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We Could Have Had Cellphones Four Decades Earlier
Post Date: 2017-06-12 10:56:57 by Deckard
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Thanks for nothing, Federal Communications Commission.The basic idea of the cellphone was introduced to the public in 1945—not in Popular Mechanics or Science, but in the down-home Saturday Evening Post. Millions of citizens would soon be using "handie-talkies," declared J.K. Jett, the head of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Licenses would have to be issued, but that process "won't be difficult." The revolutionary technology, Jett promised in the story, would be formulated within months. But permission to deploy it would not. The government would not allocate spectrum to realize the engineers' vision of "cellular radio" until 1982, ...
U.S. Customs Seizes Combination Locked Travel Bags as Drug Paraphernalia
Post Date: 2017-06-12 10:28:56 by Deckard
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Meanwhile, Tupperware containers, plastic bags, and aluminum foil continue to pour undeterred into this country. Skip Stone started Stashlogix in 2015 in large part to help keep marijuana out of the hands of children. Stone's Boulder, CO-based company began importing discreet, combination-locked travel bags in which people could store their pharmaceuticals, cannabis-infused edibles, and other potentially dangerous products. His products, he tells Reason, were about "giving parents and people an option to be safe and secure." U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) felt much differently. In April, they issued a binding order informing Stashlogix their lock bags were drug ...
Adam West, Who Played The Dark Knight At His Brightest, Dies At 88
Post Date: 2017-06-12 10:03:16 by Deckard
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Adam West brings out his alter ego, Batman, for the filming of a 1967 road safety ad for children.Hulton Archive / Getty ImagesOriginally published on June 10, 2017 2:10 pm Updated at 1:04 p.m. ET Adam West, the actor behind one of the most beloved and enduring renditions of Batman, died Friday night at age 88. West donned the black mask of the Caped Crusader in the 1960s, playing the role as a plucky, intrepid hero for television. "Adam West passed away peacefully last night after a short but brave battle with leukemia," his family writes in a Facebook post. "He was a beloved father, husband, grandfather, and great-grandfather. There are no words to describe how much ...
How corrupt is Trump?
Post Date: 2017-06-12 08:55:29 by paraclete
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US PRESIDENT Donald Trump faces a fresh legal battle with lawmakers from two states threatening to sue him over allegations he violated anti-corruption clauses of the Constitution. The Washington Post reports attorneys general for the District of Columbia and the state of Maryland are alleging President Trump has accepted millions in payments and benefits from foreign governments since moving into the White House. The lawsuit centres on the fact that President Trump retained ownership of his company when he became President — an issue he has faced criticism over before. In January, he said he was shifting business assets into a trust managed by his sons to eliminate a potential ...
WikiLeaks Cable Robert Mueller Delivering Highly Enriched Stolen Uranium To Russia In 2009
Post Date: 2017-06-12 00:06:53 by A K A Stone
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ASTEROID WARNING: NASA discovers TEN ‘potentially hazardous’ rocks close to Earth
Post Date: 2017-06-11 23:20:27 by redleghunter
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The space agency has been working tirelessly to identify dangers that Earth face from space, and has said that it has found 10 new asteroids of meteors which it believes could harm life on Earth. The discovery was made by NASA’s asteroid detecting mission – Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer or NEOWISE. Amy Mainzer, NEOWISE principal investigator from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, said: “NEOWISE is not only discovering previously uncharted asteroids and comets, but it is providing excellent data on many of those already in our catalog. “It is also proving to be an invaluable tool in in the refining and perfecting of ...
NFL legend Earl Campbell still hits hard, compares current NFL to wrestling
Post Date: 2017-06-11 23:01:37 by A K A Stone
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AUSTIN — Earl Campbell, one of the most celebrated football heroes in Texas, leaned on a metal walker and shuffled to the front of his office last week to greet visitors. He said he has had both knees replaced and had four back surgeries and battled substance abuse since his playing career ended three decades ago. Among the most punishing runners in NFL history, Campbell, 61, wants people who consider him a living legend to know he is, indeed, still living. “I haven’t gone nowhere yet,” said Campbell, who starred for the Houston Oilers, earned induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1991 and about a decade ago spent 45 days in a rehab facility for abuse of ...
