Friday Show Notes 02-16-18
No, There Haven't Been 18 School Shootings This Year — Not Even Close
The latest mass shooting, which claimed 17 lives at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Florida, was a horrible tragedy. But that's no excuse for the flurry of stories parroting a gun control advocacy group's false claims about school shootings.
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Richmond-based federal appeals court finds Trump Muslim travel ban unconstitutional - again
A divided 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday held as unconstitutional President Donald Trump’s anti-terrorist travel ban from eight countries, six of them majority-Muslim with a total population of 150 million.
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Exclusive: Dozens of refugee resettlement offices to close as Trump downsizes program
Refugee resettlement agencies are preparing to shutter more than 20 offices across the United States and cut back operations in more than 40 others after the State Department told them to pare their operations, according to plans seen by Reuters.
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UN aid workers carried out 60,000 rapes in a decade
Andrew MacLeod, who was chief of operations at the UN's Emergency Co-ordination Centre, warned that 'predatory' abusers used aid jobs to prey on vulnerable girls. The claim was made in a dossier passed to the former secretary for international development Priti Patel last year, according to The Sun newspaper.
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Haley calls for UN to act after report finds Iranian weapons in Yemen
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley is demanding the U.N. act in the wake of a report showing Iranian weapons and ballistic missile were taken into Yemen even after a 2015 arms embargo -- the latest evidence of Iran’s broader disregard for U.N. resolutions.
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FCC Chair Ajit Pai Under Investigation By Inspector General
Ajit Pai, the chairman of the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), is reportedly under investigation by the FCC’s inspector general for potential wrongdoing regarding the chairman’s decision to change broadcast TV ownership rules.
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With new judge on case, Flynn's guilty plea up in air
In ordinary circumstances when a defendant pleads guilty to a charge, the prosecutor’s work largely is done, except for making a sentencing recommendation.
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Sunday, February 18, 2018
Monday, December 25, 2017
Show Notes 12-22-2017
Friday Show Notes 12-22-17
Chicago Police Chief Reminds County Official: ‘The UN Has No Jurisdiction Here’
Not for the first time, the United Nations is getting appeals from Chicago to step in and help deal with a crisis – this time, the Windy City’s staggering levels of violent crime.
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Is the UN fulfilling ancient Biblical Prophecy
On Dec. 21, 2017, the U.N. united as one to stand against one city on the planet: Jerusalem. Twenty-five centuries earlier, the prophet Zechariah wrote these words from the Lord: “I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem for battle” (Zechariah 14:2) Did the Unted Nations just move us one step closer to fulfilling this ancient prophecy?
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Free-for-all at US border reveals disturbing trend'
The so-called “Trump effect” at the U.S. southern border is becoming a bygone memory as border agents are again being overwhelmed by foreign nationals of all stripes seeking asylum.
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Arabs still enter US illegally from Mexico
While President Bush considers a broad-based amnesty plan for millions of illegal aliens in the U.S., there is growing evidence the Mexican border continues to be used as a covert entry point for the smuggling of Arabs into the country.
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Mexico Aid May be in Jeopardy After State Dept. Does Not Report on Human Rights Progress
Some $1.25 million in military aid to Mexico appears to be in jeopardy after the State Department did not certify that the government is prosecuting human rights violations, according to a U.S. senator.
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Chicago Police Chief Reminds County Official: ‘The UN Has No Jurisdiction Here’
Not for the first time, the United Nations is getting appeals from Chicago to step in and help deal with a crisis – this time, the Windy City’s staggering levels of violent crime.
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Is the UN fulfilling ancient Biblical Prophecy
On Dec. 21, 2017, the U.N. united as one to stand against one city on the planet: Jerusalem. Twenty-five centuries earlier, the prophet Zechariah wrote these words from the Lord: “I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem for battle” (Zechariah 14:2) Did the Unted Nations just move us one step closer to fulfilling this ancient prophecy?
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Free-for-all at US border reveals disturbing trend'
The so-called “Trump effect” at the U.S. southern border is becoming a bygone memory as border agents are again being overwhelmed by foreign nationals of all stripes seeking asylum.
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Arabs still enter US illegally from Mexico
While President Bush considers a broad-based amnesty plan for millions of illegal aliens in the U.S., there is growing evidence the Mexican border continues to be used as a covert entry point for the smuggling of Arabs into the country.
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Mexico Aid May be in Jeopardy After State Dept. Does Not Report on Human Rights Progress
Some $1.25 million in military aid to Mexico appears to be in jeopardy after the State Department did not certify that the government is prosecuting human rights violations, according to a U.S. senator.
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Sunday, September 10, 2017
Show Notes 09-08-2017
Friday Show Notes 9-8-17
UN rights experts criticize US failure to unequivocally reject racist violent events
The United Nations body monitoring implementation of the global convention on prohibiting racial discrimination has called on high-level politicians and public officials of the United States to unequivocally and unconditionally reject and condemn racist hate speech and crimes in Charlottesville and throughout the country.
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The Progression of Sharia and Jihad in Non-Muslim Countries – New Update
When politically correct, tolerant and culturally diverse societies agree to Muslim demands for their religious privileges, some of the other components tend to creep in as well. Here is how it works. As long as the Muslim population remains around or under 2% in any given country, they will be, for the most part, regarded as a peace-loving minority and not as a significant threat to other citizens.
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BREAKING: Appeals Court Rules Against Donald Trump Over Scope Of Travel Ban
The ninth circuit of the U.S. Appeals Court has reportedly ruled against President Donald Trump over the scope of his executive travel ban. Reuters reports, “U.S. appeals court rules against President Donald Trump over scope of travel ban.”
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Canada: Antifa threatens to “smash” conference opposing “anti-Islamophobia” motion
A conference entitled “M-103: Islamophobia Cure or Shariah Trap?” will take place in Toronto this Sunday. The event is organized by a group called Canadian Citizens for Charter Rights and Freedoms (C3RF).
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Sun Unleashes Monster Solar Flare, Strongest in a Decade
Early morning on Sept. 6, the sun released two powerful solar flares — the second was the most powerful in more than a decade.
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Water Molecules May Survive on the Moon's Surface All Day Long
Water may be bound to rocks across the moon's entire surface all day long, a new study finds. This finding suggests that large amounts of water molecules could be permanently present on the surface of the moon, the study's researchers said.
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Fake Facebook 'like' networks exploited code flaw to create millions of bogus 'likes'
A thriving ecosystem of websites that allow users to automatically generate millions of fake "likes" and comments on Facebook has been documented by researchers at the University of Iowa.
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FEC Dems renew bid to regulate Internet, Drudge, 'not done fighting'
They've repeatedly tried and failed to impose regulations on Internet political communications, possibily even media sites like the Drudge Report, but congressional testimony that unnamed Russians spent $100,000 for politically themed ads on Facebook is sparking a new bid by Democrats on the Federal Election Commission.
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‘Activist Mommy’ Banned from Twitter After Slamming Teen Vogue Editor for ‘Teaching Kids Sodomy’
Twitter has banned a woman for mocking a Teen Vogue editor who was honored after publishing an anal sex guide teaching young kids sodomy.
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Has Jerusalem ever known peace?
Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed by the Babylonians in 587 B.C. on the date in the Jewish calendar 9th of Av, or Tisha B’Av. The Second Temple was destroyed by the Romans on the same date, Tisha B’Av, in 70 A.D.
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UN rights experts criticize US failure to unequivocally reject racist violent events
The United Nations body monitoring implementation of the global convention on prohibiting racial discrimination has called on high-level politicians and public officials of the United States to unequivocally and unconditionally reject and condemn racist hate speech and crimes in Charlottesville and throughout the country.
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The Progression of Sharia and Jihad in Non-Muslim Countries – New Update
When politically correct, tolerant and culturally diverse societies agree to Muslim demands for their religious privileges, some of the other components tend to creep in as well. Here is how it works. As long as the Muslim population remains around or under 2% in any given country, they will be, for the most part, regarded as a peace-loving minority and not as a significant threat to other citizens.
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BREAKING: Appeals Court Rules Against Donald Trump Over Scope Of Travel Ban
The ninth circuit of the U.S. Appeals Court has reportedly ruled against President Donald Trump over the scope of his executive travel ban. Reuters reports, “U.S. appeals court rules against President Donald Trump over scope of travel ban.”
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Canada: Antifa threatens to “smash” conference opposing “anti-Islamophobia” motion
A conference entitled “M-103: Islamophobia Cure or Shariah Trap?” will take place in Toronto this Sunday. The event is organized by a group called Canadian Citizens for Charter Rights and Freedoms (C3RF).
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Sun Unleashes Monster Solar Flare, Strongest in a Decade
Early morning on Sept. 6, the sun released two powerful solar flares — the second was the most powerful in more than a decade.
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Water Molecules May Survive on the Moon's Surface All Day Long
Water may be bound to rocks across the moon's entire surface all day long, a new study finds. This finding suggests that large amounts of water molecules could be permanently present on the surface of the moon, the study's researchers said.
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Fake Facebook 'like' networks exploited code flaw to create millions of bogus 'likes'
A thriving ecosystem of websites that allow users to automatically generate millions of fake "likes" and comments on Facebook has been documented by researchers at the University of Iowa.
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FEC Dems renew bid to regulate Internet, Drudge, 'not done fighting'
They've repeatedly tried and failed to impose regulations on Internet political communications, possibily even media sites like the Drudge Report, but congressional testimony that unnamed Russians spent $100,000 for politically themed ads on Facebook is sparking a new bid by Democrats on the Federal Election Commission.
