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US companies are hoarding $2.5 trillion in cash overseas
Post Date: 2016-09-21 23:00:19 by U don't know me
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US companies are hoarding $2.5 trillion in cash overseas Jeff Cox Tuesday, 20 Sep 2016 The overseas cash stash for U.S. companies continues to swell, with only scant hope of it being brought back home as Washington continues to debate repatriation. American companies are holding $2.5 trillion abroad, an increase of nearly 20 percent over the past two years, according to the latest calculations from forecaster Capital Economics. The total is equivalent to nearly 14 percent of total U.S. gross domestic product. Though the money pile could give a nice boost to the slow-growth domestic economy, corporate heads have been locked in a battle with the government over bringing the money home. The ...
Who are America's 'super' gun-owners? [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2016-09-21 20:59:55 by Willie Green
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America may hold a reputation as a country of gun owners, but a new survey shows that roughly half of the nation’s weapons are owned by just three percent of the population.Three percent of Americans own eight or more firearms, a cumulative 133 million of the country’s 265 million weapons, according to an unpublished survey from Harvard University and Northeastern University, whose results were reported by the Guardian and The Trace on Monday. These “super owners” have a multitude of reasons for accumulating their stash, from the guns' investment value, to their historical significance, to concerns about personal protection, the primary factor motivating about ...
Don't freak out, but your Horoscope sign has probably changed
Post Date: 2016-09-21 20:19:30 by Willie Green
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While most people probably make their important life decisions based on, oh I don't know, common sense and things like that, there's a certain type of person in this world that relies on the magic of astrology to help them figure what they're going to do.Yes, naturally we're in the latter half of that situation - and that's why we're really struggling with the news that the dates assigned to our zodiac signs have changed. Meaning we've all probably got a new star sign. SORRY WHAT.NASA have decided to ruin our lives update the astrological signs for the first time in 2,000 years, meaning that a whopping 86% of us now have a different sign.If you want to get all ...
Scientists tell Donald Trump: Climate change is real
Post Date: 2016-09-21 16:53:41 by tpaine
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Scientists tell Donald Trump: Climate change is real By Lisa M. Krieger, Bay Area News Group Scientists to Trump: Human-caused climate change is real — and don’t mess with the hard-won Paris Agreement. That’s the message of a new letter co-drafted by a prominent Bay Area climate scientist and signed by 375 members of the prestigious National Academy of Sciences, including famed physicist Stephen Hawking, biologist E.O. Wilson and 30 Nobel Prize winners. Benjamin Santer of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, who helped to organize the effort, said he felt it was important to speak out. “The United States has to be a leader in international efforts to reduce ...
The DEA’s Own Website Proves the War on Drugs Is an Epic Failure
Post Date: 2016-09-21 10:43:50 by Deckard
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This summer, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) demonstrated its incompetence and exposed its archaic ideology on more than one occasion. First, in defiance of public opinion, the agency announced it would continue to classify cannabis as a Schedule I drug, meaning the plant will continue to be categorized as one of the most “dangerous” drugs in America. Then, the DEA announced it would schedule kratom’s active ingredients in the same Schedule I category, even though the increasingly popular Asian herb, like cannabis, could potentially help curb the nation’s current opiate addiction epidemic. To some Americans, these two actions demonstrate just how ...
Video Released Showing Police Kill Innocent Unarmed Father With His Hands Up
Post Date: 2016-09-21 10:38:31 by Deckard
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Tulsa, OK — Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby fatally shot 40-year-old Terence Crutcher Friday night when he experienced car trouble after leaving night classes at Tulsa Community College — and now, dash cam video of the shooting shows the man’s arms were in the air when Shelby took his life.“His hands were in the air from all views,” pastor Rodney Goss of the Morning Star Baptist Church, who viewed footage from both dash cams and a police helicopter prior to the public release, told the Tulsa World. “It was not apparent from any angle at any point he lunged, came toward, aggressively attacked, or made any sudden movements that would have been ...