Makeup Artist Vetoes Idaho's First Lady After Governor Vetoed Cosmetology Licensing Reforms
Post Date: 2017-06-11 18:08:08 by cranky
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What goes around, comes around, governor.Photo courtesy Sherry JaphetWhen the governor called, Sherry Japhet answered. Japhet is a freelance makeup artist from Boise, Idaho. She's worked in the business for more than 20 years, but without a license. That's never been a problem for her. She's landed gigs from coast-to-coast, working on television sets and for fashion magazines. Some of those calls came from Idaho Gov. Butch Otter. Japhet has helped Otter and his wife, Lori, look their best for televised public service announcements and political ads. No more, she says. Japhet, a 41-year old who works as a stand-up comedian, laughed at a request this week that she work her magic ...
Trump is a profoundly incompetent president
Post Date: 2017-06-11 18:00:41 by Willie Green
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What do the directors of the Transportation Security Administration, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the FBI have in common?Easy question, you may think: They are all important law enforcement officials with roles in combating terrorism. But at the moment, they have nothing in common. Why? Because they don't exist. The jobs, you see, are vacant. Each has to be filled by presidential appointment, and Donald Trump has felt no urgency in filling them. Only this week did he even offer names for the TSA and FBI.That is not his only lapse when it comes to protecting Americans from danger. In January, 47 U.S. attorneys resigned, ...
Joe Biden’s niece dodges jail after $100K credit card scam
Post Date: 2017-06-11 15:38:59 by cranky
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The wild-child niece of former Veep Joe Biden stole more than $100,000 in a credit card scam — and quietly cut a plea deal in Manhattan court that spares her any jail time, The Post has learned. Caroline Biden, Joe Biden’s niece, leaving court after pleading guilty to larceny charges.Using a borrowed credit card, the blonde Caroline Biden set up an unauthorized customer account at Bigelow Pharmacy on Sixth Avenue in Greenwich Village, and racked up the six-figure bill over the course of a year, according to a criminal complaint that does not name the victim card owner. As part of a plea deal before Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Kevin McGrath, Biden, 29, pleaded guilty to one ...
Fighting jihad? No, they’d rather arrest a man with a pencil
Post Date: 2017-06-11 11:33:12 by HomerBohn
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Police across Britain are ever vigilant when it comes to preventing an “Islamophobic” backlash after terror attacks. Officers in Grimsby rushed to a mosque, where it was reported a suspect was threatening to stab someone. They arrested a homeless man, Jake Jones, and charged him with possessing an offensive weapon. The charge, which was subsequently dropped when it came to court this week, read: “At Grimsby in North East Lincolnshire, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, you had with you in a public place, namely Legsby Avenue, an offensive weapon, namely a sharply pointed pencil.” Deputy district judge Philip Houlden said that the whole purpose of having a ...
Clashes Erupt Nationwide as Leftists Crash ‘March Against Sharia’
Post Date: 2017-06-11 11:09:54 by HomerBohn
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(Zero Hedge) Clashes have broken out between members of purportedly “anti-fascist” leftist groups and conservatives gathering to protest genital mutilation, honor killings and other practices associated with Sharia law, as part of the a nationwide “March Against Sharia.” Seattle police were forced to use pepper spray on leftists gathering to protest the march after a group of protesters confronted the marchers. The intermittent scuffles eventually forced officers to use bikes to push people back in an effort to keep the two groups separated, the Seattle Times reported. SPD bike cops created a barricade on north side of protest, separating “march Against ...
Trump's tantrum: President says he WON'T go ahead with state visit to UK unless he is guaranteed a rapturous welcome from the British people
Post Date: 2017-06-11 09:56:38 by cranky
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Trump gave UK leader Theresa May the news in a call in the past few weeksHe doesn't want to visit while British public are likely to protest his presidencyThe remark came as a shock to May, said a source close to her who was presentPresident Donald Trump has called off state visits to the UK until the British people are prepared to meet him with open arms.The commander-in-chief told UK prime minister Theresa May in a phone call that he didn't want to visit the UK if there were going to be large-scale protests against him - likely meaning his visit will be indefinitely postponed. The call was made at some point in recent weeks, shocking the British leader an insider close to her ...
