Tag Archive: Self-Defense

on May 15, 2015 in World News

Saudi Arabia wants to lead the UN Human Rights Council

Saudi Arabia wants to lead the UN Human Rights Council Saudi Arabia wants to lead the UN Human Rights Council, which raises anger among activists who fear an erode of the Council’s credibility. An “abomination, and cynical by a nation that beheads people on public squares,” said a human rights organization in a statement on Wednesday evening. There has been rumors for a while that Saudi Arabia wants to lead the UN’s highest body for defense of human rights. Now it appears the rumors have been confirmed by several diplomatic sources. It has had human rights organizations to react with… View Article

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on May 15, 2015 in World News

40 Volcanoes Are Erupting Right Now, And 34 Of Them Are Along The Ring Of Fire

40 Volcanoes Are Erupting Right Now, And 34 Of Them Are Along The Ring Of Fire You may not have noticed, but our planet is becoming increasingly unstable You may not have noticed, but our planet is becoming increasingly unstable. According toVolcano Discovery, 40 volcanoes around the globe are erupting right now, and only 6 of them are not along the Ring of Fire. If that sounds like a very high number to you, that is because it is a very high number. As I have written about previously, there were a total of 3,542 volcanic eruptions during the entire… View Article

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on May 15, 2015 in World News

Why Don’t Russians Smile?

Why Don’t Russians Smile? Famous linguist reveals the reasons Foreigners regularly say that Russians are astonishingly unsmiling people. This fact is widely mentioned in the blogs, tour-guides, discussed in personal conversations and shared with friends and acquintances. Indeed, we Russians smile more rarely than other nationalities, but, as explained below, we have our own reasons for this. Famous scientist, professor Iosif Sternin, names one of the specific parts of the Russian national character – everyday unsmiliness and explains it with several reasons. AdMe.ru quotes extracts from the article of the professor, which bring a light to some of the peculiarities… View Article

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on May 15, 2015 in World News

Senior Told He Can’t Fly Flag on His Truck

Senior Told He Can’t Fly Flag on His Truck, Then His Classmates do THIS and Change Everything In Obama’s America flying the Stars and Stripes is a big no-no, as we’re all supposed to be ashamed of being part of the greatest nation that’s ever existed in human history. Tons of stories have been reported about people being told they can’t fly the American flag, some of which are so infuriating it’s enough to make your blood boil. The latest incident comes out of a South Carolina high school where a senior — Peyton Robinson — was told by officials… View Article

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on May 15, 2015 in World News

Chinese ‘economic colonisation’ of Brazil continues with a $50bn railway running across South America

Chinese ‘economic colonisation’ of Brazil continues with a $50bn railway running across South America China is creating a massive investment fund worth $50 billion in Brazil. A deal is due to be signed by banks from both countries when Li Keqiang, the Chinese prime minister, visits Brazil next week, according to reports. The fund will be used primarily to build a railway link that runs from Brazil’s Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast of Peru. Money will also go towards the production of steel, investments in car parts, and energy, ports, hydroelectric power and railways. Why? Soy, oil and iron… View Article

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on May 15, 2015 in World News

Parolee Escapes from Police, Gets Shot by Armed Female Homeowner

Parolee Escapes from Police, Gets Shot by Armed Female Homeowner On May 11 a Redding CA woman shot a male parolee whom deputies were pursuing when he allegedly charged the woman. The parolee–Dillon Carmelo–“was on parole for a weapons charge and is a 290 registrant who was wearing a GPS device issued by the parole department.” According to KRCR News, Carmelo was first confronted by deputies shortly after 9 a.m., following reports that he was “acting bizarre and possibly under the influence of a controlled substance.” The deputies noted Carmelo’s erratic behavior and that he kept reaching for his pockets… View Article

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on May 15, 2015 in World News

Homosexual Couple Demand Name Change for ‘Homophobic’ Road

Homosexual Couple Demand Name Change for ‘Homophobic’ Road Married couple Phillip and Ian Tucker have written to their local council to complain about the decision to name a new road Bangays Way, because they consider it homophobic. Despite the name of the new cul-de-sac having been arrived at because of the late Frank Bangay’s dedication to the village, having sat as a school governor, councillor, and a writer of local history, the couple feel they are being discriminated against. Mr. Tucker says the addition of an ‘S’ makes the name unforgivable, and it should be renamed Frank Bangay Way. The… View Article

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on May 15, 2015 in World News

Scottish Labour MP on Losing his Seat: ‘I Can Now Tell My Constituents to F*** Off’

Scottish Labour MP on Losing his Seat: ‘I Can Now Tell My Constituents to F*** Off’ An ex-Scottish Labour MP who lost his seat in last week’s general election has spoken of his relief that he can now tell his constituents to f*** off, The Scotsman has reported. Brian Donohoe had held his Central Ayrshire seat for 23 years before being unceremoniously ejected last Thursday in favour of the SNP’s Phillipa Whitford, who romped home with a 13,000 majority. Speaking to the Irvine Times he said that he was “disappointed” by the result. But the 66 year old revealed that… View Article

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on May 15, 2015 in World News

Polar Temperature Recordings ‘Proving’ Climate Change Nothing More than a Guess

Polar Temperature Recordings ‘Proving’ Climate Change Nothing More than a Guess Temperature readings from the Arctic and Antarctic used to estimate the effects of global warming are nothing more than guesswork, a climate researcher has said. Dr Benny Peiser heads up the Global Warming Policy Foundation, which last month announced its intention to launch a wide-ranging review of the data underpinning claims on global warming. The review was launched primarily in response to interested parties flagging up major discrepancies between data gathered from weather stations, which marked 2014 out as the hottest year on record, and data gathered from satellites,… View Article

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on May 15, 2015 in World News

George Stephanopoulos a ‘Partisan Democrat Actively Supporting’ Hillary Clinton

George Stephanopoulos a ‘Partisan Democrat Actively Supporting’ Hillary Clinton Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) told reporters on Thursday that ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos is a “partisan Democrat” who is “actively supporting” former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. “Of course not,” Cruz replied on Thursday when asked if Stephanopoulos should be hosting any debates in 2016. “Debates should not be moderated by partisan Democrats who are actively supporting one of the candidates.” Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) also said that Stephanopoulos shouldn’t be allowed to host any debates in 2016. “It’s impossible to divorce yourself from that, even if you try,”… View Article

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