iState.tv – by Paul Gordon

The right and proper response to the Cattle Car Guides, the gun grabbers, and their hysterical cries to increase the power of the police state (because they love the police state more than they love children) is not to engage in debate with these frothing anti-libertarians, but to practice open defiance against their proposed gun confiscation laws.

One of the best ways to demonstrate that defiance is to make your own AR-15.  While the media refers to these types of guns as ghost guns, we here at iState refer to them as liberty guns, or, in the case of the AR-15, Liberty Rifles.   Continue reading “The Rise of AR-15 Liberty Rifles Continue After Parkland”

People at Work and Play – by Prem Rao

This day had to come! The way people, especially youngsters, are hooked to their mobiles and internet,  the findings of researchers after an international study are not at all surprising. A research team from the University of Maryland found these people could be afflicted with Information Deprivation Disorder. The team found that volunteers who were made to stay away from their cell phones and internet for 24 hours, showed pretty much the same symptoms of deprivation as those who try to quit smoking would. In short, this too, is a huge addiction. I have seen people crossing busy city roads totally immersed in their texting, quite oblivious to the chaos around them!   Continue reading “Information Deprivation Disorder”

ZD Net – by Zack Whittaker for Zero Day

Amazon has turned over a record amount of customer data to the US government in the first-half of last year in response to demands by law enforcement.

The retail and cloud giant quietly posted its latest transparency report on Dec. 29 without notice — as it has with previous reports — detailing the latest figures for the first six months of 2017.   Continue reading “Amazon turns over record amount of customer data to US law enforcement”

Here is the article for Gwen.

Fauquier Free Citizen

Boston – National Guard units seeking to confiscate a cache of recently banned assault weapons were ambushed by elements of a Para-military extremist faction. Military and law enforcement sources estimate that 72 were killed and more than 200 injured before government forces were compelled to withdraw.

Speaking after the clash, Massachusetts Governor Thomas Gage declared that the extremist faction, which was made up of local citizens, has links to the radical right-wing tax protest movement.   Continue reading “Seventy-two killed resisting gun confiscation in Boston!”

Young Democratic Socialists of America

DSA On-Line Virtual “Socialist School” Course

The course will be 1.5 hours during the 7 – 10 PM EST slot on Feb 24, Mar 24, April 28 and May 26.

There will be either one or two sessions each night, depending on the number of members who sign up. Sign up deadline is Feb 17.   Continue reading “Democratic Socialists of America – Introduction to Marxism”

Miami Herald

A pedestrian bridge under construction collapsed Thursday less than a week after crews dropped the elevated span in place over the Tamiami Trail in an effort to provide students a safe route across the busy roadway.

The bridge, which was not open, collapsed atop an unknown number of people and cars underneath. Police quickly closed the road. It is not known how many people may have been injured in the collapse, which was clearly a major failure of a on-going project not expected to be completed until early 2019.

South Florida’s WSVN reported that television news helicopters were ordered to back off so rescuers could listen for sounds from survivors.
Continue reading “Miami – FIU pedestrian bridge collapses, people trapped underneath”

The Guardian – by Cassidy Randall

New Mexico is a battleground in the fight over once public waterways, sparking fears it could set a national precedent

As Scott Carpenter and a few friends paddled down the Pecos river in New Mexico last May, taking advantage of spring run-off, the lead boater yelled out and made a swirling hand motion over his head in the universal signal to pull over to shore. The paddlers eddied out in time to avoid running straight through three strings of barbed wire obstructing the river.   Continue reading “Who owns water? The US landowners putting barbed wire across rivers”

Health Impact News – by Brian Shilhavy

Health Impact News reported late last year (December 2017) that vaccine manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur admitted that their vaccine for dengue (a deadly tropical disease spread mostly by mosquitoes) was defective.

In a press release from France, the pharmaceutical company admitted that the vaccine is harmful to those not previously infected with dengue, and could cause children not previously infected with dengue to contract a severe case of the disease.  Continue reading “Faulty Dengue Vaccine Resulting in Deaths and Increased Diseases in Philippines Seeks FDA Approval for U.S. Market”

RT

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway told Hillary Clinton to “stop pretending you’re a feminist” over her remarks about female Republican voters feeling pressure to vote the same way as their husbands.

Conway lashed out on Thursday during an appearance on the Fox and Friends program. “Let me tell you something, lady,” she said, addressing Clinton. “The idea that I, or other women like me have to ask our husbands how to vote, it’s really a joke. Particularly since — I won’t say her name, but I’ll appeal to you directly — particularly since this country knows who you are, first and foremost, because of who you married.”  Continue reading “‘Stop pretending you’re a feminist’ – White House’s Conway berates Clinton”

Mail.com

BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of civilians streamed out of two besieged enclaves on opposite sides of Syria on Thursday, crossing on foot and in pick-up trucks and tractors to safety after suffering weeks of shelling and bombardment at Turkish and Syrian government forces.

At least 10,000 men, women and children emerged from Hamouria and nearby opposition towns near the Syrian capital, carrying their belongings in suitcases and bags, as government forces pushed rebels out of the town with a punishing aerial and ground campaign, according to state-run Syrian television and a war monitoring group.  Continue reading “Hundreds flee Syrian town in besieged opposition enclave”

Mail.com

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — A U.S. Navy fighter jet crashed Wednesday off the coast of Key West, Florida, killing its two crew members. The F/A-18 Super Hornet was on approach to land at a naval air station around 4:30 p.m. when it crashed into shallow water about a mile (1.5 kilometers) east of the runway.

Both the pilot and weapons-system officer ejected and were rescued, but U.S. Naval Air Forces reported late Wednesday night that both had died. Their names are being withheld pending notification of next of kin. The cause of the crash is also under investigation.  Continue reading “Navy jet crashes off Key West, killing 2 crew members”

Mail.com

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say a disgruntled worker killed a nursing supervisor and wounded another medical worker before killing himself inside a hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. Police say 63-year-old nurse manager Nancy Swift was shot to death at UAB Highlands Wednesday night.

The say another worker was wounded but survived. Authorities described the shooter as a disgruntled worker who then turned the gun on himself. Authorities didn’t release the names of the wounded person or the suspected gunman. The hospital said one of them was a contractor, but wouldn’t say which one.  Continue reading “Police: Disgruntled worker killed nurse in Alabama hospital”

LA Times

Toy makers big and small braced for severe disruption as bankrupt retailer Toys R Us Inc. confirmed Thursday that it plans to liquidate its U.S. business.

Toys R Us, which for decades was the nation’s go-to store for toys and games, said it plans to shutter all 735 stores in the United States and Puerto Rico, including 22 in the greater Los Angeles area and 87 in California overall.

Continue reading “Toy makers brace for disruption from closing of Toys R Us stores”

USA Today

Surveillance video released Thursday shows former deputy Scot Peterson standing outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School while Nikolas Cruz fatally shot 17 students and staff.

Broward County Sheriff’s Office, which released the video, identified Peterson in the footage, adding that it “speaks for itself.”   Continue reading “Parkland surveillance video shows officer standing outside school during shooting”

The Hill

President Trump is reportedly open to a short-term fix for “Dreamers” in a government funding package in exchange for money for his proposed border wall.

GOP officials told The Washington Post that the White House has communicated with Republican congressional leadership about the shift in Trump’s position.   Continue reading “Trump open to DACA deal for border wall funding: report”