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Nixon's Vengeful War on Marijuana
Post Date: 2016-05-19 09:17:38 by Deckard
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Editor’s Note: Since its origins over four decades ago, the “war on drugs” has been more a political assault – particularly on the 1960s “counter-culture” – than rational government policy. President Nixon saw it as a way to hit back against pot-smoking Vietnam protesters, and presidents since have feared being smeared as “soft on drugs.”In this guest essay, former police officer and prosecutor William John Cox examines the origins of this costly “war” and the hypocrisy that has pervaded it:In 1971, President Richard Nixon appointed Pennsylvania Gov. Raymond P. Shafer to chair a national commission to report on the effects of marijuana ...
Poll: Trump Surging, Now Tops Clinton
Post Date: 2016-05-18 18:13:53 by no gnu taxes
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Donald Trump tops Hillary Clinton in a hypothetical head-to-head matchup, according to a new Fox News Poll that also finds majorities of voters feel both frontrunners lack strong moral values and will say anything to get elected. Trump has a 45-42 percent edge over Clinton, if the presidential election were held today. That’s within the poll’s margin of sampling error. Last month, Clinton was up by 48-41 percent (April 2016). Clinton is ahead by 14 points among women (50-36 percent). Yet Trump leads by a larger 22 points among men (55-33 percent). He also tops Clinton by 37 points (61-24 percent) among whites without a college degree (working-class whites). Overall, Trump is ...
Melania Trump to Ogling Chris Matthews: 'I'm Smart. I Have Brains'
Post Date: 2016-05-18 10:35:53 by redleghunter
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Melania Trump has taken a shot at Chris Matthews, saying she found it "unbelievable" the MSNBC host panted over her on live television. But the glamorous model-wife of Donald Trump dismisses the wolfish behavior as something men do. In a candid interview with DeJour magazine, Melania says she was taken aback when Matthews giddily talked about her appearance as she and Trump toured Indiana, gushing "Did you see her walk? Runway walk. My God, is that good. I could watch that runway show." "Unbelievable. That's what I'm saying!" Melania said of Matthews' school-boyish ogling. "I'm not only a beauty, I'm smart. I have brains. I'm ...
Money left out do you steal or not steal?
Post Date: 2016-05-18 08:52:36 by A K A Stone
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Police State: Sadly, You Probably WILL Believe What Happened to This Dad Who Pulled over Because His Baby Barfed in the Car
Post Date: 2016-05-18 08:48:44 by Deckard
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If you can’t stand the sight of puke, you should probably stop reading this story now. But then you wouldn’t know about how this ordinary car trip turned into a real-life version of a bad SNL skit. So… this happened: Turns out, dad Ben Patterson is a sympathetic vomiter. What that means is, he can’t be around other people throwing up without throwing up himself. That would include his baby. So when his boy Declan yakked in the car, he had to pull over. The following text rant to his wife ensued: A man gets sick trying to clean up his son’s sick… but it gets so much worse because the neighbor calls the cops on the unfortunate man, and the cops force him to take ...
U. S. Senate Backs Fanning as Army secretary
Post Date: 2016-05-17 21:39:56 by rlk
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U. S. Senate Backs Fanning as Army secretary Thomson Reuters May 17th 2016 7:34PM New Army Secretary Openly Gay WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate unanimously backed President Barack Obama's nomination of Eric Fanning as secretary of the Army on Tuesday, making him the first openly gay leader of a U.S. military service branch. Fanning previously worked as undersecretary of the Air Force and chief of staff to Defense Secretary Ash Carter. He was confirmed by unanimous voice vote, eight months following his nomination, after Pentagon leaders assured Senator Pat Roberts that it was now too late for the administration to transfer prisoners from the detention center at ...