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‘Activist Mommy’ Banned from Twitter After Slamming Teen Vogue Editor for ‘Teaching Kids Sodomy’
Twitter has banned a woman for mocking a Teen Vogue editor who was honored after publishing an anal sex guide teaching young kids sodomy.
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Has Jerusalem ever known peace?
Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed by the Babylonians in 587 B.C. on the date in the Jewish calendar 9th of Av, or Tisha B’Av. The Second Temple was destroyed by the Romans on the same date, Tisha B’Av, in 70 A.D.
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Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Show Notes 06-25-2017
Sunday show 6/25/17
Trump Administration Rejects UN Human Rights Council’s ‘Safe Abortion’ Text
What a difference a year makes. Last summer, the Obama administration not only supported a text at the U.N. Human Rights Council that included a call for access to “safe abortion where such services are permitted by national law” but also co-sponsored it, despite not then being a member of the Geneva-based body.
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Pelosi Claims Republicans Attacking Her Are Really Attacking San Francisco
During her weekly press briefing on Thursday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said that Republican attacks on her are really about attacking her district encompassing the city of San Francisco.
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Trump supporters hold sit-in at North Carolina Starbucks after woman mocked for shirt
Trump supporters flooded a North Carolina Starbucks on Saturday for a sit-in after they said a woman was mocked for wearing T-shirt supporting the president.
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A German-based company is bringing a $12 million aviation-related plant to Auburn
The Winkelmann Group will begin production at its first United States production facility in the Auburn Industrial Park, the Opelika-Auburn News reported. The company expects to create approximately 50 jobs over the next five years.
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Dakota Access review to re-examine impact on tribe
A federal judge's order for more environmental review of the already-operating Dakota Access oil pipeline has several potential outcomes, all of which could spark even more wrangling in a Washington, D.C., court room.
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Democrats’ Hoodwinking of Blacks
Ask any black person which political party has been black people’s political ally. With near unanimity, blacks would answer the Democratic Party.
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After More Than 20 Years as Conservative Leader, Paul Williams Comes Out as Transwoman
Paul Williams, who led the conservative church planting organization Orchard Group for 20 years, has publicly come out as a transgender woman named Paula Stone. Williams.
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Trump Administration Rejects UN Human Rights Council’s ‘Safe Abortion’ Text
What a difference a year makes. Last summer, the Obama administration not only supported a text at the U.N. Human Rights Council that included a call for access to “safe abortion where such services are permitted by national law” but also co-sponsored it, despite not then being a member of the Geneva-based body.
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Pelosi Claims Republicans Attacking Her Are Really Attacking San Francisco
During her weekly press briefing on Thursday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said that Republican attacks on her are really about attacking her district encompassing the city of San Francisco.
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Trump supporters hold sit-in at North Carolina Starbucks after woman mocked for shirt
Trump supporters flooded a North Carolina Starbucks on Saturday for a sit-in after they said a woman was mocked for wearing T-shirt supporting the president.
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A German-based company is bringing a $12 million aviation-related plant to Auburn
The Winkelmann Group will begin production at its first United States production facility in the Auburn Industrial Park, the Opelika-Auburn News reported. The company expects to create approximately 50 jobs over the next five years.
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Dakota Access review to re-examine impact on tribe
A federal judge's order for more environmental review of the already-operating Dakota Access oil pipeline has several potential outcomes, all of which could spark even more wrangling in a Washington, D.C., court room.
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Ask any black person which political party has been black people’s political ally. With near unanimity, blacks would answer the Democratic Party.
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After More Than 20 Years as Conservative Leader, Paul Williams Comes Out as Transwoman
Paul Williams, who led the conservative church planting organization Orchard Group for 20 years, has publicly come out as a transgender woman named Paula Stone. Williams.
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Monday, March 27, 2017
Show Notes 03-26-2017
Sunday Show 3-26-17
Viral video imagines Elmo getting fired over PBS budget cuts
A viral online video imagines lovable "Sesame Street" character Elmo getting fired due to budget cuts to PBS. The video shows an unseen man delivering the news to Elmo in a nondescript room.
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Subway's minimum wage 'sandwich artist' apprenticeship slammed by union
Subway may be known for its toasty bread but in the UK, the chain is feeling some serious heat after a help wanted post surfaced online seeking young “apprentices” to work at the store building subs-- for substantially less pay than traditional employees.
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Illinois Teacher Fired for Confronting Student Who Wouldn’t Stand for Pledge of Allegiance
A high-school teacher in Illinois has been fired after chastising more than once a student who would not stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. Vince Ziebarth, a popular driver’s ed teacher, confronted 15-year-old Shemar Cooper multiple times after Cooper refused to stand for the Pledge.
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UN diplomat quits after pressure over Israel 'apartheid' report
A United Nations diplomat stepped down Friday after refusing to withdraw a report accusing Israel of practicing apartheid against Palestinians, reported.
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Deep State Targets Roger Stone Former Trump Aide
Roger Stone has been a longtime confidante of Donald Trump. He is also a Republican operative and a serial hat wearer. Stone claims that he has been targeted by the Deep State. He says that the main reason he is being targeted is the next week’s Congressional investigations into the Russian hacking.
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Susan Rice Warns White House Not to Put Out ‘Inaccurate If Not Deliberately False’ Information
Former Obama administration national security adviser Susan Rice was castigated on social media over a Washington Post op-ed accusing the Trump White House of dissembling and contorting the facts, but doubled down in a PBS interview, saying when the White House puts out information seen to be “inaccurate if not deliberately false, it shakes the credibility and the confidence of our allies.”
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Trump appointee steps down at EPA
A member of the temporary political team leading the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the Trump administration is resigning.
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Lawyers for Bowe Bergdahl file third appeal, charging Trump remarks taint trial prospects
Attorneys for accused Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl took their third shot Thursday at getting his case tossed, once again arguing that President Trump blew their client’s chance of a fair trial when he called the sergeant and former Taliban captive “a dirty, rotten traitor.”
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Marines to Test 100 New Beach-Storming Technologies
When you think of ship-to-shore maneuver and amphibious assaults, Marine Corps planners want to banish the image of an Iwo Jima-style beach landing.
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Another Good Guy With A Gun: Detroit Man Shoots Sister’s Violent Stalker
A 32-year-old Detroit man apparently saved his sister’s life Tuesday when her 21-year-old ex-boyfriend kicked his way into her new apartment with a gun and bad intentions.
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Preschool Suspends 4-Year-Old Boy and Calls Child Services After He Brings in Bullet Casing
An Illinois preschool has suspended a 4-year-old boy and called child services after mistakenly thinking he brought a bullet to the school that was actually just a shell casing.
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Gun Sales Hit Record Highs, But What About Gun Accidents?
More people own guns now than ever before, so you might think that accidental and negligent shootings with firearms would be at an all-time high. In fact, the opposite has happened.
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Viral video imagines Elmo getting fired over PBS budget cuts
A viral online video imagines lovable "Sesame Street" character Elmo getting fired due to budget cuts to PBS. The video shows an unseen man delivering the news to Elmo in a nondescript room.
Read More
Subway's minimum wage 'sandwich artist' apprenticeship slammed by union
Subway may be known for its toasty bread but in the UK, the chain is feeling some serious heat after a help wanted post surfaced online seeking young “apprentices” to work at the store building subs-- for substantially less pay than traditional employees.
Read More
Illinois Teacher Fired for Confronting Student Who Wouldn’t Stand for Pledge of Allegiance
A high-school teacher in Illinois has been fired after chastising more than once a student who would not stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. Vince Ziebarth, a popular driver’s ed teacher, confronted 15-year-old Shemar Cooper multiple times after Cooper refused to stand for the Pledge.
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UN diplomat quits after pressure over Israel 'apartheid' report
A United Nations diplomat stepped down Friday after refusing to withdraw a report accusing Israel of practicing apartheid against Palestinians, reported.
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Deep State Targets Roger Stone Former Trump Aide
Roger Stone has been a longtime confidante of Donald Trump. He is also a Republican operative and a serial hat wearer. Stone claims that he has been targeted by the Deep State. He says that the main reason he is being targeted is the next week’s Congressional investigations into the Russian hacking.
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Susan Rice Warns White House Not to Put Out ‘Inaccurate If Not Deliberately False’ Information
Former Obama administration national security adviser Susan Rice was castigated on social media over a Washington Post op-ed accusing the Trump White House of dissembling and contorting the facts, but doubled down in a PBS interview, saying when the White House puts out information seen to be “inaccurate if not deliberately false, it shakes the credibility and the confidence of our allies.”
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Trump appointee steps down at EPA
A member of the temporary political team leading the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the Trump administration is resigning.
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Lawyers for Bowe Bergdahl file third appeal, charging Trump remarks taint trial prospects
Attorneys for accused Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl took their third shot Thursday at getting his case tossed, once again arguing that President Trump blew their client’s chance of a fair trial when he called the sergeant and former Taliban captive “a dirty, rotten traitor.”
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Marines to Test 100 New Beach-Storming Technologies
When you think of ship-to-shore maneuver and amphibious assaults, Marine Corps planners want to banish the image of an Iwo Jima-style beach landing.
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Another Good Guy With A Gun: Detroit Man Shoots Sister’s Violent Stalker
A 32-year-old Detroit man apparently saved his sister’s life Tuesday when her 21-year-old ex-boyfriend kicked his way into her new apartment with a gun and bad intentions.
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Preschool Suspends 4-Year-Old Boy and Calls Child Services After He Brings in Bullet Casing
An Illinois preschool has suspended a 4-year-old boy and called child services after mistakenly thinking he brought a bullet to the school that was actually just a shell casing.
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Gun Sales Hit Record Highs, But What About Gun Accidents?
