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Archive: TWFTT 5-18-17
Common Dreams – by Nika Knight
Update: As feared, the Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday afternoon to begin the process of undoing open internet protections.
Earlier: As the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) prepares to vote Thursday to begin the process of repealing net neutrality regulations, the grassroots resistance is rising up. Continue reading “‘Fight to Save the Internet’ Takes to Streets as FCC Votes on Net Neutrality”
Free Thought Project – by Claire Bernish
Only a select few over the entire course of human history can legitimately say they’ve witnessed the implosion of an empire, but Americans now have a front row seat to the tabloidesque spectacle currently slashing heads and taking names, as it rips through Washington with the full force of a deadly — if highly propagandized — tornado.
And this storm leaves no one — corporate press, politician, nor the U.S. President, himself — unscathed.
Continue reading “5 Major Revelations Lapdog Media is Covering Up with Fake Russian Hysteria”
Daily Caller – by Jonah Bennett
The Pentagon is working on a policy allowing transgenders to join the military, and Secretary of Defense James Mattis has until July 1 to accept or reject the policy.
Former Secretary of Defense Ash Carter put into place a transgender implementation policy in 2016 that sets a date of July 1 for the military services to begin “accessing transgender applicants who meet all standards,” but at the end of the day, final authority rests with Mattis, Military Times reports. Continue reading “Pentagon To Soon Implement Policy Allowing Transgenders To Join, But Mattis Has Final Say”
Fellowship of the Minds – by Dr. Eowyn
We humans like to think of ourselves as “like gods” who are superior to the real God’s other creations. We use the word “animal” as an insult, calling the most depraved among us “animals” when it is we “enlightened” humans who consciously and willfully lie, steal, insult, hurt, scheme, plot, plunder, and murder for profit or pleasure. Then to top it off, we use the intelligence that God gives us to justify our deeds with elaborate rationalization. Continue reading “‘Humanity’ in animals”
MEDFORD, Ore. – On May 12, 2017, United States District Court Judge Michael J. McShane sentenced John Martin Roos, 62, of Medford, to 63 months in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to possessing an unregistered explosive device and posting Internet threats to kill then-President of the United States Barack Obama and FBI agents. After his release from prison, Roos will be on supervised release for three years. Continue reading “Medford Man Receives Federal Prison Sentence for Threatening Former President Obama”
The Latest Syria developments (all times local):
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U.S. officials say an American airstrike has hit pro-Syrian government forces in southern Syria as they were setting up fighting positions in a protected area.
The officials say the strike near Tanf hit a tank and a bulldozer and forces there, but it was not clear if they were Syrian army troops or other pro-government allies. Continue reading “The Latest: Officials: US Strike Hits Pro-Assad Forces Syria”
As tolerance spreads across the United States, universities and their progressive student bodies are coming up with new and innovative ways to ensure a positive multi-cultural experience for everyone… unless you happen to be a Caucasian.
At the American University in Washington, D.C., which is home to about 13,000 of our best and brightest, administrators and student activists have determined that the best way to ensure a a fair and equal environment is to ban all white people from their new student lounge. The meeting area, ironically named “The Bridge,” opened a couple of months ago as a place for people to gather, study and even sing on open mic nights. Continue reading “Segregated: White Students Banned From Student Lounge At D.C. University: “Nothing More Important Than Being A Multicultural Campus””
A speeding car plowed into pedestrians on a sidewalk in New York City’s busy Times Square on Thursday, killing one person and injuring a dozen, according to witnesses, and police said the incident did not appear to be an act of terrorism.
A Reuters witness said one person was covered with a bloodstained blanket after the collision, which occurred around noon ET (1600 GMT) at the Midtown Manhattan tourist venue. Continue reading “Car slams into Times Square pedestrians, killing one, injuring others”
For more than a year, there have been no arrests in the April 2016 massacre of the Rhoden family in which many of the eight family members were fatally shot multiple times. Police say that the victims were shot “execution-style,” and none appeared to be a suicide. The killer – or killers – are still at large.
