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New Hampshire Decriminalizes Simple Marijuana Possession, Foundation to Nullify Federal Prohibition
Post Date: 2017-07-22 10:07:58 by Deckard
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CONCORD, N.H. (July 20, 2017) – A bill to decriminalize marijuana possession was signed into law by Gov. John Sununu on Tuesday. This represents a step towards nullifying the unconstitutional drug war in the Live Free or Die State. Along with 11 bipartisan co-sponsors, Rep. Robert Cushing (D-Hampton) introduced House Bill 640 (HB640) to end criminal penalties for simple marijuana possession by “allowing offenders to pay fines by mail will result in less time and resources spent on such cases, allowing police and courts to spend more time and resources dealing with serious crimes.” The New Hampshire Senate approved an amended version of HB640 on May 11 by a 17-6 margin. ...
Anthony Scaramucci Expected to Be Named White House Communications Director
Post Date: 2017-07-22 01:14:31 by Hondo68
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The Trump administration is expected to name former Trump transition team official Anthony Scaramucci as White House communications director, four sources in and close to the White House told NBC News Thursday. The news of the expected appointment was first reported by Axios. A White House official said the move is expected to be announced Friday. Scaramucci did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A different White House official described Scaramucci to NBC News as a "total professional" with the respect of President Donald Trump. Scaramucci was a supporter of Trump's during the campaign, dealing with fundraising and appearing on cable TV as a frequent ...
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer Resigns After Trump Shakeup
Post Date: 2017-07-21 20:45:23 by Deckard
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WASHINGTON — Sean Spicer, who has been one of the best-known faces of the Trump administration in its first half-year, resigned as press secretary on Friday. "It's been an honor & a privilege to serve @POTUS @realDonaldTrump & this amazing country. I will continue my service through August," Spicer tweeted about two hours after the news first broke. His sudden departure came shortly before President Donald Trump named Anthony Scaramucci, a transition official in the Trump campaign and longtime Wall Street financier, as named White House communications director. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who was promoted to press secretary on Friday, read a statement from the ...
First of Its Kind ‘Food Sovereignty’ Law Just Legalized Local Food Trade WITHOUT Govt
Post Date: 2017-07-21 20:29:33 by Deckard
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Raw milk? Free Range Eggs? Organic Vegetables? No Problem. State's 'Food Sovereignty' Law just legalized their food trade once again.Maine has taken a bold step toward freedom, becoming the first state in the U.S. to enact a ‘food sovereignty’ law giving communities power to regulate their local food economy. The bill, titled An Act To Recognize Local Control Regarding Food and Water Systems, was passed unanimously by the state Senate and signed into law by Governor Paul LePage. “LePage signed LD 725, An Act to Recognize Local Control Regarding Food Systems, Friday legitimizing the authority of towns and communities to enact ordinances regulating local food ...
“I’ve Done A Bad Thing” 5-year-old Girl Bursts into Tears As Cops Fine Her for Lemonade Stand
Post Date: 2017-07-21 20:23:20 by Deckard
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Common sense, among those who work inside the state, is a rare commodity. Agents of the state, like those who work in law enforcement, often become so blinded to reality by ‘just doing my job’ they throw logic and reason to the wayside, choosing authority and force instead. Nothing highlights this blind order following quite like police tormenting a five-year-old girl and issuing her a citation for the crime of selling lemonade without a permit. “She just wanted to put a smile on people’s faces. She was really proud of herself,” Andre Spicer, the father of the five-year-old girl who all of the sudden found herself on the receiving end of the police state over ...
Police Devise New Revenue Scam by Citing People Who Forget to Press Crosswalk Button
Post Date: 2017-07-21 20:13:28 by Deckard
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Police devise plan to ticket pedestrians who forget to press the crosswalk button in their latest attempt to bolster revenue while real crime goes unsolved.Police in Boulder, CO are planning a crosswalk blitz next week. Pedestrians should prepare to be cited if they forget to press the crosswalk button. We wish we were kidding. According to KDVR’s Fox31, Boulder police will be stationed at the following intersections; Broadway and Spruce Arapahoe and Folsom Broadway and Canyon 30th and Arapahoe Mohawk and Baseline We at TFTP have noticed an uptick in stories of police brutality, harassment, and civil rights violations at crosswalks, but we are learning from Boulder’s ...
