Salon – by Ben Norton

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has signed bipartisan-backed legislation that will punish groups that endorse a boycott of Israel in protest of its violations of Palestinian human rights. Christie, who is one of the most outspoken supporters of far-right Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, signed the bill on Tuesday.

It requires the New Jersey government to identify companies that support a boycott of Israel, raising fears that it would create a “blacklist” of institutions that back the growing Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, or BDS, movement.
Continue reading ““Dangerous precedent for free speech”: NJ Gov. Chris Christie signs law punishing boycotts of Israel”

Daisy Luther

Anyone who is a regular reader knows that if there is a scary pandemic out there we should be worried about, I’m the head engineer on the worry train. (This book is front and center on my bookcase. Obviously, I spend a fair bit of time thinking about pandemics!)

There are many viruses that would wreak terrifying havoc if it were to spread, and since the beginning of this, I haven’t been convinced that Zika is one of them.  The “cure” as officials race to “stop Zika” – that, I’m worried about. Predictions are that soon 1 in 4 Puerto Ricans will contract the virus. But is it really that big of a deal? Here are  six reasons why I ask that question.   Continue reading “6 Weird Things About Zika That Don’t Add Up”

Darren_Walker_headshotDarren Walker is a nonprofit executive who serves as president of the Ford Foundation.[2][3][4][5] Earlier in his career, Walker worked as a lawyer and as an investment banker.[6]

Walker is a fellow of the Institute for Urban Design, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a board member of the Arcus Foundation, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Friends of the High Line, and the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies.[7] He has been a teacher of housing, law and urban development at the New York University School of Law and theRobert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.[8][9][10] He is co-chair of the New York Public Library Council.[11][12][13] He is board of directors vice-chairman at the New York City Ballet.[14]   Continue reading “Misty’s Maniacal Target”

AP – by James MacPherson

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Developers of a four-state oil pipeline have agreed to halt construction of the project in southern North Dakota until a federal court hearing next week in Washington, D.C. The temporary construction shutdown comes amid growing protests and increased tension over the Dakota Access Pipeline that is intended to cross the Missouri River near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation that straddles the North Dakota-South Dakota border.   Continue reading “North Dakota pipeline construction halted until court date”

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Survivor’s Fortress – by Carmela Tyrell

INTRODUCTION

If you have already been in a few short or long term life or death situations, then you may already know there is a huge difference between prepping, camping, homesteading, and going about your daily life.  While many skills overlap, there is still a special core of abilities that must come together and function as a whole before you can truly be an efficient, capable, and resourceful prepper that will survive just about any situation.  This article covers 10 basic skill sets that you need to become an expert in and specific details about which elements within that skill set are most important.

Continue reading “Survival Skills 101: What They Are and Why You Need Them”

Gizmodo – by Jennifer Ouellette

Imagine a future where there is no need to cut down a tree and reshape that raw material into a chair or table. Instead, we could grow our furniture by custom-engineering moss or mushrooms. Perhaps glowing bacteria will light our cities, and we’ll be able to bring back extinct species, or wipe out Lyme disease — or maybe even terraform Mars. Synthetic biology could help us accomplish all that.   Continue reading “How Scientists Plan To Grow Cities Out Of Living Organisms”

Breitbart – by AWR Hawkins

John Hopkins University’s Shannon Frattaroli sees danger in gun ownership among senior citizens, and pointed out Thursday that California’s Gun Violence Restraining Orders (GVROs) provide a way that families can have guns confiscated from older relatives.

Senior citizens have been among the most adamant Second Amendment advocates in recent years, such as the late Otis McDonald (above), who challenged Chicago’s handgun ban at the U.S. Supreme Court — and won.   Continue reading “New Gun Control Idea: Take Guns from Senior Citizens”

The Daily Chronicle

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations is saying for the first time that it was involved in the introduction of cholera to Haiti and needs to do “much more” to end the suffering of those affected, estimated at more than 800,000 people.

