Forbes – by Nick Sibilla

In a major win for private property rights, a federal judge ruled that Indiana can no longer seize vehicles under its controversial civil forfeiture laws, which allow police to confiscate property without filing criminal charges. Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson ruled that Indiana’s laws were unconstitutional because they failed to provide a timely hearing for the property owner to contest the seizure.

The decision comes just days after Hoosier lawmakers held a summer study committee to discuss forfeiture reform, and less than a month after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a new policy to expand police seizures nationwide.  Continue reading “Federal Judge Rules Indiana Seizing Cars With Civil Forfeiture Is Unconstitutional”

McClatchy DC – by Anita Kumar, Franco Ordoñez

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is expected to end an Obama-era program that shielded young people from deportation, but he will likely let the immigrants known as Dreamers stay in the United States until their work permits run out, according to multiple people familiar with the policy negotiation.

That plan would allow Trump to fulfill a campaign promise to end one of Barack Obama’s signature initiatives while also giving the president a way to keep the pledge he made after Inauguration Day to treat the Dreamers with “great heart,” said sources on both sides of the issue who are involved in the discussions.
Continue reading “Trump expected to halt Obama’s program but allow some Dreamers to stay temporarily”

The Organic Prepper

A man named Nash decided to protect his community from looters after Hurricane Harvey left the Houston area vulnerable. Unfortunately, after a disaster, some people decide it’s the perfect time to steal from others. This scenario is commonly known in survivalist circles as “without rule of law.”

It means that criminals aren’t concerned about consequences, 911 isn’t an option, and it is every person for themselves. If you aren’t ready to protect yourself, you are likely to become a victim.   Continue reading “Without Rule of Law: Video Shows Man With Shotgun Protecting His Houston Neighborhood”

Spero News – by Martin Barillas

The lifeless body of Diplomatic Security Special Agent Kurt Smolek was found in the Potomac River on Wednesday evening. Smolek (45) had been declared a “critical missing person” in a tweet released by the police department of the District of Columbia.

According to a Missing Persons report by the DC Metropolitan Police Department, Smolek was last seen on August 28, 2017 at approximately 10 pm, in the 600 Block of Water Street, Southwest, Washington. “He was last seen wearing a blue oxford shirt and khaki pants,”read the report. “Kurt was last seen operating a grey 2011 GMC Terrain SUV, bearing Virginia tags XGG6532 with tinted windows.”     Continue reading “Mystery surrounds disappearance of State Department security officer”

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SHTF Plan – by Daniel Lang

When it comes figuring out how to invest your money, one of the best things you can do is to simply watch what other more successful people are doing. Investors who have made a lot of money, either did so by being lucky, or more likely, they have a long track record of predicting events, identifying trends, and avoiding economic crashes. Whether they’re really savvy or they’re just elitists with access to insider information that the public isn’t privy to, they know something that we don’t. And that something has made them very rich.  Continue reading “Rothschild Just Pulled A Lot Of Money Out Of The US: “Period of Monetary Accommodation May Well Be Coming To An End.””

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WXIN) — A longtime piece of artwork at IU is now at the center of controversy, leading to hundreds of students calling for school officials to take it down.

The painting is part of a 22-panel mural inside of Woodburn Hall on the Bloomington campus. The panel depicts Klansmen burning a cross.

A petition circulating on Change.org states:   Continue reading “Petition calls for removal of Indiana University mural depicting KKK scene”

AccuWeather – by Faith Eherts

While the Gulf Coast continues to deal with the devastating impacts of Harvey, emergency managers in the United States have another tropical threat to monitor by the name of Irma.

Far across the Atlantic, just west of the Cabo Verde Islands, Irma has strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane as of Thursday afternoon. Irma became a tropical storm at midday on Wednesday.   Continue reading “Irma may become Category 4 hurricane while tracking across Atlantic; Will it affect the US?”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

A new letter from Senators Chuck Grassley and Lindsey Graham reveal testimony from new witnesses suggesting that former FBI Director James Comey had already started drafting documentation exonerating Hillary Clinton long before interviewing key witnesses, including Hillary herself. 

According to the letter, which is based on testimony from James Rybicki, Comey’s Chief of Staff, and Trisha Anderson, the Principal Deputy General Counsel of National Security and Cyberlaw, Comey began drafting a statement to announce the conclusion of the Hillary investigation in April or May 2016, well before he had interviewed up to 17 key witnesses.    Continue reading “New Evidence Reveals Comey Exonerated Hillary Before Key Witness Interviews”

Chron

WASHINGTON – While Congress readies a multi-billion dollar aid package to rebuild the Gulf Coast in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, the White House announced Thursday that President Donald Trump will donate $1 million of his own money to disaster relief.

“He would like to join in the effort that a lot of the people that we’ve seen across the country do, and he’s pledging one million dollars of personal money to the fund,” said White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders.  Continue reading “Trump to ‘personally’ donate $1 million for Hurricane Harvey relief”

Truth Stream Media – by Melissa Dykes

Remember 1984? In Orwell’s dystopic vision of the future, there was a huge difference between “truth” — what actually is — and “facts” — what a consensus has been led to believe.

Now the search engine giant Google will be delisting and censoring content that doesn’t follow “well-established” scientific, medical, or historical “facts”. Check out the company’s newly updated quality raters guidelines.   Continue reading “Google’s New Policies are Straight out of Orwell’s 1984”

The Sleuth Journal – by Dr. Edward F. Group III

Pau d’arco is an herb found in the rainforests of the Amazon and in South and Latin America. Pau d’arco bark has been used by indigenous Latin populations for centuries to address a spectrum of health problems and today its strong resistance to harmful organisms is still appreciated. Pau d’arco is commonly used to support indications of allergies, liver problems, and candida and yeast infections.  Continue reading “The Harmful Organism Cleansing Benefits of Pau D’Arco”