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BREAKING: Houston Police Chief & DA Make Huge Stand Against Feds — Refuse to Jail Pot Users

Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. It’s a new year, and signs abound that cannabis decriminalization will continue rolling across the nation. Three more states legalized recreational use on the November ballot – bringing the total…

What 12 Financial Experts Predict for the Economy in 2017…It’s Ugly

What lies ahead for the economy this year? Will the economy finally collapse as predicted by many or will the early positive signs in stock markets around the world continue and the global economy will flourish? I’ve taken…

Trump Responds to North Korea Nuke Threat: “It Won’t Happen”

Kim Jong-un has claimed that the secretive state of North Korea is close to testing ballistic missiles that could reach the United States. President-Elect Trump responded on Twitter since he (quite reasonably) doesn’t trust the MSM to report…

Chicago: A Living & Dying Monument to Gun Control Failure

If we were to believe the anti-gun lobby, we would expect to see several cities in our country decline in gun violence. According to these lobbies, we have gun violence because we have guns. The ready and legal…

“Everything Else Is Almost Irrelevant”: Era Of Cheap Money Ending, Financial Hell Unleashed

We’re living in the calm before the storm. That much everyone can sense.  The stock market highs and holiday spending spree will soon be over, the inauguration will presumably go as planned, but that’s when everything could start…

Columbia University Students Support FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION, Want Planned Parenthood to FUND

AFDI UNVEILS ALARMING NEW VIDEO SHOWING ACCEPTANCE OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY NEW YORK, January 3: The human rights advocacy group the American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI) today unveiled an alarming new video, filmed at Columbia…

The Titanic Sails at Dawn: Warning Signs Point to Danger Ahead in 2017

“When did the future switch from being a promise to being a threat?” ― Chuck Palahniuk, Invisible Monsters Despite our best efforts, we in the American police state seem to be stuck on repeat, reliving the same set…