Tag Archive: Rightwing news

on January 2, 2014 in World News

DHS Complicit in Human Trafficking

                    Judge: DHS Complicit in Human Trafficking that Helps Fund Drug Cartels A United States federal judge has accused President Barack Obama’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of being complicit in helping Mexican drug cartels and felons inside America smuggle illegal aliens into the country. In a court order he signed on Dec. 13, 2013, U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen of the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Texas wrote that four times in the last four weeks he has heard troubling cases involving the DHS’s complicity in… View Article

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on January 1, 2014 in World News

‘Fast and Furious’ gun turns up at Mexico shootout scene

  ‘Fast and Furious’ gun turns up at Mexico shootout scene A gun from the failed U.S. operation known as “Fast and Furious” turned up at the scene of a shootout between Mexican authorities and alleged cartel gunmen last month, according to CNN. U.S. officials told CNN at least one AK-47-style gun that could be traced back to the failed gun-walking scheme was found at the scene. The shootout on Dec. 18 left five alleged cartel members dead in Puerto Penasco, a popular tourist site in Mexico. The now-defunct Fast and Furious program began in 2009 and was run by… View Article

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on December 29, 2013 in World News

Michigan nullifies NDAA’s indefinite detention

                          Michigan nullifies NDAA’s indefinite detention Governor Rick Snyder of Michigan signed Senate Bill No. 94 into law yesterday. The bill seeks to nullify section 1021 of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). “It is important to recall that indefinite detention first appeared in section 1021 of the 2012 NDAA, which provided warrant for indefinite detention of U.S. citizens,” said Snyder. Michigan State Senator Rick Jones says that no American citizen should fear being thrown in jail or prison without charges. “Historically Michigan first asserted Tenth Amendment… View Article

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on December 29, 2013 in World News

France’s Gets Court Approval for 75% Millionaire Tax

                    France’s  Gets Court Approval for 75% Millionaire Tax French President Francois Hollande received approval from the country’s constitutional court to proceed with his plan to tax salaries above 1 million euros at 75 percent for this year and next. Under Hollande’s proposal, companies will have to pay a 50 percent duty on wages above 1 million euros ($1.4 million). In combination with other taxes and social charges, the rate will amount to 75 percent of salaries above the threshold, the court wrote in a decision published today. “The companies that… View Article

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on December 29, 2013 in World News

Town Welcomes Retailer of ‘High Capacity’ Magazines

                      Liberal College Town Welcomes Retailer of ‘High Capacity’ Magazines Grinnell, Iowa and Grinnell College are rolling out the welcome mat for a new Brownells Inc. firearms accessory distribution and retail center along Interstate 80. Central to Brownells’ accessories are “high capacity” magazines for AR-15s and AK-47s. According to the Associated Press, Grinnell College is “a selective liberal arts institution proud of its commitment to social justice,” while Brownells describes itself as “the world’s largest supplier of firearms accessories and gunsmithing tools.” Moreover, Brownells’ chairman Pete Brownell is “a top… View Article

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on December 29, 2013 in World News

Californians Load Up On Rifles, Shotguns to Beat Start of Gun Registry

                      Californians Load Up On Rifles, Shotguns to Beat Start of Gun Registry Rifle and shotgun sales are up “30 to 50 percent” in California during the last week of 2013 as residents race to beat a new long gun registry that goes into effect in the new year. The registry will require all long gun purchasers post-January 1 to register the make, model, and serial number of their rifle or shotgun just as they currently do with handguns. According to CBS Sacramento, in 2014 the information gathered during expanded… View Article

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on December 29, 2013 in World News

Cavity Searches for Fun

Officer who forced dozens of anal cavity searches for fun gets only 2 years in prison MILWAUKEE, WI –A disgusting scandal involving police officers performing illegal anal cavity searches with the intent to “degrade and humiliate” dozens and dozens of victims has come to an apparent conclusion, which some feel amounts to little more than a slap on the wrists for those involved. Between February 2010 and February 2012, a small group of Milwaukee officers took part in a string of serial assaults on subjects pulled off the streets.  In many cases, the officers demanded the subjects produce the drugs… View Article

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on December 28, 2013 in World News

A&E Surrenders on ‘Duck Dynasty’

                      A&E Surrenders on ‘Duck Dynasty’ After Phil Robertson Stands His Ground Just over a week after suspending Phil Robertson “indefinitely” from Duck Dynasty for an honest response he gave to questions about his faith, A&E surrendered. It has issued a statement announcing Robertson is back. The statement was carried by the Orlando Sentinel, and it intimates the A&E Network, which is owned by Disney and the Hearst Corporation, took a beating for suspending Robertson in the first place. Here’s the pertinent portion of A&E’s statement: “After discussions with the… View Article

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on December 27, 2013 in World News

Michelle Obama “Going It” Alone, Divorce in the Works?

The Facade Is Gone: Michelle Obama “Going It” Alone, Divorce in the Works? The facade is gone. After the South Africa incident in which Barack Obama openly flirted Denmark’s prime minister, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, during the service for former South African president Nelson Mandela, there is little use pretending. There have been rumors before. There was Vera Baker during the Senate years. There was Oprah Winfree during the 2008 campaign. But these were black women who were successful in their own right and were part of Obama’s campaign.         Then there was  Reggie Love. He is a black man… View Article

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