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Clarence Thomas Defends Religious Extremists, Claims Atheists Can’t Be Trusted
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas defends religious extremists and claims that atheists can’t be trusted because they don’t believe in God.
Thomas, speaking at Pepperdine University in California, a school “committed to the highest standards of academic excellence and Christian values,” used his platform to defend religious extremists like Judge Amy Coney Barrett, a judge who believes her religious faith comes before the law, and claims that the Bible precedes the U.S. Constitution.
Defending Judge Barrett and other religious extremists from having to answer questions about the policy implications of their extreme beliefs, Thomas said:
I thought we got away from religious tests. I don’t think I know a single judge that had allowed religion to interfere with their jobs.
Thomas, invoking his friendship with the late Justice Antonin Scalia to make the questionable claim that he doesn’t know “a single judge that had allowed religion to interfere with their jobs,” continued:
[Scalia] felt the way I did: that it would be a violation of his oath to somehow allow his faith to displace the law. Because we took an oath to enforce the law and interpret it impartially. And he took it very seriously.
Thomas then went on to suggest that atheists can’t be trusted because they don’t believe in God, and so when an atheist takes an oath, it is meaningless:
Just as an aside. I think it’s really interesting that people in a profession where we all take an oath, that they would look at people who have strong faith as somehow not good people when, if you’re an atheist, what does an oath mean?
In his remarks Thomas goes on to suggest that a Christian taking an oath is more trustworthy than an atheist, because a Christian supposedly believes that they must answer to God, while an atheist does not.
The remarks bashing atheists while defending religious extremists were met by cheers from those in attendance.
This is not the first time Thomas has made controversial remarks. Previously Justice Thomas argued that states may establish an official state religion, and saw no constitutional problem with an individual state declaring Christianity to be the official state religion.
And in his dissent opposing same-sex marriage, Thomas made the dubious claim that the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee human dignity.
Bottom line: While defending religious extremists, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas claims atheists can’t be trusted because they don’t believe in God.
Watch the remarks below –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdouoCzXX8U
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2019/04/clarence-thomas-defends-religious-extremists-claims-atheists-cant-be-trusted/
8 Best Prayers for Breaking Generational Curses
Many people are exposed to living with the bondage of sins given to them by their forefathers. This can continue on for generations until repentance is sought. Here is a look at some great prayers for breaking generational curses that will help to put you on a path to heal any generational transgressions.
Prayers #1
I proclaim that “Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: ‘Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree'” (Galatians 3:13).
In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, I now bring the fullness of his cross, death, blood, and sacrifice, his resurrection, life, and empty tomb, his authority, rule, and dominion; I bring judgment from the Lord Jesus Christ against every foul power, witchcraft, black art, and curse. I bring Jesus Christ cursed for me against all curses that have been raised against me—written, spoken, unspoken, or transferred to me.
[If you know what the exact curses are, it helps to name them. For example, “all curses of death,” or “all curses on my marriage or my health,” etc.]
I bring the blood sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, his blood shed upon the cross, against all blood sacrifices and rituals and their every claim against me.
I bring Jesus Christ, the Son of God, sacrificed for me, against all ritual sacrifices and their every claim against me.
I bring the dedication of Jesus Christ for me in death upon the cross against all ritual dedications.
In the name and by the blood of Jesus Christ, I break the power and hold of every curse that has come to me through ritual or ritual sacrifice.
In the name and by the blood of Jesus Christ, I break the power and hold of every curse that has come to me through transfer by another human being.
In the name and by the blood of Jesus Christ, I break the power and hold of every curse that has come to me through words spoken.
In the name and by the blood of Jesus Christ, I break the power and hold of every curse that has come to me through occult practices.
In the name of Jesus Christ, I declare every legal hold and every legal ground of the enemy broken, disarmed, and destroyed. Satan has no hold over me now through curses or occult practices, through sacrifices or any ritual of any kind. Through the blood of Jesus Christ, I am free. Thank you, Jesus, for setting me free. I order these curses and claims utterly disarmed and dismantled now, through the power of the blood of Jesus Christ, and in his name.
