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Same Gov’t Who’s Now Banning Flavored E-Cigs, Approved Candy-Flavored Amphetamines for Kids
Post Date: 2019-09-16 11:41:36 by Deckard
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In case you’ve been under a rock lately, you’ve likely seen that the US government and mainstream media alike have taken a hard-nosed stance on flavored e-cigarettes or vaping. Last week, the Trump administration announced a sweeping ban of flavored e-cigarettes under the ostensible caring notion of stopping children from vaping. Childhood smoking is certainly a concern, but the idea of a government ban on flavored cigarettes is outright laughable considering the things this government has already approved for children to put in their bodies. What’s more, banning these e-cigarettes will be a huge boon to the regular cigarette industry which kills hundreds of thousands every ...
Remember the Vallejo Cop Who Tackled a Veteran for Filming Him?
Post Date: 2019-09-16 09:55:33 by Deckard
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Now he's being sued for another act of excessive force. (KTVU // YouTube) Remember the police officer in Vallejo, California, who made national headlines in January for tackling a man who'd been filming him on a cell phone? Now he's being sued for beating someone in a separate incident.In a federal civil rights lawsuit filed Wednesday, Santiago Hutchins alleges that Officer David McLaughlin, who was off-duty at the time, held him at gunpoint following a verbal altercation outside a pizzeria in 2018 and then used unconstitutional and excessive force to arrest him. Cellphone footage obtained earlier this year by local news station KTVU shows McLaughlin punching and elbowing ...
Will Justin Amash Run for President as a Libertarian in 2020?
Post Date: 2019-09-16 09:43:46 by Deckard
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(Jeff Kowalsky/Bloomberg via Getty Images) FreedomFest, a largely libertarian gathering in Las Vegas with a significant conservative presence, has been tacking in a noticeably Trumpian direction since the future president spoke there in 2015. So the latest iteration of the conference this July was an interesting backdrop to speculation that newly independent Michigan Rep. Justin Amash might seek to challenge a chief executive against whom he was the only Republican to back impeachment proceedings."I respect what Justin has done," said his best friend in Congress, Rep. Thomas Massie (R–Ky.), while sitting on a FreedomFest panel with Amash and Sen. Mike Lee (R–Utah). ...
Is Vaping Marijuana Safe? Deaths and Lung Disease Linked to E-Cigs Call That Into Question [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2019-09-14 07:57:48 by GrandIsland
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Vaping THC may be behind many of the serious lung diseases that have been tied to e-cigarette use––raising concerns about an increasingly popular way of consuming marijuana, which many consumers view as a relatively safe habit. Up to 450 people have developed illnesses and at least four people have died after using e- cigarettes, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officials said on a call with reporters Friday. While the CDC and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have not found a device, product or substance that is linked to all cases, a paper published Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that many sick individuals vaped THC, a compound in ...
Ohio gamer sentenced to 15 months prison in 'swatting' case
Post Date: 2019-09-14 04:42:07 by WWG1WWA
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — An Ohio gamer upset about a $1.50 bet while playing Call of Duty: WWII online was sentenced Friday to 15 months in prison for recruiting a prankster to make a bogus emergency call that resulted in the fatal shooting of a Kansas man by police. Casey Viner, 19, of North College Hill, Ohio, also is restricted from gaming activity for two years while he is on supervised release after serving his prison term, U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren said in announcing the sentence. Viner repeatedly gulped and appeared crestfallen as the judge announced his sentencing decision. He glanced into the courtroom gallery where his parents were seated. His tearful mother got up and ...
Court: FBI Must Destroy Memos Calling Antiwar.com a Threat
Post Date: 2019-09-13 22:39:50 by Deckard
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In a major victory for Antiwar.com, free speech and journalism, a federal appeals court has ruled that the FBI must expunge surveillance memos that agents had drafted about the website’s co-founders Eric Garris and Justin Raimondo in the early years following the 9/11 attacks. “It’s been a long fight and I’m glad we had an outcome that could might affect future FBI behavior,” said Garris, who runs Antiwar.com, based in the San Francisco Bay area. “I just wish Justin was still here to know that this has happened.” Raimondo, 67, passed away in June from a long bout with cancer. He and Garris had sued the FBI in 2013 demanding it turn over all the memos and ...
