Mail.com

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police found a loaded assault rifle with magazines rigged to allow 60 shots to be fired in quick succession, along with 15 pounds of chemicals mixed and ready to explode in the car of an Indiana man who said he was headed to a gay pride event, authorities revealed Tuesday.

James Wesley Howell, 20, of Charlestown, also had two other loaded rifles, ammunition, a stun gun, a buck knife and a security badge when he was arrested early Sunday in Santa Monica, they said. Howell made his initial court appearance Tuesday and pleaded not guilty to three felony weapons and ammunition charges. The judge set bail at $2 million.   Continue reading “Police: Man going to gay pride event had rigged magazines”

Mail.com

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius removed his prostheses and hobbled on his stumps in front of a judge in a South African courtroom Wednesday, part of his defense team’s attempt to show that the double-amputee Olympic athlete, convicted of murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, is a vulnerable man who deserves leniency when he is sentenced.

“Pity will play no role in the sentence,” chief prosecutor Gerrie Nel countered, asking Judge Thokozile Masipa to send the former track star to prison for 15 years, the minimum sentence for murder in South Africa.   Continue reading “Pistorius walks on stumps for judge, sentencing on July 6”

WLWT 5 News

WASHINGTON (CNN) —Days after the worst mass shooting in the United States, the Supreme Court is poised to act on two cases highlighting the raging debate over what types of guns and ammunition may be banned and who should have the right to possess firearms.

Justices will meet behind closed doors this week to determine whether or not to take up a constitutional challenge to a Connecticut ban of certain semi-automatic assault weapons and large capacity magazines.   Continue reading “Supreme Court to act on gun ownership cases”

Judicial Watch, June 14, 2016

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch today announced that a court order was issued by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan requiring the testimony of Bryan Pagliano, the Clinton State Department IT official who reportedly provided support for the Clinton email system, be videotaped during his upcoming deposition and that the transcript be made public.  The court also confirmed that a Justice Department criminal investigation is underway related to the Clinton email issue.

Judge Sullivan’s “minute order” states:   Continue reading “Federal Judge Orders Videotaping of Clinton IT Witness’ Testimony”

The Daily Beast

Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy began a filibuster on the Senate floor Wednesday morning over the issue of gun control in the wake of the Orlando mass shooting. “I am prepared to stand on the Senate floor and talk about the need to prevent gun violence for as long as I can,” Murphy tweeted. “I’ve had #enough.”   Continue reading “Dem Senator Begins Filibuster Over Guns”

UPI – by Ed Adamczyk

WASHINGTON, June 14 (UPI) — U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice said the proposed military aid package to Israel is larger than any the United States has ever offered to any country.

The 10-year aid program would give Israel up to $40 billion to upgrade its military aircraft and missile defense systems, and to defend against militants in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, and al-Qaida and Islamic State affiliates in Syria and Egypt.   Continue reading “$40 billion aid to Israel is ‘largest ever’ to any country, says Susan Rice”

Press TV

Israel has cut water supplies to major areas in the north of the occupied West Bank amid sweltering heat and the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

Reports on Wednesday pointed to the move by the Israeli water authority Mekorot, which has affected tens of thousands of Palestinians.   Continue reading “Israel cuts water supplies in West Bank amid heat, Ramadan”

Market Skeptics – by Eric deCarbonnel

After months of work, the video series on the Treasury’s Exchange Stabilization Fund is finally finished!

Why you should watch these five videos:

It is impossible to understand the world today without knowing what the ESF is and what it has been doing. Officially in charge of defending the dollar, the ESF is the government agency which controls the New York Fed, runs the CIA’s black budget, and is the architect of the world’s monetary system (IMF, World Bank, etc). ESF financing (through the OSS and then the CIA) built up the worldwide propaganda network which has so badly distorted history today (including erasing awareness of its existence from popular consciousness). It has been directly involved in virtually every major US fraud/scandal since its creation in 1934: the London gold pool, the Kennedy assassinations, Iran-Contra, CIA drug trafficking, HIV, and worse…    Continue reading “What I have been afraid to blog about: THE ESF AND ITS HISTORY”

AOL

Next time you use a public bathroom, you may want to take a closer look around.