In the name of Jesus Christ, I command all demonic spirits that have gained access to me through curses and rituals cut off and banished from me and my household, in the mighty name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Jesus, I ask you to send your angels now to completely disarm all curses and black arts from me; disarm their every device and render them destroyed. I ask your angels to remove all foul spirits involved in these curses and black arts and bind them to your feet for judgment.
I now claim every spiritual blessing that my Heavenly Father has given to me in Christ Jesus (Ephesians 1:3). I claim those blessings right here in the very place of all cursing, by the authority and power of the Lord Jesus Christ, and in his name. Jesus, may these things be fully accomplished now through your mighty name. I give you thanks and honor and praise. All of this I pray by the authority and in the mighty name of the Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth, who came in the flesh.
More at https://connectusfund.org/8-best-prayers-for-breaking-generational-curses
1MDB funds used to purchase RM95 mil pink diamond, say cops
KUALA LUMPUR: Although a pink diamond valued at US$23 million (RM95 million) allegedly linked to Rosmah Mansor was not found during police raids last year, the money trail shows 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) funds were used to purchase it.
In a statement here today, the head of the federal police anti-money laundering division, Khalil Azlan Chik, said the money trail revealed that the purchase transactions also involved a jeweller in New York.
The statement referred to the denial by Rosmah, the wife of former prime minister Najib Razak, regarding the purchase.
The social media has been abuzz during the past few days over the alleged purchase of a necklace with a 22-carat pink diamond by Rosmah.
The police raids conducted at residential properties of Najib and Rosmah around the city last year saw a haul of millions in cash of various denominations and jewellery running into the millions.
Both Najib and Rosmah are facing a slew of corruption-related charges.
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2019/04/13/1mdb-funds-used-to-purchase-rm95-mil-pink-diamond-say-cops/
https://www.themalaysianinsight.com/s/147498
Sundance co-founder faces child sex abuse charge
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4 News) – The co-founder of the Sundance Film Festival is accused of child sex abuse.
Sterling Gray Van Wagenen, 71, is charged with one count of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, a first-degree felony.
According to a probable cause statement, Sandy police received a report that a young girl told her parents she was touched inappropriately by Van Wagenen on two occasions between 2013 and 2015 when she was between the ages 7 and 9.
Documents state, one of the occasions happened at the girl’s home. The girl said she was sitting on Van Wagenen’s lap when he allegedly put his hands under her underwear and molested her.
According to the website Truth for Transparency, Van Wagenen admitted to child molestation in an interview with another alleged victim.
That victim, who asked to be called “David,” reached out to Van Wagenen in September 2018 to get closure on the incident he claims happened in the early ‘90s. He recorded their conversation, in which Van Wagenen allegedly admits to molesting the then 13-year-old during a sleepover.
If convicted, Van Wagenen faces 15 years to life in prison.
Van Wagenen has directed and produced more than a dozen films, documentaries and TV series. He is also credited as founding executive director of the Sundance Institute.
https://www.abc4.com/news/local-news/sundance-co-founder-faces-child-sex-abuse-charge/1915500641
Vivian Krause: Rachel Notley, the Rockefellers and Alberta's landlocked oil
((([Rockefeller-supported groups]))) are helping defeat the UCP, the only party in the Alberta election committed to breaking the U.S. monopoly on Alberta’s overseas oil exports
Alberta is in the final days before an election and the backbone industry of its economy is practically broken because all pipeline projects out of the province have been stalled or ended. This didn’t happen for no reason. This was planned and is precisely what a Rockefeller Brothers Fund campaign was funded to bring about.
The Tar Sands Campaign has been running for more than a decade with financial help from the US$870-million Rockefeller family philanthropic foundation. The goal of the campaign, as CBC reported in January, is to sabotage all pipeline projects that would export crude oil from Western Canada to lucrative overseas markets.
