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Archive: TWFTT 9-6-17

Geek Wire – by Taylor Soper

Microsoft is taking a hard line on the Trump administration’s plans to end the Deferred Action for Child Arrivals program, or DACA, in the next six months, making it clear that it won’t stand idly by if the government seeks to deport any of its employees currently covered by the program.

After already publishing a blog post calling on Congress to prioritize a bill to protect “Dreamers” — about 800,000 children of undocumented immigrants — Microsoft President Brad Smith told NPR on Tuesday that the government is “going to have to go through us to get that person,” referring to any Microsoft employees targeted for deportation as a result of DACA potentially ending.   Continue reading “Microsoft: Government will ‘have to go through us’ to deport workers impacted by Trump’s ‘Dreamers’ repeal”

Fellowship of the Minds – by Dr. Eowyn

There is a strong correlation between immigration—particularly illegal immigration—and wages.

The reason is simple — the economic principle of supply and demand. In the case of immigration, that means the more supply of workers, the lower the wages.

But liberal economists and proponents of mass immigration see immigration as an absolute economic good, insisting that immigration is necessary for the economy to grow. (Click here for the three reasons why liberals are wrong.)   Continue reading “Evidence that immigration depresses wages: U.S. & UK”

NBC News

The City Council in Charlottesville, Virginia, voted Tuesday night to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson from a park after a public hearing punctuated by protests and chants of “Let her speak.”

By voice vote, the council voted after 11 p.m. ET to ask a design firm to redesign Emancipation Park, where the Jackson statue stands — effectively ordering its removal once all court cases are resolved.   Continue reading “Charlottesville Council Votes to Remove Confederate Statue After Tense Hearing”

The Organic Prepper

Doesn’t it seem like all the disasters are coming at us at the same time? Here are 5 things that will make you glad you’re a prepper. And if you’re not, perhaps this is a cosmic kick in the pants that is telling you that you should be.

Here are 5 epic disasters that are happening right now.

The five stories below will make you want to double down on your preparedness efforts because between mankind and Mother Nature, things are looking increasingly dangerous.  Continue reading “5 Epic Disasters Are Looming Over Us Right Now”

RT

A riot has reportedly occurred at a state prison in western Kansas. Local law enforcement agencies are on the scene, saying that the situation in the facility is under control.

“Huge riot broken out at Norton Correctional Facility. Buildings are burning and some inmates have gotten weapons,”the Kansas Organization of State Employees tweeted.  Continue reading “‘Huge’ prison riot reported in Kansas, multiple law enforcement agencies responding”

Mail.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — Both parties must give ground to craft a compromise bill shoring up the nation’s individual health insurance markets or they’ll be blamed for hurting millions of consumers, the chairman of the Senate health committee said Wednesday.

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., spoke as his panel held the first of four hearings in its effort to see if Democrats and Republicans can forge a modest bill aimed at curbing premium increases and preventing insurers from fleeing some marketplaces. The effort will show whether divided Republicans are willing to pivot from trying to obliterate the Obama health care law to helping it survive, and if both parties can overcome lingering raw feelings over that battle.   Continue reading “Top senator sees both parties blamed if no health compromise”

Mail.com

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez said, “Not once have I dishonored my public office,” before he entered a courthouse for the start of his federal corruption trial Wednesday that could threaten his political career and potentially the makeup of a deeply divided U.S. Senate if he’s convicted.

Flanked by his two adult children and at times choking back tears, the New Jersey Democrat said, “I started my public career fighting corruption — that’s how I started — and I have always acted in accordance with the law.   Continue reading “Before start of trial, Menendez says, ‘I will be vindicated’”

Mail.com

PHOENIX (AP) — Immigrants are vowing to fight to stay in the U.S. and advocates are launching campaigns including fundraisers and registration drives after the Trump administration announced it would dismantle a program that protected hundreds of thousands of young people from deportation.

Immigrants who were brought to the country illegally as children or whose families overstayed visas said they are veterans of setbacks in the political arena. They added that they are also accustomed to being persistent, and they pledge to do the same in this situation.   Continue reading “Young immigrants vow to fight Trump’s halt of program”

Yakima Herald – by Mike Carter

President Donald Trump last week lifted Obama-era restrictions on the transfer of surplus military hardware to police departments; however, a review of Defense Department data shows the flow of materiel actually increased in Washington state despite the prohibition on some items.

Since the inception of the Department of Defense’s so-called “1033 Program” as part of Ronald Reagan’s war on drugs in 1991, more than $30.2 million in surplus military gear has been given to state law-enforcement agencies.

Continue reading “Police in Washington state got military hardware even under Obama-era restrictions”

Yahoo News – by Joseph Ax

NEW YORK (Reuters) – For the first time since the “Abscam” scandal 36 years ago, a sitting U.S. senator will go on trial for bribery on Wednesday in a federal courthouse.

Bob Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey, is accused of intervening with federal officials on behalf of a wealthy benefactor in exchange for lavish gifts, including luxury vacations and major political contributions.   Continue reading “Senator Bob Menendez faces federal corruption trial”

Courthouse News – by Britain Eakin

WASHINGTON (CN) – A D.C. man with cerebral palsy can continue to press his claim that police officers followed him home from a bus stop without  cause, and then assaulted him with a stun gun as they beat him, a federal judge ruled Friday.

U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson rejected an argument that Michael Robinson’s case should be tossed out because he failed to identify the precise actions of the 38 officers involved in the altercation, calling it an “odd proposition.”   Continue reading “Disabled Man Can Press Case Against DC Officers He Claims Beat Him”

MassPrivateI

A 1956 Oscar winning movie called, wait for it… ‘The Red Balloon’ shows a French mute kid chasing a balloon through the streets of Paris. And not one police officer or person was ‘terrified’!


Continue reading “Police are “terrified” of red balloons and terrorist clowns”

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WFAA 8

ARLINGTON, TEXAS – ARLINGTON, Texas — Police in Arlington have arrested one man and are looking for another after the bodies of a man and woman were found in a shallow grave near AT&T Stadium.

Detectives say the male victim’s severed head was found just after 2:30 p.m. Saturday in a wooded area near a creek along Truman Street, near Sanford Street.

A note reading “La Raza Se Restreta y Faltan 4” was found nearby, according to an arrest warrant. The Star-Telegram reports that loosely translated, the message reads, “The race, or group, must be respected and there’s only four left.”    Continue reading “Police find severed head, then bodies in shallow grave near AT&T Stadium”