Mail.com

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Assemblyman Jimmy Gomez sent more than 200,000 pieces of mail to constituents last winter. One letter invited women to self-defense classes, another highlighted a bird-watching event, and a third promoted a tree adoption day.

The mailings, all sent in a two-week period, cost $62,000, and taxpayers foot the bill, according to data obtained by The Associated Press through a public records request. Last year, California Assembly members spent $3.2 million sending mail to their constituents, taking advantage of a legislative perk that allows them to use tax dollars to cover the costs. Senators spent $230,000.   Continue reading “California taxpayers fund legislative mailings”

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BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister on Thursday declared the town of Tal Afar “fully liberated” from the Islamic State group after a nearly two-week operation, the latest blow to the extremist group which ran nearly a third of the country three years ago.

Iraqi troops “eliminated and smashed Daesh terrorists” in al-Ayadia district, about 10 kilometers (6 miles) northwest of Tal Afar, where the militants fled last week, Haider al-Abadi said in a statement. Daesh is the Arabic acronym for IS.   Continue reading “Iraqi PM declares Tal Afar ‘fully liberated’ from IS”

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked most of Texas’ tough new “sanctuary cities” law that would have let police officers ask people during routine stops whether they’re in the U.S. legally and threatened sheriffs with jail time for not cooperating with federal immigration authorities.

The law, known as Senate Bill 4, had been cheered by President Donald Trump’s administration and was set to take effect Friday. It was widely viewed as the toughest immigration measure in the nation since Arizona passed what critics called a “Show Me Your Papers” law in 2010, which was later partially struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.   Continue reading “Texas ban on ‘sanctuary cities’ temporarily blocked by judge”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Milwaukee, WI — Bishop Kennedy was relaxing in his own home on a Saturday afternoon last month, when two police officers rudely interrupted him.

The two officers, Gonzalez, and Wolf, claimed to have been doing a welfare check on Kennedy. They said someone called in and said he might be trying to overdose to hurt himself. However, it was clear that Kennedy was vibrant and nowhere close to an overdose.

Clear-headed and assertive, Kennedy refused to allow the officers to push him around in his own house. He demanded they leave.   Continue reading “This Awesome Old Man Flexes His Rights After Two Cops Refuse to Leave his Home, He Wins!”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Houston, TX — It is time to strike while the iron is hot. Media coverage of the devastation in Texas is at a peak right now and history shows us that people will help when they see it on TV. However, when coverage stops, so does most of the support. Knowing this, it is time to make your move and show your support to your fellow humans who are suffering dearly right now after being hit by one of the worst storms in US history. But, before you simply click the link and donate to the Red Cross, you should know their history and know there are far better ways to help.

The Red Cross is no stranger to scandal. Putting them on the corruption map was their reaction to the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti. In 2010, hundreds of thousands of Haitians lost their lives in a tragic earthquake. Gail McGovern, the Red Cross’ CEO, and her staff quickly responded with a massive marketing push to raise funds. They received countless celebrity endorsements and even President Obama jumped on the train. In just a few days, they raised a half a billion dollars.   Continue reading “Don’t Trust the Red Cross, 10 Ways YOU Can Help Harvey Victims Without Enriching Scammers”

Free Thought Project – by Jay Syrmopoulos

Washington, DC — This week the Trump administration announced that they were lifting an Obama administration ban on certain military grade weapons being sold to state and local police for pennies on the dollar. While there is a growing awareness that local law enforcement has received massive amounts of surplus military hardware under the federal 1033 program, authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act, exactly what equipment local law enforcement agencies have been stockpiling has remained largely obscured from the public’s view.   Continue reading “Unconcerned About Trump’s Militarization of Police? This Database Shows What Your Local Cops Have”

NBC News

CROSBY, Texas — A flooded chemical plant near Houston exploded twice early Thursday, sending a plume of smoke into the air and triggering a fire that the firm plans to let “burn itself out.”

Arkema Group, one of the world’s largest chemical companies, had warned Wednesday that the plant would catch fire and explode at some point — adding that there was nothing to stop it.