Eddie Money, ‘Two Tickets to Paradise’ singer, dead at 70
Post Date: 2019-09-13 11:56:37 by Justified
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Singer Eddie Money, best known for his songs "Two Tickets to Paradise," "Take Me Home Tonight” and “Baby Hold On,” died Friday at the age of 70. He had been battling stage 4 esophageal cancer. Money's family said in a statement to Fox News: “The Money Family regrets to announce that Eddie passed away peacefully early this morning. It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to our loving husband and father. We cannot imagine our world without him. We are grateful that he will live on forever through his music."
Eighth Illegal Alien Charged with Rape in Same Maryland Sanctuary County
Post Date: 2019-09-13 11:47:35 by IbJensen
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The illegal immigrant crime wave continues in the sanctuary jurisdiction of Montgomery County, MD, as an eighth illegal alien residing there has been charged with rape in just little over a month’s time. According to journalist Kevin Lewis of ABC 7 News, 26-year-old Oluwakayode Adebusuyi has been charged with rape, and police believe he raped an intoxicated woman in his car. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has reported that he is an illegal immigrant from Nigeria. Adebusuyi had previously worked as a driver for a ride sharing service. He was previously charged last summer with second-degree assault, a fourth-degree sex offense, and false imprisonment, but all of those ...
95 Percent of Americans Believe the Media is Full of Shit
Post Date: 2019-09-13 09:41:19 by Deckard
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95 percent of Americans are “troubled” by the state of the media. In other words, they don’t believe anything the media tells them. The Wrap: Nearly all Americans are “troubled” by the state of the media, according to a new study from boutique PR agency, Bospar, in collaboration with Propeller Insights.The survey of 1,010 American adults found that more than 95% are troubled by the current state of media, with 53% citing “reports on fake news,” 49% citing “reporting gossip,” and 48% citing “lying spokespeople,” as the key causes.Other factors ranging from “celebrity opinions” to left- and right-wing agendas to the possible ...
The Orange Car Guy
Post Date: 2019-09-13 04:19:48 by Deckard
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Some people are single issue voters; if a candidate is in line with them on guns, for instance, they’ll support that candidate even if on other topics they’re as far apart as a Chevette and a Corvette.This brings us to Trump.If you care about cars, he’s your guy. He may not be a Car Guy, per se – but he’s the only guy who isn’t an obvious enemy of Car Guys.Like his predecessor, for instance.Barack Obama – after his anointed successor lost the election – had his regulatory apparat fatwa a near-doubling of federal mandatory minimum gas mileage requirements (CAFE) out of pure spite, to punish the filthy deplorables who didn’t elect her – ...
AGW is “Paid to Find Out Who’s in Town”
Post Date: 2019-09-13 04:12:53 by Deckard
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Here’s video of an encounter with an ancient but still dangerous (because armed and with a license to kill) AGW who accosts a guy riding a bicycle and demands ID, announcing that he “get paid to find out who’s in town” and threatens the man multiple times for daring to question the AGW’s legal right to force him to produce ID or answer his questions. Keep in mind this is a “law enforcement officer” – as AGWs love to style themselves – who is clearly ignorant of the law as well as violating it under color of law. If any other person came to a screeching halt in the road, leapt out of their car armed and began to threaten someone who was ...
Trump Replaces Bolton with Fringe Neocon
Post Date: 2019-09-12 06:42:58 by Deckard
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It was too good to be true. For a moment, I actually thought Trump had come to his senses and decided to scour the neocons from his administration. I was overly optimistic. I should have known better. White House taps Charles Kupperman to serve as acting national security adviser https://t.co/5xDOmxij7e pic.twitter.com/aPnrojiAul — New York Post (@nypost) September 10, 2019 Back in 2016, I wrote a small ebook about the neocons giving Trump advice during his presidential campaign. I focused on the influence of Frank Gaffney, founder of the Islamophobic Center for Security Policy (CSP). Trump’s interim national security adviser, Charles Kupperman, was John Bolton’s sidekick. ...
Something Strange Is Going On With All Those Retiring Texans
Post Date: 2019-09-11 12:43:02 by Willie Green
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A wave of G.O.P. House members leaving Congress is a political opportunity for hungry Democrats. AUSTIN, Tex. — The Republican Party of Texas appears to be molting. Last week, Representative Bill Flores became the 10th Texas Republican in the House to announce his retirement since the 2016 election, and the fifth this year. Others are expected this year. If Democrats can flip the congressional districts they lost by less than five points in 2018 — including one represented by Will Hurd, a retiring local maverick who was once considered a Republican rising star — they will make up the majority of the state’s congressional delegation for the first time since 2005. This ...
