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VA Ignored 30 Percent Of Text Messages Sent To Suicide Crisis Hotline

The Department of Veterans Affairs’ crisis hot line didn’t answer up to 30 percent of texts from desperate veterans, according to a new government watchdog investigation. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report Monday, which found that “tests of…

‘We the Prisoners’: The Demise of the Fourth Amendment

“Our carceral state banishes American citizens to a gray wasteland far beyond the promises and protections the government grants its other citizens… When the doors finally close and one finds oneself facing banishment to the carceral state—the years, the…

Don’t Panic: Vanguard Just Sent This Email To Its Retail Investors: “It’s likely that this vote will have a global economic impact…”

Britain’s decision to withdraw from the European Union has not only rocked the whole of the elite global order, but average citizens the world over appear to be rapidly dumping stocks. Though equities appear to be rebounding somewhat today, markets in…

Trump Says Campaign is a Choice Between “Globalism and Americanism”

It is really hard to take either one of the presidential candidates seriously. Both are known for their mudslinging tactics. Both are also known for their low blows during speeches. We have gotten used to the childish manner both…

Operation Wildlife Rescue is Underway – Ranchers are a Huge Part of it!

Who better to manage the land than the person who works the land for a living? I have recently returned from spending the better part of a week in the Ruby Valley, and many of the surrounding valleys,…

After ‘Brexit,’ Can We Exit a Few Things Too?

Last week’s UK vote to leave the EU may have come as a shock to many, but the sentiment that led British voters to reject rule from Brussels is nothing unique. In fact it is growing sentiment worldwide.…

Two Muslim Boys Slaughter Their Own Mother For The Sake Of Allah

Twin brothers wanted to join ISIS and their parents objected. But Muslims mean business when they say “fidaka abi wa-ummi ya rasul Allah” (I sacrifice my father and my mother for you O messenger of Allah). “Sacrifice” means…