More people own guns now than ever before, so you might think that accidental and negligent shootings with firearms would be at an all-time high. In fact, the opposite has happened.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Show Notes 01-28-2017
Saturday Show 1-28-17
Mexicans launch boycotts of US companies
The digital image shows a clenched fist bathed in the red, white and green of Mexico’s flag and decorated with the nation’s emblematic eagle. “Consumers, to the Shout of War,” it says in Spanish above the fist. “Consume products made in country…Use your buying power to punish the companies that favor the politics of the new U.S. government.”
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Trump aide hits back at AFT president over secretary of educational Top Donald Trump aide
Kellyanne Conway on Thursday hit back at Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, for criticizing the selection of Betsy DeVos for Education secretary. Weingarten on Wednesday called DeVos, a wealthy school-choice advocate, "ideological" and "anti-public ed."
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California lawmakers want third option for Id’s
Democratic lawmakers on Thursday introduced a bill supporters say would make California the first state to add a third gender option on state identifying documents.
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FedEx driver saves American Flag from protesters trying to burn it
A FedEx driver saved an American Flag from protesters who were trying to burn it on Thursday. The protesters had gathered at the pedestrian mall in Iowa City, Iowa.
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Establishment in full meltdown over Trump refugee orders
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday that will pause the resettlement of Third World refugees in the United States for 120 days while a system of “extreme vetting” is put in place.
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New U.S. U.N. envoy warns allies: back us or we'll take names
The new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, pledged on Friday to overhaul the world body and warned U.S. allies that if they do not support Washington, then she is "taking names" and will respond.
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Record number of people caught trying to bring guns on planes
The Transportation Security Administration found a record number of guns in carry-on baggage in 2016, and a staggering 83 percent of them were loaded. According to the TSA, which released its annual review on Thursday, 3,391 guns were found in checked bags in 2016.
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Hill Republicans try to ease purchase of gun 'silencers,' as NRA-backed Trump arrives
Congressional Republicans are trying to change federal guns regulations to make buying a silencer, or suppressor, easier. But critics don’t agree with the argument that the proposed legislation is a safety measure to prevent hearing injuries.
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Pope Francis: ‘Liberation Theology Was Good for Latin America
In a controversial interview, Pope Francis has publicly defended Liberation Theology, calling it a “positive thing” in Latin America. In his lengthy interview last week with the leftist Spanish daily El PaÃs, the Pope said that “Liberation Theology was a good thing for Latin America,”
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Feds Still in Cover-up Mode: Ft. Lauderdale Airport Shooter Indictment Omits Terrorism
A grand jury in south Florida just indicted the Ft. Lauderdale Airport shooter, but the feds are still in cover-up mode so terrorism isn’t even mentioned though an FBI agent testified in court that the attack was carried out on behalf of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
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Mexicans launch boycotts of US companies
The digital image shows a clenched fist bathed in the red, white and green of Mexico’s flag and decorated with the nation’s emblematic eagle. “Consumers, to the Shout of War,” it says in Spanish above the fist. “Consume products made in country…Use your buying power to punish the companies that favor the politics of the new U.S. government.”
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Trump aide hits back at AFT president over secretary of educational Top Donald Trump aide
Kellyanne Conway on Thursday hit back at Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, for criticizing the selection of Betsy DeVos for Education secretary. Weingarten on Wednesday called DeVos, a wealthy school-choice advocate, "ideological" and "anti-public ed."
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California lawmakers want third option for Id’s
Democratic lawmakers on Thursday introduced a bill supporters say would make California the first state to add a third gender option on state identifying documents.
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FedEx driver saves American Flag from protesters trying to burn it
A FedEx driver saved an American Flag from protesters who were trying to burn it on Thursday. The protesters had gathered at the pedestrian mall in Iowa City, Iowa.
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Establishment in full meltdown over Trump refugee orders
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday that will pause the resettlement of Third World refugees in the United States for 120 days while a system of “extreme vetting” is put in place.
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New U.S. U.N. envoy warns allies: back us or we'll take names
The new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, pledged on Friday to overhaul the world body and warned U.S. allies that if they do not support Washington, then she is "taking names" and will respond.
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Record number of people caught trying to bring guns on planes
The Transportation Security Administration found a record number of guns in carry-on baggage in 2016, and a staggering 83 percent of them were loaded. According to the TSA, which released its annual review on Thursday, 3,391 guns were found in checked bags in 2016.
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Hill Republicans try to ease purchase of gun 'silencers,' as NRA-backed Trump arrives
Congressional Republicans are trying to change federal guns regulations to make buying a silencer, or suppressor, easier. But critics don’t agree with the argument that the proposed legislation is a safety measure to prevent hearing injuries.
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Pope Francis: ‘Liberation Theology Was Good for Latin America
In a controversial interview, Pope Francis has publicly defended Liberation Theology, calling it a “positive thing” in Latin America. In his lengthy interview last week with the leftist Spanish daily El PaÃs, the Pope said that “Liberation Theology was a good thing for Latin America,”
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Feds Still in Cover-up Mode: Ft. Lauderdale Airport Shooter Indictment Omits Terrorism
A grand jury in south Florida just indicted the Ft. Lauderdale Airport shooter, but the feds are still in cover-up mode so terrorism isn’t even mentioned though an FBI agent testified in court that the attack was carried out on behalf of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
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Wednesday, December 28, 2016
Saturday Show 12-17-16
'AMAZING GRACE' HAD AMAZING ORIGIN
These were the words of John Newton, a former slave ship captain, who died Dec. 21, 1807. At age 11, his mother died and he went to sea with his father. Young John Newton fell in love with Mary Catlett while on shore leave, but overstaying his visit, he missed his ship’s departure.
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When Was the Last Time Hanukkah Started on Christmas? When Will it Happen Again?
The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah begins on Christmas Eve. Because the Hebrew calendar is a lunar calendar, the 8 days of Hanukkah change every year. When did it last overlap with Christmas and when will it next occur?
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Associated Press Will Partner with Facebook to Flag ‘Fake News’
The Associated Press announced Thursday that it will join Facebook to help “identify and debunk” news stories being shared online that are false.
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FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler Announces Resignation
Tom Wheeler, the Democratic chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has announced he will resign at the beginning of Donald Trump's presidential term, per Bloomberg.
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Egypt Delays UNSC Vote on Contentious Israel Resolution After Trump Voices Opposition
In an unusual turn of events, Egypt on Thursday abruptly delayed its plan to call for a vote on a U.N. Security Council resolution critical of Israel, after President-elect Donald Trump tweeted his opposition to the measure.
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Obama enrages Israel on way out the door
Israeli officials are furious with President Obama for allowing the U.N. to pass a resolution Friday demanding the Jewish state “immediately and completely cease all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem.”
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Local Atlanta TV Reporter Shames Dishonest Mainstream Media by DEBUNKING “Russian Hacker” Story
The bogus “Russian hacker” story that is being pushed by the left and our dishonest mainstream media has ZERO evidence to back up the claim that Russia hacked the DNC and John Podesta’s email to help Trump win.
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Russian expert warns Trump holds 'position of strength'
One of the most influential and highly quoted Russian intellectuals, Prof. Valery Solovei, says Russian officials will have to face an abrupt new reality on Jan. 20 when Donald Trump is inaugurated president of the United States, a new report in Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin documents.
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Russia Preparing to Return 3,000 Older Tanks Into Service
The Russian government plans to refurbish up to 3,000 T-80 main battle tanks and return them to service with the Russian Army. The move may sound impressive, but it's actually a sign of Russia's diminishing economic and military power.
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The Marines Are Equipping Hundreds of Infantrymen with Silencers
The U.S. Marine Corps has equipped a battalion's worth of infantrymen with suppressors. The result are combat units better able to hear one other on the battlefield, meaning they can spread out farther and cover more ground.
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The Military's Painstaking Guide to Cutting Its Own Weapons In Half
Maintaining the strongest military force on the planet is no easy task. You need a huge budget, knowledgable personnel, devoted soldiers, brilliant engineers, and high-tech tools and weaponry.
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Pew Report: Jews and Christians More Educated Than Atheists and Muslims
A new study by the Pew Research Center found that worldwide, Jews have the most years of formal education, followed by Christians, with atheists, Buddhists, Muslims and Hindus trailing behind.
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Racist and offensive' Native American mural asked to be removed from Durham post office
For years, Durham’s post office has been at the center of controversy over a mural some local residents find racist and offensive. It depicts a Native American holding a torch, apparently ready to set a Dover settler’s house on fire.
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National Geographic Features 'Transgender' 9-YEAR-OLD
To the sound of thunderous praise from the Left, National Geographic has decided to bring in the New Year by celebrating a nine-year-old boy's sexual confusion.
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'AMAZING GRACE' HAD AMAZING ORIGIN
These were the words of John Newton, a former slave ship captain, who died Dec. 21, 1807. At age 11, his mother died and he went to sea with his father. Young John Newton fell in love with Mary Catlett while on shore leave, but overstaying his visit, he missed his ship’s departure.
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When Was the Last Time Hanukkah Started on Christmas? When Will it Happen Again?
The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah begins on Christmas Eve. Because the Hebrew calendar is a lunar calendar, the 8 days of Hanukkah change every year. When did it last overlap with Christmas and when will it next occur?
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Associated Press Will Partner with Facebook to Flag ‘Fake News’
The Associated Press announced Thursday that it will join Facebook to help “identify and debunk” news stories being shared online that are false.
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FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler Announces Resignation
Tom Wheeler, the Democratic chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has announced he will resign at the beginning of Donald Trump's presidential term, per Bloomberg.
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Egypt Delays UNSC Vote on Contentious Israel Resolution After Trump Voices Opposition
In an unusual turn of events, Egypt on Thursday abruptly delayed its plan to call for a vote on a U.N. Security Council resolution critical of Israel, after President-elect Donald Trump tweeted his opposition to the measure.
