Month: April 2017

Mail.com

NEW YORK (AP) — Guards at the troubled Rikers Island jail complex, one of the biggest correctional facilities in the world, continue to use excessive force like “head strikes, wall slams and violent takedowns” at an alarming rate, according to a report released Monday by a federal monitor.

The report claims inmates have been unnecessarily struck in the head and kicked while restrained in handcuffs, subjected to chokeholds, pepper-sprayed and slammed against walls, causing injuries, “only to be followed by delays in providing needed medical attention.”   Continue reading “Report: Excessive force continues at massive jail complex”

Mail.com

BEIRUT (AP) — A suspected chemical attack in a town in Syria’s rebel-held northern Idlib province killed dozens of people on Tuesday, opposition activists said, describing the attack as among the worst in the country’s six-year civil war.

Hours later, a small field hospital in the region was struck and destroyed, according to a civil defense worker in the area. There was no information if anyone was killed in that attack. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group put the death toll from the gas attack at 58, saying there were 11 children among the dead. Meanwhile, the Idlib Media Center said dozens of people had been killed.   Continue reading “Suspected Syria gas attack kills dozens, including children”

Mail.com

SAN DIEGO (AP) — One potential bidder on President Donald Trump’s border wall with Mexico wanted to know if authorities would rush to help if workers came under “hostile attack.” Another asked if employees can carry firearms in states with strict gun control laws and if the government would indemnify them for using deadly force.

With bids due Tuesday on the first design contracts, interested companies are preparing for the worst if they get the potentially lucrative job. A U.S. official with knowledge of the plans who spoke on condition of anonymity because the details haven’t been made public said four to 10 bidders are expected to be chosen to build prototypes.   Continue reading “Border wall contractors brace for hostile environment”

Natural Blaze – by Heather Callaghan

One man has pulled a 180 on one of the poorest, abandoned areas. The Ninth Ward of New Orleans never recovered after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina over a decade ago.

But David Young changed all that. He took 30 abandoned lots and turned them into a lush haven for bees – and the city’s poor – to enjoy nothing but abundance.   Continue reading “Man Grew Gardens To Save Unwanted Bees And People On Lots Abandoned After Katrina”

World Events and the Bible

WEB Notes: This is occuring due to the rampet illegal immigrats that are flooding into Europe from the Middle East and Africa. Remember in times past, we were told by our leaders the wars in the Middle East are nessesary in order to keep the terrorists there. That was a lie to get the people to agree to war to begin with and now we see the European lands being flooded with those of another culture. What we are witnessing here is a great clash of cultures and the two largest religions are being pitted against one another. The children of Satan through their control of our nations have caused this. What did our Father say about His children?
Continue reading “London: 423 New Mosques, 500 Closed Churches”

Ask a Prepper – by Claude Nelson

Some nuclear events are survivable.

Much depends on the type of event and your proximity to ground zero. Event possibilities range from dirty bombs that may distribute radiation over a small area, to nuclear accidents and nuclear weapon detonation that create large amounts of destruction and contamination. Your first goal is to avoid nuclear fallout, so you should take shelter immediately following a nuclear event. Then, you must mitigate the exposure that you do receive. Stay informed of local recommendations for your area, but be aware that your local news reporting may be designed to prevent mass panic, rather than give the best advice.   Continue reading “16 Remedies for Radiation Exposure”

Washington Post – by Aaron C. Davis and Peter Hermann

It began with tweets from D.C. police in late December: “CRITICAL MISSING” trumpeted one alert about a 13-year-old girl with a ponytail and pink slippers who was last seen outside her home in Southeast Washington. The siren echoed through cyberspace, retweeted 113 times, reposted by as many more on Instagram and Facebook. When the girl returned home hours later, that news was retweeted just 13 times.

A similar scenario soon began playing out daily, part of a new police initiative to tap the power of social media to locate missing children — a 21st-century version of the milk carton.   Continue reading “No, there is no spike in missing girls in D.C.; how tweets created a crisis”

MassPrivateI

Imagine going through a metal detector before you check into your hotel room, imagine being patted down and searched before you get inside your hotel. Imagine Disney using facial biometrics to spy on everyone in your family.

