stealing more than $136,000 in cash that had been seized during drug investigations.

Former special agent Scott M. Bowman admitted to using the cash to fund a lavish spending spree on items including plastic surgery and cars. The plea deal draws to a close a case that has led prosecutors to drop criminal charges against more than a dozen defendants in a case Bowman had investigated.   Continue reading “Former FBI agent admits to stealing money seized in drug probes to buy cars and plastic surgery”

New York Post – by Michael Goodwin

Mark the date, remember the moment. The corruption eruption in New York is reaching new heights — and depths.

From City Hall to Albany, the sewer runneth over. It is no longer adequate to talk of a few bad apples. We are suffering through a bumper crop of rottenness.

In normal times, the fall of Sheldon Silver, sentenced yesterday to 12 years in federal prison, would be drama enough. Yet the former Democratic leader of the Assembly is joined in infamy by Dean Skelos, the former Republican leader of the state Senate, whose sentencing comes up next week on the con- man calendar.   Continue reading “NY is a corruption-filled cesspool — and we have ourselves to blame”

Express – by Sean Martin

Eruptions at Snake River Plain in Idaho were “significantly larger” than geologists had previously thought.

Scientists from the University of Leicester discovered there were a staggering 12 massive eruptions over the course of four million years, beginning 12 million years ago.   Continue reading “Forget Yellowstone… Snake River Plain’s volcano is a MUCH BIGGER threat to America”

Washington Free Beacon – by Joe Schoffstall

The Hillary Clinton campaign made multiple payments to a company that specializes in hard drive and document destruction, campaign finance records show.

The payments, which were recorded in February and March of 2016, went to the Nevada-based American Document Destruction, Inc., which claims expertise in destroying hard drives or “anything else that a hard drive can come from.”   Continue reading “Clinton Campaign Made Payments to Hard Drive and Document Destruction Company”

Free Thought Project – by Claire Bernish

North Catasauqua, PA — A Pennsylvania cop who chose to shoot a man’s beloved pet cat, rather than bring it to a veterinarian for a health check, will not be charged with animal cruelty — despite the rather murky circumstances of the animal’s killing.

Tom Newhart and his wife rescued ‘Sugar’ at birth six years ago, but just over a week ago, the cat managed to slip out of their home.   Continue reading “Cop Was “Doing His Job” When He Shot a Family’s Cat and Told Them to “Clean Up the Mess””

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Shawano, WI — According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, one out of every four students (22%) report being bullied during the school year. Often times, when the bullying goes unchecked, students are at increased risk for poor school adjustment, sleep difficulties, anxiety, and depression, according to the Centers for Disease Control. 

Bullying can be problematic for many students and is most assuredly unacceptable. However, as long as there have been schools, there have been bullies. Unfortunately, bullying is inevitable.    Continue reading “Town Passes Law to Use Cops to Combat Bullying by Going After the Parents”