Time – by Katy Steinmetz

After heated debate, the California Senate passed a so-called “sanctuary state” bill on Monday. While many Republicans argued that the bill would lead to dangerous criminals being let loose on the streets — warning that the measure would draw the ire of President Donald Trump — Democrats said that California had to take a stand in defense of “hardworking” immigrants that have become part of the country’s cultural and economic backbones.   Continue reading “California Senate Passes ‘Sanctuary State’ Bill”

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Free Thought Project – by Jack Burns

Portland, OR — Portland Police Officer Matt Bigoni is under internal investigation today, following death threats, threats to kill an animal, and physical abuse/destruction of property allegations from the man he was attempting to apprehend. Christopher Lee Fish, 27, was holed up in his motor home when officers arrived. Fish grabbed his cell phone camera and began recording. What he captured on his video camera was enough to open a possible criminal investigation.
Continue reading “Cops Beat A Man To A Pulp, Threaten To “Shoot Him in the Head” & Kill His Dog”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Deming, NM — A video uploaded to Facebook this week shows what it looks like to attempt to pay a fine with quarters — in a police state.

The video, uploaded by the teen’s father, Kevin Weaver, shows police swarm the young man after his form of payment for a fine was not accepted because it was in quarters. Whether or not the teen was attempting to make a point by using quarters, or that was all he had, is unknown. However, it is entirely safe to assume that since he was a teenager, the quarters were all he had.   Continue reading “Video Shows Teen Brutally Assaulted by Cops After Trying to Pay Fine in Quarters”

RT

Tel Aviv has accused the European Union of “disproportionately” focusing on the West Bank instead of paying attention to humanitarian crises taking place across the globe. It comes after the bloc demanded that Israel stop demolishing Palestinian homes.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry summoned the EU’s deputy ambassador to Israel, Mark Gallagher, on Monday, according to Haaretz.    Continue reading “Israel accuses EU of being ‘obsessed’ over demolition of Palestinian homes in West Bank”

SHTF Plan – by Daniel Lang

When you hear words like “militia” and “prepper” and “survival retreat,” you probably imagine a rural, conservative, blue collar fellow who loathes the government. What you probably don’t imagine, are the kinds of people who run for state office. In South Carolina however, two state representatives are planning to create survivalist communities in anticipation of a possible collapse of the United States. According to AP:   Continue reading “These Two South Carolina Lawmakers Are Planning to Create Survivalist Communities Across the Country”

Yahoo News

President Donald Trump reorganized his National Security Council on Wednesday, removing his chief strategist,Stephen Bannon, and downgrading the role of his Homeland Security Adviser,Tom Bossert, according to a person familiar with the decision and a regulatory filing.

National Security AdviserH.R. McMaster was given responsibility for setting the agenda for meetings of the NSC or the Homeland Security Council, and was authorized to delegate that authority to Bossert, at his discretion, according to the filing.
Continue reading “Bannon Removed From National Security Council Role in Shakeup”

Newsline – by Rommel Parane

Three illegal aliens accused of murdering a teenager in Virginia are now in police custody and are currently detained in a Virginia jail.

The three Salvadorans that were charged by the prosecutor belong to the violent MS-13 street gang, and have been slapped with second-degree murder for their participation in the killing of 17-year-old Raymond Wood, Bedford County Sheriff Mike Brown announced Friday Afternoon.   Continue reading “Three Illegal Aliens Charged with Murder of Teenager in Virginia”

Fox News

As the U.S. and other Western nations sharply denounced the Assad and Putin regimes for the deadly gas attack in Syria, Russia on Wednesday tried to deflect blame by pointing to Syrian rebels.

“It’s necessary to demand that the rebels offer full access to study the area and collect necessary information,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said during an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council.   Continue reading “Syria gas attack: Russia deflects at UN Security Council”

NBC News

A fighter jet has crashed in a wooded area about two miles south of Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, a fire official said about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Homes near the scene are being evacuated as a precaution due to the possibility of hazardous materials, Mark Brady of Prince George’s County Fire & EMS said. Authorities are knocking on the doors of homes and are alerting residents.   Continue reading “F-16 Jet Crashes Near Joint Base Andrews”

Bloomberg – by Catherine Traywick and Sheela Tobben

China became the biggest buyer of U.S. crude oil in February, surpassing Canada, at a time when OPEC is cutting back output.

China imported 8.08 million barrels of U.S. light crude, nearly quadrupling its January purchases, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau Tuesday. That helped boost U.S. exports to a record 31.2 million barrels during the month. Canada, the U.S.’s largest trade partner, imported 6.84 million, down 20 percent from a month earlier.  Continue reading “China becomes top importer of US crude”

AP

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Tuesday was the deadline for companies to propose designs for President Donald Trump’s border wall with Mexico. U.S. Customs and Border Protection will ask several of the bidders to build prototypes in San Diego.

The government won’t identify companies until contracts are awarded around June 1 — and even then, only the winners — but some bidders released plans on their own.   Continue reading “Border wall bids include tourist attraction, solar panels”

RT

At least 31 people were killed and 40 wounded in overnight attacks carried out by Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) in the city of Tikrit, central Iraq, Reuters reported, citing Iraqi security sources and medics.

The attackers were wearing police uniforms and used a police vehicle to enter the city, Police Colonel Khalid Mahmoud told Reuters, adding that there were around 10 militants, including two suicide bombers.   Continue reading “At least 31 killed, 40 wounded in ISIS attack in Tikrit, Iraq – police & medics”

Mail.com

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Government inspections of railroads that haul volatile crude oil across the United States have uncovered almost 24,000 safety defects, including problems similar to those blamed in derailments that triggered massive fires or oil spills in Oregon, Virginia, Montana and elsewhere, according to data obtained by The Associated Press.

The safety defects were discovered during targeted federal inspections on almost 58,000 miles of oil train routes in 44 states. The inspection program began two years ago following a string of oil train accidents across North America, including a 2013 derailment in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, that killed 47 people.   Continue reading “Thousands of defects found on oil train routes”