Northern Gateway, Energy East, Keystone XL, Trans Mountain and Line 3 have all been targeted. Most of the talk about this campaign has focused on how this activism chokes the oil industry, but tax documents indicate it also takes aim at natural gas.
The reason Alberta needs pipelines is so that local producers aren’t forced to sell only into the U.S. market, often at a steep discount. As it is, Alberta forfeits billions of dollars in lost royalties and revenue because there’s no infrastructure for getting large volumes of oil to overseas markets where buyers pay more.
Canadian producers are stuck selling into the United States for whatever they get, but if Alberta is ever going to complete a new pipeline or extend an existing one, it needs a premier who has the courage and the ability to stand up to the Rockefellers and bring the Tar Sands Campaign to an end.
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Until very recently, I was convinced that Premier Rachel Notley was sincere and committed to leading Canada into the global oil market, a daunting challenge for any politician because it means breaking the U.S. monopoly that has kept Canada over a barrel while benefiting U.S. interests to the tune of billions.
But now, sad to say, it is clear to me that Notley will never do what is necessary for any Alberta pipeline project to go ahead. My opinion changed because of an email sent by Leadnow, an anti-pipeline activist, on April 1, and forwarded to me on April 3.
By way of background, it bears mention that I have been working since July 2018 with Notley’s government to provide information and assist her team in taking the necessary steps to break the pipeline gridlock.
On April 1, Leadnow forwarded an undated email sent out by Duncan Kinney, executive director of Progress Alberta, a non-profit advocacy group.
The email states: “We’re going into our fourth week of digital door knocking and text banking and it has been incredible. We can talk to a lot of voters in very little time and we’ve identified thousands of supporters that we will be getting out to the polls.”
Does this explain why Notley refuses to stand up to the Rockefeller Brothers Fund?
The email also explained what Progress Alberta is doing to defeat Jason Kenney and the United Conservative Party: “We’re holding texting parties every week in the lead up to the election, where we text thousands of voters across the province to make sure they don’t vote for Kenney’s UCP.”
Contacted by phone and via Twitter on April 3, Kinney did not deny that the email forwarded by Leadnow was sent by him. Leadnow’s executive director did not reply to tweets about this matter.
Both Leadnow and Progress Alberta are partially funded — US$62,843 (2016-2017) and US$162,587 (2013-2016), respectively — by the Tar Sands Campaign, U.S. tax returns show.
At the same time that Leadnow forwarded Kinney’s email to Leadnow’s supporters, Logan McIntosh, an executive director noted that Leadnow would not be directly involved in the election, but suggested, “With the election just two weeks away, will you sign up to join Progress Alberta’s campaign to stop Kenney?”
By encouraging supporters to join Progress Alberta, Leadnow effectively joined the campaign against the UCP.
Leadnow was created as part of the Strategic Incubation program of a Rockefeller-funded U.S. organization called the Online Progressive Engagement Network.
Put another way, Rockefeller-supported organizations are helping to defeat the UCP, the only political party in the Alberta election that is committed to breaking the U.S. monopoly on Alberta’s overseas oil exports.
More at https://business.financialpost.com/opinion/vivian-krause-rachel-notley-the-rockefellers-and-albertas-landlocked-oil
This AGED well…
“Obama Officials Spied on Trump Campaign Using at Least Five Methods”
During the heat of the 2016 presidential elections, officials within the Obama administration, including cabinet-level officials who answered to Obama directly, extensively spied on the campaign of then-candidate Donald Trump.
Both the Department of Justice inspector general and the House intelligence committee are currently probing the actions of the Obama officials and their motivations.
So far, at least five different ways that the officials spied on the Trump campaign have been uncovered.
These include the use of national security letters, a FISA warrant, an undercover informant, the unmasking of identities in intelligence reports, and spying conducted by foreign intelligence agencies.
Each of these methods provided the officials with sensitive information on the Trump campaign that could have been used for political purposes.
Private communications between FBI officials involved in the agency’s investigation on the Trump campaign, reveal its links to the White House.
