by Eric Lieberman A judge ruled last week that law enforcement is allowed to seize credit cards and gift cards without a warrant in order to extract data on the magnetic stripe. The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided that it was reasonable for Texas police to scan gift cards found in a vehicle….
by Thomas Phippen Legalizing marijuana in Massachusetts will endanger your children, change your neighborhood and make society a fearful place. That’s the central claim of a new ad by an anti-marijuana group in Massachusetts that opposes the Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act, also known as Question 4, which would legalize recreational pot. “Question 4 would allow thousands…
by Kody Fairfield According to a tweet made by Wikileaks‘ official account, United States sources have told the whistle blower organization that Secretary of State John Kerry asked Ecuador to silence the organization’s editor-in-chief, Julian Assange. The request, apparently made during a private meeting between Ecuador and Kerry, was made on September 26 in Colombia. Apparently, Sec. Kerry…
by Robert Donachie Chief members of the Commission on Presidential Debates donate to Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, and to the Democratic Party historically. Co-Chairman Michael D. McCurry donated to Hillary Clinton campaigns from 2000 to 2008, giving her a total of $5,650 over eight years. In 2006, during her first push for the White House,…
by Saagar Enjeti President Barack Obama’s former favorite U.S. General pled guilty Monday to lying to the FBI about leaking details of a classified CIA operation that disrupted Iran’s nuclear program in 2009. Retired Army Gen. James Cartwright was famously labeled “Obama’s favorite general,” and served as his vice chairman of the joint chiefs of…
by Blake Neff An activist who bragged about disrupting multiple Donald Trump campaign events in a recent Project Veritas video was on Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s campaign payroll, a search of Federal Election Commission (FEC) records reveals. In a Veritas video released Monday, filmmaker and provocateur James O’Keefe recounts meeting activist Zulema Rodriguez at the Republican National…
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by Andrew Follett A real scientist had something to say Sunday to a social justice student at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa after she claimed in a viral video that all science must be torn down and abolished because it is racist. The video featured the UCT students in a panel claiming that…
by Amber Randall A man has been charged with battery after using a bag of frozen chicken to attack a woman and a Chicago bus driver. Caleb Russell flew into a violent rage after a woman rejected his efforts to flirt with her, reports DNA Info. According to authorities, he attacked the woman before moving on to…
by Kevin Daley A Democratic political group has filed a complaint with the FBI against Trump surrogate Roger Stone, alleging he is connected to the hack of Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta’s email. The group alleges that Stone, of sartorial splendor and ill repute, had advanced knowledge of the hack, which was likely perpetrated by…