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USA Today – by Rob O’Dell, Nick Penzenstadler
Each year, state lawmakers across the U.S. introduce thousands of bills dreamed up and written by corporations, industry groups and think tanks.
Disguised as the work of lawmakers, these so-called “model” bills get copied in one state Capitol after another, quietly advancing the agenda of the people who write them. Continue reading “You elected them to write new laws. They’re letting corporations do it instead.”
Red swamp crayfish could be the next invasive species to take up residence in the Great Lakes, researchers say.
While the red-hued crayfish are considered a culinary delight in places like New Orleans, they can wreak havoc on freshwater ecosystems. Continue reading “Great Lakes Facing Possible Invasion of Red Swamp Crayfish”
Collective Evolution – by Josh del Sol
Great news. A Belgian government minister has announced that Brussels is halting its 5G plans due to health effects.
The statement was made by Céline Fremault, the Minister of the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region, responsible for Housing, Quality of Life, Environment and Energy. From an interview last Friday, with L’Echo: Continue reading “Brussels Becomes First Major City to Halt 5G Due to Health Effects”
Texas Tribune – by Julian Aguilar
EL PASO – Eduardo Talamantes talks about his long-ago military service the same way he does his volunteer service at a migrant shelter today: He downplays the importance of both.
“I was below the water line,” he said of his four-year service in the U.S. Navy that began in 1969. “Here, they call me the ‘shower guy.’” Continue reading “As migrant surge continues, El Paso’s safety net is feeling the strain”
Layoffs hit their highest level for a first quarter in 10 years as 2019′s job market got off to a shaky start, according to a report Thursday from outplacement firm Challenger, Gary & Christmas.
Total announced cuts hit 190,410, a 10.3 percent increase from the fourth quarter and 35.6 percent jump from the same period a year ago. The level was worst period overall since the third quarter of 2015 and the highest level for a first quarter since 2009 as the economy was still mired in the financial crisis. Continue reading “Job layoffs surge 35% to highest level to start a year in a decade”
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President Trump has punted on his plans for closing the southern border, telling a group of reporters on Thursday that he will give Mexico a year to stop the flow of migrants and drugs into the US. If they fail on either count, Trump will either slap tariffs on Mexican-made cars or close the border entirely. Continue reading “Trump Punts On Border Closure, Gives Mexico A Year To Stop Flow Of Drugs & Immigrants Into US”
BB&T Corp. and Wells Fargo & Co. are among the biggest financiers to the firearms industry and should sever ties with gunmakers and trade groups, according to advocacy organization Guns Down America. Continue reading “BB&T, Wells Fargo Get Failing Grades From Gun-Control Advocates”
Texas Tribune – by Alex Samuels
After a brief debate, the Texas Senate approved a bill Wednesday that would allow local school boards to let their marshals carry their concealed guns on campuses.
The legislation — Senate Bill 406 by Republican state Sen. Brian Birdwell of Granbury — would eliminate the mandate that trained school marshals, whose identities are kept secret from all but a few local officials, keep their firearms under lock and key. Continue reading “Texas Senate passes bill allowing school marshals to carry, not lock up, their guns”
Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist
Hazel Township, PA — A disturbing video was shared with the Free Thought Project earlier this year showing a school cop punch and pull the hair of a teen girl as guards held her arms behind her back. The community and parents of children at Hazleton Area High School have been furious since the video went viral and they’ve been demanding justice—although they have yet to see any.
The video was uploaded to Facebook by a student at Hazelton Area High School in February. It has been nearly two months since this incident and not only has the officer not been fired, but he is still working in the school. Continue reading “Cop Still Working at School Despite Video of Him Smashing School Girl’s Head into a Table”
The Army has selected its first subcompact weapon in more than 50-years.
