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(FLINT) A woman at the center of a bellwether Flint water crisis lawsuit was one of two women who were shot to death inside a townhouse earlier this week.
Sasha Avonna Bell was one of the first of a growing number of people to file a lawsuit in connection to the Flint water crisis after she claimed that her child had been lead poisoned. Continue reading “Woman In Leading Flint Water Crisis Lawsuit Slain In Twin Killing”
. . . . It is well observed by Montesquieu, that in republican governments the forms of elections are fundamental; and that it is an essential part of the social compact, to ascertain by whom, to whom, when, and in what manner, suffrages are to be given. Wherever we find the regulation of elections have not been carefully fixed by the constitution, or the principles of them, we constantly see new legislatures modifying . . . [their] own form, and changing the spirit of the government to answer partial purposes.
By the proposed plan it is fixed, that the qualifications of the electors of the federal representatives shall be the same as those of the electors of state representatives; though these vary some in the several states the electors are fixed and designated. Continue reading “Anti-Federalist Paper No. 61 – Questions And Comments On The Constitutional Provisions Regarding The Election Of Congressmen”
Last Day!
Bulldog, Mary, Missy, Frost Jack, Mike from Minnesota, Mark Schumacher, Flee, and Millard are sponsoring a drawing for From the Trenches World Report.
Bulldog has provided 28 pre-1964 silver dimes. (Jolly Roger not included) Continue reading “From the Trenches April Drawing”
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — More than 170 countries are lining up to sign the Paris Agreement on climate change Friday as the landmark deal takes a key step toward entering into force years ahead of schedule.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry joins dozens of world leaders for a signing ceremony that is expected to set a record for international diplomacy: Never have so many countries signed an agreement on the first available day. States that don’t sign Friday have a year to do so. Continue reading “More than 170 states set to sign landmark climate agreement”
While campaigning for her mother recently, Chelsea Clinton admitted that the left is planning to use the Supreme Court to enact greater gun control if a Democrat wins the presidency this fall.
The Washington Free Beacon reported: Continue reading “Chelsea Clinton: Now that Scalia’s Gone We Can Enact Gun Control”
Law enforcement officials from across Central Texas put some newly learned skills to the test Wednesday during a mock riot.
Dozens of McLennan Community College students posed as unruly protesters as part of a Federal Emergency Management Agency training program. Area agencies sent 61 officers to the program at MCC’s Emergency Services Education Center for the course that started Monday and finished Wednesday, training coordinator Jay Fonville said. Continue reading “Law enforcement training course ends with mock riot at MCC”
GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS, Colo. — The town of Green Mountain Falls no longer has any police. The chief announced his resignation on Thursday, April 14, with the three other officers following his lead.
An anonymous source tells us the entire department quit over policy and unhappiness with the new mayor, who was sworn in just Tuesday night. As of Monday, their resignations went into effect, leaving the folks of Green Mountain Falls with no cops and a lot of questions. Continue reading “Green Mountain Falls’ entire police department quits”
LAPEER COUNTY, MI (WNEM) – A Flint Water Department employee was found dead on April 16.
Matthew McFarland, 43, of Otter Lake, was found dead at a residence in Otter Lake by a friend. His friend called 911. Continue reading “Flint water employee found dead at Lapeer County home”
Activist Post – by Derrick Broze
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives has claimed ownership of a mysterious box that was removed from a utility pole in Phoenix, Arizona.
Phoenix resident Brian Clegg was concerned about a box he witnessed being installed on a power pole. Clegg said the box was facing his house and he believed it may have had cameras inside. The pole was owned by Arizona’s largest power provider, SRP, who claimed no one had permission to put the box on their pole. Brian Clegg says shortly afterwards SRP sent a crew to remove the box. Continue reading “Why Is The Federal Government Installing Mysterious Boxes On Utility Poles?”
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s not just Wall Street banks. Most companies and groups that paid Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to speak between 2013 and 2015 have lobbied federal agencies in recent years, and more than one-third are government contractors, an Associated Press review has found. Their interests are sprawling and would follow Clinton to the White House should she win election this fall.
