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on January 24, 2016 in World News

Multiple Militia Members Arrested in Oregon Standoff, Charged with Domestic Terrorism

 by Kenneth Curtis Burns, OR–The standoff in Oregon reached new heights this afternoon as armed federal agents began arresting militia members leaving the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters. In total, 11 protesters taking part in the standoff are reportedly in custody and being held without bail on domestic terrorism charges, resisting arrest, creating a public nuisance, and trespassing.  County and city officials in the area have not yet released a statement on the arrests or the names of those arrested.  Early reports indicate that protesters were verbally and physically abused prior to being arrested. Communications have been difficult and local media outlets are… View Article

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on January 24, 2016 in World News

Glenn Beck Attacks Donald Trump’s ‘Make America Great Again’ Campaign Slogan

by Matthew Boyle ANKENY, Iowa — On stage here as he was endorsing Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)for president, media personality Glenn Beck attacked GOP frontrunner billionaire Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan. “I checked this over and over again because God forbid I say it and misquote someone,” Beck said. “That’ll be the only thing that the press will run, so I checked this over and over again to make sure it was exactly right. Mr. Trump is saying over and over again while on the road, ‘I will make America great again. I will make America great again.’… View Article

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on January 24, 2016 in World News

Beck Attacks Trump Thru Obscure Site – “I Don’t Think He Hates Jews”

by Breitbart News In a Facebook post on Saturday night, Glenn Beck linked to an article on an obscure hate site attacking conservative talk radio host Mark Levin. Beck then speculated as to whether GOP frontrunner Donald Trump was an antisemite. Here is Beck’s post in its entirety: Now Mark Levin, is not just a sell out – he is a “filthy Jew”. Where are we headed? As studies have shown there are those who like a strong man figure. It doesn’t mean the candidate likes or agrees with them, but authoritarians love progressives. Look at this horrible attack now on Mark Levin. I don’t recognize my… View Article

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on January 24, 2016 in World News

Blizzard of Global Warming Blankets U.S. East Coast

by James Delingpole The US East Coast has been blanketed in global warming. Layers and layers and layers of it. But don’t worry: it’s not actually real. We know this because of the climate experts and their computer models. (H/T Tom Nelson) Here is a learned, peer-reviewed study published in Nature in 2014 In a warming climate, precipitation is less likely to occur as snowfall1, 2. A shift from a snow- towards a rain-dominated regime is currently assumed not to influence the mean streamflow significantly1, 3, 4, 5. Contradicting the current paradigm, we argue that mean streamflow is likely to reduce… View Article

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on January 23, 2016 in World News

Email On Clinton Server May Have Revealed Identity of U.S. Spies, Spying Tactics

by John Hayward Yet another bombshell in the Clinton email scandal, courtesy of Fox News, which reports one of those “beyond Top Secret” documents we just learned about this week included super-sensitive human intelligence… potentially putting the lives of American spies and their sources at risk. Fox quotes two sources speaking off-the-record about the TOP SECRET-SAP (Special Access Program) material discovered on Clinton’s server, which she has repeatedly stated included no classified material at all. These sources said at least one of the emails contained “HCS-O” information, a designation used “to protect exceptionally fragile and unique IC (intelligence community) clandestine HUMINT… View Article

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on January 23, 2016 in World News

Washington State Lawmakers Push Gun Storage Law, ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban

by AWR Hawkins On January 22 Washington state lawmakers held a hearing on a proposal to requirement gun owners in the state to lock up their guns in the home. This comes just under two weeks after state representative Jim Moeller (D-49th) introduced legislation to ban the possession of the “assault weapons” in the state. According to The News Tribune, Rep. Ruth Kagi (D-Lake Forest Park) spoke for requiring law-abiding citizens to lock up their guns in their homes. Kagi said, “Requiring gun owners to safely store firearms is common sense.” She  added, “About 1 million households in Washington state… View Article

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on January 22, 2016 in World News

Push is on for Alberta conservatives to join forces

by Gary Mason The Globe and Mail Pressure is slowly building on the two conservative political parties in Alberta to put aside their differences, park their egos and unite under a common banner. And those who dream of the two entities gathering under one flag again also fantasize about a high-profile figure arriving on the scene to take the reins of the newly constituted political entity and lead the charge to power. And then they wake up. To this point, much of the white-knight speculation has focused on Jason Kenney, the former federal Conservative cabinet minister from Calgary who was… View Article

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on January 22, 2016 in World News

Justin Trudeau phone call prompts husband of Burkina Faso victim to hang up

Husband of Maude Carrier says Quebec premier Couillard handled situation better The Canadian Press he husband of one of the Quebecers killed in the Burkina Faso terrorist attack says hanging up on Justin Trudeau “felt good” after the prime minister called him earlier this week. Yves Richard told Montreal radio station 98.5 FM on Thursday he was frustrated in the hours after last week’s tragedy with what he called Global Affairs Canada’s lack of tact and empathy. He did say the situation has since improved and that the families of victims are being treated better. But Richard was not impressed… View Article

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on January 22, 2016 in World News

Obama is Trying to Keep Program that Armed Drug Cartels Secret, Judge Says Otherwise

By Derrick Broze On Tuesday a federal judge ruled President Obama cannot use executive privilege to deny Congress access to records related to failed gun running scheme, Operation Fast and Furious. U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled that the Department of Justice’s prior release of information related to Fast and Furious invalidated President Obama’s claim that releasing details of the program would cause harm. “The Department itself has already publicly revealed the sum and substance of the very material it is now seeking to withhold. Since any harm that would flow from the disclosures sought here would be… View Article

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