Jul. 3, 2015
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Two Republican presidential candidates with family ties to Cuba are vowing to block the appointment of the first U.S. ambassador to the Communist island nation in more than 50 years.
Law enforcement officials declared the Washington Navy Yard safe after a security lockdown prompted by a report of gun shots that later proved unfounded.
Foreign ministers will reconvene in Vienna on Sunday to try and hammer out on the final sticking points separating six world powers from concluding a nuclear agreement with Iran.
The head of Vietnam’s Communist Party will meet President Barack Obama next week, the first party chief to visit the U.S. as the two countries seek closer ties 40 years after they fought a war.
Aetna Inc.’s agreement to buy Humana Inc. for $37 billion is another link in a chain of U.S. health insurance acquisitions spurred by Obamacare.
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Islamic State group militants have destroyed six archaeological pieces from the historic town of Palmyra that were confiscated from a smuggler, the group said.
President Obama’s Kenyan grandmother vowed Friday to cook a traditional meal for her grandson when he visits the East African nation, the birthplace of his father, later this month.
Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday defended a weekend referendum he hopes will reset bailout negotiations and demanded creditors forgive a third of the country’s debt and allow delayed repayments for the rest.
Goodbye Washington, hello Moscow? Saudi Arabia finds friendly face in Putin. The two oil-producing giants seem to have made a breakthrough last month in their often adversarial relationship, signing several cooperation pacts. But incompatible foreign policies may yet cool the new warmth.
A senior Islamic State leader who coordinated suicide bombings and recruited funds and fighters for the jihadists has been killed in a coalition air strike in Syria, the Pentagon said Thursday.
China’s Foreign Ministry expressed anger after the Pentagon’s updated National Military Strategy slammed Chinese claims in the South China Sea as aggressive and inconsistent with international law.
Google’s new image-recognition program misfired badly this week by identifying two black people as gorillas, delivering a mortifying reminder that even the most intelligent machines still have lot to learn about human sensitivity.
An experimental Johnson & Johnson vaccine completely prevented HIV infection in half of monkeys that got the shot and then were exposed to high doses of an aggressive virus, results that spurred the company to test the vaccine in people, academic and company researchers said.
Several mysterious dark spots on the surface of Pluto have caught the attention of NASA researchers as the New Horizons probe makes its final approach to the dwarf planet.
Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed nearly 150 people in northeastern Nigerian villages, mowing down men and children while they prayed in mosques and shooting women preparing food at home, witnesses said Thursday.
Winning admission to the prestigious University of California was harder for California students this year than it was for international applicants, according to data released on Thursday likely to further fuel debate over the system’s mission.
Palestinian forces have arrested around 100 Hamas members in the West Bank, a security official said Friday, raising tension between the Islamist movement and its Ramallah-based rivals.
Chinese stocks tumbled again on Friday, taking the week’s losses to more than 10 percent, as the securities regulator said it was investigating suspected market manipulation and announced a slew of measures aimed at heading off a full-blown crash.
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Iceland’s parliament has abolished its blasphemy laws, despite opposition from some of the country’s churches. The bill said it was “essential in a free society that the public can express themselves without fear of punishment”.
Oil and gas giant Shell is expected to begin drilling for oil in the Arctic within the next two weeks. Thirty ships left Dutch Harbor in Alaska on Thursday for the Arctic to support two initial exploratory wells.
The area used for the coca cultivation in Colombia increased by 44% last year. Most of the rise in the cultivation of coca leaves – the raw ingredient for cocaine – comes from southern areas controlled by left-wing Farc rebels.
Australia’s national carrier, Qantas Airways, will pay a one-off bonus payment of about $68m to employees affected by an 18-month wage freeze.
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The White House has issued an ultimatum of sorts to the Redskins football operation, telling the powers-who-be they can’t buy the land they want for a new stadium unless they first change the Washington team’s name.
School-based health clinics in at least 13 Seattle-area middle and high school students can’t get a Coca-Cola or a candy bar at 13 Seattle public schools, but they can get a taxpayer-funded intrauterine device (IUD) implanted without their parents’ consent.
