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As the global war on cash continues to accelerate, outspoken libertarian Ron Paul summarizes the effort to eliminate cash perfectly – as an “attack on individual freedom.”
Restricting and discouraging the use of cash, suggests Paul, has always been a goal of statists as a means to reduce individuals’ independence. Continue reading “Ron Paul: “A Cashless Society Is Very, Very Dangerous””
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and Arizona police are pushing back on claims from a veterans group that a homeless encampment uncovered in Tucson last week was the site of a child sex-trafficking operation.
The allegations from Veterans on Patrol, a group that works to assist homeless vets, have been widely circulating on social media since the living space was found off Interstate 19 on May 29. Continue reading “Police, child advocacy group dismiss claims that Arizona homeless encampment is a sex trafficking site”
Several US citizens have been evacuated from the US consulate in Guangzhou, China, after falling ill with various neurological symptoms from mysterious “sonic attacks” similar to incidents reported in Havana Cuba which left 20 State Department employees with serious injuries.
On Wednesday night, consulate worker Mark Lenzi and his family were evacuated after hearing strange noises over the course of several months, which Lenzi described as “marbles bouncing and hitting a floor then rolling on an incline with a static sound,” according to the Washington Post. Continue reading “Americans Evacuate From US Consulate In China After Debilitating Sonic Attacks”
If you thought 2017 was a bad year for corruption in America, you might want to ignore the news in 2018. Before even one month ticked off the calendar, we had seen police officers indicted, elected officials hauled off in handcuffs, and pay-to-play operations with politicians reaching new heights.
In other words, we hope federal prosecutors got plenty of rest over the holidays. The usual signs of budget shortfalls, blatant nepotism, and a corrupt police department may already be plaguing your city. If so, get ready for a stormy year and don’t get too attached to your town’s new mayor. Continue reading “These Are the 15 Most Corrupt Cities in America”
Aerial images of Hawaii captured the devastating lava flows from the Kilauea volcano which destroyed hundreds of homes in one night, including the Big Island county mayor’s second home.
Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim’s home was among the at least 159 houses in Kapoho Beach Lots and Vacationland wiped out by lava flows on Monday night. Continue reading “Aerial shows devastating lava flows from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano”
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Archive: TWFTT 6-6-18
The woman who was captured on video being repeatedly punched by a police officer on a Jersey Shore beach over the Memorial Day weekend is still grappling with the emotional “trauma,” she said Wednesday.
“Now that this happened, it’s a trauma,” Emily Weinman, 20, said in an interview on ABC News’ “Good Morning America” with co-anchor Amy Robach. “It’s going to take me a while to look at a police officer the same way, and it’s sad because you have police officers out here that aren’t doing their job and then you have police officers out here that are doing their job and they get the bad rap.” Continue reading “Woman punched by police officer at NJ beach shares her side of the story”
Fellowship of the Minds – by Dr. Eowyn
Cats can do things dogs can’t, like climb.
The cats in the video below, however, perform truly astonishing and heart-stopping feats of athleticism, leaping from one building to another, and scaling up walls. Continue reading “Astonishing athleticism of cats”
Free Thought Project – by Rachel Blevins
California has become the first state to pass a law severely limiting the amount of water residents can use on a daily basis, and while politicians claim that the restrictions will be enforced in the name of conserving water, Nestlé is illegally stealing millions of gallons of water each year and the state is doing nothing to stop it.
Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 606 and Assembly Bill 1668 into law, both of which set new standards for “water management planning.” The restrictions will fully take effect by 2022, limiting residents to 55 gallons of water per person, per day. That number will decrease to 50 gallons per person, per day, by 2030. Continue reading “California to Fine Citizens Using Over 55 Gallons of Water as Nestlé Pumps Billions of Gallons for Free”
The Daily Caller – by Virginia Kruta
An undercover child pornography sting operation in Polk County, Florida, resulted in 11 arrests and 660 felony charges, it was announced Tuesday morning. Among those arrested as part of “Operation Guardians of Innocence II” were a Disney World employee, a Legoland builder, a former teacher and a 16-year-old student. Continue reading “Child Porn Sting Hits Disney World, Legoland, and Local Boy Scout Parent”
President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, a first-time nonviolent drug offender, a week after Kim Kardashian West pleaded her case during an Oval Office meeting with Trump.
Johnson has already served 21 years of a life sentence after she was convicted on charges of conspiracy to possess cocaine and attempted possession of cocaine, according to the nonprofit Can-Do, which advocates for clemency for non-violent drug offenders.
Continue reading “Trump commutes sentence of Alice Marie Johnson”
Officers in the Virginia State Police probably couldn’t believe their ears when they received the call – a tank-like military vehicle had been spotted speeding down an interstate highway.
If some feared the incident was the first sign of a military coup, they were no doubt relieved to learn that it was just a soldier from a nearby military base, out for an evening joyride. Continue reading “Soldier steals ‘tank’ from military base, leads cops on comical car chase”
India will proceed with the purchase of Russia’s S-400 surface-to-air missile units despite possible US sanctions, the country’s defense minister has confirmed, citing a “time tested” relationship between Delhi and Moscow.
“In all our engagements with the US, we have clearly explained how India and Russia’s defense cooperation has been going on for a long time and that it is a time tested relationship. We have mentioned that CAATSA (Countering America’s Adversaries through Sanctions Act) cannot impact the India-Russia defense cooperation,” Nirmala Sitharaman said at a press conference. Continue reading “India to proceed with purchase of Russian S-400 units despite possible US sanctions”
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The beginning of the end for the first California judge recalled since 1932 began almost exactly two years ago, when Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky sentenced a former Stanford swimmer convicted of sexual assault to six months in jail instead of a long prison term.
A statement from the victim captured the national spotlight, recounting the ordeal of the investigation and trial, where she was cross-examined about her drinking habits and sexual experience. “You took away my worth, my privacy, my energy, my time, my intimacy, my confidence, my own voice, until today,” she said in a statement read in court before the June 2016 sentencing of Brock Turner. Continue reading “Judge who sentenced swimmer recalled amid #MeToo movement”
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is complaining about media reports questioning the first lady’s recent absence from public view. Trump says the press has been “so unfair, and vicious.” Trump tweeted Wednesday that during Melania Trump’s recovery from a medical procedure: “they reported everything from near death, to facelift, to left the W.H. (and me) for N.Y. or Virginia, to abuse.” Continue reading “Trump decries ‘fake’ reporting on Melania, says she’s well”
Sun Sentinel – by Skyler Swisher
Tracing a gun used in a crime often requires federal agents to search through boxes of handwritten records.
That’s because federal law prohibits the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives from creating an electronic, searchable database of gun records. Continue reading “Sen. Nelson pushes bill to create gun-tracing database”