Year: 2016

CBS News Detroit

DETROIT (WWJ) – Mass teacher sickouts have prompted nearly all of Detroit Public Schools to close on the day President Barack Obama is set to visit the city.

More than 85 schools across the city are closed Wednesday because of excessive teacher absences — the largest in a string of recent sickouts meant to call attention to high class sizes, dilapidated buildings and other problems in Michigan’s largest school district.   Continue reading “Detroit Teachers Stage Mass Sickout On Day Of Obama’s Visit, Protest Planned At Cobo Center”

AlterNet – by Paul Armentano

The administration of liquid cannabis extracts containing THC is associated with the mitigation of various symptoms of Alzheimer’s-related agitation and dementia, according to observational trial data published online ahead of print in The Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.   Continue reading “Marijuana Reduces Alzheimers Symptoms, Scientists Say”

Natural News – by Mike Adams

If you still own stocks and mutual fund shares, you still aren’t grasping the systemic risk in the stock market. No matter what you claim to BELIEVE, it is your ACTIONS that actually determine your true grasp of reality. Failing to sell all your stock holdings right now could result in massive losses as the world’s bubble markets continue with an implosion that could wipe out 50% of current valuations for many stocks.

The massive market bubble currently in place has been propped up by a steady stream of fiat money being printed by the Federal Reserve and handed out to banksters who have ties to Washington. This, combined with near-zero interest rates, is the only thing propping up the bubble market (and creating the illusion of economic prosperity).   Continue reading “Like sheep to slaughter: You still aren’t grasping the systemic risk in the stock market (or else you would have sold everything already)”

American Tax Reform – by Alexander Hendrie

The IRS erased a hard drive belonging to a former top employee involved in the agency’s controversial, taxpayer-funded hiring of elite trial law firm Quinn Emanuel.

Although there was a court preservation order on all documents related to the IRS hiring of the outside firm, the hard drive was erased anyway. The order was borne of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request submitted by Microsoft.   Continue reading “IRS Erases Hard Drive Despite Court Order”

Fox News

Hillary Clinton’s emails on her unsecured, homebrew server contained intelligence from the U.S. government’s most secretive and highly classified programs, according to an unclassified letter from a top inspector general to senior lawmakers.

Fox News exclusively obtained the unclassified letter, sent Jan. 14 from Intelligence Community Inspector General I. Charles McCullough III. It laid out the findings of a recent comprehensive review by intelligence agencies that identified “several dozen” additional classified emails — including specific intelligence known as “special access programs” (SAP).     Continue reading “Inspector General: Clinton emails had intel from most secretive, classified programs”

10th Amendment Center

Today, legislators in 16 states simultaneously announced the introduction of an array of bills to protect privacy.

In 1975, Sen. Frank Church warned that the U.S. surveillance state could eventually lead to “total tyranny.”   Continue reading “16 States Simultaneously Announce Efforts to Protect Privacy”

The Daily Sheeple – by Melissa Dykes

“Scientists reported Wednesday that 2015 was the hottest year in recorded history by far, breaking a record set only the year before — a burst of heat that has continued into the new year and is roiling weather patterns all over the world,” today’s scarefest in The New York Times began.

You know, because the global warming “science” is so settled and all. Now they have just up and proclaimed that, hands down, 2015 wasn’t just hotter than usual  because of anthropogenic climate change or the hottest year so far in the 2000s…   Continue reading “Most Global Warming Ever? Nasa & Noaa Claim 2015 Was The Hottest Year In Recorded History”

Free Thought Project – by William N Grigg

Boise, ID – A mistrial was called in the case of police accountability activist Matthew Townsend, who faces a potential five-year prison sentence for writing a Facebook post critical of a Meridian, Idaho police officer who arrested him without justification. His new trial, which is scheduled for three days, will begin on February 29.

