Breitbart – by Bob Price

Six Flags over Texas, an amusements park that made its icon the six national flags of countries that governed the now-State of Texas, took down its namesake flags and replaced them with only the U.S. 50-star flag. The six flags included a Confederate flag.

“At Six Flags Over Texas we strive every single day to make people happy and to create a fun, thrilling and safe family friendly experience for our guests,” spokeswoman Sharon Parker told WFAA ABC8. “We always choose to focus on celebrating the things that unite us versus those that divide us. As such, we have changed the flag displays in our park to feature American flags. ”   Continue reading “Six Flags Parks Remove Historic Flags over Political Concerns”

Breitbart – by Kristina Wong

President Trump will address the nation Monday evening on the U.S.’s path forward in Afghanistan, after 16 years of U.S. military involvement there.

Trump will deliver his address at Army post Fort Myer in Arlington, Virginia at 9 p.m., the White House announced in a statement.

The announcement comes after Trump huddled with national security advisers at Camp David on Friday.   Continue reading “President Trump to Announce Afghanistan War Strategy on Monday”

Strategic Culture – by Eric Zuesse

Two of the U.S. government’s supposed allies are supposedly not allies of each other but enemies of each other, but, away from the glare of the ‘news’media, they actually work together with each other to control, by means of their secret actual alliance with one-another, a substantial, if not the major, part of U.S. foreign policies — especially regarding Iran, Russia, Syria, Israel, Palestinians, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Turkey, but much else besides. These two secret allies of each other, who largely determine U.S. foreign policies, are the Saud family, and the government of Israel.   Continue reading “The Saudi-Israeli Alliance”

The Intercept – by Ryan Grim

There is no one left in the White House who has any idea what they’re doing. At least nobody conservative.

President Donald Trump never tires of reminding audiences that he is not a politician, and he proves it on an hourly basis. He is by turns a nationalist, a populist, and a demagogue — but rarely acts as a traditional conservative.   Continue reading “The White House is Now Run Entirely by Hucksters, Democrats, and Generals”

Future Tense – by April Glaser

The iPhone’s Touch ID fingerprint unlocking is one of the most intuitive security features in consumer technology. Strong passwords are hard to remember and annoying to type. And biometric security, like fingerprint IDs, is great for keeping things locked down. But like anything, Touch ID is really great until it isn’t. Your fingerprints are, after all, readily available, and it’s not that hard for someone to force you to press a button to unlock your phone, which, let’s face it, is probably packed with all kinds of private information, like credit card numbers, search histories, or clandestine texts.

Continue reading “The Next iOS Update Has a Feature to Prevent Cops From Searching Your iPhone”

Independent Review Journal – by Benny Johnson

Antifa, which is a progressive, anti-fascist, anti-police hate group is making national headlines lately.

The disparate group of masked rioters and protesters have shown up in greater and greater numbers across the country. Their priorities are bound by anti-capitalist, anti-American sentiment and really not much else.

The group is prone to violence, and just this weekend, dozens of its members were arrested for assaulting police officers in Boston with rocks, fists, and bottles of urine.  Continue reading “Petition to Recognize Antifa as Terrorist Organization Gets Tens of Thousands of Signatures”

The Telegraph – by Cara McGoogan

Smartphone owners who replace smashed screens at third party outlets could be at risk of having their devices hacked, a study has revealed.

Researchers at the University of the Negev have shown that replacement screens for Android smartphones can be manipulated to steal personal information and take control of a repaired device.

The attack, which is almost undetectable, can be used to “severely compromise” a victims’ smartphone, the researchers said.

Continue reading “Hackers can take control of smashed Android phones using replacement screens”

The Oregonian – by Jessica Floum

Update, 8:55 p.m. Aug. 20:

Springfield neo-Nazi Jimmy Marr, known for his public displays of racism and anti-Semitism, appeared to take credit for the banners Sunday on social media.

