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Meet the Special Interests Keeping Marijuana Criminalized
Post Date: 2017-12-05 08:56:51 by Deckard
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Americans overwhelmingly agree that marijuana should be legal, so why isn't it? So glad you asked... In this era of political polarization, when Americans seem to agree on absolutely nothing, let me reassure you. We overwhelmingly agree that cannabis should be legal. 1 in 5 Americans have (state) legal access, 1 in 2 have experimented with it, and more than 1 in 10 smoke regularly. Southern California yuppies are publicly winning prizes for growing the same plant that landed Georgia teenagers in prison. Half of states allow at least limited use, and a few attract elite cannabis tourism. Federally, the drug remains fiercely criminalized, despite irrefutable ...
If Kate Steinle’s Killer Isn’t Guilty, Then San Francisco Is
Post Date: 2017-12-05 08:38:47 by IbJensen
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In the summer of 2015, a 32-year-old tourist named Kate Steinle was shot and killed in San Francisco in a senseless murder that inspired outrage from sea to shining sea. The (confessed) killer – a homeless illegal immigrant named Jose Garcia Zarate – was arrested and charged with first degree murder. His story, which included seven previous felonies and five previous deportations, sent shockwaves through the American political system. Donald Trump, then on the precipice of what would turn out to be a historic run for president, used the tragic case to rail against San Francisco’s sanctuary city policies, which Garcia Zarate admitted acted as a beacon, drawing him there in the ...
Pence's wife finds Trump 'totally vile'
Post Date: 2017-12-05 08:22:35 by Willie Green
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A former Trump campaign aide said Vice President Mike Pence's wife, Karen, finds President Trump "totally vile."Mike and Karen Pence were taken aback when the 2005 "Access Hollywood" tape in which Trump was heard making lewd comments about women surfaced last year, The Atlantic reported.A former campaign aide told the publication that Karen Pence was "disgusted."“She finds him reprehensible—just totally vile," the former campaign aide added.A former campaign aide also said that after the tape surfaced, Republican Party officials expected that they would be able to get Trump to drop out of the presidential race before ...
The Crucifixion of Oliver Schmidt
Post Date: 2017-12-05 05:39:36 by Deckard
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Volkswagen AG executive Oliver Schmidt is due to be sentenced this week for “cheating” Uncle. He faces seven years in federal prison and up to $400,000 in fines. His professional life is, of course, kaput. He will never work again. Starbucks, perhaps. And his personal life is probably ruined, too. Not many wives stand by their convicted felon. Schmidt is only 48 years old – and his life is over. All because he – along with other VW executives and engineers – “cheated” on federal emissions tests, which amounts to the same thing as making a right turn on red when there’s clearly no traffic around. A violation of statute; no actual harm caused to ...
War, Imperialism, and Statism (Football vs Fútbol)
Post Date: 2017-12-05 05:13:46 by Deckard
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have long wondered about the “why” regarding the differences between American Football and what the rest of the world calls football (i.e. soccer). American football: so completely regimented and precise; fútbol: very free-flowing and quite uncontrolled. This in contrast to what appears on the surface the opposite regarding the political and bureaucratic regimes. The United States: relatively free-market; Europe and Latin America (where fútbol is most popular): bureaucratic and stifling.I have never felt satisfied with any answer I have come up with to explain this seeming contradiction; I have never found anything on point upon which I could ...
Musician Wins Return of $91,800 He Supposedly Gave Wyoming Cops
Post Date: 2017-12-05 05:04:08 by Deckard
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The quick resolution of Phil Parhamovich's case shows once again that standing up to money-grabbing bullies can pay off.Institute for JusticePhil Parhamovich went to court in Wyoming on Friday, hoping to convince a judge that he deserved a new hearing on the question of whether the state gets to keep the $91,800 that police took from him during a traffic stop last March. Instead the judge ordered the return of Parhamovich's money after he testified that it belonged to him and he had no desire to surrender it. Attorney General Peter Michael said his office will return the money rather than pursue the case further. Parhamovich, a Wisconsin musician, was on tour when he was pulled over ...
