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Cyprus has adopted a broad definition of anti-Semitism that takes aim at some expressions of anti-Israel sentiment, the Mediterranean island country announced Wednesday.
The decision made Cyprus the 17th country to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of anti-Semitism. Continue reading “Cyprus adopts international anti-Semitism definition, earning praise from Israel”
Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist
Livingston, LA — A high level Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy — who commanded the SWAT team — and his wife have been indicted this week on more than 150 felonies for unspeakable crimes against children. Dennis Perkins, 44, and and his wife Cynthia Perkins, 34, are accused of multiple counts of child rape and the production of child pornography, among other disturbing charges. Continue reading “High-Level Police Commander and Wife Indicted on 150 Counts for Child Sex Ring, Sex With Animals”
Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist
Philadelphia, PA — Earlier this month in Florida, a tragedy unfolded when two armed thugs hijacked a UPS truck with the driver still inside. The chase ended in a hail of gunfire as police failed to follow any safety protocols, used innocent bystanders as human shields, and two innocent people were killed as a result. A single variable in this situation, however, could’ve drastically changed the outcome. Had the UPS driver been armed, he may still be alive, along with the innocent bystander who was also killed in the unnecessary crossfire. Continue reading “FedEx Driver Uses Gun to Kill Armed Robber and Prevents Another UPS-Like Hijacking”
A Georgia homeowner shot and killed an intrusion suspect around noon on Wednesday.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports the homeowner returned to his home to find the suspect inside. Continue reading “Homeowner Shoots, Kills Intrusion Suspect in Middle of Day”
Surveillance footage of the outside of Jeffrey Epstein’s cell at the troubled Metropolitan Correctional Center during his suicide attempt has gone missing, prosecutors revealed Wednesday.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Swergold admitted nobody can find the footage of the outside of the cell the multimillionaire perv shared with accused quadruple murderer Nick Tartaglione during a hearing in White Plains District Court. Tartaglione, a former Briarcliff Manor cop, faces the death penalty for the alleged murders in a drug deal gone bad.
The U.S. government may collect information about U.S. citizens without obtaining a warrant if the information is gathered inadvertently while legally carrying out surveillance of non-nationals abroad, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York ruled in an appeal by Agron Hasbajrami, a U.S. resident arrested in 2011 and who later pleaded guilty to a charge of attempting to provide material support to a terrorist organization. Continue reading “Warrant not always needed for ‘inadvertent’ NSA surveillance of Americans: U.S. court”
British startup StandardToilet has designed the toilet from hell all to benefit companies and boost employee productivity.
The toilet in question has a seat that is slanted at 13 degrees, and reportedly makes sitting for more than a few minutes rather painful on the legs. Continue reading “Startup designs slanted toilet that causes pain after 5 minutes — all to raise workplace productivity”
Senate Republicans and Democrats approved a defense budget for Fiscal Year 2020 after slipping into it an amnesty for nearly 1,000 Liberian nationals who will now be eligible for American citizenship.
This week, the Senate passed the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act that includes a provision that gives amnesty to about 840 Liberian nationals and their children who would otherwise have self-deported from the United States in March. Continue reading “GOP/Democrats Slip Amnesty for 1K Liberian Nationals into Defense Budget”
TEL AVIV – President Donald Trump’s executive order last week targeting anti-Semitism is a “game-changer,” the U.S. special envoy for combating anti-Semitism Elan Carr told a crowd in Tel Aviv Tuesday night.
“We’re saying enough is enough,” Carr said at the event organized by Israel’s largest speakers’ forum, the Tel Aviv International Salon. Continue reading “U.S. Anti-Semitism Envoy Hails Trump Executive Order as ‘Game Changer’”
American taxpayers are once again being forced to subsidize border security measures in the Middle East as part of the latest government spending bill.
