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“Idiots,” “Anarchists,” and “Assholes”: (Drunk) John Boehner Unloads on Republicans in Post-Retirement Interview
Post Date: 2017-10-30 19:56:33 by Hondo68
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The former House Speaker spends most of his time on the golf course, but he's still stewing over the state of the Republican party. Former Speaker of the House Boehner heads to the House for his last time as Speaker on October 29, 2015. In 2015, then-Republican House Speaker John Boehner announced that he was retiring from Congress in the middle of his term, surrendering his position as the third-most-powerful politician in America to Paul Ryan and high-tailing it back to Ohio to smoke cigarettes and play golf. At the time, Boehner's abrupt resignation seemed like an acknowledgement that he’d failed as Speaker, unable to corral a growing ultra-conservative insurgency in his ...
Texas' First Medical Cannabis Dispensary Set To Open In December
Post Date: 2017-10-30 19:24:27 by Operation 40
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In just two months, Texans suffering from intractable epilepsy will be able to purchase a type of medicinal cannabis approved by the state. The dispensary itself is located outside a rural Texas town better known for its dancehalls, polka music and kolaches. Austin mom Katie Graham, sips coffee at a café on the city’s Northwest side. She’s just sent her son Elliott off on a school field trip and now nervously monitors her cell phone for texts alerting her that her son has suffered another seizure. “There’s always a really high level of anxiety and stress. Every single moment, ever single phone call, you never know if that’s that one call from school that ...
EDITORIAL: THC can't help PTSD, experts say
Post Date: 2017-10-30 16:11:41 by Gatlin
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For every military veteran appearing in a Colorado public meeting to advocate for the right to use marijuana to treat post-traumatic stress disorder, mental health professionals throughout Colorado estimate they've worked with thousands whose pot use made their PTSD - and their lives in general - much worse. "I have seen marijuana use create so many more problems than it solves," said Brian Lanier, a licensed clinical social worker and Army reservist in Colorado Springs who has worked more than 15 years with veterans and active-duty service members. "If nothing else, these people are just numbing themselves, which is definitely not appropriate treatment for PTSD. Telling ...
Marijuana use is associated with worse outcomes in symptom severity and violent behavior in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder.
Post Date: 2017-10-30 15:49:14 by Gatlin
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OBJECTIVE; An increasing number of states have approved posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a qualifying condition for medical marijuana, although little evidence exists evaluating the effect of marijuana use in PTSD. We examined the association between marijuana use and PTSD symptom severity in a longitudinal, observational study. METHOD: From 1992 to 2011, veterans with DSM-III/-IV PTSD (N = 2,276) were admitted to specialized Veterans Affairs treatment programs, with assessments conducted at intake and 4 months after discharge. Subjects were classified into 4 groups according to marijuana use: those with no use at admission or after discharge ("never-users"), those who ...
The Connection between Marijuana Abuse and PTSD
Post Date: 2017-10-30 15:30:33 by Gatlin
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What is PTSD? Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is a type of anxiety disorder triggered by a traumatic experience. Causes of PTSD include: - Experiencing physical, emotional, or sexual abuse, whether as a child or adult - Surviving a natural disaster, tragic accident, terrorist event, or violence - Being part of combat, as a soldier or civilian - Being an emergency responder and working at the site of a disaster - The sudden death of a loved one The first month after the traumatic event, symptoms are associated with acute stress disorder (ASD). The person displays three or more symptoms: - Emotional numbing, detachment, or absence - Depersonalization - Derealization - Reduction in ...
Little evidence that marijuana helps chronic pain, PTSD, studies find
Post Date: 2017-10-30 15:08:31 by Gatlin
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(CNN)Medical marijuana is now legal in 28 states and the District of Columbia. Increasingly, people are turning to cannabis to treat a range of symptoms and conditions, including nausea, bipolar disorder and seizures. But when it comes to using marijuana to treat chronic pain or post-traumatic stress disorder, two related reviews published Monday in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine find little scientific evidence to support either its effectiveness or its safety. Up to 80% of people who request medical marijuana want to ease pain, while more than a third cite PTSD as their primary reason, the US Department of Veterans Affairs researchers wrote, citing a separate recent small study. ...