In one of the text messages obtained by the DOJ inspector general, and since released publicly, the lead FBI agent on the case, Peter Strzok, wrote in a Sept. 2, 2016, message to FBI lawyer Lisa Page that “potus [president of the United States] wants to know everything we’re doing.” Page was serving as counsel to then-Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe.
There have also been direct ties between the spying and the campaign of then-Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
The FBI and DOJ relied heavily on unverified allegations contained in the so-called Trump dossier, paid for by the Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee (DNC), to obtain a FISA warrant to spy on Trump campaign volunteer Carter Page.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-five-methods-obama-officials-used-to-spy-on-the-trump-campaign_2544292.html
Let the boobies preach
Julian Assange 'must face Swedish justice' if country asks, say MPs
More than 70 MPs have signed a letter urging the home secretary to ensure Julian Assange faces authorities in Sweden if they request his extradition.
Labour's Stella Creasy tweeted a copy of the note sent to Sajid Javid.
WikiLeaks co-founder Assange was arrested on Thursday in relation to an extradition request from the US, where he is facing computer hacking charges.
He had spent seven years in Ecuador's London embassy, evading trial in Sweden for sex assaults which he has denied.
At the time, Assange said he had had entirely consensual sex with two women while on a trip to Stockholm and that the Swedish claims against him were part of a smear campaign.
Swedish prosecutors dropped a rape investigation into Assange in 2017 because they were unable to formally notify him of the allegations while he stayed in the embassy.
Two other charges of molestation and unlawful coercion had to be dropped in 2015 because time had run out.
But Swedish prosecutors say they are now re-examining the 47-year-old's case at the request of the lawyer acting for the alleged rape victim.
The letter, signed by mostly Labour MPs, urges Mr Javid to "stand with the victims of sexual violence" and ensure the rape claim against the 47-year-old can be "properly investigated".
"We do not presume guilt, of course, but we believe due process should be followed and the complainant should see justice be done," it says.
The rape allegation has a limitation period which expires in August 2020, it adds.
Inquiries into claims of molestation and unlawful coercion have already been timed out.
On Friday evening, shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry said Assange should be extradited to Sweden before any attempt to get him to the US.
She said she was "disgusted" the American allegation had been "allowed to eclipse" the sex offence case.
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Extradition proceedings are dealt with by the courts.
According to the Home Office, the home secretary can bring a limited number of factors into consideration when deciding whether to order a person's extradition.
These include whether the person might be at risk of the death penalty or whether the requesting state might try to add additional charges it has not specified.
However, lawyer Rebecca Niblock said that, if Sweden made an extradition request, it would be for the home secretary to decide which would take precedence, considering factors such as which was made first and the seriousness of the offence.
Australian-born Assange faces a charge of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion in the US for his alleged role in one of the largest ever leaks of government secrets, in 2010, which could result in a prison term of up to five years.
The US Department of Justice has accused him of conspiring with former intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to commit "one of the largest compromises of classified information in the history of the United States".
Advance notice?
Assange sought refuge in the Ecuador embassy, in Knightsbridge, west London, in 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden over allegations of sexual assault. But after seven years, Ecuador abruptly withdrew its asylum and invited the police to arrest him on Thursday.
The MPs' letter says both UK and US authorities seem to have been aware in advance of Ecuador's decision to rescind Mr Assange's political asylum.
"It is therefore of grave concern to us that it appears that the Swedish authorities were not aware of the plans made to arrest Mr Assange yesterday in London, and we would welcome clarity as to what action the UK authorities took to ensure that the Swedish prosecutors were informed in advance of this decision," it adds.
After his dramatic arrest, Assange was taken to Westminster Magistrates' Court and found guilty of a British charge of breaching bail. He spent Thursday night in custody and is facing up to 12 months in prison for that conviction.
Assange is due to face a hearing over his possible extradition to the US on 2 May.
Assange's lawyer Jennifer Robinson said they would be fighting the extradition request. She said it set a "dangerous precedent" for journalists publishing information about the US.