While construction for barriers at the United States-Mexico border receives explicitly less than $1.4 billion in federal funds for Fiscal Year 2020, foreign countries are again sweeping up billions more in U.S. taxpayer money to strengthen their borders. Continue reading “American Taxpayers Continue Funding Border Walls — in the Middle East”
Washington Examiner – by Zachary Halaschak
Authorities from Texas are searching for five people who opened fire on shoppers at a San Antonio mall, wounding four.
The shooting came exactly one week before Christmas, and investigators still do not have a motive. According to San Antonio Police Department Chief William McManus, the victims included three males, ages 17, 26, and 41, and a 19-year-old woman. One of those who was shot is in critical condition. Continue reading “Manhunt underway after four shot in Texas mall”
In recent years, banks and credit card processors had blamed hackers, blackouts, infrastructure inefficiencies, and of course the “Russians” for periodic service outages. As of today, they are now blaming the Fed itself.
Starting around 7am, there was a surge of outages reported at Capital One… Continue reading “Federal Reserve “Network Issues” Cause Nationwide Direct Deposit Outage”
Virginia – Monday morning, Law Enforcement Today reported on how Tazewell County, Virginia is crafting a militia to defend the Constitution in the state. And within hours, we were flooded with thousands of emails from people across the state – police officers, veterans, and patriotic Americans – who said they are joining. Continue reading “Thousands of cops, veterans, supporters pledge to join militia in Virginia to combat unconstitutional laws”
On December 5th, member of the Virginia House Lee J. Carter introduced a bill that would terminate the employment of any officer who refused to enforce gun control laws.
According to HOUSE BILL NO. 67: Continue reading “VA Democrat Introduces Bill Terminating Any Officer Who Refuses To Enforce Gun Control”
Now we know why the jewish mayor of Jersey City immediately proclaimed that the recent mass shooting at a kosher market was an ‘antisemitic hate crime‘ even before the police had a chance to investigate it — the mayor already knew there was a turf war going on between the local Blacks and the wealthier Hasidic Jews who were trying to forcefully get them to move out: Continue reading “How Jews In Jersey City Started A Turf War That Culminated In A Mass Shooting At Kosher Market”
Texas Tribune – by Emma Platoff
The individual mandate, a critical provision of President Barack Obama’s landmark Affordable Care Act, is unconstitutional, a panel on the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday in a case that has pitted a conservative coalition of states led by Texas against a counter-team of blue states led by California.
A three-judge panel on the New Orleans-based appeals court shipped the rest of the law back to a federal district court in Texas, charging the judge there with reassessing how much of the sprawling legislation may stand without the individual mandate provision. Continue reading “Individual mandate is unconstitutional, federal appellate court rules in Texas-led Affordable Care Act lawsuit”
“Doctors put drugs of which they know little into bodies of which they know less for diseases of which they know nothing at all.” Voltaire
“If I could live my life over again, I would devote it to proving that germs seek their natural habitat, diseased tissue, rather than being the cause of disease.” Continue reading “Disease: Big Pharma, Friend Or Foe”
The US Senate yesterday approved a Pentagon budget worth $738 billion, which includes the authorisation of harsh new sanctions on Syria, Iran and Russia due to war crimes the three countries committed in the Syrian conflict.
The bipartisan vote, which won 86-6 in the Republican-dominated Senate, is to ensure that the sanctions on Syrian regime officials, civilian and military leaders, and anyone associated with them who participated in atrocities are implemented within six months. Continue reading “US Senate approves new sanctions on Syria, Iran, Russia over war crimes”
Tenth Amendment Center – by Mike Maharrey
ALBANY, N.Y. (Dec. 13, 2019) – Last Monday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law that creates a licensing program for the manufacture of CBD products for human consumption and will ensure continued availability of CBD products in the state. This will not only open up markets in New York; it also takes a crucial step given the FDA’s continued regulation and prohibition of cannabinoid. Continue reading “Signed as Law: New York Bill Maintains Legal CBD Sales Despite Ongoing FDA Prohibition”