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court decision mandating that states reward same-sex marriages throughout the nation, churches across the country prepare for the inevitable assault on their tax-exempt statuses.
Anti-gay comments could ‘trigger a thought’ in teachers’ minds about possible radicalization said Nicky Morgan, U.K. education secretary, as she outlines anti-terror plans.
Top News – 7/3/2015
North Korean farmers face dry fields, drought
North Korean farmers work to pump underground water into parched fields. Instead of rice seedlings standing in flooded paddies, the baked earth is cracked. A big lake that used to supply surrounding farmland with water is almost completely dry. …While the situation in this area visited by the AP looks grim, it is unclear how severe the drought is in the rest of the country.
Schools Implant IUDs in Girls as Young as 6th Grade Without Their Parents Knowing
Earlier this month, LifeNews.com reported on a high school in Seattle, Washington that is now implanting intrauterine devices (IUD), as well as other forms of birth control…without parental knowledge or permission. …So, a young teen in Seattle can’t get a coke at her high school, but she can have a device implanted into her uterus, which can unknowingly kill her unborn child immediately after conception.
CDC Official Calls Obama Worst President, Amateur, Marxist After Influx of Illegal Alien Minors
Following the influx of illegal immigrant minors from Central America, an official at the federal agency charged with protecting public health describes Barack Obama as “the worst pres we have ever had,” an “amateur” and “Marxist,”… Tens of thousands of Central Americans came into the United States…and contagious diseases—many considered to be eradicated in the U.S.—became a tremendous concern.
MOD to release UK’s top secret UFO ‘X-Files’ that ‘could prove aliens exist’
…UFO researchers, backed by House of Lords peer, have been fighting for the release of 18 top secret Ministry of Defence (MoD) files about UFO sightings from more than 30 years ago. …Lord Black of Brentwood, who asked the Government for an update through a Parliamentary question, was assured yesterday – the day before World UFO day – the files would be released by the MoD to the National Archives by March next year.
CO2 emissions threaten ocean crisis
Scientists have warned that marine life will be irreversibly changed unless CO2 emissions are drastically cut. Writing in Science, experts say the oceans are heating, losing oxygen and becoming more acidic because of CO2. They warn that the 2C maximum temperature rise for climate change agreed by governments will not prevent dramatic impacts on ocean systems.
Israel to temporarily close southern Highway 12 amid Sinai tensions
During a security assessment Thursday night, Israel’s defense establishment decided to temporarily close Highway 12 in the South…amid tensions in the nearby Sinai Peninsula. The IDF has increased vigilance in light of fighters linked to Islamic State having taken control of an Egyptian military armored vehicle and tank, creating concern that the Islamists in the volatile region might attempt to break into Israeli territory.
Police boost security in Old City and at checkpoints
Against a backdrop of lonewolf terrorist attacks…police said extra units will be on hand for Friday prayers in the capital. Prayers will proceed as planned as thousands of Palestinians are expected to convene at al-Aksa Mosque on the Temple Mount for the third week of Ramadan, though with a greater police presence,” Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said on Thursday.
Nathan Collier: Montana man inspired by same-sex marriage ruling requests right to wed two wives
Nathan Collier said he was inspired by the recent Supreme Court decision that made marriage equal. He said he was particularly struck by the words of dissenting Chief Justice John Roberts who claimed giving gay couples the right to marry, might inspire polygamy.
China’s stocks hit critical low despite government lifelines
A series of lifelines from Beijing failed to stop the slide in the mainland’s stock market on Thursday, with the key Shanghai Composite Index closing below the critical 4,000 mark for the first time in almost three months. Analysts warned that the nation’s leadership would pay dearly if it failed to stabilise the market and prevent millions of small investors from losing their life savings.