Supreme Court to decide Colorado gay wedding cake case: A timeline of events
Post Date: 2017-12-04 21:16:25 by buckeroo
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The Supreme Court is expected to take up this week the case over whether a Colorado baker discriminated against a gay couple because he declined to bake a cake for their wedding. The case – Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission – asks the high court to balance the religious rights of the baker against the couple’s right to equal treatment under the law. Similar disputes have popped up across the U.S. The decision to take on the case reflects renewed energy among the court's conservative justices, whose ranks have recently been bolstered by the addition of Justice Neil Gorsuch to the high court. Jack Phillips, the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in ...
Supreme Court allows full enforcement of Trump’s travel ban
Post Date: 2017-12-04 20:45:16 by Gatlin
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President Trump scored a victory on Monday when the Supreme Court allowed the administration to fully enforce a ban on travel to the US by residents of six Muslim- majority countries. The justices said that the policy can take full effect even as legal challenges against it make their way through the courts. The ban applies to travelers from Chad, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen. Lower courts had said people from those nations with a claim of a “bona fide” relationship with someone in the United States could not be kept out of the country. Grandparents, cousins and other relatives were among those courts said could not be excluded. Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia ...
Dershowitz: Come On, You Can’t Charge Trump With Obstruction
Post Date: 2017-12-04 17:23:24 by Gatlin
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Can Congress impeach Donald Trump for obstruction of justice in the firing of James Comey? Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) made that argument yesterday on NBC’s Meet the Press, telling Chuck Todd that the Senate Judiciary Committee has nearly completed its review of the matter. Feinstein argued that Trump’s action in firing Comey for his refusal to “lift the cloud” by stating publicly that Trump was not a target of the FBI investigation amounts to obstruction of justice. Nonsense, constitutional law expert Alan Dershowitz told Fox News this morning. Presidents cannot obstruct justice by exercising legitimate authority under Article II of the US Constitution, Dershowitz ...
President Trump Moves To Shrink Two National Monuments In Utah
Post Date: 2017-12-04 17:11:09 by Gatlin
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President Trump announced plans to roll back Obama-era monument designations in Utah.
During a speech Monday, the president said he is signing two proclamations which will shrink the Bears Ears National Monument and the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
Bears Ears, the twin rock formations which form part of Bears Ears National Monument in the Four Corners region, are pictured in Utah, U.S. May 16, 2017. (Photo/REUTERS/Bob Strong)
He called the measures a reversal of federal overreach, and says the move will restore the rights of land to the people of Utah.
The president says the residents of the state know how to protect and conserve their own land, and Washington ...
Report: Israeli Jets Struck at Iranian Military Base in Syria
Post Date: 2017-12-04 17:04:09 by Gatlin
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Israel reportedly attacked an Iranian military base in the area of al-Kiswah in the early hours of Saturday morning. According to reports in the Syrian media, the IDF launched surface-to-surface rockets from the Golan Heights and the Israel Air Force (IAF) fired missiles at the military base, which is located 15 km southwest of the Syrian capital of Damascus. Israel has neither confirmed nor denied the strike. The BBC reported alleged Iranian activity at the site a month ago, when it published satellite pictures of construction work undertaken from January-October 2017, including 20 structures suitable for barracks and storage. The BBC report, which quoted “Western intelligence ...
He’s Been Named the “Worst Republican Governor in America” After Funding Abortions With Tax Dollars
Post Date: 2017-12-04 17:00:22 by Gatlin
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The governor of Illinois recently earned the title of “worst Republican governor in America” for his support of a radical new pro-abortion law. The label for Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner came from the National Review, one of the top conservative magazines in the country, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. In September, Rauner drew the ire of conservatives across the country when he went back on his word and signed a bill to force taxpayers to pay for abortions. The new law keeps abortion on demand up to birth legal and establishes the Land of Lincoln as a “safe haven” for women seeking abortions. The law also forces taxpayers in the already cash-strapped state to pay for ...
