Reuters

In a broad expansion of the information gathered from applicants for U.S. visas, the federal government is proposing to collect social media identities from nearly everyone who seeks entry into the United States, according to a State Department filing on Friday.

The proposal, which must be approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), would require most immigrant and non-immigrant visa applicants to list on a federal application form all of the social media identities they have used in the past five years.  Continue reading “U.S. visa applicants to be asked for social media history – State Department”

The Organic Prepper

Recently, I wrote about a huge recall of dog food because it contained euthanasia drugs. Well, now there are even more recalls that affect numerous companies. Check to see if your pet’s food is on this list.

If you haven’t started making your own homemade dog food yet, it’s time you get started. Tomorrow, I’ll post our recipe and add the link here.   Continue reading “WARNING: MORE Massive Dog Food Recalls”

The Weather Channel

The second blue moon of 2018 is set for Saturday morning and will be the last one to adorn the night sky until 2020.

Saturday’s Sap Full Moon, which is also a blue moon because it is the second full moon of the calendar month, is set to peak at 8:37 a.m. EDT.  Continue reading “Second Blue Moon of 2018 Arrives Saturday; It’s the Last One Until 2020”

Times of Israel

Twelve Palestinians were killed and some 1,100 were wounded by Israeli tear gas, rubber bullets and live fire in the Gaza Strip on Friday, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said, as a series of massive protests along the security fence around the Hamas-controlled enclave intensified and turned violent. Some Palestinian sources put the death toll at 10-12.

The Israel Defense Forces estimated that over 30,000 Palestinians were taking part in Hamas-encouraged “March of Return” demonstrations along the Gaza border, focused at six main protest sites where rioters threw firebombs and stones at troops, tried to bomb and breach the security fence, and burned tires.   Continue reading “12 Gazans said killed, 1,100 hurt in clashes at massive border protest”

LA Times

The Trump administration is poised to abandon America’s pioneering fuel economy targets for cars and SUVs, a move that would undermine one of the world’s most aggressive programs to confront climate change and invite another major confrontation with California.

The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to announce in the coming days that it will scrap mileage targets the Obama administration drafted in tandem with California that aim to boost average fuel economy for passenger cars and SUVs to 55 miles per gallon by 2025, according to people familiar with the plans.

Continue reading “EPA poised to scrap fuel economy targets that are key to curbing global warming — setting up clash with California”

The Organic Prepper – by J.G. Martinez D.

This is one of the most important and valued articles to help you prepare. I think it could be useful, based on our experience with the economic collapse and its effects on the currency. Let me tell you what life is really like when your country has a devalued currency that is nearly worthless.  Continue reading “What Happens When Your Money Is Worthless? Living with a Devalued Currency”

SF Gate – by Gene Johnson

SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge in Seattle opened the door Thursday for thousands of immigrants to apply for asylum, finding that the Department of Homeland Security has routinely failed to notify them of a deadline for filing their applications.

U.S. District Judge Ricardo S. Martinez issued the ruling in a class-action lawsuit brought by immigrant rights groups on behalf of those who fear persecution if returned to their home country.   Continue reading “US judge opens door for thousands to apply for asylum”

WTNH 8 News – by Noelle Gardner

WOODBRIDGE, Conn. (WTNH) – A high school student was suspended and arrested after posting an image of a toy gun on social media.

Zach Cassidento, a high school senior at Amity High Regional School was suspended and arrested as a juvenile after he posted a picture of a toy gun, or what’s called an “airsoft gun,” on Snapchat.   Continue reading “High school senior suspended and arrested after posting picture of airsoft gun on social media”

NPR – by James Doubek

Multiple companies say they’re pulling their advertisements from conservative Fox News host Laura Ingraham’s show after she sent a tweet mocking Parkland shooting survivor and gun-control activist David Hogg.

