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A spelling error on Donald Trump’s Facebook page has sparked tongue-in-cheek concerns that the US president is planning to reintroduce child labor in the US.
A video containing clips of Trump speaking at his rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa this week, included the caption: “And we are putting our minors back to work.” Continue reading “‘Putting minors back to work’: Trump video typo sends Twitter into meltdown”
The Daily Sheeple – by Claire Bernish
Lemonade stands, paper routes, and bake sales seem yet destined for the dustbin of history, thanks to an imperious State, which — to its sanctimonious detriment — manages to pull off seemingly impossible PR predicaments of its own making, like the handcuffing of teenagers for selling bottled water on the National Mall without a permit Thursday evening.
Yes. Seriously. Continue reading “These Teens Handcuffed for Selling Bottled Water Is Everything Wrong With Government”
Portland, Oregon Police Chief Michael Marshman revealed on Friday that riot cops forced Antifa protesters out of local parks during a Jun. 4 protest after the anti-facist group began launching balloons filled with feces, urine and chemicals at law enforcement.
In an open letter to Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, Marshman also noted that protesters “may have been using ‘gopher gassers,’” which are “small rodent poison gas devices.” Continue reading “Antifa thugs’ protesting hits new, horrible level: read police chief’s account of ‘feces’ mayhem”
Washington, D.C. —There’s currently a push in the halls of Washington D.C., to establish a new branch of the military by 2019, one whose focus would be operations among the stars. Proposed legislation by House representatives would create a “Space Corps” that would serve “as a separate military service within the Department of the Air Force.” It would be the first branch added to the military since 1947 when the Air Force was officially established.
On Tuesday, the top two lawmakers of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, Representatives Mike Rogers and Jim Cooper, added the legislation to the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The subcommittee oversees military space operations and works within the umbrella of the House Armed Services Committee. Continue reading “Preparing for War, US House Wants to Create First New Military Branch Since 1947”
Illinois is on track to become the first U.S. state to have its credit rating downgraded to “junk” status, which would deepen its multibillion-dollar deficit and cost taxpayers more for years to come.
S&P Global Ratings has warned the agency will likely lower Illinois’ creditworthiness to below investment grade if feuding lawmakers fail to agree on a state budget for a third straight year, increasing the amount the state will have to pay to borrow money for things such as building roads or refinancing existing debt. Continue reading “Illinois could be 1st state with ‘junk’ credit due to budget”
The New Jersey state Assembly on Thursday passed a bill that would require schools to teach children how to interact with police “in a manner marked by mutual cooperation and respect.”
Assembly bill A1114 passed in the Assembly 76-0, according to the New Jersey State Legislature’s Office of Legislative Services. It must still be passed by the Senate, the office said. Continue reading “NJ Assembly Passes Bill Requiring Kids Be Taught to Interact With Police”
More than a month after a former Pima County sheriff’s official revealed in federal court a two-decade criminal conspiracy to misuse federal funds, the sheriff is asking the state to step in and conduct a second investigation.
In September, former Chief Deputy Christopher Radtke was indicted on several felony counts of conspiracy to launder money and theft concerning programs receiving federal funds. In February, Radtke accepted a plea agreement for three misdemeanor counts of theft of federal funds and was sentenced in May to one year of probation, 100 hours of community service and ordered to pay $3,000 in fines.
Continue reading “Pima County sheriff seeks state inquiry into use of RICO funds”
When it comes to domestic terrorism in America, the numbers don’t lie: Far-right extremists are behind far more plots and attacks than Islamist extremists.
There were almost twice as many terrorist incidents by right-wing extremists as by Islamist extremists in the U.S. from 2008 to 2016, according to a new report from The Nation Institute’s Investigative Fund and The Center for Investigative Reporting’s Reveal.
Continue reading “Propaganda Alert: Most Of America’s Terrorists Are White”
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday narrowed the rights of property owners in disputes with governments and laid out a formula for determining when landowners are owed compensation in a case involving a vacant lot in Wisconsin on the picturesque St. Croix River.
The court decided that government officials can combine separate parcels of private land in determining whether public officials have effectively taken private property through zoning laws and must pay compensation. The ruling could make it harder for property owners to prove compensation claims. Continue reading “Supreme Court limits rights of property owners”
President Trump on Friday signed a bill that would make it easier for the scandal-plagued Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to fire employees accused of misconduct.
Trump said during a signing ceremony at the White House that it is a “national disgrace” that some VA workers involved in treatment scandals were allowed to remain in their roles and that the new law will make sure it “never happens again.” Continue reading “Trump signs VA reform bill”
Free Thought Project – by Claire Bernish
Cincinnati — Former University of Cincinnati Campus Police Officer Ray Tensing will not be held accountable for killing motorist and father Samuel DuBose just off campus nearly two years ago, because — despite a Grand Jury indictment for manslaughter — the trial jury remained deadlocked after deliberating for a full five days.
DuBose was pulled over for a front license plate violation — one which, in many states, would not even have been a code violation. Continue reading “2nd Cop in a Week Let Off for Killing an Unarmed Man on Video”
ST. LOUIS (AP/KMOV.com) — A federal judge on Tuesday approved a settlement in the wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the parents of Michael Brown.
Friday, the City of Ferguson told News 4 it confirmed that $1.5 million “was paid by its insurance carrier on behalf of multiple defendants.”
Michael Brown Sr. and Lezley McSpadden sued the city, former Police Chief Tom Jackson and former police officer Darren Wilson in 2015. They argued that the death of their son deprived them of financial support through his future potential wages. Continue reading “$1.5 million paid in settlement over Michael Brown’s death”
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