Samantha PowerCNS News – by Patrick Goodenough

When U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power testifies before a House Appropriations subcommittee on Wednesday, the panel will consider a budget request for international organizations that is 33 percent bigger than last year’s, including a 43 percent hike in U.S. contributions to peacekeeping missions.

The administration’s fiscal year 2015 budget request for the U.N. and other organizations is $4.036 billion, up from $3.031 billion in FY2014. For contributions to peacekeeping missions, it is asking for $2.518 billion, up from $1.765 last year.   Continue reading “Obama Wants to Pay 33% More to U.N. and Other Int’l Groups”

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Update at 8:10pm: CBS News has confirmed with law enforcement officials that there are four dead, including the shooter.

KENS 5 reports that CBS News sources have identified the Fort Hood shooter as 34-year-old Ivan Lopez, and the incident began as a dispute involving soldiers.   Continue reading “Reports: 4 Dead, 14 Inured in Ft. Hood Shooting”

Freedom Outpost – Tim Brown

Last year, Gun Owners of America warned that the “ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) is going from dealer to dealer, copying the information on these forms (4473), and feeding it into a database.” We’ve seen, in recent weeks, how this unconstitutional agency is illegally terrorizing small business owners, such as Ares Armor, and raiding their establishments to gather information on their customers, in what many people believe is part of the plan to create a national gun registry database. Now comes another story out of Maine.   Continue reading “ATF Agent Attempts to Illegally Scan Gun Owner Forms of Pac N Arms Multiple Times – Threatens to Revoke Dealer’s License”

constitution_internal.jpgFox News – by Barnini Chakraborty

WASHINGTON –  Momentum is building behind what would be an unprecedented effort to amend the U.S. Constitution, through a little-known provision that gives states rather than Congress the power to initiate changes.

At issue is what’s known as a “constitutional convention,” a scenario tucked into Article V of the U.S. Constitution. At its core, Article V provides two ways for amendments to be proposed. The first – which has been used for all 27 amendment to date – requires two-thirds of both the House and Senate to approve a resolution, before sending it to the states for ratification. The Founding Fathers, though, devised an alternative way which says if two-thirds of state legislatures demand a meeting, Congress “shall call a convention for proposing amendments.”   Continue reading “Did Michigan just trigger ‘constitutional convention’? Bid gains steam”

Widespread: The scale of the devastating Oso mudslide can be seen from this satellite image taken on MondayDaily Mail – by JESSICA JERREAT

A newly released satellite image shows the shocking scale of destruction caused by the Washington state landslide that struck the small town of Oso on March 22.

Google Earth had been trying to get a clear view of the landslide since it first happened, but overcast skies prevented a clear view until March 31.    Continue reading “A community wiped out: New satellite image shows true scale of devastation caused by Washington landslide that killed at least 27”

BakingSodaUsesThe Prepper Journal

One of the things that routinely come up when you are thinking about stocking your pantry are items that you can’t eat, but might need. There are a lot of chemicals or items that have numerous uses and could replace products you have right now. Baking Soda is one of the items that have a ton of uses that you might not have though of before.   Continue reading “51 Alternative Uses for Baking Soda”

Portland, Oregon – March 31, 2014 – A decision in the civil case against John Brennan, the man who disrobed in the April 17, 2012 protest of TSA’s passenger screenings, is expected this week. The Hon. George J. Jordan heard the civil case which includes a proposed $1,000 fine against Mr. Brennan.

The Hon. George J. Jordan, United States Coast Guard Administrative Law Judge heard the Transportation Screening Agency’s case against Mr. Brennan on May 14, 2013, for the protest that occurred in April, 2012.    Continue reading “TSA to Disrobe Legal Decision in Protester Case”

micro-farm-modelSHTF  Plan – by Adam Taggart, Peak Prosperity

Editor’s Note: One of the key tenets of living a sustainable lifestyle is the ability to produce one’s own food. Traditionally, accomplishing such a goal required would-be farmers or ranchers to first find land, come up with a ton of start-up money, and then move the entire family out to rural America. But what if there were a way that you could produce enough food for yourself, while also feeding up to 200 families without the typical start up requirements for farming? In the following interview with Adam Taggert of Peak Prosperity and The Market Gardener author Jean-Martin Fortier, you can learn just how to do it yourself. Moreover, not only will you be well on your way towards self reliance, but you can turn it into a profitable business while you’re at it. Jean-Martin Fornier did and he did it using just 1.5 acres – an incredible feat considering most farms requires acres upon acres of land to be successful. Don’t miss this one – it could well change your life (and if enough individuals and families start their own micro-farms, it could even change how our entire society works from top to bottom).   Continue reading “Real Self Reliance: A Model for Profitable Micro-Farming (On Just 1.5 Acres)”

commoncorechalkboardThe Daily Sheeple – by Melissa Melton

Out of 45 states that implemented the hideous Common Core State Standards, Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed a bill last week that officially made his state the first to withdraw:

“I believe our students are best served when decisions about education are made at the state and local level,” said Pence in a release about Senate Bill 91.   Continue reading “Are Fed Up States Finally Dumping Common Core?”

Natural Blaze – by Arjun Walia

Sri Lanka has decided to completely ban glyphosate from their country; it’s the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide. In doing so they join a growing list of countries that have/are doing the same. The ban comes out of concern that the chemical may be linked to a fatal kidney disease that could kill agricultural workers. Glyphosate was patented as a herbicide by Monsanto in the early 1970s, and it is the most widely used herbicide in the world.   Continue reading “Sri Lanka Bans Monsanto Herbicide Citing Deadly Link To Kidney Disease”