The UN has called for his right to a fair trial to be respected during any extradition process.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-47917325
Oh puppets of old you're no longer needed.
"Spying did occur"
This is one for the history books.
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Here Are All the Major Players in the NXIVM Case, Where Women Were Allegedly Held as 'Sex Slaves'
This week, the former Smallville actress Allison Mack pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy and racketeering charges, marking another blow to the purported self-help group NXIVM. While the organization describes itself as a “community guided by humanitarian principles,” a former member who fled used a different word: “cult.”
In October 2017, the New York Times published an exposé into NXIVM (pronounced Nex-ee-um), in which former members claimed that they had been blackmailed, branded and nearly starved during their time inside the organization. (“There is no playbook for leaving a cult,” former member Sarah Edmondson said.) Since then, the group has crumbled as various members have been arrested on charges that range from extortion to sex trafficking to possession of child pornography.
The FBI alleged that co-founder Keith Raniere started a secret subgroup of NXIVM called DOS (which stands for a phrase roughly translated from Latin as “lord over the obedient female companions”), in which women were kept as “sex slaves.” (Raniere has denied all accusations, and has said through his lawyer that all sexual encounters were consensual.)
The saga will continue in court this month, with opening statements against Raniere slated for April 29. Here’s what we know about each of the members who has been charged, and where their cases stand now.
Keith Raniere
Allison Mack
Nancy Salzman
Lauren Salzman
Kathy Russell
Read more at http://time.com/5568135/nxivm-allison-mack-raniere/
BREAKING
Chris Christie: Ilhan Omar is 'off her rocker', AOC is a 'joke', should apologize for 9/11 comments -
https://destinywall.org/goaway?temp=1&/redirect?type=4&/chris-christie-ilhan-omar-is-off-her-rocker-aoc-is-a-joke-should-apologize-for-911-comments/ …
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Bye bye FAGGOTS!!!………
Transgender military ban goes into effect
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s controversial policy banning transgender recruits from joining the military went into effect on Friday.
The Pentagon says the new policy does not affect transgender troops currently serving in the armed forces, a contention that’s strongly denied by advocates, who point to the potential for discrimination and harassment.
The ban blocks individuals who have been diagnosed with a condition known as gender dysphoria from joining. Transgender individuals can serve, but only if they meet the standards of the sex they were assigned at birth.
The Pentagon says the policy doesn’t block transgender individuals from service, but advocates say it is designed to operate as a comprehensive ban on their presence. Current military leaders have testified to Congress that transgender troops have not affected cohesion, while retired military leaders have decried the policy as misguided and damaging.
‘Bigoted’
“It’s a bigoted policy. It has not one shred of evidence behind it,” Ray Mabus, a former secretary of the Navy, told CNN. “In fact, all the evidence goes the other way. It goes against the basic American notion that it should be about what you can do and not who you are. … To do this to patriots who are willing to serve — not only willing, but eager to serve, who have raised their hands and said send me — weakens our democracy and seriously weakens our military.”
Anthony Kurta, a Pentagon official acting for the deputy under secretary of personnel and readiness, told reporters Friday that “the department will continue to treat all individuals with dignity and respect, and every service member is able to express their gender identity. DOD will take no action solely based on gender identity.”
The policy, signaled when President Donald Trump tweeted a call for a blanket ban in 2017, still faces lower court challenges, but the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 January order that it could go forward. The justices took no stand on the legality of the ban.
Aaron Belkin, director of the Palm Center, a think thank that researches gender and the military, said that “the policy stigmatizes all trans people. … The way the policy will play out on the ground — this will be a green light to commanders who are transphobic,” putting the estimated 14,700 trans members of the military at a disadvantage and forcing many to stay in the closet.
Public opposes the policy
Most Americans oppose the policy, according to a Quinnipiac University poll.
That poll found 70% believe transgender people should be allowed to serve in the military. The only listed group that disagreed were Republicans, with 50% saying they shouldn’t be allowed and 40% in favor.
