Month: August 2016

New York Post – by Lia Eustachewich

An elderly Bedford-Stuyvesant woman with heart problems says she was left “traumatized” after being roughed up by NYPD cops who ransacked her apartment last year without a warrant, according to a new lawsuit.

It was early morning on May 14 when Lydia Pruitt, 65, was accosted by four or five officers with guns drawn at the door of her first-floor apartment on Lexington Avenue, the Brooklyn federal court complaint says.   Continue reading “Elderly woman says she was ‘traumatized’ by rough cops”

Seattle Times – by Steven Dubois

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon standoff defendant Ryan Bundy’s confrontation with sheriff’s deputies at a Portland jail stemmed from his fear that a bullet lodged in his shoulder would be surgically removed without his consent, Ammon Bundy said in a recorded message posted to the Bundy Ranch Facebook page.

In the clip posted late Tuesday, the jailed standoff leader said he was awakened early Tuesday by pounding on his cell door. It was his brother, Ryan, saying U.S. marshals were taking him to the hospital for a surgical procedure.   Continue reading “Ammon Bundy defends brother’s actions in jail scuffle”

Yahoo News – by Lisa Rapaport

(Reuters Health) – Drinking water supplies for more than six million Americans contain unsafe levels of industrial chemicals that have been linked to cancer and other serious health problems, a U.S. study suggests.

The chemicals – known as PFASs (for polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substances) – are used in products ranging from food wrappers to clothing to nonstick cookware to fire-fighting foams. They have been linked with an increased risk of kidney and testicular cancers, hormone disruption, high cholesterol, and obesity.   Continue reading “Toxic chemicals in drinking water for six million Americans”

Breitbart – by AWR Hawkins

On Saturday night, a 20-year-old man was shot and killed while playing Pokemon Go in San Francisco’s Aquatic Park.

Calvin Riley was a graduate of Serra High School in San Mateo. Thereafter, “he pitched for the baseball team at San Joaquin Delta College.”   Continue reading “Man Shot Dead While Playing ‘Pokemon Go’ in San Francisco Park”

Western Journalism – by Jack Davis

Two Arkansas police officers were shot Wednesday morning as police descended upon a house in which the shooting suspect had taken refuge.

The officers were taken to a hospital in Fort Smith. A deputy who was shot was reported in critical condition and was taken into surgery.  Hackett Chief of Police Darrell Spells was also taken to the hospital but has since been released.   Continue reading “Two Arkansas Police Officers Shot As Police Surround Suspect’s Home”

End of the American Dream – by Michael Snyder

Is the city of Chicago about to see a wave of unprecedented chaos and violence? The facts that I am about to share with you may seem fantastical at first glance, but they come from the Chicago police and they are being reported by the mainstream media. According to authorities, at a recent gathering of major gangs in the city it was agreed that they would use automatic weapons against the police, and at least one of the gangs already has “a sniper in place” but officials do not know where that sniper is located. As I have warned before, a spirit of violence and civil unrest is rising in America, and the number of police officers that were shot and killed during the first half of 2016 was 78 percent higher than during the first half of 2015. Anyone that does not understand that we have a major problem on our hands has simply not been paying attention.   Continue reading “Gangs In Chicago Reportedly Agree To Use Snipers And Automatic Weapons Against The Police”

Refugee Resettlement Watch – by Ann Corcoran

We have written often about the consortium of members of the refugee resettlement industry calling themselves the Refugee Council USA (RCUSA).  Go here for our archive on the group which includes the nine major federal resettlement contractors.

Thanks to reader Joanne for sending this recent statement from their Washington, DC office. They are, needless to say, thrilled that the Obama Administration is going to host a big pow-wow on refugees at the UN in September. Continue reading “Lobbying arm for refugee resettlement contractors wants US to take 200,000 refugees in FY2017”

CNS News – by Rachel Hoover

The U.S. Department of Justice gave $342,168,401 in grant money to 10 “sanctuary” states and cities that shield illegal aliens, even violent ones, from deportation by refusing to cooperate with federal immigration officials, according to a Judicial Watch report.