Authorities in Florida were notified recently after several “hidden cameras” were spotted in public facilities disguised as coat hooks.

The innocent-looking household items were found in three different locations in the Florida Keys, mounted to the walls in locations facing the toilet areas.   Continue reading “Cops find creepy ‘coat hook’ hidden cameras in public bathrooms”

Fox News

The wife of the Orlando nightclub attacker knew of his deadly plans, but did nothing to stop him, Fox News confirmed.

Noor Salman, a 30-year-old of Palestinian heritage, was interviewed and given a polygraph test by the FBI in the days since her husband, Omar Mateen, murdered 49 people at the Pulse nightclub.    Continue reading “Judge Nap: Wife of Orlando Terrorist Could Face the Death Penalty”

The Organic Prepper

If disaster was a human named SHTF, it would be that person who takes delight in dropping by unannounced and seeing you at your worst: still in your PJs, out of coffee, and taken utterly by surprise. The kind of person who takes advantage of your unpreparedness to ask to borrow the keys to your new car while you’re still in shock at his arrival. The kind of person who acts surprised that you’re surprised and makes you feel like 12 kinds of an idiot for being surprised. The kind of person you must always plan for like an unpleasant in-law, whether you want them to come by or not.   Continue reading “25 Prepping Excuses That the SHTF Won’t Care About”

Reuters

The worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history has prompted the American Medical Association to call gun violence a “public health crisis” and urge that Congress fund research into the problem.

The AMA, which lobbies on behalf of doctors, said on Tuesday it will press Congress to overturn 20-year-old legislation that blocks the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from conducting research on gun violence.   Continue reading “U.S. doctors call gun violence a ‘public health crisis’”

Orlando Sentinel – by Christal Hayes and Stephanie Allen

A 2-year-old boy who was attacked and dragged into the water by an alligator on the shores of Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa Tuesday night was still missing early Wednesday morning.

Deputies are in the water and air, calling it a search-and-rescue operation.   Continue reading “Deputies: Child dragged into water by gator near Disney’s Grand Floridian”

MassPrivateI

Last month, ‘Public Intelligence‘ released a Financial Crimes Enforcement Network documentrevealing how banks are spying on our everyday transactions for DHS.

Your bank transactions are being reported to DHS

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is issuing this advisory to provide financial institutions with information on identifying and reporting transactions possibly associated with Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTFs) who support the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), al-Qa’ida, and their affiliates in Iraq and the Lev ant region. Financial institutions may use this information to enhance their Anti-Money Laundering (AML) risk-based strategies and monitoring systems.   Continue reading “Banks are secretly ‘red flagging’ our everday transactions for DHS”

CBS News- by Rebecca Shabad

Just days after the massacre in an Orlando nightclub left 49 people dead and 53 wounded, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on Tuesday said that gun control is now a critical element of protecting the U.S. homeland and keeping Americans safe.

“We have to face the fact that meaningful gun control has to be a part of homeland security,” Johnson said in an interview on “CBS This Morning.” “We need to do something to minimize the opportunity for terrorists to get a gun in this country.”   Continue reading “Jeh Johnson: Gun control is now a matter of homeland security”

Rolling Stone – by David S Cohen

I teach the Constitution for a living. I revere the document when it is used to further social justice and make our country a more inclusive one. I admire the Founders for establishing a representative democracy that has survived for over two centuries.

But sometimes we just have to acknowledge that the Founders and the Constitution are wrong. This is one of those times. We need to say loud and clear: The Second Amendment must be repealed.   Continue reading “Why It’s Time to Repeal the Second Amendment”

Redoubt News – by Shari Dovale

A planned outing to claims along Bedrock Gulch and Eagle Creek by the Northwest Gold Prospectors Association (NWGPA) turned ugly last weekend. Their trails had been maliciously blocked by hundreds of downed trees and cement barricades.

The NWGPA is a club with over 200 members. The members pull their resources and buy legal claims to share throughout the year. Their first outing of the year was planned for last weekend. They intended to tour their claims, showing new members where they can access, and the rules to abide by.   Continue reading “Forest Service Demolishes Access to Private Property”