Most transgender persons are now disqualified from military service, except:
• Service members who have been stable for three years in their biological sex prior to joining the military — meaning 36 months after surgery and after ending hormone treatments.
• Service members diagnosed with “gender dysphoria” after joining the military can stay in the military if they don’t require a change of gender and remain deployable. Gender dysphoria involves a conflict between a person’s physical or assigned gender and the gender with which the person identifies, according to the American Psychiatric Association.
• Service members who were diagnosed with gender dysphoria before the effective date of the policy can still serve and receive medical treatment.
• Transgender persons without a gender dysphoria diagnosis or history can serve in their birth sex.
Case by case
The Defense Department can issue waivers on a case-by-case basis.
Kurda said Friday that the policy originated in 2017 when “service leadership” approached then-Defense Secretary James Mattis and “expressed some readiness reservations.”
Over a series of hearings by the Senate Armed Services Committee in 2018, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, now a Democratic presidential candidate, asked the chiefs of staff of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force about the issue of transgender troops.
All four said they saw no negative effects from transgender personnel serving.
“I have received precisely zero reports of issues of cohesion, discipline, morale and all those sorts of things,” Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said at one of the hearings.
Mabus said the case being made against transgender troops has been recycled several times through history.
History repeats itself
https://wgntv.com/2019/04/12/pentagon-transgender-ban-goes-into-effect/
The vote was 238-185, and five Republicans voted with Democrats.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the Trump administration’s ban “an act of cruelty” in a speech on the House floor and said that “the men and women who step forward to serve in the US military are patriots, all of them.”
“The House will continue to fight this discriminatory action, which has no place in our country,” the California Democrat said. “We will never allow hate and prejudice to dictate our national security.”
Assange, Rep. Omar, etc.
President Trump traps [Them] again.
overturned
Lack of these skills is breaking up Marriages and destroying families!
Bring Back Home Economics Class Because Our Kids Lack Basic Life Skills
Students often say that they don’t learn “real world” skills in school, and this can often be very true. They will learn advanced mathematics but might not know how to do laundry, cook dinner, or any of the basic life skills that gets them through daily life.
While parents can do a lot to teach kids at home, the education system can do a better job in preparing students to be better individuals in the school system, society, as well as at home. Parents can take what children learn in class and add their grandmother’s wisdom or their own opinion. There is always more to learn.
Students are expected to decide their future and career during their studies. However, you can not know which simple tasks make up the majority of everyday life. Case in point: one math professor says that in her math lab, many students don’t realize that once they own property, they will be responsible for paying property taxes the rest of their life.
Because of this, she added a component into her classes in order to help her students better.
Many students are expected to compose a Shakespearian sonnet but do not know about taxes, credit cards or finances. This exposes an imbalance in our education system, where high school students enter the “real world” with very little real-world knowledge. Adults might laugh off their complaints, but it is a common sentiment with students of all ways of life.
A movement for home economics classes being taught in high schools would fill this gap. Schools can name it “Skills for Life” and make it a mandatory class. It would be a relaxing class and give the younger generation the knowledge they need to successfully build their own family and take their place as adults at home and in their family.
There are plenty of skills that can be acquired. Students should learn everything from basic cooking skills, budgeting, time management and comparison shopping. It will help them identify their strengths and weaknesses, as well as have a better appreciation for the hard work that their parents do.
How awesome would it be if kids learned to stay within a budget and shop for groceries? Parents might feel a greater sense of relief sending their kids to school if they understood how interest accrued on credit cards added up. Students would be able to cook up a delicious meal for guests and for themselves.
These simple life skills learned in home economics are something that people of all ages should have. Whether the student is going right into college after school or the workforce, it will help them to be more independent.
At this point in their life, they are beginning to feel more like adults. They are making important choices that will shape their futures, and it is important to give them a solid foundation of competence that will carry through the rest of their lives.
Academic subjects are important, but they must be balanced with the seemingly common sensory skills that many students still need to acquire.
Job applicants will be able to acknowledge and discuss important subjects like time management, which makes them a better asset to the workforce.