Syria conflict: ‘Massive rebel assault’ to take Aleppo
Syrian rebels led by Islamist groups have begun a massive assault that aims to take full control of the northern city of Aleppo, monitors report. Rebels fired hundreds of rockets and missiles into government-held areas in a multi-district attack, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
No breakthrough at Iran nuclear talks, ministers push for deal soon
Tehran and world powers were still shy of a breakthrough at nuclear talks on Thursday as foreign ministers flew in to help push for a swift deal and resolve disputes over how sanctions could be lifted and how Iran’s compliance would be monitored.
Greece ‘No’ voters in lead ahead of bailout referendum
Almost half of Greeks intend to vote ‘No’ in a weekend referendum on the terms of its bailout, but capital controls are boosting the ‘Yes’ camp, a poll showed Wednesday.
Cash-strapped UN food agency reduces help to Syrian refugees
The United Nations’ food agency is cutting back on assistance to thousands of Syrian refugees after an appeal for a ceasefire to enable Syrians feed themselves went unheeded, World Food Program Executive Director Ertharin Cousin said on Friday.
Boko Haram guns down 97 people praying in mosques in Nigeria
Boko Haram extremists gunned down nearly 100 Muslims praying in mosques in a northeast Nigerian town during the holy month of Ramadan, a government official and a self-defense fighter said Thursday.
Top Headlines – 7/3/2015
Europe’s leadership says final Iran deal not yet secured
France’s Fabius hopes powers, Iran can move towards nuclear deal by Sunday
China says ‘high possibility’ of nuclear deal with Iran soon
Iran says it will comply with UN protocol on access
Iran Violates Past Nuclear Promises on Eve of Deal
Russia’s deputy FM reportedly leaves Iran’s talks in Vienna
Kremlin: Russia’s Putin to meet Iran’s Rouhani next week
Congress Demands Obama Step Back From Iran Nuclear Deal
Netanyahu: ISIS brutality will seem like nothing compared with a nuclear-armed Iran
Analysis: Egypt is losing its war against ISIS in Sinai
Hamas aiding ISIS-affiliated group that carried out terror attack in Egypt, IDF says
Netanyahu: We see ISIS at the gates in Sinai and Golan
For Egypt, avenging Sinai attack may include striking Gaza
Ariel Sharon’s son: My father would have responded to Gaza rocket fire with full force
In major crackdown, Palestinian forces arrest dozens of Hamas men in W. Bank
Poll: Majority wants to remove leniencies on Palestinians
Iron Dome gets mysterious upgrade
Expert warns on Daesh terror threat to European Jews
Obama administration will ignore ‘Israel-controlled territories’ in anti-BDS law
Cruz blasts Obama for opening embassy in Havana before Jerusalem
Temple Mount Activist Yehudah Glick Travels to Turkey for Ramadan Peace Mission
Watch: In twisted revenge, Syrian rebels execute Islamic State fighters in orange jumpsuits
Syria rejects UN criticism of barrel bombs, says ‘technical’ issue
Syrian Islamist insurgents launch battle to seize government-held Aleppo
Iraqi forces say most of Baiji town recaptured from Islamic State
UNESCO: Islamic State looting Syrian, Iraqi sites on industrial scale
Islamic State takes sledgehammer to ‘irreplaceable’ ancient Palmyra ruins
Turkey ‘planning to invade Syria’
Turkey reinforces Syria border, Davutoglu says no incursion planned
Morocco breaks up militant cell linked to ISIS
Lost boys: Moms of radicalized Western jihadists form support group
Cash-strapped UN food agency reduces help to Syrian refugees
Eight dead in new Saudi-led strikes on Yemen’s Sanaa – agency
Car bomb explodes near Yemeni mosque in downtown Sanaa
US calls for Ramadan pause in Yemen conflict
Boko Haram guns down 97 people praying in mosques in Nigeria
Terror-struck Tunisia Fears Fighters Coming From Libya
Despite past quarrels with Russia, Georgians are returning to its orbit
Meditating Portuguese actor mistaken for terrorist on Paris plane
Potential Holiday Threats Assessed With Focus on ‘Lone Wolf’ Terrorists
Washington Navy Yard on lockdown amid reports of shots fired
Soros helps pro-Clinton Super PACs to $24 million haul
BP settlement: States to accept $18.7 billion in damages
Labor Market Runs in Place; More Jobs, Participation Lowest Since 1977
Record 93,626,000 Americans Not in Labor Force; Participation Rate Declines to 62.6%
Mixed U.S. jobs report dampens September rate hike bets
Hopeful Start to Greek Debt Negotiations Quickly Soured
Tsipras urges Greeks to defy creditors’ ‘blackmail’
Greece ‘No’ voters in lead ahead of bailout referendum
Greek banks down to 500m Euros in cash reserves as economy crashes
Young Greeks flee abroad as crisis deepens
China’s stocks hit critical low despite government lifelines
Woman jumps to her death in Shanghai’s IAPM mall after stock market dive
Economic exodus means two-thirds of Puerto Ricans may soon live in US