Billionaire GOP donor calls President Trump 'an abortion of a human being'
Post Date: 2017-07-21 18:11:25 by Willie Green
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One billionaire health care mogul and GOP mega-donor, Mike Fernandez, is sending a strong message to Republicans who don't stand up to President Trump.Fernandez told Politico, "All the Republicans who hide behind the flag and the church, they don't have the F-----g balls to do what it takes." Fernandez went on to call Trump an "abortion of a human being," saying If "I was the doctor and knew what the baby would do, I'd have made sure it never would have seen the light of day."Fernandez, who is chairman of MBF Healthcare Partners, has been a staunch opponent of Trump's.In 2016, he spent 3.5 million dollars in ads against him during the campaign, ...
Here’s Who Will Lament — and Celebrate — the Plummeting U.S. Birth Rate [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2017-07-21 15:23:03 by Anthem
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The birth rate among women in the United States just hit a historic low, leading some demographers to worry that population decline may lie in our future. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveal that in 2016, there were just 62 live births per 1,000 women of childbearing age. That’s a one percent decrease from 2015, and the lowest rate on record. Blame the millennials, say demographers — they’re not having kids. Some commentators have worried this may become a “national emergency” if the rate were to drop below population replacement levels. What’s so bad about fewer babies? That depends on who you ask — and, often, their ...
In Landmark Move, GOP Congress Calls Climate Change ‘Direct Threat’ to Security
Post Date: 2017-07-21 13:48:42 by Anthem
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>>Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian is an assistant editor at Foreign Policy. She spent four years in China before joining Foreign Policy and holds a master's degree in East Asian studies from Yale University. Kwajalein, a tiny atoll in the Marshall Islands, is home to a state-of-the-art radar installation called Space Fence. The U.S. government awarded Lockheed Martin a nearly $1 billion contract in 2014 to build the new system, meant to help protect U.S. satellites and spacecraft from space debris when it becomes operational next year. There’s just one problem. Kwajalein is a mere 10 feet above sea level, putting Space Fence at high risk for frequent flooding as sea levels rise ...
John McCain Is a National Treasure
Post Date: 2017-07-21 12:45:32 by Anthem
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I first got to know John McCain when I was a fresh-faced analyst at the recently established Congressional Budget Office and he was a captain in the Navy’s Office of Legislative Affairs. We dealt briefly with each other when he served in the House of Representatives, and I was an official in Caspar Weinberger’s Defense Department. Over the years I got to know him quite well, and the better I came to know him, the more my respect for him continued to grow. I was one of George W. Bush’s “Vulcans,” so I did not work with McCain during the 2000 presidential campaign, but I never stopped admiring him, then or later. I did support his ill-fated run for the presidency ...
Second Monumental Arch of Titus
Post Date: 2017-07-21 11:36:35 by redleghunter
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Full title: Second Monumental Arch of Titus Celebrating Victory Over Jews Found in Rome Arch unearthed at the entrance of the Circus Maximus was built by Titus' brother Domitian, boasting of how the Romans had done the undoable and 'subdued the Jews'. It wasn’t enough for the Romans to enslave the Jews, plunder Judea, conquer Jerusalem, destroy the Temple and then erect a massive triumphal arch to commemorate those feats of war for millennia to come: They had to build a second, even larger monument to celebrate their victory. Archaeologists in Rome have uncovered the remains of a second triumphal arch dedicated to the emperor Titus and his success in putting down the ...
‘Oh, he just died’: Teens mock drowning man in disturbing video
Post Date: 2017-07-21 11:27:16 by Deckard
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Five teens filmed and mocked a disabled man as he drowned in Florida, but as disturbing as the footage is, it doesn’t appear that any laws were broken, according to officials. Jamel Dunn, 32, drowned in a retention pond July 9 as the group of teens reportedly watched and laughed in Cocoa, Florida. It was not until three days later that his body was discovered, according to Florida Today. Soon after Dunn’s body was recovered, a video surfaced on social media that depicted his final moments, authorities said. Modal TriggerJamel DunnGoFundMe The horrifying footage recorded by one of the teens shows Dunn struggle as he screams for help in the water. Police said that the teens told ...
