Image: Debbie and Chico Jimenez, who run a ministry to help people in povertyNBC News – by Bill Briggs

A Florida couple who retired from their management jobs to care for the poor vowed Monday to wage a tenacious legal fight days after being fined more than $300 each for violating a local law.

Debbie and Chico Jimenez openly admit committing the act that earned them two citations apiece: feeding more than 100 people who are homeless in Daytona Beach.

Police in Daytona Beach also threatened them with arrest and incarceration, if they offer any more of their home-cooked meals at Manatee Island Park, a gathering the Jimenezes say they’ve hosted every Wednesday for the past year.   Continue reading “Florida Couple Fined, Threatened with Jail for Feeding Homeless”

The Five Myths of Water Storage Backdoor SurvivalBack Door Survival

For many, water becomes their very first prep.  By that I mean that steps are taken to either purchase a supply of bottled water, set up a water barrel, or locate a source of local water that can be filtered and purified for consumption.

I was no exception.  Water was my first major prepping purchase – before food storage, before a bug out bag, before first aid and trauma supplies, and before firearms.  My first major preparedness purchase was a 55 gallon water barrel.   Continue reading “The Five Myths of Water Storage”

Mises Institute – by Ryan McMaken

The Supreme Court’s recent decision on prayer at government meetings reminds me that Supreme Court “season” is upon us, and for the next two months or so, we can expect to see the court decide on a variety of cases that can have profound impacts on the lives of citizens and non-citizens alike. The court’s decision in Town of Greece vs. Galloway has produced a lot of commentary on both sides, with much discussion about the dynamics between justices, and how Justice Kennedy must have been in a pro-prayer mood that day, since his decisions appear to be made on a variety of unknowable whims.   Continue reading “The Mythology of the Supreme Court”

Lew Rockwell – by Alwin Lowi

All domestic, commercial and industrial facilities obtain their energy services (e.g. electricity, heating and cooling) primarily from the nationwide electric and natural gas utility grids. These matrices of wires and pipes that traverse the countryside, towns and cities evolved during the past century to become truly marvels of the modern industrial age providing virtually universal access to effective, clean, abundant, convenient and inexpensive energy with no more effort than the flick of a switch. Indeed, these energy grids that put an end to the drudgery of foraging for fuel are the very essence of productivity, security and prosperity in the modern world.   Continue reading “Electricity, Climate Change and Conquest”

feature image number oneNeon Nettle – by Ron Baitley-Simens

A former CIA and civilian pilot has sworn an affidavit, stating that no planes flew into the Twin Towers as it would have been physically impossible.

John Lear, the son of Learjet inventor, Bill Lear, has given his expert evidence that it would have been physically impossible for Boeing 767s, like Flights AA11 and UA175 to have hit the Twin Towers on 9/11, particularly when flown by inexperienced pilots:

Continue reading “Ex-CIA Pilot Gives Sworn Testimony That No Planes Hit The Twin Towers”

dollars4Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

That Russia has been pushing for trade arrangements that minimize the participation (and influence) of the US dollar ever since the onset of the Ukraine crisis (and before) is no secret: this has been covered extensively on these pages before (see Gazprom Prepares “Symbolic” Bond Issue In Chinese Yuan;Petrodollar Alert: Putin Prepares To Announce “Holy Grail” Gas Deal With China; Russia And China About To Sign “Holy Grail” Gas Deal; 40 Central Banks Are Betting This Will Be The Next Reserve Currency; From the Petrodollar to the Gas-o-yuan and so on).   Continue reading “Russia Holds “De-Dollarization Meeting”: China, Iran Willing To Drop USD From Bilateral Trade”

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin (RIA Novosti)RT News

Russia is going to suspend the operation of all American GPS sites on its territory, starting from June 1, said Russia’s deputy PM, Dmitry Rogozin, who is in charge of space and defense industries.

“Starting June 1, we will halt the work of those stations on Russian territory,” Rogozin said.

Rogozin pointed out that American GPS ground stations are located in Russia under an agreement that dates back to 1993 and 2001.    Continue reading “Moscow to suspend American GPS sites on Russian territory from June”

Video Rebel’s Blog

The question to ask is this: Do Jewish people have any control over what their leadership does in their name? Until recently most Americans actually believed they lived in a democracy where their opinion and their vote counted. I have not seen a poll on the subject but I doubt that a majority of people capable of thought do believe their votes are properly counted on election day. They certainly do not believe that their opinion counts as much as that of campaign donors.   Continue reading “Whither Goest The Jewish People?”

From left: Steve Swanson from the US and Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev from Russia before the launchThe Telegraph

Russia is to deny the US future use of the International Space Station beyond 2020 and will also bar its rocket engines from launching US military satellites as it hits back at American sanctions imposed over Ukraine crisis.

Russia’s deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin announced a series of punitive measures on Tuesday against the US in response to sanctions imposed after Russia annexed Crimea.

Continue reading “Russia to ban US from using Space Station over Ukraine sanctions”

UfoFrom 2007 … technology we already have.

Wired – by DAVID HAMBLING

Military researchers are today working on a way to defend soldiers with ultra-quick laser pulses and mid-air plasma bursts.  But similar technology may have been floating around the Defense Department for years — and could even be the source of a few UFO scares.    Continue reading “Plasma Laser: UFO Maker?”

Vice President Joe Biden landed at the airport in Kiev, Ukraine this morning. Biden is making a two-day visit to meet with the country's acting prime minister and president, as well as legislators and activistsDaily Mail – by FRANCESCA CHAMBERS

Vice President Joe Biden traveled to Kiev, Ukraine on Sunday night for a two-day trip to meet with leaders of the country.

Biden arrived in Kiev on Monday afternoon local time. Upon arrival he was briefed on the situation in Ukraine by the U.S. ambassador to the country. He also met with U.S. embassy staff and a delegation of eight members of Congress who are also in the country on official business.    Continue reading “Biden dispatched to Ukraine after Easter shootout kills three”

Hot Air – by Ed Morrissey

Remember when Barack Obama wanted to change the manner business got conducted in Washington?  If that seems a long time ago, it retreated further in the distance when Team Obama admitted yesterday that running mate Joe Biden had a son consulting MBNA, a credit company who had a lot to lose if a bankruptcy bill Obama opposed became law.  Biden actively supported the bill, which made their investment in consultants look wide indeed:   Continue reading “Biden’s son consulted for credit company Biden defended in Senate”

Relatives of students of the Government Girls Secondary School of Chibok arrive at the Government House in Maiduguri on May 13, 2014, to try to identified the female hostages shown in a video released on May 12, 2014 by Boko HaramTruth Dig

The commander of US forces in Africa held talks Tuesday in Nigeria as Washington sought to help the government in Abuja trace more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist militants.

General David Rodriguez, head of US Africa Command, flew to Nigeria on Monday as the United States confirmed it was flying manned surveillance aircraft over the country and sharing commercial satellite imagery to aid the hunt for the abducted girls.   Continue reading “U.S. General in Nigeria to Aid Search for Schoolgirls”