CNN

President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, a first-time nonviolent drug offender, a week after Kim Kardashian West pleaded her case during an Oval Office meeting with Trump.

Johnson has already served 21 years of a life sentence after she was convicted on charges of conspiracy to possess cocaine and attempted possession of cocaine, according to the nonprofit Can-Do, which advocates for clemency for non-violent drug offenders.

Continue reading “Trump commutes sentence of Alice Marie Johnson”

RT

Officers in the Virginia State Police probably couldn’t believe their ears when they received the call – a tank-like military vehicle had been spotted speeding down an interstate highway.

If some feared the incident was the first sign of a military coup, they were no doubt relieved to learn that it was just a soldier from a nearby military base, out for an evening joyride.   Continue reading “Soldier steals ‘tank’ from military base, leads cops on comical car chase”

RT

India will proceed with the purchase of Russia’s S-400 surface-to-air missile units despite possible US sanctions, the country’s defense minister has confirmed, citing a “time tested” relationship between Delhi and Moscow.

“In all our engagements with the US, we have clearly explained how India and Russia’s defense cooperation has been going on for a long time and that it is a time tested relationship. We have mentioned that CAATSA (Countering America’s Adversaries through Sanctions Act) cannot impact the India-Russia defense cooperation,” Nirmala Sitharaman said at a press conference.   Continue reading “India to proceed with purchase of Russian S-400 units despite possible US sanctions”

Mail.com

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The beginning of the end for the first California judge recalled since 1932 began almost exactly two years ago, when Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky sentenced a former Stanford swimmer convicted of sexual assault to six months in jail instead of a long prison term.

A statement from the victim captured the national spotlight, recounting the ordeal of the investigation and trial, where she was cross-examined about her drinking habits and sexual experience. “You took away my worth, my privacy, my energy, my time, my intimacy, my confidence, my own voice, until today,” she said in a statement read in court before the June 2016 sentencing of Brock Turner.  Continue reading “Judge who sentenced swimmer recalled amid #MeToo movement”

Mail.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is complaining about media reports questioning the first lady’s recent absence from public view. Trump says the press has been “so unfair, and vicious.” Trump tweeted Wednesday that during Melania Trump’s recovery from a medical procedure: “they reported everything from near death, to facelift, to left the W.H. (and me) for N.Y. or Virginia, to abuse.”  Continue reading “Trump decries ‘fake’ reporting on Melania, says she’s well”

Sun Sentinel – by Skyler Swisher

Tracing a gun used in a crime often requires federal agents to search through boxes of handwritten records.

That’s because federal law prohibits the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives from creating an electronic, searchable database of gun records.  Continue reading “Sen. Nelson pushes bill to create gun-tracing database”

RT

A select group of some of the world’s richest and most powerful people is getting together this week for the annual Bilderberg Group meeting, attracting controversy and conspiracy theories due to its elite and secretive nature.

This year’s gathering, which will be the 66th annual meeting of the mysterious group, takes place in Turin, Italy, between June 7-10. The meeting will be attended by American and European business leaders, current and former government officials, politicians, university professors, think tank analysts and even some journalists — but don’t expect them to talk about it in public. What happens at the Bilderberg meeting stays at the Bilderberg meeting.   Continue reading “What’s on at Bilderberg? Secretive group of rich people meet on Russia, populism in EU & inequality”

Video Rebel’s Blog

The former CEO of Kissinger Associates, David Rothkopf , wrote Superclass in which he said the world was ruled by Thirty Families and their 6,000 Minions. For several years I have written brief bios of the men and women attending Bilderberg thinking that insights into the Minions of the multi-billionaire families they represent will give us a clue as to what they plan to do to us in the near future.   Continue reading “Bilderberg 2018 Annotated Members List”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Facebook provided at least four Chinese electronics companies, including government-linked telecom giant Huawei, unrestricted access to user data, according to a person familiar with the matter but not authorized to speak on the record.

The relationships were part of a recently revealed data-sharing partnership program which included at least 60 major device manufacturers, including Apple, Amazon, Blackberry, Microsoft and Samsung – allowing the companies to integrate various Facebook features into their operating systems which gave them access to user data, and the data of users’ friends without consent.    Continue reading “Facebook Gave User Data Access To Chinese Firm Flagged By US Intelligence”

12 News

MESA, Ariz. – Mesa’s police chief is promising an investigation after a video showing officers repeatedly punching a man came to light.

Officers were apparently investigating a May 23 domestic violence call and the man, 33-year-old Robert Johnson, was a friend of the suspect.   Continue reading “4 Mesa officers on leave after video shows them beating man”

The Organic Prepper

A few weeks back, the government of Sweden sent out a booklet to every household in the country urging citizens to prepare for war or other crises. A few months back, they told citizens that they should be prepared to last for at least a week without any help from the government. Last night, in the most unsettling move yet, they mobilized the entire Swedish Home Guard for an “unannounced preparedness exercise.” All 40 battalions have been activated, effective immediately.   Continue reading “The ENTIRE Swedish Home Guard Was Just Mobilized”

Gritpost – by Matthew Baione

Eight days after 9/11, former EPA administrator Christine Whitman told New Yorkers that the dust-filled air that filled New York City’s skies was safe to breathe. We now know how shockingly false this declaration of safety was.

In fact, more people may have died from healthcare complications resulting from breathing in toxic debris than people who died in the 9/11 attacks nearly 17 years ago. According to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), more than 500,000 people are battling cancer and other diseases linked to the toxins that poured into the air following the attacks. Of the 500,000 exposed, NIOSH estimates 35,000 will develop cancer at a rate 21 percent higher than the general population.  Continue reading “I Represent 9/11 Victims Battling Over 70 Forms of Cancer. Their Fate Is in Congress’ Hands.”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Detroit, OR — Disturbing video captured a Marion County Sheriff’s deputy repeatedly punching a homeless mentally ill man in the face on Monday. The video has since sparked outrage in the community and, according to police, an internal review.

According to police, the homeless man had walked up to an area police had cordoned off while coordinating a search for a missing 67-year-old man and his 40-year-old son. Police said they “were left with no choice but to” arrest him.   Continue reading “Mentally Ill Man Punched 17 Times In the Face for Warning Cops About a Cougar”

Daily Sabah

Israeli authorities have resumed excavation work at the historic Bab Al-Rahma cemetery, just outside the eastern wall of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa.

Israel’s Nature And Parks Authority (INPA) reportedly began digging up graves about three weeks ago in order to establish “a national park on parts of the cemetery’s land,” Wafa said.   Continue reading “Israel digs up centuriesold Palestinian graves in Jerusalem”

Slinter – by Katherine Krueger

President Donald Trump is spending the morning tweeting about such myriad topics as sports patriotism, his upcoming summit with North Korea, and blaming his terrible immigration policy on the Democrats. He also wants the world to unequivocally know that choosing Jeff Sessions as his attorney general was easily among the worst decisions he’s ever made:   Continue reading “Trump Finally Flat-Out Says He Should’ve Hired Basically Anyone on Earth Instead of Jeff Sessions”