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Obama enrages Israel on way out the door
Israeli officials are furious with President Obama for allowing the U.N. to pass a resolution Friday demanding the Jewish state “immediately and completely cease all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem.”
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Local Atlanta TV Reporter Shames Dishonest Mainstream Media by DEBUNKING “Russian Hacker” Story
The bogus “Russian hacker” story that is being pushed by the left and our dishonest mainstream media has ZERO evidence to back up the claim that Russia hacked the DNC and John Podesta’s email to help Trump win.
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Russian expert warns Trump holds 'position of strength'
One of the most influential and highly quoted Russian intellectuals, Prof. Valery Solovei, says Russian officials will have to face an abrupt new reality on Jan. 20 when Donald Trump is inaugurated president of the United States, a new report in Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin documents.
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Russia Preparing to Return 3,000 Older Tanks Into Service
The Russian government plans to refurbish up to 3,000 T-80 main battle tanks and return them to service with the Russian Army. The move may sound impressive, but it's actually a sign of Russia's diminishing economic and military power.
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The Marines Are Equipping Hundreds of Infantrymen with Silencers
The U.S. Marine Corps has equipped a battalion's worth of infantrymen with suppressors. The result are combat units better able to hear one other on the battlefield, meaning they can spread out farther and cover more ground.
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The Military's Painstaking Guide to Cutting Its Own Weapons In Half
Maintaining the strongest military force on the planet is no easy task. You need a huge budget, knowledgable personnel, devoted soldiers, brilliant engineers, and high-tech tools and weaponry.
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Pew Report: Jews and Christians More Educated Than Atheists and Muslims
A new study by the Pew Research Center found that worldwide, Jews have the most years of formal education, followed by Christians, with atheists, Buddhists, Muslims and Hindus trailing behind.
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Racist and offensive' Native American mural asked to be removed from Durham post office
For years, Durham’s post office has been at the center of controversy over a mural some local residents find racist and offensive. It depicts a Native American holding a torch, apparently ready to set a Dover settler’s house on fire.
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National Geographic Features 'Transgender' 9-YEAR-OLD
To the sound of thunderous praise from the Left, National Geographic has decided to bring in the New Year by celebrating a nine-year-old boy's sexual confusion.
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Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Saturday Show 10-15-16
Festival of Sukkot
The Festival of Sukkot begins on Tishri 15, the fifth day after Yom Kippur. It is quite a drastic transition, from one of the most solemn holidays in our year to one of the most joyous.
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House Chairmen Demand AG Explain Lack of Prosecution in Gold King Mine Case
Three House Republican committee chairmen are demanding that Attorney General Loretta Lynch explain why the Department of Justice (DOJ) ignored a referral by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) and declined to prosecute those involved in the Gold King Mine disaster despite “evidence of criminal wrongdoing by the EPA”.
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Israel rejects UNESCO redefinition of history
Israel has rejected a move by UNESCO, the international “cultural” organization tied to the United Nations, to redefine history and remove Jewish links to the Temple Mount, the likely site of the original Jewish temples during biblical times.
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Silicon Valley's acute homeless problem is on the ballot
The images are startling: Homeless men, women and children huddled on the streets of the San Francisco Bay Area — often in the shadows of start-ups and high-tech behemoths generating billions of dollars in wealth.
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Pope denounces Christians who don't want refugees as "hypocrites"
People who call themselves Christians but do not want refugees at their door are hypocrites, Pope Francis said Thursday, amid reports of new tragedies involving migrants crossing the Mediterranean.
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Navy cruise missile strike destroys radar sites in Yemen
A U.S. Navy ship launched cruise missiles and destroyed three radar sites from a rebel-controlled area in Yemen, the service announced late Wednesday. The announcement came a day after a Navy ship was apparently targeted for a second time by missiles originating from the area.
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Military Spokesman: ISIS Now Putting IEDs on Drones
ISIS previously has used commerical, off-the-shelf drones for surveillance and to deliver ordnance, and now it is is using drones to deliver explosives, Colonel John Dorrian, the spokesman for U.S. military operations in Iraq, told reporters on Wednesday.
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3 men charged in Garden City bomb plot
Garden City Police and community members held a meeting Saturday to discuss how the community plans to move forward a day after three men were arrested for planning a domestic terrorist attack.
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What Percentage of Your Truck Is Made in America?
For seven years, Cars.com has been collecting data from various sources to determine which vehicles are the "most American" — meaning which ones have the highest percentage of its parts content produced in the U.S. and Canada.
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Asgardia space nation accepting citizenship applications
Leaders of the Asgardia project discussed the prospective space nation at a news conference in Paris Wednesday (Oct. 12). The leaders aim to launch Asgardia's first satellite in 2017 and say they would like to eventually have a space station where some, but not all, of its planned 150 million (mostly Earth-dwelling) nationals would live and work.
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Festival of Sukkot
The Festival of Sukkot begins on Tishri 15, the fifth day after Yom Kippur. It is quite a drastic transition, from one of the most solemn holidays in our year to one of the most joyous.
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House Chairmen Demand AG Explain Lack of Prosecution in Gold King Mine Case
Three House Republican committee chairmen are demanding that Attorney General Loretta Lynch explain why the Department of Justice (DOJ) ignored a referral by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) and declined to prosecute those involved in the Gold King Mine disaster despite “evidence of criminal wrongdoing by the EPA”.
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Israel rejects UNESCO redefinition of history
Israel has rejected a move by UNESCO, the international “cultural” organization tied to the United Nations, to redefine history and remove Jewish links to the Temple Mount, the likely site of the original Jewish temples during biblical times.
Read More
Silicon Valley's acute homeless problem is on the ballot
The images are startling: Homeless men, women and children huddled on the streets of the San Francisco Bay Area — often in the shadows of start-ups and high-tech behemoths generating billions of dollars in wealth.
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Pope denounces Christians who don't want refugees as "hypocrites"
People who call themselves Christians but do not want refugees at their door are hypocrites, Pope Francis said Thursday, amid reports of new tragedies involving migrants crossing the Mediterranean.
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Navy cruise missile strike destroys radar sites in Yemen
A U.S. Navy ship launched cruise missiles and destroyed three radar sites from a rebel-controlled area in Yemen, the service announced late Wednesday. The announcement came a day after a Navy ship was apparently targeted for a second time by missiles originating from the area.
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Military Spokesman: ISIS Now Putting IEDs on Drones
ISIS previously has used commerical, off-the-shelf drones for surveillance and to deliver ordnance, and now it is is using drones to deliver explosives, Colonel John Dorrian, the spokesman for U.S. military operations in Iraq, told reporters on Wednesday.
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3 men charged in Garden City bomb plot
Garden City Police and community members held a meeting Saturday to discuss how the community plans to move forward a day after three men were arrested for planning a domestic terrorist attack.
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What Percentage of Your Truck Is Made in America?
For seven years, Cars.com has been collecting data from various sources to determine which vehicles are the "most American" — meaning which ones have the highest percentage of its parts content produced in the U.S. and Canada.
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Asgardia space nation accepting citizenship applications
Leaders of the Asgardia project discussed the prospective space nation at a news conference in Paris Wednesday (Oct. 12). The leaders aim to launch Asgardia's first satellite in 2017 and say they would like to eventually have a space station where some, but not all, of its planned 150 million (mostly Earth-dwelling) nationals would live and work.
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Wednesday, October 05, 2016
Show Notes 10-01-2016
Saturday Show 10-1-16
Report: Obama Admin Signed Secret Document to Lift U.N. Sanctions on Iranian Banks
The Obama administration signed a secret document to lift United Nations sanctions on two Iranian state banks that were previously blacklisted for their involvement in financing Iran’s ballistic-missile program the same day Tehran released four American prisoners, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
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U.N news agency scrubs tweet calling on Americans abroad to 'end Trump'
The United Nations News Centre — the official U.N. news service — tweeted, then quickly pulled, a post that called for "8 million Americans abroad" to "stop Trump."
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Obama appointed Judge lets Internet giveaway to proceed
A federal judge in Texas who was appointed by Barack Obama, George C. Hanks Jr., on Friday refused to delay the president’s planned giveaway of U.S. oversight of a key piece of the Internet, setting up the transfer when a critical contract expires heading into the weekend.
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Obama buries US city in refugees is now fighting back
The latest flashpoint in the growing backlash against refugee resettlement is Fargo, North Dakota, where the city commission is demanding a full accounting of the program’s costs.
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China's quest to buy up global supply of donkeys halted by African nations
A number of African countries have banned China from buying their donkeys, saying demand for the four-legged creatures has become unsustainable. Niger announced a ban on the export of donkeys this month after trade of the animals increased by three times in the last year, mainly to Asian countries.
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Duke offers men a 'safe space' to contemplate their 'toxic masculinity'
Duke University is famous for its science and engineering programs, as well as its dominance in college basketball. Now, it may also become known as a great place for men to gather and contemplate why they’re such horrible people.
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University of Kansas students berate, scream at conservative classmates in obscene tirade
Students from the Young America’s Foundation at Kansas University made good on their promise to continue to pursue dialogue with the campus’s social justice warriors.
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Students disciplined for wearing KKK garb in school
Pasco County Schools Superintendent Kevin Browning said Thursday that he wasn't buying the three students' claims that they were dressed up as ghosts during Wiregrass Ranch High School's "spirit week." They wore pointed hats and their faces were covered.