Nestle US, Hulu and Nutrish confirmed on Twitter that they are removing advertising from Ingraham’s show. Media reports say TripAdvisor, Expedia, Wayfair and Johnson & Johnson are pulling their support as well.   Continue reading “Advertisers Ditch Laura Ingraham After She Mocks Parkland Activist”

Guns America – by S.H. Blannelbarry

When Wayne LaPierre said on CBS’s Face the Nation that the ATF needed to “do its job” with respect to bump stocks, one wonders if he was asking the agency to turn thousands of law-abiding gun owners into outlaws. Because that, my friends, is exactly what is happening.

If you currently own a reciprocating stock you will soon be in possession of a machine gun. Unlawful possession of a machine gun is a crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison, according to the DOJ.   Continue reading “Face 10 Years In Prison If You Don’t Surrender Your Bump Stock in 90 Days”

KTVL 10 News – by Genevieve Grippo

A group of community members is pushing for an ordinance they say would protect Jackson County from violations of the Second Amendment.

They say the effort, called a Second Amendment Preservation Ordinance, would essentially void any current or future state laws that would impose unconstitutional regulations on the sale and possession of firearms.   Continue reading “Ordinance seeking to block ‘unconstitutional’ gun laws brought before Commissioners”

Firearms History, Technology & Development

In today’s post, we will study an early machine gun: the Puckle Gun. We’d first mentioned this gun many months ago, when we studied the history of revolvers. We will now study this firearm in more detail.

The Puckle gun was invented by a London based lawyer named James Puckle, who had an interest in firearm design. He received a patent for his design in 1718.   Continue reading “The Puckle Gun”

RT

Nikolas Cruz, who is accused of killing 17 people in a high school shooting in February, has been inundated with sexually provocative letters and money from besotted fans, according to a local newspaper.

Teenage girls and women have bombarded 19-year-old Cruz, who is currently being held in  Broward County jail, with romantic and sexually-explicit mail, according to local newspaper the Sun Sentinel, which obtained photocopies of the letters.  Continue reading “Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz swamped with ‘perverted’ fan mail”

Softwar – by Charles R Smith

The FBI is no longer a law enforcement agency even though it has the power to arrest and prosecute. The recent Inspector General (OIG) report combined with massive foul-ups of top level FBI agents makes it very clear that the bureau is a force dedicated to its own agenda – not fighting crime.

The fact is the FBI fouled up the investigation of a major terrorist event. On Dec. 2, 2015, Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik staged a terror attack in San Bernardino, California killing 14 people. Farook was a food inspector for the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health and he was issued a county owned Apple iPhone for work use.   Continue reading “Dark Shadows – FBI Ignores 14 Dead For An Agenda”

Breitbart – by Katherine Rodriguez

An illegal alien convicted of killing two Sacramento-area deputies smirked as a California jury sentenced him to death Tuesday—and the deputies’ families grinned back at him.

A Sacramento Superior Court jury ruled that Luis Bracamontes, 37, will receive the death penalty for his role in the the murder of two sheriff’s deputies.  Continue reading “Illegal Alien Convicted of Killing Sacramento Deputies Smirks as He Receives Death Sentence”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

One week after Israel demonstratively released a video of  a 2007 airstrike on a suspected Syrian nuclear facility (after refusing to officially acknowledge the operation for more than a decade), the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Jarida reported late on Thursday that 2 Israeli F-35 stealth fighters had entered Iranian airspace over the past month.  Continue reading “Israeli Stealth Fighters Fly Over Iran Amid Speculation Of Imminent War”

RT

Russia will expel sixty US diplomats and close the US consulate in St. Petersburg, in a response mirroring the mass expulsion of Russian diplomats initiated by the US and UK, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

US ambassador to Moscow, Jon Huntsman, has been summoned to the Foreign Ministry and told the news by deputy FM Sergey Ryabkov, Lavrov said at the press conference following a meeting with the special UN envoy for Syria Staffan De Mistura.  Continue reading “Russia to close US consulate in St. Petersburg, expel 60 diplomats as Washington did – Lavrov”