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on December 30, 2015 in World News

Putin signs bill allowing reciprocal impounding of foreign nations’ property

President Vladimir Putin has signed amendments to a bill that restricts foreign states’ right not to observe certain Russian legal procedures if these states themselves introduce measures restricting Russia’s legal immunity. The amendments would change Russian civil and arbitration codes by introducing the principle of limited legal immunity for a foreign state. They detail the procedure of initiating a lawsuit against a foreign nation and serving court warrants to its representatives. The document also prescribes the role of various Russian state agencies in court cases against foreign states. READ MORE: Russian Constitutional Court gets priority over international courts in new… View Article

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on December 30, 2015 in World News

Unarmed Victims Are Problematic, Not ‘Assault Weapons’

by AWR Hawkins On December 25, The Salt Lake Tribune ran an op-ed in which the author pointed out that the key ingredients to mass shootings are not “assault weapons” or “high capacity” magazines, but time and unarmed victims. Because of the fact that high profile gunmen typically pick a location where victims will be unarmed–Umpqua Community College, Chattanooga recruiting offices, Lafayette Grand Theatre, Fort Hood, DC Navy Yard, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Aurora movie theater, and Columbine–it really does not matter what kind of weapon the attacker chooses to use. And because response time to such attacks can be lengthy, there… View Article

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on December 30, 2015 in World News

CNC ‘Ghost Gunner’ Machine Forges Path for Homemade AR-15 Rifles

by AWR Hawkins29 Dec 201583 Cody Wilson and Defense Distributed are currently selling their “Ghost Gunner” CNC machine for $1,500.00. It forges a path for Americans to make homemade AR-15 rifles in their garages, basements, or anywhere else they wish to set up the compact CNC machine. In effect, the machine makes every man an AR-15 manufacturer. In 2013, Cody Wilson’s Defense Distributed put itself on the map with a 3D printed gun that anyone with a 3D printer and blueprints for the gun—which were uploaded to the Internet—could make in their home, or office, or wherever their printer was… View Article

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on December 29, 2015 in World News

Ontarians Urged To “Voluntarily” Pay More Taxes To Cut Province’s Debt

Ontarians Urged To “Voluntarily” Pay More Taxes To Cut Province’s Debt Submitted by Tyler Durden Christmas is a time for giving and that is what Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is asking of her citizenry. With almost $300 billion in debt, and almost 1 in 10 dollars of revenue going to pay interest, and already facing the highest tax rates in North America, The Star reports that Ontario officials are asking that ‘patriots’ voluntarily donate their tax refund or write a cheque to defray the province’s massive debtload. As The Toronto Sun reports, Canada’s largest province has asked its taxpayers to… View Article

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on December 29, 2015 in World News

George Soros – We Should Not Fear Muslim Extremists Just Because They Kill Us

Leftists seriously idolize this nut. Jim Hoft | Gateway Pundit Far left billionaire George Soros was an early supporter of failed President Barack Obama. Soros was behind the Occupy Wall Street. Soros was behind Black Lives Matter. Soros was behind the IRS targeting scandal. Soros funds far left media operations including NPR and Media Matters. Now this… George Soros contributed an opinion piece to the far left Guardian newspaper. Soros argues the West should not fear Islamist extremists just because they kill us. Leftists seriously idolize this nut. Via Zero Hedge and The Guardian: It’s not easy to resist the threats and the hysteria that surround us, but we must do, as fear is the greatest… View Article

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on December 29, 2015 in World News

California Politicians Could Soon be Forced to Wear Logos of Top Corporate Donors

By Carey Wedler Popular memes calling for politicians to wear the logos of their corporate sponsors have circulated the Internet for years, but the suggestion may soon be a reality for California legislators. In the next week, a potential ballot measure, submitted to the Office of the Attorney General in October, is expected to receive title and summary for the 2016 election, meaning its advocates will be able to collect signatures in order to secure its official place on the ballot. The proposed law would require legislators and candidates to sport the emblems of groups that donate money to their… View Article

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on December 29, 2015 in World News

Russian strikes help Syrian rebels free 20 areas from ISIS control

The Russian Air Force has helped the Syrian Democratic Forces liberate 20 residential areas from Islamic State (IS, previously ISIS/ISIL) around the city of Raqqa, the extremist groups’ stronghold, a Russian military spokesman said. TrendsIslamic State, Russian anti-terror op in Syria READ MORE: Captured ISIS fighter says ‘trained in Turkey, ISIS thinks it’s safer here than Syria’ Assisted by Russian air support, the Syrian Democratic Forces have made significant progress in IS-controlled areas in Syria, according to the head of the Russian General Staff’s operations department, Lieutenant-General Sergey Rudskoy. “The troops of the Syrian Democratic Forces, commanded by Ayman Flyat… View Article

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on December 29, 2015 in World News

Minorities line up behind … Donald Trump

Donald Trump Editor’s Note: This is another in a series of reports on the polling by Clout Research, a national opinion research firm in Columbus, Ohio, for WND.com. Pundits might point to billionaire Donald Trump’s huge lead in the GOP presidential primary race as being the result of his generally anti-Washington, anti-government, anti-establishment, anti-politically correct attitude.…

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on December 29, 2015 in World News

U.S. Elites Betray Their Nation’s Core Values, Culture and Future

by Neil Munro Joel Kotkin, at Chapman University in Orange, California, explains how American elites are betraying their own country’s core values, culture and future. In the aftermath of San Bernardino and Paris massacres, our cognitive leaders – from President Obama on down – have warned Americans not to engage in what Hillary Clinton has described as “a clash of civilizations.” But you can’thave a real clash when one side – ours – seems compelled to demean its traditions and values. Leaders in America and Europe don’t want to confront Islamic fundamentalism, or other nasty manifestations of post-Western thinking, because they… View Article

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on December 29, 2015 in World News

Dallas-Area Megachurch Embraces Open Carry

by AWR Hawkins With open carry of handguns in Texas set to become law on January 1, First Baptist Church of Arlington has decided to allow congregants with concealed licenses to carry openly in church buildings if they so choose. Arlington sits about 29 miles west of Dallas on I-30. According to Fox News, First Baptist Church of Arlington “typically sees some 2,500 worshipers each Sunday.” And Senior Pastor Dennis Wiles said the church decided to allow open carry “after discussing the matter with its legal team” and congregants–“including police officers who already carry concealed guns.” Wiles said, “We decided it was best… View Article

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