Journal & Courier

LAFAYETTE — Twenty-year-old Kiana Champagne Fletcher stood outside her home in the 1900 block of Elmwood Avenue late Monday barking at a police dog that was sniffing a car during a traffic stop, according to police reports.

Her barking drew the officers’ attention, which worked against her.   Continue reading “Woman arrested after barking at police K9”

USA Today

SAN FRANCISCO – A gas explosion in San Francisco shot a tower of flames into the sky and burned five buildings including one of the city’s popular restaurants before firefighters brought the blaze under control. There were no injuries.

Wednesday’s explosion and fire sent panicked residents and workers in the city’s Inner Richmond neighborhood fleeing into the streets as flames shot above the rooftops of nearby three-story buildings.   Continue reading “San Francisco gas explosion shoots fire that burns 5 buildings”

WISN 12 News

MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee tactical officer died Wednesday morning at Froedtert Hospital after being shot while executing a search warrant on the city’s south side.

Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales identified the fallen officer as Matthew Rittner.

Rittner, 35, with 17 years of service with the department, is the third Milwaukee officer to be killed in the line of duty in the last eight months.   Continue reading “Milwaukee officer shot, killed while executing search warrant; suspect in custody”

Tom Woods

The 19th-century lawyer and abolitionist Lysander Spooner made heads explode when he said the Constitution bound no one, since nobody alive in his day had signed it.

Whenever we undertake any significant endeavor — buying a house, for example — we fill out countless forms spelling out exactly what we are agreeing to and indicating our express consent.   Continue reading “SMASHED: “You Live Here, So You’ve Consented to the System””

Video Rebel’s Blog

“The world is gonna end in 12 years if we don’t address climate change.” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

That was not one of the two times she was right. What amazes me is the number of trendy people who suffered through 45 degree below zero temperatures (-42.8  C) and still are listening to Al Gore and the 20 plus Democrats running for President. We are entering the Eddy Grand Solar Minimum in 2019 so we ought to see lots of Global Freezing for at least the next 20 years and possibly the next 40 to 60 years. Voters will soon rebel at paying higher taxes to subsidize obvious idiots and grafters even some of AOC’s 2.46 million  Twitter followers will see the light.   Continue reading “AOC And Broken Clocks. Right Twice A Day”

The Jamestown Sun

BISMARCK — Some North Dakota parents on Wednesday, Feb. 6, gave emotional testimony on how their children with disabilities were kept in storage rooms and placed in face-down restraints while in school.

Parents told members of the Senate Education Committee that these incidents have caused their children to fear going to school — one parent even stated that his 13-year-old son now suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. Continue reading “North Dakota parents give emotional testimony on school restraint incidents”

Oregon Catalyst – by Taxpayer Association of Oregon Foundation

Governor Brown is at it again. In the works is another new, monstrous tax. A new $600 million dollar per year tax to grow even larger in subsequent years. (Quick calculation: that is $150 per year for each man woman and child in Oregon) It will be sold as a “Cap and Trade” carbon tax.   Continue reading “Gov. Brown Conjures Up Massive Carbon Tax Plan”

New York Post – by Yaron Steinbuch

Delta Air Lines took creepiness to new heights by handing out Diet Coke napkins that invited passengers to give their numbers to fellow fliers for some flirting at cruising altitude.

“Be a little old school. Write down your number and give it to your plane crush. You never know…,” reads one napkin, according to INSIDER.   Continue reading “Delta passengers creeped out by flirtatious Diet Coke napkins”

Daily Mail

A life-threatening fungal illness is rapidly spreading throughout central California, health officials say.

The number of Valley Fever cases rose eight percent in 2018 from the previous year – up to more than 8,100 from more than 7,500, according to a report released by the California Department of Public Health last week.   Continue reading “Thousands of people diagnosed with deadly fungal disease Valley Fever in California as cases soar”

Times of Israel

WASHINGTON (JTA) — A bipartisan slate of House members introduced a bill that would grant money to Holocaust education in schools.

The Never Again Education Act would establish the Holocaust Education Assistance Program Fund in the US Treasury. The bill would combine appropriated funds and private donations.   Continue reading “US House members introduce bill to fund Holocaust education in schools”

Tenth Amendment Center – by Mike Maharrey

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 5, 2019) – Bills filed in the Tennessee legislature would require state courts to fully inform jurors of their right to use discretion in rendering verdicts.

Sen. Frank Nicely (R-Strawberry Plains) filed Senate Bill (SB369) on Jan. 30. Rep. Martin Daniel (R-Knoxville) filed a companion bill (HB368) the following day. Under the proposed law, courts would be required to fully inform jurors of their rights at the request of a defendant’s attorney using the following language.   Continue reading “Tennessee Bills Would Require Courts to Fully Inform Juries”

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