Reno Gazette Journal – by Jennifer Kane

No shocker here: Burning Man is deeply concerned about the possibility of federally-sanctioned screenings for weapons and drugs at the event.

On Thursday, the Burning Man organization responded to a more than 300-page report from the Bureau of Land Management that will largely determine future conditions of the 80,000-person event in Northern Nevada’s Black Rock Desert.  Continue reading “Burning Man: Drug searches ‘gravest’ concern from BLM report, urges better trash disposal”

The Texas Tribune

The gap between Texas’ Hispanic and white populations continued to narrow last year when the state gained almost nine Hispanic residents for every additional white resident.

With Hispanics expected to become the largest population group in Texas as soon as 2022, new population estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau showed the Hispanic population climbed to nearly 11.4 million — an annual gain of 214,736 through July 2018 and an increase of 1.9 million since 2010.  Continue reading “Texas gained almost nine Hispanic residents for every additional white resident last year”

Fellowship of the Minds – by Dr. Eowyn

On Wednesday, June 19, after just four hours of deliberation, a New York jury found Keith Raniere, 58, founder of the creepy NXIVM sex-cult, guilty on all counts — racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy, forced labor conspiracy, sex trafficking, sex trafficking conspiracy and attempted sex trafficking. (Daily Mail)

Raniere now faces life in prison. His sentencing is scheduled for September 25 and he will continue to be held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn without bail.  Continue reading “NXIVM: Founder found guilty; ties to Clinton and other prominent Democrats”

The Last Refuge – by Sundance

A carefully redacted footnote within a report by FISA Court Presiding Judge Rosemary Collyer has always appeared to be a clue to a domestic surveillance program.  Now details behind the redactions tell a concerning story.

A brief refresher is needed for those new to the story. In April 2017 Judge Collyer wrote a highly critical FISA Court opinion following discoveries by Director Admiral Rogers of government contractors accessing the NSA database, and extracting illegal search results from the electronic records of every American.  Continue reading “The “Secret Research Project” – an IRS List, an NSA Database, and Resulting “Files” on Americans…”

Daily Mail

A £100 million superyacht seized from a disgraced party-loving financier is set to become this summer’s ultimate Med party venue as it has been put up for rent.

The 300-ft vessel boasts rooms for 22 guests including a master suite and three VIP state rooms, a spa, a beauty salon, a cinema, a gym, a deck-pool, an outdoor bar, its own helipad and is serviced by a 29-strong crew.  Continue reading “£100 million superyacht seized from shamed financier dubbed the ‘Asian Great Gatsby’ is YOURS to rent (as long as you’ve got a cool £1m-a-week!)”

Sputnik

The facility is the largest oil refining complex on the Eastern seaboard and the 10th largest refinery in the United States. More than 1,000 people are employed at the complex which refines 335,000 barrels of crude oil per day.

A huge conflagration followed by a blast ravaged a 150-year-old Philadelphia Energy Solutions refining complex in the early hours of Friday, according to the Philadelphia Fire Department.  Continue reading “Massive Fireball Rises Into the Sky as Blaze and Explosion Rock Philadelphia Refinery”

The Intercept – by Murtaza Hussain

FOR OVER 17 years, Moath al-Alwi has been held at Guantánamo Bay without charge. A Yemeni citizen, al-Alwi is one of Guantánamo’s “forever prisoners,” those whom the U.S. government has not charged with a crime but is unwilling to release. On June 10, the Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal in his case, the latest setback in al-Alwi’s long effort to obtain due process rights. Even though the court wouldn’t take al-Alwi up, Justice Stephen G. Breyer wrote that it would only be a matter of time before the court had to grapple with the forever prisoners and the scope of the government’s power to hold them. Continue reading “In Guantánamo Case, U.S. Government Says It Can Indefinitely Detain Anyone — Even U.S. Citizens”

MassPrivateI

Six years ago, I predicted that Knightscope robots (Daleks) might replace police officers and it appears, that I was right.

According to CBS Los Angeles, the Huntington Park Police Department is using a Knightscope K5 robot to patrol public areas like parks and city buildings. Continue reading “Spying Police Robots (Daleks) Coming To A City Near You”

Air Sports Net

During a launch from Mount Borah in Australia,  a paraglider pilot was caught off guard when a dirt devil swept him off his feet.

The pilot, who was being filmed by his wife, was visiting the site from another country. In the video, the screams of his wife can be heard as he is lifted off the ground. Continue reading “Dirt Devil Ejects Paraglider Pilot”

Good News Network

Three beagles successfully showed they are capable of identifying lung cancer by scent, a first step in identifying specific biomarkers for the disease – and researchers say the dogs’ abilities may lead to the development of a safe, effective, and inexpensive means for mass cancer screening.

After eight weeks of training, the beagles – chosen for their superior olfactory receptor genes – were able to distinguish between blood serum samples taken from patients with malignant lung cancer and healthy controls with 97% accuracy. The double-blind study is published in the July edition of The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.  Continue reading “Dogs Detecting Lung Cancer With 97% Accuracy May Spell the End of Expensive Screening Methods”

Middle East Eye

Israel has controlled East Jerusalem and the walled Old City since the 1967 war in which it also occupied the adjacent West Bank. It has effectively treated them as annexed territory ever since.

To consolidate its grip on the Old City, it has demolished homes and expelled Palestinian residents, empowered Jewish settlers, and imposed sweeping restrictions that make it virtually impossible for most Palestinians to pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, one of the holiest sites in Islam.  Continue reading “Jerusalem’s Old City: How Palestine’s past is being slowly erased”

End of the American Dream – by Michael Snyder

In a key seismic zone approximately 40 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, there have been more than 1,000 earthquakes since May 25th.  Needless to say, it would be quite alarming for the entire state of California to experience more than 1,000 significant earthquakes in just 3 weeks, but in this case we are talking about an area that is “less than a square mile” in size.  And what makes this even more concerning is that all of these earthquakes are happening in a location that is very close to the San Andreas Fault.  Could it be possible that the San Andreas Fault is about to wake up in a major way?  I don’t know about you, but if I was living in southern California right now I would find this sort of news to be extremely unsettling…  Continue reading “1,000 Earthquakes In 3 Weeks? Oh Yeah, Those Living Near The San Andreas Fault Definitely Have Reason To Be Concerned”

Abel Danger

Ed.’s note: Events are becoming more horrifying by the day. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has absolutely no credibility. As the US steps up its campaign against Iran and if 120,000 US soldiers are sent to “protect Americans”, they will be deployed for Israel. What a team: John Bolton and Mike Pompeo.

We couldn’t agree more with sensible Jews in Israel considering Pompeo is a rabid Christian-Zio:  Continue reading “Did Israel Annex America?”

Cleveland Jewish News

U.S. Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism Elan Carr said on Wednesday that Jewish institutions, including synagogues, should have armed security.

“We live in a time of danger,” said Carr told Jerusalem Post editor-in-chief Yaakov Katz in an interview at the Global Coalition 4 Israel Conference. “Any synagogue, every JCC should have guards. God willing, may they never be needed, but they should be there.”  Continue reading “Carr calls for armed guards at synagogues, other Jewish institutions”

Yahoo News

Maine is the latest state to pass a law amid frustration with federal inaction over the supervision of student loan companies.

On Thursday, Maine Governor Janet Mills signed the “Act To Establish a Student Loan Bill of Rights To License and Regulate Student Loan Servicers,” which will go into effect in September.  Continue reading “Maine becomes the latest state with a ‘Student Loan Bill of Rights’”