The US Supreme Court building (AFP Photo / Karen Bleier) RT News

A video posted online Wednesday appears to be the first-ever footage of the US Supreme Court debating an issue to have gone public.

The court has long prohibited the use of cameras inside the chamber during court proceedings and the quality of the video published seems to be evidence of that strict policy. The video barely exceeds two minutes in length and is shaky throughout, with subtitles making up for the poor audio recording.   Continue reading “For the first time video emerges of US Supreme Court proceedings”

McDonald'sKFOR News 4

CALIFORNIA – Multiple media outlets are reporting that a California man is suing McDonald’s for more than a million dollars… because he only received one napkin with his meal.

He says the incident happened last month, when he ordered a Quarter Pounder.

He immediately noticed only one napkin came with his burger.   Continue reading “Man sues McDonald’s for $1.5 million over napkin incident”

Reuters / Christian Charisius RT News

Positive results for radiation exposure were found in 13 workers following a leak at the United States’ first underground nuclear waste repository near Carlsbad, New Mexico, an Associated Press report stated.

Officials said that all employees were checked for external contamination before they left the Waste Isolation Pilot Project (WIPP) facility the day the leak occurred, but that biological samples were also taken to test for the possibility that they were breathing in radioactive particles.   Continue reading “New Mexico nuclear plant workers exposed to radiation”

AFP Photo / Mark RalstonRT News

US Border Patrol agents have purposely stepped in front of moving cars to justify shooting at drivers and used firearms against people throwing rocks across the border from Mexico, according to an independent review of 67 cases that resulted in 19 deaths.

A report by law enforcement experts chastised the Border Patrol for substandard investigations following cases where US agents fired their weapons. The review panel also said that it could not determine whether the Border Patrol “consistently and thoroughly reviews” instances where deadly force was used.   Continue reading “Border agents criticized for use of deadly force in report agency shielded from Congress”

The Tap

I posted this piece on 23 February 2008.  The information it contains seems relevant to Putin’s potential to shock the world.  Here is an extract.

Underground Health – by William Kennedy

Bread is wrongly placed at the bottom of our food pyramid which gets passed around all our schools despite many respected health professionals claiming bread and other sources of grains are unnecessary and potentially harmful. Here are some alarming facts about bread.   Continue reading “5 Reasons Why You Should Not Eat Bread”

meteorIB Times – by Hannah Osborne

Militias Fight Mexican Cartel to Control Port CityLatino Daily News

The militias that emerged a year ago in the western Mexican state of Michoacan to defend communities from a powerful drug cartel are expanding their presence on the Pacific coast, officials said.

Roughly 200 men armed with assault rifles gathered Wednesday on Caleta de Campos beach near the key port of Lazaro Cardenas, a source in the state government told Efe.   Continue reading “Militias Fight Mexican Cartel to Control Port City”

21 Century Wire

The First Lady is in the news again, and for all the wrong reasons…

This week, Michelle Obama appeared on The Tonight Show, hosted by Jimmy Fallon, to discuss her challenges of ‘life in the White House’ and also to plug her new “Let’s Move” campaign. Then came the train wreck – her suicidal gaff insinuating that America’s youth are stupid, can’t cook for themselves, spend their time drunk dancing on bar stools and in her eyes – are a bunch of “knuckleheads”. Yes, she did actually say that.   Continue reading “Michelle Obama and The Revenge of the ‘Knuckleheads’”

obamacare surchargeCNN Money – by Tami Luhby 

Several restaurants in a Florida chain are asking customers to help foot the bill for Obamacare.

Diners at eight Gator’s Dockside casual eateries are finding a 1% Affordable Care Act surcharge on their tabs, which comes to 15 cents on a typical $15 lunch tab. Signs on the door and at tables alert diners to the fee, which is also listed separately on the bill.   Continue reading “Now on your restaurant bill: Obamacare fee”

He is starting to sound more like McCain every day.

The Hill – by Cameron Joseph

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) told a gathering of Tea Party conservatives that those affiliated with the movement need to watch what they say, alluding to his recent criticism of right-wing rocker Ted Nugent.

“In order for us to be a bigger party, we have to reach out to more people, not just those of us here. It has to be a bigger party, it has to be a bigger movement,” Paul said at a Tea Party Patriots event in Washington, D.C.   Continue reading “Rand Paul to Tea Party: Watch what you say”

robPolitical Blindspot – by M.B. Davis

A pair of burglars made off with $200,000 after wearing extremely realistic-looking masks and dressing as New York City cops. Edward Byam, 24, and Akeem Monsalvatge, 37, of Queens, dressed up as NYPD officers and wore the masks, making it appear that the two – both African American – were white.

And they would have gotten away with it too… If it weren’t for the “thank you” letter they sent to the company that made the realistic latex masks.   Continue reading “Robbers Dressed As White Cops Got Away With $200,000 Until Sending ‘Thank You’ Letter To Mask-Maker”

texPolitical Blindspot – by M.B. David

Texas Republican and Senate candidate Chris Mapp told the Dallas Morning News that he and all Americans should have the right to shoot Mexicans crossing into the United States. The incendiary comments were revealed as the Texan paper was explaining why they were endorsing Senator John Cornyn for reelection, rather than other candidates like Mapp.   Continue reading “Texas Republican Candidate Claims the ‘Right’ To Shoot ‘Wetbacks’ on Sight”