Month: March 2017

RT

The smallest country in Central America – El Salvador – has approved a law prohibiting all metal mining in an attempt to protect the environment and natural resources. It is the first country in the world to do so.

The new law, supported by 70 lawmakers, bans all exploration, extraction, and processing of metals both in open pits and mines.   Continue reading “El Salvador says no to gold to become 1st country to ban metal mining”

Mail.com

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Pakistani-born doctor announced Wednesday that he is joining the 2018 race for lieutenant governor on a platform of saving the Affordable Care Act, providing free community college education and fighting what he termed “Donald Trump’s hate.”

“I am a proud Muslim and I love America,” Dr. Asif Mahmood said at a news conference in front of the downtown federal building that houses a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office. “President Trump continues to attack people like me: immigrants, people of color and Muslims,” Mahmood said. “I say President Trump has it all wrong. It’s time to get tough on hate. California must be the leader of the Trump resistance, and I will fight him every step of the way.”   Continue reading “Muslim immigrant to join California lieutenant governor race”

Mail.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pedestrian deaths are climbing faster than motorist fatalities, reaching nearly 6,000 deaths last year — the highest total in more than two decades, according to an analysis of preliminary state data released Thursday.

Increased driving due to an improved economy, lower gas prices and more walking for exercise and environmental factors are some of the likely reasons behind the estimated 11 percent spike in pedestrian fatalities in 2016. The figures were prepared for the Governors Highway Safety Association, which represents state highway safety offices.   Continue reading “Distraction cited as pedestrian deaths spiked in 2016”

Mail.com

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s top Republican legislators and the Democratic governor say they have a deal to end the state’s LGBT “bathroom law,” which has brought negative national attention and made it harder to attract businesses and sporting events.

But they’ll have to get enough votes in the House and Senate on Thursday to undo the law that is also known as House Bill 2. That could be a challenge because social conservatives would prefer to have HB2 stay on the books. Gay rights groups oppose the replacement measure because they say it would allow discrimination.   Continue reading “Deal to end ‘bathroom law’ under fire from LGBT people”

AL.com

It’s not yet clear whether the owner wants it back, but Limestone County authorities recovered a stolen gun when it fell from an inmate’s body cavity during a search at the jail.

Jesse O’Neal Roberts, 23, of Elkmont, was being booked into the Limestone County Jail on a misdemeanor charge of public intoxication when the weapon fell from his body, said sheriff’s spokesman Stephen Young.   Continue reading “Stolen gun falls from inmate’s body cavity during search at north Alabama jail”

The Hill – by Paulina Firozi

Internet users are fighting back after Congress voted to block Obama-administration internet privacy protections.

Two fundraising campaigns have so far raised more than $215,000 to purchase and reveal lawmakers’ browsing histories.

Actor Misha Collins, the star of television show “Supernatural”, has raised more than $63,000 on his GoFundMe page. More than 3,000 people have donated to the page, which has a goal of $500 million.   Continue reading “Internet users raise funds to buy lawmakers’ browsing histories in protest”

Mail.com

HONOLULU (AP) — A federal judge in Hawaii who temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban hours before it was set to take effect issued a longer-lasting order Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson held a hearing Wednesday on Hawaii’s request to extend his temporary hold. Several hours later, he issued a 24-page order blocking the government from suspending new visas for travelers from six Muslim-majority countries and from halting the U.S. refugee program.

Hawaii Attorney General Douglas Chin argued that even though the revised ban has more neutral language, the implied intent remains. He likened it to a neon sign flashing “Muslim Ban,” which the government hasn’t turned off.   Continue reading “A look at latest ruling on Trump administration travel ban”

The Hill – by Jordan Fabian

Dina Powell is the Trump administration’s Ms. Fix-It.

The deputy national security adviser for strategy, one of the few White House aides with extensive experience in a past Republican administration, has taken on a large list of responsibilities touching on foreign and domestic policy.   Continue reading “Meet President Trump’s Ms. Fix-It”

Christian Action Network

Christian Action Network (CAN) has sent a “Letter of Demand” to the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) mandating that it cease its Islamic education program for the nation’s public schools. The DOE Islamic education program is currently being presented to the nation’s schools and teachers through the PBS LearningMedia website.

