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Gun control proponent David Hogg is pushing a boycott of mutual fund companies invested in firearm manufacturer stocks.
This follows his boycott of Fox News’s Laura Ingraham, which resulted in her initially losing advertisers and apologizing to him only to have her viewership jump 20 percent. Continue reading “David Hogg Pushing Boycott of Mutual Fund Companies Invested in Gun Manufacturer Stocks”
MARIETTA, Pa. — The theft of hundreds of pounds of explosives from a pipeline work site in Lancaster County is under investigation.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said Gregory General Contracting Company reported that approximately 640 pounds of dynamite and 400 blasting caps were taken. Continue reading “640 pounds of explosives stolen in Lancaster County, ATF says”
Times have been hard for Wall Street banks lately, what with record amounts of cash pouring in and causing all kinds of bookkeeping headaches. So — big-hearted people that we are — Americans stepped up and helped by lowering the banks’ taxes. From Today’s Wall Street Journal: Continue reading “No (Wall Street) Bank Left Behind!”
US Senate lawmakers are considering a bill that would somewhat restrict the president’s powers to go to war. Ron Paul, a former congressman and interventionism critic, says he is highly skeptical of the initiative.
The bipartisan resolution was introduced by leaders of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senators Bob Corker and Tim Kaine, in the wake of President Donald Trump’s decision to attack targets in Syria in retaliation for an alleged chemical-weapons attack. The legislation aims to repeal the broad authorizations Congress approved in 2001 and 2002 for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, replacing them with a more restrictive authority. Continue reading “‘Won’t pass, won’t work, likely to make things worse’: Ron Paul on new presidential war powers bill”
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Microsoft co-founder’s mission to locate sunken warships in the South Pacific has chalked up another victory with the discovery of the USS Helena nearly 75 years after it was sunk by Japanese torpedoes in the waters off the Solomon Islands, reviving stories of the battle-tested ship’s endurance and the nearly unbelievable survival of 165 of the crewmen.
Paul Allen’s team searches for the ships to “bring the history back into a relevant conversation,” said Janet Greenlee, a spokeswoman for Allen’s Vulcan Inc. “He wants to honor those that have served and are serving.” Continue reading “Team backed by Microsoft co-founder locates USS Helena wreck”
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A preliminary examination of the blown jet engine of the Southwest Airlines plane that set off a terrifying chain of events and left a businesswoman hanging half outside a shattered window showed evidence of “metal fatigue,” according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
Passengers scrambled to save the woman from getting sucked out the window that had been smashed by debris and a registered nurse and emergency medical technician on the flight rushed to try to help her. She later died, and seven others were injured. Continue reading “Passengers rushed to provide CPR to woman in plane emergency”
PARRISH, Ala. (AP) — A stinking trainload of human waste from New York City is stranded in a tiny Alabama town, spreading a stench like a giant backed-up toilet — and the “poop train” is just the latest example of the South being used as a dumping ground for other states’ waste.
In Parrish, Alabama, population 982, the sludge-hauling train cars have sat idle near the little league ball fields for more than two months, Mayor Heather Hall said. The smell is unbearable, especially around dusk after the atmosphere has become heated, she said. Continue reading “‘It smells like death:’ Alabama endures NYC ‘poop train’”
JERUSALEM (AP) — Is Israel a success as it turns 70? As Israelis commemorate the milestone this week, satisfaction and a grim disquiet share the stage.
It has a standard of living that rivals Western Europe, without the natural resources. It can boast of scientific achievements and military and technological clout beyond its modest size. It controls most of biblical Israel, and despite widespread criticism of its policies toward the Palestinians, it has cultivated good diplomatic ties with most of the world. Continue reading “Israel at 70: Satisfaction and grim disquiet share the stage”
Courthouse News – by Matt Reynolds
AKRON, Ohio (CN) – An Ohio mother claims in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that officials in the Akron school district allowed a man impersonating a police officer to handcuff and threaten to stun her child under the guise of a fake “scared straight” program purportedly aimed at deterring kids from committing crimes.
