AlterNet – by Domenica Ghanem

At a recent rally in New Hampshire, Donald Trump called for the death penalty for drug traffickers as part of a plan to combat the opioid epidemic in the United States. At a Pennsylvania rally a few weeks earlier, he called for the same.

Now his administration is taking steps toward making this proposal a reality. Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo on March 21 asking prosecutors to pursue capital punishment for drug traffickers — a power he has thanks to legislation passed under President Bill Clinton.   Continue reading “If You Want to Kill Drug Dealers, Start With Big Pharma”

Engadget – by Rob LeFebvre

If you’ve read any sort of science fiction, it’s likely you’ve heard about subvocalization, the practice of silently saying words in your head. It’s common when we read (though it does slow you down), but it’s only recently begun to be used as a way to interact with our computers and mobile devices. To that end, MIT researchers have created a device you wear on your face that can measure neuromuscular signals that get triggered when you subvocalize.   Continue reading “MIT’s wearable device can ‘hear’ the words you say in your head”

The New Observer

There has been a 203 percent increase in the number of nonwhite invaders trying to smash their way into the United States over the Mexico border in the past year, new figures from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have revealed.

A statement from the DHS’s Press Secretary Tyler Q. Houlton said that the “crisis at our Southwest border is real. The number of illegal border crossings during the month of March shows an urgent need to address the ongoing situation at the border.   Continue reading “203% Increase in Invaders from Mexico to US from 2017 to 2018”

“…When Darkness and Disorder Began to Reign in a Kingdom…
                …There Appeared the Loyal Ministers.”

– The Tao Teh Ching

Eighteen more Palestinians were unapologetically murdered this past “Good Friday”  by the Israeli military. They were unarmed. They were on their own land. They were desperate.  They screamed their desperation as they marched. Then, they shouted their daily reality of personal horrors too close to Israel’s attention. So, they were killed.  Continue reading “The Good Friday Massacre: World…We Are All Palestinians, Now!”

Fox News

A judge in Massachusetts on Friday ruled against a lawsuit that questioned the state’s ban on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines, declaring that the weapons were not protected by the Second Amendment.

Assault weapons are considered to be military firearms, U.S. District Judge William Young said in his ruling, therefore disqualifying them from being included in a citizen’s right to “bear arms.”   Continue reading “Massachusetts’ ban on assault weapons doesn’t violate 2nd Amendment, judge rules”

Who are we and what do we believe?

We, the members of the International Criminals Union, declare our position that all free and sovereign nations unite to ban the possession of firearms by law-abiding citizens.

It is our belief that our profession becomes more dangerous without strong and strict laws to regulate and prevent law-abiding citizens from possessing firearms. When only criminals and police can own a firearm our union’s potential for growth will be unsurpassed.   Continue reading “Criminals for Gun Control”

Fox News

A Georgia sheriff, whose politically incorrect welcome sign went viral in 2015, has a new, bold message for visitors to his county.

“Our citizens have concealed weapons,” the welcome sign reads in part. “If you kill someone, we might kill you back.”  Continue reading “Georgia sheriff’s concealed-carry sign goes viral”

Yahoo News

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”