Governor who called legalization 'reckless' now says Colorado's pot industry is working [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2016-05-17 12:55:09 by Deckard
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When Colorado voted to legalize recreational marijuana four years ago, one of the move's chief critics was Gov. John Hickenlooper.The moderate Democrat said that if he could "wave a magic wand" to reverse the decision, he would. Then he called voters "reckless" for approving it in the first place, a remark he later downgraded to "risky." “Colorado is known for many great things,” Hickenlooper said. “Marijuana should not be one of them.”But the governor’s views have softened. During a recent panel discussion at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles, he said that despite opposing the legalization of pot, his job ...
Is Mitt on a Suicide Mission?
Post Date: 2016-05-17 09:52:14 by Stoner
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Is Mitt on a Suicide Mission? Mitt Romney slams Donald Trump “It’s a suicide mission,” said the Republican Party Chairman. Reince Priebus was commenting on a Washington Post story about Mitt Romney and William Kristol’s plot to recruit a third-party conservative candidate to sink Donald Trump. Several big-name Republican “consultants” and “strategists” are said to be on board. Understandably so, given the bucks involved. With the kind of cash that sloshes around in a presidential campaign, there should be no shortage of super PAC parasites at the enlistment office. Still missing, however, is the kamikaze pilot who gets just enough fuel to make ...
To Bust People for Buying Crack, Cops Are Now Manufacturing and Selling People Crack
Post Date: 2016-05-16 18:51:33 by Deckard
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A reverse buy bust appears to be in the works for the Albuquerque Police Department, but the details of how they plan to go about catching low-level drug users — by becoming crack cocaine manufacturers — signifies everything inherently corrupt about the U.S.’ war on drugs.Burque Media exclusively revealed APD’s intentions to become temporary crack manufacturers, after a confidential source shared the affidavit about the impending bust. “Powdered cocaine may be taken into APD’s Criminalistics Unit to be made into crack cocaine,” reads the Affidavit and Motion to Release Evidence, dated February 25, 2016, and signed by a District Court Judge. In addition to ...
It’s Police Appreciation Week — Here are 8 Cops Who Risked Their Jobs & Lives to Expose Corruption
Post Date: 2016-05-16 18:38:49 by Deckard
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Now that Police Appreciation Week is upon us, rather than criticizing the hundreds of cases of brutality affected by law enforcement on civilians each year, it would be good to remind everyone that the term good cop isn’t necessarily an oxymoron. Though corruption and violence may permeate many departments, good cops have repeatedly tried to stand against their less honest colleagues — but all too often run into the Blue Wall of Silence for their efforts. Whistleblower cops need all of our support if we ever hope to solve rampant issues now inundating life in Police State, USA — and what better time to revisit eight of them than Police Appreciation Week.Former Wilmington ...
Al Qaeda’s online magazine tells terrorists to target U.S. business leaders in their homes
Post Date: 2016-05-16 10:52:14 by cranky
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Al Qaeda’s Inspire online magazine is calling on jihadis to damage the American economy by killing business leaders and entrepreneurs in their homes. Articles in the May 14 edition, its 15th, also urge radical Islamic terrorists to emulate the Palestinian street-killings of Jews by walking up to Americans and stabbing them to death. Inspire’s cover carries the headline “Professional Assassinations” and the subhead “Home Assassinations.” It depicts the dark profile of a hooded killer stalking a victim who lives in an upscale American home. A photo montage shows Microsoft founder Bill Gates, a pistol and spattered blood. The kill list represents a different ...
Tattoos vs. the State
Post Date: 2016-05-16 09:31:46 by Deckard
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Joanna Andreasson/Julian Dufort 2016Tattoo artists Tom and Elizabeth Preston jumped through every regulatory hoop that the city of Tempe, Arizona, placed in their way. The couple filed the necessary paperwork for opening a tattoo parlor on the north side of town, paid the necessary fees, and obtained the necessary permits before breaking proverbial ground on a studio called Body Accents. But then, after the Prestons had spent more than $30,000 on renovations, permits, and related costs, Tempe abruptly changed its tune. Their original operating permit was revoked, the Prestons were told, because the proposed tattoo shop might attract an unsavory clientele. The message was clear: Take your ...
