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Pontiac Tribune – by Aaron

You weren’t the only one shocked by the string of recent Supreme Court rulings in support of the Constitution.

This week Americans have witnessed multiple landmark decisions against the unconstitutional procedures used by the Obama administration and police departments in the United States.

On Wednesday the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that police officers need warrants to search cell phones of the people they arrest. The decision is the most surprising in years, and it is likely to put a spotlight on the government’s ability to do the same thing.   Continue reading “Supreme Court: Obama Violated Constitution, Police Need Warrants to Search Smartphones | Federal Judge: No-Fly List is Unconstitutional”

Times of Israel – by Jim Wald, March 16, 2014

Followers of Middle Eastern affairs know two things: always expect the unexpected, and never write off Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, who has more political lives than the proverbial cat.

Only yesterday came news that Syrian rebels plan to give Israel the Golan Heights in exchange for creation of a no-fly zone against the Assad regime. In an even bolder move, it is now revealed, Israel will withdraw its settlers from communities beyond the settlement blocs—and relocate them at least temporarily to Ukraine. Ukraine made this arrangement on the basis of historic ties and in exchange for desperately needed military assistance against Russia. This surprising turn of events had an even more surprising origin: genetics, a field in which Israeli scholars have long excelled.   Continue reading “Leaked report: Israel acknowledges Jews in fact Khazars; Secret plan for reverse migration to Ukraine”

Take Part – by Todd Woody

The indiscriminate use of DDT in the mid-20th century helped nearly exterminate America’s national symbol, the bald eagle, and the pesticide itself became a symbol of an industrial society at war with nature.

Now, more than 40 years after the United States Environmental Protection Agency banned DDT, thanks in large part to the publication of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, a class of agricultural pesticides called neonicotinoids (neonics) poses an even more serious threat to bees, other wildlife, and entire ecosystems, according to a preview of a report to be published next week by an international group of scientists.   Continue reading “Scientists Warn That a Widely Used Pesticide Could Be Worse for Bees Than DDT”

Huffington Post – by Julie Pace

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the conflicts in Syria and Iraq becoming increasingly intertwined against the same Sunni extremist group, President Barack Obama moved on Thursday to ratchet up U.S. efforts to strengthen more moderate Syrian rebels.

Obama’s request to Congress for $500 million in training and arms to the opposition in effect opens a second front in the fight against militants spilling over Syria’s border and threatening to overwhelm neighboring Iraq. The train-and-equip mission would be overseen by the Pentagon and would mark a significant expansion of previous covert effort to arm the more moderate rebels who are fighting both the extremists and forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad.   Continue reading “Obama Seeking $500 Million To Train, Arm Syrian Rebels”

The New American – by Joe Wolverton, II, J.D.

Kathie Glass (shown) is the Libertarian nominee for Texas governor, and she is spreading the word of federalism and fearless opposition to federal overreach during her “Texas 254 Tour.”

Glass chose the number 254 because that is the number of counties in the Lone Star State and she plans to visit each one before Election Day in November. Glass has a hard row to hoe in her quest to be the state’s chief executive. She faces Greg Abbott, the Republican candidate and current state attorney general; and Wendy Davis, state senator and abortion advocate.   Continue reading “Kathie Glass Runs for Gov. of Texas on Bold Nullification Platform”

Argus Leader Letter to the Editor – by Jerry Wilson

Chinese and Canadian-funded Powertech wants to mine uranium in the Southern Black Hills by the in situ method — dissolving uranium in the aquifer, pumping it to the surface for extraction, then dumping polluted water deep into the Earth.

Twice before, foreign corporations mined uranium in the Hills and left a radioactive mess. The South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources lists 263 abandoned uranium sites in the state. Radioactive material and toxic heavy metals have polluted tributaries of several South Dakota rivers.   Continue reading “Foreign Corporation Powertech wants to mine uranium in the Southern Black Hills, South Dakota”

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My Suncoast – by Josh Taylor

VENICE, Fla. — A 73-year old veteran says he was fired from the Cracker Barrel restaurant in Venice for giving someone who looked in a need a few condiment packets and a corn muffin.

Was it against the restaurant’s rules, or is it the right thing to do? It’s a debate that is already catching fire online.   Continue reading “Vet Claims Cracker Barrel Fired Him For Giving Muffin To Needy Person”

CBS DC – by Benjamin Fearnow

WASHINGTON (CBSDC) – The anti-amnesty group, Americans for Legal Immigration PAC (ALIPAC), is calling on Americans to mail their “gently used underwear” to President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner in response to a government request for new briefs for the recent surge of illegal immigrants being held by border patrol.

ALIPAC is responding to a Department of Homeland Security solicitation seeking thousands of pairs of “White 100% Cotton Men’s Briefs” – ranging from medium sizes to hundreds of 6X-large pairs – to meet the basic clothing needs of thousands of immigrants detained by Immigration & Customs Enforcement.   Continue reading “Anti-Amnesty Group Asks Americans To Mail ‘Gently Used Underwear’ To Obama, Boehner”

The Last Resistance – by Dave Jolly

Forget Christianity. Forget traditional marriage. Forget the family structure. Forget what our nation was founded upon.

That’s the message just expressed by Vice President Joe Biden to a group of about 100 people gathered at the Naval Observatory’s vice presidential mansion. He told the crowd that protecting gay rights is the defining mark of any civilized nation that this should supersede any national cultures or social traditions.   Continue reading “Biden Says Protecting Gay Rights More Important than Christian Values”

AOL – by JAMES MacPHERSON and MATTHEW BROWN

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Dozens of mile-long trains loaded with crude are leaving western North Dakota each week, with most shipments going through the state’s most populous county while en route to refineries across the country.

The U.S. Department of Transportation ordered railroads last month to give state officials specifics on oil train routes and volumes so emergency responders can better prepare for accidents. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said a pattern of fiery accidents involving trains carrying crude from the Bakken region of North Dakota and Montana had created an “imminent hazard” to public safety.   Continue reading “North Dakota discloses oil train shipment details”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

A little over a month ago, when Russia announced the much anticipated “Holy Grail” energy deal with China, some were disappointed that despite this symbolic agreement meant to break the petrodollar’s stranglehold on the rest of the world, neither Russia nor China announced payment terms to be in anything but dollars. In doing so they admitted that while both nations are eager to move away from a US Dollar reserve currency, neither is yet able to provide an alternative. This changed rather dramatically overnight when in a little noticed statement, Gazprom’s CFO Andrey Kruglov uttered the magic words (via Bloomberg):   Continue reading “Gazprom Ready To Drop Dollar, Settle China Contracts In Yuan Or Rubles”