Body Camera Video In Minneapolis Dog Shooting Released
Post Date: 2017-07-21 11:03:47 by Deckard
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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – We’re getting a new perspective tonight of the moment a Minneapolis police officer shot two family pets in a homeowner’s backyard. The body camera video shows the officer’s point of view while responding to a burglary alarm on July 8. It happened at 38th and Queen Avenue north. Despite the camera footage, the dogs’ owners still have questions for police about how the shooting unfolded. Video from a body camera shows an emotional exchange between 18-year-old Courtney Livingston and officer Michael Mays. “Are they OK? “I don’t know, I have blood all over my house and they’re both walking that I know of,” Mays and ...
The good people that Vic talks about needing welfare
Post Date: 2017-07-21 10:32:00 by A K A Stone
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According to Vic the welfare system needs more money. We should all work harder and pay more taxes so this fat cunt can sit on her asshole all day long. This is the Catholic way apparently according to vic. Vic says scripture is wrong and he is right about no work no eat. So go out there and work so Vicks friend's can sit around and play with their tits.
Michigan Man Told To “Give Up Some Of Your Constitutional Rights” In Exchange For Adopting Grandson
Post Date: 2017-07-21 09:39:14 by Deckard
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Anyone with half a brain can read the Second Amendment, and clearly articulate its intent. It’s not a complicated law. It’s not buried in high-brow legalese that is indecipherable to the average person. Once you understand the original meaning of the words when they were written, and the wider context of the Bill of Rights, its meaning is obvious. The Second Amendment protects an individuals right to own and use firearms, which is a meaning that has been upheld by the Supreme Court. So it’s always somewhat surprising to learn that there are so many states with laws that disregard the Second Amendment. It’s baffling that it’s taken so long to strike down these ...
Court Rules That Employees Can’t Be Fired For Medical Marijuana
Post Date: 2017-07-21 09:29:05 by Deckard
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This week, The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that businesses can not fire employees for using medical marijuana if they have a legal prescription. Under the ruling, employees will be able to sue for handicap discrimination if they are fired for their medical marijuana use. The ruling came in the case of Christina Barbuto, a former employee of Advantage Sales and Marketing, who said she was fired because she tested positive for marijuana, despite the fact that she was legally allowed to use the drug under state law. Barbuto was prescribed cannabis by her doctor to help with complications caused by Crohn’s disease. When Barbuto was fired, she was ...
Court Says Gov't Has To Do More Than Say It Doesn't Believe The Property Owners If It Wants To Keep The Cash It Seized
Post Date: 2017-07-21 09:21:31 by Deckard
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from the so-much-for-the-K-9-unit-as-star-witness dept The federal government thought it had laid an easy claim to someone else's cash, but the DC Court of Appeals is telling the government it's not quite as easy as it makes it out to be. The court lets everyone know things aren't entirely normal with the first sentence of the opinion [PDF]: This is a civil-forfeiture case, which is why the plaintiff is the United States of America and the defendant is a pile of cash. From that starting point we arrive at two sets of claims. First, the government's: The government claims that the cash is subject to forfeiture because it is connected to the “exchange [of] a ...
Megyn Kelly’s Bad News Just Keeps On Coming. She’s Screwed.
Post Date: 2017-07-21 06:57:11 by IbJensen
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(Angry Patriot) – Megyn Kelly can bring in huge guests, but she cannot bring in viewers. NBC backed the wrong horse in this race. Her show Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly has steadily declined in viewers each week since it premiered last month. Kelly’s show hit a new low in viewers last Sunday as the magazine-style show struggles to stay relevant (via The Hill). The show’s failure is not due to a lack of resources. NBC paid tens of millions to hire Megyn Kelly, and have arranged top-billing guests for her to interview each week. In her first week on air, Kelly was able to land an interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Since then she has interviewed Infowars host ...