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A family driving north from California to see Monday’s solar eclipse from Oregon found hatred on the freeway Saturday morning after they entered the northwestern state.    Continue reading “Oregon eclipse tourists greeted by anti-Semitic banners on overpass”

Information Liberation – by Chris Menahan

The ACLU has announced they will no longer defend the First Amendment rights of “hate groups” if they plan to exercise the Second Amendment.

From The Hill:

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) took a new stance on firearms Thursday, announcing a change in policy that it would not represent hate groups who demonstrate with firearms.
Continue reading “ACLU Will No Longer Defend 1st Amendment Rights Of Those Who Exercise 2nd Amendment”

AOL

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Ten sailors are missing after a U.S. warship collided with an oil tanker east of Singapore before dawn on Monday, tearing a hole beneath the waterline and flooding compartments that include a crew sleeping area, the U.S. Navy said.

The collision between the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain and the tanker Alnic MC was the second involving U.S. Navy destroyers and merchant vessels in Asian waters in little more than two months.

The ships collided while the U.S. warship was heading to Singapore for a routine port call, the Navy said in a statement.   Continue reading “Ten sailors missing after US warship, tanker collide near Singapore”

There is an old Hotel/Pub in Marble Arch, London, which used to have a gallows adjacent to it.

Prisoners were taken to the gallows (after a fair trial of course!) to be hanged.

The horse-drawn dray, carting the prisoner, was accompanied by an armed guard,who would stop the dray outside the pub and ask the prisoner if he would like ”ONE LAST DRINK”.   Continue reading “English History Lessons (through old sayings)”

LifeSiteNews – by Steve Weatherbe

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, August 17, 2016 (LifeSiteNews) – Catholic father and media professional Steve Sanborn faced down health system apparatchiks who insisted they had a legal right to talk privately with his son and daughter about sex. He has gone on YouTube with a warning to other parents not as suspicious as he is about bureaucratic overreach into parental and family rights.

When Sanborn took his 13-year daughter and 11-year-old son to Children’s Mercy Hospital last month for their annual checkup, he was told they would be seen “privately” by a staff doctor for a few minutes each. “That won’t be happening,” he twice insisted. “Missouri has a new law” that required it, a doctor responded. But when Sanborn held his ground, the doctor backed down.   Continue reading “Catholic father says no way to doctor’s private sex talk with his kids”

Drugs.com

Scientific Name(s): Harpagophytum procumbens , subsp. procumbens DC. ex Meisn. Family: Pediliaceae (sesame).

Common Name(s): Devil’s claw , grapple plant , grapple vine , Radix Harpagophyti , wood spider , xwate .

Uses

Devil’s claw is a folk remedy used for an extensive range of diseases, including arthritis and rheumatism. Clinical trials are generally supportive of its use as an anti-inflammatory and analgesic in low back pain and osteoarthritis.   Continue reading “Devil’s Claw”

The Mirror

American comedian Jerry Lewis has died today at the age of 91, following a lengthy career of entertainment and humanitarian work.

A statement issued by reviewer John Katsilometes confirmed the sad news.

“Very sad to report entertainment legend JerryLewis has died today at 9:15 a.m. at his home in Las Vegas. He was 91,” he tweeted.   Continue reading “Comedian Jerry Lewis dead aged 91”

New York Post – by Paul Sperry

Federal authorities are investigating whether sensitive data was stolen from congressional offices by several Pakistani-American tech staffers and sold to Pakistani or Russian intelligence, knowledgeable sources say.

What started out 16 months ago as a scandal involving the alleged theft of computer equipment from Congress has turned into a national-security investigation involving FBI surveillance of the suspects.   Continue reading “IT staffers may have compromised sensitive data to foreign intelligence”

CBC News

Canadian negotiators are open to working on a timeline proposed by the U.S. to complete NAFTA renegotiations before the end of the year, CBC News has learned.

A government source, speaking on background, tells CBC News that Canada is willing to work quickly, but will not agree to a bad deal for the sake of meeting a deadline.

About 75 Canadians are part of a delegation in Washington this week for the opening round of NAFTA renegotiations. The initial talks wrap up Sunday, with a second session of discussions planned for next month in Mexico City.   Continue reading “Canada open to completing NAFTA talks in short order”