Enforce our Bill of Rights
A 25-state bus tour stopped in Phoenix on Wednesday to promote universal background checks for gun purchases.
The “No More Names” tour gets its name from the wish that there be no more lists of victims of gun violence. Continue reading “Bus Tour Promotes Universal Background Checks”
Continue reading “Happy Independence Day From the Trenches!”
Imagine the U.S. with so much crime and so much hatred that in order to reduce the crime rate to 1%, the government allowed the people one night every year to purge their anger and frustrations by making it legal to kill, massacre and torture anyone they want and get away with it.
Imagine during that time, no emergency services such as police, medical or fire departments would be running and basically your country is in a state of total anarchy and you are on your own, in hopes that anyone you had pissed off in the past year will not come and kill you. Continue reading “Imagine the Purge”
Libertarian Republican – by Clifford F. Thies
The New York Post is reporting that sleeper cell spy Anna Chapman has tweeted a marriage proposal to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. Snowden appears to be hiding out in Moscow’s international airport.
After being busted, Chapman was returned to Russia as part of an exchange of spies. She subsequently became a fashion model and a celebrity spokesperson for a major bank. It is thought that she may continue to act as a spy, and has tried to seduce a top member of the Obama Administration. Continue reading “Hot Russian Spy proposes to Snowden via Twitter”
Gordon Anderson, August 8, 2011
Guns Watch – by Dean Weingarten
On Independence Day, it is worth noting that some of the shrillest voices for “gun control” are, their efforts to deceive on the matter notwithstanding, less opposed to guns, or even “gun violence,” than they are to the independence of an armed citizenry. Sure, they claim to support “Independence from Gun Violence,” but the reality is that “gun violence” is precisely what they depend on, in order to exploit the public outrage, for the advancement of their forcible citizen disarmament agenda. Continue reading “Anti-gunners don’t hate guns–they hate independence”
BBC News – by Michelle Warwicker
Several cockatoos could complete the five-step mechanical puzzle to reach their goal – a cashew nut treat.
Cockatoos can pick their way through a series of locks to reach a reward, scientists have found.
Researchers presented 10 birds with a box containing a cashew nut treat, which they could reach by removing five different interlocking devices. Continue reading “Cockatoos crack lock-picking puzzle”
Egypt’s Support for Intervention in Syria Was the Straw that Broke the Camel’s Back
The protests in Egypt against president Mohammed Morsi were – according to the BBC – the largest in history. Continue reading “What REALLY Caused the Coup Against the Egyptian President”
Mashable – by Alex Fitzpatrick
French newspaper Le Monde accused France’s government of illegally monitoring citizens’ internal and external communications in a report Thursday.
Le Monde immediately compared the French program to the recently revealed PRISM surveillance program in the United States. The report says France’s Directorate-General for External Security (DGSE) collects metadata from citizens’ phone calls and emails — but not the content of the messages — to visualize communications inside and outside the country. Continue reading “France Accused of Spying on Citizens’ Communications”
Secrets of the Fed – by Mikael Thalen
A California police officer reportedly from the same department as the cop who fatally shot a man’s dog this week, defended the officer’s actions by blaming the dog’s death on its owner in a strange Facebook post Wednesday.
Last Sunday, 52-year-old Leon Rosby was arrested while trying to film an armed robbery SWAT barricade in Hawthorne, California, in what he says was an attempt to keep the police accountable. Continue reading “Cali. Cop Blames Dead Dog On Owner In Strange Facebook Rant”
A woman in Toledo has fallen in a sinkhole in central Toledo at 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The hole in the ground opened up near Bancroft Street.
According to the Toledo Blade, the 10-foot (3-meter) deep sinkhole on North Detroit Avenue was formed because of a collapse in the storm and sewage system. Continue reading “Toledo Sinkhole Accident: Woman’s Car Swallowed, Driver Escapes Uninjured”
A three-judge panel of the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled yesterday against the state attorney general’s petition to undo an injunction blocking a firearms open carry law from going into effect.
“After due consideration, we find that the State’s Combined Petition should be denied for procedural reasons,” the order signed by Justice James W. Kitchens declared. “In denying the Petition, the panel expresses no opinion respecting the merits of the matters pending before the circuit court.” Continue reading “Mississippi Supreme Court denies petition to undo open carry block”
Huffington Post – by Amanda Terkel
WASHINGTON — Expect fewer patriotic displays this July 4, thanks to federal budget cuts.
Around the country, military bases are extinguishing fireworks displays and towns are canceling appearances by military bands due to sequestration’s $85 billion in across-the-board spending reductions. Continue reading “Happy July 4! Sequestration Cancels Celebrations Nationwide”
Natural Society – by Mike Barrett
Vegans may have had it right all along; while raw, organic milk offers numerous health benefits, a Harvard researcher and pediatrician argues that conventional milk and dairy products alike are a detriment to your health – thanks to added health-compromising sweeteners. Continue reading “Harvard Scientists Urge You to Stop Drinking Sweetened-Milk”
The father of Justin Carter, the teen accused of making terroristic threats on Facebook, told NPR’s Morning Edition today that his son is persistently getting beat up and treated horribly at the Comal County Jail in Texas where he is being held.
“Without getting into the really nasty details, he’s had concussions, black eyes, moved four times from base for his own protection,” Carter’s father, Jack, told NPR.org. “He’s been put in solitary confinement, nude, for days on end because he’s depressed. All of this is extremely traumatic to this kid. This is a horrible experience.” Continue reading “Teen who made ‘Terroristic’ Video Game Comment Getting Beat up in Jail”
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Examiner – by David Codrea 