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Thousands of shoes were placed on the lawn of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday morning as part of a protest against school shootings.
The display of worn shoes, which were intended to draw Congress’ attention to children who have died from gun violence, was inspired in part by memorials to the Holocaust, its organizer told the Forward. Continue reading “Gun Violence Protest at U.S. Capitol Inspired By Holocaust Memorial”
For the first time, the Defense Department will begin moving classified data and applications to Amazon Web Services’ Secret Region—the same cloud environment developed for the CIA and intelligence community several years ago.
U.S. Transportation Command—the part of the department responsible for moving troops and equipment around the globe—announced its intent to make use of AWS’ Classified Secret Commercial Cloud Services in December after the company expanded its capabilities and availability to non-intelligence agencies.
Continue reading “Defense Agency To Begin Moving Classified Data to Amazon’s Secret Cloud After Protest”
Prosecutors in Oklahoma have released a video showing a bail agent shooting her client to death last year, just days after she was acquitted of first-degree murder in the slaying.
Payne County jurors found Chasity Dawn Carey, 42, not guilty on Friday in the August 9 death of 38-year-old Brandon James Williams, who was a suspect in a burglary. Continue reading “Video shows Oklahoma bail officer killing client in front of her son”
The Space Cadets want you!
President Trump said Tuesday that he was considering the creation of a “space force” to extend U.S. military power into the final frontier.
“Think of it, a Space Force,” Mr. Trump told troops at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego. Continue reading “Trump proposes ‘Space Force’ to protect final frontier”
Global Research – by Whitney Webb
Last Sunday, the largest joint military exercise between the United States and Israel began with little fanfare. The war game, dubbed “Operation Juniper Cobra,” has been a regular occurrence for years, though it has consistently grown in size and scope. Now, however, this year’s 12-day exercise brings a portent of conflict unlike those of its predecessors.
Previous reports on the operation suggested that, like prior incarnations of the same exercise, the focus would be on improving Israeli defenses. Continue reading “US Commander: ‘US Troops Prepared to Die for Israel’ in War Against Syria, Hezbollah”
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Archive: TWFTT 3-13-18
WASHINGTON (AP) — US President Donald Trump’s choice to be the first female director of the CIA is a career spymaster who once ran an agency prison in Thailand where terror suspects were subjected to a harsh interrogation technique that the president has supported.
Trump tweeted Tuesday that CIA Director Mike Pompeo will replace Rex Tillerson as secretary of state and that he has selected Gina Haspel to replace Pompeo. Continue reading “Pick for new CIA chief a career spymaster who once ran secret prison”
Breitbart London – by Virginia Hale
Brighton & Hove City Council will equip staff with badges declaring their “preferred pronouns” as part of a project seeking to educate the public that making assumptions about a person’s sex “can be hurtful and distressing”.
Council and voluntary sector staff in the city will be “encouraged” to wear the badges, which include messages such as “My pronouns are she/her/hers” and “My pronouns are they/their/theirs” when they are distributed in the week leading up to ‘Trans Day of Visibility’ on March 31. Continue reading “Council to Give Out ‘Pronoun Badges’ in Drive to ‘Educate Public on Trans Identities’”
On Monday, March 12, 2018, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) officially withdrew the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices Rule (OLPP), killing these groundbreaking protections for animals raised on Organic farms. The ASPCA condemns this decision in the strongest terms possible.
“The USDA’s withdrawal of the OLPP is a violation of the public trust that reverses the nearly two decades of collaboration and feedback from farmers and consumers that led to this groundbreaking rule,” said Matt Bershadker, President and CEO of the ASPCA. “Millions of animals will continue to suffer each year because of the USDA’s abdication of its duty to enforce meaningful organic animal welfare standards.” Continue reading “USDA Ignores Public Will, Kills the Organic Animal Welfare Rule”
Fellowship of the Minds – by DCG
“The federal government ought to do its job and not blame California.”
Tell me Jerry Brown, Nancy Pelosi, Kamala Harris and Libby Schaaf: Who is to blame now? The death of this little angel means nothing to you? NOTHING?
Apparently the last words of Kate Steinle meant nothing to you. Continue reading “Sanctuary California: Illegal alien who killed 6-year-old was previously deported twice and arrested for DUI”
Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist
Baltimore, MD — The mayor of Baltimore is receiving much-deserved criticism after she allocated $100,000 to bus students to a gun control rally in Washington D.C. later this month. The reason for the criticism is founded in the fact that students froze all winter long because the mayor says they have no money to fix the slew of broken heaters.
Earlier this year, students in Baltimore schools were told to bring blankets and cold weather attire to class every day because the heating systems in over one-third of all the schools were either broken or barely working. Students, faculty, and staff were forced to bundle up inside the school in January until it became so unbearable that the schools actually closed due to unsafe temperatures. Continue reading “Baltimore Can’t Afford to Heat Schools, But is Paying $100k to Bus Students to Gun Control Rally”
Two weeks after Dick’s Sporting Goods infuriated Second Amendment supporters when the sporting goods retailer announced it would end sales of assault rifles, its stock is plunging and conservatives will hardly shed a tear. Continue reading “Dick’s Stock Tumbles To Conservatives’ Delight”
The Miami Police Department wants your guns. And they’ll give you gift cards in exchange for weapons this weekend, no questions asked.
The gift cards will be for Walmart, Target or Milam’s stores and are valued from $50 or more, depending on the type of gun and the number of weapons donated, the police department said. Continue reading “Exchange your assault weapon for up to $250 in gift cards this Saturday in Miami”
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government censored, withheld or said it couldn’t find records sought by citizens, journalists and others more often last year than at any point in the past decade, according to an Associated Press analysis of new data.
The calculations cover eight months under President Donald Trump, the first hints about how his administration complies with the Freedom of Information Act. Continue reading “US sets new record for censoring, withholding gov’t files”