128 Unaccompanied Alien Children Caught at Mexican Border Per Day in May
Man tracked down by drone charged with robbery, auto theft
Black ‘flying saucer’ UFO is captured hovering over Stonehenge
China Says 6.5 Quake in Far West Kills 6, Collapses Homes
6.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Santa Monica, Philippines
5.8 magnitude earthquake hits near Port Blair, India
5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Lae, Papua New Guinea
5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand
Two Hundred Earthquakes off Southwest Iceland
Iceland Earthquakes Die Down, Eruption a Possibility in Volcano Eldey
Fear of Volcano eruption in Ukhrul
Raung volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
Sinabung volcano in Indonesia erupts to 14,000ft
Cyclone Raquel forms as earliest big storm recorded off Australia’s north-east
Typhoon Chan-hom: Guam Fourth of July Threat
Strengthening Tropical Depression Poses Risks to Philippines
Countries must deal with health risks of more frequent heatwaves: UN
Unprecedented wave of shark attacks causes terror in North Carolina
Right to die: Belgian doctors rule depressed 24-year-old woman has right to end her life
Measles kills first patient in 12 years
Scientist Sentenced To Prison For AIDS Research Fraud By Spiking Vaccine With Rabbit Blood
Seattle 6th Graders Can’t Get a Coke at School, But Can Get an IUD
Sex Offenders Sue, Cite Indiana’s Religious Objections Law
Forget gay marriage: ‘Fornicators and adulterers’ in church a bigger issue, says actor Kirk Cameron
Country’s First Gay Divorce Firm Opens In Philadelphia
Kentucky couples sue for marriage licenses after gay marriage ruling
Entire Tenn. county clerk’s office resigns over same-sex marriage licenses
Nathan Collier: Montana man inspired by same-sex marriage ruling requests right to wed two wives
Trouble Brewing in South Carolina? Black Panthers Plan Rally to Counter KKK
‘Dukes’ star compares TV Land decision to Nazi Germany
Google unit sorry for including concentration camps in game
Couple calls ghostbuster after claiming demons molest them in their sleep
Joel Miller – Why the gay marriage debate was over in 1950
Video – Very good teaching on homosexual sin and what it means for society
Glenn Beck, ‘Born-Again Mormon Christian’, Defends Pastor Ed Young Jr. Amid ‘Attacks’
City Harvest Church founder Kong Hee puts Sentosa Cove home for sale for $10m
‘Disturbing and upsetting’ Jews For Jesus shop opens in Hendon UK
Hate speech laws are going in all around the world, and progressive activists in the United States want to use these kinds of laws to destroy free speech in America. You see, the truth is that these hate speech laws that are being implemented all over the planet are not just about preventing speech that promotes violence or genocide against a particular group of people. Instead, these laws are written in such a way that anyone that says something that “offends” or “insults” someone else is guilty of “hate speech”. Even if you never intended to offend anyone and you had no idea that your words were insulting, in some countries you can be detained without bail and sentenced to years in prison for such speech. Today, there are highly restrictive hate speech laws in Canada, in Mexico and in virtually every single European nation. The United States is still an exception, but the truth is that our liberties and freedoms are being eroded every single day, and it is only a matter of time until “hate speech laws” are used to take away our freedom of speech too. (Read More…)
The second largest stock market in the entire world is collapsing right in front of our eyes. Since hitting a peak in June, the most important Chinese stock market index has plummeted by well over 20 percent, and more than 3 trillion dollars of “paper wealth” has been wiped out. Of course the Shanghai Composite Index is still way above the level it was sitting at exactly one year ago, but what is so disturbing about this current crash is that it is so similar to what we witnessed just prior to the great financial crisis of 2008 in the United States. From October 2006 to October 2007, the Shanghai Composite Index more than tripled in value. It was the greatest stock market surge in Chinese history. But after hitting a peak, it began to fall dramatically. From October 2007 to October 2008, the Shanghai Composite Index absolutely crashed. In the end, more than two-thirds of all wealth in the market was completely wiped out. You can see all of this on a chart that you can find right here. What makes this so important to U.S. investors is the fact that Chinese stocks started crashing well before U.S. stocks started crashing during the last financial crisis, and now it is happening again. Is this yet another sign that a U.S. stock market crash is imminent? (Read More….)
