Show Notes 01-05-2017

Friday Show Notes 01-05-17

Bill Nye: Blue States Will ‘Impose Economic Sanctions’ Against Climate Change-Denying States
MSNBC, climate activist Bill Nye warned conservatives to “watch out,” saying progressive blue states will “address climate change” on their own.
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Men Resist Green Behavior as Unmanly
Women have long surpassed men in the arena of environmental action; across age groups and countries, females tend to live a more eco-friendly lifestyle. Compared to men, women litter less, recycle more, and leave a smaller carbon footprint.
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13 Scientific studies suggest ‘Litte Ice Age’ looming
Global-warming diehards who converted their cause to “climate change” when the warming ceased a few years back are being dealt another blow as scientific forecasts of global cooling are about to take over.
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Planned Parenthood Unveils Pro-Abortion License Plates: “My Body, My Choice”
The Planned Parenthood abortion business has been on a mission to defend and promote abortion. In the latest effort to brag about abortions, Planned Parenthood is now unveiling a new pro-abortion license plate.
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Planned Parenthood enters transgender-hormone market as abortions decline, clinics close
As dozens of its clinics closed amid a dwindling U.S. abortion rate, Planned Parenthood has moved to diversify its business model by getting into transgender hormone therapy.
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Planned Parenthood: We Did 321,384 Abortions; Got $543.7 Million in Tax Dollars
Planned Parenthood says its affiliates did 321,384 abortions in the fiscal year that ended on Sept. 30, 2016, according to its newly released 2016-2017 annual report.
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California's cannabis market is expected to soar to $5.1 billion — and it's going to be bigger than beer
Recreational cannabis sales are set to begin in California on January 1 — and the market is expected to haul in billions in revenue next year as dispensaries roll out across the state.
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Pelosi Defends Limited Government and ‘States’ Rights’—On Legalized Marijuana
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D.-Calif.) issued a statement today attacking what she characterized as an over-reach by the federal government and defending what she described as "states’ rights" when it comes to the legalization of marijuana.
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McConnell Boasts of $4.99M Federal Grant ‘to Support Conservation of Private Lands’ in Kentucky
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell put out a press release on the Friday before Christmas touting of his efforts to secure a $4.99 million federal grant from the Natural Resources Conservation Service to The Nature Conservancy “to support the conservative of private lands” in Kentucky.
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Interior Department repeals never-used regulations on hydraulic fracturing
The Obama administration’s 2015 fracking rule was never actually implemented, thanks to an ongoing court battle, and it apparently never will be.
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Democrats, environmentalists blast Trump offshore drilling plan
Overturning 33 years of energy policy, the Trump administration Thursday proposed opening as much as 90 percent of the U.S. coast to oil and gas development.
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The secret to George Washington Carver’s success
George Washington Carver was born a slave during the Civil War, possibly in 1865, but there are no records. Within a few weeks, his father, who belonged to the next farm over, was killed in a log hauling accident.
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12-09-2017

Saturday Show 12-9-17

L.A. Approves Plan to Help Cannabis Convicts Open Pot Shops
The Los Angeles City Council has unanimously passed a plan to help people convicted of marijuana crimes open, fund, and staff rent-free pot shops – and expunge their convictions.
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Bernie Sanders' wife's land deal still under FBI probe; witness recently questioned
A federal investigation launched in 2016 into possible bank fraud by Jane Sanders, wife of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, is still underway -- with “a potential” grand jury review possible.
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Texas father shoots, kills Popeye's robbery suspect who threatened family, police say
A father eating at a Popeye’s restaurant -- and carrying his licensed handgun -- shot a would-be robber dead Wednesday after the thief threatened the man's family at gunpoint and demanded the dad's belongings.
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Touring Mississippi civil rights museum, Trump honors those 'who sacrificed so much'
President Trump attended the opening of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum on Saturday, telling visitors the venue honors “the brave men and women who sacrificed so much” for freedom.
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Judge: Feds can discriminate against churches
Gray Miller, a federal judge in Texas, has ruled that the federal government can discriminate against churches whose congregations opened their facilities to government-aid programs that assisted Hurricane Harvey victims.
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Polar bears all over the place now, Native Alaskans say
To climate change fanatics, polar bears are the eye candy for the worldwide call for action on global warming.  There have been news reports about the sad shape they are in, with their coats going brown, their food supplies drying up, and their ice floes melting.  Conclusion: The bears are set to starve.
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Pentagon Announces First-Ever Audit Of The Department Of Defense
"The Defense Department is starting the first agency-wide financial audit in its history," the Pentagon's news service says, announcing that it's undertaking an immense task that has been sought, promised and delayed for years.
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Pearl Harbor Vet, 98, Shows Trump How It Was Done
Ninety-eight-year-old Pearl Harbor vet Mickey Ganitch got down into his three-point stance at the White House on Thursday to show how he was going to take it to the battleship Arizona team if war hadn't interrupted football on Dec. 7, 1941.
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Senators Attach VA Caregiver Expansion to 'Choice' Reform Plan
Military Update: The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee has embraced a plan from Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) to expand eligibility for Post-9/11 caregiver benefits to older generations of veterans and caregivers, attaching her bill to a legislative package whose centerpiece – reform of the Choice program – is seen as critical for Congress to pass, if not this month then by early next year.
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Show Notes 10-21-17