A perfect legal storm: Hillary email scandal is buffeting her from all directions
Post Date: 2016-05-15 11:33:39 by buckeroo
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The bad legal news for Hillary Clinton continued to cascade upon her presidential hopes during the past week in what has amounted to a perfect storm of legal misery. Here is what happened. Last week, Mrs. Clinton’s five closest advisers when she was secretary of state, four of whom remain close to her and have significant positions in her presidential campaign, were interrogated by the FBI. These interrogations were voluntary, not under oath, and done in the presence of the same legal team that represented all five aides. The atmosphere was confrontational, as the purpose of the interrogations is to enable federal prosecutors and investigators to determine whether these five are ...
"I hire Mexican workers. You probably wouldn't fit in"
Post Date: 2016-05-15 10:34:09 by no gnu taxes
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I have a friend who applied for a job at a local seafood retail business who says he was told those exact words in an interview. I mean this isn't some small border town; it's in frickin North Carolina. WTF? The ownwer of the business is a white American, btw.
The leftards are having conniptions over this "first lady" cartoon
Post Date: 2016-05-15 07:20:41 by no gnu taxes
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'Secret' ministers, teachers and social workers are spying on us
Post Date: 2016-05-14 14:18:27 by Deckard
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image credit: tommygioelisvoice Police State America is using 'secret' ministers, teachers and social workers to spy on us! According to a NJ.com article, the FBI/DHS are enlisting clergy, social workers and mental health professionals to counsel (spy on) troubled people who voice support for terrorism. They're calling it "Shared Responsibility Committees" (SRC), it should be called "Spying Irresponsibly on Communities"or (SIC) pun intended.The FBI and DHS have led forums in NJ promoting the SRC and even launched a social media campaign warning about terror groups like ISIS, environmental ...
The music on your phone can get you arrested
Post Date: 2016-05-14 13:48:25 by Deckard
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image credit: Uproxx Police, claim the music on your phone is an indicator of gang activity. (the above picture, is a parody of "Now That's What I Call Music.") It took seven years and a Supreme Court ruling, to acquit three men of a bogus crime linking them to a gang. Back in 2009, the Seattle police claimed, the music on a person's cell phone was an indicator of gang activity."Three men had their convictions for assault overturned when the Washington Supreme Court found Latin music on one of the men's cellphones was not evidence of association with a gang." In 2009, the Seattle police relied on the evidence of a ...
Wendy’s replacing workers with kiosks in response to ‘fight for $15’
Post Date: 2016-05-14 13:08:29 by Deckard
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Mike Mozart/Flickr In response to recent minimum wage hikes, Wendy’s is now replacing fast food workers with robots. The fast food chain announced it will start automating all of its restaurants by installing self-serve kiosks in 6,000 locations by the end of the year. Although McDonalds has already been experimenting with kiosks, Wendy’s announcement is the largest roll-out to date and will likely spark a trend leading to fully robotic restaurants. “Wendy’s President Todd Penegor said it will be up to franchisees to decide whether or not to adopt the kiosks in their stores, noting that many franchise locations have had to raise prices to offset wage increases,” ...
Disturbing Video Shows a Cop Brutally Beat a Child for Riding Her Bike, Charges HER with Assualt [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2016-05-14 12:42:40 by Deckard
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Tacoma, WA — On May 24, 2014, 15-year-old Monique Tillman and her brother were riding their bikes when they were stopped and this young girl brutally assaulted by Tacoma Police Officer Jared Williams.Tillman and her brother had done nothing wrong, and were merely targetted by this ‘public servant’ because they had the unfortunate luck to have crossed paths with him.As the duo travelled home, they cut through a mall parking lot, as they had done countless times before. However, this time, Officer Williams was in that parking lot, in his full Tacoma Police department uniform, yet off-duty, working as mall security. As the teens travelled through the lot, Williams ...