But on Tuesday, police charged a witness with two felony charges of vandalism and tampering with evidence in the unsolved case. Continue reading “First Arrest Made in Unsolved Ohio Family Killings: Victim’s Brother Accused of Evidence Tampering”
Oil tankers carrying around 10 million barrels of U.S. crude are en route to Asia, according to shipping data and trade sources, as U.S. producers take advantage of favorable prices to ship to the region while OPEC ponders further supply cuts next week.
At least eight tankers are in transit, sources said and the shipping data in Thomson Reuters Eikon showed, with one of them carrying the first ever cargo of Southern Green Canyon crude purchased by Japanese refiner Cosmo Energy. Another contains the first Alaskan North Slope cargo to arrive in Asia in eight months. Continue reading “Flotilla of U.S. crude heads to Asia as OPEC weighs extending cuts”
WEB Notes: Conservatives whisper of impeachment and Democrats shout it. Let’s see what Trump has to say about this whole thing,
Continue reading “Conservatives Begin To Whisper: President Pence”
(WTXF) – Roger Ailes, who built Fox News into a cable powerhouse before leaving the company last year, died at the age of 77.
The Ohio-born television pioneer was a confidante of presidents and an acknowledged master of communications. He founded Fox News in 1996 and built it into the nation’s long-running No. 1 cable news network Ailes resigned from Fox in July amid charges of sexual harassment. Ailes left Fox News under a cloud of controversy last August. The sequence of events that led to his departure began when Gretchen Carlson sued him fter her contract as a daytime Fox host was not renewed. Ailes strongly denied her allegations of sexual harassment and wrongful termination. Continue reading “Former FOX News Channel executive, founder Roger Ailes dies”
The Verge – by Andrew J Hawkins
In an effort to speed up bag drops for priority customers, Delta Air Lines will be testing facial recognition technology at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport starting this summer. Customers will be required to scan their passports at specially equipped kiosks, where a camera will scan their face to confirm their identity.
Four new self-service bag drop kiosks are being installed in Minneapolis, but only one will include the facial recognition software. Delta will be collecting customer feedback during the process to gauge how it will expand the service to other airports in the future, a spokesperson said. Delta is spending $600,000 on the new machines. Continue reading “Delta Air Lines plans to use facial recognition to speed up bag drops”
The Hill – by Mallory Shelbourne
Sheriff David Clarke of Milwaukee County, Wis., said Wednesday he has accepted a job in the Department of Homeland Security.
Clarke told conservative radio host Vicki McKenna during an interview on 1130 WISN that he will leave his post as sheriff to serve as a deputy secretary of Homeland Security. Continue reading “Sheriff David Clarke says he’s accepted DHS job”
The U.S. Justice Department, in the face of rising pressure from Capitol Hill, named former FBI chief Robert Mueller on Wednesday as special counsel to investigate alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election and possible collusion between President Donald Trump’s campaign and Moscow.
The move followed a week in which the White House was thrown into uproar after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey. Democrats and some of the president’s fellow Republicans had demanded an independent probe of whether Russia tried to sway the outcome of November’s election in favor of Trump and against Democrat Hillary Clinton. Continue reading “Former FBI chief Mueller appointed to probe Trump-Russia ties”
Rocker Chris Cornell, who gained fame as the lead singer of the bands Soundgarden and later Audioslave, has died at age 52, according to his representative.
Cornell, who had been on tour, died Wednesday night in Detroit, Brian Bumbery said in a statement to The Associated Press. Cornell had performed a Detroit concert with Soundgarden that night. Continue reading “Soundgarden, Audioslave rocker Chris Cornell dies at age 52”
Representative Al Green (D-Texas) has called for impeachment proceedings to begin against President Donald Trump. His speech on the House Floor came as a group of Democrats distanced themselves from calls for impeachment.
“I rise today with a heavy heart,” Green began. “I rise today with a sense of responsibility and duty to the people who have elected me, a sense of duty to this country, a sense of duty to the Constitution of the United States of America. I rise today, Mr. Speaker, to call for the impeachment of the president of the United States of America for obstruction of justice.” Continue reading “Lone congressman calls to impeach Trump on House Floor: Does it matter?”