M. Duncan
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US scientists working on mind-controlled drones for military use
University researchers in Texas say they are designing a new type of drone – one that could be controlled simply and only with a soldier’s mind. If successful, the project would allow soldiers to command future drones in ways beyond simple navigational commands. While troops would be able to order a drone to “move left”…
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Colorado recreational pot revenues fall short, not as high as expected (no pun intended)
High hopes in Colorado concerning the revenue generated by the state’s legalized marijuana rules might have been nothing more than a pipe dream. Officials now say pot taxes are bringing in only a portion of what was expected. Adults in Colorado have since January 1 been able to legally purchase weed for recreational purposes, and…
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What the hell?! Arizona forces statutory rape VICTIM to pay child support
A 24-year-old Arizona man is being asked to pay more than $15,000 in child support for a daughter he fathered at the age of 14 — and didn’t know existed until two years ago. The Arizona Republic reported this week that the man, Nick Olivas, is legally a victim of rape since he was younger than 15…
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Missouri Gov. Nixon cancels emergency order for Ferguson
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has lifted the state of emergency he declared Aug. 16 in response to looting and violent protesting in Ferguson. The unrest followed the Aug. 9 shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer. A state grand jury and the U.S. Justice Department are still investigating the shooting. Nixon…
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News organizations sue for access to possible Michael Brown juvenile records
Lingering questions about Michael Brown could be answered Wednesday as two news organizations seek the release of any possible juvenile records for the unarmed 18-year-old who was killed by a Missouri police officer last month. Juvenile records are confidential in Missouri, so it’s not definitively known if Brown was arrested before he legally became an…
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Government Theft Now Called ‘Waste’ Criminals Still At Large, No Charges Filed
The lamestream media told you: [This is just too rich.] http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/08/05/federal-spending-transparency-money-missing/13485581/ WASHINGTON – A government website intended to make federal spending more transparent was missing at least $619 billion from 302 federal programs, a government audit has found. And the data that does exist is wildly inaccurate, according to the Government Accountability Office, which looked…
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57,000 Businesses Fight Back, Post ‘Guns Welcome’ Signs On Front Door
Despite Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America’s ongoing push to shame businesses into banning guns in their stores, 57,000 businesses have posted “guns welcome” or similar signs on their front doors. Moms Demand has persuaded just five businesses — Target, Chipotle, Jack in the Box, Chili’s, and Sonic — to ask customers to leave their…
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King Hussein is nuts! Stating the obvious understatement!
From DW Ulsterman I watched the words being said by Lt. Colonel Ralph Peters and then rewound the program to make certain he did in fact say them. The Colonel is among the first to admit publicly on record that there appears to be something very wrong with the current President of the United States……
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Ammo Registration Bill Defeated In California
I never would’ve believed that in my day, the idea of ammo registration would’ve been thought of but we’ve learned from history that California raises the bar when it comes to stupidity and liberalism. Sportsmen, gun owners and retailers in California scored a major victory on Saturday as the California Assembly was unable to muster…
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U.S. journalist Sotloff ignored dangers and warnings, determined to record Arab Spring’s human toll
Even for a freelance journalist covering the tumult in the Arab world, Steven Sotloff’s travels seemed nonstop. In October 2012, the American reporter was in Benghazi, Libya, covering the aftermath of the deadly raid on the U.S. diplomatic compound there. In December, he was in northern Syria, writing about the lives of destitute, displaced Syrians…
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Gay marriage cases await early decision by U.S. Supreme Court
Lawyers for the state of Utah believe they have the perfect case for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide once and for all the hotly-contested legal rights issue of whether states can ban gay marriage. But so do lawyers in Virginia and Oklahoma, setting the scene for the high court to take the crucial first…
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Killed ISIS fighter reported to have worked at Minneapolis International Airport
Abdirahmaan Muhumed, the second known American to die while fighting alongside Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) militants, was formerly an employee with a Delta Airlines subsidiary at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Muhumed had a security clearance at the airport, access to the tarmac, and access to planes, as his job was to clean aircraft,…
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British ex-boxing champ defends ISIS: ‘Mr Beheaded Infidel of United Snakes of America’
A former British boxing champion has released a video, in which he shows support for the Islamic State (IS), claiming the beheadings of American journalists, Steven Sotloff and James Foley, were a form of “retaliation” and were not “unprovoked.” Mispronouncing Foley’s name as ‘Folly’ and ‘Fooly’, Anthony Small blamed Western powers for the violence being…
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US vows to avenge Sotloff’s death after confirming authenticity of execution video
The White House on Wednesday confirmed the authenticity of a video depicting an Islamic State militant beheading American journalist Steven Sotloff and vowed to bring the killers to justice. Caitlin Hayden, a spokesperson for United States National Security Council, said in a statement that “The US intelligence community has analyzed the recently released video showing US…