CNN – by Shachar Peled

Hundreds of criminal cases are impacted by the questionable conduct of Baltimore police officers, the city’s top prosecutor announced in a statement.

Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby’s office released the updated numbers Wednesday. She said the actions of eight officers indicted for racketeering have affected 295 cases, and three more incidents of questionable use of body-worn cameras have impacted a total of 569 cases. Overall, she said up to 338 cases have been or could be dismissed.   Continue reading “Baltimore prosecutor says more than 850 cases impacted by questionable police conduct”

Fox News

Every player on both sides of the field stood during the national anthem ahead of Thursday night’s NFL game.

Players, coaches and staff on the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears were all linked arm-in-arm, and some with hands on their hearts, as American country singer Tyler Farr sang.  Continue reading “Packers, Bears stand during anthem before NFL game”

New York Post – by Marisa Schultz

The Justice Department filed suit against a Colorado company Thursday ​saying it discriminated against American workers​ by hiring seasonal foreigners instead.​

The Loveland-based Crop Production Services Inc. refused at least three US citizens work in 2016 because ​it​ preferred to hire temporary ​workers with H-2A visas, according to​ the​ Justice Department.   Continue reading “Justice Department sues company for hiring foreigners”

Fox News

As part of a massive illegal immigration sweep, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Thursday that officials this week arrested nearly 500 illegal immigrants living in sanctuary cities across the country.

The raid, referred to as “Operation ‘Safe City’” in a news release, spanned four days in cities through the U.S., and ended Wednesday.   Continue reading “ICE arrests nearly 450 illegal immigrants in sanctuary city raids”

New York Daily News – by Blake Alsup

An Idaho woman was confronted by police after breaking a glass door to help rescue a child in a burning truck.

Truck driver Tequila Isaacson was at a rest stop in Snoqualmie Pass, Wash. on Sunday when she noticed a family trying to get their child out of a burning pickup truck in the parking lot, she wrote in a Facebook post.

Isaacson searched for a fire extinguisher while someone called 911. She was unable to find one until she noticed an extinguisher behind the locked door of Red Mountain Coffee.  Continue reading “Woman scolded after helping to rescue child from burning truck”

ABC News

A retired sheriff’s officer in Florida was injured when a trainee fired a gun with a blank at him during a use of force training exercise.

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Director Tom Hackney says Chip Williams was training 10 officers Wednesday at the Criminal Justice Center in Jacksonville.

The Florida Times-Union reports Williams initially fired a weapon and corrections officer Tyler Kovacs was supposed to respond with his own gun loaded with soap-tipped simulated bullets.   Continue reading “Instructor injured in sheriff’s use-of-force drill”

KMOV 4 News

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV.com) – The lawyer for a local driver who was ticketed for speeding in a small town north of Hannibal, Missouri, says the city tried to force his client to pay an extra $100 fee for a speeding ticket.

Janine Hofer of St. Louis County was ticketed in Palmyra for going 72 miles per hour in a 55 miles per hour zone along highway 61. She does not dispute the ticket. In an effort to avoid getting points on her driving record she contacted an attorney, Scott Heitland.  Continue reading “MO city accused of extortion after driver forced to pay extra fee for speeding ticket”

Free Thought Project – Matt Agorist

Santa Clara, CA — The taxpayers of Santa Clara will be shelling out a massive $6.7 million to settle a federal civil-rights lawsuit that was entirely preventable had a rogue cops not decided to violate their oaths and kick down the door of a family’s home—with no warrant.

On April 12, 2016, Danielle Burfine was in her home when multiple Santa Clara officers came to her door and demanded entry into her home to arrest Burfine’s 15-year-old daughter. They had no warrant.   Continue reading “Woman Prevents Cops from Entering Home With No Warrant, So They Break Her Leg”

Yahoo News

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A hunk of rock “the size of an apartment building” fell off the granite face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring another on a mountain at the height of climbing season, officials and witnesses said.

At least 30 climbers were on the wall at the time, but it was not clear if the victims were climbers or tourists, ranger Scott Gediman said.

“It was witnessed by a lot of people,” he said.   Continue reading “Massive granite slab falls kills 1, injures 1 in Yosemite”

The Australian – by Olivia Caisley, September 26, 2017

Former Nine Network Reporter Ben McCormack, who pleaded guilty this morning to two child porn offences, described himself as “a proud ped” and “proud boy lover” in online chatroom conversations, court documents show.

The reporter, who went by the name Oz4skinboi, spoke with another unnamed man for more than two years in conversations amounting to child pornography, a charge that carries a maximum penalty of 15 years imprisonment.   Continue reading “Nine reporter pleads guilty on child porn, calls himself a ‘proud ped’”

The Daily Caller – by Richard Pollock

A company whose president is “best friends” with Chelsea Clinton received more than $11 million in contracts over the last decade from a highly secretive Department of Defense think tank, but to date, the group lacks official federal approval to handle classified materials, according to sensitive documents TheDCNF was allowed to review.

Jacqueline Newmyer, the president of a company called the Long Term Strategy Group, has over the last 10 years received numerous Defense Department contracts from a secretive think tank called Office of Net Assessment.   Continue reading “Chelsea Clinton’s ‘Best Friend’s’ Defense Company Got $11 Mil In Contracts But Doesn’t Have Federal Security Clearance”

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Collective Evolution – by Kalee Brown

It’s astonishing that there’s still such high demand for fur, leather, and other animal products in the fashion industry when there are so many cruelty-free alternatives that are equally as affordable, durable, and aesthetically appealing. Most of us living in industrialized nations are no longer living in the wild and require fur for warmth, as the vast majority of us have access to houses with heating and jackets with man-made fillers to keep us warm.

Yet, we still see this obsession with fur and other animal products in the fashion industry. Fashion is not fuelled by necessity, but rather consumerism. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for expressing yourself and I encourage people to dress however they please, but does an innocent animal really need to die in order for you to do so?   Continue reading “Undercover Investigation Reveals Photos Of Foxes Bred 5X Their Normal Size & Killed For Their Fur”

Infowars – by Paul Joseph Watson

Documents uncovered as part of a separate court case reveal that multi-millionaire Silicon Valley elitist Anthony Levandowski started a religion based around the concept of worshipping artificial intelligence as a God.

Levandowski, who is currently embroiled in a high profile lawsuit with Google over accusations he stole sensitive data about their self-driving car program and gave it to Uber, founded a religious organization called Way of the Future two years ago.   Continue reading “Silicon Valley Elitist Starts Religion To Worship Artificial Intelligence As God”

ABC News 7

WASHINGTON (ABC7) — This fall, National Mall visitors might be surprised to find a giant sculpture of a naked woman near the Washington Monument. If the organizers’ permit is approved, the sculpture would become a temporary fixture, allowed to stand there for four months.

For a third year, organizers of Catharsis on the Mall, similar to the Burning Man festival in Nevada, plan to bring music, art and activism to the National Mall over Veteran’s Day weekend.   Continue reading “Giant naked woman sculpture planned for National Mall”

The Organic Prepper

Things are dire in Puerto Rico. We haven’t heard much directly from people there since Hurricane Maria took out power for the entire island, but what we do know is that the situation is desperate. This is a shocking, real-life glimpse into what it’s really like when the S hits the fan.

I saw a post from a friend of a friend who has family in Puerto Rico. I don’t have permission to share names, but here’s what she said:   Continue reading “Puerto Rico: What It’s Really Like After the SHTF”