The AP’s review of federal records, regulatory filings and correspondence showed that almost all the 82 corporations, trade associations and other groups that paid for or sponsored Clinton’s speeches have actively sought to sway the government — lobbying, bidding for contracts, commenting on federal policy and in some cases contacting State Department officials or Clinton herself during her tenure as secretary of state. Continue reading “Firms that paid for Clinton speeches have US gov’t interests”
Think Progress – by CARIMAH TOWNES
Traditionally, hate crime laws in the U.S. protect victims attacked for fixed or perceived traits, including race, religion, color, gender, and sexual orientation. But some Louisiana lawmakers want their state to become the first to officially expand its hate crime law to protect police as well.
Facing no opposition, a Louisiana House committee advanced a “Blue Lives Matter” bill Wednesday, to increase the penalty for attacking current or retired law enforcement officers, as well as firefighters and emergency medical practitioners. Continue reading “Louisiana Lawmaker Wants To Make It A Hate Crime To Attack A Cop”
When you testify before Congress, it helps to actually have some knowledge of what you’re talking about. On Tuesday, the House Energy & Commerce Committee held the latest congressional hearing on the whole silly encryption fight, entitled Deciphering the Debate Over Encryption: Industry and Law Enforcement Perspectives. And, indeed, they did have witnesses presenting “industry” and “law enforcement” views, but for unclear reasons decided to separate them. First up were three “law enforcement” panelists, who were free to say whatever the hell they wanted with no one pointing out that they were spewing pure bullshit. You can watch the whole thing below (while it says it’s 4 hours, it doesn’t actually start until about 45 minutes in): Continue reading “Why Did Congress Let Law Enforcement Officials Lie About Encryption?”
Defenders of the NSA’s mass spying have lost an important talking point: that the erosion of our privacy and associational rights is justified given the focus of surveillance efforts on combating terrorism and protecting the national security. That argument has always been dubious for a number of reasons. But after a November 2015 ruling [.pdf] by the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) was unsealed this week, it’s lost another chunk of its credibility. The ruling confirms that NSA’s warrantless spying has been formally approved for use in general criminal investigations. The national security justification has been entirely blown. Continue reading “Secret Court Takes Another Bite Out of the Fourth Amendment”
Here at the Hal Apeeno homestead we liquidate anywhere from 1 to 18 rats weekly.
Let it be known from this time forward, due to personal preference, happiness, and it just sounds down right good! Rats will now be referred to as bankers. Continue reading “Rat/Banker”
I wonder who he intended to take to the prom.
In a stunning development, a star center for a Canadian high school basketball team was exposed as a 30-year-old African refugee, leading to his being detained in connection with the Immigration Refugee Protection Act. Continue reading “Canadian border officials arrest 30-year-old Sudanese refugee posing as 17-year-old basketball player”
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska will allow thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children to work in at least 170 professions that require state licenses including health care and education after lawmakers overrode conservative Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts’ veto of the measure on Wednesday.
Senators took the vote on the last day of their legislative session, five days after Ricketts called it unfair to immigrants who followed the legal pathway to citizenship. Young immigrants and other supporters erupted in applause from the gallery of the chamber following the 31-13 vote. Continue reading “Nebraska allows state licenses for thousands of illegal immigrants”
There is a little-known fact about one of the top treatments for cancer, and it is this: It is so deadly that not even warfare has managed to top its body count.
Since 2000, according to the tracking site Pharma Death Clock, more than 16.3 million people have died from chemotherapy – more than wars, terrorism and suicide, combined.
“While drug companies profit billions, people are dying by the millions,” the site notes. Continue reading “Chemotherapy kills far more Americans than all acts of war, suicide and terrorism combined”
Amid rising drug and health care costs and roiling market dynamics, the spokesperson for the nation’s health insurers is predicting substantial increases next year in Obamacare premiums and related costs.
Without venturing a specific percentage increase, Marilyn Tavenner, the president and CEO of America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), said in an interview with Morning Consult that the culmination of market shifts and rising health care costs will force stark increases in health insurance rates in the coming year. Continue reading “Huge Obamacare Premium Hikes Planned in ’17…”
It’s getting serious.
The Wall Street Journal’s Nick Timiraos reports that in a March 2015 memo to US president Barack Obama, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said he planned to suspend production of the venerable penny. Continue reading “The US really might stop producing pennies”