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Brasher, NY — On the night of December 4, Carol LaDue and her husband Richard were travelling along County Route 37 near Massena, when they saw an injured woman lying in the road.
The woman was 33-year-old Ashley McDonald, who’d just been hit by a car and was dying.
As the couple got out of their vehicle to render aid to McDonald, they were savagely attacked by McDonald’s husband, Bryan, a U.S. Border Patrol agent.
Out of nowhere, the off-duty public servant rushes in on the Good Samaritans and begins brutally beating this elderly couple. The LaDues were nearly killed by this out …read more

Presidential primary filing has now closed in fifteen states. In every Republican presidential primary so far, there are at least twelve candidates on the ballot. That is a stark difference from the past. If one looks at the previous election years in which a Republican president was not running for re-election, there were always some Republican presidential primaries with many fewer candidates. Examples: in 2012, Virginia had two; in 2008, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Oregon had two; in 2000, D.C., Indiana, New Jersey, and Oregon had two; in 1996, Arkansas, D.C., Indiana, New Jersey, and …read more

Dallas, TX — When feeding the homeless becomes an act of civil disobedience, Americans have been asleep for far too long.
Luckily, however, there are still good people who are willing to defy such arbitrary and ill-conceived laws and ordinances.
The folks over at the aptly named organization Don’t Comply, took to the streets just outside the Austin Street Shelter in Dallas this weekend to perform, what has now become a revolutionary act – feeding the homeless.
“We are not complying with a bad law today, “Matthew Short, PR director of Don’t Comply said. “Evidently the city of Dallas believes that it’s wrong, …read more

On December 21, Senator Lindsey Graham said he is “suspending” his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. December 21 is the deadline for a candidate in the South Carolina Republican presidential primary to withdraw his or her name from the ballot, and Graham has withdrawn from that primary today. Earlier Governor Bobby Jindal had also withdrawn from the South Carolina presidential primary. But 13 names remain on the South Carolina Republican ballot. …read more

…because you can just trust Google, right?
Recently, another harmless app (seemingly so, particularly since it’s completely open source and anyone could investigate the code) was taken down from the Google Play Store. The app in particular was a security audit app, called VTS (made by company NowSecure), that would simply scan your Android device for vulnerabilities (such as Stagefright, etc.). Here’s an example of what VTS does:

It’s a simple app–and again, totally open source–that isn’t especially popular, but I can see it as being handy. Think of it as “Tron” to Google’s “MCP” (with Android being the MCP). But much …read more

They put hijab-wearing Muslim women front & centered. All the Arab/Desi ones in front & center. All “ambiguously Muslim” off camera focus.
(RT) — CBS News stands accused of manipulation by some members of a panel of American Muslims, which was meant to give them a voice amid the rise of Islamophobia in America and contribute to a national dialogue on the issue.

The channel aired a four-minute segment featuring the focus group on Friday. It highlighted widespread suspicion towards Muslims in the US and how it affects policy debate, particularly in the Republican camp. Earlier this month, Republican presidential candidate Donald …read more

Journalist Abby Martin interviewed Ralph Nader recently. Here is a link to the 25-minute filmed interview. At the nine minute mark, Nader explains the National Popular Vote Plan and says the public should be more aware that the plan is more than halfway toward being implemented. Nader had previously endorsed the plan, but the plan hasn’t had much publicity during 2015. Thanks to Paullie for the link. …read more

A new propaganda video about pot smokers has the internet both laughing and cringing.
The “Stoner Sloth” is an actual person dressed up in a giant sloth outfit, moaning ridiculously and performing poorly in various social settings. It’s an affront to sloths and humans alike.
“You’re Worse on Weed” is the message put out by the Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) Department of Premier and Cabinet. The three scenarios in this compilation involve Stoner Sloth failing at school, fumbling at the family dinner table and spacing out at a hangout with friends.

Critics are saying that using the lovable sloth character will backfire …read more

The FAA has recently announced that drone owners will now be forced to register their devices with the government, and of course, pay a fee as well. The move has drawn criticism from hobbyists and drone owners throughout the country, who see the registration policy as a violation of their privacy and civil rights.
This week, the privacy concerns surrounding drone registration has grown with the FAA’s admission that the registration information would be available to anyone with an internet connection. This means that addresses and other sensitive personal information of drone owners would be publicly listed, creating an obvious safety …read more