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The U.S. Department of State on Saturday announced widespread moves to distance the United States from Thailand after the military coup and the suspension of the constitution on Thursday.

The coup began on Thursday as the Thai military suspended the constitution and took control of the government, shut down media outlets and detained the political leaders of Thai parties, all of which U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said “concerned” him.   Continue reading “Coup in Thailand: U.S. cuts foreign aid, severs military contact until democracy restored”

New York Post – by Josh Kosman

The collapse of a giant Texas utility is bringing out the inner vulture of private-equity mogul David Rubenstein.

Rubenstein’s Carlyle Group, through its Claren Road hedge fund, snapped up debt in Energy Future Holdings’ Texas Competitive power plants at a steep discount before it went bust last month — hoping to make money when the restructuring played out, sources said.   Continue reading “Rubenstein’s Carlyle Group buys Texas Competitive debt”

New York Post – by Maureen Callahan

When David Good was a kid, and his friends asked where his mother was, he’d always say the same thing: She died in a car crash.

His dad, Ken, couldn’t understand: “I’d say, ‘Why don’t you just say your mom’s Venezuelan, and your parents are divorced? It’s so common.’ ”“I experimented with responses, and I found that the most effective,” David says. “I could see the horror in their faces” — he laughs — “and there would be no more questions.”   Continue reading “US man finds lost mother in Amazon tribe”

NC Renegade – by dagny

The five stages of the grieving process described below is a commonly accepted way by which people deal with grief and tragedy, especially when diagnosed with a terminal illness or facing a life changing  loss.  It was first introduced by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross in her 1969 book, On Death and Dying.  I propose that it is what many U.S. citizens are going through today in light of the strong socialist movement taking over much of our country.     Continue reading “The 5 stages of Grieving/Loss Process In Relationship To The Battle for Our Republic”

Daily Mail – by Matt Chorley

Nigel Farage today declared that his ‘dream has become a reality’ after UKIP stormed to victory in the European elections.

With 10 regions declared, UKIP has won more than 27 per cent of the vote, securing 23 MEPs, leaving Labour and the Tories to battle it out for second for the first time in 100 years.

Mr Farage said he was ‘over the moon’ and predicted that Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg could be forced to quit after losing 11 of his 12 MEPs, despite pitching the Lib Dems as a the ‘party of in’.    Continue reading “‘The people’s army are on the march’: ‘Over the moon’ Nigel Farage hails biggest ‘political earthquake’ in a century as UKIP humiliate every other party and plunge Lib Dems into leadership crisis”

Jon Rappoport

These are preliminary notes.

For now, they’re based on media accounts of the killing spree on May 23, in Isla Vista, California—and of course, these media accounts of mass murders should never be accepted, on their face, as ironclad facts.

Rodger is reported to be the son of Peter Rodger, a unit director of the film, Hunger Games. According to press accounts, the father specifically directed a short film within that film—a propaganda piece extoling the “new society” in which ritual sacrifice of children in the Games is a way of never forgetting the treason of rebellion/war in the “old society,” the rebellion which must never happen again.   Continue reading “Elliot Rodger, Santa Barbara killer: parallels and numbers”

The Telegraph – by Nick Squires

Continue reading “Israel will ‘speak to the Vatican’ about Pope’s unscheduled stop near an Israeli-built barricade”

AOL – by Caroline Moss

What can’t money buy?

A service called Rent-A-Gent lets women choose a male companion from a list of “smart and handsome men.”

For $200 bucks an hour, men can serve as handymen, dates, or personal chefs. Continue reading “Women Are Using ‘Rent-A-Gent’ To Hire Men To Do Chores And Go On Dates”

Redlands Daily Facts – by Brenda Gazzar

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s and federal ATF officials served a search warrant and searched the premises of the West Hills home of the mother of the young man who went on a shooting rampage that left six people dead and 13 injured Friday night in Isla Vista, a college town near Santa Barbara.

Officials brought out one blue box after searching the home of Lichin Rodger, who goes by the name Chin Rodger, for more than an hour but declined to comment on its contents.   Continue reading “Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department, ATF search homes of suspect Elliot Rodger’s parents”

The Hill – by Keith Laing

The Department of Veterans Affairs says it will let more veterans obtain health care at private hospitals, VA Secretary Eric Shinseki announced Saturday.

Shinseki, who faces calls to resign amid reports of lengthy waiting lists and preventable deaths in the VA’s healthcare system, said the agency is “increasing the care we acquire in the community through non-VA care,” according to the Associated Press.    Continue reading “VA turns to private hospitals for help”

CBS News – by REBECCA KAPLAN

New York Daily News – by Doyle Murphy

The deranged 22-year-old behind a Santa Barbara killing spree fantasized about a global takeover, a friend says.

After watching the movie “Chronicle” with a group of friends, Elliot Rodger announced he wanted to “dominate the world,” friend Andi Chan told ABC News.

“We all thought he was insane, but we were used to it,” Chan said in the interview. “Maybe in his mind he really wanted to do that.”   Continue reading “Friend: Santa Barbara killer Elliot Rodger wanted to ‘dominate the world’”