A woman speaks on her mobile phone outside a row of telephone boxes in central London November 11, 2010. REUTERS/Toby Melville/FilesReuters

The European Union’s highest court ruled on Tuesday that an EU directive requiring telecoms companies to store the communications data of EU citizens for up to two years was invalid.

“The Court of Justice declares the Data Retention Directive to be invalid,” the court said in a statement.   Continue reading “EU court rules against requirement to keep data of telecom users”

FILE PHOTO BY TED SOQUI FOR LA WEEKLYLA Weekly – by Dennis Romero

Updated at the bottom: This was a full-on shootout. Mayor Eric Garcetti issued a statement on the attack.

An LAPD officer was injured after someone opened fire at the department’s West Traffic Division in Mid-City, police said.

The attack was reported at 8 p.m. at the Wilshire Division, which also includes West Traffic facilities, on Venice Boulevard near La Brea Avenue, Officer Sara Faden told LA Weekly.   Continue reading “LAPD Officer Injured After Shots Fired at Police Station”

Fort Hood base commander Lieutenant General Milley speaks during a news conference at the entrance to the army base in TexasAll Voices – by tjlarson

The tragic shooting at Fort Hood last week has once again brought into focus the lethal combination of guns and mental illness, sparking renewed debate over how to keep firearms out of the hands of the mentally ill.

Spc, Ivan Lopez, 34, allegedly opened fire, killing three and wounding 16 others before fatally shooting himself at the Fort Hood army installation near Killeen, Texas, on Wednesday. Officials said Lopez was being treated for “behavioral and mental health issues” possibly stemming from a 2011 tour in Iraq.   Continue reading “Fort Hood shooting draws more attention to mental health issues, gun laws”

bundy_released_p.jpgLas Vegas Review-Journal –  by HENRY BREAN and BEN BOTKIN

BUNKERVILLE — A cheer erupted from the cowboy-hatted crowd early Monday afternoon as Cliven Bundy’s youngest daughter delivered the news: Davey had been set free.

“They gave him lunch and let him out,” Stetsy Cox, 21, told the assembled group of relatives and sympathizers at a rally for the embattled ranch family near the banks of the Virgin River.   Continue reading “Rancher’s son describes arrest in protest of federal cattle roundup”

Restore the Republic – by Nick

They hunt in packs. They are not stealth. They come growling, snarling, and ready to tear into the prey.

They can run for miles, upon miles. If you can run twenty, they will run twenty-one. If you can go fifty, they will go fifty-one.

Their pursuit is endless. No prey can outlast them. They are the greatest hunters in the world as they are absolutely relentless.   Continue reading “The Relentless Hunter”

atfClash Daily – by Mark Mayberry

To The Head of the ATF

Mr. Jones:

It has come to my attention that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has recently instituted yet another ban on previously legal and widely imported ammunition.  These rifle rounds are made illegal and banned from import through a small and frankly underhanded tactic being carried out by your agency.  This week your agency announced that the further import of Russian surplus 5.45 X 39mm ammunition with military designation 7N6 would be banned in the United States.   Continue reading “An Open Letter to the Head of the ATF: Another Ammunition Ban?”

Russell Crowe as NoahThe Truth Wins – by Michael Snyder

In the new Hollywood blockbuster “Noah”, the Creator of this world is portrayed as an evil homicidal maniac that utterly hates humanity, and the Serpent is portrayed as the one holding the secret that will restore the “divine spark” to humanity.  Unfortunately, most Christians (even those that have reviewed this film negatively) have totally missed the Luciferian Gnostic themes that are being openly promoted by this film.  I have previously written about how “Noah” turns the fallen angels into good guys that actually help Noah build the Ark, but the occult themes in this movie go much deeper than that.  Director Darren Aronofsky has expertly woven elements of Luciferianism, Gnosticism and even from the Kabbalah throughout the film.  Over the years, hundreds of millions of people all over the world that watch this movie will be exposed to the Luciferian gospel without even realizing it.   Continue reading ““Noah” Promotes The Luciferian Gnostic Belief That The Creator Of This World Is Evil”

UN “Human Rights” Report Attacks U.S. Gun Rights, ConstitutionThe New American – by Alex Newman