George WashingtonÂ’s Church To Tear Down Memorial Honoring First President
Post Date: 2017-10-30 11:01:13 by Deckard
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World Events and the Bible WEB Notes: I spent a little bit of time researching this and trying to find out what was so offensive in the plaque. Unless I am missing something this is not an attack on the Presidents of the past, but an attack on God… This article says, “Currently, simple stone memorials stand on either side of the alter in the church, honoring Washington and Lee. The memorials are engraved with gold lettering that say, “In memory of George Washington.” and “In memory of Robert Edward Lee.”Those plaques are now coming down, church officials have announced.” The article above and below both ...
Drug company founder John Kapoor arrested for alleged opioid scheme
Post Date: 2017-10-30 10:43:48 by Deckard
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CBS News Federal agents arrested the founder of a major drug company in an early-morning raid Thursday on charges stemming from an alleged scheme to get doctors to illegally prescribe a powerful opioid to patients who don’t need it. John Kapoor, 74, was taken into custody in Phoenix, Arizona. Kapoor is the billionaire founder and former CEO of the pharmaceutical company Insys Therapeutics. He faces charges including racketeering, conspiracy, bribery and fraud. Kapoor is the most significant pharmaceutical executive to be criminally charged in response to the nationwide opioid crisis. Brian Kelly, an attorney for Kapoor, said his client “is innocent of these ...
Good Cop Risks His Career to Openly Advocate for Legalization of Cannabis
Post Date: 2017-10-30 10:40:10 by Deckard
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A veteran police officer who has criticized arrest quotas and corruption in his own department is now speaking out in support of cannabis legalization. A veteran police officer is speaking out in support of a cause that few of his colleagues have dared to publicly support—the fight to decriminalize cannabis. Officer Nick Novello drew attention from local media when he was a featured speaker at a rally in support of cannabis legalization in downtown Dallas on Saturday. “I’m here because I support you,” Novello told the crowd. “Today government does whatever it wants to do and you and I have to ask permission to exercise our basic freedoms. I have a problem with ...
California clears first hurdle to breaking into three states
Post Date: 2017-10-30 09:57:41 by cranky
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California has cleared its first hurdle to going from one state to three smaller states. Golden State residents who support billionaire Tim Draper's initiative to break the state into smaller parts will now begin collecting signatures to get the plan on next year's election ballot. The plan proposes making the area including and north of San Francisco into one state, a coastal region extending south to Los Angeles another state, and everywhere south and east of those a third state. What would having 3 Californias Solve?: A Proposal to Split #California Into Three: https://t.co/XQT1bKIrvq #population pic.twitter.com/Bv1N9UupY5— CAPS (@Crowdifornia) August 30, 2017 If approved by ...
NFL Protests Reach A Boiling Point, As Players, Owners Cancel Social Concerns Meeting
Post Date: 2017-10-30 09:08:33 by nolu chan
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NFL Protests Reach A Boiling Point, As Players, Owners Cancel Social Concerns Meeting by Bruce Haring Deadline October 29, 2017 5:00pm SUNDAY NIGHT UPDATE: Things are going from bad to worse regarding relations between NFL players, owners and fans. On a day when the largest national anthem protest yet was staged, it now appears that players and owners will not be meeting as planned to discuss a solution to the ongoing social justice concerns that prompted the protests. Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins, one of the key spokesmen for the players, says a meeting between the owners and players to discuss social justice initiatives has been canceled. Jenkins claimed the league did ...
Hollywood’s Accused Harassers, Molesters, Rapists – The Rap Sheet, 50 So Far
Post Date: 2017-10-30 08:56:30 by cranky
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As the Harvey Weinstein scandal spreads like an STD throughout the entertainment industry worldwide, as the courage of those coming forward to name names inspires similar courage in others, we cannot allow ourselves to become so accustomed to the allegations that they lose their power to outrage. Although some male victims have come forward, the alleged victims here are mostly vulnerable young women and children. Worse, so far, all of the alleged abusers are the very men whose primary responsibility in any civilized society is to protect women and children. As a means to understand just how, yes, institutional these allegations are, here is a list (in no particular order) of the accused and ...