Obamacare Bonzanza: Fat times in the health insurance industry
So let’s see…Obamacare has infused the health insurance companies with heaps and heaps of taxpayer dollars. Big Pharma has done almost equally as well under the cronycare regime. Premiums for terrible policies – which as I see it could largely be bought for the same or lower prices before Obamacare – are going up.
Yup, this thing worked out great.
Has the world learned nothing from History?
Indifference is never an option . . .
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The biggest news month of our lives – Joseph Farah
Was June 2015 the biggest news month of our generation?
I would argue it was right up there with 9/11 and Pearl Harbor.
Two stories broke this month that taken together or separately will have ramifications and reverberations every bit as momentous as the aftermath of Dec.7, 1941, and Sept. 11, 2001.
What are those two stories?
Don’t give up on America – David Limbaugh
Leftists are not about live and let live. They are about wholesale control. Their movers and shakers see society as their project, and they can change everything and everyone through government and their domination of the culture. There is no live and let live in their bones.
In view of all this, it is amazing that so many conservatives, traditionalists and Christians are blind to the hostile, aggressive and unquenchable appetite of the leftist movement. It is chilling to me that they don’t realize this trend is going to continue until there is either a cultural or legal confrontation or the left stamps out all dissent.
Tom DeLay: DOJ wants to legalize bestiality, pedophilia
“We’ve already found a secret memo coming out of the Justice Department,” DeLay said. “They’re now going to go after 12 new perversions, things like bestiality, polygamy, having sex with little boys and making that legal. Not only that, but they have a whole list of strategies to go after the churches, the pastors, and any businesses that tries to assert their religious liberty. This is coming and it’s coming like a tidal wave.”
Greek Banks Down To Nearly No Cash Reserves As Their Economy Crashes
The daily allowance of cash from many ATM machines has already dropped from €60 to €50, purportedly because €20 notes are running out
Greece is sliding into a full-blown national crisis as the final cash reserves of the banking system evaporate by the hour and swathes of industry start to shut down, precipitating the near disintegration of the ruling coalition.
Business leaders have been locked in talks with the Bank of Greece, pleading for the immediate release of emergency liquidity funds (ELA) to cover food imports and pharmaceutical goods before the tourist sector hits a brick wall.
Officials say the central bank will release the funds as soon as Friday, but this is a stop-gap measure at best. “We are on a war footing in this country,” said Yanis Varoufakis, the Greek finance minister.
The daily allowance of cash from many ATMs has already dropped from €60 to €50, purportedly because €20 notes are running out. Large numbers are empty. The financial contagion is spreading fast as petrol stations and small businesses stop accepting credit cards.
Constantine Michalos, head of the Hellenic Chambers of Commerce, said Greek Banks are simply running out of money. “We are reliably informed that the cash reserves of the banks are down to €500m. Anybody who thinks they are going to open again on Tuesday is day-dreaming. The cash would not last an hour,” he said.
