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SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean court jailed former President Park Geun-hye for 24 years on Friday over a scandal that exposed webs of corruption between political leaders and the country’s conglomerates.

Park became South Korea’s first democratically elected leader to be forced from office last year when the Constitutional Court ordered her out over a scandal that landed the heads of two conglomerates in jail.   Continue reading “South Korean court jails former president Park for 24 years”

RT

An episode of Abby Martin’s Empire Files, featuring journalist Max Blumenthal and spotlighting rising militarism in Israel, has been blocked by YouTube in 28 countries, including Israel and the UK, for violating “local laws.”

“Just notified by YouTube that Abby Martin’s interview with Max Blumenthal has been blocked from being viewed in 28 countries (including Israel) to ‘comply with local laws.’ Actions disabled & warnings for viewers elsewhere,” the program’s official Twitter account related on Thursday.  Continue reading “Abby Martin interview critical of Israel is blocked by YouTube in 28 countries”

Freedom Outpost – by Tim Brown

We all know the Communist Democrats want a full ban on guns for the citizenrydespite their claims otherwise.  Yep, they want your hunting guns too, despite claims otherwise.  Oh, and they want your pistols, as well, despite claims otherwise.

How can I say such a thing?  Well, let me remind you of the words that came out of Senator Dianne Feinstein’s own mouth in 1995.   Continue reading “Democrats Targeting Much More Than AR-15s In “Assault Weapons Ban” Bill – They Want All Your Guns”

Boing Boing – by Cory Doctorow

A new Florida law redefines the reach of beachfront property owners’ claims to “the land above the mean high-tide level.” This seemingly innocuous change means that private property owners — and their patrolling rent-a-cops — will have vastly expanded powers to kick members of the public off of public beaches.

The law also bans cities from creating their own rules to ensure public access to public lands.   Continue reading “New Florida law lets beachfront property owners kick people off of public coasts”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

A train carrying 200 containers, or 10 million pounds of New York City sewage sludge (i.e. shit) is stuck in an Alabama rail yard, leaving a small town of around 1,000 people choking on the foul stench.

The poop train has sat for months in limbo in a Parrish, Ala. trainyard, just two hours north of Montgomery, after a legal dispute arose between waste management facilities in New York and New Jersey, which originally shipped the biowaste to Big Sky Environment landfill in Adamsville, AL.   Continue reading “Train Hauling 10 Million Pounds Of New York Excrement Stranded In Alabama”

New Jersey 101.5

TRENTON — An Assembly panel Thursday advanced legislation that would make it tougher to obtain a religious exemption from mandatory immunizations, despite opposition from more than 300 people who were vociferously angry when it passed.

The bill, A3818, would require students, or their parents or guardians if they’re minors, to submit a notarized document explaining how getting a vaccine conflicts with their bona fide religious tenets or practices. General philosophical or moral objections wouldn’t suffice.   Continue reading “Angry Crowd Shouts Down NJ Lawmakers Over Vaccine Vote”

Free Thought Project – by John Vibes

In the growing debate surrounding the natural right to self-defense, one of the most popular proposed methods of gun control has been restrictions on gun-ownership for those who are deemed to be mentally ill. This is a measure that is often suggested by liberals and conservatives alike, but it is important to stop and consider what something like this might entail.   Continue reading “How Gun Control Laws for “Mentally Ill” Could Disarm Those Who Question Authority”

Breitbart – by Kristina Wong

The Pentagon announced on Thursday it was standing up a new cell to support President Trump’s activation of National Guard troops along the U.S. border with Mexico.

“This is not business as usual. The cell will last for the foreseeable future to make sure we surge our capacity to meet the president’s enhanced border security goals,” said Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Dana White.   Continue reading “Pentagon Stands Up Border Security Cell to Implement Trump’s National Guard Plan”

Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States imposed major sanctions on Friday against 24 Russians, striking at allies of President Vladimir Putin in one of Washington’s most aggressive moves to punish Moscow for what it called a range of “malign activity,” including alleged meddling in the 2016 U.S. election.

The action, taken under pressure from the U.S. Congress, freezes the U.S. assets of “oligarchs” such as aluminum tycoon Oleg Deripaska, a close associate of Putin, and lawmaker Suleiman Kerimov, whose family controls Russia’s largest gold producer, Polyus.   Continue reading “In strike against Putin, U.S. imposes sanctions on businessmen close to Kremlin”

The Organic Prepper – by M. K. Matthews

The U.S. Stock Market closed much higher on Wednesday after experiencing tornadic interday volatility as the news of potential tariff wars hit the airwaves.  Analysts and traders were scrambling to determine the potential impact of a trade war between China and the United States.  Midday news of a potential agreement calmed the choppy trading waters enough for investors to step back into the wading pool.

However, this has left many distrustful since the proposed tariffs will affect almost every sector and affect multinational companies.  Continue reading “Wall Street is Seasick and Farmers Are in Trouble as Trump Adds New Tariffs”

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

The current situation in Venezuela, with the present induced scarcity, made me analyze what could be done by a prepper to provide a proper DIY supply of those goodies that suddenly disappear from the shelves.

Venezuela had industries that produced a lot of goods: toothpaste, shampoo, all kind of hygiene products, food, drinks, fuel. Just like every country. The raw materials needed for some stuff, if not produced in the country, were bulk imported, much cheaper. Items in a wide range of prices were available. If someone could not afford the toilet paper with perfume, no problem, there was a cheaper brand available, nationally produced. Everyone could enjoy a decent life quality. That was one of the main attractions of the country. Until the commies arrived, of course.   Continue reading “Lessons from Venezuela: 5 Things You Must Learn to DIY Before a Collapse”

CNBC

Facebook has asked several major U.S. hospitals to share anonymized data about their patients, such as illnesses and prescription info, for a proposed research project. Facebook was intending to match it up with user data it had collected, and help the hospitals figure out which patients might need special care or treatment.

The proposal never went past the planning phases and has been put on pause after the Cambridge Analytica data leak scandal raised public concerns over how Facebook and others collect and use detailed information about Facebook users.
Continue reading “Facebook sent a doctor on a secret mission to ask hospitals to share patient data”

National Americans know what I’m talking about, and we could go on with this topic forever. Let’s just talk about what’s important to us right now, immigration. Fox News the commie news network, is currently touting the newest in Trump talking points, sending 4000 armed troops to the border UNTIL the so called “WALL” is built. Those troops are going to be National Guard from different states around America. The problem lies in the basic questions, what are the rules of engagement going to be, and what about the current millions that are already here illegally?

This is the fundamental problem with this whole circus act. Why are we not combing the cities, especially California, with National Guard troops, sweeping out the trash at the same time? This so-called wall is going to take years to build; we could be sweeping cities during this important time as well. Trump is again, playing American Nationals like a bunch of village idiots.   Continue reading “Aiding and Abetting – American Leaders Ignoring The Bill of Rights”

Papers Please

Yesterday 17 more states, the District of Columbia, and six cities joined the state of California in court challenges to plans for the 2020 Census to include a question about the citizenship of each personfound to be present in the US on census day.

Like police, census takers can ask any questions they like. But if they ask questions such as, “Are you a US citizen?”, you can, and you should, exercise your right to remain silent.  Continue reading “Anything you say (to the census) can and will be used against you”