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New combat vehicle that swims for Marine Corps
A new combat vehicle that swims for the Marine CorpsUnveiled this week at the Modern Day Marine, the Amphibious Combat Vehicle, or the ACV 1.1, was created by BAE Systems and IVECO Defence. The vehicle combines a high degree of protection with amphibious and land capabilities.
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Report: Obama Admin Signed Secret Document to Lift U.N. Sanctions on Iranian Banks
The Obama administration signed a secret document to lift United Nations sanctions on two Iranian state banks that were previously blacklisted for their involvement in financing Iran’s ballistic-missile program the same day Tehran released four American prisoners, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
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U.N news agency scrubs tweet calling on Americans abroad to 'end Trump'
The United Nations News Centre — the official U.N. news service — tweeted, then quickly pulled, a post that called for "8 million Americans abroad" to "stop Trump."
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Obama appointed Judge lets Internet giveaway to proceed
A federal judge in Texas who was appointed by Barack Obama, George C. Hanks Jr., on Friday refused to delay the president’s planned giveaway of U.S. oversight of a key piece of the Internet, setting up the transfer when a critical contract expires heading into the weekend.
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Obama buries US city in refugees is now fighting back
The latest flashpoint in the growing backlash against refugee resettlement is Fargo, North Dakota, where the city commission is demanding a full accounting of the program’s costs.
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China's quest to buy up global supply of donkeys halted by African nations
A number of African countries have banned China from buying their donkeys, saying demand for the four-legged creatures has become unsustainable. Niger announced a ban on the export of donkeys this month after trade of the animals increased by three times in the last year, mainly to Asian countries.
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Duke offers men a 'safe space' to contemplate their 'toxic masculinity'
Duke University is famous for its science and engineering programs, as well as its dominance in college basketball. Now, it may also become known as a great place for men to gather and contemplate why they’re such horrible people.
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University of Kansas students berate, scream at conservative classmates in obscene tirade
Students from the Young America’s Foundation at Kansas University made good on their promise to continue to pursue dialogue with the campus’s social justice warriors.
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Students disciplined for wearing KKK garb in school
Pasco County Schools Superintendent Kevin Browning said Thursday that he wasn't buying the three students' claims that they were dressed up as ghosts during Wiregrass Ranch High School's "spirit week." They wore pointed hats and their faces were covered.
Read More
New combat vehicle that swims for Marine Corps
A new combat vehicle that swims for the Marine CorpsUnveiled this week at the Modern Day Marine, the Amphibious Combat Vehicle, or the ACV 1.1, was created by BAE Systems and IVECO Defence. The vehicle combines a high degree of protection with amphibious and land capabilities.
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Friday, July 29, 2016
Show Notes 07-26-2016
Tuesday Show 7-26-16
Ryan Gives Grieving Mothers the Cold Shoulder
A small group of bereaved mothers went all the way to Speaker Paul Ryan’s doorstep over the weekend to demand answers — but were given only a cold shoulder.
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Obama Thinks All is Well with Crime, Immigration
President Obama expressed his resentment for the attacks leveled at his leadership during last week’s Republican National Convention by insisting the levels of crime and illegal immigration are at their lowest levels in the past few decades.
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Mexican border agency seen as aiding illegal immigration
South of the border, Grupo Beta is seen as a humanitarian organization that steers north-bound migrants through the crossfire of warring drug cartels. But in Texas, many view it as part of a pipeline that sends humans and drugs pouring into the U.S., all with the funding and backing of the Mexican government.
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Government to BAN etc and e.g. – for the sake of non-English speakers
Roger Wemyss Brooks of the Latin Mass Society of England and Wales, which teaches Latin language courses, said: "Latin is part of our cultural heritage and it's part of the basis of English.
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ISIS claims they shot down US military jet over Iraq
Amaq, a news agency that supports the terrorist organisation claimed ISIS shot down a plane flying near Ain Al-Asad air base in Anbar.
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U.S. Hits Record 129 Months Since Last Major Hurricane Strike
No major hurricane has made landfall in the continental United States for a record-breaking 129 months, according to data going back to 1851 compiled by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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7- Eleven Delivers Slurpees By Drone
The convenience store 7- Eleven conducted the first-ever commercial delivery to a customer’s home by drone, flying Slurpees, candy, donuts, hot coffee, and a chicken sandwich to a customer’s backyard in Reno, Nevada last week.
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As UN pushes radical Sustainable Development Goals, scientists are trying to make sense of them
Less than a year after the United Nations embraced the all-encompassing, socialist-oriented agenda known as the Sustainable Development Goals, scientists are just beginning to try to figure out what the new goals may entail, how they can even be measured, and where the high-flown objectives contradict or impede themselves.
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Ryan Gives Grieving Mothers the Cold Shoulder
A small group of bereaved mothers went all the way to Speaker Paul Ryan’s doorstep over the weekend to demand answers — but were given only a cold shoulder.
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Obama Thinks All is Well with Crime, Immigration
President Obama expressed his resentment for the attacks leveled at his leadership during last week’s Republican National Convention by insisting the levels of crime and illegal immigration are at their lowest levels in the past few decades.
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Mexican border agency seen as aiding illegal immigration
South of the border, Grupo Beta is seen as a humanitarian organization that steers north-bound migrants through the crossfire of warring drug cartels. But in Texas, many view it as part of a pipeline that sends humans and drugs pouring into the U.S., all with the funding and backing of the Mexican government.
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Government to BAN etc and e.g. – for the sake of non-English speakers
Roger Wemyss Brooks of the Latin Mass Society of England and Wales, which teaches Latin language courses, said: "Latin is part of our cultural heritage and it's part of the basis of English.
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ISIS claims they shot down US military jet over Iraq
Amaq, a news agency that supports the terrorist organisation claimed ISIS shot down a plane flying near Ain Al-Asad air base in Anbar.
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U.S. Hits Record 129 Months Since Last Major Hurricane Strike
No major hurricane has made landfall in the continental United States for a record-breaking 129 months, according to data going back to 1851 compiled by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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7- Eleven Delivers Slurpees By Drone
The convenience store 7- Eleven conducted the first-ever commercial delivery to a customer’s home by drone, flying Slurpees, candy, donuts, hot coffee, and a chicken sandwich to a customer’s backyard in Reno, Nevada last week.
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As UN pushes radical Sustainable Development Goals, scientists are trying to make sense of them
Less than a year after the United Nations embraced the all-encompassing, socialist-oriented agenda known as the Sustainable Development Goals, scientists are just beginning to try to figure out what the new goals may entail, how they can even be measured, and where the high-flown objectives contradict or impede themselves.
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Friday, July 08, 2016
Show Notes 07-08-2016
Thursday Show 7-8-16
Voices naturalized and energized to vote
I had heard Madeleine Albright call it the best day of her life once in a podcast. As I got up at 6:15 on the morning of my own naturalization last week for a ceremony that kicked off at a mystifyingly early 7:30, I wanted see whether what lay ahead would live up to the hype.
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UN Military vehicles on Virginia interstate
The sight of trucks bearing the United Nations logo being carted on Virginia’s highways has set some Internet bloggers asking why – but as one interested reader posted in the comment section of a story about the curious observance: These trucks are made in America and need to be transported for shipment to U.S. seaports.
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U.S. Ran $29,016,900,000 Merchandise Trade Deficit With China in May
The United States ran a $29,016,900,000 merchandise trade deficit with China in May, according to the data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. That was by far the largest bilateral merchandise trade deficit the U.S. ran with any country during the month.
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Medicare trust fund running out of money fast
Medicare’s main trust fund will run dry by 2028, two years earlier than previous estimates, according to a review released Wednesday by the Obama administration.
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Criminal charges eyed in trade of baby body parts
A special congressional panel has referred the University of New Mexico and an abortion business nearby for criminal investigation and possible charges following a review triggered by last year’s release of undercover videos investigating Planned Parenthood’s baby body-parts trade.
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WOMAN GIVES CHILLING, 1ST-HAND ACCOUNT OF MUSLIM RAPE THREAT
Sarah Penskey was in her garage unpacking boxes on a sunny morning in late June when she was approached by several bearded Somali men in their early to mid-20s.
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Voices naturalized and energized to vote
I had heard Madeleine Albright call it the best day of her life once in a podcast. As I got up at 6:15 on the morning of my own naturalization last week for a ceremony that kicked off at a mystifyingly early 7:30, I wanted see whether what lay ahead would live up to the hype.
Read More
UN Military vehicles on Virginia interstate
The sight of trucks bearing the United Nations logo being carted on Virginia’s highways has set some Internet bloggers asking why – but as one interested reader posted in the comment section of a story about the curious observance: These trucks are made in America and need to be transported for shipment to U.S. seaports.
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U.S. Ran $29,016,900,000 Merchandise Trade Deficit With China in May
The United States ran a $29,016,900,000 merchandise trade deficit with China in May, according to the data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. That was by far the largest bilateral merchandise trade deficit the U.S. ran with any country during the month.
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Medicare trust fund running out of money fast
Medicare’s main trust fund will run dry by 2028, two years earlier than previous estimates, according to a review released Wednesday by the Obama administration.
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Criminal charges eyed in trade of baby body parts
A special congressional panel has referred the University of New Mexico and an abortion business nearby for criminal investigation and possible charges following a review triggered by last year’s release of undercover videos investigating Planned Parenthood’s baby body-parts trade.
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WOMAN GIVES CHILLING, 1ST-HAND ACCOUNT OF MUSLIM RAPE THREAT
Sarah Penskey was in her garage unpacking boxes on a sunny morning in late June when she was approached by several bearded Somali men in their early to mid-20s.
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Friday, February 19, 2016
Show Notes 02-18-2016
Thursday Show 02-18-16
Hello Obamacare, goodby 2nd Amendment
What do you say when your child’s pediatrician asks if there are guns in your home? If it hasn’t happened to you yet, be ready. As our government gets more and more intrusive into our lives, it’s important that you are prepared to answer.