A woman identified in the federal complaint as M.H. sued on behalf of her son, W.H., alleging the school permitted the man to roam the Leggett Community Learning Center in a black police uniform with a badge partially obscured by black tape and openly carry a firearm. Continue reading “Mom Says Ohio School Allowed Fake Cop to Assault Son”
Everyone is talking about World War III right now, and I hate to be the one to say this, but…all I can wonder is whether we’re being manipulated into a fight we can’t win. This is probably going to make some folks mad, but there are some facts, statistics, and unanswered questions that support my premise.
Picture this. Continue reading “World War III: Are We Being Manipulated Into a Fight We Can’t Win?”
Brooklyn cops used a stun gun on the wrong man Tuesday when they responded to an emergency call about a guy who was emotionally disturbed, witnesses and authorities said.
A desperate mother dialed 911, saying her son was being disruptive and had busted up their home and run off, sources said. Continue reading “Cops stun, arrest wrong person in hunt for disturbed man off meds”
Tenth Amendment Center – by Mike Maharrey
BOSTON, Mass. (April 17, 2018) – Last week, a Massachusetts committee passed a bill that would limit access to, and retention and sharing of, data collected by automatic license plate readers. Passage into law would also place significant roadblocks in the way of a federal program using states to help track the location of millions of everyday people through pictures of their license plates. Continue reading “Massachusetts Committee Passes Bill to Limit ALPR Data, Help Block National License Plate Tracking Program”
The Supreme Court just made it a little bit harder to deport some so-called “bad hombres” — with an assist from Trump appointee Neil Gorsuch.
In the case Sessions v. Dimaya, the Court struck down a provision of federal law that allows the federal government to deport legal immigrants — including green card holders — for committing a crime that isn’t specifically named in law but that the government considers a “crime of violence.” Continue reading “Why Neil Gorsuch just voted with the Supreme Court’s liberals on an immigration case”
A Georgia deputy was injured Tuesday night after being stabbed in a sheriff’s office restroom by a man who authorities say became hostile before eventually being fatally shot by another deputy.
The unidentified man came to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office around 10:30 p.m. looking for some help, and deputies let him inside the building and gave him water, investigators told FOX5 Atlanta. Continue reading “Georgia deputy stabbed in sheriff’s office restroom, suspect shot dead, officials say”
Mathew Mellon a banking heir dies from heart attack after receiving treatment from a Mexican rehab for OxyContin addiction amongst others things. After the 53 year old dies, his family tries to find his Crypto fortune and runs into a brick wall; fortune disappeared.
Mellon invested 2 million and subsequently that turned into a billion dollar Cryptofortune. A bitcoin bonanza gone missing, disappeared, gone, a bitcoin boondoggle that shows us a new definition of the three card monte. Continue reading “Krypton King Dies – Krypton Fortune Dies With Him – How Safe Is This Garbage?”
The Internal Revenue Service announced late Tuesday that it would let taxpayers submit tax returns without penalty through Wednesday, after a long day of technical problems that fueled confusion about what is already one of Americans’ most frustrating interactions with their government.
A computer glitch at the IRS knocked offline the agency’s ability to process many tax returns filed electronically, a stunning breakdown that left agency officials flummoxed and millions of Americans bewildered. Senior government officials were at a loss to explain what happened, even as close to 5 million Americans were expected to try to file their taxes before the midnight deadline. Continue reading “IRS to delay tax deadline by one day after technology collapse”
Slide Fire Solutions, the inventor and manufacturer of bump stocks, will no longer be selling the firearm accessories.
On its website Tuesday, Slide Fire Solutions said it “will cease taking orders for its products and shut down its website.”
The company said it will process and ship all orders taken prior to May 20. The company did not say on its website what will happen to its factory in Texas. Continue reading “Bump stock maker Slide Fire will stop taking orders and is shutting down its website”
