Recently, the news has been all abuzz with teen activists who want to take away our guns but refuse to use clear backpacks, the Facebook privacy scandal, and how someone bit Beyonce in the face. But there are three recent events that aren’t getting much press which tell us it is entirely possible that we could be headed toward World War III at worst and toward an economic collapse at best. Continue reading “3 Recent Events That Could Send the US Hurtling Toward World War III”
New York Times – by Eileen Sullivan
WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Wednesday that the Second Amendment — the right to keep and bear arms — “will never be repealed,” responding to an opinion piece written by a retired Supreme Court justice who called for just that. Continue reading “Trump Says Second Amendment ‘Will Never Be Repealed’”
Heavy Rain to Bring Flash Flooding, River Flooding in the South, Mid-Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley
The threat of flooding has returned to portions of the South, mid-Mississippi Valley and Ohio Valley this week due to the combination of a slow-moving system and plentiful moisture.
Already, clusters of heavy rain have developed from Texas to southern Ohio as of Wednesday morning.
Continue reading “Heavy Rain to Bring Flash Flooding, River Flooding in the South, Mid-Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley”
Buncombe County Sheriff’s candidate R. Daryl Fisher has apologized for joking about taking guns out of residents’ “cold, dead hands.”
Fisher is a Democrat who was caught on video saying, “You’ve heard people say, ‘You’ll have to pry my guns from my cold, dead hands.’” He shrugs his shoulders, states, “Okay,” and then stands quietly while a room full of supporters laugh and applaud. Continue reading “North Carolina Candidate for Sheriff Apologizes for Joke About Taking Guns from Residents’ ‘Cold, Dead Hands’”
(Meredith) – A 13-year-old boy who drew a stick figure holding a gun and another holding two knives was suspended from his North Carolina middle school.
The boy’s father, James Herring, said he can’t believe his son received a two-day suspension earlier this month for what he calls a harmless picture. Continue reading “Boy suspended for drawing stick figure holding gun, knives”
Transgender Army officer Hannah Winterbourne has married actor Jake Graf — who used to be a woman.
Captain Hannah, 31, who spent her first few years in the Army as a man, wed Jake, 40, in London. Continue reading “Transgender Army officer Hannah Winterbourne weds actor Jake Graf – who used to be a woman”
Our Gardening by the Moon calendar works according to the age-old belief that phases of the Moon affect plant growth. Lunar planting is a longtime Old Farmer’s Almanac tradition.
Keep in mind that the four gardening regions below are quite broad; we also offer a modern planting calendar (not Moon-based) that gets down to zip code level. See our all-seasons gardening calendar. Continue reading “Gardening by the Moon Calendar”
CBS Local — Just like finding a long lost relative, scientists would like to introduce you to an organ you never knew you had: the interstitium.
New research published in Scientific Reports has revealed that the human body contains a network of fluid-filled channels that had previously been undiscovered. The spaces were found all around the body’s connective tissue which lines the digestive tract, lungs, urinary systems, and surrounding muscles. Continue reading “Scientists Find A New Organ In Humans: The Interstitium”
Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist
Baton Rouge, LA — In 2016, the city of Baton Rouge was rocked by the tragic death of 37-year-old Alton Sterling who was killed by police as he sold CDs in front of a convenience store. Now, after nearly two years, it was just announced that the two officers responsible for his death will not be charged.
This ruling comes nearly a year after the Justice Department ruled out federal charges as well. Continue reading “No Charges for Cops Who Shot and Killed Alton Sterling on Video”
A Georgia state lawmaker said she didn’t want to take guns away from Americans, but she also supports legislation that would seize guns from Americans. Likely missing a dictionary and basic common sense, Erica Thomas still expects us to believe that the government isn’t coming for our guns. Continue reading “Dem Lawmaker: We Don’t Want To Confiscate Guns, We Want To ‘Seize’ Them”
New York Times – by John Paul Stevens
Rarely in my lifetime have I seen the type of civic engagement schoolchildren and their supporters demonstrated in Washington and other major cities throughout the country this past Saturday. These demonstrations demand our respect. They reveal the broad public support for legislation to minimize the risk of mass killings of schoolchildren and others in our society. Continue reading “Treason and Sedition Alert: Repeal the Second Amendment”
A Guatemalan national who allegedly raped a teenage girl had been deported twice before his latest arrest in Oregon, federal officials said Monday.
Anastacio Eugenio Lopez Fabian, 24, was arrested in Seaside, Ore., on Feb. 14, after investigators determined he had sex several times with a girl younger than 14, reported The Daily Astorian. That same day, he was released after posting $250,000 bail. Continue reading “Oregon Man Who Allegedly Raped Teen Girl Is TWICE-Deported Illegal Alien, Feds Say”
Ibuprofen could prevent Alzheimer’s disease, scientists claim.
At-risk patients, discovered via a saliva test, may be able to avoid dementia if they take a low-dose of the painkiller from middle age for the rest of their lives, they add.
Ibuprofen is thought to dampen inflammation in the brain, which leads to the death of nerve cells and is associated with Alzheimer’s. Continue reading “Ibuprofen could ‘eliminate’ Alzheimer’s disease”
The frontman of Eagles of Death Metal, the U.S. rock band that was performing in a Paris theater in 2015 when it was hit by a terrorist attack, has publicly slammed the teens behind last weekend’s March For Our Lives protest.
Jesse Hughes called the survivors of last month’s mass shooting at a Parkland, Florida, high school “vile abusers of the dead,” and claimed they were “exploiting” the deaths of their fellow students with their demonstrations and media appearances.
Weather Channel – by Chris Dolce
April kicks off what is typically the most active and dangerous three-month period of the year for tornadoes in the United States.
During the 20 years from 1997 to 2016, the U.S. averaged 1,225 tornadoes annually, 55 percent of which were sandwiched between April and June. Continue reading “Peak of Tornado Season Approaches: April, May and June Are Most Active and Dangerous Months of Year”
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A 43-year-old Everett-area man has been arrested in connection with suspicious packages containing “potential destructive devices” that were mailed to multiple U.S. military installations and to CIA headquarters in the Washington, D.C., area, the FBI announced early Tuesday.
FBI agents and Snohomish County sheriff’s deputies took Thanh Cong Phan into custody at his Everett home Monday, the FBI said in a news release. He’s expected to make a first appearance in federal court in Seattle at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Continue reading “Everett man accused of sending suspicious packages to CIA, Washington, D.C.-area military bases”
