DHS Brags of Arresting 5% of Criminal Aliens It Freed From Detention — On the heels of releasing over 36,000 criminal aliens from detention, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has the audacity to pat itself on the back for arresting a tiny fraction of the illegal immigrants—thousands convicted
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Gooferment is immoral, ineffective, and inefficient.
This just proves it.
Sorry, but it’s time for a reset!
Argh!
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Bernanke rejects charge of Fed ‘throwing seniors under bus’
Bernanke, in first blog post, rejects accusation of Fed ‘throwing seniors under the bus’
Associated Press By Martin Crutsinger, AP Economics Writer
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Ben Bernanke no longer leads the Federal Reserve, but he’s hardly letting up in his defense of the ultra-low-rate policies he engineered — and his successor, Janet Yellen, has continued.
In his first post as a new blogger Monday, Bernanke struck back at critics who he said had charged the Bernanke Fed with, among other things, “throwing seniors under the bus” by keeping rates too low for too long.
He also disputed accusations that the Fed is still distorting financial markets and investment decisions by keeping rates “artificially low.”
Both criticisms, Bernanke wrote in “Ben Bernanke’s Blog,” reflect a misunderstanding of economic reality.
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So, how does he explain the “zero interest rate” policy impact on the retirement savings of seniors?
I know for a fact at least one senior who earned nothing on her capital savings and had to use the capital for expenses.
Now she has NOTHING but charity from the family.
Sorry, but the Gooferment and Wall Street have done just fine; her, not so much.
Argh!
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Pennsylvania man arrested in courthouse for skipping out on jury duty 11 times in 2 years
Published March 24, 2015
Associated Press
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SOMERSET, Pa. – A Pennsylvania man who skipped out on jury duty 11 times in the last two years has been arrested inside a courthouse while seeking relief from a child support ruling.
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I thought slavery was eliminated?
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Under current law, first-time offenders can lose their license for three months to a year, while second-time offenders can lose it for two years. A third offense can result in a license suspension of 10 years.
http://www.northjersey.com/news/christie-rejects-dwi-penalty-changes-1.1294240
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IT would seem that everyone is pandering.
Many of the DWIs that I have heard about are more “technical violations” (i.e., fellow in his driveway not going anywhere or been anywhere; checkpoint stops; lost driver on the side of the road).
I’d suggest that DWI without damage or victim, isn’t a crime.
I’d suggest that in today’s economy, those convicted have to drive to work.
I’d suggest that this is more about a cash grab then safety or changing behavior.
If it was “SOOoooo dangerous”, my generation would have been dead a long time ago.
Too frequently, I read about multiple offenders getting arrested again.
Too frequently, I read about “police” in accidents with no penalty. (Unless they kill themselves) Where the thin bluw line protects them.
Too frequently, I read about the bereaved family members advocating draconian penalties. While I am sympathetic to their loss, that’s not how to make policy.
Drive drunk and kill some one, you go away forever. (I feel the same way about murderers. No death penalty.)
Hurt someone or damage property, severe penalties. Restitution!
All the other “technical violations” are victimless.
imho
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After a Twelve Year Mistake in Iraq, We Must Just March Home
written by ron paul
sunday march 22, 2015
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Twelve years ago last week, the US launched its invasion of Iraq, an act the late General William Odom predicted would turn out to be “the greatest strategic disaster in US history.”
Before the attack I was accused of exaggerating the potential costs of the war when I warned that it could end up costing as much as $100 billion. One trillion dollars later, with not one but two “mission accomplished” moments, we are still not done intervening in Iraq.
President Obama last year ordered the US military back into Iraq for the third time. It seems the Iraq “surge” and the Sunni “Awakening,” for which General David Petraeus had been given much credit, were not as successful as was claimed at the time. From the sectarian violence unleashed by the US invasion of Iraq emerged al-Qaeda and then its more radical spin-off, ISIS. So Obama sent the US military back.
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Remember “the enemy of your enemy is your enemy” — Netanyahu?
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That’s why you need to be armed. Because the bad guys aren’t scared of an occupied home.
Argh!
And, what do you bet that these fine upstanding misunderstood gentlemen have (1) a rap sheet; or (2) on “parole”?
Argh squared!
RECOMMENDATION: Shooter needs more range time; three got away.