Saturday Show 10-21-17

Hysterical Judge refuses to let go of Sheriff Joe
A federal judge whose control over a contempt citation she issued against former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio vanished when President Trump pardoned him is insisting that while the lawman won’t be punished, the conviction must remain on his record.
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Google admits its new smart speaker eavesdropped on user
A major flaw has been detected in the newly-unveiled Google Home Mini speaker that allows it to secretly record conversations without users knowing.
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Melaina saves taxpayers a Fortune By Making Shocking Cuts In Number of Aides At White House Compared To Lavish Michelle Obama
Melania is trying a new approach in the White House as our first lady, it’s called “respecting” the taxpayer. We all know by now how much Michelle Obama suffered in the White House, and if you don’t, you haven’t’ been watching the news, as she travels around speaking about how much she endured for the sake of appearances.
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Group: Memo shows Obama team obstructed deportation cases
A newly obtained memo shows that a top Obama legal office interfered with key immigration investigators in deportation cases, bolstering a congressional charge that the government was losing half of those legal cases on purpose, according to an immigration reform group.
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Exclusive: Grandmother who thwarts kidnapper says she told him don’t move or I’ll shoot
A pistol-packing grandmother says she kept her cool and waited for the right moment to pull her gun on a kidnapper with a knife.
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Trump admin scraps EPA’s Deceitful sue and settle trick
Limited government advocates and property-rights champions are cheering Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt for publicly announcing he will scrap the tactic known as “sue and settle” for as long as he is in office.
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Michigan university offering first-ever degree in marijuana studies
Looking to capitalize on the rising demand for cannabis, Northern Michigan University is offering a marijuana-focused degree — but stoners need not apply.
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Father of soldier slain in Niger Defends President Trump: “My Son Knew What He Signed Up For”…This Is “Not About Donald Trump And This Isn’t About a Damn Phone Call!”
When Americans heard about the tragic deaths of the four U.S. troops, killed in an attack by Islamic extremists in Niger, on October 4, their first thought for most of us, was sadness for the families of the brave troops.
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Air Force could recall up to 1,000 retired pilots after Trump order
The Air Force could recall up to 1,000 retired pilots after President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at addressing what the Pentagon has described as an "acute shortage of pilots."
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IG: 13 Afghan Military Trainees Have Disappeared Inside the U.S.
Thirteen Afghans who came to the United States for military training between 2005 and 2017 went AWOL here and have not been accounted for, according to an inspector general's report.
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Scientists Just Found the Perfect Spot to Build an Underground Colony on the Moon
For years, scientists have wondered if dark, crater-like features on the lunar surface might be entrances to giant caverns carved long ago by flowing lava.
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Show Notes 08-18-2017

Friday Show Notes 8-18-17

Bannon breaks silence: Issues epic warning to POTUS Trump’s enemies
In an interview with Bloomberg News, Bannon issued the following warning: “If there’s any confusion out there, let me clear it up: I’m leaving the White House and going to war for Trump against his opponents — on capitol hill, in the media, and in corporate America,” Bannon said Friday in an interview hours after his departure was announced by the administration.
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The Conway Cabal
Thomas Conway came from an Irish-born Catholic family that had fled to France because of English oppression when he was six. He served for years in the French military and also under the legendary Prussian Frederick the Great before coming to America, “to increase my fortune and that of my family,” in 1777, when he was forty-two.
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Feds force $1.1 million fine from farmer prosecuted for plowing own land
A farmer in California prosecuted under the Clean Water Act for plowing his own land without federal permission agreed to a $1.1 million settlement after the feds threatened $45 million in penalties.
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Oregon becomes first state to offer free abortions for all, including illegal aliens
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has signed a landmark bill to provide free abortions for all, including illegal immigrants, by requiring insurance companies to cover the procedures and putting taxpayers on the hook for the tab.
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Another state bans taxpayer funding of abortion
On Tuesday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law barring taxpayer-subsidized insurance plans and Medicaid funds from covering abortions, except for cases when the mother’s life is in danger.
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Trump Administration Calls to End Marketing of 3-Parent Embryo Experiments
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has demanded a fertility doctor halt all marketing on an unapproved IVF experiment that creates a human embryo by combining DNA from three separate people.
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Marijuana use holds three-fold blood pressure death risk: study
People who smoke marijuana have a three times greater risk of dying from hypertension, or high blood pressure, than those who have never used the drug, scientists said on Wednesday.
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Show Notes 08-05-17

