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Trump Is a ‘Blowhard,’ ‘I Don’t Like Him’ and I Voted for Hillary, George Bush Says in New Book
Post Date: 2017-11-04 13:03:32 by Liberator
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Both former President Bushes had choice words for current President Donald Trump in a new book scheduled to be published later this month, with the elder Bush reportedly calling the billionaire commander-in-chief a “blowhard” and flatly stating he does not “like” him. Presidents George Bush and George W. Bush, the 41st and 43rd top executives respectively, spoke to author Mark K. Updegrove for the book “The Last Republicans.” It detailed the relationship between the father-and-son presidents and how they were fretful of what Trump had done to the Republican Party. Furthermore, both ex-presidents admitted they did not vote for Trump. The elder Bush pulled the ...
Bergdahl goes free, but the wounded serve life sentences
Post Date: 2017-11-04 12:35:49 by cranky
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Attention, all troops peeved with your platoon sergeant, bored with your field rations, or who just want a little private time: It’s okay to desert your post in a combat zone. It’s fine for you to trigger the deaths and grave woundings of better men than you. A military judge just set a precedent: Deserters in wartime walk free. You’ll probably get a book deal, too, and be portrayed as a hero in a big-budget film. The US Army colonel and judge who decided Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s fate has some explaining to do. How is it that a confessed deserter, whose actions brought our Afghan campaign to a halt and led to the acknowledged wounding and alleged deaths of his ...
Another Denver Marijuana Grow Issues Pesticide Recall
Post Date: 2017-11-04 10:58:12 by Gatlin
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Another medical marijuana cultivation has seen its products recalled because of potentially unsafe pesticide residues, according to the Colorado Department of Revenue. Issued in ordinance with the Colorado Department of Agriculture and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, the recall was levied on Denver cultivation Tree of Wellness Inc., which does business as the Colorado Springs medical dispensary Tree of Wellness. "Affected products include marijuana flower, trim, concentrates, and infused- products. Consumers who have these affected products in their possession should return them to the medical center from which they were purchased so they can be properly disposed ...
Marijuana use holds three-fold blood pressure death risk: study
Post Date: 2017-11-04 08:03:28 by Gatlin
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LONDON (Reuters) - People who smoke marijuana have a three times greater risk of dying from hypertension, or high blood pressure, than those who have never used the drug, scientists said on Wednesday. The risk grows with every year of use, they said. The findings, from a study of some 1,200 people, could have implications in the United States among other countries. Several states have legalized marijuana and others are moving toward it. It is decriminalized in a number of other countries. “Support for liberal marijuana use is partly due to claims that it is beneficial and possibly not harmful to health,” said Barbara Yankey, who co-led the research at the school of public ...
High school math teacher convicted on 10 counts tied to sex with teenage students
Post Date: 2017-11-04 07:59:13 by Gatlin
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Sacramento County jurors on Tuesday convicted former Inderkum High School teacher Byron Charles Wallace on all 10 counts connected to sex he had with two teenage students in 2014. A stunned Wallace sank his head as jurors declared the popular former math teacher guilty on counts ranging from oral copulation with a minor to unlawful sexual intercourse, all tied to acts with two 17-year-old girls. As family members watched from the gallery, Wallace sobbed as his attorney argued in front of Sacramento Superior Court Judge Laurel White that he not be immediately taken into custody by Sacramento County Sheriff’s deputies. Saying his client is not a flight risk, defense attorney David ...
MARIJUANA: WHY DANGEROUSLY POTENT POT IS MAKING PEOPLE LOSE THEIR MINDS AND MEMORIES
Post Date: 2017-11-04 03:56:55 by Gatlin
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High-potency pot is causing psychiatric issues, including addiction and memory problems. New strains of the recreational drug have higher levels of the active chemical and not enough of another compound that keeps the drug safe. And as a new study this week documents, the riskiest pot is coming from the black market— which could be an argument for expanding legalization. The new report, published this week by Manchester Metropolitan University in the U.K., tested 50 samples of cannabis in the city of Manchester. The study was conducted by Volteface, a London-based policy think tank seeking reform for marijuana laws to improve safety of the drug by making it legal, and thus limiting ...