U.S. joins battle as Philippines takes losses in besieged city
Post Date: 2017-06-10 18:45:17 by Willie Green
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>MARAWI CITY, Philippines U.S. special forces have joined the battle to crush Islamist militants holed up in a southern Philippines town, officials said on Saturday, as government forces struggled to make headway and 13 marines were killed in intense urban fighting.The Philippines military said the United States was providing technical assistance to end the siege of Marawi City by fighters allied to Islamic State, which is now in its third week, but it had no boots on the ground."They are not fighting. They are just providing technical support," military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Jo-Ar Herrera told a news conference in Marawi City.The Pentagon, which has no permanent ...
Breitbart losing most of its advertisers
Post Date: 2017-06-10 18:27:31 by Willie Green
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The number of advertisers on the alt-right site Breitbart.com has dropped 90 percent in recent months, from 242 in March to 26 in May, according to data from MediaRadar, a New York firm that tracks online advertising. Among the businesses that continue to advertise on the site include a gentleman's club in Northern Virginia, a golf resort near the coast of Spain and the conservative foundation Judicial Watch. "Liberal activists want to destroy Breitbart, but we won't be cowed," the foundation's president Tom Fitton said in an interview. "We advertise widely on the internet, and we're proud of the relationship and the partnerships we have." Fitton said ...
Saudi Arabia Used U.S. Veterans to Lobby Against 9/11 Bill
Post Date: 2017-06-10 14:46:35 by Anthem
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Elements of the charm offensive include the launch of a pro-Saudi Arabia media portal operated by high-profile Republican campaign consultants; a special English-language website devoted to putting a positive spin on the latest developments in the Yemen war; glitzy dinners with American political and business elites; and a non-stop push to sway reporters and policymakers. That has been accompanied by a spending spree on American lobbyists with ties to the Washington establishment. The Saudi Arabian Embassy, as we’ve reported, now retains the brother of Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman, the leader of one of the largest Republican Super PACs in the country, ...
VIDEO: Suspect Draws Gun, Gets Shot Multiple Times in Store Where Everyone Was Armed
Post Date: 2017-06-10 09:17:17 by cranky
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A robbery suspect in Brazil entered a convenience store and drew his gun, only to be shot multiple times in a situation in which everyone was armed. Concealed Nation reports that the patrons were all off-duty police who were in the store shopping. Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) from LiveLeak shows four individuals in plain clothes standing in line to check out when a door opens and the would-be robber enters the business with his gun drawn. The robber is shot immediately by one of the off-duty officers who is off-camera at first, then comes into the picture when the robber goes down. The other men all draw their guns as well, some pointing at the robber and others walking toward the door ...
Moments After Questioning Trump's Mental Health, Pelosi Has Senior Moment(s)
Post Date: 2017-06-10 09:12:57 by HomerBohn
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Pelosi’s aide came to her assistance, passing her a note alerting her to the slip-up she’s made many times before Shortly after calling into question President Trump’s mental health on MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe,’ House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s own mental health came under scrutiny, as the 77-year-old California congresswoman referred to President Trump as “President Bush” and forgot what day of the week it is. A reporter quickly helped her correct the gaffe, interjecting “Trump,” but Pelosi appeared oblivious she slipped up. An aide then emerged from the sidelines, passing Pelosi a note, notifying her she got the two presidents ...
After finding his doppelganger, Kansas City man is freed from prison
Post Date: 2017-06-10 07:07:38 by cranky
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“Ricky” on the left; Richard Jones on the right. In prison for a crime he adamantly denied committing, Richard Anthony Jones repeatedly heard from others that there was another prisoner who looked just like him.Not only were they doppelgangers, but Jones was told that he and the other man shared the same first name.Jones never ran across the man, but the lawyers he passed the information on to began digging into his case and came to the conclusion that Jones was indeed an innocent man.On Wednesday, they made their case to a Johnson County judge, and on Thursday Jones walked free after serving nearly 17 years in prison for a 1999 robbery in Roeland Park.Not only did he bear an ...