Saturday Show 8-5-17

Nets Barely Notice Venezuela’s Vote for Dictatorship
Venezuela’s president held a sham election on July 30 that created an assembly out of his own supporters, to bypass that country’s elected representatives and rewrite the constitution.
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Local Butcher Shop hangs animal-rights sign under duress to stop protests
Reminiscent of the “smoking kills” labels on packs of cigarettes, a sign denouncing the killing of animals now hangs, counterintuitively, in the window of a North Berkeley butcher shop.
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Mom who killed home invader: 'It was either him or me, and I wasn't going'
Homicide detectives are investigating a deadly home invasion in Cobb County.
Marietta police said a 911 call came in from the 90 block of Griggs Street around 2:30 a.m. Thursday.
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Top Trump Admin Intelligence Official Ezra Cohen-Watnick – Fired! McMasters Being Shown the Door
The White House is currently going through a massive shakeup. It was just announced that Ezra Cohen-Watnick, the senior director for intelligence on the National Security Council, has been fired.
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Today's hottest collectible cars are trucks
Forget about classic sports and luxury cars, the hottest collectibles today are trucks.
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China Tears Down the Tibetan City in the Sky
At the eastern end of the vast Tibetan Plateau lies a sprawling monastery named Larung Gar, which is the largest Tibetan Buddhist institute in the world and a monumental landmark to Tibetan culture, religion, and history.
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Poll: More Americans Consider Islamic State a Major Threat (74%) Than Climate Change (56%)
More U.S. adults consider the Islamic State and cyber security as major threats to the country than consider global climate change to be a major threat, according to a survey released Tuesday by the non-partisan Pew Research Center.
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Corruption! Australia’s Weather Bureau Caught Tampering with Climate Data
Australian scientists at the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) ordered a review of temperature recording instruments after the government agency was caught tampering with temperature logs in several locations.
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EXCLUSIVE: Al Gore’s Home Devours 34 Times More Electricity Than Average U.S. Household
On Friday, Al Gore’s sequel to “An Inconvenient Truth” – “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power” – arrives in movie theaters across the country.
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Cannabis Grower Buys California Town to Build Pot-Friendly Outpost
American Green Inc., a maker of cannabis products, is taking an unusual step to attract new customers as it capitalizes on California legalizing marijuana: It’s buying an entire town.
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U.S. Faces Looming Shortage Of Primary Care Physicians
America will soon face a shortage of as many as 90,000 doctors. CBS2’s Dr. Max Gomez reports a combination of retiring doctors and increasing demand will lead to a significant need for primary care physicians. But some medical schools are working to ease the problem.
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Trump's border wall, immigration plans re-emerge at top of national debate
President Trump’s campaign promise to build a border wall is again starting to galvanize Washington after months of taking a back seat to ObamaCare and the investigation into Russian election meddling.
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Show Notes 04-15-16