Trial Judge Lynn Norton prompted Assistant Ada County Prosecutor James Vogt to move for a mistrial during the opening argument of defense counsel Aaron Tribble after Townsend’s attorney mentioned that the original arrest involved an alleged jaywalking violation, and that Townsend is now charged with a felony for complaining about the arrest on Facebook.   Continue reading “Man’s Peaceful Facebook Post About Corrupt Cops Leads to Felony Charges, Endless Persecution”

NOLA

The contractor who pulled out of the job to remove Confederate monuments in New Orleans after citing death threats found a $200,000 Lamborghini charred beyond recognition in the company’s parking lot Tuesday morning, according to WDSU.

An attorney for the company, Roy Maughan Jr., told WDSU that while an investigation into the burnt vehicle is ongoing, its discovery was “extremely suspicious” considering the threats company owner David Mahler and his staff have received in recent days.   Continue reading “Former Confederate monument contractor finds $200K Lamborghini burned, TV station reports”

Just last week, Michigan went into a state of emergency after dozens of children were found to have elevated levels of lead in their blood.

The cause? Corroded water pipes were allowing lead and who knows what else into the drinking water since 2014!

This tragic story is still unfolding, but it’s just one example of many areas of the country that are struggling with the issue of poor water quality and dangerous contaminants. That’s why it’s essential to have a plan for reliable water filtration in case of an emergencies like these. Continue reading “Water Crisis in Michigan”

RT

California lawmakers are advocating for stronger local and federal gun laws following the San Bernardino mass shooting in December. Already the state with the strictest gun laws, a new bill introduced would limit future gun owners to one weapon per month.

“It is mind-boggling that a person – no matter their intentions – could purchase as many rifles or shotguns that they want at any given time,” Democratic Assemblyman Miguel Santiago (Los Angeles) said in a statement about his bill. “This is a common-sense solution to gun violence in California.”   Continue reading “‘Equal powers of destruction’: California bill would limit firearm sales to 1 a month”

The Real Revo – by Jim22

This is an ancient story. It has taken place many times throughout history. It illustrates perfectly the difference between people being armed and able to defend themselves and being disarmed and unable. It is exactly why would-be tyrants Always seek to disarm their subjects.

It is surprising that this was printed at New Yorker.   Continue reading “New Yorker Prints Story about Disarming And Then Killing”

Fellowship of the Minds – by Dr. Eowyn

Interfax is a Russian non-governmental news agency based in Moscow, founded in 1989 by officials from Moscow Radio.

It is part of the Interfax Information Service Group, a group of approximately 30 companies that consist of national, regional and branch information agencies under the Interfax name. It employs around 1,000 journalists and produces over 1,500 stories daily.   Continue reading “Do not open email from Interfax! – it contains a virus”

RT

US markets dropped even more early Wednesday after oil plunged to its 2003 low of $27 a barrel. Massive sell-offs continued through all the stocks led by the energy sector.

Dow Jones industrial average plunged nearly 400 points (2.6 percent) Wednesday morning, piling on even more woe to the worst beginning of a year in stock market history. Similarly, the S&P 500 lost 51 points (2.7 percent) and Nasdaq Composite lost 3 percent before a minor rebound.   Continue reading “Dow falls to new low as oil plunges to $27 a barrel”

Mail.com

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The oldest Christian monastery in Iraq has been reduced to a field of rubble, yet another victim of the Islamic State group’s relentless destruction of ancient cultural sites.

For 1,400 years the compound survived assaults by nature and man, standing as a place of worship recently for U.S. troops. In earlier centuries, generations of monks tucked candles in the niches and prayed in the cool chapel. The Greek letters chi and rho, representing the first two letters of Christ’s name, were carved near the entrance.   Continue reading “Oldest Christian monastery in Iraq is razed”

Mail.com

CHARSADDA, Pakistan (AP) — Islamic militants stormed a university in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least 20 people and triggering an hours-long gunbattle with security forces in an attack that echoed a horrifying assault by the Taliban a little over a year ago on a nearby army-run school.

The attack began shortly after classes started at the Bacha Khan University in Charsadda, a town 35 kilometers (21 miles) outside Peshawar, said Deputy Commissioner Tahir Zafar. The school may have been targeted because it is named for a late secular icon.   Continue reading “Militants kill 20 in assault on Pakistani university”