13 Wire Transfers Focus Of FBI Probe Into Manafort [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2017-10-30 08:25:25 by Jameson
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The FBI's investigation of Donald Trump's former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, includes a keen focus on a series of suspicious wire transfers in which offshore companies linked to Manafort moved more than $3 million all over the globe between 2012 and 2013. Much of the money came into the United States. These transactions — which have not been previously reported — drew the attention of federal law enforcement officials as far back as 2012, when they began to examine wire transfers to determine if Manafort hid money from tax authorities or helped the Ukrainian regime close to Russian President Vladimir Putin launder some of the millions it plundered through corrupt ...
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said he can’t imagine supporting anyone other than President Trump in the 2020 election [Title Altered]
Post Date: 2017-10-30 08:19:25 by Gatlin
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Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said he can’t imagine supporting anyone other than President Trump in the 2020 election, but paused for a long time when asked if a Republican should challenge Trump in the primary. Paul, on MSNBC, paused for a few seconds to gather his thoughts when asked if another Republican should mount a challenge to Trump in the next election. “I think no one can stop primaries from happening, and there could well be a primary that happens. Before you get to that, you need to know, is President Trump running for re-election,” Paul said. “You won't know that until you get into the second, third year of his presidency. At this point, I can't see ...
Marijuana Use and PTSD among Veterans
Post Date: 2017-10-30 08:11:42 by Gatlin
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Marijuana Use and PTSD among Veterans Marijuana use for medical conditions is an issue of growing concern. Some Veterans use marijuana to relieve symptoms of PTSD and several states specifically approve the use of medical marijuana for PTSD. However, controlled studies have not been conducted to evaluate the safety or effectiveness of medical marijuana for PTSD. Thus, there is no evidence at this time that marijuana is an effective treatment for PTSD. In fact, research suggests that marijuana can be harmful to individuals with PTSD. [Boldness Added] Epidemiology Marijuana use has increased over the past decade. In 2013, a study found that 19.8 million people reported using marijuana in the ...
CIA Agent Blows the Whistle: 'We Supply Elite Pedophiles with Children' Read more at: http://www.nnettle.com/news/3029-cia-agent-blows-the-whistle-we-supply-elite-pedophiles-with-children
Post Date: 2017-10-30 07:13:33 by Deckard
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A decorated 14-year veteran CIA agent has blown the whistle and made a public statement to expose the Central Intelligence Agency for operating a child trafficking ring that procures children for global elite pedophiles.Former spy John Kiriakou, who also has deep ties to Hollywood from working as an advisor to the movie business, has revealed how the agency provides child sex slaves to powerful oligarchs in the entertainment industry, Washington D.C. and beyond.Kiriakou says that they have "sources" installed in the upper echelons of society, politics and the movie business.In return for information, the CIA provides these elite sources with a steady ...
Las Vegas Shooting Witness Who Reported Being ‘Chased by 2 Gunmen’, Found Dead
Post Date: 2017-10-30 07:09:07 by Deckard
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Eyewitness found shot to death in empty house after reporting multiple shootersBy: Jay Greenberg |@NeonNettle© Press / Twitter – Las Vegas shooting witness Danny Contreras was found dead of multiple gunshot woundsAnother eyewitness in the Las Vegas shooting massacre, who reported being “chased two gunmen,” has been found dead in an empty house with multiple gunshot wounds.The Clark County coroner has identified the victim as 35-year-old Danny Contreras from Las Vegas.His body was found in a vacant home in the northeastern valley after a woman heard a man groaning from inside the building and raised the alarm.Police say Contreras ...
Veterans turn to forbidden cures for relief from their nightmares.
Post Date: 2017-10-30 06:02:17 by Deckard
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After deploying to Iraq for a seven-month tour of duty in 2004, Nigel McCourry recalls, "I was engaged in a fight every day, whether it was gunshots or bombs blowing up next to me or land mines. It was the most intense experience of my life." That experience did not end when McCourry, a U.S. Marine, returned to the United States. "It didn't matter if it was a year or four years or six years after coming back from Iraq," he says. "There was no sense of separation of time. The experience was so fresh that I was constantly reliving it. I was alive in it." Separation was also elusive for Roberto Pickering, another Marine, who arrived in Iraq a year before ...