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University of Texas head begrudgingly OKs campus gun rules
Concealed handguns will be allowed in University of Texas classrooms but generally banned from dorms under rules begrudgingly approved Wednesday by the school's president, whose hand was forced by a new state law.
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Critics Challenge Climate Scientist’s Claim That Antarctic Iceberg Killed 150,000 Penguins
A scientific team led by Christopher Turney, a professor of climate science at Australia’s University of South Wales (UNSW), claims that a giant iceberg caused by the effects of global warming decimated a colony of Adelie penguins by blocking their way to feeding grounds off the eastern coast of Antarctica.
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STATE TO SLAM DOOR ON TRANSGENDER SCHOOL BATHROOMS
South Dakota is a governor’s signature away from becoming the first state in the nation to pass a law requiring transgender students to use the bathrooms that correspond to the gender they were born with, rather than the one they identify with or choose.
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UK black student group issues 'call to action' to officials
A group of black students at the University of Kentucky and the local NAACP have issued a call to action aimed at improving diversity at the school. Last November, the university ordered a Great Depression-era mural that features black workers toiling in a tobacco field to be covered up.
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College kids stumped by Reagan photo
A video shows “politically challenged” college students are unable to identify former President Ronald Reagan in a photograph. “Was that a former president?” a student majoring in government and international politics at George Mason University asked when shown the picture of Reagan. “Nixon, maybe?”
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Hello Obamacare, goodby 2nd Amendment
What do you say when your child’s pediatrician asks if there are guns in your home? If it hasn’t happened to you yet, be ready. As our government gets more and more intrusive into our lives, it’s important that you are prepared to answer.
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University of Texas head begrudgingly OKs campus gun rules
Concealed handguns will be allowed in University of Texas classrooms but generally banned from dorms under rules begrudgingly approved Wednesday by the school's president, whose hand was forced by a new state law.
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UN
Human Rights Chief Urges Expanded Access to Contraception, Abortion
in Light of Zika Virus
U.N. high commissioner for human rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein urged Latin American governments Friday to increase access to “reproductive health services,” including emergency contraception and abortion, in light of the rise of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in Brazil which is suspected to be linked to a birth defect called microcephaly.Read More
Critics Challenge Climate Scientist’s Claim That Antarctic Iceberg Killed 150,000 Penguins
A scientific team led by Christopher Turney, a professor of climate science at Australia’s University of South Wales (UNSW), claims that a giant iceberg caused by the effects of global warming decimated a colony of Adelie penguins by blocking their way to feeding grounds off the eastern coast of Antarctica.
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STATE TO SLAM DOOR ON TRANSGENDER SCHOOL BATHROOMS
South Dakota is a governor’s signature away from becoming the first state in the nation to pass a law requiring transgender students to use the bathrooms that correspond to the gender they were born with, rather than the one they identify with or choose.
Read More
UK black student group issues 'call to action' to officials
A group of black students at the University of Kentucky and the local NAACP have issued a call to action aimed at improving diversity at the school. Last November, the university ordered a Great Depression-era mural that features black workers toiling in a tobacco field to be covered up.
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College kids stumped by Reagan photo
A video shows “politically challenged” college students are unable to identify former President Ronald Reagan in a photograph. “Was that a former president?” a student majoring in government and international politics at George Mason University asked when shown the picture of Reagan. “Nixon, maybe?”
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Monday, November 23, 2015
Show Notes 11-19-15
Thursday show 11-19-15
THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
From July 1 to July 3, 1863, the invading forces of General Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army clashed with the Army of the Potomac (under its newly appointed leader, General George G. Meade) at Gettysburg, some 35 miles southwest of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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America's enemies within: How nearly SEVENTY have been arrested in America over ISIS plots in the last 18 months - including refugees who had been given safe haven but 'turned to terror'
US authorities have charged at least 66 men and women with ISIS-related terror plots on American soil – including a handful of refugees, Daily Mail Online can reveal. The terror group has set its sights on Washington, D.C. as it vows to further infiltrate the West and ramp up its blood-soaked offensive.
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Unaccounted For: Hundreds of Guns Lost or Stolen From Bay Area Police Agencies Since 2010
An NBC Bay Area investigation into the loss and theft of police firearms uncovered more than 500 weapons have gone missing from eight different law enforcement agencies, including the California Highway Patrol, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration and six local departments since 2010.
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TRUMP: CONCEALED CARRIERS HAVE 'OBLIGATION' TO PACK HEAT
Donald Trump, the leading Republican for president, said concealed carry permit holders don’t just have a right to cart their guns around – they have an actual “obligation,” he said.
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Planned UN ‘hub’ in Washington aims to influence US counterterrorism strategy
The chief United Nations human rights agency, with the Obama administration’s apparent blessing, is creating a new “regional hub” for itself in Washington, to use as a center for organizing against the death penalty, among other things, and for affecting the legal frameworks, policies, and strategies of American counter terrorism.
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THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
From July 1 to July 3, 1863, the invading forces of General Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army clashed with the Army of the Potomac (under its newly appointed leader, General George G. Meade) at Gettysburg, some 35 miles southwest of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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America's enemies within: How nearly SEVENTY have been arrested in America over ISIS plots in the last 18 months - including refugees who had been given safe haven but 'turned to terror'
US authorities have charged at least 66 men and women with ISIS-related terror plots on American soil – including a handful of refugees, Daily Mail Online can reveal. The terror group has set its sights on Washington, D.C. as it vows to further infiltrate the West and ramp up its blood-soaked offensive.
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Unaccounted For: Hundreds of Guns Lost or Stolen From Bay Area Police Agencies Since 2010
An NBC Bay Area investigation into the loss and theft of police firearms uncovered more than 500 weapons have gone missing from eight different law enforcement agencies, including the California Highway Patrol, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration and six local departments since 2010.
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TRUMP: CONCEALED CARRIERS HAVE 'OBLIGATION' TO PACK HEAT
Donald Trump, the leading Republican for president, said concealed carry permit holders don’t just have a right to cart their guns around – they have an actual “obligation,” he said.
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Planned UN ‘hub’ in Washington aims to influence US counterterrorism strategy
The chief United Nations human rights agency, with the Obama administration’s apparent blessing, is creating a new “regional hub” for itself in Washington, to use as a center for organizing against the death penalty, among other things, and for affecting the legal frameworks, policies, and strategies of American counter terrorism.
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Wednesday, November 04, 2015
Show Notes 11-01-15
Sunday show 11-01-15
Greensboror Chronology
In the fall of 1959, four young men (Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain, Ezell Blair, Jr. and David Richmond) enrolled as freshmen at North Carolina A&T University.
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Pharmacy accidentally gave kids bipolar pills instead of candy
A worker at a Canadian pharmacy accidentally gave out out bipolar medication to trick-or-treaters instead of candy, according to a report. The mix-up unfolded after a woman unknowingly dropped her 17-year-old son’s prescription drugs while on her way out of a Beauport pharmacy.
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Ted Cruz rips GOP Senate leadership
In a speech Thursday on the Senate floor, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, sharply criticized the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, a budget deal between former House Speaker John Boehner and President Barack Obama.
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Colorado teen grabs samurai sword and defends home from break in cops say
Police say a teenager grabbed a samurai sword and slashed a man who was trying to break into his eastern Connecticut home.
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Against all odds DC lottery retailers winning big
A man who sold himself a $1,000,000 winning D.C. Lottery ticket is just one of many retailers a WUSA9 investigation found winning the lottery at rates statisticians say border on impossible.
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Thousands of Muslim migrants disappear from camps
According to German press reports, keeping track of all the Muhammads and Alis pouring across borders is proving ever so tricky for European countries being flooded with people on the move from the Middle East and Africa.
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Taxpayer back solar plant actually carbon polluter
Even as the Obama administration announces another $120 million in grants to boost solar energy, new reports indicate a centerpiece of the administration's green-energy effort is actually a carbon polluter.
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'Come clean': Rep battles agency over subpoena for climate study records
The Republican head of the House science committee is fighting to obtain documents from the Obama administration on a controversial global warming study, as the agency that produced it locks down internal records despite a subpoena.
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U.N. planning court to judge U.S. for 'climate justice'
At the upcoming United Nations Climate Summit in Paris, participating nations have prepared a treaty that would create an “International Tribunal of Climate Justice” giving Third World countries the power to haul the U.S. into a global court with enforcement powers.
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Eight Things Your Support Team Should Never Say to Your Customers
At Desk.com we talk to a lot of customer service professionals. Ranging from merely cringe-worthy to enraging, here are eight things they recommend your team should never say to customers.
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Greensboror Chronology
In the fall of 1959, four young men (Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain, Ezell Blair, Jr. and David Richmond) enrolled as freshmen at North Carolina A&T University.
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Pharmacy accidentally gave kids bipolar pills instead of candy
A worker at a Canadian pharmacy accidentally gave out out bipolar medication to trick-or-treaters instead of candy, according to a report. The mix-up unfolded after a woman unknowingly dropped her 17-year-old son’s prescription drugs while on her way out of a Beauport pharmacy.
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Ted Cruz rips GOP Senate leadership
In a speech Thursday on the Senate floor, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, sharply criticized the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, a budget deal between former House Speaker John Boehner and President Barack Obama.
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Colorado teen grabs samurai sword and defends home from break in cops say
Police say a teenager grabbed a samurai sword and slashed a man who was trying to break into his eastern Connecticut home.
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Against all odds DC lottery retailers winning big
A man who sold himself a $1,000,000 winning D.C. Lottery ticket is just one of many retailers a WUSA9 investigation found winning the lottery at rates statisticians say border on impossible.