The United Nations pseudo-“human-rights” bureaucracy released another report attacking Americans’ self-defense rights, “Stand Your Ground” statutes passed at the state level, and the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment protection of the people’s God-given right to keep and bear arms without government infringement. Agreeing with the Obama administration and the most extreme anti-Second Amendment members of Congress, the UN “Human Rights Committee” also claimed that the U.S. government needed to expand the unconstitutional background-check regime to include even private firearms sales.    Continue reading “UN “Human Rights” Report Attacks U.S. Gun Rights, Constitution”

Image source:  TheBlaze – by Dave Urbanski

Dozens of armed protesters gathered outside a San Antonio police station Sunday to let authorities know they aren’t happy that a man was tased and arrested after openly carrying his rifle while on a walk near his home a week ago, according to KSAT-TV in San Antonio.

Open Carry Texas also was protesting a city ordinance that outlaws carrying loaded weapons within city limits because, members said, state law prohibits municipalities from adopting any such ordinance.   Continue reading “Armed Protesters Gather at Texas Open-Carry Rally After Tasing, Arrest of Man Walking with Loaded Rifle”

Image: Seirra Olivero (Allyse Pulliam/For the Times Herald-Record).StoryLeak – by Mikael Thalen

An eighth-grade student in New York says she was suspended from school last week after informing classmates that they could opt-out of an upcoming Common Core English test.

According to a complaint filed by 13-year-old Seirra Olivero, the incident began when a teacher at Orange-Ulster BOCES told her to “shut her mouth and keep walking” for telling a fellow student that he did not have to take the controversial test.   Continue reading “Teen Suspended For Helping Students Opt-Out Of Common Core English Test”

guntechThe Daily Sheeple – by Melissa Melton

In a recent discussion on gun violence prevention programs, Attorney General Eric Holder told the House appropriations committee that the Department of Justice is considering smart gun tracking technologies, specifically:

“…so that we can make sure people have the ability to enjoy their Second Amendment rights while at the same time, decreasing the uh misuse of, um, of weapons that lead to, uh, the kinds of things we see on a daily basis you know where people, kids especially, um are struck down…”   Continue reading “Holder: DOJ Gun Control Efforts May Include “Gun Tracking Bracelets””

Huffington Post – by Yasmine Hafiz

Members of the Westboro Baptist Church showed up at Central Junior High School in Moore., Okla., on Sunday to picket — but the people of Moore were not having it.

As the hate group waved their trademark “God Hates Fags” signs in the rain, hundreds of people lined up across the road to stand together against WBC.   Continue reading “Westboro Baptist Church Chased Out Of Moore, Oklahoma”

The Ouachita Citizen – by Zach Parker and Sam Hanna Jr.

UPDATED: Congressman Vance McAllister issued a statement Monday afternoon “asking for forgiveness” after The Ouachita Citizen first reported McAllister was captured in a video recording passionately kissing and embracing a member of his congressional staff.

“There’s no doubt I’ve fallen short and I’m asking for forgiveness,” McAllister said in a statement. “I’m asking for forgiveness from God, my wife, my kids, my staff, and my constituents who elected me to serve. Trust is something I know has to be earned whether your a husband, a father, or a congressman. I promise to do everything I can to earn back the trust of everyone I’ve disappointed.”   Continue reading “Congressman McAllister caught in extramarital encounter, issues apology”

Wild HorsesKCSG TV – by wildhorsepreservation.org

(HILLSBOROUGH, NC) -The American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign (AWHPC), a national coalition and its founding organization, Return to Freedom (RTF), today warned the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Iron County Commissioners that any removal of wild horses from federal lands would be in violation of federal laws. The warning came in response to a threat and ultimatum made by the Iron County Board of Commissioners to the BLM that local officials would roundup federally-protected wild horses if the BLM did not.    Continue reading “Advocates Warn Ranchers and BLM: Removal of Wild Horses Violates Federal Laws”

Space PlaneYahoo News – by Kyle Mizokami

The Air Force’s secret space plane has been up in orbit for nearly 500 days—a space endurance record. But nearly a year and a half into the mission, the Pentagon still won’t say what the X-37B is doing up there, or when it might come back.

The U.S. Air Force boosted the robotic X-37B atop the nose of an Atlas-5 rocket in December 2012. Since then it’s orbited the Earth thousands of times, overflying such interesting places as North Korea and Iran.    Continue reading “Secret Spaceplane, Mystery Mission”