New York Post – by Brad Hamilton

A former US Marine used his military training and Mexican connections in a bid to become the next El Chapo, according to a federal indictment.

Leatherneck combat vet Angel Dominguez Ramirez Jr. oversaw a cocaine-dealing empire, employing dozens of workers and a skill for corrupting Mexican authorities, the US Attorney’s Office in San Diego alleged Friday.   Continue reading “Cocaine-dealing US marine tried to become the next El Chapo”

Corbett Report

Dr. Bruce Levine joins us once again to discuss his book Resisting Illegitimate Authority: A Thinking Person’s Guide to Being an Anti-Authoritarian―Strategies, Tools, and Models. We talk about authoritarianism and anti-authoritarianism, how dissent has been pathologized by power structures in the past, how it is pathologized today, and how anti-authoritarians can fruitfully resist and dissent against oppressive power structures.  Continue reading “Resisting Illegitimate Authority with Dr. Bruce Levine”

Information Clearinghouse – by John W Whitehead

“We know where you are. We know where you’ve been. We can more or less know what you’re thinking about… Your digital identity will live forever… because there’s no delete button.”—Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt

March 01, 2019 “Information Clearing House” – Uncle Sam wants you.

Correction: Big Brother wants you.   Continue reading “The Age of Tyrannical Surveillance: We’re Being Branded, Bought and Sold for Our Data”

CBS Los Angeles

NEWPORT BEACH (CBSLA) – From Laguna to Huntington Beach, an unprecedented number of dolphins are washing ashore dead or so sick that they have to be humanely euthanized.

“It’s a shock and not happy about it whatsoever,” said Newport Beach resident Eric Fritz. “They’re our friends, are you kidding? I’ve rode waves with dolphins before.”   Continue reading “Experts On High Alert After Dead, Sick Dolphins Wash Ashore On Calif. Coastline”

Fox News

The ‘retail apocalypse’Opens a New Window. is alive and well this week with major chains such as Gap, JCPenney, Victoria’s Secret and Foot Locker all announcing massive closures, totalling the death of more than 465 stores over the last 48 hours.

All four companies reported their fourth quarter results this week during the critical holiday period, with three of them (Gap, JCPenney and Victoria’s Secret) reporting declining same-store sales, while Foot Locker reported growth that more than doubled expectations.   Continue reading “Gap, JCPenney, Victoria’s Secret, Foot Locker: 465 store closures in 48 hours”

AOL

A young mountain lion that was strangled last month by a Colorado jogger the animal attacked was a 4-month-old orphan, state wildlife officials have revealed.

According to a necropsy, the young male had weighed an estimated 35 or 40 pounds. The inexperienced hunter may have been desperate for prey when he pounced on 31-year-old Travis Kauffman on a scenic trail in Fort Collins.   Continue reading “Mountain Lion Killed By Colorado Jogger Was Orphaned ‘Kitten,’ Officials Reveal”

The Washington Pundit

The NBC investigation was broadcast at a time when they were a real news organization rather than a branch of the Democratic Party’s PR department, and provided internal State Department memos to back up claims of a massive Hillary Clinton elite pedophile ring cover-up.

“Serious allegations concerning the State Department,” the NBC anchor announced, before launching into the disturbing details that mainstream media would be unable to report on in 2017.   Continue reading “NBC Admits Hillary Clinton Used her Job to Cover up Pedophile Rings as Secretary of State”

CBS Austin

Nearly 200 immigrants are suffering from mumps at detention facilities across Texas, according to a state health agency.

The Texas Department of State Health Services says 178 detainees had confirmed cases of mumps as of Feb. 21. Another five cases were reported among detention facility employees. Texas detention centers account for 76 percent of mumps cases at such facilities nationwide, according to federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.  Continue reading “Nearly 200 immigrants in Texas detention facilities have mumps”

21st Century Wire – by Shawn Helton

It’s been just over a year since America was stricken with a high-profile mass shooting on Valentine’s Day, yet despite a confession and the presentation of largely circumstantial evidence, there’s still a number of lingering questions concerning the Parkland school shooting. To many, it was just another in a long line of spectacular mass shootings in America, but this event was amplified to entirely new level, where media and political forces were suddenly mobilized, rapidly eclipsing the crime itself.   Continue reading “PARKLAND REVISITED: Known Wolves, Astroturfing and the Politics of Mass Shootings”

Fox 2 Now

Amazon has apparently started removing anti-vaccine documentaries from its Amazon Prime Video streaming service. The move came days after a CNN Business report highlighted the anti-vaccine comment available on the site, and hours after Rep. Adam Schiff wrote an open letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, saying he is concerned “that Amazon is surfacing and recommending” anti-vaccination books and movies.   Continue reading “Anti-vaccine movies disappear from Amazon after CNN Business report”

The Organic Prepper

Everyone is horrified lately about stuff on the internet.

From degrading comments to vile posts to videos that urge self-harm, the internet is a cesspool that shows the worst of humankind. Pedophilia, hate, racism, sexism, rape, animal abuse, bullying, and murder are everywhere. But it’s not the internet that is the problem. It’s humanity.   Continue reading “It’s Not the Internet That’s Dark. It’s Humanity.”

Independent

Officials in the German town of Ahlen have seized a family’s pet pug and sold it on eBay, prompting a storm of criticism.

Edda the pug was taken from her owners after they allegedly failed to pay debts owed to the town, including a dog tax.   Continue reading “Debt collectors seize family pug to sell on eBay after first trying to take owner’s wheelchair”

Mint Press News – by John Kiriakou

You may remember that last year some nut was arrested for mailing bombs to prominent Democrats, media outlets, and opponents of Donald Trump. Less than a week after the bombs went out, a suspect was arrested. Almost immediately, video turned up of him at a Trump rally, wearing a “Make America Great Again” hate and chanting for the camera. He was soon tried, convicted, and jailed.   Continue reading “Former CIA Whistleblower: Yes, Even the US Post Office Is Spying on You”

USA Today

In the Netflix era, many Americans are managing their finances based on their monthly subscription payments, often with little regard to the total they’ll pay in the long run.

That paradigm benefits the automotive industry and the lenders that finance car loans, as auto sales remain near record levels.   Continue reading “Why Americans are suddenly paying $550 per month for new cars”