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Thousands of Muslim migrants disappear from camps
According to German press reports, keeping track of all the Muhammads and Alis pouring across borders is proving ever so tricky for European countries being flooded with people on the move from the Middle East and Africa.
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Taxpayer back solar plant actually carbon polluter
Even as the Obama administration announces another $120 million in grants to boost solar energy, new reports indicate a centerpiece of the administration's green-energy effort is actually a carbon polluter.
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'Come clean': Rep battles agency over subpoena for climate study records
The Republican head of the House science committee is fighting to obtain documents from the Obama administration on a controversial global warming study, as the agency that produced it locks down internal records despite a subpoena.
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U.N. planning court to judge U.S. for 'climate justice'
At the upcoming United Nations Climate Summit in Paris, participating nations have prepared a treaty that would create an “International Tribunal of Climate Justice” giving Third World countries the power to haul the U.S. into a global court with enforcement powers.
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Eight Things Your Support Team Should Never Say to Your Customers
At Desk.com we talk to a lot of customer service professionals. Ranging from merely cringe-worthy to enraging, here are eight things they recommend your team should never say to customers.
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Friday, October 02, 2015
Show Notes 10-01-2015
Thursday show 10-1-15
Sukkot
For forty years, as our ancestors traversed the Sinai Desert, following the Exodus from Egypt, miraculous "clouds of glory" surrounded and hovered over them, shielding them from the dangers and discomforts of the desert.
Read More
Christian, Muslim Refugees Separate Housing In Germany: Religion Segregation At Camps Encouraged By Police Union Leader
Amid backlash over Germany’s policy to accept a large number of refugees and clashes erupting among them at refugee camps, the deputy head of the police trade union has said the country should separate those seeking asylum by religion.
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EU foreign policy chief sees Palestinian issue as a global priority
On a day when the bloody Syrian conflict took a dangerous new turn with the launch of Russian airstrikes and Iran’s supreme leader issued military threats against Saudi Arabia, the European Union’s top diplomat suggested Wednesday that resolving the Israeli-Palestinian dispute was a global priority.
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CMPD considers no-go areas for criminals
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and Charlotte City Council are discussing whether to create “public safety zones,” city areas where people with past arrests would be prohibited from entering.
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Treasury secretary says Congress needs to act on debt limit by November 5
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said Thursday the deadline for Congress to increase the government's borrowing cap has been moved up to about Nov. 5. That likely means the matter must be resolved before House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, leaves Congress at the end of October.
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Two found guilty of murder of border agent in 'Fast and Furious' scandal
Two men were found guilty Thursday of murdering U.S. Border Patrol agent Brian Terry with guns supplied by the U.S. government. The 12 jurors found Ivan Soto-Barraza and Jesus Sanchez-Meza guilty on nine different charges, including first-degree murder and attempted armed robbery. They deliberated for just over three hours at the U.S. District Court in Tucson, AZ.
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Students Were Giving Away Copies of Constitution in ‘Free Speech Zone.’ Then, Cop Confronted Them
A group of libertarian students distributing free copies of the U.S. Constitution during a free speech protest held in a “free speech zone” at Penn State University Friday were confronted by a police officer and told they needed to cease their activities and first obtain school approval.
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School questionnaire: Do your parents own guns?
Hendrickson High School officials in Pflugerville, Texas, have angered some parents with a questionnaire distributed to students that asks, point-blank, if their family members own guns.
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Students go berserk after conservative club uses term ‘anchor babies
A recently approved Young Americans for Freedom student club at Gettysburg College made quite a debut on campus after its recruitment fliers used the term “anchor babies” and asked of abortion “do you enjoy hugging babies vs killing them,” among other statements.
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Obama puts US on fast track to world government
Obama puts U.S. on 'fast track' to world government The United Nation 2030 Agenda endorsed by President Obama, Pope Francis and the U.N. General Assembly brings the world one giant step closer to true global governance.
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Sukkot
For forty years, as our ancestors traversed the Sinai Desert, following the Exodus from Egypt, miraculous "clouds of glory" surrounded and hovered over them, shielding them from the dangers and discomforts of the desert.
Read More
Christian, Muslim Refugees Separate Housing In Germany: Religion Segregation At Camps Encouraged By Police Union Leader
Amid backlash over Germany’s policy to accept a large number of refugees and clashes erupting among them at refugee camps, the deputy head of the police trade union has said the country should separate those seeking asylum by religion.
Read More
EU foreign policy chief sees Palestinian issue as a global priority
On a day when the bloody Syrian conflict took a dangerous new turn with the launch of Russian airstrikes and Iran’s supreme leader issued military threats against Saudi Arabia, the European Union’s top diplomat suggested Wednesday that resolving the Israeli-Palestinian dispute was a global priority.
Read More
CMPD considers no-go areas for criminals
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and Charlotte City Council are discussing whether to create “public safety zones,” city areas where people with past arrests would be prohibited from entering.
Read More
Treasury secretary says Congress needs to act on debt limit by November 5
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said Thursday the deadline for Congress to increase the government's borrowing cap has been moved up to about Nov. 5. That likely means the matter must be resolved before House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, leaves Congress at the end of October.
Read More
Two found guilty of murder of border agent in 'Fast and Furious' scandal
Two men were found guilty Thursday of murdering U.S. Border Patrol agent Brian Terry with guns supplied by the U.S. government. The 12 jurors found Ivan Soto-Barraza and Jesus Sanchez-Meza guilty on nine different charges, including first-degree murder and attempted armed robbery. They deliberated for just over three hours at the U.S. District Court in Tucson, AZ.
Read More
Students Were Giving Away Copies of Constitution in ‘Free Speech Zone.’ Then, Cop Confronted Them
A group of libertarian students distributing free copies of the U.S. Constitution during a free speech protest held in a “free speech zone” at Penn State University Friday were confronted by a police officer and told they needed to cease their activities and first obtain school approval.
Read More
School questionnaire: Do your parents own guns?
Hendrickson High School officials in Pflugerville, Texas, have angered some parents with a questionnaire distributed to students that asks, point-blank, if their family members own guns.
Read More
Students go berserk after conservative club uses term ‘anchor babies
A recently approved Young Americans for Freedom student club at Gettysburg College made quite a debut on campus after its recruitment fliers used the term “anchor babies” and asked of abortion “do you enjoy hugging babies vs killing them,” among other statements.
Read More
Obama puts US on fast track to world government
Obama puts U.S. on 'fast track' to world government The United Nation 2030 Agenda endorsed by President Obama, Pope Francis and the U.N. General Assembly brings the world one giant step closer to true global governance.
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Saturday, August 08, 2015
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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Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Sunday Show Notes 07-12-2015
Sunday show 7/12/15
Man who entered US illegally arrested in Michigan on kidnapping, sexual assault charges
An illegal Mexican immigrant allegedly kidnapped a 13-year-old girl from her Florida home last week and sexually abused her before police located the pair in Michigan, Fox 28 reported.
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It's showtime for Pluto; prepare to be amazed by NASA flyby
Pluto, reveal thyself, and Earthlings, enjoy the show. On Tuesday, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft will sweep past Pluto and present the previously unexplored world in all its icy glory.
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At UN Rights Council, Don’t Use the Word ‘Genocidal’ in Reference to Palestinian Terrorists
The president of the UN Human Rights Council took issue this week with the use by a non-governmental organization representative of the term “genocidal killers” to describe Palestinian terrorists, but Venezuela’s representative was not reprimanded from the chair when he called Israel’s offensive against Hamas last year a “genocidal attack.”
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UNESCO Backs Muslim Narrative on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount
A key committee of the United Nations cultural agency adopted a resolution this week whose language implicitly endorses the legend underpinning Islam’s claim to the Western Wall of the Temple Mount -- the assertion that Mohammed tied his winged steed there while en route from Mecca to heaven.
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Citizen Chases Down, Shoots, Captures Bank Robber
A Pennsylvania gun owner was at the right place at the right time this morning, and helped put a bad guy in jail. A suspect in a Hatboro bank robbery was chased down and shot by a witness before being taken into custody Wednesday morning, police said.
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Chicago Gun Control Activists File Harassment Lawsuit Against Neighboring Towns
A coalition of gun control supporters in Chicago have filed a lawsuit against the surrounding communities of Lyons, Riverdale, and Lincolnwood for not infringing deeply enough on the rights of citizens who want to purchase firearms.
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Maine Drops Concealed Carry Permitting Scheme, Joins “Constitutional Carry” States
Maine is the latest state to do away with concealed carry permitting, and will now join five other states that have so-called “constitutional carry” of concealed handguns.
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How American engineers are helping drive robotics innovation
Last month, robotics experts from around the world travelled to Pomona, California to compete in the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC), a contest where semi-autonomous humanoid robots have to perform various obstacles, such as driving vehicles, cutting holes with power tools, and opening car doors, all without falling down. While these are everyday feats we humans take for granted, programming a robot to accomplish these things is apparently no walk in the park.
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Man who entered US illegally arrested in Michigan on kidnapping, sexual assault charges
An illegal Mexican immigrant allegedly kidnapped a 13-year-old girl from her Florida home last week and sexually abused her before police located the pair in Michigan, Fox 28 reported.
Read More
It's showtime for Pluto; prepare to be amazed by NASA flyby
Pluto, reveal thyself, and Earthlings, enjoy the show. On Tuesday, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft will sweep past Pluto and present the previously unexplored world in all its icy glory.