ANDERSON COOPER FAMILY OWNED SLAVES, INCLUDING MICHELLE OBAMA RELATIVES
Post Date: 2017-10-30 02:49:00 by Gatlin
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CNN loves to push the white supremacist and slave owning former presidents card. Funny they want to go down that road considering one of their fading “stars,” Anderson Cooper and his Vanderbilt family were also slave owners. Not only were they slave owners, they owned slaves that were relatives of former First Lady Michelle Obama. Cornelius Vanderbilt, the great great grandfather of Anderson Cooper owned slaves, who picked cotton that would be sent north to New England. Funny how that works out isn’t it? Anderson Cooper family owned slaves, including Michelle Obama relatives George Washington and Thomas Jefferson are now being bashed by Cooper and other leftist scum for ...
A Green Bay Police Officer Earns National Attention After This Pick Up
Post Date: 2017-10-30 02:33:58 by Gatlin
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A Green Bay Police officer has attracted national attention for one simple act of kindness. Last Monday, the department got a call from a local elementary school saying one of its students hadn’t been picked up at the end of the day. When Officer Darryl Robinson arrived at the school and learned that it was also the child’s birthday, he did what he could to make sure the kid enjoyed his special day. p> Using coupons given to the department by a local McDonald’s, Robinson treated the child to a birthday dinner and then took him on a ride around. The child was later returned to his family once they were located. The Green Bay Police Department recognized Robinson in a ...
First Baseball Player To Kneel During Anthem In Custody On Gun Charges
Post Date: 2017-10-29 20:04:54 by Gatlin
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Poster Comment: Oakland Athletics catcher Bruce Maxwell has gone from kneeling on the baseball field during the national anthem to sitting in a jail cell after police arrested him on a gun charge Saturday evening. Police in Scottsdale, Ariz., responded to call from Maxwell’s home regarding a person with a gun, TMZ first reported. Authorities allege that Maxwell, 26, pointed a gun at a female food delivery worker. Scottsdale Police booked the baseball star Saturday night on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and disorderly conduct. He is currently being held until his first appearance before a judge. Maxwell made waves in September as being the first and only Major ...
Navy SEAL Team 6 Under Investigation In Strangling Of Green Beret
Post Date: 2017-10-29 19:53:26 by Gatlin
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Poster Comment:The Navy is investigating two members from Navy SEAL Team 6 to find out whether or not they strangled a Green Beret to death in Mali. Army Green Beret Staff Sgt. Logan J. Melgar was discovered dead in embassy housing in Mali in June, and his superiors immediately believed there to be foul play at work, which led investigators to subsequently declare the death a homicide by strangulation, The New York Times reports. The first investigator was dispatched to Mali within 24 hours. Shortly after the death, two Navy SEALs were taken out of Mali and put on administrative leave. At first, the SEALs were merely “witnesses,” but investigators soon changed that status to ...
Russian-born oilman, a real international man of mystery, a vivid presence in JFK files
Post Date: 2017-10-29 12:09:20 by A K A Stone
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WASHINGTON — Within days after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963, the CIA's man in Dallas received a call from a friend who said he met Lee Harvey Oswald at a social function the previous January. Oswald's host was George de Mohrenschildt, a Russian-born petroleum engineer whose story as detailed in long-secret JFK assassination files released Thursday reads like an off-kilter spy novel. That's one reason why de Mohrenschildt, who died in 1977, has been a staple of Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories for almost 54 years. He was the uncle of President George H.W. Bush’s prep school roommate, a friend of first lady Jacqueline ...
Where was Poppy Bush on November 22, 1963
Post Date: 2017-10-29 12:03:18 by A K A Stone
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I've seen it reported that George H. W. Bush didn't remember where he was on the day Kennedy was assassinated. I've heard and seen this over and over. What I would like to know where is the original source for this claim. I think I read once it was in Readers digest. I've also heard or read that he gave different answers. Can anyone track down the origination of this allegation?
Cops Show What Real Bravery Is As They Disarm Suicidal Man to Save His Life
Post Date: 2017-10-29 11:12:12 by Deckard
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Detective Howard Brickner and Corporal Lynn Bays are being hailed as heroes today following the release of body camera footage showing the two career police officers choosing to save a mentally ill man instead of killing him. The incident happened in January after officers made contact with Marcus Lavender, a man with an admitted death wish. According to a Youtube video and accompanying description uploaded by Police Activity: “Brickner told that he and Bays went to Lavender’s residence for a well-being check call. After arriving, they were warned by dispatch that Lavender had made threatening remarks about trying to shoot any officers that arrived on scene.” ...
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