The Steady Drip – by Sam Sewell

Former basketball player describes visit to his friend’s private island: ‘Just normal people, drinking cocktails and laughing’

theguardian.com, Saturday 2 November 2013 09.08 EDT

Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, is a “good guy”, a “good-hearted kid” who offers the best tequila to his guests on his private island, according to the former basketball player Dennis Rodman.   Continue reading “Dennis Rodman: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is a ‘good-hearted kid’”

Kitchen espionage: Kettles imported to Russia from China with hidden microchips which can send spam data and possibly steal information have allegedly been found by authorities in St PetersburgDaily Mail – by SIMON TOMLINSON

Russian investigators claim to have found household appliances imported from China which contain hidden microchips that pump spam data and malware into wi-fi networks.

Authorities in St Petersburg allegedly discovered 20 to 30 kettles and irons with ‘spy microchips that send some data to the foreign server’, according to Russian media.   Continue reading “China is spying on you through your KETTLE: Bugs that scan wi-fi devices found in imported kitchen gadgets”

Joseph CallahanFreedom Outpost – by Tim Brown

Connecticut Police raided the home of Joseph Callahan, 69, confiscated more than 270 guns and he was charged with several felonies, including 11 counts of illegal possession of explosives and six counts of first-degree reckless endangerment. Was Callahan really endangering anyone or planning some sort of terrorist attack? No, he was not.

According to Callahan’s attorney, Richard Meehan, he is just a collector, a gun aficionado, and a hoarder. Meehan also claims that Callahan is a retired chemist and collector who had no “nefarious intent” when items were discovered at his upscale Fairfield home.   Continue reading “Connecticut Man Joseph Callahan Arrested for Having ‘Too Many’ Guns & Model Rockets”

Russian SS-18 rocket (AP)Washington Free Beacon – by Bill Gertz

Russian strategic forces carried out a large-scale surprise military drill on Wednesday, launching four nuclear missiles that were closely monitored by U.S. intelligence agencies, U.S. officials said.

The drill began around 9:00 am ET and included the test launch of two land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and two submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs).   Continue reading “Moscow Conducts Large-Scale Nuclear Attack Drill”

ABC News – by MARK GREENBLATT, September 30, 2012

After reports of two loaded guns making it past airport screeners and on to passenger flights this week, one congressman says “hundreds” of prohibited items get past screeners every day, a situation he calls “intolerable.”

In one of the incidents last week, Transportation Security Administration screeners allowed a New Orleans Hornets executive to board a plane from New Orleans to Newark, N.J., with a loaded handgun in his baggage.   Continue reading “Flashback: TSA Lets Loaded Guns Past Security, on to Planes”

Dan from Squirrel Hill

I ask you to please show this list to as many people as possible. Sunshine really is the best disinfectant. I can’t stop Obama from doing any of these horrible things to our health care system, but I can tell people about what he is doing. So please share this list with others on Facebook, Twitter, etc. Thank you. The short link for this is http://tinyurl.com/m8tfd7q

And now, on with the list:   Continue reading “Here are 152 reasons why hypocrite politicians and unions that support Obamacare want exemptions for themselves”

Nanny Bloomberg’s last monthsNew York Post – by Michael Benjamin

In his last months in office, Mayor Bloomberg is moving at the speed of Banksy to leave his indelible marks on the city.

In another of his trademark “nanny” policies, Bloomberg is championing legislation to raise the smoking age to 21, ban merchants from displaying legal tobacco products behind the counter and end discount coupons.   Continue reading “Nanny Bloomberg’s last months”

NSA data collectionThe Guardian – by Ewen MacAskill and James Ball

Barack Obama hailed United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon as a “good friend” after the two had sat down in the White House in April to discuss the issues of the day: Syria and alleged chemical weapons attacks, North Korea, Israel-Palestine, and climate change.

But long before Ban’s limousine had even passed through the White House gates for the meeting, the US government knew what the secretary general was going to talk about, courtesy of the world’s biggest eavesdropping organisation, the National Security Agency.   Continue reading “Portrait of the NSA: no detail too small in quest for total surveillance”

Good thing the House cut the food stamp budget to the poor so some of that money could go to Israel.

Press TV

The US House of Representatives Armed Services Committee has proposed a nearly half a billion dollar increase in military aid to Israel even as the United States is struggling with domestic economic issues.   Continue reading “House committee endorses extra $500 million aid to Israel”

Texas GOP Vote – by Jan Morgan

Not long ago, I was approached by a man and woman from the UK who wanted some training and the chance to shoot guns. They were in the United States on vacation and one of the items on their vacation list was to find a certified instructor and have the once in a lifetime chance to “experience what it’s like to be American for a few hours with the legal right to shoot rifles and guns.”   Continue reading “UK Visits US Gun Passion”

Land Line- by Greg Grisolano

A Texas trucking company owner is suing the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and other law enforcement agencies in connection with the November 2011 shooting death of a company employee.

Craig Patty, owner of Craig Thomas Expeditors, is suing Javier Pena, head of the Houston DEA office, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, and at least a dozen or more unknown government employees for their role in orchestrating a botched drug sting that ended in a gun battle.   Continue reading “Texas trucking company owner sues DEA, sheriff over botched drug sting”

Yahoo Shine – by Elise Solé

When someone stole 19-year-old Olgi Freyre’s beloved bicycle, she didn’t just get upset, she publicly posted an angry note to the thief, hoping he would see it. Luckily, a Good Samaritan read it — and bought her a new bike.

On Monday, Freyre, an artist and student based in Chicago, chained her $700 red KHS bicycle to a rack before her 10 a.m. shift at Lake View Art Supply store. “I parked it right in front of a big glass window so I could keep an eye on it,” Freyre tells Yahoo Shine. “I happened to glance out the window on my lunch break, saw it was missing, and my heart sank.”   Continue reading “Do-Gooder Replaces Woman’s Stolen Bike — But There’s a Catch”