Saturday Show 4-15-17

What’s So Good about Good Friday?
On Good Friday we remember the day Jesus willingly suffered and died by crucifixion as the ultimate sacrifice for our sins (1 John 1:10). It is followed by Easter, the glorious celebration of the day Jesus was raised from the dead, heralding his victory over sin and death and pointing ahead to a future resurrection for all who are united to him by faith (Romans 6:5).
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Easter Sunday
Easter is the celebration of Christ's resurrection from the dead. It is celebrated on Sunday, and marks the end of Holy Week, the end of Lent, the last day of the Easter Triduum (Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday), and is the beginning of the Easter season of the liturgical year.
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Actor Kevin Sorbo Posts Photo of 'First Gender-Neutral Bathroom'
Actor Kevin Sorbo has posted a photograph on his Facebook page of the "first gender-neutral bathroom." It's a photograph of an outhouse.
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Tax March turns into demand for Trump's IRS filings; 20 reported arrests
Thousands of protesters turned out Saturday in events across the country to demand President Trump release his full IRS returns, mostly large-but-peaceful events with several arrests reported in California.
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The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is an absolute beast
The wide-body Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is a barely street-legal drag racer with a V8 that can produce up to 840 HP and 770 pound-feet of torque, making it the most powerful American car ever.
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MAJOR U.S. UNIVERSITY PUBLISHES 'COMMUNISM FOR KIDS'
“Once upon a time, people yearned to be free of the misery of capitalism. How could their dreams come true?” That’s how the promotion for a new book for kids about the wonders of communism starts out.
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Burger King just won't stop trolling Google Home
Burger King could be cooking up a flame-broiled ad war with Google. The fast-food restaurant chain is serving up TV commercials that cause Google's voice-activated, artificial intelligence-driven Google Home speaker to start talking about the Whopper sandwich.
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These new kinds of bullets are lethal underwater
A new breed of bullets could be used for underwater firefights. The CAV-X supercavitating bullets, made by DSG Technology, are designed to deliver lethality at much farther distances underwater.
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Just Add Heat: New 4D-Printed Objects Morph on Cue
Objects that can change shape within seconds after being exposed to heat demonstrate a novel 4D-printing technique that could one day be used to create medical devices that unfurl on their own in the body during surgical procedures.
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Oklahoma rep tells taxpayers it's 'bullcrap' to claim they pay his salary
An Oklahoma congressman told constituents at a feisty town hall this week it was “bullcrap” to claim they funded his congressional salary.
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Maine Democrats caught on video laughing at rising white suicide rates
Yesterday conservative news website Maine First Media dropped a bombshell recording from the Maine Democratic Party’s “Values and Vision” summit.
The recording shows a speaker make light of the suicide rate among white people.
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Colorado ends plans for pot clubs over Trump uncertainty
Colorado lawmakers on Thursday backed off plans to become the first U.S. state to regulate marijuana clubs, saying approval of Amsterdam-style pot clubs could invite a federal crackdown.
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Congress ratifies peace with Great Britain
On this day in 1783, the Continental Congress of the United States officially ratifies the preliminary peace treaty with Great Britain that was signed in November 1782. The congressional move brings the nascent nation one step closer to the conclusion of the Revolutionary War.
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Show Notes 02-25-2016

Saturday Show 2-25-17

NBC News video featuring kids terrified about Trump comes under fire
A pair of NBC News videos featuring kids expressing fears about Donald Trump’s presidency is coming under fire by conservatives who call it “propaganda.”
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Perez beats Ellison in race to run Democratic Party
Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison fell short Saturday in his campaign to run the Democratic National Committee, losing to former Labor Secretary Tom Perez. Following the vote, Ellison called on his supporters to unite behind their new leader.
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Officials in Legal Marijuana State Vow to Fight Federal Crackdown
Officials in Washington state, where recreational marijuana is legal, vow to fight any federal crackdown on the nascent industry after White House spokesman Sean Spicer said they should expect to see stepped-up enforcement of anti-pot laws.
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FRC: Trump's Reversal of Bathroom/Shower Mandate Is a Victory for Parents, Kids
Action taken by the Trump administration to reverse an Obama administration mandate that public schools allow transgender students to use the bathrooms and showers that coincide with their "gender identity," not their biological sex, is a "victory for parents, children and privacy," said the Family Research Council (FRC) on Feb. 22.
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Hyperinflation renders Venezuela a nation of broke millionaires
Venezuela may now be the country in the world with the most millionaires. There is, however, a caveat. That money isn’t worth much anywhere else in the world.
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New Venezuelan VP's alleged ties with Hezbollah, radicalism raise concerns
Tareck El Aissami, one of the most powerful men in Venezuela, just acquired more power. Last week the self-proclaimed “radically Chavista” became the country’s second in command after President Nicolas Maduro appointed him as vice president.
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Keys to life? Scientists explain how newly-discovered exoplanets could be habitable
About 40 light years from Earth, there is an intriguing system with a dim red star and seven alien worlds rapidly orbiting it. And what makes the find so exciting is that three of those planets are in the "Goldilocks zone" of the star: the just-right place where liquid water could exist on a planet’s rocky surface.Keys to life?
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San Diego Bishop Calls on Americans To Be 'Disruptors' To Aid Illegal Aliens
The very liberal Catholic bishop of San Diego, Robert McElroy, who supports giving Communion to the divorced and remarried, contrary to Church teaching, and embracing "LGBT families," said that social justice activists must become "disrupters" to counter the efforts of the federal government to apprehend illegal aliens.
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Show Notes 08-30-15

