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By Juliegrace Brufke House Democrats held a meeting Wednesday to discuss the threat of “violent extremism on America’s public lands,” just a few days after a Muslim man shot up a gay nightclub in the name of the Islamic State. Democrats alleged the GOP is not doing enough to prevent “violent extremism on America’s public lands,”…
By Blake Neff Obama administration officials have recommended giving the “death penalty” to the nation’s largest for-profit college accreditor. The decision could affect over 800,000 students at about 900 different campuses, which would lose access to federal student loans if the death sentence becomes a reality. In a devastating 29-page report issued Wednesday, officials with the Department of…
By Chris White Islamic terrorist Omar Mateen appeared in a 2012 documentary attacking BP over the energy company’s 2010 oil spill, where he can be heard ranting and raving against the company’s supposed corruption. “Everybody’s just, get out to get paid,” he said in the documentary called “The Big Fix,” according to CBS News. “They’re like hoping for…
By Eric Lieberman Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg responded to users’ inquiries during his first ever live Q&A session Tuesday at the Menlo Park headquarters, expressing that telepathic ‘sharing’ could be what’s next for the social media conglomerate. Zuckerberg said of the future of Facebook: “You’re going to just be able to capture a thought, what you’re thinking or feeling in kind…
By JP Carroll One hundred and fifty Mexican hitmen went after Sinaloa Cartel boss El Chapo’s mother Saturday, ransacking her home and murdering her neighbors. Consuelo Loera, 88, mother of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera, had her mansion broken into by cartel sicarios, the Mexican term for hitmen. It remains unclear what motivated the attack, and may…
By Blake Neff Newly-released footage shows the incredible heroism of a Seattle Pacific University (SPU) student, who took down a school shooter in 2014 while armed only with pepper spray. One student was killed and two others were hurt in the SPU shooting, but it could have been far worse if not for the actions…
In a House of Commons vote on Wednesday, MP’s voted 225-74 to change Canada’s national anthem. Bill C-210, which was proposed by Liberal MP Mauril Belanger, who suffers from ALS (or Lou Gehrig’s Disease), changes the second line of the anthem from “true patriot love, in all thy sons command” to “in all of us…
Representatives Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) are leading the charge to shut down warrantless backdoor surveillance of U.S. citizens. They have introduced an amendment into the 2017 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, which “would prohibit warrantless backdoor searches of U.S. citizens’ online communications without first obtaining a warrant.” It would also prevent the…
The Libertarian Party has officially reached the big leagues of presidential politics. The Hill has reported that next Wednesday at 9 p.m. eastern, CNN’s Chris Cuomo will moderate a town hall with Libertarian nominees Gary Johnson and Bill Weld. CNN has done similar events before with the Republicans and Democrats during the primaries, but this…
By Geoffrey Ingersoll Whole Foods may have sparked the organic food revolution, but it is no beacon of cleanliness. The Food and Drug Administration found evidence of the deadly bacteria Listeria on its visit to a Whole Foods preparation facility in Everett, as well as condensation from ceiling pipes dripping on food. The agency recently…