Tulsi Gabbard breaks ranks from Democrats, says she actually supports restrictions on abortion, No open borders
Post Date: 2019-09-11 08:17:06 by Deckard
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In an interview with Dave Rubin yesterday, Hawaii congresswoman and Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard conceded that abortion should not be permitted during the last three months of pregnancy unless the mother was at severe risk. Gabbard told Rubin she views abortion in a “libertarian” way, saying she doesn’t think government should be dictating women’s choices. “I think that there should be some restrictions though,” she added. Rubin asked if she had a “cutoff point,” to which she replied: “I think the third trimester. Unless a woman’s life or severe health consequences is at risk, then there shouldn’t be an abortion in ...
VICTORY! Court Rules Gov’t Must Refund Millions in Red Light Camera Fines
Post Date: 2019-09-10 07:39:45 by Deckard
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New Orleans, LA — Take away the political corruption, bribery scandals, increased accidents, and police state issues with Red Light Cameras and we are still left with a system that is rooted in the removal of due process. After the corporatist red light camera industry spread through the nation like a cancer for more than a decade, people are finally beginning to realize their inherently despotic nature. Kind of. The city of New Orleans is now on the hook to repay more than 200,000 drivers who’ve fallen victim to the city’s entirely unconstitutional red light camera system. Drivers who’ve gotten one of the expensive $110-$150 tickets between the years 2008 and 2010 are ...
Grieving dad jailed for repeatedly criticizing court system in Macomb County
Post Date: 2019-09-10 07:14:16 by Deckard
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(WXYZ) — He lost a custody battle, then his son lost his life. He blames the court system. He voiced his strong opinions on social media and the next thing he knew he was locked in jail. “He was so full of life,” said Deborah Vanderhagen of her grandson. “I am trying not to cry.” On September 22 it will be the two-year anniversary of the day Deborah Vanderhagen’s grandson Killian lost his life. She believes her son Jonathan Vanderhagen is justified in feeling the court cost her grandson his life. He died in the custody of his mom after her son asked for sole custody. “His lawyer said something is going to happen to this child. You need to get him away from ...
Fox News Legal Analyst Has A Stark Warning For Republicans Who Support Trump
Post Date: 2019-09-10 02:01:23 by Gatlin
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Andrew Napolitano predicts this isn’t going to work out the way they’re hoping. Fox News senior judicial analyst Andrew Napolitano has a warning for Republican lawmakers who are sticking with President Donald Trump, even after he raided military funds to build his border wall. They might be cheering for him now, but they could end up “weeping” later, he said. The Constitution gives spending powers to Congress, not the president, part of the “separation of powers that Madison crafted as a bulwark against tyranny,” Napolitano said. In this case, Congress “expressly declined to give him that money,” and Trump signed the bill that denied him the ...
Court vacates sentence for Rand Paul's neighbor, says it was too lenient (6th Circuit)
Post Date: 2019-09-09 21:10:04 by Hondo68
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© Greg Nash A federal appeals court on Monday vacated a 30-day prison sentence for a neighbor of Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) who assaulted him in 2017, ruling it was overly lenient and ordering a resentencing.In a 16-page opinion, Judge Jane B. Stranch of the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, writes that the lower court where Rene Boucher pleaded guilty to assaulting a member of Congress had “no compelling justification” for sentencing him far below federal guidelines.“Federal defendants with a criminal history category of I [the lowest possible level] who were convicted of assault received an average sentence of 26 months’ imprisonment and a median sentence of 21 ...
Trump has another Republican challenger, Mark Sanford
Post Date: 2019-09-09 09:23:32 by IbJensen
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Washington (AFP) - Former Republican governor Mark Sanford announced Sunday he is entering the race for his party's presidential nomination, in a long-shot challenge to President Donald Trump. Sanford, who would be the third Republican to mount a primary bid against Trump, said he had decided to run because of the "astounding" debt and deficits piled up during his presidency. "I think as a Republican party we have lost our way," he said in an interview with "Fox News Sunday." "The president has called himself the king of debt, has a familiarity and comfort level with debt that I think ultimately is leading us in the wrong direction." ...
