It's no secret that whenever tragedy has struck in America recently, the federal government was conducting large-scale disaster preparedness drills nearby. From the Newtown shooting to the Boston bombing to the chemical plant explosion in West, Texas, the folks at FEMA have an uncanny track record of popping up a few miles away from disasters, mere hours before the tragedy develops.
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Wanted: Bystanders and "victims" for a five-hour mass casualty drill that will be staged Monday, May 13 at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom.
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Never in the history of the United Nations has a U.S. President taken the chairmanship of the powerful UN Security Council. Perhaps it is because of what could arguably be a Constitutional prohibition against doing so. To wit: Section 9 of the Constitution says... ~ September 12, 2009 - Video

In a story that The Gateway Pundit says could bring down the entire Obama Administration, CBS news has ‘pummeled’ the administration with a newly released report on the 9/11 Benghazi massacre. CBS released information on the Benghazi 9-11 massacre today that could potentially bring down the Obama Administration. ~ Videos

“With all due respect, the fact is we had four dead Americans. Was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk one night who decided to go kill some Americans? What difference at this point does it make?”  Hillary Clinton
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When the government acts beyond the law, like in the recent Fast and Furious scandal, don’t “we the people” have a right to ask questions of our government? Is asking questions of your government a crime?
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An ‘Apocalyptic picture of approaching tyranny’ was shared with US gun owners yesterday in Houston, Texas. The incoming leader of the National Rifle Association, the largest gun lobby in the US, has told supporters they’re at the front line of a ‘culture war’, fighting for the right to bear arms.

The soon-to-be-released DSM-5’s latest guidelines for professionals in the filed of psychiatry is now in its final stages and is due for publication on May 22nd, 2013. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) is the planned 5th edition of American Psychiatric Association (APA). To make a long story short, basic every human emotion and medical condition is now being classified as a “mental disorder” of some sort.

About 559 pounds of explosives were stolen from a 'bunker' near Red Lodge. Various emulsion-type explosives, explosive cast boosters and detonating cord were stolen. Sample photographs of the items that were stolen are shown above.
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More than 70 years ago, a chemical attack was launched against Washington State and Nevada. It poisoned people, animals, everything that grew, breathed air, and drank water. The Marshall Islands were also struck. ~ Ellen Cantaro

The exercise will be scenario based, and participants will respond to a nuclear incident, which could be a DOE shipment in the state, an attack on a nuclear missile site, hostile action on base or the missile field or a range of scenarios.

A massive disaster drill has been planned at a theme park in a small Pennsylvania town. The 'Drill' will take place on May 13th at an amusement park called 'Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom' in central Pennsylvania, and will involve hundreds of emergency responders from around the country. ~ JG Vibes

According to an article on NPR, several anti gun politicians and groups want people whose names appear on the “no fly” list and terrorism watch list to be banned from purchasing guns.

Whenever he can, President Obama likes to poke fun at anyone who suggests that he’s a closet socialist because that’s what socialists do – they ridicule anyone who tries to “out” them. Yet, every policy he pursues takes a page right out of the socialist/Marxist playbook, and one of them is to ensure that the government controls all forms of education. ~ JD Heyes

“Common Core State Standards Initiative” is the latest education program coming down from the Obama administration, preparing the way for Obama’s “Race to the Top Assessments,” which will take place in 2014, when all the computer software is in place to test the minds of the nation’s children to see how well Common Core (CC) has been sufficiently taught. The test will be given online, as are most of the lessons preparing for it. ~ Orlean Koehle 

Attorney General Eric Holder (shown) has written to Kansas Governor Sam Brownback, informing him that the Obama administration considers state attempts to protect the Second Amendment “unconstitutional” and that federal agents will “continue to execute their duties,” regardless of state statutes to the contrary. ~ Joe Wolverton ll, J.D. - Related article

Recently, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has said that home schooling is not a parent’s right. It is a statement some are saying should frighten American parents. Nations like Germany and Sweden show that when governments take away home schooling rights, it’s a slippery slope to no parental rights.
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The United States is a deeply unhappy place. We are a nation that is absolutely consumed by fear, stress, anger and depression. It isn't just our economy that is falling apart - the very fabric of society is starting to come apart at the seams and it is because of what is happening to us on the inside. ~ Michael 

I’ve been waiting in the wings very patiently for the all the uproar to die down before I weighed in on the incredibly stupid 2010 comment made by former Wyoming Senator Alan Simpson in which he called me and my fellow senior citizens, “The greediest generation.” ~ Bill Tatro

A health report from the Pentagon contains some troubling statistics, and suggests more than half all U.S. troops are clinically overweight. The report, released last week, suggests muscle mass is part of the reason 53% of troops are now tipping the scales. 

When President Obama visits Mexico on Thursday, he’ll be talking to a new Mexican leader about what to do with the drug war. They may also  discuss what to do about that giant telephone eavesdropping system that the U.S. is funding.

The blockbuster pill profit party is over for Big Pharma. Bestselling pills like Lipitor, Seroquel, Zyprexa, Singular and Concerta have gone off patent with nothing new in the product pipeline.

The notion behind an overdraft fee - in which a bank customer is charged a penalty for overdrafting his account - is twofold: To incentivize consumers to pay attention to how much money is in their accounts, and to allow the bank to recoup any money it lost by covering the overage.

An influential group of worldwide cancer experts has warned that the astronomical prices charged by drug companies are in effect condemning some patients to death.

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About two months ago, my office was contacted by an anonymous source who claimed to be a former White House staff member of the Obama administration. He claimed to have sensitive information... (June 30, 2011)
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