Sunday show 08-30-15

Marijuana bars, budtender, growing trend at weddings
These newlyweds are going to pot. John Elledge and Whitney Alexander’s wedding earlier this month in Oregon featured a smoke tent – complete with 13 different strains of marijuana that guests could sample with the help of a budtender.
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Hillary for prison signs keep getting stolen in the Hamptons
This Hamptonite wants Hillary Rodham Clinton behind bars — and had to put his signs saying so behind an electric fence. Andy Sabin’s first “Hillary for Prison 2016” signs lasted little more than a day before they were stolen from in front of his Amagansett home last week. So Sabin took steps to make sure the placards were secure.
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Christian movie among best ever
Actress Karen Abercrombie as Miss Clara in “War Room,” the new, Christian film – yes, a Christian film! – from the Kendrick brothers (makers of “Fireproof” and “Facing the Giants”), is an absolute revelation.
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When the wells run dry: California drought forcing some families to live in 'Third-World-type conditions'
Looking for water to flush his toilet, Tino Lozano pointed a garden hose at some buckets in the bare dirt of his yard. It's his daily ritual now in a community built by refugees from Oklahoma's Dust Bowl. But only a trickle came out; then a drip, then nothing more.
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Foes dive for discarded records in abortion clinic dumpsters
The scene in front of abortion clinics is often tense, with clinic workers escorting patients past activists waving signs and taking photographs. But increasingly, another drama is unfolding out back. There, abortion opponents dig through the trash in search of patient information.
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Feds fighting to keep cash seized from person never charged with crime
Federal prosecutors are battling in court to keep $167,000 in cash seized in a 2013 traffic stop, despite the motorist never being charged in the incident and the Obama administration clamped down this spring on such asset seizures and forfeitures.
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Obamacare Mandate: Sterilize 15-Year-Old Girls for Free--Without Parental Consent
Thanks to an Obamacare regulation that took effect on Aug. 1, health care plans in Oregon will now be required to provide free sterilizations to 15- year-old girls even if the parents of those girls do not consent to the procedure.
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With new chip credit cards on way here's what consumers need to know
Instead of swiping our plastic, we'll be able to slide or dip our chip-equipped credit cards at chip-enabled terminals at the register. You might see the new way of doing things as soon as the next time you shop at Target or another big retailer.
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Show Notes 08-27-15

Thursday show 08-27-15

Florida gun range add restaurant, alcohol
Daytona Beach Florida city commissioners have given approval to an indoor shooting range that includes a restaurant that sells alcoholic beverages.
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Gun rights advocate: “We don't have a gun problem we don't teach respect for life
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) was calling for new gun control laws on Wednesday, even before the man who killed a reporter and cameraman on live television was in custody.
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Happy National Toilet Paper Day!
The only time you think about toilet paper may be when there's a two for one deal in the grocery store, but now, like all things, there's a day devoted to TP.
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White House proclaims today women equality day
The White House is declaring Wednesday Women’s Equality Day to mark 95 years since women won the right to vote under the 19th Amendment.
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National dog day
Although we have been celebrating National Dog Day on August 26th for the last 11 years, this year it was brought to our attention that National Dog Day was drawing focus away from Women's Equality Day.
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China's ownership of US government debt peaked in 2013
Although entities in mainland China remained the largest foreign owners of U.S. government debt, according to the latest data published by the U.S.
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Defense official: China grabs 50 percent more land through man made islands
China has built up and reclaimed even more land in the South China Sea than previously thought -- with an archipelago of man-made islands now spanning 2,900 acres, according to a new Pentagon report released Friday.
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Higher Learning: Colorado county mulls scholarship pot tax
Talk about higher learning. A Colorado county may create the world's first public college scholarship program funded with marijuana money. Pueblo County is considering a 5 percent excise tax on marijuana growers, with half the proceeds designated to a scholarship fund that boosters say would be the first of its kind.
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HHS spending 42 million to preserve Native American languages
Health and Human Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced last week that the agency is spending $4.2 million in “funding awards” to “enhance native language revitalization efforts.”
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Mormons keep affiliation to Boy Scouts despite gay leaders
The Mormon church announced Wednesday it will maintain its longtime affiliation with the Boy Scouts despite the organization's decision to allow gay troop leaders — preventing what would have been a thundering blow to the national association.
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Show Notes 08-20-2015

Thursday show 08-20-15

A Fighting Force
Since the Air Force Nurse Corps emerged from the Army Nurse Corps in July 1949, Air Force nursing service personnel have excelled in providing dedicat- ed care to their customers.
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Army kicking out decorated Green Beret who stood up for Afgan rape victim 
The U.S. Army is kicking out a decorated Green Beret after an 11-year Special Forces career, after he got in trouble for shoving an Afghan police commander accused of raping a boy and beating up his mother when she reported the incident.
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Army dog reunited with handler after being abandoned 
It has been almost four years since U.S. Army Specialist Tyler Roberts has seen a teammate he spent every day with while serving in Afghanistan. That changed Wednesday night.
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Half of critical positions open at some VA hospitals
One in three jobs are vacant at nine of the nation’s regional Veterans Affairs health care systems, leaving veterans waiting weeks to get care.
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Greek prime minister says he is resigning, calls for early elections 
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced Thursday that he will resign, clearing the way for elections next month as Greece deals with its ongoing debt crisis. Tspiras made the announcement Thursday night, as the country began tapping into a new bailout deal meant to ensure its financial future.
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Planned Parenthood honors journalists amid near blackout over undercover videos
Journalists may be ignoring the firestorm surrounding a series of damning undercover Planned Parenthood videos, but the beleaguered abortion provider is not turning its back on the fourth estate.
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For Nevada pot businesses, it's not all money in the bank 
With one medical marijuana dispensary open in Sparks and another opening before the end of the month in Reno, marijuana establishments are gaining traction in Nevada.
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 NPR Reports on Illegal Aliens Who ‘Identify As Americans’
A reporter with National Public Radio said on Thursday that young men living in the United States illegally “identify as Americans" because they have been in the country since they were children.
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Show Notes 08-06-2015