The plant in Crosby, Texas — about 20 miles northeast of Houston — was inundated by more than 40 inches of rain from Hurricane Harvey and has been without electricity since Sunday.   Continue reading “Crosby, Texas, Chemical Plant Explodes Twice, Arkema Group Says”

MassPrivateI

Last week, DHS and the New York State Police began using drones to spy on NY State Fair (NYS Fair) visitors.

According to an article in New York Upstate.com, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is letting DHS and the police use their drones to monitor traffic.

“If you head to the 2017 New York State Fair this weekend, don’t be surprised if you see small drones buzzing over the shoulder of Interstate 690 or hovering near the fair’s parking lots.’
Continue reading “Are police using DHS drones to spy on 112 million NY State Fair visitors?”

The Free Thought Project – by Jay Syrmopoulos

It was recently announced that The Young Turks Network, led by Cenk Uygur, had secured $20 million dollars in funding to bolster their business/media presence. But while Cenk Uygur attempts to sell his brand to the public as a progressive alternative media outlet, facts reveal that this is nothing more than a façade meant to lure young liberal pragmatists into buying into a hidden corporatist agenda.

The $20 million in funding is slated to be used to increase the size of the TYT newsroom and for business operations – but where did the money actually come from?   Continue reading “Controlled Opposition: Clinton Machine Caught Funneling $20 Million to The Young Turks”

CNS News – by Terence P Jeffrey

Americans on average spent more on taxes in 2016 than they did on food and clothing combined, according to data released this week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The same data also shows that in three years—from 2013 to 2016—the average tax bill for Americans increased 41.13 percent.

In 2016, according to BLS, “consumer units” (which include families, financially independent individuals, and people living in a single household who share expenses) spent more on average on federal, state and local taxes ($10,489) than they did on food ($7,203) and clothing ($1,803) combined ($9,006).   Continue reading “BLS: Americans Spend More on Taxes Than Food and Clothing Combined”

Here are some pics I took of people lining up around gas stations. Supposedly there are no gas trucks coming in and all the gas stations along Custer Rd from Plano, TX to McKinney, TX are either all out of gas or almost out of gas.

Thanks to the elites throwing Harvey at us with their HAARP machine and causing oil refineries to be closed down in Houston, it’s now crippling our way of life in areas far north of there right here in the Dallas area through gas shortages. No telling when things will get back to normal.   Continue reading “Harvey Causes Gas Shortage all over Texas”

Star Telegram – by Gordon Dickson

You may want to fill up your gas tank while you can.

On the eve of the busy Labor Day holiday weekend, convenience store operators and other gasoline retailers said Wednesday there’s a strong chance they will run out of fuel at some locations this weekend because of supply disruptions caused by Hurricane Harvey.

“I called my family members and told them to fill up their tanks,” said John Benda, who owns three Fuel City stores in Haltom City and Dallas and is building a fourth in Saginaw. “I have never seen it this tight, since 1980, even when we were rationing.”   Continue reading “Fill ’er up. Some DFW stations may run out of gas this Labor Day weekend”

Oh look who decided to help us. How convenient. I’m sure many of those “volunteers” will stay here ILLEGALLY after all is said and done. And I’m sure Red Cross, after screwing the people in NYC after 9/11 will do the same in Houston.

Yahoo News

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s Red Cross sent an envoy of volunteers to storm-devastated Houston on Wednesday, hours after Texas governor Greg Abbott said the state accepted an offer of aid from the Mexican government, including vehicles, boats, supplies and food.   Continue reading “Mexico’s Red Cross delivers aid to storm-ravaged Houston”

Hang the Bankers

From Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli, the US has had a military presence across the world, from almost day one of her independence.

What constitutes invasion? As one map below shows, the US has a military presence in much of the world without being an occupying force (though some would dispute that definition).

For instance, although the Confederacy considered the US to be a hostile invading power, indy100 are not counting the Civil War or any annexation within the continental United States as an ‘invasion’.   Continue reading “A map of all the countries the United States has invaded”