Brügger & Thomet’s APC9-K (Advanced Police Carbine) was chosen over Sig Sauer and four other firearm manufactures that submitted their prototypes last year to the Prototype Opportunity Notice (PON), which asked companies for a “highly concealable [Sub Compact Weapon] system capable of engaging threat personnel with a high volume of lethal force while accurately firing at close range with minimal collateral damage.” Continue reading “Army Awards First Submachine Gun Contract In Over 50-Years”
End of the American Dream – by Michael Snyder
An absolutely devastating disease is wiping out herds of pigs all over Asia, and most people in the western world don’t even realize what is happening. Since it was first detected last August, there have been 116 officially reported outbreaks of African Swine Fever in China, and since that time it has rapidly spread to surrounding nations such as Cambodia and Vietnam. African Swine Fever is not harmful to humans, but the vast majority of the pigs that catch it end up dead. It spreads very quickly and there is no cure, and this outbreak has already driven global pork prices through the roof. If this crisis continues to escalate, we are potentially talking about a crippling blow to global food production. Continue reading “Food Crisis 2019: An Outbreak Of African Swine Fever Is Devastating The Global Pig Population, And Pork Prices Are Skyrocketing”
Leftist policies are reaching new levels of insanity in Massachusetts, as Suffolk County DA Rachael Rollins pushes her highly contested “no-prosecute” list into action. The “list” gives a green light to a number of arrest-worthy offenses — including trespassing, shoplifting, disorderly conduct, and “wanton or malicious destruction of property.” In other words, local law enforcement is being directed by the district attorney to stand idly by while miscreants steal and destroy property. The directive from Rollins also orders police to refuse to cooperate with ICE in the arresting of illegal immigrants at the courthouse — no matter the severity of their crimes. What could go wrong? Continue reading “Left-wing cities going LAWLESS as Boston orders police to stop arresting criminals for breaking and entering, destruction of property or shoplifting”
A University of California Irvine student may have stumbled upon an invention to end your phone-charging woes for good. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg of where that could take us as a society. Forget about your phone; the world would be a different place without ever having to worry about replacing car batteries, and imagine the uses that it could have in space exploration. Technology is the ultimate wildcard. Continue reading “UCI Student ‘Accidentally’ Invents a Rechargeable Battery That Lasts 400 Years”
Yesterday the Intercept published a secret recording of Senator Cory Booker meeting with a New Jersey delegation at the AIPAC policy conference in Washington last week — AIPAC is the leading Israel lobby organization — and the speech is so over the top it’s hard to fathom. It ends with Booker consecrating Israel and the U.S. as one in the name of Martin Luther King and his murder in Memphis, a sermon by the senator you will have to read to believe. Continue reading “Cory Booker says there’s no ‘greater moral vandalism’ than abandoning Israel (and he’ll cut off his hand first)”
The Oregonian – by Maxine Bernstein
While the Portland Police Bureau struggles to recruit officers to fill dozens of vacancies, its effort to hire new civilian public safety specialists to respond to low-level calls also has hit a big snag.
Of more than 100 applicants, the bureau did background checks on 61 prospective candidates — and only three passed, Assistant Chief Chris Davis reported to the City Council this week. Continue reading “Only 3 of 61 applicants pass background checks for new Portland public safety specialist jobs”
WILMINGTON, NC (WITN) – A New Hanover County man faces animal cruelty charges after he allegedly abandoned a pet fish after he was evicted from his home last month.
Michael Ray Hinson, 53, was charged Wednesday with three counts of misdemeanor cruelty to animals and one count of abandonment of an animal. He was released on a $4,000 unsecured bond. Continue reading “Man faces animal cruelty charges after he allegedly abandoned a pet fish”
Is there no end to Big Brother’s desire to turn America into a mirror image of China?
An article in Go Erie, revealed how the Feds are classifying parts of cities as “Opportunity Zones” or as I call them “Opportunity Surveillance Zones” (OPS ).
The U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service are using Opportunity Zones to help law enforcement turn sections of cities into Federally-funded surveillance zones. Continue reading “The Feds 9,000 Opportunity Surveillance Zones Will Allow Law Enforcement To Spy On 35 Million People”