Thursday show 08-06-15

Weed: Good for the Bones?

Got pot? Marijuana might take a cue from the famous advertising slogan for milk. A new study suggests that weed might be good for the bones.

The compound cannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD), which is a nonhallucinogenic chemical in marijuana plants, helps heal bone fractures, the research finds.

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Study: Spicy food may help you live longer

Adding a little spice to your life could make it last longer.

A Harvard study tracked people who ate spicy foods at least three to five times per week and compared their health to those who ate them less than once a week.

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Most States waiving work requirements for food stamps despite improving job numbers

Most states still are waiving work requirements for those on food stamps, raising concerns that despite an improving job market the Obama administration is feeding government dependency -- and all at the expense of taxpayers.

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States ask Obama administration to put power plant rules on hold

The campaign to stop President Barack Obama's sweeping emissions limits on power plants began taking shape Wednesday, as 16 states asked the government to put the rules on hold while a Senate panel moved to block them.

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Al Qaida urges: “Strike America in its own home”

The Yemen branch of al-Qaida has put out a call for terror attacks against Americans, saying lone wolf radicals ought to launch immediate strikes on U.S. soil.

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UN forum to focus on surging antisemitism

Fox News reports that a surge in anti-Semitic attacks by Muslims in France has sparked an “unprecedented” wave of immigration in Israel. And in the United Kingdom, Breitbart reports, anti-Semitism is on the rise as hate crimes have more than doubled over the last year.

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3D-Printed Spy Drones Could Be Built at Sea

A 3D-printed drone was recently launched from a British military warship and successfully flew to shore, a demonstration that could pave the way for futuristic spy drones that can be printed at sea.

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Bug Bots! These Insect-Inspired Robots Can Jump on Water

Swarms of robots inspired by water-hopping insects could one day be used for surveillance, search-and-rescue missions and environmental monitoring, researchers say.

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Show Notes 07-05-2015

Sunday show 07-05-15

Interview with Dr. Paul Kengor, author of TakeDown, from communists to progressives, how the left has sabotaged family and marriage.

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Supreme Court Opinions

JUSTICE THOMAS, with whom JUSTICE SCALIA joins, dissenting.

The Court’s decision today is at odds not only with the Constitution, but with the principles upon which our Nation was built. Since well before 1787, liberty has been understood as freedom from government action, not entitlement to government benefits.

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NASCAR fans defend, display Confederate flags at Daytona

Steven Rebenstorf has numerous flags flying atop his canopy tent inside Daytona International Speedway. The Confederate flag is front and center.

It's been like that for years. And the 57-year-old Rebenstorf has no plans to take it down — not even if NASCAR decides to ban the embattled flag from its racetracks.
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Greece poised to reject bailout offer

Greeks overwhelmingly rejected creditors' demands for more austerity in return for rescue loans in a critical referendum Sunday, backing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who insisted the vote would give him a stronger hand to reach a better deal.

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Oregonians celebrate legalization of recreational Marijuana

Hundreds of people gathered on the Burnside Bridge in downtown Portland, Oregon late Tuesday and counted down the minutes to midnight. Then they simultaneously lit up to celebrate an initiative legalizing recreational marijuana, which went into effect July 1.

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Debt-Ridden Illinois Heading Toward State Government Shutdown

Illinois is heading toward a state government shutdown after the legislature adjourned Tuesday without closing a $6.2 billion gap and passing a budget by the July 1 deadline.
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Show Notes 04-19-2015