WATCH: Cops Kill Family’s Dog in Front of Kids, Force Dad to Cut Its Head Off Or Go To Jail
Post Date: 2017-12-04 15:42:18 by Hondo68
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Crawford County, GA — A horrifying video was submitted to the Free Thought Project this weekend showing two Georgia cops force a man to cut his own dog’s head off because one of them had just shot it. The owner of the dog, Joe Nathan Goodwin filmed the incident. The video shows that simply because Goodwin refused to cut off his dog’s head that he was assaulted by a police officer and thrown down on the hood of his truck. Imagine for a moment, police officers coming on to your property, killing your dog in front of your children, and as you were grieving, they force you to remove its head. It is important to note that removing the head of an animal is standard procedure for ...
Amazing Fossils Found in Flood Deposits [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2017-12-04 14:21:23 by Liberator
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Flood geology explains these unique fossils like slow-and-gradual geology cannot. Hundreds of Flood-Deposited Pterosaur Eggs Found It’s all over the news: several hundred well-preserved pterosaur eggs have been uncovered in China, buried by ‘storms’ (floods). Details and photos can be found here: https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/11/largest-pterosaurs-eggs-discovered-embryos-fossils-paleontology-science/ Hundreds of Pterosaur Eggs Found in Record-Breaking Fossil Haul (National Geographic). “The eggs fossilized in lake sediments disturbed by fast-moving water, a sign that storms may have flooded a nesting site and sent the eggs bobbing into a large lake, ...
NO ACCIDENT: FBI Knows Bill Clinton SET UP Meeting with Lynch
Post Date: 2017-12-04 14:10:38 by Gatlin
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They say that Lynch “sweated” when Bill Clinton entered her airplane. She certainly had reason. Because aside from the potential for sexual assault, Bill Clinton was there for answers. And to pedal a bit of former-president influence. Now the question is, “How did Bill Clinton know how to find Lynch?” There was an obvious intelligence breach within the FBI who alerted Bill Clinton to stalk Lynch and thus set up the infamous tarmac meeting. Sources say Lynch was taken aback and reportedly physically shaken by Clinton’s seemingly impromptu visit at Phoenix Sky Harbor airport tarmac on June 27, 2016, just one week before a scheduled FBI interrogation of his wife ...
General Mike FlynnÂ’s Only Crime
Post Date: 2017-12-04 13:56:25 by Gatlin
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General Mike Flynn’s inexplicable decision to plead guilty to lying to the FBI was disappointing to his many supporters in conservative national security circles. However, in one respect it was understandable; Flynn was being crushed by the legal bills required to defend himself against the relentless pursuit of Robert Mueller and his unlimited manpower and budget. Compared to the modest resources Flynn could muster from his military pension and his brief career as a consultant it was a steamroller vs a mongoose – and no matter how feisty the mongoose he would eventually be crushed. Pleading guilty to a questionable charge was the only way for General Flynn to get his life back. ...
Former Rep. Corrine Brown Sentenced to Five Years
Post Date: 2017-12-04 13:46:06 by Gatlin
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A federal court sentenced former Florida Democratic Rep. Corrine Brown to five years in prison Monday for fraud and conspiracy charges, according to WOKV. Brown was found guilty in May for fraudulently taking thousands of dollars from her bogus charity One Door for Education, concealing income on financial filings and filing false tax returns. Brown’s former chief of staff Ronnie Simmons and his ex-girlfriend, Carla Wiley, who ran the bogus charity, were sentenced to 48 months in jail and 21 months in jail with a three-year supervised release, respectively. Wiley and Simmons both pleaded guilty. U.S. District Judge Timothy Corrigan ordered Brown to report to prison no later than ...
1984 MTV Video Music Awards: Ric Ocasek, Mick Jagger, The Police, John Mellencamp
Post Date: 2017-12-04 11:35:40 by Liberator
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Here is the first annual MTV Video Music Awards hosted by Dan Aykroyd and Bette Midler. In this segment: Martha Quinn, Ric Ocasek of The Cars, Mick Jagger introduces Andy Summers & Stewart Copeland who award the Video Vanguard to The Beatles, Herbie Hancock awards the Video Vanguard to David Bowie and Mark Goodman talks to John Cougar Mellencamp. </iframe Poster Comment:What's the very first thing you notice about this video in 1984? (Besides real music?) Yes, it's been 33 years ago, a third of a century. But what's starkly and dramatically changed? (As you can see, our culture has been gutted and hijacked.)