If the conditions of its “Letter of Demand” are not met within 60 days, CAN will bring a federal lawsuit against the DOE challenging the constitutionality of the federally funded program.   Continue reading “U.S. Department of Education Indoctrinates Students Into Islam”

Ray and Bob, two Government mechanical engineers, were standing at the base of a flagpole, looking up.  A woman walked by and asked what they were doing.

“We’re supposed to find the height of the flagpole”, said Bob, “But we don’t have a ladder.”

The woman said, “Hand me that wrench out of your toolbox.”   Continue reading “Government Workers”

Watchdog – by M.D. Kittle

MADISON, Wis. – Law-abiding gun owners would no longer be required to obtain a license in order to carry a concealed firearm in Wisconsin, under a bill being circulated for sponsorship.

The Right To Carry Act, co-authored by state Sen. David Craig, R-Town of Vernon, and state Rep. Mary Felzkowski(formerly Mary Czaja) R-Irma, “simplifies state law while reducing the cost to citizens who chose to protect themselves and their families,” according to a co-sponsorship memo sent out Tuesday morning.   Continue reading “Bill would make Wisconsin a ‘constitutional carry’ state”

The Daily Sheeple – by Daniel Lang

It’s easy to understand why facial recognition technology is so dangerous. Any government with this technology could create an unparalleled surveillance grid capable of tracking every move their citizens make. At least when it comes to the surveillance of our electronic devices, we can leave our cell phones at home if we don’t want the government to know where we are. But if there were facial recognition cameras on every street corner, there would be no escape from the ever watchful eye of the government.   Continue reading “Chinese Authorities Are Adding Facial Recognition Cameras To Toilet Paper Dispensers”

Free Thought Project – by Jack Burns

Washington, D.C. — For decades, the Federal Reserve of the United States Government has been ignoring Freedom of Information requests (FOIA), even finding and using loopholes to get around such requests from citizens, in regards as to how the world’s most powerful financial institution conducts its business. Nearly everything about the Federal Reserve remains a carefully and closely guarded secret. Yet, despite repeated requests from officials aware of its unscrupulous nature, the FED refuses to open its doors, let alone its financial books, to those stakeholders who dutifully claim the rights to know more: the U.S. citizenry.   Continue reading “Bill To Audit The FED Passes House Committee, Could Become Law”

Reuters

The attorney general of Mexico’s Pacific coast state of Nayarit, hard hit by drug cartel violence in recent years, has been arrested in San Diego on U.S. narcotics trafficking conspiracy charges, federal officials said on Wednesday.

Edgar Veytia, 45, who has served as the top law enforcement officer of Nayarit since 2013, was charged in a seven-page, three-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury on Monday in the New York borough of Brooklyn and unsealed on Tuesday.   Continue reading “Mexican state attorney general arrested in San Diego on drug charges”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

In a testament to the efficiency of socialism, leftist-run Venezuela has long prided itself on selling its citizens the world’s cheapest gasoline… that is when it has gasoline to sell.

While fuel supplies in the country with the world’s largest proven oil reserves…  Continue reading “Country With The World’s Largest Oil Reserves Runs Out Of Gasoline”

Reuters

The city of Seattle sued U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday over its executive order seeking to withhold federal funds from “sanctuary cities,” arguing it amounted to unconstitutional federal coercion.

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray told reporters the Constitution forbade the federal government from pressuring cities, “yet that is exactly what the president’s order does. Once again, this new administration has decided to bully.”   Continue reading “Seattle sues Trump administration over threat to ‘sanctuary’ cities”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Conservative wachdog Judicial Watch today released another 1,184 pages of State Department records, including previously unreleased Hillary Clinton email exchanges which according to the legal organization revealed “additional instances of Abedin and Hillary Clinton sending classified information through unsecured email accounts and contributors being given special access to the former secretary of state.”  Continue reading “Judicial Watch Releases New Huma Abedin Emails, Including Hillary Funeral Plans”

The Daily Beast – by Brandy Zadronzy and Olivia Messer

Continue reading “Texas Football Players Accused of Sodomizing Teammates With Coke Bottles and Bats”