M. Duncan
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BORDER BREAKDOWN: Militia to Block Ports of Entry
Law enforcement officials and city leaders from across the Rio Grande Valley are preparing for what they say could result in tense moments or violence. Officials say they received word that members of a militia are threatening to block ports of entry. In Starr County, international bridge authorities met with Customs and Border Protection officials…
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[WATCH] Are acts of terrorism carried out by only ‘a few’ followers of Islam?
I often read and hear people say you can’t judge an entire group of people, such as Muslims, ‘by the actions of a few’ when it comes to denouncing the many acts of violence against people who don’t conform to the cult of Islam. What exactly is ‘a few’ when these people are making reference…
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DEMOCRAT LAWMAKERS: Burger King ‘unpatriotic’ to avoid high corporate tax rate
US lawmakers are keen to prevent the fast food giant Burger King from taking advantage of lower tax rates in Canada, arguing that it is ‘unpatriotically’ moving its operations there after “profiting” from taxpayer-funded benefits in the US. In August, the Whopper-maker announced its plans to buy Tim Hortons, Inc. – a Canadian coffee and…
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[WATCH]DC cop under fire by own chief after harassing man filming arrest
The Police Chief in Washington, DC, is speaking out against one of her officers and in support of a man who stopped to record police arresting a man on a sidewalk only to be harassed by police and suspected of involvement in a crime for doing so. Metropolitan Police Department Police Chief Cathy Lanier said…
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The US is at war with ISIS, claims the White House. But yesterday we weren’t. Total incompetence!
By Neil Munro, Daily Caller White House spokesman Josh Earnest says the U.S. is at war with ISIS, only one day after top officials tried to dodge the question. “The United States is at war with ISIL,” Earnest said at the routine midday press briefing Sept. 12. But on Sept. 11, Secretary of State John…
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Before Ferguson, there was Albuquerque
Less than three weeks before Michael Brown’s fatal shooting in Ferguson, Mo., opened a national debate on the use of deadly force by police, city and federal authorities here set forth a plan to transform a local law enforcement agency with a stunningly violent reputation. In some ways, the experience could serve as a lesson…
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UCLA Med Student Accused of Stealing From Dying Woman
A medical student faces felony charges for the theft of an iPad that belonged to a cancer patient at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. The case represents a tragic intersection of the lives of two young women in their early 30s. Hospitalized with an aggressive form of breast cancer, keeping her iPad at bedside, Natalie Packer…
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Thoughts On Mental Illness And Gun Rights
In the 9/7/14 VCDL Update, the 12th item, “CNN: the real gun problem is mental health, not the NRA,” brought out some important comments from members. One of the things mentioned in the article was a proposed law in California where any family member or police officer can have someone committed. That is such a…
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Fox’s The Five Credits Maher for Being Tougher on Radical Islam Than Obama
Rarely do you get Fox News hosts agreeing with Bill Maher, but Maher’s frequent criticisms of the Muslim religion do sound a lot like what many Fox hosts have said. This week Maher didn’t just bash Islam, but he technically defended Christianity by saying no matter how radical you might think some Christians are, unlike in…
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From the desk of GMAFB – Schools scramble to meet the emotional needs of “undocumented” children
By Pamela Constable, Washington Post All summer, Central American children caught at the U.S.-Mexico border have been trickling into the Washington area, sent to live with relatives in Latino communities. Now, they are descending en masse on the region’s public schools, bringing an array of problems that school officials are scrambling to address. Ripped from…
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George Zimmerman Threatens to Kill Driver During Road Rage Incident
Well, he’s back in the news yet again, and it seems like he’s trying his dead-level best to get his stupid self imprisoned for a very long time. George Zimmerman found himself in trouble with the law yet again this week. Florida’s WSVN News is reporting that Zimmerman, who was acquitted of murder last year…
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School bans ‘offensive’ Chick-fil-A sandwiches
Feathers have been ruffled at California’s Ventura High School, where the principal this week banned the football booster club from selling Chick-fil-A sandwiches over fears that people might be offended. What, pray tell, could people find offensive about a plump juicy chicken breast tucked between two buttered buns? Were English teachers put off by the…
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GOV’T GONE WILD: Vermont bans brownies, turns kids on to kale, gluten-free paleo lemon bars
It’s a best-seller at bake sales, a king of American confections, even a mandatory munchie of marijuana users. But the iconic chocolate brownie, that perfect blend of cake and cookie, is banned in Vermont schools. In its place are new hoped-for kid favorites like fruit shish kebab, kale and even gluten-free paleo lemon bars. The…
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The TRUTH about gluten – should you be gluten-free?
More and more groceries and health food stores stock gluten-free products. That’s good news for people with celiac disease, who for health reasons should not eat wheat with gluten. What is gluten? Gluten is a protein in wheat and some other grains, such as rye and barley. A gluten experiment in food science at the…
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GOVERNMENT WASTE: More than $3 MILLION spent to study drunken monkeys
I read this nonsense and I can’t help but be pissed off when I receive my paycheck, knowing the taxes they take from me are being spent on such lunacy! The federal government reportedly has spent more than $3 million to get monkeys drunk in order to study the effect the alcohol has on body…
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Former police union official cops plea in $20 million Social Security disability scam
A ringleader in a mammoth Social Security disability scam that netted dozens of retired cops and firefighters pleaded guilty Friday. John Minerva, 62, pleaded guilty to grand larceny in Manhattan Supreme Court for his role in leading the huge scam where former cops and firefighters pretended to have mental health problems in order to collect…
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WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: Ebola out of control, more than 2400 dead
West Africa’s explosion of Ebola cases is outpacing the ability of healthcare workers to manage the situation, the World Health Organization (WHO) said, as more countries have stepped up to the plate to lend their assistance. WHO director general Margaret Chan said the depth of the Ebola crisis, concentrated on the countries of Guinea, Liberia…