via nbcnews: The U.S. military plans to scale back its role in Somalia and curtail airstrikes against al-Shabab insurgents after having taken out many of the group’s senior operatives, two senior U.S. officials told NBC News, the latest signal the Trump administration is looking to cut the number of troops deployed around the world. The move reflects … Read more
Millennials up 420% in congress, while Silents and Boomers step aside. https://www.businessinsider.com/changes-in-gender-racial-diversity-between-the-115th-and-116th-house-2018-12 h/t Jim
via visualcapitalist: With each passing year, an increasingly large segment of the population no longer remembers images loading a single pixel row at a time, the earsplitting sound of a 56k modem, or the domination of web portals. Many of the top websites in 1998 were basically news aggregators or search portals, which are easy concepts … Read more
by Dr. Eowyn In the past, political asylum applicants are often detained in the U.S. while their petitions move through the system. Because of the large caseload, lengthy backlog, and a shortage of detention space, many are given a court date and released. President Trump has repeatedly denounced this de facto policy of “catch and release” and … Read more
As much as 40% of Mexican territory is prisoner to chronic insecurity and violence, the future chief of staff of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the incoming president, has claimed. Alfonso Romo, a prominent entrepreneur who was part of the leftist’s watershed election triumph last week, made the assertion during a summit of business leaders on Monday in Mexico … Read more
Wall St. For Main St., Released on 1/4/19 Yesterday, January 3rd 2019, US Congressman Thomas Massie http://www.thomasmassie.com/ of Kentucky https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_… went on Fox News with Shannon Bream for 4 minutes total but less than 2 minutes to talk about how he now has bipartisan support and a 2/3 majority in the US House of Representatives for another “Audit The … Read more
by TFittonJW Background: https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/federal-judge-opens-discovery-into-clinton-email-usage/
The Double Standard of Distracted Driving Laws (Link to article below) https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/sudbury-texting-driving-blitz-1.4960511 Constable Andrew Hinds is parked in an unmarked vehicle at the corner of a busy intersection in New Sudbury. He’s in the middle of a traffic enforcement blitz to catch distracted drivers. “The person we may ticket today might prevent them from driving … Read more
by Martin Armstrong Hillary Clinton’s 506-page memoir has come out. So much of her personality shines through, that in the end, you, too, will want to sleep with an intern.” ~ Craig Kilborn “In Hillary Clinton’s new book ‘Living History,’ Hillary details what it was like meeting Bill Clinton, falling in love with him, … Read more
This video, by an attorney looking over the law and data, goes over the question of whether Mr Trump can actually and legally declare a national emergency over the Illegal Alien problem at the southern border to build the wall/barrier. TRUMP: Can build wall WITHOUT Congress… Declare national emergency… https://youtu.be/WY5VL-Wj37Y h/t Konsaki
GERMAN eurosceptics could push for the country to quit the EU by 2024 unless the bloc is “completely changed” after the upcoming European Parliament elections. The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) commited to delivering “Dexit” unless the EU can undertake its “fundamental reform approaches” in the next legislative period between 2019-2024. While a German exit … Read more
The Democrats could solve the Shutdown problem in a very short period of time. All they have to do is approve REAL Border Security (including a Wall), something which everyone, other than drug dealers, human traffickers and criminals, want very badly! This would be so easy to do! The Democrats could solve the Shutdown problem … Read more
The [DS] pushes ahead with all their bills, impeachment, get rid of the electoral college, protect Mueller, stop the wall etc. This was expected. The Patriots have built a firewall around him and now it is time to build the wall. Trump sends the message to the [DS] the wall will be built no matter … Read more
Job numbers are incredible, remember Trump is using the DS, CB manipulation and playing their game. Trump’s economic advisor says there is no recession headed our way, who else says this, the Fed. Using their playbook to show the economy is doing great and the D’s and the CB will bring down the economy. Auto … Read more
Former Fed insider Danielle DiMartino Booth says the $250 trillion global debt is going to be a painful and messy problem to resolve. What about a giant global debt forgiveness such as a debt jubilee? DiMartino Booth warns, “I am not so sure something like a debt jubilee, where all countries are supposed to hold … Read more
by Dr. Eowyn On that fateful day, September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush was visiting a reading class at the Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida, right before his aide whispered in his ear that a second plane had hit the World Trade Center. This was the exercise the teacher, Mrs. Daniels, had … Read more
by IvoryIvan 13. I voted Democrat because I died four years ago. 14 I voted Democrat because I love war (now).
https://youtu.be/ErA_EUCmwhw Kevin McCarthy came out today with a presser and did an excellent job of calling out the Dems and their freshman foul mouther demanding Pelosi have a conversation with her. Then he went on about the rhetoric in general (Nazi, impeachment, etc.) and said THIS is not what Pelosi spoke about in her speech … Read more
Now we have proof of what we already know. Democrats and Liberals nationwide don’t care about facts. They simply want to get your way. Watch the latest video at foxnews.com House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen got into a tense confrontation this week, with the California Democrat interrupting Nielsen’s presentation on border … Read more
via nraila.org: In July 2013, the Illinois legislature overrode the veto of then-Governor Patrick Quinn to eliminate the state’s status as the last holdout in refusing to issue concealed-carry permits. In moving from “no-issue” to “shall issue,” law-abiding citizens of the Land of Lincoln were finally able to enjoy the Second Amendment rights affirmed in D.C. v. Heller, McDonald v. Chicago, and Moore … Read more