Cops Steal Man’s Phone, Accidentally Record Themselves Conspiring to Falsely Charge Him
Post Date: 2016-09-21 10:33:19 by Deckard
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Hartford, CT — On September 11, 2015, journalist and police accountability activist, Michael Picard was illegally detained for lawfully open carrying and filming police on public property. During the illegal detainment, Connecticut state troopers confiscated his gun and his camera. However, the trooper who took the phone went on to make a critical mistake — he left the camera rolling while conspiring with fellow officers to falsely charge Picard.On Monday, Picard informed the Free Thought Project the ACLU had picked up his case and they are now planning legal action against Connecticut’s Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.The Free Thought Project spoke to ...
7 Reasons the Government Must Stop Little Free Libraries for the Sake of the Nation
Post Date: 2016-09-21 09:47:05 by Deckard
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By Daisy Luther Sometimes, things happen that seem good on the surface, but underneath all that, they’re actually really terrible. A seemingly innocent act can be the precursor to chaos and anarchy. While the people perpetrating that act may have good intentions, we all know what the road to hell is paved with, right? Urban and Suburban America Are Subject to a Scourge…of Books There’s a horrifying new trend across America – a trend that is 40,000 strong. Little Free Libraries are replacing actual government-funded libraries (maybe because the government is no longer funding them.) Since Obama came to the throne White House in 2008, libraries, and in particular, ...
Ohio Man Arrested for Mocking Cops Files First Amendment Lawsuit
Post Date: 2016-09-21 09:36:06 by Deckard
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Parma Police DepartmentThis week Anthony Novak, the man who was arrested for creating a parody of the Parma, Ohio, police department's Facebook page, filed a federal lawsuit accusing seven officers of violating his constitutional rights by using the legal system to punish him for making fun of them. Last month Novak was acquitted of using a computer and the internet to "disrupt, interrupt, or impair" police services, a felony punishable by up to 18 months in prison. Now he is trying to get some compensation from the city for the injuries inflicted by that trumped-up charge, arguing that the cops did not have probable cause to arrest him or search his apartment. He also argues ...
The CIA’s Operation ‘Midnight Climax’ Was Exactly What It Sounded Like
Post Date: 2016-09-21 09:26:53 by Deckard
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On April 13, 1953, CIA director Allen Dulles authorized Project MKULTRA, the controversial series of experiments aimed at developing mind control techniques and discovering a “truth drug.”Agents dosed subjects with LSD and other psychotropic narcotics, hypnotized them, and exposed them to radiation and electroshock therapy. Some of the participants volunteered, but others did so unwillingly and unwittingly.The CIA attempted to destroy all records of the program, leaving behind only seven boxes of official files overlooked during the document purge. But a few stories survived. One of the strangest revolves around a series of uncontrolled experiments named Operation Midnight ...
Trump: I might vote for Clinton too if I were Bush
Post Date: 2016-09-21 09:22:59 by no gnu taxes
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Donald Trump said Tuesday night that he "can understand" why former President George H.W. Bush plans to vote for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in November, and said it's possible he might have decided to vote for Clinton as well if he were in Jeb Bush's shoes. "Look, I fought his son very hard. It was a very tough battle — Jeb, and Jeb lost. He was expected to win," Trump told Time Warner News prior to a rally in North Carolina Wednesday. "He was expected to be the nominee and he lost." "We're leading all over, and we seem to be doing very well. But I fought him and it was a very nasty contest. It was very nasty and I can ...
The internet belongs to the world, not to Ted Cruz
Post Date: 2016-09-21 08:52:40 by Willie Green
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Congressional Republicans have recently taken a new hostage in their never-ending stream of threats to shut down the government. This time, their target is the transfer of control of usually unseen clerical functions that keep the internet working. Somehow this arcane transition has become one of the major hurdles to funding the government. So how did we get here? The story actually started two decades ago when the federal government announced that it would step away from running the technical functions of the internet. Since then the Department of Commerce, under the watch of three Presidents, including administrations of both parties, has been living up to this commitment. The ...
