A picture of 13 year-old Andy Lopez sits with gifts and candles at a memorial on October 29, 2013 in Santa Rosa, California.(AFP Photo / Justin Sullivan)RT News

The same police officer who shot and killed a young teen after mistaking a toy gun for a real one pulled his weapon on a motorist during a routine traffic stop on the highway two months ago, the California driver in question now says.

Sonoma County Sheriff’s Deputy Erick Gelhaus is currently on paid administrative leave after fatally shooting 13-year-old Andy Lopez, who was walking to a friend’s house with a replica AK-47. The tragedy has made international headlines and frustrated the local community, with vigils and protests against the police taking place over the past ten days.   Continue reading “Officer who fatally shot 13-year-old holding toy rifle had pulled gun during routine traffic stop”

Electronics Frontier Foundation – by Trevor Tim

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee and one of the NSA’s biggest defenders, released what she calls an NSA “reform” bill today.

Don’t be fooled: the bill codifies some of the NSA’s worst practices, would be a huge setback for everyone’s privacy, and it would permanently entrench the NSA’s collection of every phone record held by U.S. telecoms. We urge members of Congress to oppose it.   Continue reading “Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s New NSA Bill Will Codify and Extend Mass Surveillance of Americans”

Counter Punch- by James Madden

Berkeley, California

In my previous three articles to this site, I have challenged CounterPunchers to consider abandoning the United States, to become vegetarians, and to doubt the effectiveness of traditional protest methods. Now I am writing to convince you – my fellow anti-war, peace-loving progressives – to support an immediate, preemptive strike against an enemy that is rapidly amassing strength and has plans for an immense assault.   Continue reading “The Hillary Threat”

NovJournalPhotoWorld History Institute – by Don Schanzenbach

It started in 1866, that is, the beginning of gun control laws in Ottoman Turkey. Article 166 was the first, then further laws were enacted in 1911 and 1915. First permits were required, then came a government list of all gun owners, and finally, a ban on possession. It was gradual. The entire process took 49 years. Finally however, the citizens were disarmed. The government, of course, was not. The death toll? So many their number was never

In the Soviet Union the process advanced much faster. Gun control laws began under soviet resolutions in 1918. Then they enacted Articles 59 &182 of the penal code. First came licensing of owners, then a ban on possession with severe penalties. Continue reading “The Right to Bear Arms: A Biblical and Historical View”

Video Rebel’s Blog

Nano-particles of uranium, cesium and iron are being condensed at extremely high temperatures into Buckyballs.  They have a particulate effect and harm cellular processes. This has never happened in a nuclear power accident but is seen in Depleted Uranium at 5,000 degrees Centigrade (9,032  Fahrenheit.)

Cesium was found in plankton between Hawaii and California. Plankton bio-accumulates radiation. A gram of plankton has 1,000 times as much cesium as a gram of seawater. Seaweed off the coast of California tested positive both for cesium and cobalt 60.   Continue reading “Video: Fukushima is Frying The World.”

The worlds first radiation-resistant clothing line. (Image: yamamoto-bio.com)IntelliHub – by Shepard Ambellas

JAPAN (INTELLIHUB) — After the Fukushima nuclear disaster, one can never be too safe, so recently Yamamoto has launched the world’s first radiation-resistant clothing line able to block both radioactive beta and gamma rays.

The outfit comes in 2-parts, an underwear section and a wetsuit like swimwear section as depicted in a recent “press release”.   Continue reading “Radiation-Resistant Swimwear and Underwear a Reality in Wake of Fukushima Disaster”

Best States for Concealed Carry in 2013Guns & Ammo

After ranking the Best States for Gun Owners in 2013, we’re back to rank the Best Concealed Carry States.

Since federal law specifically addressing the issuance of concealed carry licenses does not yet exist in the U.S., individual states are left with the task of regulating concealed carry laws within their own borders.   Continue reading “The Best Concealed Carry States in 2013”

Activist Post – by Brandon Turbeville

Update: RT is now reporting that an Obama administration official has confirmed to CNN that this was in fact an Israeli attack. There is still no comment from the Syrian or Israeli government. (Source)

On the heels of a reported chemical attack committed by the death squads on the Syria/Turkey border, a massive explosion has completely destroyed a Syrian air defense base in Snobar Jableh, Syria which is located near Latakia, a port city on the coast of the Mediterranean. Snobar Jableh is just south of Latakia.   Continue reading “Confirmed: Israeli Attack on Syria Air Defense Facility”

The Hill – by Elise Viebeck

House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa on Thursday subpoenaed Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius over ObamaCare’s rocky rollout.

Issa (R-Calif.) accused Sebelius’s agency of withholding documents that would shed light on why HealthCare.gov launched with massive technical problems on Oct. 1.    Continue reading “Rep. Issa subpoenas Sebelius”

Infowars – by David Knight

Most gun control advocates still cloak their true intentions behind opposition to “assault rifles”. But some are coming out of the closet, explicitly or tacitly admitting that their goal is a full ban on private arms. Gen McChrystal said in Jan 2013, “I think serious action is necessary. Sometimes we talk about very limited actions on the edges and I just don’t think that’s enough,” he said.  Translation: we’ve been infringing on the Second Amendment, now we need to get serious and ban arms.   Continue reading “The War on Ammo”

Max Velocity Tactical

I have mentioned in a couple of previous posts the Rhodesian method of ‘cover shooting’ (The Drake Method). In response to that, a reader sent me a link to a good article on it. I am going to provide that link, some excerpts, and commentary.

Main article Link:   Continue reading “Rhodesian Cover Shooting (The Drake Method)”

news standsCity AM – by James Waterson

THE QUEEN last night approved a royal charter that paves the way for state oversight of the media, in a move that risks ending centuries of press freedom.

All three leading political parties backed the regulatory framework, which was given the go-ahead by a meeting of the privy council at Buckingham Palace.   Continue reading “Press regulator given approval by the Queen”

Motherboard – by Brian Merchant

North Dakota is a nasty, oily mess, and nobody bothered to tell anyone who lives there. Since 2012, there have been nearly 750 “oil field incidents” in the boomtown state, none of which were reported to the public. According to records obtained by the Associated Press, nearly 300 of these were serious spills.

That’s a little insane. Oil spills are drenching wilderness, farmland, and public lands, and said public often has no idea it’s happening. That’s because North Dakota law doesn’t require either oil companies or public officials to inform the citizenry that toxic fluids are bursting out of pipelines and oozing from extraction sites.   Continue reading “There Were 300 OIl Spills in North Dakota, and Nobody Told North Dakotans About Any of Them”