“We are in an extremely dangerous situation. Greek companies have been excluded from the electronic transfers of Europe’s Target2 system. The entire Greek business community is unable to import anything, and without raw materials they can’t produce anything,” he said. source
Rocket Alert Sirens Shatter Otherwise Calm Friday In Southern Israel
Rocket alert sirens sounded Friday afternoon in southern Israel’s Eshkol Regional Council in light of an apparent single rocket launching.
According to initial indications, there was a possibility that a projectile emanating from the Sinai Peninsula had triggered the alarms. The IDF said it was looking into the incident. No injuries or damage were initially reported.
Searches for possible remnants of a projectile were being conducted in the area.
On Sunday, sirens rang out in the Hof Ashkelon area sending Israelis running for shelter. The IDF said no rockets fell inside Israel and later determined that the sirens had falsely been alarmed.
Sunday’s occurrence comes after multiple recent rocket launchings toward Israel by terrorists in Gaza have broken the relative quiet since last August’s cease-fire ending a 50 day conflict between Israel and Hamas. source
Independence Day 2015
July 2, 2015
Independence Day
“But what do we mean by the American Revolution? Do we mean the American war? The Revolution was effected before the war commenced. The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people; a change in their religious sentiments, of their duties and obligations. … This radical change in the principles, opinions, sentiments, and affections of the people was the real American Revolution.” —John Adams (1813)
And thus it remains “in the minds and hearts” of Patriots to this day.
On this, our nation’s 239th Celebration of Independence, I invite you to read our primer on Independence Day and our concise exposition on the Unalienable Rights of Man. For further reading, see our Essential Liberty selection of essays.
As always, join us in daily prayer for our Patriots in uniform — Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen — and all who stand in harm’s way in defense of Liberty. Pray also for their families.
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| They Want To Use ‘Hate Speech Laws’ To Destroy Freedom Of Speech In America
Posted: 03 Jul 2015 07:23 AM PDT Hate speech laws are going in all around the world, and progressive activists in the United States want to use these kinds of laws to destroy free speech in America. You see, the truth is that these hate speech laws that are being implemented all over the planet are not just about preventing speech that promotes violence or genocide against a particular group of people. Instead, these laws are written in such a way that anyone that says something that “offends” or “insults” someone else is guilty of “hate speech”. Even if you never intended to offend anyone and you had no idea that your words were insulting, in some countries you can be detained without bail and sentenced to years in prison for such speech. Today, there are highly restrictive hate speech laws in Canada, in Mexico and in virtually every single European nation. The United States is still an exception, but the truth is that our liberties and freedoms are being eroded every single day, and it is only a matter of time until “hate speech laws” are used to take away our freedom of speech too. If you don’t think that this could ever happen in America, you should consider what the American Bar Association has to say on the matter. This is the national organization that represents all of our lawyers, judges, etc. So when the ABA speaks on legal matters, it carries a significant amount of weight. The following is how the American Bar Association defines “hate speech”… FULL REPORT The post They Want To Use ‘Hate Speech Laws’ To Destroy Freedom Of Speech In America appeared first on . |
| The Sanctified Sin in the Church
Posted: 03 Jul 2015 07:19 AM PDT Ownership of our sugar or food addiction is a huge part of the process of not only weight loss, but total transformation and getting a REAL life. If there is one pivotal moment in our healthy living LIFEstyle journey, it is the moment we own our issue. I don’t watch much television, but I do watch a few shows I DVR. Recently I watched two shows that depicted polar opposite reactions to their weight issues. On one show two individuals went all out and reached their goals six months early. One lost 123 pounds and the other over 247 pounds. Both ended up fit and healthy. On the other show, a woman had weight loss surgery and lost 150 pounds, but could never get past that. She was stuck weighing over 520 pounds and in danger of death. What was the difference? Two owned their issue and changed. The other never owned her issue. She had decided she could eat what she wanted, just less at one time, and not move. Her weight loss all happened in the hospital. Outside the hospital her weight never moved. FULL REPORT The post The Sanctified Sin in the Church appeared first on . |
