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on May 30, 2015 in World News

Controversial law that allows revocation of Canadian citizenship goes into effect

Controversial law that allows revocation of Canadian citizenship goes into effect By Michelle McQuigge The federal government says it now has the power to revoke the citizenship of some Canadians convicted of terrorism, treason or espionage. A controversial new law, first introduced last June, went into effect on Friday. The Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration says there are several serious crimes that could result in dual citizens losing their Canadian status. The ministry says it would revoke citizenship for anyone found guilty of terrorism, treason and high treason, and spying for a foreign government. The rules would also apply to… View Article

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on May 30, 2015 in World News

‘Governor urging banks to repossess’

‘Governor urging banks to repossess’ by Shaun Connolly TDs have criticised Central Bank governor Patrick Honohan after they said he signalled that he wanted repossessions speeded-up. People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett said the Central Bank should be pushing debt forgiveness not increased repossessions. “Prof Honohan seemed to implicitly state that the banks needed to bring about more repossessions to deal with the situation. “The governor appears to be urging the banks to repossess. I think that is completely the wrong approach. What we need is debt writedown and debt forgiveness, and the Central Bank should be imposing solutions… View Article

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on May 30, 2015 in World News

A quarter of Australians are OK having a chip implanted in them to pay for stuff

A quarter of Australians are OK having a chip implanted in them to pay for stuff  Alex Heber A mind-boggling 25% of Australians say they are at least “slightly interested” at the prospect of having a chip implanted in their skin that could be used for payments, new research has found. The research by credit card company Visa and the University of Technology Sydney found Australians are open to the prospect of paying for items using wearable tech including smart watches, rings, glasses and even a connected car. “Australians are among the world’s earliest adopters of new technology,” Head of… View Article

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on May 30, 2015 in World News

Freedom under fire: Congress eyes requiring gun liability insurance

By Douglas Ernst Freedom under fire: Congress eyes requiring gun liability insurance Gun owners will have to carry liability insurance if a bill introduced Friday by New York House Democrat Rep. Carolyn Maloney successfully makes its way through Congress. Rep. Maloney’s The Firearm Risk Protection Act would subject gun owners to a $10,000 fine if they ignored a mandate for liability insurance before obtaining a weapon, The Hill reported Friday. “We require insurance to own a car, but no such requirement exists for guns. The results are clear: car fatalities have declined by 25 percent in the last decade, but… View Article

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on May 30, 2015 in World News

Is it time to ‘abolish the family’?

by Matt Barber Is it time to ‘abolish the family’? Exclusive: Matt Barber quotes ‘bat-guano-crazy’ ‘progressive’ professors I appreciate it when leftists get off script, dispatch with the propagandist talking points and say what’s really on their minds. “Progressives” hate natural marriage. And they hate the natural family. But they do so love big government. In an article for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation titled, “Is having a loving family an unfair advantage?” Joe Gelonesi, host of “The Philosopher’s Zone” radio program, calls the natural mom-dad biological family a “weathered institution ever more in need of a rationale for existing.” While… View Article

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on May 30, 2015 in World News

Special Forces Chief Joins ISIS, Vows To Bring Jihad To Russia & America

US-Trained Special Forces Chief Joins ISIS, Vows To Bring Jihad To Russia & America Meet Gulmurod Khalimov, the US-trained and funded former commander of Tajikistan’s special forces, who, as Reuters reports, has now gone to Syria to fight with ISIS. He has a message: “Listen, you American pigs, I’ve been three times to America, and I saw how you train fighters to kill Muslims…God willing, I will come with this weapon to your cities, your homes, and we will kill you.” As Reuters reports: Colonel Gulmurod Khalimov commanded the Central Asian nation’s special-purpose police known as OMON, used against criminals… View Article

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on May 30, 2015 in World News

It’s Official: Texas Legislature Passes Open Carry

by Bob Price It’s Official: Texas Legislature Passes Open Carry The Texas House and Senate have adopted the Conference Committee report and passed the open carry bill from both houses. HB 910 will now go on to Governor Greg Abbott to be signed into law. Governor reacted positively to the news Tweeting: Greg Abbott @GregAbbott_TX Open Carry just passed in both the Texas House & Senate. Next destination: My Pen. The bill, which will take effect after being signed by the Governor on January 1, 2016, will allow people with Concealed Handgun Licenses to openly carry a handgun in a… View Article

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on May 30, 2015 in World News

Phoenix ‘Draw Muhammad’ Organizer: Family out of State for Safety

Phoenix ‘Draw Muhammad’ Organizer: Family out of State for Safety On May 29 Phoenix’s own “Draw Muhammad” contest organizer Jon Ritzheimer told Breitbart News his family is safely out of the state. Breitbart News got a few seconds with Rizheimer at Washington Park on North 23rd in Phoenix, the sight of the pre-rally for ‘Draw Muhammad’ cartoon contest. He was standing behind a pickup truck surrounded by members of the news media and rally participants, looking at cartoons of Muhammad that had already been turned in. He was wearing fatigues and body armor–front and back–under his black t-shirt. He had… View Article

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on May 29, 2015 in World News

Mohammed cartoon contest: Hundreds expected outside Phoenix mosque

Mohammed cartoon contest: Hundreds expected outside Phoenix mosque Jon Ritzheimer is a former Marine, and he has no middle ground when it comes to Islam. His T-shirt pretty much says it all: “F— Islam.” Ritzheimer is the organizer of Friday’s “Freedom of Speech Rally” outside the Islamic Community Center of Phoenix. It’s the mosque that Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi attended for a time. They’re the men who drove from Arizona to a Dallas suburb to shoot up a Prophet Mohammed cartoon contest there. Both were killed by police early this month. Many Muslims consider demeaning depictions of Mohammed to… View Article

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