Coward Cop Shoots Woman Walking With Knife, Ignoring Innocent Woman Behind Her [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2016-05-14 12:35:10 by Deckard
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Greensboro, NC – The family of Chieu Di Thi Vo is challenging the Greensboro police department’s assertion that officer Tim Bloch’s fatal shooting of Vo was justified. For two years, the city refused to release bodycam footage of the shooting, but the shocking video has now been made public.The entire video lasts less than a minute, and less than 10 seconds passes from the time Bloch made initial contact to the fifth and final shot. Vo died in the hospital two days later.Vo, who was 47 and had bipolar disorder, was carrying a large knife and reportedly chasing her mother around the Aberdeen Townhomes complex. A witness had called 911 to report the incident.The video shows Vo ...
Flight logs show Bill Clinton flew on sex offender's jet much more than previously known
Post Date: 2016-05-13 18:57:32 by cranky
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Former President Bill Clinton was a much more frequent flyer on a registered sex offender’s infamous jet than previously reported, with flight logs showing the former president taking at least 26 trips aboard the “Lolita Express” -- even apparently ditching his Secret Service detail for at least five of the flights, according to records obtained by FoxNews.com. Clinton’s presence aboard Jeffrey Epstein’s Boeing 727 on 11 occasions has been reported, but flight logs show the number is more than double that, and trips between 2001 and 2003 included extended junkets around the world with Epstein and fellow passengers identified on manifests by their initials or ...
Examples of Policies and Emerging Practices for Supporting Transgender Students, Dept of Education, (May 2016) [PDF, 25 pp]
Post Date: 2016-05-13 15:47:48 by nolu chan
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Examples of Policies and Emerging Practices for Supporting Transgender Students, Dept of Education, (May 2016) [PDF, 25 pp] Ann Whelen and David Esquith U.S. Department of Education May 13, 2016
Fraternal Order of Police Prediction: Chicago Violence Ready to Explode This Summer
Post Date: 2016-05-13 13:38:29 by redleghunter
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Disrespect for the Chicago police is at an all time high and as the weather turns warmer this summer, the city’s already high level of violence is ready to explode, especially if new proposed policies are adopted. So warns an official with Chicago’s Fraternal Order of Police (FOP). In a new interview, Dean Angelo, Sr., President of Chicago Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7, expressed foreboding about the summer months as gang violence in the city ramps up to a fever pitch as it usually does in the warmer weather. But the climate of violence isn’t just because of the temperature. Angelo criticized as “ridiculous” Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s pubic ...
Country Artist Debuts New Song Opposing War In Syria, Iran, Iraq
Post Date: 2016-05-13 09:08:35 by Deckard
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Previous Material Decries Drug War, Praises Psychedelics When Sturgill Simpson took the stage on The Daily Show to debut his song “Call To Arms” to a national television audience, the message was clear – “Something new is happening in country music.” In fact, it was clear that something is changing in music altogether. Simpson is not your average artist, much less your average country artist. From his very first album, Hightop Mountain and especially his second, Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, Simpson stayed far away from the sanitized hayseed “bro-country” of hardly believable pickup trucks, dirt roads, and fishin’ that Nashville pop country ...
Obama administration to issue guidance on transgender bathrooms
Post Date: 2016-05-13 01:05:07 by nolu chan
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Obama administration to issue guidance on transgender bathrooms By Emanuella Grinberg CNN Updated 10:35 PM ET, Thu May 12, 2016 (CNN) The Obama administration will issue guidance on Friday directing schools to allow transgender students to use bathrooms matching their gender identity. A joint letter from the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice will provide educators with information "to ensure that all students, including transgender students, can attend school in an environment free from discrimination based on sex," the Obama administration said on Thursday. The announcement comes amid heated debate over transgender rights in schools and public life. It also comes on ...
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