US-Backed Forces Enter Raqqa as Coalition Drops White Phosphorus Bombs
Post Date: 2017-06-09 20:39:50 by Anthem
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Update: Footage published on Al-Masdar News moments ago appears to show white phosphorus or cluster bombs falling over Raqqa, which are both banned internationally if used on residential areas. (MPN) — In what some speculate may be the beginning of the end for Daesh (ISIS), the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) entered Raqqa – Daesh’s Syrian stronghold – for the first time on Tuesday. SDF commander Rojda Felat told the AFP news agency that the group is “fighting street battles inside Raqqa now, and we have experience in urban warfare.” The advance came after heavy airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition, which killed more than 20 civilians trying to ...
Questions Rage Over Connecticut Boy Competing in High School Sports as a Girl [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2017-06-09 17:39:44 by cranky
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Andraya Yearwood has become a girl’s team track star for Cromwell High School in New Britain, Connecticut. It is no surprise, since the runner is a tall, strong, powerful biological boy who is posing as a girl despite not yet making any move to transition as a girl. The mustachioed Yearwood, who competed as a boy in middle school, now claims to be a transgender girl and has been allowed to join the girl’s track team despite his imposing size and muscle mass that far exceeds that of his teammates and—more importantly—all his opponents on other school teams. School officials, parents, and girls on opposing teams have bent themselves into pretzels to appear ...
EXCLUSIVE: More than a bromance - the intimate relationship between John F. Kennedy and his gay friend - from prep school to the White House - where pal had his own room, much to Jackie's chagrin
Post Date: 2017-06-09 17:07:18 by cranky
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Born 100 years ago, John F. Kennedy was revered as the 35th president president but quietly chided for his womanizingOne of his closest relationships was with his gay best friend and prep school roommate Lem BillingsBillings told JFK about his romantic intentions toward him in a love note written on a piece of toilet paper at their elite Connecticut boarding schoolThe future president wrote back 'I'm not that kind of boy' But one point Billings confided that his friendship with the future president 'included oral sex, with Jack always on the receiving end'They remained close even after the election, despite warnings from JFK's advisers who thought Russian agents ...
Chelsea Handler: Gun Owners Need More Restrictions on Their Little “Hobby”
Post Date: 2017-06-09 11:24:15 by HomerBohn
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In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter this week, the only female comedian more vulgar and self-obsessed than Kathy Griffin said that gun hobbyists and Second Amendment activists were to blame for the mass murders in America. Taking specific aim at the Trump administration for being in league with the NRA, Chelsea Handler said the president cared for no one other than himself. “Obviously, gun control in this country is totally unacceptable, and the gun lobby is so strong and so powerful that anytime a celebrity can bring attention to this cause — you know it’s an easy thing for anyone to do,” she said. “We’re way behind the times in terms of gun control ...
Cowardly Britain commits suicide
Post Date: 2017-06-09 08:22:05 by Justified
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There’s really not much to say is there? Britain has voted – for its own destruction: Last year Britain had the courage to defy the globalist elites by voting for independence. That courage has now evaporated. Yesterday Britain voted for: * more immigration * no control over our borders * staying in the undemocratic corrupt, wasteful EUSSR * more ‘diversity’ * more social unrest * censorship of anyone daring to criticise the cult of mayhem and murder * the end of Britain Apparently a large part of the success of Corbyn’s Labour was due to young people registering and voting for him. So, dear young people, when you get blown up at concerts, stabbed in pubs and ...
Betrayal! Trump grants amnesty to 125,000 illegals in 3 months
Post Date: 2017-06-09 02:14:59 by Hondo68
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Shutterstock We will immediately terminate President Obama’s two illegal executive amnesties in which he defied federal law and the Constitution to give amnesty to approximately 5 million illegal immigrants, five million. And how about all the millions that are waiting on line, going through the process legally? So unfair. ~ Donald Trump, August 31, 2016 Today, we have unveiled a real scandal in the Trump administration. And no, it has nothing to do with James Comey. While much of the conservative media is consumed with Comey and Russia, they are missing the irony of defending an administration without even securing some key policy outcomes. The latest betrayal to the Right is the ...
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