Researchers say there is ample evidence that cholera was introduced to Haiti’s biggest river in October 2010 by inadequately treated sewage from a U.N. peacekeeping base. The United Nations has never accepted responsibility, and has answered lawsuits on behalf of victims in U.S. courts by claiming diplomatic immunity.
Continue reading “UN says it was involved in introducing cholera to Haiti”

Market Watch – by Myra P Saefong

Oil prices officially charged into a bull market Thursday as the prospect of an output freeze by major producers, data showing the first weekly fall in U.S. crude supplies in a month, and a decline in the dollar boosted prices.

Crude-oil prices have advanced more than 20% from their Aug. 2 low over the past several sessions, signifying a bull-market run.   Continue reading “Why oil prices just stampeded into bull-market territory”

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Sean Hannity

Today, New York Times Bestselling author Ed Klein has revealed on The Sean Hannity Show that sources have confirmed to him that not only is The Clinton Foundation under federal investigation, but also at least one Clinton Foundation insider is prepared to testify in a court of law against Hillary.   Continue reading “Clinton Foundation Witnesses Coming Forward In Pay-For-Play Investigation”

Jesus is Savior

The Rothschilds

   “The few who understand the system, will either be so interested from it’s profits or so dependant on it’s favors, that there will be no opposition from that class.” — Rothschild Brothers of London, 1863

  “Give me control of a nation’s money and I care not who makes it’s laws” — Mayer Amschel Bauer Rothschild
 Continue reading “Quotes on Banking and the Federal Reserve”

Activist Post – by Catherine Frompovich

August 12, 2016, Barack Hussein Obama, the 43rd or 44th (some question the number) President of the United States, signed Presidential Executive Order No. 13737 “Providing an Order of Succession Within the Environmental Protection Agency,” which revoked his previous PEO 13614 (May 21, 2012).

Here’s the link to PEO 13737 published in the Federal Register, August 17, 2016.   Continue reading “What’s Up With The Newest Presidential Executive Order?”

The Unz Review

The past two weeks have been rich in military developments directly affecting Russia:

Syria:

1) Russia has announced that she will transform the Khmeimim airfield into a full-fledged military base with a permanently deployed task force.

2) Russia will deploy her heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser (often referred to in the West as an “aircraft carrier”) Admiral Kuznetsov to the eastern Mediterranean to to check the combat capabilities of the ship and its strike group and to engage, for the very first time, the state-of-the-art Ka-52K Katran helicopters.   Continue reading “Russian military options in Syria and the Ukraine”

Counter Current News – by Jeremiah Jones

An “Alaskan Avenger”, a victim of molestation and abuse as a child, is accused of vengefully attacking sex offenders with a hammer, using the online sex offender registry to find offenders.

According to Alfred NG of NY Daily News, Using Anchorage’s public online sex offender registry to locate up to 3 offenders, Jason Vukovich allegedly broke into his victim’s homes and bashed in their heads with a hammer in June.   Continue reading “Man Takes Law Into Own Hands, Uses Online Sex Offender Registry To Track Down Rapists”

Gov’t Slaves

[8/17/16]  Target Corp. said it will spend $20 million to add a private bathroom to each of its stores by next year, following customer protests over its policy allowing transgender individuals to use whichever restroom corresponds with their gender identity.

Most of Target’s 1,797 locations already have single-occupancy or unisex restrooms, but it will add the option to 277 stores by November and to about 20 remaining stores by March 2017, the company said on Wednesday.   Continue reading “Target To Spend $20 Million On Private Bathrooms After Customer Revolt”

The Organic Prepper

Many people watching Milwaukee burn on the news from the safety of their homes in the suburbs feel immune. It seems like this only happens in big cities, right?  “These people are burning down their own neighborhoods, how ridiculous,” observers say. They feel safe in their belief that the issue is merely a war on cops,and it’s nothing that could happen to them.

While cities like Milwaukee and Baltimore have been hard hit, keep in mind that Ferguson, Missouri is a relatively small town with a population of just over 21,000 people at the last census.   Continue reading “Is Civil Unrest Coming to Suburbia? Rest Assured, the Media Will Lie About It”