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on September 29, 2015 in World News

Regulated out of Existence: Off-Gridders Forced back on the Grid, Camping on own land Illegal

Regulated out of Existence: Off-Gridders Forced back on the Grid, Camping on own land Illegal by Robert Richardson It’s something we’ve reported on many times in the past – government agencies trying to regulate Off-Grid living out of existence. Throughout the country, local zoning officials have made it impossible for people to go off the grid, in many cases even threatening them with jail time for not hooking into local utilities. Because of zoning laws that target the off-grid lifestyle, many off-gridders have moved to areas in the Southwestern United States to escape overzealous zoning officials. But this week, off-… View Article

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on September 29, 2015 in World News

Mother could be jailed for allowing her son to miss school after his father died

Mother could be jailed for allowing her son to miss school after his father died by Kashmira gander mother who allowed her grieving son to take time off school after the death of his father may be jailed. Kris Jarvis, 39, was killed in a drinking-driving incident in February 2014. The driver, Alexander Walter, was over the drink limit when he hit Mr Jarvis and friend and fellow cyclist John Morland, 30, at 70mph in Purley on Thames, in Berkshire. Both men were killed in the incident, and Walter was subsequently sentenced to 10 years and three months in prison. In the months following Mr… View Article

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on September 29, 2015 in World News

British Think Tank Complains Russia May Harm al-Qaeda in Syria

British Think Tank Complains Russia May Harm al-Qaeda in Syria Says harm to al-Qaeda means ‘assisting ISIS’ by Jason Ditz A new report from British think tank the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) is warning that Russia’s involvement in the Syrian civil war could “help ISIS” in the long run, ironically using the same arguments used against the US when it first started bombing Syria. Russia’s current operations in Syria are centered around the Latakia coast, and while they have made it clear they intend to help Syria fight against ISIS and other extremist groups, the group closest to Latakia… View Article

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on September 29, 2015 in World News

Record Number Of Americans Believe Congress Is Corrupt

Record Number Of Americans Believe Congress Is Corrupt Trust in government is at an all time low by Steve Watson A new poll conducted by Gallup reveals that a record number of Americans now view Congress as corrupt and serving only special interests. Separate findings show that trust in government is at an all time low. Over half of Americans (52 percent) believe that most members of Congress are corrupt, with a third (32 percent) saying they think their own member of Congress is corrupt, a record high, up ten points since 2006. A further 48 percent say that their… View Article

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on September 29, 2015 in World News

Trust In Mainstream Media Hits Rock Bottom

Trust In Mainstream Media Hits Rock Bottom Dovetails with mass distrust of government, institutions by Steve Watson Americans have less trust in the mainstream media than ever before, according to the latest findings by Gallup. Only forty percent say they have any level of trust in the media to report accurately and fairly. The figure once again represents an all time low, and has significantly declined from a high of 55 percent in 1999. Eight years ago, In 2007, the figure dipped below half, and since that time, the majority of Americans have continued to declare that they have little… View Article

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on September 29, 2015 in World News

Mark Zuckerberg Caught on Hot Mic Saying Facebook Will Censor Anti-Migrant Posts

Mark Zuckerberg Caught on Hot Mic Saying Facebook Will Censor Anti-Migrant Posts Facebook CEO tells German chancellor “we need to do some work” by Mikael Thalen Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was caught discussing the censorship of anti-migrant posts at the United Nations development summit Saturday while speaking with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. According to CNBC, the pair were picked up by a hot mic after Merkel confronted Zuckerberg on social media posts critical of “the wave of Syrian refugees entering Germany.” After being asked about Facebook’s efforts to curtail speech, Zuckerberg stated, “We need to do some work,” confirming he’d… View Article

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on September 29, 2015 in World News

Germans Could Have Their Children Snatched For Anti-Migrant Facebook Posts

Germans Could Have Their Children Snatched For Anti-Migrant Facebook Posts Opposing influx of “refugees” puts people at risk of being fired by Paul Joseph Watson Germans who make racist anti-migrant posts could have their children snatched by the state and be fired from their jobs, according to the German Lawyers’ Association. In an article entitled Racism and parenting: Threatening loss of custody?, lawyer Eva Becker, Chair of the Working Group on Family Law in the German Bar Association, outlines the conditions under which “xenophobic” Facebook posts could lead to parents being targeted. Although Becker asserts that merely opposing the settlement… View Article

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on September 29, 2015 in World News

Harper says low ratings, not government cuts, behind CBC’s problems

Harper says low ratings, not government cuts, behind CBC’s problems Conservative Leader Stephen Harper says the CBC’s budget troubles aren’t due to any government cuts to the national broadcaster, but rather because of its low ratings. He says his government has given the CBC and its French-language network, Radio-Canada, a total of $1 billion a year since 2006. Harper made the comments to CHOI Radio X, a Quebec City station, in an interview recorded Friday and broadcast Monday. “The reason for the difficulties aren’t the cuts,” he said. “There aren’t cuts. The reason is the loss of (CBC’s) audience. It’s a problem for the CBC to fix.”… View Article

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on September 29, 2015 in World News

Public school suspends 8-year-old girl for wearing wrong shade of green

Public school suspends 8-year-old girl for wearing wrong shade of green An elementary school in the pleasantly named town of Sicklerville, New Jersey suspended an 8-year-old girl for the crime of wearing a kelly green polo shirt. According to AP, “Winslow Township School’s code on dress and grooming says ‘school attire can influence a pupil’s behavior and potentially impact the academic environment.’” School clothing must be white, dark green or navy. Image: Screengrab from Fox 59  

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on September 29, 2015 in World News

Ahmed Mohamed’s School Discipline Problems Started Long Before His ‘Clock’

Ahmed Mohamed’s School Discipline Problems Started Long Before His ‘Clock’ The Dallas Morning News described Mohamed as having “racked up weeks of suspension” and pranking the “classroom projector.” His former Sam Houston Middle School 7th grade Texas History teacher, Ralph Kubiak, admitted that Mohamed’s First Amendment appeal when trying to wiggle out of trouble, although clever, backfired. The principal doled out Saturday detention. Retired, Kubiak admits a fondness for Mohamed yet dubbed him a “weird little kid” who could either wind up the CEO of a company or “head of a gang.” Kubiak recalls a chatty budding clockmeister. “He just went on and on.” Mohamed learned English as… View Article

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