ABC News – by SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press

Connecticut gun owners are rushing to register certain firearms and ammunition that will be considered illegal contraband in the new year.

People have been lining up early in the morning at the state Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection’s headquarters in Middletown in recent days to turn in applications for assault weapons certificates and high-capacity magazine declaration forms so they can legally keep the items.   Continue reading “Conn. Gun Owners Rush to Register Weapons, Ammo”

NPR

CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AP) — Residents of this facility for people with Alzheimer’s disease toss around a yellow ball and laugh under a cascade of water with their caregivers, in a swimming pool ringed by palm trees and wind chimes. Susanna Kuratli, once a painter of delicate oils, swims a lap and smiles.

Watching is her husband, Ulrich, who has a heart-rending decision: to leave his wife of 41 years in this facility 9,000 kilometers (5,600 miles) from home, or to bring her back to Switzerland.   Continue reading “Some With Alzheimer’s Find Care In Far-Off Nations”

Is Mysterious Attack on San Jose, Calif. Power Station a Dress Rehearsal for Taking Out Electrical Grid?The Blaze – by Dave Urbanski

Although the fact that the still-unsolved attack on a power station near San Jose occurred just a handful of hours after the Boston Marathon bombing — and apparently raised a few eyebrows initially — its ride in the public eye has been decidedly under the radar to date.

But that may be changing.   Continue reading “Was Mysterious Attack on Calif. Power Station a ‘Dress Rehearsal’ for Much Larger Assault on U.S. Electrical Grid?”

jess2bFreedom Outpost – by Mike “Mish” Shedlock

If enough states act, we are on the way to a constitutional showdown over Obamacare. The Washington Times reports Missouri bill would gut Obamacare

Next month, the Missouri Senate will consider a bill which would effectively cripple the implementation of the Affordable Care Act within the state.   Continue reading “Missouri Bill to Gut Obamacare, Ban Penalties, Ban Healthcare Exchange”

ATF and Motor OilGrandpappy

ArmaLite conducted a series of extensive tests and they determined that Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) is a very good gun cleaner and lubricant. ATF does a very good job at removing carbon deposits and it also does an excellent job of protecting steel surfaces.

ArmaLite also recommends motor oil as a superior gun lubricant and rest inhibitor. Synthetic motor oil is best but regular motor oil also works well. After cleaning the bore with ATF, you could swab the inside of the gun barrel with 2 drops of motor oil on a clean gun cleaning patch in order to prevent future rust problems.   Continue reading “Alternative Gun Cleaning Solvent and Gun Cleaning Oil”

The Future of Freedom Foundation – by Sheldon Richman

The American people should know that pending right now in Congress is a bipartisan bill that would virtually commit the United States to go to war against Iran if Israel attacks the Islamic Republic. “The bill outsources any decision about resort to military action to the government of Israel,” Columbia University Iran expert Gary Sick wrote to Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in protest, one of the bill’s principal sponsors.

The mind boggles at the thought that Congress would let a foreign government decide when America goes to war, so here is the language (PDF):   Continue reading “Congress Must Not Cede Its War Power to Israel”

Century Link –  by JEFFREY COLLINS

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Leaving a judge to decide whether to throw out the conviction of a 14-year-old boy executed in South Carolina in 1944 reminds supporters of George Stinney of how the teen’s fate was also in one man’s hands nearly 70 years ago.

Gov. Olin Johnston could have commuted Stinney’s death sentence to life in prison if he wanted. He had 54 days between the time the black teen was convicted of killing two white girls in the tiny mill town of Alcolu in Clarendon County and his march to the electric chair with a Bible in his arm.   Continue reading “SC’s execution of 14-year-old riled people in 1944”

Digital Journal – by Justin King

Activists from around the world will begin attempting to create a twitterstorm in opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on Twitter tonight. The opposition is coming from activists on both the left and right wing of the political spectrum.

The twitterstorm operation is set to begin at 7PM Eastern and will attempt to make the hashtag #StopTheTPP trend on Twitter, in hopes of raising awareness of the secretive trade deal being brokered among a dozen nations. The nations involved are the US, Japan, Australia, Peru, Malaysia, Vietnam, New Zealand, Chile, Singapore, Canada, Mexico, and Brunei Darussalam. The Office of the United States Trade Representative hosts a blanket statement about the trade deal on its website stating in part:   Continue reading “Opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership explodes on Twitter”

Video Rebel’s Blog

If you want to know what Jewish men are like just ask a Jewish woman.  Years ago I read a book by rabbi Moshe Schoenfeld in which he accused the state of Israel of great immorality. He said they were teaching Jewish women to read!

This is my way of saying that I believe Stanley Fischer is to be the Real Man in charge of the Federal Reserve bank. Janet Yellen is a Jewish woman so she knows that Fischer is to be there to do the nasty things that Israel and the Bankers need to be done. Since 1979 every Chairman of the Federal Reserve bank has been of Jewish descent. Janet Yellen’s rival for the appointment was Larry Summers (Samuelson) who was a protege of Clinton Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin. Rubin has been named as the man who looted the U.S. gold deposits at Fort Knox.   Continue reading “Stanley Fischer To Rescue Israel A Third Time”

Russia and China vs. U.S.Examiner – by Kenneth Schortgen Jr

On Dec. 26, financial analyst and statistician Dr. Jim Willie provided a look at major economic events that will take place and shape the global financial system in 2014. Of the several key changes set to occur in how nations trade amongst one another, the two primary events. that of a currency reset and the implementation of a gold backed trade note, will be the catalyst for China’s vision of a de-Americanized financial order.   Continue reading “2014 will be the year of the currency reset and gold backed trade note”

hollywood filming globalHuffington Post – by NICK PERRY and RYAN NAKASHIMA

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the old days, filmmakers flocked to Hollywood for its abundant sunshine, beautiful people and sandy beaches. But today a new filmmaking diaspora is spreading across the globe to places like Vancouver, London and Wellington, New Zealand.

Fueled by politicians doling out generous tax breaks, filmmaking talent is migrating to where the money is. The result is an incentives arms race that pits California against governments around the world and allows powerful studios —with hundreds of millions of dollars at their disposal— to cherry-pick the best deals.   Continue reading “As Hollywood Filming Spreads Out Globally, California Loses”