| “Strange” spike in shark attacks puzzles experts
Posted: 03 Jul 2015 07:13 AM PDT Andrew Costello was attacked by a shark Wednesday in North Carolina, becoming the eleventh person to be bitten by a shark since mid-May. Costello, 67, suffered wounds to his rib cage, lower leg and hip. He was waist deep about 30 feet offshore near Ocracoke Island when the 6 to 7 foot shark pulled him under. Costello, the former editor of the Boston Herald, was airlifted to an area hospital, where he is listed as being in good condition. The recent spate of shark attacks has left many beachgoers nervous. Dr. Samuel Gruber, the director of the Bimini SharkLab research facility in the Bahamas, says the spike in attacks suggests something strange is going on. “The trend is normally zero or one attack in that area in any one year,” said Gruber. Theories as to why this is happening range from time of day, to bait fishing, sea turtle migration, lunar cycles and global warming. FULL REPORT The post “Strange” spike in shark attacks puzzles experts appeared first on . |
| Officials Warn of ‘Lone Wolf’ Attacks on July 4 Holiday
Posted: 03 Jul 2015 07:04 AM PDT Since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, American counterterrorism officials have increased security at national landmarks and large public events ahead of major holidays or significant anniversaries, and issued bulletins calling for increased vigilance by the public. But this Fourth of July weekend has spawned particularly strong warnings about a potential attack as the federal authorities and national security experts say the United States is more susceptible now because of tactics chosen for recent terrorist strikes by the Islamic State. Officials cite an increased effort by the Islamic State to galvanize its sympathizers in the United States and elsewhere since Memorial Day and during this Ramadan season to carry out acts of violence on their own — so-called lone-wolf attacks. Those potential plots by individuals are harder for the authorities to detect and disrupt, senior American officials say, and have led the F.B.I. to put more Americans under investigation for suspected ties to terrorist groups than at any point since Sept. 11. FULL REPORT The post Officials Warn of ‘Lone Wolf’ Attacks on July 4 Holiday appeared first on . |
| Tom DeLay: Justice Dept. Wants to Legalize 12 ‘Perversions’
Posted: 03 Jul 2015 06:59 AM PDT Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay claims the Justice Department has drafted a memo that spells out a dozen “perversions,” including bestiality and pedophilia, that it wants legalized. “We’ve … found a secret memo coming out of the Justice Department. They’re now going to go after 12 new perversions. Things like bestiality, polygamy, and Phedolphilia making that legal,” DeLay said Tuesday on “The Steve Malzberg Show” on Newsmax TV. “Not only that, but they have a whole list of strategies to go after the churches, the pastors and any businesses that try to assert their religious liberty. This is coming and it’s coming like a tidal wave.” The Texas Republican’s bombshell claim comes four days after the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage is now legal in all 50 states — a landmark decision DeLay strongly opposes. FULL REPORT The post Tom DeLay: Justice Dept. Wants to Legalize 12 ‘Perversions’ appeared first on . |
| Obama Authorizes 13 Tons Of Gold Released To Iran As Sanctions Are Stopped
Posted: 02 Jul 2015 08:19 PM PDT IRANIAN OFFICIALS SAID MONDAY THAT THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC’S CENTRAL BANK HAS SUCCESSFULLY REPATRIATED 13 TONS OF GOLD AS PART OF A PACKAGE OF SANCTIONS RELIEF PROVIDED TO IRAN BY U.S. AND WESTERN POWERS. EDITOR’S NOTE: After all this time and all the talk, US president Barack Obama and the United States have failed and are failing to stop Iran from obtaining both nuclear power and weaponry. Obama has ordered sanctions, the only thing really preventing a nuclear Iran, to be stopped, and has rewarded the terror-supporting rogue nation by releasing 13 tons of gold back to them. Mission Accomplished. The gold was transferred to Iran by the government of South Africa, which had been holding onto the assets due to harsh sanctions meant to pressure Tehran to rein in its rogue nuclear program. The gold appears to have been released as part of a sanctions relief package that will have awarded Iran nearly $12 billion in unfrozen cash assets by the time negotiations wrap up next week. FULL REPORT The post Obama Authorizes 13 Tons Of Gold Released To Iran As Sanctions Are Stopped appeared first on . |
| Michigan government seizes kids to punish family for off-grid camping trip