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https://www.lewrockwell.com/2015/03/robert-wenzel/coerced-voting-in-fixed-us-electionse280a8/
Obama Broaches the Idea of ‘Mandatory Voting’
By Robert Wenzel
Target Liberty
March 20, 2015
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While discussing money in politics on Wednesday, President Obama broached a topic normally confined to academic circles: A law requiring people to vote, reports David Jackson at USA Today.
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Anyone else think, like I did when I first heard this asinine idea, of the old USSR / North Korea / Cuba style voting?
“If voting made any difference they wouldn’t let us do it.” ― attributed to Mark Twain
I’ve been voting every since I could, and it’s mattered not.
And, the joke is: “if you don’t vote, you can’t complain. if you vote and lose, you voted for it. if you vote and ‘win’, nothing changes.”
I’ve come to the conclusion that “voting” is a waste of time.
Secession is the only chance for freedom and liberty.
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Mar 25, 11:17 AM EDT
KERRY FLIES TO SWITZERLAND FOR MAKE-OR-BREAK IRAN NUKE TALKS
BY MATTHEW LEE
AP DIPLOMATIC WRITER
WASHINGTON (AP) — With an end-of-March deadline days away, Secretary of State John Kerry is heading back into negotiations with Iran, hoping to seal a framework deal to roll back its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.
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Now it appears that there is no written agreement?
This violates everything I learned from Judge Judy!
“I wouldn’t believe you, if your tongue came notarized.” … attributed to Judge Marilyn Milian, but may have an earlier history.
Argh!
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Home > Dr. Greger’s Medical Nutrition Blog > Food Manufacturers Get to Decide if Their Own Additives Are SafeFood Manufacturers Get to Decide if Their Own Additives Are SafeWritten by: Michael Greger M.D. on March 19th, 2015
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In 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced their plans to all but eliminate trans fats from processed foods, citing a CDC statistic that the elimination of partially hydrogenated oils from the food supply could prevent more than 10,000 heart attacks and thousands of deaths every year. Up until that point, trans fats enjoyed their so-called “GRAS” status: “Generally Recognized As Safe.” How did these killer fats get labeled as safe?
Who decides what’s safe? Currently, a “generally recognized as safe” determination is made when the manufacturer of a food substance evaluates the safety of the substance themselves and concludes that the use of the substance is safe. In other words, the company that manufactures the substance gets to determine if it is safe or not. This approach is commonly referred to as ”GRAS self-determination.” To make matters worse, not only do companies not have to inform the public, they don’t even have to inform the FDA. A company may voluntarily tell the FDA they just came up with a new food additive that they’ve decided is safe, but are not required to do so.
The cumulative result is that there are an estimated 6,000 current affirmative safety decisions which allow for more than an estimated 10,000 substances to be used in food (See Who Determines if Food Additives are Safe?). In addition, an estimated 1,000 manufacturer safety decisions are never reported to FDA or the public. “Manufacturers and a trade association made the remaining decisions without FDA review by concluding on their own that the substances that they themselves were selling were safe.”
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What could possibly go wrong?
Argh!
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CONTROVERSIES
Union lobbyist who worked one day as a teacher suing Illinois for $30,000 pension
By Eric BoehmPublished March 19, 2015watchdog.org
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After working one day as a substitute teacher in Illinois, David Piccioli could be entitled to an annual pension of more than $30,000.
And he’s suing the state to make sure he gets paid.
Piccioli is a retired union political activist who’s already pulling down a pair of state pensions from Illinois’ beleaguered public retirement system. But he’s taking the Teachers Retirement System to court to squeeze more money out of the state.
The Chicago Tribune reported Thursday that Piccioli is already collecting $31,000 annually from the Teacher Retirement System, but he could get an additional $36,000 annually if he wins his case. He’s also collecting a $30,000-pension from a different state retirement system for his time as a legislative aide in Springfield, according to the Tribune.
Piccioli is a retired lobbyist for the Illinois Federation of Teachers and never worked in a classroom, but he took advantage of a loophole in Illinois pension law to score his teaching pension.
In 2007, he worked one day as a substitute teacher at a Springfield school. Under Illinois pension law, that one day in the classroom allowed him to qualify for a pension that would pay him for all of his years of work as a member of the union.
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Time to END “public” pensions, PERIOD!
401k 403b IRA
Just like the mundane peons!
No need to worry about “loopholes”, “double dipping” or any other form of corruption!
Sorry, that Taxpayer is broke and the politicians and bureaucrats have hocked the “family jewels”, “seed corn”, and “mortgaged the farm to the hilt”.
Argh!
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