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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah boy has earned widespread social media attention for his neighborhood soda stand thanks to a sign he holds that reads, “Ice Cold Beer” with “root” above the word beer in tiny print.
Several residents in the northern Utah city called police earlier this week concerned about a young boy selling alcohol in front of a church, said Brigham City Police Lt. Tony Ferderber on Thursday.
Continue reading “Boy advertises ‘Ice Cold Beer’ at root beer stand”
News of significant recessionary drops in the US became as relentless this past week as the ping, ping, pang of drips from a leaking ceiling hitting pans in the New York Stock Exchange. I’ve been saying you would hear the sounds of recession everywhere as soon as the second-quarter earnings reporting season began this summer. Here we are, and here’s a list of the week’s downbeat economic news that quickly terminated the S&P 500’s rally … right where I said it would end … slightly above its previous summit. Continue reading “The Drip, Drip, Drip of Recession”
In 2009, Bill Bowen released a trailer for a documentary film he was producing exposing the corruption within Child Protection Services across the United States.
The film is called Innocence Destroyed. Bill Bowen died unexpectedly the next year, in 2010, reportedly from a heart attack, before he was able to finish the film. Continue reading “Filmmaker Was Documenting Abuses in CPS and Children Murdered Under State Custody Before He Died”
Fed missteps and flip-flops this week tripped up multiple markets. After accidentally announcing their ammo is down to one last bullet against recession, can they be trusted to handle powerful weapons?
Given how the market is now trading on nothing but the Fed, it’s no surprise that it leaped up instantly in the middle of weak when the European Central Bank announced it may be raising its long-time inflation target from “just below 2%” up to 3% just as New York Fed President John Williams (a voting FOMC member) said the Fed should respond quickly to recessionary troubles with its own rate cuts. Continue reading “The Fed’s Final Bullet”
CHICAGO (CBS) — Confusion and the sight of lots of police cars caused a bit of commotion in downtown Chicago on Thursday afternoon after reports of an active shooter turned out to be a “drill that went terribly wrong.”
Police responded to reports of an active shooter Thursday afternoon at 225 W. Randolph St., but within minutes determined that was not the case. Continue reading “CPD: Downtown Active Shooter Drill ‘Went Terribly Wrong’”
Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist
Over a dozen SWAT officers raided a family’s home, held children at gunpoint and killed their dog because they couldn’t afford to pay the electricity bill.
St. Louis, MO — Nothing says Police State USA quite like a SWAT team raiding a family home and killing their dog because they are unable to pay their gas bill. The woman whose dog was killed and home destroyed by SWAT officers is Angela Zorich, and her story about her police state experience will shock the conscience. After fighting the system for nearly 5 years, Zorich’s family is finally being compensated. Continue reading “Family Gets $750k After SWAT Raided Their Home, Killed Their Dog—Over Unpaid Utility Bill”
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Authorities say two people, including a sheriff’s deputy, were killed Thursday in a shooting in rural northern Arkansas.
Arkansas State Police spokesman Bill Sadler said Stone County Sheriff’s deputy Sergeant Mike Stephen, 56, was killed as he was responding to a call in Leslie when a suspect opened fire. Leslie is about 77 miles (124 kilometers) north of Little Rock. Continue reading “Sheriff’s deputy, 1 other killed in north Arkansas shooting”
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Archive: TWFTT 7-19-19
Yesterday’s lies recycled into today’s fake news
Freedom of speech in the United States
has been terminated by Jews,
who now control the money, the media and the minds
of most deliberately deceived Americans. Continue reading “Human destiny hijacked”
A BRITISH-flagged Swedish owned tanker has been seized by Iran and is heading for the Revolutionary Guard base at Qeshm Island.
Northern Marine, a subsidiary of Stena AB, confirmed “hostile action” had occurred before the tanker Stena Impero changed its course this afternoon. Continue reading “‘HOSTILE ACT’ Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seizes British oil tanker in the Gulf days after clash with Royal Navy amid escalating tensions”
Washington Examiner – by Paul Bedard
After a week that saw President Trump and his foes toss toxic words at each other, there is now a warning that the next phase could be “violence.”
Nearly 8 of 10 Americans told the Pew Research Center that supporters for both sides could “act” on the politically charged rhetoric with violence. It was higher for Democrats, 91%, than Republicans, 61%. Continue reading “Pew: 91% Democrats see violence next in war of words”
Washington Times – by Ben Wolfgang
The best way to fix the U.S. armed forces’ recruiting challenges may involve dipping further into the nation’s high schools.
As the Army, Navy and other services contend with a thriving economy and a directive to expand their ranks, there is a growing debate over whether the military should consider lowering the minimum enlistment age from 17 to 16. More than a dozen countries, including the United Kingdom, already have adopted the policy. Continue reading “Military eyes 16-year-olds as ranks and candidates dwindle”
Broadway legend Patti LuPone has drawn harsh criticism for an attack on Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, insinuating that he is gay.
‘Lindsey Graham you are a disgrace. On a personal note, why don’t you just bite the bullet and come out. You might just come to your senses,’ LuPone tweeted on Thursday. Continue reading “‘Why don’t you just bite the bullet and come out’: Broadway legend Patti LuPone is accused of homophobia after making a personal attack on Lindsey Graham”