Posted: 02 Jul 2015 07:59 PM PDT Is there a concerted effort on the part of authorities on the state and federal level to find ways to criminalize individual preparedness and any exercise of liberty? Some Americans might think so after the nightmare a Michigan family has endured, and all for the crime of camping. According to various reports, the family had their six children seized by Michigan state officials after they learned that the kids (and the adults) were living in tents. The experience began for Christopher and Antonia Hernandez May 19 when Otsego County Sheriff deputies and an official from the state’s Children’s Protective Services initially confiscated the children; it ended June 10 when the kids were returned to their parents following a court victory in which the Hernandez’s successfully argued that their kids are eligible for enrollment in the Tlingit Native American Tribe. “The federal Indian Child Welfare Act makes it more difficult for state officials to separate Native American families. Michigan has a similar state law,” said a report at Off the Grid News. FULL REPORT
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| Millennial Republicans Urge GOP to Support “Gay Marriage”, Time to get with the Times
Posted: 02 Jul 2015 07:53 PM PDT Millennials in the Republican Party are telling their GOP elders to shape up or be prepared to ship out – gay marriage isn’t going anywhere and they need to embrace the issue or face voter backlash. “This issue is not going away – it’s not a fad,” said S.E. Cupp, a self-described conservative who contributes to CNN. She gave a near-tearful commentary on the heels of the Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage, praising the decision as a boon for America. “I didn’t get emotional because of the politics,” she said, the Hill reported. “It’s about millennials watching their friends come out, this is about parents who have seen their gay teens commit suicide. … This is personal for people.” Now those of the millennial generation – defined as between the ages of 18 and 34 – who also tout conservative politics are pressing their Republican colleagues to back gay marriage. FULL REPORT
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| Final order! Christian bakers must pay $135,000
Posted: 02 Jul 2015 07:41 PM PDT The Christian owners of a former bakery were officially ordered Thursday by the Oregon labor commissioner to pay $135,000 in fines to a lesbian couple after the bakers declined to bake a wedding cake for the couple due to their religious beliefs. The ruling, issued by Oregon Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian, upheld an earlier finding by administrative judge Alan McCullough, who determined that Sweet Cakes owners Aaron and Melissa Klein had discriminated against the women based on their sexual orientation. The Kleins said their Christian beliefs against same-sex marriage had prevented them from complying with the cake request. The Kleins were forced to close their storefront in Gresham, a suburb of Portland, Oregon, in 2013 shortly after the lesbian couple filed a civil rights complaint against them. At that time, same-sex marriage still wasn’t legal in Oregon. The lesbian couple will receive the funds for “emotional, mental, and physical suffering.” FULL REPORT The post Final order! Christian bakers must pay $135,000 appeared first on . |
| DOMINO EFFECT – Montana man requests right to marry two wives!
Posted: 02 Jul 2015 07:36 PM PDT Nathan Collier said he was inspired by the recent Supreme Court decision that made marriage equal. He said he was particularly struck by the words of dissenting Chief Justice John Roberts who claimed giving gay couples the right to marry, might inspire polygamy. And so this week, Mr Collier and his two wives, Victoria and Christine, entered a courthouse in Billings, Montana, and sought an application to legalise the trio’s polygamous union, “Right now we’re waiting for an answer,” Mr Collier told The Independent. “I have two wives because I love two women and I want my second wife to have the same legal rights and protection as my first.”He added: “Most people are not us. I am not trying to define what marriage means for anybody else – I am trying to define what marriage means for us.” FULL REPORT The post DOMINO EFFECT – Montana man requests right to marry two wives! appeared first on . |
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Furthermore, it has been said, “Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.” But I say to you that it looks bad to divorce your wife, so stay married for appearance sake, while you sleep around as much as you want. If you can get your wife to agree to this, even better, for it’s not adultery if your wife knows what you’re doing.
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