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Post Date: 2017-11-03 23:23:12 by Hondo68
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The Tower Amid the Ruins
Post Date: 2017-11-03 23:09:04 by redleghunter
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The Tower Amid the Ruins BY RICHARD FERNANDEZ OCTOBER 29, 2017 Although Karl Marx, not Adolf Hiter, was arguably the most destructive German ever born, Bret Stephens writes in the New York Times that Western intellectuals will go to extreme lengths to deny it. Why is Marxism still taken seriously on college campuses and in the progressive press? ... These aren’t original questions. But they’re worth asking because so many of today’s progressives remain in a permanent and dangerous state of semi-denial ... They will insist that there is an essential difference between Nazism and Communism ... balance acknowledgment of the repression and mass murder of Communism with ...
Daring heist at legal marijuana warehouse nets thieves $1 million in pot products
Post Date: 2017-11-03 21:48:10 by Gatlin
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KOIN) — More than $1 million worth of marijuana material was stolen from Oregon Genetics — in Benton County — sometime overnight Tuesday. Caleb Mata, the founder and CEO of the legal weed operation, said the burglars took off with 1,000 pounds of ready-to-sell marijuana and another 10 pounds of pure hash oil. “Taking anything from someone is wrong, but $1 million — no matter which way you cut it is a lot of money to anyone,” Mata said. Mata told KOIN that the suspects were caught on surveillance camera stealing from their warehouse. He points out that the video shows that one of the suspects is drastically shorter than the other. Since ...
7 houses forfeited to state after marijuana raids; see what was in them
Post Date: 2017-11-03 21:37:17 by Gatlin
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SAGINAW COUNTY, MI — Seven of eight homes involved in a marijuana bust on St. Patrick's Day were forfeited in October to an area drug task force after the property owners -- all based in Miami -- failed to respond to the forfeiture suit against them. The forfeiture haul, sought under Michigan drug law, totals $190,700 worth of assessed property value in 2017, according to tax records. The property, together with all furniture, fixtures and contents, were forfeited to the Michigan State Police Bay Area Narcotics Enforcement Team, with 20 percent of the proceeds going to the Saginaw County Prosecutor's Office, which brought the case. Hundreds of pounds of marijuana seized in ...
Maine's governor vetoes marijuana bill
Post Date: 2017-11-03 20:44:23 by Gatlin
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Residents of Maine voted to legalize marijuana in 2016. But their governor on Friday vetoed a bill that would regulate and tax the sale of recreational marijuana, dealing a set back to the state's effort to implement retail markets. Paul LePage said one reason he vetoed the bill is because the federal government prohibits cannabis. "Until I clearly understand how the federal government intends to treat states that seek to legalize marijuana, I cannot in good conscience support any scheme in state law to implement expansion of legal marijuana in Maine," he said, in a letter to state lawmakers. "We need assurances that a change in policy or administration at the federal ...
Massive Vegas Twist: Report Puts Cops Outside Shooter’s Door BEFORE Attack Started
Post Date: 2017-11-03 19:45:42 by Deckard
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Free Thought Project – by Rachel Blevins One month after the Las Vegas shooting, there are a number of remaining questions about what led up to the massacre and how it unfolded, but there are also a several questions about why the timeline continues to change drastically—and the latest change puts law enforcement outside the shooter’s door minutes before the massacre began. Some of the most glaring changes in the timeline have revolved around the account of Mandalay Bay Hotel security guard Jesus Campos, who was reportedly injured by suspected shooter Stephen Paddock. Campos went from being just another causality in the shooting to Paddock’s first ...
Pope Francis requests Roman Catholic priests be given the right to get married
Post Date: 2017-11-03 19:23:06 by Hondo68
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Pope Francis celebrates a Mass. (Reuters/Remo Casilli) Pope Francis has requested that Roman Catholic priests be given the right to get married.The request applies to priests in Brazil, and is on the agenda for an upcoming synod (church council) in the Amazon region.The controversial move would address the critical shortage of men joining the priesthood – but is likely to drive divisions through the church by enraging conservative factions.A small number of married Roman Catholic priests already exist, including previously married Anglican vicars who have joined the church.Derry priest Father Paddy O’Kane suggested that Pope Francis may move to end celibacy earlier this month, ...