‘We Out Like The Taliban!’ Charlotte Citizens Riot After Police Shooting
Post Date: 2016-09-21 08:22:22 by HomerBohn
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Charlotte, N.C., erupted into a riot Tuesday night after hundreds of people gathered to protest the fatal shooting of a black man. According to police, officers were serving a warrant when they encountered Keith Lamont Scott in his car. Police say Scott got out of his car with a gun and was shot because he posed an immediate threat. But, according to demonstrators on the scene and supporters online, Scott was a disabled man who was simply holding a book and was no threat when he was gunned down. Soon after the shooting, people began to gather, and they soon swelled to a crowd of hundreds and began clashing with riot police. “We out like the Taliban!” one rioter could be heard ...
Wards of the Nanny State: Protecting America’s Children from Police State Goons, Bureaucratic Idiots and Mercenary Creeps
Post Date: 2016-09-21 08:00:53 by Deckard
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When an opponent declares, ‘I will not come over to your side,’ [Hitler] said in a speech on November 6, 1933, “I calmly say, ‘Your child belongs to us already… What are you? You will pass on. Your descendants, however, now stand in the new camp. In a short time they will know nothing else but this new community.’”—As reported by historian William L. Shirer It’s not easy being a parent in the American police state. Danger lurks around every corner and comes at you from every direction, especially when Big Brother is involved. Out on the streets, you’ve got the menace posed by police officers who shoot first and ask questions later. In the ...
Obama Used His Final UN Address To Promote A ‘Liberal World Order’ And A Palestinian State
Post Date: 2016-09-21 07:43:20 by HomerBohn
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During Barack Obama’s eighth and final address to the United Nations he let his true colors show. He staunchly defended globalism, he took several not very subtle shots at Donald Trump, and he boldly declared that Israel “cannot permanently occupy and settle Palestinian land”. That statement about “Palestinian land” was extremely alarming to many, because there are indications that Obama may decide to support a UN Security Council resolution that establishes the parameters for a Palestinian state during his final months in the White House. Barack Obama has promised to squeeze every ounce of “change” out of the remainder of his term that he possibly can, ...
Charlotte police shooting: Protests erupt after officer kills man
Post Date: 2016-09-21 07:39:40 by Stoner
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(CNN)Protests erupted in North Carolina after an officer fatally shot one man while serving a warrant for a different person at an apartment complex in Charlotte. Police say the man they shot had a gun, his family members say he was carrying a book. Several hundred people gathered outside the complex Tuesday night, chanting "no justice, no peace!" and carrying signs that said "Black Lives Matter." While some threw bottles and rocks at officers working to control the protesters, others implored them to stop. "That's when things really started to pick up. I would say not long before 11 p.m., police deployed tear gas ... as they tried to clear the streets," ...
We Are Headed For War
Post Date: 2016-09-21 06:39:33 by U don't know me
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We Are Headed For War-Paul Craig Roberts By Greg Hunter On September 21, 2016 In Political Analysis Former Assistant Treasury Secretary (in the Reagan Administration) Dr. Paul Craig Roberts has a stark warning for the world. Dr. Roberts says, “We changed our nuclear doctrine. It used to be we used nuclear weapons only in retaliation. There was no first use, but the George W. Bush regime, the Neocons, changed our nuclear doctrine. It’s now a preemptive first strike. So, this tells both the Russians and Chinese they could get a preemptive first strike. Then, we tell the Russians we are putting missiles right on your border. You won’t have two minutes’ notice. They ...
Which Major Party Presidential Candidate Blamed Free Speech for Terrorism Today?
Post Date: 2016-09-20 23:53:32 by Hondo68
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Trick question—it was both of them. Ricky Fitchett / ZUMA Press / Splash News/Newscom It is fortunate that nobody was killed in the weekend terror attempts in New York, New Jersey, and Minnesota, other than the suspect in the mall stabbings. Since this is an election revolving around blaming and punishing people, of course that's where the political discussion went. Reminding us that they are both terrible on issues of free speech, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton both had awful things to say about everybody's civil liberties in the fight against terrorism. Trump, this morning, on Fox & Friends, blamed the freedom of the press because of the publishing of magazines that ...
Server Outage Today
Post Date: 2016-09-20 22:00:48 by Pinguinite
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Server went down today. Don't yet know the full story, though I think I do. Will give an update at some point.
