Breitbart – by Dr Susan Berry

A student at James Madison Memorial High School in Madison, Wisconsin is seeking to change the name of the school, citing that President James Madison was a slave owner, a fact she says makes the school “unsafe” for black students.

Mya Berry, a senior, says the fact that President James Madison inherited slaves, along with his Montpelier plantation, from his father means her school – which, like the city of Madison, Wisconsin, is named after the fourth U.S. president – is hostile to black students, reports the Capital Times.   Continue reading “Student Petitions for School’s Name Change: Slave Owner James Madison’s Name Means Black Students ‘Unsafe’”

Daily Mail

Two patients were told to consider euthanasia because their insurance companies wouldn’t cover their life-saving treatment, a doctor claims.

As more states legalize euthanasia for the terminally ill, critics fear that this last resort option will become a first choice treatment method driven by profit-chasing insurance companies and financially-strained families.

Dr Brian Callister, an internal medicine specialist, said he has seen this fear become a reality in his own practice.   Continue reading “Nevada patients offered suicide pills instead of treatment”

Ars Technica – by Dan Goodin

WikiLeaks just published details of a purported CIA operation that turns Windows file servers into covert attack machines that surreptitiously infect computers of interest inside a targeted network.

“Pandemic,” as the implant is codenamed, turns file servers into a secret carrier of whatever malware CIA operatives want to install, according to documents published Thursday by WikiLeaks. When targeted computers attempt to access a file on the compromised server, Pandemic uses a clever bait-and-switch tactic to surreptitiously deliver malicious version of the requested file. The Trojan is then executed by the targeted computers. A user manual said Pandemic takes only 15 seconds to be installed. The documents didn’t describe precisely how Pandemic would get installed on a file server.   Continue reading “WikiLeaks says CIA’s “Pandemic” turns servers into infectious Patient Zero”

Express – by Alice Foster

America’s aircraft carrier strike group, led by the USS Carl Vinson, is carrying out a drill with USS Ronald Reagan in the Sea of Japan.

North Korea claims it is on “the brink of war” after the US and South Korea flew fighter jets close to the hermit kingdom in retaliation for a ballistic missile test on Monday.

Kim Jong-un warned that North Korea will develop more powerful weapons after its third missile test in three weeks, according to state-run news agency KCNA.   Continue reading “Updates on North Korea amid US show of force – latest news”

Reuters

A gunman killed himself after bursting into a Manila casino, firing shots and setting gaming tables alight, Philippine police said, sowing panic in a country on high alert after martial law was declared in the south.

Police said earlier the man’s motive was likely robbery and that the incident was not terror-related.

National police chief Ronald dela Rosa told DZMM radio the lone gunman had not aimed his assault rifle at people at the Resorts World Manila entertainment complex during the hours-long drama that began shortly after midnight (1600 GMT), and may have been trying to steal casino chips.   Continue reading “Gunman kills himself after suspected robbery in Philippines casino: police”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Across the globe, an awakening is happening in which people are realizing the power of growing your own food. Edible landscapes are increasing throughout the world, however, when government gets involved, this self-sustainability through community gardening can often be thwarted.

The residents of Sunshine Coast, whose city council just unapologetically laid waste to a 7-year-old organically grown fruit tree forest spanning 11 streets, are finding this out the hard way.   Continue reading “Town Mortified As Govt Cuts Down, Destroys Community Fruit Forest Over Permit Issue”

RT

NATO allies are conducting a massive drill in southeastern Europe meant to test the alliance’s ability to move large quantities of troops and equipment into the region.

Troops and vehicles from bases in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Poland, Norway, and Albania are to roll through or fly over Europe to the final rallying ground in Cincu, Romania, where the active phase of Operation Noble Jump 17 is to start on June 8. Some parts of the training will take part in Bulgaria and Greece as well, the Sofia Globe reported.   Continue reading “NATO moves 1,000s of troops in one of year’s largest Europe drills”

SHTF Plan – by Mac Slavo

The number of homeless people in Los Angeles is skyrocketing. In just one year, the figures revealed that the homeless population in the city grew 20% while the numbers for the wider Los Angeles County were even higher at 23%.

As if looking at those numbers isn’t cringeworthy enough, The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority reported Wednesday that 6,000 homeless young people were tallied across the county in January, a 61% increase over the 2016 total. Most of the young people are ages 18 to 24. All the youth shelters have waiting lists and affordable housing is tough to find, even with a rent voucher, according to Heidi Calmus of Covenant House California, an international youth homeless services agency with a branch in Hollywood. “The system is overwhelmed,” Calmus said Tuesday night as she and a colleague, Nick Semensky, delivered toiletry bags and sandwiches to young people living in the streets.
Continue reading “Staggering Number Of Homeless In LA Shows How Tough It Is To Get By”

UN News Centre

1 June 2017 – A new agreement aimed at stopping rogue fishing practices represents the capstone of years of diplomatic effort to combat the scourge of illegal fishing, according to the United Nations food agency.

The Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing, gives the world “all the instruments necessary to achieve our goal,” said José Graziano da Silva, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in a press statement.   Continue reading “‘Beginning of end for rogue fishing,’ says UN agency as more States back landmark treaty”

Fox News

After days of drama and suspense, President Trump announced Thursday that his administration will exit the Paris climate agreement.

“So we’re getting out,” Trump said. “The Paris accord is very unfair at the highest level to the United States.”

His decision fulfills a campaign promise and satisfies strong Republican opposition to the global climate deal but isolates the U.S. and is certain to bring condemnation from world leaders and critics in the scientific community.    Continue reading “Paris Agreement on climate change: US withdraws as Trump calls it ‘unfair’”

Fox News

DEVELOPING: Dozens of people are reportedly injured after gunfire erupted in a Philippines resort early Friday morning, the resort said.

“Resorts World Manila is currently on lockdown following reports of gunfire from unidentified men,” the resort wrote on Twitter.    Continue reading “Resorts World Manila in Philippines on ‘lockdown’ over reports of gunfire, hotel says”

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Roman Civilization – CMS 206 /History 206

During the monarchical period of Roman history, the king was responsible for the state’s public religious activity. According to Livy, when the Romans ejected the kings they created an priesthood called the rex sacrorum – “king of rites.” The holder of this priesthood would continue to perform the religious duties of the former monarchs, but was explicitly barred from holding any political office and from sitting in the Senate (so he couldn’t leverage his religious authority into political power and become a tyrant). Livy also suggests that the founders of the republic deliberately subordinated the religious authority of the rex sacrorum to that of the pontifex maximus to further guard against tyranny. Whether this was true, or whether the pontifex came gradually to replace the rex in authority, is one of the questions that can’t be answered (but scholars keep writing about). In any event, Roman religious affairs under the republic were conducted by a variety of priests organized by the kinds of rituals they performed. Unlike political offices, priesthoods tended to be lifelong appointments.   Continue reading “Roman Public Religion”

Breitbart – by Charlie Nash

The FBI has arrested a Mexican motorcycle gang who are accused of hacking and stealing over 150 Jeep Wranglers for spare parts in Southern California.

Hooligans Motorcycle Club, who are based in Tijuana, Mexico, “combined old school and modern hacking tactics to carry out the thefts undetected” in Southern California, which all “followed the same model,” according to Bleeping Computer.   Continue reading “FBI Arrests Mexican Motorcycle Gang Accused of Hacking and Stealing Over 150 Jeep Wranglers in California”