Brooklyn cops accused of raping prisoner will face rare departmental trial before criminal proceedings: 'They know they're f---ed'
Post Date: 2017-11-03 17:35:49 by cranky
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In a rare move, the NYPD will internally try two Brooklyn cops accused of raping a prisoner — before their criminal trial takes place, the Daily News has learned. Police Officers Edward Martins and Richard Hall are charged with raping and kidnapping an 18-year-old woman they picked up for drug possession in Brooklyn on Sept. 15. Martins, 37, and Hall, 32, who have already been demoted from the rank of detective, say they had consensual sex with the teenager. Typically, the NYPD holds off on taking disciplinary action until the conclusion of any criminal proceeding. That's done because when a cop is grilled by Internal Affairs, they are compelled to answer all questions under ...
Trump's Racism Makes Him Corrosive to National Fabric
Post Date: 2017-11-03 16:18:56 by tpaine
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Trump's Racism Makes Him Corrosive to National Fabric By Eugene Robinson November 03, 2017 WASHINGTON -- By now it should be clear that racism is a feature of the Trump administration, not a bug. White House chief of staff John Kelly's hideous rewriting of Civil War history is merely the latest evidence. Can anyone really believe "the lack of an ability to compromise" caused that bloody war? Is it possible to become a four-star Marine Corps general without knowing that the Constitution itself was structured around a compromise on slavery? Or that the first half of the 19th Century saw a series of equally immoral compromises that let slavery continue? How can a man ...
Trump: Bergdahl decision ‘a complete and total disgrace’
Post Date: 2017-11-03 14:12:09 by cranky
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President Trump on Friday slammed the military judge who spared disgraced US Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl jail time. “The decision on Sergeant Bergdahl is a complete and total disgrace to our Country and to our Military,” the commander-in-chief tweeted from aboard Air Force One while on his way to a 13-day trip to Asia. The judge, Army Col. Jeffrey Nance, also ordered that Bergdahl be dishonorably discharged and fined $1,000 a month for 10 months. The disgraced soldier, whose disappearance resulted in serious injuries to other military personnel who were searching for him, was also stripped of his rank. Bergdahl, who was held prisoner and tortured by the Taliban for five years after he ...
Bowe Bergdahl won't serve prison time for deserting Afghanistan base, judge rules
Post Date: 2017-11-03 13:11:10 by cranky
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A military judge ruled Friday that Bowe Bergdahl should serve no prison time for endangering his comrades by walking off his Afghanistan post. The sentence caps a politically divisive episode that centered on one soldier's decision that affected many other lives. President Barack Obama was criticized for trading Taliban prisoners to bring him back. As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump had called for Bergdahl to face stiff punishment. The judge also gave Bergdahl a dishonorable discharge, reduced his rank to private and said he must forfeit pay equal to $1,000 per month for 10 months. The judge made no other comments. Bergdahl appeared tense, grimaced and clenched his jaw. His ...
Moment five teens died in horrific fireball after stolen car crashed into tree at 118mph in Michigan
Post Date: 2017-11-03 11:31:47 by misterwhite
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Five teenagers were killed when the stolen car they were travelling in hit a tree at 118mph and burst into flames. An officer in a patrol car saw the blue 2012 Dodge Charger traveling at about 100mph east on East Main Street in Kalamazoo Township, Michigan. According to police reports, the officer attempted stop the vehicle but gave up because the car was traveling too fast. The dead have now been named as Cortavion Murphy, 15, Jaquarius Hegler, 15, Elexus Hillsman, 16, Marshawn Williams, 15, and Deztanee Cobb, 17. Though police would not say who was behind the wheel, no drugs or alcohol were in the driver's system. Cortavion Murphy's mother, Jamilla Mcferrin, told media she ...
Bergdahl should spend 14 years in prison, lose health benefits, Army says
Post Date: 2017-11-03 09:55:33 by cranky
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Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl (left) arrived at the Fort Bragg courtroom Thursday.Army prosecutors recommended Thursday that Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who has pleaded guilty to deserting his Army post in Afghanistan, spend 14 years in prison and be stripped of most benefits afforded to military veterans, including health care. Bergdahl’s lawyers, citing medical experts’ determination that prison time could exacerbate his fragile mental health, have suggested he receive a dishonorable discharge only, which in addition to the loss of health care could greatly complicate his future employment options. The judge, Army Colonel Jeffery Nance, closed the court before noon Thursday to ...