They will learn skills such as cooking or sewing, which will help them have a greater appreciation for those things in their lives. Don’t underestimate the importance of a good foundation in home economics. It’s a solid launching point for their young lives.
https://wakeupyourmind.net/life/bring-back-home-economics-class-because-our-kids-lack-basic-life-skills/
Online travel companies to fully pay Schaumburg hotel tax
Online travel companies must now pay the full local tax on the price of rooms they sell at Schaumburg's 30 hotels, including the Marriott Chicago Schaumburg on Martingale Road.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190412/online-travel-companies-to-fully-pay-schaumburg-hotel-tax
BREAKING NEWS: The PM decides enough is enough!
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs 'Heartbeat Bill'
COLUMBUS — Gov. Mike DeWine on Thursday wasted little time signing what would be one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the nation.
“The signing of this bill today is consistent with that respect for life and the imperative to protect those who cannot protect themselves,” said Mr. DeWine as he signed the bill in the presence of Republican lawmakers and anti-abortion advocates in his ceremonial Statehouse office.
Even before the Republican governor put ink to paper, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio announced it will file the inevitable court challenge to prevent it from going into effect as scheduled in 90 days.
On Wednesday, the House and Senate, solely with Republican votes, passed the latest version of the so-called “Heartbeat Bill,” which would all but ban an abortion once a fetal heartbeat can be detected. That could occur less than six weeks into pregnancy, a point at which, critics argue, a woman may be unaware she’s pregnant.
The bill would make it a fifth-degree felony, punishable by up to a year in jail and a $2,000 fine, for a doctor who fails to test for a fetal heartbeat or proceeds with an abortion after detecting one. In addition to the State Medical Board potentially taking action against the doctor’s license, the board could levy an additional fine of $20,000 to fuel a fund supporting foster-care and adoption services.
“This legislation is blatantly unconstitutional, and we will fight to the bitter end to ensure that this bill is permanently blocked,” Freda Levenson, ACLU legal director, said. “S.B. 23 is one of the most aggressive, oppressive, and radical attacks against women ever seen in this state and this country.
“A nearly identical bill in Kentucky was just struck down by a federal judge,” she said. “We feel confident our impending litigation will ultimately prevail.”
The plaintiffs in the lawsuit would be Pre-term Cleveland, two Planned Parenthood organizations, and the Women’s Med Center of Dayton, all groups previously involved in challenging other anti-abortion laws enacted in recent years by Ohio.
Lawsuits have been filed against similar laws passed in Iowa, Kentucky, Arkansas, and North Dakota. To date, none of those laws has been allowed to take effect, and the U.S. Supreme Court has yet to agree to hear a state’s appeal of those decisions.
Mississippi was the most recent state to pass such a law.
Mr. DeWine noted that Ohio is not the first to take this step.
When asked why Ohio should not let one of those states take the lead rather than have Ohio spend potentially millions to defend its law in court, the governor said simply, “Well, I think it’s the right thing to do.”
Supporters of the bill fully anticipated legal action, and Mr. DeWine called it a “time-honored, constitutional tradition” to pass laws to challenge U.S. Supreme Court precedent.
The bill’s supporters are banking that the U.S. Supreme Court’s more conservative bench, aided by President Trump’s appointment of Brett Kavanaugh, will use it as a vehicle to undermine the landmark 1973 decision that recognized abortion as an extension of a woman’s constitutional right to privacy.
“We live in a country with great respect for the law,” Mr. DeWine said. “We will respect the law, and we will respect what the courts decide… It is in that spirit that I signed this today.”
In fact, lawmakers who voted for the bill pointed to last month’s decision by the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold Ohio’s law that diverted federal health-care dollars, awarded through the state, away from Planned Parenthood clinics that either perform abortions or make referrals for the procedure.
Mr. Trump has also had an impact on the more recent makeup of that Cincinnati-based bench.
https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2019/04/11/gov-mike-dewine-signs-ohio-heartbeat-bill-anti-abortion-law/stories/20190411136
The puzzle is starting to come together.