In a recent memorandum to the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz revealed that at least 10 state and local jurisdictions that receive grants from the OJP and Office of Violence against Women (OVW) have policies limiting or effectively precluding local officials’ cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.   Continue reading “Report: DOJ Gave $342,168,401 to 10 States and Cities That Shield Illegal Aliens From Deportation”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

It started off well enough.

On the first day of the Bank of England’s resumption of Gilt QE after the central bank had put its monetization of bonds on hiatus in 2012, bondholders were perfectly happy to offload to Mark Carney bonds that matured in 3 to 7 years. In fact, in the first “POMO” in four years, there were 3.63 offers for every bid of the £1.17 billion in bonds the BOE wanted to buy.   Continue reading “Bank Of England Suffers Stunning Failure On Second Day Of QE: “Goodness Knows What Happens Next Week””

Mail.com

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s Senate on Wednesday voted to put suspended President Dilma Rousseff on trial for allegedly breaking fiscal rules in managing the federal budget. After some 15 hours of debate, senators voted 59-21, the final step before a trial and vote on whether to remove her from office, expected later this month.

The outcome was widely expected: The Senate voted in May to impeach and remove Rousseff from office for up to 180 days while the trial was prepared. Wednesday’s vote underscored that efforts to remove her have gained steam despite her attempts to woo senators who have expressed doubt about the governing ability of interim President Michel Temer.   Continue reading “Brazil Senate sends suspended President Dilma to trial”

Mail.com

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Amtrak has started settling lawsuits with victims of last year’s deadly derailment in Philadelphia, and lawyers involved in the process say a strict confidentiality provision prevents them and their clients from talking about how they’re doing or how much money they’ve received.

The railroad reached the first settlements last week, quietly resolving cases brought by two women who suffered head and other injuries in the May 2015 wreck, court records show. Dozens of other lawsuits are still pending.   Continue reading “Amtrak settlements silencing crash victims”

Mail.com

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Gunshots rang out but apparently hit no one after a car struck a protester during a peaceful demonstration in Ferguson, Missouri, on the second anniversary of Michael Brown’s death.

Witnesses told The Associated Press that a car drove into a group of protesters who were blocking a street during the demonstration Tuesday night to mark two years since the unarmed black 18-year-old’s fatal shooting by a white police officer. They said the car struck a young man so hard that he flew into the air.   Continue reading “Car hits protester in Ferguson, shots ring out”

Judicial Watch

(Washington, DC) – An incisive new expose published today in Judicial Watch’s Investigative Bulletin charges that New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, real estate developer Bruce Ratner, and Democrat presidential nominee Hillary Clinton are key players in a “new Tammany Hall” that manipulates  billions of dollars of public funds into vast private profits. The report was written by Judicial Watch’s Chief Investigative Reporter, Micah Morrison.   Continue reading “Judicial Watch Investigation Ties Clinton, De Blasio, Billionaire Developer Ratner to ‘New Tammany Hall’ Scandal”

MassPrivateI

DHS’s Hometown Security Initiative (HSI) encourages businesses to spy on Americans. DHS admits to working closely with the private sector.

HSI’s four parts Connect, Plan, Train, and Report are designed to encourage spying on Americans.   Continue reading “Companies and landlords are spying on Americans for DHS”

Gateway Pundit – by Jim Hoft

On July 8, 2016, 27 year-old Democratic staffer Seth Conrad Rich was murdered in Washington DC. The killer or killers took nothing from their victim, leaving behind his wallet, watch and phone.

Shortly after the killing, Redditors and social media users were pursuing a “lead” saying that Rich was en route to the FBI the morning of his murder, apparently intending to speak to special agents about an “ongoing court case” possibly involving the Clinton family.   Continue reading “Julian Assange Suggests Seth Rich – Who Was MURDERED in DC – Was Wikileaks DNC Source”