Sunday show 04-19-15

Entrance fees rising in some National Parks
After a six-year moratorium, the federal government is increasing the price of admission at some of its public lands and raising the fees charged for camping, boating, cave tours and other activities. The National Park Service says the money expected to be raised is just a fraction of the $11.5 billion needed to repair and maintain roads, trails and park buildings.
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Vermont lawmakers: Make pot legal or will ban booze
Two Vermont lawmakers fed up with delays to legalize marijuana in the state introduced a headline-grabbing measure this week designed to move things along: one that would outlaw alcohol. Legislators Chris Pearson and Jean O'Sullivan admit they have no interest in reinstating Prohibition, but they want to make a larger point, reports Vermont Public Radio.
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University wants teens for late term abortions
Officials at the University of Hawaii have begun recruiting children as young as 14 years old to be part of an “experiment” with late-term abortions, and a team of pro-life lawyers is raising questions about the legality of the strategy.
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Family wins back seized gold coins that could be worth $80 million
A family was awarded the rights to 10 rare gold coins possibly worth $80 million or more on Friday after a U.S. appeals court overturned a jury verdict.
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How American's will lose their freedoms
On April 16, 1859, French historian Alexis de Tocqueville died. After nine months of traveling the United States, he wrote “Democracy in America” in 1835, which has been described as “the most comprehensive … analysis of character and society in America ever written.”
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US Military losing Christians because of  hostile work environment
Soon there may only be atheists in the foxholes. Christians are leaving the U.S. military or are discouraged from joining in the first place because of a “hostile work environment” that doesn’t let them express their beliefs openly, religious freedom advocates say.
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State: Striking marriage would undermine liberty
A U.S. Supreme Court decision redefining marriage would “undermine” liberty and leave to the whim of the federal judiciary a multitude of valid and valuable state laws, according to a brief.
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Show Notes 08/29/2013

Show: Sunday 8/25/13

John Quincy Adams on Islam

http://www.apologeticspress.org/APContent.aspx?category=7&article=1142&fb_action_ids=10200649057415200&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%2210200649057415200%22%3A10150242539531843%7D&action_type_map=%7B%2210200649057415200%22%3A%22og.likes%22%7D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D

Thomas More Law Center represents Veterans protesting confiscation of historic flag

Peter Parente, President of the United Veterans Memorial & Patriotic Association of New Rochelle, New York (“Veterans”) (UVMPA-NR) announced that UVMPA has retained the Thomas More Law Center (TMLC), a national public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to regain the right to fly the historic Gadsden Flag under the Stars and Stripes.

http://www.thomasmore.org/press-releases/2013/04/thomas-more-law-center-represents-veterans-protesting-confiscation-historic-d

Vietnam Veteran reunited with long lost dog tags

Lanny Martinson left a lot in Vietnam: parts of himself, both physical and emotional. The U.S. Marine Corps veteran lost his right leg in a minefield outside Khe Sanh in 1968.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/08/25/vietnam-veteran-reunited-with-long-lost-dog-tags/?test=latestnews#ixzz2d1Y6xJVE

Obama administration will not preempt state marijuana laws

The Obama administration on Thursday said it will not stand in the way of Colorado, Washington and other states where voters have supported legalizing marijuana either for medical or recreational use, as long as those states maintain strict rules involving distribution of the drug.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/obama-administration-will-not-preempt-state-marijuana-laws--for-now/2013/08/29/b725bfd8-10bd-11e3-8cdd-bcdc09410972_story.html?wpisrc=al_comboPN

Gay spouses in all states can file joint taxes

Gay spouses in all U.S. states will be treated as married under federal tax law even if local authorities don’t recognize their marriages, in what gay-rights advocates are calling a victory.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-29/gay-spouses-in-all-states-can-file-joint-taxes.html

NASA discovers hugh hidden canyon in Greenland

Data from a NASA airborne science mission reveals evidence of a large and previously unknown canyon hidden under a mile of Greenland ice.

http://www.myfoxny.com/Story/23290922/nasa-discovers-huge-hidden-canyon-in-greenland#ixzz2dOj0aLD2

Archaeological perserved named New Dark-Sky Park

In the northwestern corner of New Mexico, the Chaco Culture National Historical Park is famous for protecting the ruins of an ancient Pueblo settlement.

http://www.livescience.com/39268-chaco-new-dark-sky-park.html

Show Notes 08/25/2013

Show: Sunday 8/25/13

Reefer sadness cities battle legal pot push

Colorado and Washington state have both legalized the use and possession of small amounts of marijuana -- but while a majority of voters supported the change at the polls last year, there is currently no outright legal way to buy non-medical marijuana.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/08/25/reefer-sadness-cities-battle-legal-pot-push/#ixzz2d1OZGb5

DOJ tries to stop school choice for poor children in failing Louisiana public schools

The U.S. Justice Department is trying to stop the state from distributing school vouchers in any district that remains under a desegregation court order.