The BLOCKS ARE ALL GONE.
Trump and the Patriots, are free now to pursue the PLAN!
Full speed ahead.
PANIC in DC!
FDA threatens to fine Walmart, Kroger and convenience store chains for selling tobacco to minors – CNBC
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Iranian forces said killed in reported Israeli airstrikes on Syria military site
A number of Iranian forces were reportedly killed in an airstrike on a Syrian military position near the city of Masyaf in western Hama province overnight Friday-Saturday. Syrian state media said Israeli jets carried out the raid in the middle of the night, firing missiles while flying in Lebanese airspace.
Syria’s official state news agency SANA said Israel targeted a military site in the area, but that Syrian air defenses intercepted the attack, downing some of the missile fired. The regime mouthpiece said the interception resulted in the destruction of several buildings and the wounding of three “fighters.” The area is known to house Iranian forces and their Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah.
in the Syrian city of Masyaf on April 13, 2019. (Screengrab/Twitter)
A number of Iranian forces were reportedly killed in an airstrike on a Syrian military position near the city of Masyaf in western Hama province overnight Friday-Saturday. Syrian state media said Israeli jets carried out the raid in the middle of the night, firing missiles while flying in Lebanese airspace.
Syria’s official state news agency SANA said Israel targeted a military site in the area, but that Syrian air defenses intercepted the attack, downing some of the missile fired. The regime mouthpiece said the interception resulted in the destruction of several buildings and the wounding of three “fighters.” The area is known to house Iranian forces and their Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah.
According to a report by the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights in Arabic, Iranian “elements” and pro-Iranian militants were killed in the alleged attack, and 17 people were injured.
in the Syrian city of Masyaf on April 13, 2019. (Screengrab/Twitter)
A number of Iranian forces were reportedly killed in an airstrike on a Syrian military position near the city of Masyaf in western Hama province overnight Friday-Saturday. Syrian state media said Israeli jets carried out the raid in the middle of the night, firing missiles while flying in Lebanese airspace.
Syria’s official state news agency SANA said Israel targeted a military site in the area, but that Syrian air defenses intercepted the attack, downing some of the missile fired. The regime mouthpiece said the interception resulted in the destruction of several buildings and the wounding of three “fighters.” The area is known to house Iranian forces and their Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah.
According to a report by the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights in Arabic, Iranian “elements” and pro-Iranian militants were killed in the alleged attack, and 17 people were injured.
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Israel does not regularly comment on alleged strikes in Syria, though it has acknowledged some operations.
in the Syrian city of Masyaf on April 13, 2019. (Screengrab/Twitter)
A number of Iranian forces were reportedly killed in an airstrike on a Syrian military position near the city of Masyaf in western Hama province overnight Friday-Saturday. Syrian state media said Israeli jets carried out the raid in the middle of the night, firing missiles while flying in Lebanese airspace.
Syria’s official state news agency SANA said Israel targeted a military site in the area, but that Syrian air defenses intercepted the attack, downing some of the missile fired. The regime mouthpiece said the interception resulted in the destruction of several buildings and the wounding of three “fighters.” The area is known to house Iranian forces and their Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah.
According to a report by the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights in Arabic, Iranian “elements” and pro-Iranian militants were killed in the alleged attack, and 17 people were injured.
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Israel does not regularly comment on alleged strikes in Syria, though it has acknowledged some operations.
The Observatory said Saturday that the strike targeted a Syrian military college in the town and two buildings used by Iranian forces in nearby villages — a development center for medium-range missiles in Zawi and a training camp in Sheikh Ghadban.
Iran has been one of the top military backers of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime in the over nine-year-long civil war in the country, as has been its Lebanese proxy, the Hezbollah terror group.
SANA quoted a military source as saying on Saturday, “Around 2:30 am (2330 GMT Friday)… the Israeli air force carried out a strike targeting one of our military positions in the town of Masyaf,” adding that Syrian air defenses intercepted some of the missiles.
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