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The Daily Sheeple – by Lily Dane
Well, I guess this is one way to let the IRS know how you feel about them…
A Washington man is facing federal charges for sending an assortment of unusual and disturbing items to an IRS office in Utah.
Federal prosecutors in Tacoma say Normand Lariviere, 68, sent a fake bomb, a bullet, and a marijuana joint. Continue reading “Man Arrested for Sending the IRS a Fake Bomb, Marijuana, and…his Own Finger”
Some 55 percent of Jewish Israelis would like a review of the longstanding policy that sees Judaism and the state fused to a great extent, a new poll shows. The same percentage of respondents believe the current policy reflects an ultra-Orthodox view.
The authors of the survey, which was commissioned by the Israel Democracy Institute, asked groups of Israel’s Jewish population with various religious backgrounds about their opinion on the status quo, a consensus on the role of religion in the life of the Jewish state reached between secular and religious parties that dates back to its early days. Continue reading “Over half of Israel’s Jews would prefer lesser role for religion in state – poll”
I was surprised to read in Rolling Stone that Thom Yorke believed critics of Radiohead’s scheduled concert in Tel Aviv were simply “throwing shit” at the band in public, without speaking to them privately. This is both inaccurate and – even if it were accurate – quite irrelevant.
Whether in apartheid South Africa in the past or apartheid Israel in the present, when an oppressed community asks renowned international artists not to lend their names to their oppressors’ attempts to whitewash their human rights violations, it is our moral obligation to heed their appeals. It should be about them and their human rights, not about us and our sense of pride. Continue reading “Radiohead need to join the cultural boycott of Israel – why won’t they meet with me to discuss it?”
Campus Reform – by Mitchell Gunter
Freshmen at San Jose State University now have to pay for their own diversity training, which is incorporated into a Frosh Orientation that comes with a $250 price tag.
The addition of microaggressions training to the orientation was made public by SJSU’s Chief Diversity Officer Kathleen Wong on June 9 via a series of tweets. According to Wong, who leads the university’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, the training consists of a video of microaggression skits, filmed with the cooperation of a film class in SJSU’s on-campus studio. Continue reading “San Jose State freshmen pay for own microaggressions training”
When Obama announced the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats and the seizure of Russian diplomatic compounds in Maryland last December in response to alleged Russian interference in the election, Putin just smiled and said Russia would not retaliate, expecting that relations between Russia and the US would normalize under president Trump. Six months later, relations have not only not normalized but have deteriorated further following the latest round of sanctions against Russia despite daily allegations that Trump colluded with the Kremlin to convince several million Americans to vote against Hillary. Continue reading ““We Are Forced To Strike Back”: Russia Set To Expel 30 US Diplomats, Seize US Assets”
WEB Notes: In late June we posted an article titled, “Church Of England Official Suggests Transgender Christians Can Be ‘Re-Christened’ After Undergoing Sex Change“. The article you are now reading seems to be confirmation of what was reported last month.
Continue reading “Abomination: Church Of England Overwhelmingly Votes To ‘Welcome And Affirm’ Transgenders”
A recent CNN article, reveals that police are suing Black Lives Matter (BLM) anonymously.
“A wounded officer’s lawsuit filed in federal court in Louisiana alleges Black Lives Matter and several of its leaders are responsible for last year’s ambush on law enforcement in Baton Rouge.”
Continue reading “Police allowed to anonymously sue people”
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The Daily Caller – by Joshua Gill
Catholics in Minnesota will gather to ask for God’s protection and to pray against the nation’s first Satanic monument approved for display on public land.
Lay members of the Catholic church will gather July 15 for a rosary rally to pray for America’s protection from Satan, in light of a Satanic monument approved in May for display in a veterans memorial park in Belle Plaine, Minn. The monument, a large black steel cube engraved with a golden inverted pentagram topped with an upturned soldier’s helmet, is the first such monument approved for display on public grounds in the U.S. The rosary rally is organized by America Needs Fatima (ANF) and Return to Order (RTO), two campaign branches of a Catholic lay organization called Tradition, Family, and Property. Continue reading “Catholics To Rally In Prayer Against First Satanic Monument On Public Land In U.S. History”
OPEC and non-OPEC producers could extend and increase production cuts to prop up crude prices, according to Russian Energy Minister Aleksandr Novak.