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/doj-tries-stop-school-choice-poor-children-failing-louisiana-public-schools#sthash.zPLODp0U.dpuf

Judge strikes down Obama's improper NLRB recess appointment

A federal judge struck down one of President Obama’s highly controversial recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/judge-strikes-down-obama-s-improper-nlrb-recess-appointment#sthash.kWyXXYDn.dpuf

Coptic Christians march on Washington: We support Egyptian army

Hundreds of Coptic Christian and Egyptian Americans rallied outside the White House today to express their support for the Egyptian army in its effort to protect people in Egypt from Muslim Brotherhood.

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/coptic-christians-march-washington-we-support-egyptian-army#sthash.i7bDaoQc.dpuf

Italian coast feeling force of Arab Spring as 1000 migrants arrive in one week

From her deckchair on a beach in southern Italy, Gina Bova watched with interest as the small, rickety fishing boat was pushed by the waves closer to the shore. It was a windy Saturday afternoon in August, and the beach was packed with holidaying families, picnicking on tubs of home made pasta and fresh figs.

http://www.telegrkaph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/10265116/Italian-coast-feeling-force-of-Arab-Spring-as-1000-migrants-arrive-in-one-week.html

Show Notes 08/11/2013

Show: Sunday 8/11/13

Pope Francis greets Muslims and urges both Christians and Muslims to promote mutual respect.

Before reciting the Angelus prayer the Pope recalled today’s feast of St. Clare of Assisi who left everything to consecrate herself to Christ in poverty, following in the footsteps of St. Francis.

http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2013/08/11/pope_francis_greets_muslims_and_urges_both_christians_and_muslims_to/en1-718872

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Mexicans coached on credible fear to get into US

Obama amnesty has spread like wildfire in Mexico, igniting a crisis in a border crossing overwhelmed by illegal immigrants who’ve been taught that using “key words and phrases” will allow them to enter and remain in the U.S.

http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2013/08/mexicans-coached-on-credible-fear-to-get-into-u-s/

“No Muslim's” parking signs come down outside mall

New parking signs posted outside a Houston-area mosque sparked outrage on Thursday. The posters lined the street near the El Farouq Mosque. In black letters, the signs read, "No Muslim parking in the Westview Shopping Center. Your car will be towed."Many Muslims heading to worship services were offended.

http://www.local10.com/news/no-muslim-parking-signs-come-down-outside-mall/-/1717324/21403262/-/11eaa25/-/index.html

Americans agree: Marijuana shouldn't be criminalized

Despite decades of propaganda from marijuana prohibitionists, a majority of the American public has indeed said "enough" to the policies of cannabis criminalization. And no amount of fear-mongering is going to change this fact.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/09/opinion/st-pierre-armentano-marijuana

Kerry: 'Climate Change' Challenges Us as 'Safe Guarders of God's Creation' 

Reiterating a theme he presented two weeks ago at an Iftar dinner celebrating the end of Ramadan, Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday described "global climate change" as "a challenge to our responsibilities as the guardians--safe guarders of God's creation."

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/kerry-climate-change-challenges-us-safe-guarders-gods-creation#sthash.p5Te9xWb.dpuf

Before Gun Advocates Visit, Newtown Starbucks Store Closes

The Starbucks store here closed early Friday, taping a notice to its front door that indicated that it didn't want to take part in a national observance by gun advocates.

http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-newtown-starbucks-rally-20130809,0,7313792.story

USDA Sets Goal to Serve 166 Million Gov’t Subsidized Meals to Kids This Summer

With a record 101 million Americans receiving food aid from the federal government, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) wants more kids to be on the dole for food during the summer months.

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/usda-sets-goal-serve-166-million-gov-t-subsidized-meals-kids-summer#sthash.6kdCTSxJ.dpuf

Show notes 03/07/2013

Uncooperative Radio Show Notes: Thursday 03/07/13

Armed Citizen Stories

1) Hazel Poole, 85, was at home playing with her puppy around 8:30 p.m. when there was a knock at the front door.

2) Jeremy Reed, 30, and Anna Soto, 24, were asleep in the same room as their one-week-old baby girl when they woke to a loud banging sound.

http://www.nrapublications.org/index.php/armed-citizen/

Administration strips Veterans of gun rights

Veterans who bore arms to defend their country are receiving letters that they may be declared mentally incompetent and have their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms stripped from them. Welcome home.

http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials/022513-645683-administration-strips-vets-of-gun-rights.htm

Interview with Robert Spencer, Director of Jihad Watch

http://www.jihadwatch.org/

'Marijuana cannon' used to fire drugs over US border seized in Mexico

Police in the border city of Mexicali say they have recovered a powerful improvised cannon used to hurl packets of marijuana across a border fence into California.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/27/marijuana-cannon-us-border-seized-mexico

Conservation legislation at the top of Wyden’s list

Despite the failure of the last Congress to act on dozens if not hundreds of conservation bills, new Senate Energy Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) intends to tackle the backlog first thing this year.

http://www.landrights.org