So many Walmart shoppers drew their own handguns during Colorado Walmart attack that police were unable to quickly identify the suspect CCTV
Post Date: 2017-11-03 08:21:13 by cranky
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Shoppers at the Colorado Walmart where a shooter opened fire pulled their own handguns in defensePolice revealed the few armed individuals slowed the suspect-tracking processA police spokesperson confirmed after the building had been deemed 'safe enough' to enter, officials quickly began examining the footageScott Ostrem, 47, was arrested at 8am on Thursday after the 10-hour manhunt Police shared surveillance footage of him entering the store to try to catch him Neighbors at his apartment block said he was 'evil' and often carried a rifle case Thornton Police have not yet revealed what kind of gun was used in the attackVictor Vasquez, 26, Pamela Marques, 26, and Carlos ...
Cop Fears For His Life, Kills Family’s Tiny 12lb Dog, Exploded Her Head in Front of Kids
Post Date: 2017-11-03 07:23:39 by Deckard
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Ville Platte, LA — Kelli Sullivan and family are grieving the loss of their pet terrier mix. But their beloved dog didn’t die of natural causes as one might expect. Instead, the family says an Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s deputy shot and killed the tiniest member of their family, all because the dog was barking. I know in my heart he didn’t have to shoot her. He didn’t have to shoot that dog in front of my kids. He just didn’t. In fact, the officer’s business had already been conducted at the home, after police were called to assist with a harassing neighbor. It was toward the end of the contact with police that the dog got out of the house and ran ...
$250mn each day for 16yrs: The staggering cost of ‘War on Terror’
Post Date: 2017-11-03 06:17:17 by Deckard
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RT The ‘War on Terror’ has cost US taxpayers at least $1.46 trillion since September 11, 2001, the Department of Defense’s cost of war report has revealed. The 74-page DoD dossier was obtained by the Federation of American Scientists’ Secrecy News. It breaks down the cost of the US’s various conflicts and reveals the ongoing war in Afghanistan and the war in Iraq account for the greatest chunk of change. Operation Enduring Freedom (the name given to the ‘War on Terror’ between 2001 and 2014), Operation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq War) and Operation New Dawn (past operations in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2010 and 2011) made up the biggest expense. They cost ...
US Homeland Security Wants Facial Recognition to Identify People in Moving Cars
Post Date: 2017-11-03 06:15:16 by Deckard
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Gizmodo – by Matt Novak The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) wants to develop technology that scans the faces of travelers as they enter and leave the US. The difficult part? The agency wants to do it without anyone needing to get out of their cars. First spotted by Nextgov, DHS has posted a public notice calling on technology companies to submit proposals for the system by January 2018. The agency is hosting an “industry day” in Silicon Valley on November 14th to give businesses more information about what it is they’re looking for exactly. The proposed program would allow Homeland Security to maintain a database of everyone who leaves and ...
Why Has The Las Vegas Massacre Disappeared From The News Cycle?
Post Date: 2017-11-03 05:50:30 by Deckard
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It is without a doubt, our news cycle – in the age of 24/7 constant-connectedness – moves at a breakneck pace. With so much information and news reaching us, it’s easy to become overburdened and burned out on the world around us and the things taking place. It is true, too, that the mainstream media dictates what stays center in the mind of the public and what is allowed to fade away and be forgotten. It is of the utmost importance we remain aware – however exhaustive it may be – of stories that just don’t add up.Enter the Las Vegas shooting; the worst mass-shooting in U.S. history... On October 1, 64-year-old Stephen Paddock opened fire on a country music ...
In Bombshell Letter, Ex-Bishops’ Doctrine Chief Accuses Pope Francis of Sowing ‘Chronic Confusion’
Post Date: 2017-11-02 21:16:56 by cranky
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The former doctrinal chief of the U.S. Bishops Conference (USCCB) has written a forceful letter to Pope Francis, criticizing the pontiff’s “intentionally ambiguous” teaching, derision of conservatives and resistance to constructive criticism. Capuchin Father Thomas Weinandy, who was named to the Vatican’s International Theological Commission by Pope Francis himself in 2014, told Crux that he only wrote the letter and eventually released it for publication after much prayer and discernment, as Pope Francis often recommends. “If I did write something, I wanted it to be of help to Pope Francis, to the Church, and to the faithful,” he said. Although Weinandy wrote ...
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