Read More
At UN Rights Council, Don’t Use the Word ‘Genocidal’ in Reference to Palestinian Terrorists
The president of the UN Human Rights Council took issue this week with the use by a non-governmental organization representative of the term “genocidal killers” to describe Palestinian terrorists, but Venezuela’s representative was not reprimanded from the chair when he called Israel’s offensive against Hamas last year a “genocidal attack.”
Read More
UNESCO Backs Muslim Narrative on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount
A key committee of the United Nations cultural agency adopted a resolution this week whose language implicitly endorses the legend underpinning Islam’s claim to the Western Wall of the Temple Mount -- the assertion that Mohammed tied his winged steed there while en route from Mecca to heaven.
Read More
Citizen Chases Down, Shoots, Captures Bank Robber
A Pennsylvania gun owner was at the right place at the right time this morning, and helped put a bad guy in jail. A suspect in a Hatboro bank robbery was chased down and shot by a witness before being taken into custody Wednesday morning, police said.
Read More
Chicago Gun Control Activists File Harassment Lawsuit Against Neighboring Towns
A coalition of gun control supporters in Chicago have filed a lawsuit against the surrounding communities of Lyons, Riverdale, and Lincolnwood for not infringing deeply enough on the rights of citizens who want to purchase firearms.
Read More
Maine Drops Concealed Carry Permitting Scheme, Joins “Constitutional Carry” States
Maine is the latest state to do away with concealed carry permitting, and will now join five other states that have so-called “constitutional carry” of concealed handguns.
Read More
How American engineers are helping drive robotics innovation
Last month, robotics experts from around the world travelled to Pomona, California to compete in the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC), a contest where semi-autonomous humanoid robots have to perform various obstacles, such as driving vehicles, cutting holes with power tools, and opening car doors, all without falling down. While these are everyday feats we humans take for granted, programming a robot to accomplish these things is apparently no walk in the park.
Read More
Friday, June 26, 2015
Show Notes 06-25-2015
Thursday show 06-25-15
BLM Vendetta: Hammonds Headed For Jail On Criminal Charges Filed By BLM on Normally Minor Fire
If BLM Wins On Hammond Vendetta in Oregon, No Landowner or Permittee
Will Be Safe From the Feds BLM and the Fish and Wildlife Service have declared War on the West, a new range war that threatens all landowners and permittees.
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Here Are The 61 ObamaTrade Senators
The “cloture” vote passed, 60-37. ObamaTrade is now on a fast track.
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Jefferson Memorial, Confederate statues enter national race debate
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial, which has stood near the banks of the Potomac River in Washington for more than 70 years, is a classical tribute to the author of the Declaration of Independence and the third U.S. president.
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UN demands four pro-life countries to stop protection unborn babies from abortion
The United Nations’ treaty monitoring body for the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) ignored the pro-life laws of four countries under review during its recent 55th session and strongly urged the countries to change their laws or policies on abortion, despite the fact that the treaty does not mention abortion.
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Watchdog reveals evidence was destroyed during probe of IRS targeting
The lead government watchdog for the IRS revealed Thursday that computer evidence was erased during the investigation into the agency's targeting scandal, months after the IRS was told to preserve documents.
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Angry Uber protests spark Paris travel chaos
Angry protests against Uber have sparked travel chaos in Paris as French taxi drivers launched a nationwide strike against the popular U.S.-based ridesharing service.
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Tensions high after Druze attack Israeli medical workers out of fear jihadists being treated
The increasingly volatile situation on the Israel-Syria border and the fear of many Israeli Druze that their Syrian brethren are about to be attacked by the Al Qaeda-linked forces sparked a deadly lynch mob attack on an Israeli military ambulance in the Golan Heights region this week that claimed the life of a Syrian being transported for humanitarian medical treatment.
Read More
BLM Vendetta: Hammonds Headed For Jail On Criminal Charges Filed By BLM on Normally Minor Fire
If BLM Wins On Hammond Vendetta in Oregon, No Landowner or Permittee
Will Be Safe From the Feds BLM and the Fish and Wildlife Service have declared War on the West, a new range war that threatens all landowners and permittees.
Read More
Here Are The 61 ObamaTrade Senators
The “cloture” vote passed, 60-37. ObamaTrade is now on a fast track.
Read More
Jefferson Memorial, Confederate statues enter national race debate
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial, which has stood near the banks of the Potomac River in Washington for more than 70 years, is a classical tribute to the author of the Declaration of Independence and the third U.S. president.
Read More
UN demands four pro-life countries to stop protection unborn babies from abortion
The United Nations’ treaty monitoring body for the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) ignored the pro-life laws of four countries under review during its recent 55th session and strongly urged the countries to change their laws or policies on abortion, despite the fact that the treaty does not mention abortion.
Read More
Watchdog reveals evidence was destroyed during probe of IRS targeting
The lead government watchdog for the IRS revealed Thursday that computer evidence was erased during the investigation into the agency's targeting scandal, months after the IRS was told to preserve documents.
Read More
Angry Uber protests spark Paris travel chaos
Angry protests against Uber have sparked travel chaos in Paris as French taxi drivers launched a nationwide strike against the popular U.S.-based ridesharing service.
Read More
Tensions high after Druze attack Israeli medical workers out of fear jihadists being treated
The increasingly volatile situation on the Israel-Syria border and the fear of many Israeli Druze that their Syrian brethren are about to be attacked by the Al Qaeda-linked forces sparked a deadly lynch mob attack on an Israeli military ambulance in the Golan Heights region this week that claimed the life of a Syrian being transported for humanitarian medical treatment.
Read More
Monday, May 25, 2015
Show Notes 05-24-2015
Sunday show 05-24-15
Shavuot
The Torah was given by
G-d to the Jewish people on Mount Sinai more than 3300 years ago.
Every year on the holiday of Shavuot we renew our acceptance of G-d’s
gift, and G-d “re-gives” the Torah.
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Study of attitudes to
same-sex marriage retracted over 'fake data'
The senior author of a
study claiming to find that a brief, face-to-face conversation with a
gay political canvasser had the ability to soften the opinions of
those opposed to same-sex marriage has retracted its findings,
claiming there were errors in his co-author’s work.
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Concert honors children
of fallen US Warriors
This Memorial Day
weekend, the nation will pause to remember and honor Americans of all
generations who lost their lives in service to the United States, and
this year’s National Memorial Day Concert will spend time
highlighting the children of those recently lost a parent in combat
and how their lives are forever changed.
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UN Condemns Israel for
'Violating Health of Syrians'
The UN is once again
singling out Israel for criticism. The UN Watch NGO on Friday
reported that the global body adopted a draft resolution portraying
Israel as violating the health rights of Syrians in the Golan.
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1,773,000: Homeschooled
Children Up 61.8% in 10 Years
In the ten-year period
from 2003 to 2012, the number of American children 5 through 17 years
old who were being homeschooled by their parents climbed by 61.8
percent, according to newly released data from the U.S. Department of
Education.
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Common Core teaches
kids to divide Jerusalem
A Boston University
professor has defended to WND his creation of a Common Core-compliant
lesson plan that uses role-playing workshops to teach students to
sympathize with Hamas, create a Palestinian state and divide the city
of Jerusalem.
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Friday, May 01, 2015
Show Notes 04-30-2015
Thursday show 04-30-15
May Day
May 1st, often called May Day, just might have more holidays than any other day of the year. It's a celebration of Spring. It's a day of political protests. It's a neopagan festival, a saint's feast day, and a day for organized labor. In many countries, it is a national holiday.
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Texas Governor orders troops to monitor Operation Jade Helm
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered members of the Texas Military to monitor federal troops in an upcoming two-month training exercise planned for the Lone Star State.
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UN cultural agency slams Israel's claim to religious sites
The U.N. Education Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) executive board has adopted two resolutions condemning Israel for activities at locations whose religious significance for Jews goes back thousands of years.
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Fury rises at Disney over the use of foreign workers
At the end of October, IT employees at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts were called, one-by-one, into conference rooms to receive notice of their layoffs. Multiple conference rooms had been set aside for this purpose, and in each room an executive read from a script informing the worker that their last day would be Jan. 30, 2015.
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Tiny fish becoming big issue in California water shortage
Endangered since 1993, the plankton-eating silver minnow is blamed by farmers, lawmakers and water officials up and down the Golden State for locking down billions of gallons of water that otherwise would go to them. That's because, since the smelt's listing as a protected species, biologists have tried saving the fish, in part, by withholding fresh river runoff annually to maintain smelt-friendly temperature and salinity levels.
Read More
May Day
May 1st, often called May Day, just might have more holidays than any other day of the year. It's a celebration of Spring. It's a day of political protests. It's a neopagan festival, a saint's feast day, and a day for organized labor. In many countries, it is a national holiday.
Read More
Texas Governor orders troops to monitor Operation Jade Helm
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered members of the Texas Military to monitor federal troops in an upcoming two-month training exercise planned for the Lone Star State.
Read More
UN cultural agency slams Israel's claim to religious sites
The U.N. Education Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) executive board has adopted two resolutions condemning Israel for activities at locations whose religious significance for Jews goes back thousands of years.
Read More
Fury rises at Disney over the use of foreign workers
At the end of October, IT employees at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts were called, one-by-one, into conference rooms to receive notice of their layoffs. Multiple conference rooms had been set aside for this purpose, and in each room an executive read from a script informing the worker that their last day would be Jan. 30, 2015.
Read More
Tiny fish becoming big issue in California water shortage
Endangered since 1993, the plankton-eating silver minnow is blamed by farmers, lawmakers and water officials up and down the Golden State for locking down billions of gallons of water that otherwise would go to them. That's because, since the smelt's listing as a protected species, biologists have tried saving the fish, in part, by withholding fresh river runoff annually to maintain smelt-friendly temperature and salinity levels.
Read More
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