Director of MIT's Media Lab steps down in wake of Epstein revelations
Post Date: 2019-09-08 06:24:19 by WWG1WWA
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The director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab stepped down on Saturday after a New Yorker magazine article revealed the lab tried to conceal donations from disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein, the university said. “This afternoon, Joi Ito submitted his resignation as Director of the Media Lab and as a professor and employee of the Institute,” MIT President Rafael Reif said in a letter posted online. Ito could not be reached for immediate comment. The New York Times and New Yorker reported he said in an internal email, “After giving the matter a great deal of thought over the past several days and weeks, I think that it is best that I resign ...
Cops don disguises, trash cars of man who filed complaint against them
Post Date: 2019-09-06 06:49:43 by Deckard
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By Alex Napoliello | NJ Advance Media for NJ.comTwo Asbury Park police officers donned disguises to exact revenge on a citizen who filed a complaint against them by slashing the tires on two of his vehicles, authorities announced Wednesday.The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office charged officers Stephen Martinsen, 29, and Thomas Dowling, 26, both of Asbury Park, with conspiracy, criminal mischief and weapons offenses. The officers are accused of vandalizing two vehicles in Ocean Grove and Asbury Park early on Sept. 3, authorities said.“It is alleged that officer Martinsen and Special Law Enforcement officer Dowling did purposely damage both vehicles, both owned by the same ...
9/11 and Jeffrey Epstein: Media Malfeasance on Steroids
Post Date: 2019-09-05 09:59:48 by Deckard
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As the 18th anniversary of 9/11 approached, the arrest and alleged suicide of Jeffrey Epstein made headlines—and raised questions about the credibility of official narratives. As Eric Rasmusen writes: “Everybody, it seems, in New York society knew by 2000 that Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell were corrupting teenage girls, but the press wouldn’t cover it.” Likewise, everybody in New York society has long known that Larry Silverstein, who bought the asbestos-riddled white elephant World Trade Center in July 2001 and immediately doubled the insurance, is a mobbed-up friend of Netanyahu and a confessed participant in the controlled demolition of Building 7, from which ...
Farmers Union VP: “We Lost Pretty Much All Our Markets Since Trump Took Over”
Post Date: 2019-09-05 09:48:06 by Deckard
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Farmers, who were the backbone of President Donald Trump’s election in 2016 are increasing becoming angry with the ongoing trade war that’s killing their industry. The vice president of the farmer’s union said: “We lost pretty much all of our markets since Trump took over.” According to Newsweek, farmers have already been suffering the repercussions of the trade war and tariffs since the beginning of August when China, the fourth largest export market for American farms, suspended all purchases of United States agricultural products in response to the tariffs’ announcement. North Dakota wheat farmer Bob Kuylen provided an example of the trade war’s effect ...
Lawyer For Epstein's 'Madam' Says 'Hundreds Of Names' Contained In Upcoming Records Dump
Post Date: 2019-09-05 06:37:53 by Deckard
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An attorney for Jeffrey Epstein confidant (and alleged groomer) Ghislaine Maxwell told a judge on Wednesday that there are "hundreds" of people named in what is expected to be approximately 2,000 pages of documents ordered unsealed by the federal appeals court in New York, according to Bloomberg. The lawyer, Jeffrey Pagliuca, told U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska Wednesday that the materials also include an address book with about 1,000 names. Preska is considering how to carry out a ruling by the federal appeals court in New York that she must consider unsealing some of the documents. There was no detail at the hearing as to the ...
Establishment Right and Left Call for COINTELPRO 2.0
Post Date: 2019-09-05 06:20:08 by Deckard
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Both heads of the two-headed establishment political hydra want to resurrect COINTELPRO, the FBI’s illegal subversion program, in response to speech they oppose and want outlawed. In August, The Verge (owned by liberal Vox Media and founded by former CIA asset Markos Moulitsas) and the National Review, the failing neocon journal edited by Rich Lowry, posted articles on how to best undermine the First Amendment right of millions of Americans. The Verge cites a recent paper by N. F. Johnson and a collection of academics. Johnson and his fellows compare online “hate and extremist narratives” to a chemistry project. “We observe the current ...
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