Well imagine no more, it’s already happening.   Continue reading “Disney installs metal detectors, bag searches and pat downs at hotels and park entrances”

American Military News

Mitch Powell is an American veteran that served two tours in Iraq. He returned to his home in Virginia beach in 2006 and continued to serve until last year, when he was forced to leave the military due to an injury. He was elated to discover he could purchase one of the giant M35 military cargo trucks that he rode in while serving in Iraq from a seller in Norfolk, Virginia. He was disappointed to learn that Virginia Beach city code would prevent him from parking the vehicle on or in front of his property.   Continue reading “City Code Prevents Veteran From Parking His M35 On His Property”

Yahoo News

WASHINGTON (AP) — After his press secretary blasted it as an example of rampant government overreach, President Donald Trump signed a bill into law Monday that could eventually allow internet providers to sell information about their customers’ browsing habits.

The bill scraps a Federal Communications Commission online privacy regulation issued in October to give consumers more control over how companies like Comcast, AT&T and Verizon share that information. Critics have argued that the rule would stifle innovation and pick winners and losers among internet companies.   Continue reading “Trump signs bill blocking online privacy regulation”

Free Thought Project – by Claire Bernish

Five-hundred fifty-eight days after targeting an ostensive headquarters of the Islamic State in Mosul, Iraq, the United States finally admitted to bombing a family home and killing a university professor and three family members, wounding at least two more — even though the coalition suspected mere hours after the attack the ill-begotten mission had snuffed out the lives of an innocent family.

Overnight from September 20 through 21, the U.S.-led coalition carried out an airstrike against a family home — putatively believed to be a strategic Islamic State target — killing four members of the Rezzo family and wounding others on scene.   Continue reading “US Just Admitted “ISIS HQ” They Blew Up Was Actually an Innocent Family’s Home”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, one country stood out: Iceland was the one nation in the world which not only let its banks fail, but convicted the bankers responsible for the collapse of the country’s financial system (incidentally, since then Iceland has been one of the world’s economic success stories, with the economy growing over 7% last year). Now, nearly a decade later, Iceland’s ex-bankers, once reviled as symbols of crony and rogue capitalism, say they were scapegoats: and having been “improperly” jailed for their roles in the 2008 financial crisis, they’re now taking their cases to the European Court of Human Rights.   Continue reading “Iceland’s Jailed Bankers Are Back, Demanding They Were Crisis Scapegoats”

Value Walk – by John F. Banzhaf

In the wake of an announcement by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions that he would cut off funding if so-called sanctuary cities did not begin cooperating with the federal government regarding illegal aliens, it has been reported that the New York City Police Department [NYPD] alerts Immigration and Customs Enforcement [ICE] agents if immigrants facing deportation are due to appear in Criminal Court, thereby making it easier for them to be detained by the federal government.   Continue reading “Following AG Sessions’ Threat, NYC No Longer A Sanctuary City”

Breitbart Tech

Dr. Kesten Green, the co-author of a study that revealedjust “a fraction of 1 percent” of scientific journal papers follow the scientific method,joined Breitbart News Editor-In-Chief Alex Marlow on Breitbart News Daily to discuss how scientists have betrayed their profession in favor of political advocacy.

“There is a problem,” declared Dr. Green to Marlow, who was hosting the show. “Most of what passes for scientific research these days is either useless, or it’s harmful, because it seems like science, but it’s actually designed to support a predetermined position. And advocacy is the opposite of science.”   Continue reading “Dr. Kesten Green: ‘Most of What Passes for Scientific Research These Days is Either Useless, or It’s Harmful’”

The Truth About Cancer – by Dr. Jack Wolfson

Cholesterol is one of the most important molecules in your body. Often vilified by mainstream medical doctors and the media, cholesterol serves many functions including: cell membrane integrity and function; production of vitamin D; digestion (it is a large component of bile); the precursor to hormones such as testosterone, estrogen, progesterone, and cortisol.

Cholesterol is so important that every animal and every fish make it as well. Why do eggs contain cholesterol? Try forming a chicken without it!   Continue reading “The Truth About Cholesterol Levels & Cancer Most MDs Don’t Know”

Times of Israel

An Israeli tourism company said Sunday it has an exclusive agreement to issue tourist visas for North Korea, the secretive state under Western scrutiny for its provocative missile tests, nuclear program, and dire human rights violations.

Rimon Tours, via its subsidiary Tarbutu, will offer trips staring from the spring and summer.   Continue reading “North Korea to grant visas to Israeli tourists”

NBC News

SEOUL, South Korea — A senior North Korean defector has told NBC News that the country’s “desperate” dictator is prepared to use nuclear weapons to strike the United States and its allies.

Thae Yong Ho is the most high profile North Korean defector in two decades, meaning he is able to give a rare insight into the secretive, authoritarian regime.   Continue reading “North Korean Defector Tells Lester Holt ‘World Should Be Ready’”