The Sisters of the Valley are taking the cannabis industry by storm, but they look very different from their competitors. In Merced County, California, you won’t find much besides almond fields, a high crime rate and a bunch of nuns smoking weed. The Sisters of the Valley is a company that sells cannabidiol (CBD) oils […]
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Lawsuit Over Jeffrey Epstein’s Underage Sex Abuse Settles…
A woman who alleged she was held as a teenage sex slave by a well-connected billionaire financier has settled a lawsuit accusing another woman of facilitating the abuse. Virginia Giuffre alleged she was pulled into years of abuse by investor Jeffrey Epstein when she was working as a 15-year-old towel girl at President Donald Trump’s […]
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If You’re a White Person in Portland, You Can’t Sell Burritos Anymore…
I’m old enough to remember when living in a racial and cultural melting pot was a good thing. Not anymore. “Just one week after Kooks Burritos in Portland, Ore., was featured in a profile for local publication Willamette Week, the pop-up Mexican food cart has closed down amid accusations that they ripped off their recipes. […]
‘I’ll hunt down and prosecute the Manchester bomb secrets leaker’–Orders DOJ Probe into Leaks…
President Trump is vowing to ‘get to the bottom’ of leaks about the Manchester bombing probe, ordering an investigation into whoever gave out the sensitive information. Calling leaks a ‘grave threat’ to national security, Trump ordered the Justice Department to conduct a probe of the matter – which caused a strain with Great Britain, even […]
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Massive Landslide Covers Highway 1 in Southern Big Sur…
Caltrans said Monday its unclear how long Highway 1 in southern Big Sur will remain closed after a landslide covering between a quarter and a half mile brought millions of cubic yards of dirt and rock down the hillside at Mud Creek on Saturday. According to Caltrans spokeswoman Susana Cruz, there are five active landslides […]
Rosenstein and Mueller: the Regime Change Tag-Team by Mike Whitney…
Let’s say you own a big US corporation but need help managing your domestic accounts. So you hire a bright, young man named Bruno who just graduated from Harvard Business School with a Masters in corporate finance. And the first day on the job, you discover that Bruno has secretly employed a private detective who […]
Trump Admin Declares Jerusalem Part of Israel in Major Policy Shift…
The Trump administration declared the president is in “Jerusalem, Israel,” on Monday for a series of meetings with Israeli officials, a proclamation that breaks with years of American policy refraining from stating that the city of Jerusalem is part of Israel. Senior Trump administration officials had ignited a wave of controversy over the past several […]
Doctors Accused of Female Genital Mutliation To Claim “Religious Freedom” Defense…
Two doctors who have been arrested on charges they performed female genital mutilation surgeries on young girls plan to use “religious freedom” as their defense. They also argue that the procedures were not severe and did not harm the girls. Lawyers for the doctors argue that the procedure was a “minor nick” and will not […]
Chaffetz Postpones Oversight Hearing with Comey…
Former FBI Director James Comey won’t be appearing before any congressional committees this week. House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) had invited Comey to testify at a hearing on Wednesday about a memo reported by the New York Times last week alleging President Trump had pressured him to stop investigating ousted national security adviser […]
Flynn Refusal Sets Up Potential Subpoena Showdown…
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn on Monday reportedly declined to cooperate with a Senate subpoena, setting up a potential showdown between Congress and the administration over a key witness in the investigation into Russian interference in the presidential election. Flynn for months has said he would testify before Congress only if granted immunity, a […]
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Trump Makes History as First Serving President to Visit Western Wall…
Fifty years after Israel captured the Western Wall, US President Donald Trump on Monday became the first sitting American leader to visit the holy site, in a historic visit that saw him accompanied by his Jewish relatives in Jerusalem’s ancient Old City. Entering the Old City’s warren of alleyways on Monday — on lockdown by […]
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The Orb: President Trump and King Salman Open “Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology” (Video)…
Essentially the center appears to be a Saudi data hub for monitoring multiple media and social media platforms, detecting extremist sentiments and countering the concerning rhetoric with positive social media messaging. In the U.S. we have the NSA cyber command monitoring system, a ‘big brother’ per se’. The Saudi version appears to be a non […]
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The Big Top Has Performed Its Last Show…
An elephant stretches its trunk through a window to soothe a sick child. A woman gives birth and three months later is back performing on the high wire. A handler of big cats weeps as the beasts lope out of the ring for the last time. These stories could come only from circus performers, and […]
Rosenstein’s Full Opening Statement on Comey to Closed Door Meetings with the House and Senate…
Good afternoon. I welcome the opportunity to discuss my role in the removal of FBI Director James Comey, although I know you understand that I will not discuss the special counsel’s ongoing investigation. Most importantly, I want to emphasize my unshakeable commitment to protecting the integrity of every federal criminal investigation. There never has been, […]
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Comey “Friend”, Benjamin Wittes, Outs Himself As Source for New York Times “Comey Memo” Storyline…
Yesterday, a friend of James Comey by the name of Benjamin Wittes, editor and writer for lawfare blog, now steps out and admits he was one of the primary sources for the New York Times Comey Memo article (Michael Schmidt); and in so doing outlines the severity of the political nature of the former FBI […]
Smear Campaign Continues: NYT and WaPo Coordinate Dual Strikes Against President as Trump Departs for Trip…
Always remember the basic rule that has been proven accurate 100% of the time: ♦ When the CIA wants to leak a damaging story they coordinate with the Washington Post and ABC. (and vice-versa). ♦ When the State Dept. or FBI/DOJ wants to leak a damaging story they coordinate with CNN and the New York […]
Seth Rich, Craig Murray and the Sinister Stewards of the National Security State…
Why is it a “conspiracy theory” to think that a disgruntled Democratic National Committee staffer gave WikiLeaks the DNC emails, but not a conspiracy theory to think the emails were provided by Russia? Why? Which is the more likely scenario: That a frustrated employee leaked damaging emails to embarrass his bosses or a that foreign […]
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About Those 18 Undisclosed Meetings the Trump Campaign Had with the Russians…
The people who described the contacts to Reuters said they had seen no evidence of wrongdoing or collusion between the campaign and Russia in the communications reviewed so far. But the disclosure could increase the pressure on Trump and his aides to provide the FBI and Congress with a full account of interactions with Russian […]
The Senate Intelligence Committee Walked Back Its Chairman’s Comments on Michael Flynn…
AP: Senate panel says it has not received response from Michael Flynn’s lawyer, correcting earlier comments from chairman…UPDATE 1:04 p.m.EST: The Senate Intelligence Committee walked back Burr’s comments where he stated earlier in the day that Flynn’s attorney ‘won’t honor its subpoena for private documents’…
Jordan, Not Israel, Was Original Intelligence Source for ISIS Bomb Plot…
Boy, what a difference a day makes. On Monday, I published an article in Middle East Eye in which I speculated that Jordan was the likely source of the intelligence which Donald Trump relayed to the Russians about an ISIS airplane bomb plot. I wrote then: None of the media stories reveal the name of […]
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