President Obama’s education secretary is stirring controversy by suggesting the U.S. government should launch boarding schools for kids – children the government would have 24 hours a day. Education Secretary Arne Duncan made the comments Tuesday in Arlington, Va., at the Youth Violence Prevention Summit. (Video is available below.) “One idea that I threw out … is […]
Obama’s Ed. Secretary: We Need Gov’t Boarding Schools; ‘Certain Kids We Should Have 24/7′
India Plans to Build 100 “Smart” Cities for the Elites
Have you ever wondered what would happen if the rich kept getting richer? I’m not talking about the 1%. They mostly consist of upper-middle-class business owners and real estate agents. No, I’m talking about the 1% of the 1%. The real power behind the throne. The financial and political elite. If their wealth and power […]
Prospectors, North Carolina land trust face off over access to gold
Once again, the arrogant do-gooders think they are the law Recreational prospectors, long accustomed to spending their weekends searching for gold in North Carolina’s Uwharrie River, are under fire by a local land trust, which claims ownership of the river bed. The rise in the price of gold to its all-time high of $1,900 per ounce in […]
Stanley Family Gets Custody Back of 4 Youngest Children – 3 Older Children Still in State Custody
A review hearing in Garland County Juvenile Court in Arkansas yesterday resulted in the case being closed for the four younger Stanley children. The parents now have full custody back of these four children. The three older Stanley children, however, remain in State custody. They are allowed to live at home with 20 hours a […]
Australian Prime Minister’s Top Advisor: Climate Change “About a New World Order Under the Control of the UN”
This is the kind of quote that would have made big headlines half a decade back or so… Now, the people at the top are openly admitting in everyone’s face that the global warming data has been falsified for years to bring about authoritarian, global control and it barely catches people’s attention. This is what they […]
In Landslide Vote, House Overwhelmingly Passes USA Freedom Act without Amendments
Is this the year Congress passes a bill to limit NSA spying? The House of Representatives certainly hopes so. But just how strong that reform will be remains to be seen. Minutes ago, the House of Representatives passed the USA Freedom Act overwhelmingly with 338 yes votes and 88 no votes. EFF is neutral on the […]
Background on S.1067
FA Note: Even if you don’t live in Idaho, all the objections Vicky has listed will apply to the corresponding bill in your state. Integrating The Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance into State Law On 4 May 2015, Governor Butch Otter announced he would call a special session […]
Chairman Conaway Supports Bill to Stop “Waters of the United States” Proposed Rule
Today, House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (R‑TX) spoke in support of H.R. 1732, the Regulatory Integrity Act of 2015. The bill, which would force the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers to stop moving forward with the proposed “Waters of the United States” rule, passed the House by a […]