The government of California officially rebuked the Trump administration’s decision to deploy the National Guard to the southern border Monday; saying federal plans had their troops working “too closely” with immigration enforcement. According to the Associated Press, state officials notified federal authorities that deployed soldiers will be prohibited from tackling duties seen as cracking down […]
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Former FBI Special Agent Pleads Guilty to Leaking Classified National Defense Information to Media…
A former FBI agent pleaded guilty Tuesday to leaking classified documents to a news outlet. Terry J. Albury, 39, admitted to giving The Intercept a national defense document related to online recruitment by a “specific terrorist group,” the U.S. Department of Justice said. He pleaded guilty to one count of making an unauthorized disclosure of […]
YOWZA!: Yep, That’s Over 70 Pounds of Pot Stuffed Into the Back of an SUV in Indiana…
“Somebody’s 4/20 celebration is canceled.” That’s what Indiana State Police Sgt. John Perrine tweeted after officers seized more than 70 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop in Greenfield, Indiana on Monday morning. A trooper pulled over a 2017 Ford Expedition for a traffic violation on I-70 near Greenfield around 11 a.m. The trooper said […]
Homeless Encampments Increasingly Affecting California Train Traffic…
The explosion of homeless encampments alongside railroad tracks has contributed to a spike in delays for California’s rocketing passenger ridership, an outbreak of accidental fires and deadly collisions, frustrating executives who call the impact on passengers “unacceptable.” In a recent note to passengers, the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority said on-time performance on the route […]
‘It’s bloody back here’: Videos Show Grissly Aftermath of SC Prison Riot That Killed 7…
Videos posted to social media, apparently taken by inmates, show the bloody aftermath of a riot that killed seven inmates and injured 17 others inside a South Carolina maximum-security prison. One video, which was shot from what looks like a catwalk on the upper level of a cellblock, shows clothing items and either paper towels […]
Syria – Manipulated Videos Fail To Launch World War III…
Last night the U.S., UK and France launched a symbolic attack on Syria. It was not intended to hurt the Syrian government, its people or its allies. It did not hit any of Syria’s allies. So far there is no report of anyone being killed or wounded. This was a one-off: Mattis […] said the […]
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Syria – Threat Of Large War Recedes But May Come Back…
The expected U.S. attack on Syria last night did not happen. Today U.S President Trump seemed to pull back from his earlier attempt to pressure Russia over a faked chemical incident in Ghouta, Syria: Trump – Never said when an attack on Syria would take place. Could be very soon or not so soon at […]
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Former Key Defense Intelligence Agency Official Resurfaces in AG Jeff Sessions Top Staff…
A key DIA official from within the White House National Security Council has resurfaced today as reports show Ezra Cohen-Watnick has been hired by Attorney General Jeff Sessions to assist on issues surrounding counterintelligence and counterterrorism – A former American intelligence official who came under intense scrutiny during a stint at the White House last […]
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Army Chief Says Transgender Service Is ‘Not a civil rights issue’…
The legal fight over transgender troops and a proposed Pentagon policy barring many from service is not an issue of civil rights, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said on Thursday. Milley told a Senate committee that soldiers voluntarily give up some civil rights when they enlist and that instead the transgender debate should […]
Report: AG Sessions Freezes Aid Program for Illegal Migrants…
The program, dubbed the Legal Orientation Program, paid various left-wing groups to provide immigration-court advice to migrants, according to the Washington Post. The program helped roughly 53,000 migrants during 2017, the Post said. The shutdown spotlights the administration’s efforts to reform the nation’s business-oriented immigration system, which annually delivers at least one million additional cheap […]
Tucker Carlson Takes on the Relentless Neocon/Neolib Warmongers…
Tucker Carlson needs to bop his low-information colleague Sean Hannity upside the head because he’s an idiot. Once again, the world is supposed to believe the guy who just negotiated a cease fire deal in Syria with Iran/Russia/Turkey decides he’s going to now poison his own people who have been held hostage by terrorists for […]
President Trump’s Exceptionally Well-Skilled Homeland Security Adviser, Tom Bossert, Removed by John Bolton…
It is being reported today that Tom Bossert has been forced to resign his position at the White House by newly appointed National Security Adviser John Bolton. There is absolutely nothing about this that is good news. This is not winning. According to Bloomberg’s Jennifer Jacobs (very reliable) Bossert was essentially fired from his position […]
Bank of America to Stop Lending to Military-Style Weapons…
A Bank of America executive announced Tuesday that the bank will stop lending money to companies that manufacture “military-style” rifles that are available for civilians to purchase. Anne Finucane, Bank of America’s vice chair, told Bloomberg TV that the bank doesn’t want to “underwrite or finance military-style firearms” and has told a number of gun […]
While We Were Sleeping, Russia, Iran and Turkey Made an Ominous Deal…
There can’t possibly be that many Russians of importance left to sanction. But President Donald Trump has laid more economic restrictions on Russia, Russians and Russian companies, described as the most punitive yet, for a variety of evil-doings in recent years. Forget for a moment that every president loudly announces such sanctions, which then are […]
Syria – Any U.S. Strike Will Lead to Escalation…
Yesterday’s alleged ‘gas attack’ in east Ghouta likely never happened. A video shows a number of presumably dead kids in a basement or dark apartment. Another video shows an undamaged yellow gas cylinder which, we are told, was dropped from some unseen helicopter and crashed through a concrete roof. We do not know when or […]
Mattis Approves Sending 4,000 National Guard Troops to U.S.-Mexico Border…
The National Guard will deploy up to 4,000 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border beginning Friday night, according to a newly signed memo from Defense Secretary James Mattis after President Trump called for troops to shore up the area until his border wall is built. The memo authorizes the use of Title 32 and Defense Department […]
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Trump May Have Just Ended ‘Catch and Release’ With a Stroke of the Pen…
A memorandum signed by President Trump on Friday could be the beginning of the end for America’s longstanding “catch and release” policy at the border. The memo gives the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies 45 days to detail “all measures that their respective departments have pursued or are pursuing to expeditiously end ‘catch […]
U.S. Deploys Three Carrier Battle Groups to Face-Off Against Chinese Aircraft Carrier in South China Sea…
Last week, we reported that satellite images had captured China’s only aircraft carrier in deployment, the Liaoning, flanked by 40 other warships and submarines, conducting unprecedented live-fire drills in the South China Sea. This massive Chinese naval exercise was observed for the first time, with China watchers pointing out that such a forceful display of […]
Secretive X-37B Military Space Plane Wings Past 200 Days in Orbit…
The U.S. Air Force’s X-37B space plane has winged past 200 days in orbit on its latest clandestine mission. That mission, known as Orbital Test Vehicle-5 (OTV-5), began Sept. 7, 2017, when the robotic spacecraft launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. According to Air Force officials, […]
Town Bypasses Constitution, U.S. Citizens Given 60 Days to Turn in Guns or Become Criminals…
As the state promises gun rights activists they’re not coming for their guns, behind the scences they’re pleading for it to happen. And now the feared gun grab is occurring. Residents in Deerfield, Illinois have 60 days to surrender their “assault weapons” or face fines of $1000 per day per gun. The gun ban ordinance […]