US Lawmakers Seek to Throw Citizens in Prison for Decades if They Boycott Israel
Post Date: 2017-07-21 06:17:48 by Deckard
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One of the most fundamental rights in a nation logically consistent in crying freedom is the ability to boycott — a company, entity, church, or, in the case of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement against Israel, an entire nation — in protest of perceived transgressions to force through the wallet reforms which might not otherwise be accomplished. Boycotts have indeed managed the seemingly impossible — SeaWorld, for example, ultimately had to shutter its orca captivity and breeding programs after the documentary, Blackfish, depicting horrendous, inhumane conditions, jerked heartstrings and ignited a backlash boycott, sending profits to the brink of an abyss. Now, ...
Police Claim Damond ‘Ambushed’ Cops-Unarmed in Pajamas-Family Blasts it as ‘Disinformation’
Post Date: 2017-07-21 06:08:52 by Deckard
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While the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) is still conducting its investigation into Saturday’s fatal shooting of a beloved mother and life coach Justine Damond, sources close to the investigation are now saying Officer Mohamed Noor and Matthew Harrity believed they were being ambushed. But the attorney for Damond’s family isn’t buying that explanation. Officer Noor shot and killed Damond from the passenger seat of his cruiser, firing over his partner, and through the driver’s side window striking Damond in the abdomen, killing her. To date, neither officer has spoken with the press, and Noor has reportedly refused to speak with BCA investigators. Neither ...
DUI-E Law Now Makes It Illegal to Text, Smoke and Even Eat While Driving
Post Date: 2017-07-21 05:56:53 by Deckard
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The charge of “driving under the influence” used to only apply to drivers who were under the influence of drugs or alcohol—but it will now apply to drivers who text, eat, smoke, read or groom while driving in the state of Washington. The implementation of the Driving Under the Influence of Electronics Act was expedited from January 2019 to July 23 after Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed a partial-veto, and insisted that “public safety is better served by implementing this bill this year.” “When you are driving with a cell phone, you are a more dangerous driver than if you are driving drunk with a .08 blood alcohol ...
Taking Care of a Friend’s Dog For The Weekend? Better Have a License, NYC Says
Post Date: 2017-07-21 05:01:10 by Deckard
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Why does New York City hate puppies?Even something as simple as having a friend watch your dog for the weekend isn't immune from the scourge of government permission slips in New York City, it seems. The city's Health Department is threatening users of a popular pet-sitting app with fines of $1,000 for taking care of animals without a license. Thousands of users of Rover, a mobile app that connects pet-owners with individuals willing to feed, walk, and otherwise take care of their animals across New York City are potentially violating a little-known Health Department rule, the New York Daily News reported Thursday. Though no one has been fined so far, two residents have been hit ...
DOJ Boss Promises The Return Of Everything That Didn't Work During The Last 40 Years Of Drug Warring
Post Date: 2017-07-20 22:29:08 by Hondo68
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions isn't much interested in the "justice" side of the Department of Justice. Instead, it appears he'd like to throw on his letterman's jacket and head back to his glory days as a hard-nosed, 1980s-vintage drug warrior. Things were better when Sessions was a federal prosecutor in Alabama, ringing up drug convictions at a rate four times the national average. The word "reactionary" is thrown around a lot when describing Trump and his cabinet. But in Sessions' case, the term fits. Violent crimes rates have fallen steadily since the mid-1990s. Meanwhile, drug prices have dropped and purity has increased, despite four decades of ...
Orthodox Patriarch of Moscow - West is making a mistake
Post Date: 2017-07-20 19:41:48 by A Pole
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Breaking: O.J. Simpson granted parole
Post Date: 2017-07-20 17:34:48 by Hondo68
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Former NFL star O.J. Simpson is paroled after serving nine years of a 33-year prison sentence. (Image source: NBC screenshot) Former NFL star O.J. Simpson was granted parole Thursday, after the parole board voted unanimously for his early release. By the time Simpson is paroled — which is currently set to be Oct. 1 — Simpson will have served nine years of a 33-year sentence for a 2008 conviction of kidnapping and robbery. Simpson was in prison stemming from charges involving an incident when he and a cohort confronted memorabilia dealers at the Palace Station Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas in September 2007. The former Heisman Trophy winner was granted parole on some of the armed ...
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