Cop-Hater Trump Attacked by Law Enforcement Over Anti-FBI Tweets
Post Date: 2017-12-04 11:08:13 by Deckard
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Former and current law enforcement officials have condemned President Donald Trump’s accusation that his FBI’s reputation is in “tatters.”In a dozen Tweets over the weekend Trump attacked America’s top law enforcement agency, saying its reputation is “in tatters—worst in history!” and vowed to “bring it back to greatness.”Trump’s attacks followed a guilty plea Friday by his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, for lying to the law enforcement agency. The president retweeted a message that the FBI Director Chris Wray “needs to clean house.” Trump fired the former FBI director James Comey in May.Flynn is the fourth ...
Goat Yoga Gets Baaaaaa-nned By D.C. Twits
Post Date: 2017-12-04 07:29:05 by Deckard
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Good, old-fashioned goats and the ancient Hindu practice of yoga are two things that don't seem to go together. And yet, last year, a small farm in Corvallis, Oregon started offering classes that combined the two. Goat yoga is exactly what it sounds like: the practice of yoga in the presence of goats. Soon these classes had a 900-person waiting list for an hour of ritual calisthenics with a bunch of horned ruminants. Within a year, the unlikely trend had spread across the nation. "We would go through the different asanas and the different flows," explains Amanda Bowen, a goat-yoga instructor with GoatToBeZen in Maryland, "and the goats will come around and interact ...
Addiction Is Not A Disease
Post Date: 2017-12-03 21:37:35 by Gatlin
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North Carolina Under the Siege of Tyranny
Post Date: 2017-12-03 17:46:32 by IbJensen
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Charles de Montesquieu, the French lawyer, writer, and political philosopher, whose works had a profound influence on America’s founders, once said, “There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.” My beloved state, North Carolina, is under siege from tyrants who operate “under the shield of law and in the name of justice.” The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has the state and its future firmly under its iron rule, and yet, there’s been little outrage by the state’s citizenry. Daniel Horowitz, in Fourth Circuit Takes Control of North Carolina, summarizes the way this unelected body has ...
Congressman Thomas Massie warns about trojan horse gun bill (Bait & Switch - Reciprocity)
Post Date: 2017-12-03 16:29:55 by Hondo68
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Congressman Thomas Massie · ALERT: Feinstein/Schumer sponsored gun legislation that amends the “Brady bill” will be added to Concealed Carry Reciprocity bill (HR 38) in the House this week. As Chairman of the Second Amendment Caucus, I’m blowing the whistle on the swamp. Last week, Republicans in the House fast tracked through committee HR 4477, a gun bill titled “fix-NICS.” The Senate version of this bill is cosponsored by Senator Dianne Feintstein and Senator Chuck Schumer and it will send $625 million over 5 years to states to expand the national background check database. The bill will also advance former President Obama’s agenda of pressuring every ...
Derek Gilbert, SKYWATCH TV: Five (stories)in Ten (minutes) 11/21/17: #1: Congress Secretly Has a Sexual Harassment Slush Fund (Victims Paid $17 Mil)
Post Date: 2017-12-03 11:46:11 by Liberator
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Topic #5: FOUR MORE WOMEN accuse Bubba Clinton of Sexual Impropriety. AND it was finally revealed that Congress has set up a Slush Fund for Congress Critters who commit Sexual Crimes/Battery/Harassment WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PUBLIC! Topic #4:: Abortion Moble App (NURX) aimed at KIDS. Children may legally obtain abortion OTC access. Topic #3: Twitter/YouTube/Facebook, etc. goes Big Brother and determines/monitors users and what's considered "HATE SPEECH" (aka Censorship of Conservatives.) EVEN OFF-SITE! As at Liberty's Flame or Free Republic or Breitbart. Topic #2: "Artificial Religion" ("Way Of The Future") created in Silicon Valley -- it ...
To Hondo
Post Date: 2017-12-03 10:44:27 by A K A Stone
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Poster Comment:Hey straw boy.
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