Trump & the Press—A Death Struggle
Post Date: 2016-09-20 12:07:32 by nativist nationalist
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Why do they call it a "lie"? Trump wasn't an eyewitness to the birth of Obama. Alerting the press that he would deal with the birther issue at the opening of his new hotel, the Donald, after treating them to an hour of tributes to himself from Medal of Honor recipients, delivered. “Hillary Clinton and her campaign of 2008 started the birther controversy. I finished it. … President Barack Obama was born in the United States. Period.” The press went orbital. “Trump Gives Up a Lie But Refuses to Repent” howled the headline over the lead story in The New York Times. Its editorial called Donald Trump a “reckless, cynical bully” spreading ...
Christian fundamentalist schools ‘performed exorcisms on children and beat pupils in religious rituals’
Post Date: 2016-09-20 11:58:24 by Willie Green
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Exclusive investigation reveals serious concerns about how children taught at Accelerated Christian Education in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s were treated, as ex-pupils claim exorcisms were performed on children, pupils were beaten in religious ceremonies and girls were ‘groomed’ for marriage to older men Teachers at Christian fundamentalist schools in Britain allegedly performed exorcisms on pupils, beat children in religious rituals and “groomed” girls for marriage, according to former students who say they have decided to speak out now after years of suffering in silence. The former pupils told The Independent such treatment of children was a “terrifying” ...
Marijuana Missionaries: First Cannabis Church Rolls Into Michigan
Post Date: 2016-09-20 11:31:41 by Willie Green
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There’s no religious dogma in this church, but these marijuana missionaries are intent in on bringing ostracized stoners back into the fold. Congregants in this church aren’t high on Jesus. In fact, the very name of the church sounds like lyrics from a rock and (ahem) roll song or the backdrop for a classic Cheech and Chong movie. It’s true that First Cannabis Church of Logic and Reason’s sacrament might be a doobie or marijuana-infused brownie instead of the body and blood of Christ, and its dogma is steeped in giving thanks to the cannabis plant for its healing nature and the sense of well-being it gives users instead of Jesus’ sacrifices for sinners. The church, ...
San Francisco State To Launch Afro-Themed Dorm Floors
Post Date: 2016-09-20 10:04:44 by misterwhite
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SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — New student housing designed for African-American students and culture is coming to San Francisco State University. African-American students make up just under 6 percent of the campus population and it’s unclear how many dorm rooms will be dedicated to African-American culture. University officials says the plans are in the very early stages. Last spring a cellphone video captured a racially-charged encounter at the SF State campus. In the video, an African-American woman is upset and gets physical with a white man about his dreadlocks. Now, campus officials are responding to demands from the Black Student Union to create a new space on campus where ...
George H.W. Bush to vote for Hillary
Post Date: 2016-09-20 09:34:11 by HomerBohn
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Former President George H.W. Bush is bucking his party's presidential nominee and plans to vote for Hillary Clinton in November, according to a member of another famous political family, the Kennedys. Bush, 92, had intended to stay silent on the White House race between Clinton and Donald Trump, a sign in and of itself of his distaste for the GOP nominee. But his preference for the wife of his own successor, President Bill Clinton, nonetheless became known to a wider audience thanks to Kathleen Hartington Kennedy Townsend, the former Maryland lieutenant governor and daughter of the late Robert F. Kennedy. Story Continued Below . . On Monday, Townsend posted a picture on her ...
George H.W. Bush to vote for Hillary
Post Date: 2016-09-20 04:17:37 by Willie Green
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A Kennedy outs a Bush who favors a Clinton. Former President George H.W. Bush is bucking his party's presidential nominee and plans to vote for Hillary Clinton in November, according to a member of another famous political family, the Kennedys. Bush, 92, had intended to stay silent on the White House race between Clinton and Donald Trump, a sign in and of itself of his distaste for the GOP nominee. But his preference for the wife of his own successor, President Bill Clinton, nonetheless became known to a wider audience thanks to Kathleen Hartington Kennedy Townsend, the former Maryland lieutenant governor and daughter of the late Robert F. Kennedy. On Monday, Townsend posted a picture ...
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