Let’s begin with a map. Here are some explanations. The United States government has direct ownership of almost 650 million acres of land (2.63 million square kilometers) — nearly 30% of its total territory. These federal lands are used as military bases or testing grounds, nature parks and reserves and Indian reservations, or are […] READ MORE
Times Change Of Course, But How Is It Possible These Kids Don’t Recognize A Walkman?
Oh, is that a phone? That’s one 9-year-old’s response when asked to identify a Sony Walkman in a viral video capturing baffled kids’ reactions to a 1980s portable cassette player. In a YouTube clip that’s topped 3 million views in two days, L.A. filmmakers Benny and Rafi Fine show kids and teens aged 6 to […] READ MORE
How Loud Does Money Talk? Proposed Time Warner and Comcast Merger Could Show
A study recently released by Frontiers of Freedom suggests that in the Obama administration, money talks. The paper insists that crony capitalism is behind many of the Justice Department’s decisions when it comes to approving or rejecting mergers, and that “friends” of the Administration stand to gain enormous financial “gifts” in return for their generosity. […] READ MORE
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Best-selling author Brad Thor and his family are fleeing the progressive city of Chicago for Nashville. The reasons behind the move are pretty self-explanatory. Thor cited the high taxes and violent crime in Chicago as the main reasons for his departure, Twitchy first noted. To make his point, Thor linked to an article that states […] READ MORE
Ukrainian Troops March To Regain Control Of Eastern Regions
Ukraine’s acting president said Tuesday that a military operation to wrest control of cities in eastern Ukraine from pro-Russian militants has begun. Oleksandr Turchynov said that the “antiterrorist” operation began in the early morning hours in the northern Donetsk region, where the majority of the cities commandeered by pro-Russian forces are located. “Overnight, an antiterrorist […] READ MORE
Maybe Public Shaming Will Help This Bully Rethink His Ways
Edmund Aviv of Ohio was convicted of harassment and bullying his neighbor and her disabled child. The judge sentenced him to 2 weeks of jail time, community service, a letter of apology, and anger management classes. And one more time-honored thing: public humiliation. He was required to spend five hours on the side of a […] READ MORE
Border Patrol Officers May Risk Charges After Filing Falified Police Report
A border patrol officer who crashed his van into a civilian car blamed the accident on the other driver–but little did he know, the civilian had a secret camera installed in his vehicle. The video evidence makes it quite clear that the border cop caused the crash and lied about the details in subsequent reports. […] READ MORE
How To Recognize And Avoid A Credit Card Skimmer
When you pay by credit card, take a close look at the slot you’re sticking your plastic inside: Transit officials in New York found a credit card skimmer inside a subway fare card vending machine Wednesday night. A customer discovered the skimmer and pulled it from the machine at the 59th St.-Columbus Circle station. ATM-style […] READ MORE
Video: Stephen Colbert Takes On Common Core
Comedy Central frontman Stephen Colbert, who will soon replace David Letterman on CBS’s “Late Show,” openly mocked the Obama administration’s Common Core education standards. Colbert first poked fun at the public’s widespread paranoia of the standards, but he then shared some examples of confusing Common Core assignments, suggesting that perhaps that paranoia is warranted. READ MORE
New Evidence May Indicate NSA Took Advantage Of Heartbleed Leaks For Years
A new report about the massive internet security software bug that’s been shaking up the Web all week indicates the National Security Agency both knew about and exploited the flaw to to spy on internet traffic for at least two years. Bloomberg News broke the story in a Friday report citing two sources “familiar with […] READ MORE
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