New York Times

Michael R. Bloomberg has instructed advisers to draw up plans for a potential independent campaign in this year’s presidential race. His advisers and associates said he was galled by Donald J. Trump’s dominance of the Republican field, and troubled by Hillary Clinton’s stumbles and the rise of Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont on the Democratic side.

Mr. Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City, has in the past contemplated running for the White House on a third-party ticket, but always concluded he could not win. A confluence of unlikely events in the 2016 election, however, has given new impetus to his presidential aspirations.   Continue reading “Bloomberg, Sensing an Opening, Revisits a Potential White House Run”

SF Gate – by Aidin Vaziri

Paul Kantner, one of the giants of the San Francisco music scene, died Thursday. Mr. Kantner, a founding member of the Jefferson Airplane, was 74 and had suffered a heart attack this week.

His death was confirmed by longtime publicist and friend,Cynthia Bowman, who said he died of multiple organ failure and septic shock.   Continue reading “Jefferson Airplane’s Paul Kantner dies at 74”

Talking Points Memo – by TIERNEY SNEED AND LAUREN FOX

A federal criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court of Oregon reveals new, disturbing details about an ongoing wildlife refuge standoff in Oregon that has stretched more than three weeks now and already left one dead.

The document — which was filed Tuesday and unsealed Wednesday — accuses Ammon Bundy and the group he led of intimidating and interrupting life in Eastern Oregon for months before they finally stormed the Malheur Wildlife Refuge, destroyed fences and parked vehicles along the entrance of the preserve.
Continue reading “Read The DOJ’s Criminal Complaint Against Ammon Bundy And Co.”

New York Post – by Sophia Rosenbaum and Bob Fredericks

Sonic booms from fighter jets flying offshore were mistaken for earthquakes by residents along coastal New Jersey and Long Island on Thursday afternoon, authorities said.

Residents reported that buildings shook and the ground trembled — but the US Geological Survey said there was no seismic activity in the area.

Aircraft flying faster than 761 mph — the speed at which sound travels — create deafening booms that sound like explosions.   Continue reading “Sonic booms mistaken for earthquakes in New Jersey, Long Island”

Computer World – by Patrick Thibodeau

IT workers are challenging the replacement of U.S. employees with foreign visa holders. Lawsuits are on the rise and workers are contacting lawmakers. Disney workers who lost their jobs on Jan. 30, 2015, are especially aggressive.

There’s a reason for this.

The Disney severance package offered to them did not include a non-disparagement clause, making it easier for laid-off workers to speak out. This is in contrast to the severance offered to Northeast Utility workers.   Continue reading “Laid-off IT workers muzzled as H-1B debate heats up”

Bearing Arms – by Bob Owens

There’s stunning security camera footage of a barbershop robbery in South Carolina that was thwarted by not one, but two concealed carriers who took on a pair of armed robbers and decisively won.

A 35-year-old New Jersey man has been identified as the armed robbery suspect who was shot and killed in a shootout during a botched robbery attempt at a Fort Jackson Boulevard barbershop.
Continue reading “Barbershop Robber Cut Down By TWO Concealed Carriers”

This article states that Cliven Bundy said that Finicum was sacrificed for a good purpose.

Heavy

Mormon Arizona rancher LaVoy Finicum was killed on the night of January 26 as the militia standoff near Burns, Oregon, came to a head. Famously, Finicum, 55, had told the media on January 6 that he would choose death over surrender. His death was confirmed by Nevada Assemblywoman Michele Fiore, who wrote on Twitter:   Continue reading “LaVoy Finicum Dead: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know”

CBS

HAMILTON Twp, NJ (CBS) – Residents reported feeling tremors and shaking in Atlantic, Cape May, Ocean and Camden Counties in New Jersey Thursday afternoon.

However, authorities say the USGS is reporting no earthquakes nearby.   Continue reading “Tremors, Shaking Reported In Multiple South Jersey Counties”

Medical Kidnap

One Native American tribe’s descent from a proud heritage into lawlessness and greed has gone unchecked for decades.

Until now.

In 2012, Randy Davis just wanted to obtain a box of his family’s papers from his local tribal headquarters. Little did he know his questions would bring down retaliation that included his daughter being kidnapped by CPS, theft, false imprisonment, uncounted civil rights violations, his name smeared, his livelihood lost, and his life forever changed. See our original story about Randy Davis here:   Continue reading “North Carolina Whistle-blower Imprisoned, Daughter Kidnapped by CPS – Are Their Lives Now in Danger?”

Free Thought Project – by William N Grigg

“They’re killing me! — I can’t breathe — I’m losing my air.”

Oakland, CA — That now-familiar refrain represents the last spoken words by 51-year-old Oakland resident Hernan Jaramillo, an emotionally troubled man as his breath and life were crushed out of him by several police officers who had responded to his sister’s 911 call about a suspected intruder. Jaramillo was not a suspect and was supposedly not under arrest at the time of his death at the hands — and beneath the knees — of the officers. Just days ago the Oakland City Council hit up taxpayers to fund a $450,000 settlement in a lawsuit brought by the family of the victim.   Continue reading ““They’re killing me!” Unbearable Body Cam Shows Cops Suffocate Innocent & Cuffed Man to Death”

Bloomberg – by Mark Gilbert

In October 2008, as the repercussions of the financial crisis were starting to ripple through the global economy, I noticed a press release from Swedish truckmaker Volvo saying that its European order book had fallen by more than 99 percent between the third quarters of 2007 and 2008 — to just 155 from 41,970. That prompted me to study various other real-world activity measures ranging from shipping to air freight, and to conclude that “the news is all bad and getting worse, fast.” The same exercise today, I’m afraid to say, leads me to a similar conclusion about the growth outlook.   Continue reading “The Shipping News Says the World Economy Is Toast”

The Free Thought Project – by Andrew Emmet

Los Angeles, CA – Exposing the double standard between police and civilians, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday that no criminal charges will be filed against the eight LAPD officers responsible for nearly killing an innocent woman and her daughter. Although the cops ambushed the unarmed women without warning and fired over 100 bullets without provocation, the district attorney justified the case of mistaken identity due to the fact that the officers involved were afraid and incompetent.   Continue reading “No Charges for Cops Who ‘Accidentally’ Fired 107 Bullets at an Innocent Mom and Daughter”

Markosun’s Blog

Abraham Charles “Abe” Vigoda; (February 24, 1921 – January 26, 2016) was an American actor. He was known for a number of roles, especially his portrayals of Salvatore Tessio in the Francis Ford Coppola film The Godfather and Detective Sgt. Phil Fish on the ABC sitcom Barney Miller from 1975 to 1977 and its spinoff show Fish from 1977 to 1978. Continue reading “Abe Vigoda Dies, hopefully for the Last Time”