Daily Mail

The number of people preparing for some form of societal collapse continues to grow and it is often the most unlikeliest of people.

Best-selling author, preparedness expert and former military survival instructor, Jonathan Hollerman has been running a successful preparedness consultancy agency for the past five years.   Continue reading “How ‘preppers’ plan to survive off-the-grid in the event the nation’s power supply fails”

PJ Media – by John Ellis

Mega-pastor Joel Osteen may not know theology very well, but he sure knows how to rake in the bucks. To put it another way, Osteen is an expert at getting your down-on-their-luck relatives to hand over their money to his “ministry.” The proof is in the pudding, so they say, because the Houston Chronicle is reporting that Lakewood Church’s annual budget is around 90 million dollars a year.

Lakewood Church’s fiscal budget was revealed during the newspaper’s series titled “The Preacher’s Son.” The series “explores the origins and spectacular growth of Houston’s Lakewood Church under pastor Joel Osteen.” However, the Chronicleand writer Katherine Blunt decided to run a separate piece breaking down the church’s budget.   Continue reading “Joel Osteen’s Church Has a $90 Million Annual Budget”

The Mind Unleashed – by Markab Algedi

In October of last year, a 64 year old man residing in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio was stripped of his life savings when he was robbed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the airport.   Continue reading “64 Yr Old’s Life Savings Confiscated from Flight Carry-on by Customs”

Local 10 ABC News – by Roy Ramos

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – The Hallandale Police Department suspended two officers without pay Thursday, while the department investigates their actions after a video showed them striking a suspect with batons.

The department identified the officers as Jaime Cerna, who has been with the department for 11 years, and Richard Allen, who has been with the department for 35 years. Authorities identified the man they arrested Wednesday afternoon as Daniel James Dunkelberger.    Continue reading “Officers suspended during investigation prompted by video showing them beating suspect”

AdAge – by Garett Sloane

Facebook is trying to create balance with its upcoming news programs, set to launch next week.

The social network tapped CNN and Fox News as two of its showcase media partners for a news initiative it has been working on for months under Campbell Brown, Facebook’s head of news partnerships, according to people familiar with the deals. The Wall Street Journal was the first to report that CNN and Fox News were joining Facebook to create news programs, and that Shepard Smith would be the face of Fox’s new digital news program.   Continue reading “Facebook Taps CNN and Fox as News Partners, Dumps Trending News”

Time

Beer, iPhones and plane tickets are all likely to get more expensive in the next few months thanks to President Donald Trump.

Trump’s announcement that he’s slapping steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and the European Union on Friday has major big-picture implications for the U.S. economy and global trade. But, in the short term, it’s going to hit Americans right in the pocket book, economists told MONEY.   Continue reading “Beer, Plane Tickets and iPhones Are All About to Get More Expensive. Here’s Why”

Fellowship of the Minds

“No good deed goes unpunished” only applies to us humans.

Animals, whom St. Bonaventure so rightly called “creatures without sin,” are grateful for our acts of kindness.

Some go out of their way to say “Thank You” — like Willow the cat, who leaves flowers on the porch of a woman named Rosie.   Continue reading “Cat leaves flowers for kind woman”

Campus Reform – by Toni Airaksinen

A University of Washington-Bothell professor who trains aspiring K-12 teachers is publishing a book that advocates for “Marxist and socialist ideas” in education.

A Marxist Education: Learning to Change the World will be published on June 5 by Haymarket Books, and is authored by Wayne Au, a long-time social justice educator who teaches classes in the UW-Bothell School of Educational Studies.    Continue reading “Prof writes book calling for ‘Marxist Education’ in K-12”

RT

India decided to proceed with the long-anticipated $5.5 bln deal to purchase Russia’s S-400 surface-to-air missile units despite  the US saying the purchase may affect the relations between Washington and New Dehli.

According to the Hindustan Times, India’s Defense Ministry is to ask the apex Cabinet Committee to approve the purchase of the five S-400 Triumf systems, thus  finalizing the agreement.   Continue reading “India to buy Russian S-400 systems despite Washington’s warnings – report”

Gateway Pundit – by Christina Laila

The FBI released new documents Friday showing Hillary’s State Department pitched a Benghazi story to a Wall Street Journal reporter who enthusiastically complied.

Hillary Clinton’s State Department gave stand down orders to Special Ops forces ready to go in and help Americans who were surrounded by hundreds of Islamic insurgents in Benghazi, Libya on September 11-12th, 2012.   Continue reading “FBI Releases Docs Showing Hillary’s State Department Shopped Benghazi Story to Compliant WSJ Reporter One Week After Attack”

Middle East Monitor

The government of Saudi Arabia has spent $43 million to purchase the childhood home of Jackie Kennedy Onassis, wife of former US president John F. Kennedy.

The lavish seven-acre estate, which is situated in McLean, Virginia near Washington DC, comes complete with swimming pool, tennis court and a pavilion with an indoor lap pool, kitchen, gym and changing rooms. The main house is known to stretch over 23,000 square feet and dates back to 1919. The $43 million price tag is believed to be the most expensive sale price for a property in the area.   Continue reading “Saudi Arabia spends $43m on Jackie Kennedy’s childhood home”

The Army Times – by Todd South

The Army is investigating after an unintentional firing of an M4A1 carbine while its selector switch was moved between “semi” and “auto.”

The problem has affected at least 881 carbines, and it requires adding a function check on all converted M4A1s and modifying shooter immediate action drills.

The U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command sent out its first safety message on March 26, noting the selector switch firing.

Continue reading “This malfunction has the Army inspecting its M4s and M16s”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Spring Grove, PA — Spring Grove Police are being tight-lipped about a shooting that occurred Wednesday afternoon in which a man was shot while taking him into custody. According to a witness, who says she saw the entire arrest, police put him in the back of the cruiser and as he sat there, a cop pulled out his gun and shot him.

Amanda Cozio took photos during the arrest as well, which document her claims.   Continue reading “Witness Says Cops Sat Handcuffed Man Down In Back of Police Car—Then Shot Him”

Tenth Amendment Center – by Mike Maharrey

DENVER, Colo. (May 31, 2018) – On Tuesday, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill into law expanding asset forfeiture reporting requirements instituted last year. 

Rep. Leslie Herod (D-Denver) introduced House Bill 1020 (HB1020) on Jan. 10. The legislation expands asset forfeiture reporting requirements by redefining the agencies required to submit reports.   Continue reading “Signed as Law: Colorado Expands Asset Forfeiture Reforms”