“If necessary, we can extend the agreement. If necessary, we can increase the amounts that need to be reduced, or on the contrary, we can move to reduce them,” Novak told CNBC on the sidelines of the World Petroleum Congress in Istanbul. Continue reading “Oil production cuts can go longer & deeper – Russian energy minister”
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A longstanding national debate about police transparency and privacy has been reignited in California with legislation that would require law enforcement agencies to release body camera video and recordings of fatal police shootings and other significant incidents.
The proposal, which comes amid a push across the U.S. for body camera recordings to be released more quickly after fatal police shootings, seeks to establish a statewide policy on when body camera footage and other audio and video recordings should be released. Continue reading “California bill would require cops to release body cam video”
HONOLULU (AP) — An active duty U.S. soldier was arrested on terrorism charges after authorities say he pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group and said he wanted to “kill a bunch of people.” The FBI arrested Sgt. 1st Class Ikaika Kang, 34, in a suburb of Honolulu over the weekend after a yearlong investigation involving multiple undercover officers and confidential informants. He made an initial appearance in federal court on Monday.
Kang’s court-appointed defense attorney, Birney Bervar, said it appears his client may suffer from service-related mental health issues of which the government was aware but neglected to treat. Bervar declined to elaborate. Continue reading “US soldier arrested after pledging loyalty to Islamic State”
ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) — A U.S. military plane used for refueling crashed into a soybean field in rural Mississippi, killing at least 16 people aboard in a fiery wreckage and spreading debris for miles, officials said.
Leflore County Emergency Management Agency Director Frank Randle told reporters at a briefing late Monday that 16 bodies had been recovered after the KC-130 spiraled into the ground about 85 miles (135 kilometers) north of Jackson in the Mississippi Delta. A witness said some bodies were found more than a mile from the crash site. Continue reading “At least 16 die in military plane crash in rural Mississippi”
Americans have 350 million guns and 10 billion bullets. What do you honestly believe will happen when 120 million Americans cannot afford to eat? How many days would you be willing to let your children go without food? How many millions of your neighbors, friends and families will have to die before the Uber Rich learn to not steal from the poor?
How many millions will have to starve to death before Wall Street hears our voices? Continue reading “If They Don’t Notice The First 100 Million Bullets Fired At Them…”
Local and federal authorities are investigating an explosion at a US Air Force recruiting office in Bixby, Oklahoma.
Bomb squads from Bixby and Tulsa police responded around 10:30 p.m. local time Monday to the reported explosion, near Tulsa, Bixby Police Sgt. Tim Scrivner told CNN.
The FBI and ATF are on scene and investigating the cause of the explosion, according to ATF public information officer, Meredith Davis. Continue reading “Explosion outside US Air Force recruiting office under investigation”
July 10 (Reuters) – Alan Futerfas, the lawyer Donald Trump Jr. has hired to represent him in connection with Russia-related probes, has over 25 years experience in handling government investigations and criminal cases.
John Moscow, a former assistant district attorney in Manhattan, described Futerfas as a “top-flight lawyer” who is both “high-powered and low-key.” Continue reading “Donald Trump Jr.’s lawyer has experience with the mob and music”
The Anti-Media – by Carey Wedler
Las Vegas, NV — Nevada’s Department of Taxation has issued a “statement of emergency” amid a shortage of cannabis since the plant was legalized for recreational use at the beginning of this month.
Between July 1 and 4, dispensaries made roughly $3 million in sales and generated as much as $1 million in tax revenue. But the green rush has come with a shortage — one almost certainly created because of the way the law was written and, as a result, the government’s willingness to grant liquor vendors an 18-month monopoly on distribution. Continue reading “Nevada Just Issued A ‘Statement of Emergency’ over Marijuana Shortage”
The Daily Sheeple – by Will Porter
An officer of the Carteret Police Department has been charged with three counts of official misconduct, third-degree aggravated assault and was suspended from the police force after he reportedly beat a local teenager and failed to activate his body camera during the encounter.
Officer Joseph Reiman, 31, who also happens to be the brother of Carteret Mayor Dan Reiman, was charged in early June, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey. Continue reading “New Jersey Officer Suspended and Charged After Beating Teen”