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California protesters block transport of undocumented immigrants
Anti-immigration protesters impeded the arrival of several buses transporting undocumented immigrants into a US Border Patrol station in Murrieta, California on Tuesday, some 60 miles north of San Diego.
The arrival of the group of Central American families had been decried by Murrieta’s mayor, Alan Long, who alleged that the group of immigrants, adults with their children numbering about 140 people,...
Newly-discovered mouse related to elephants
A newly-discovered diminutive mammal has been found to be genetically related to elephants, scientists say.
Macroscelides micus, as goes the 7.5-inch (19-cm)-long creature’s scientific name has been found in Namibia and is akin in appearance to a mouse with a long snout.
John Dumbacher, a California scientist who helped identify the animal, said the animal is covered in red fur, which helps it blend...
World’s largest solar telescope captures HD images of sunspots
The Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO) in California, site of the largest solar telescope on the planet, has issued a mesmerizing video and photos in previously unseen detail of surprisingly active plasma in the sun’s fine structures.
BBSO’s New Solar Telescope (NST) possesses an unprecedented level of high resolution and enables the sharpest-ever photos of the visible corona of our star.
One...
Australia seizes millions from bank accounts, US to follow
Do you have a bank account that you don’t actively use or a safe deposit box that you have not checked on for a while?
If so, you might want to see if the government has grabbed your money. This sounds absolutely crazy, but it is true. All over the world, governments are shortening the time periods required before they can seize “dormant bank accounts” and “unclaimed property”. For example,...
Russian nuclear bombers intercepted off California coast
Russian Tu-95 Bear-H bombers like the ones that flew close to Alaska and California last week, according to military officials.
A spokesperson for the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) confirmed this week that a fleet of Russian bombers set off alarms in the United States after coming within 50 miles of California’s Pacific coast.
Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, a spokesman for NORAD, told...
Russia Issues Grim Report On North American Magnetic Anomaly
A grim report prepared by Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force Lieutenant-General Viktor Bondarev on the just completed scientific mission of North America carried out by 4 Tupolev Tu-95 strategic aircraft and 2 Ilyushin Il-78 aerial refueling tankers that “electronically swept” for “magnetic anomalies” from Alaska to California warns that a “catastrophic event” may be nearing for this...
California northern counties vote to secede
Frustrated with their representation in government, residents in two of California’s northern counties are heading to the polls on Tuesday to decide whether they should consider seceding from the state.
According to Reuters, campaigns in both Del Norte and Tehama counties are underway to convince residents that permanently separating from California is in their best interests. By supporting the...
Shrimp and Beef prices skyrocket in the US
As the price of meat continues to skyrocket, will it soon be considered a “luxury item” for most American families? This week we learned that the price of meat in the United States rose at the fastest pace in more than 10 years last month.
Leading the way is the price of shrimp. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the price of shrimp has jumped an astounding 61 percent compared to...
Jupiter's moon Ganymede can support life - NASA
Jupiter’s largest moon, Ganymede, from the Galileo and Voyager space missions show a bright flat surface.
Ganymede, the largest moon in our solar system may possess ice and liquid oceans which scientists say are stacked up like a multi-layered club sandwich and may contain life.
Scientists from a NASA-funded research team performed a computer modeling of Ganymede’s oceans, taking into account...
Not Liking Mexican Food is Racist - Mark Dice
A new video by media analyst Mark Dice shows Obama supporters in San Diego expressing their view that it’s racist to not like Mexican food.
Dice invented the narrative that Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner had remarked that he didn’t like Mexican food and that Barack Obama had asked him to resign.
“I think people in his district should consider voting for somebody else,” said...
Leftist Mafia Attacks Free Speech, Takes Out Mozilla CEO
On Friday, the uber-liberal loudmouth, Bill Maher, said there is a gay mafia. It wrecks the careers and reputations of people who do not tote the gay agenda.
“I think there is a gay mafia. I think if you cross them, you do get whacked,” Maher said during an exchange on the step down of Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich, who committed the unpardonable sin of making a thousand dollar donation eight years...
Fast-food 'wage theft' protests staged across US
Low-income fast-food employees and their supporters in the United States held rallies in at least 30 cities on Tuesday against “wage-theft” by McDonalds and other major fast-food restaurants.
American fast-food workers, who’ve been pushing for living wages of around $15 an hour since late 2012, are now shifting their attention to the issue of wage theft by the US restaurant industry.
Protesters...
Google was attacked by the Chinese and the NSA
Google chairman Eric Schmidt admitted on Friday that government attacks from China and the US forced his company to enhance security protocols.
Speaking at the SXSW technology conference in Austin, Texas, Schmidt said governments around the world have realized that attempts to block internet access are futile and have moved on to other methods of control.
“You don’t turn off the Internet: you...
Mystery viral paralysis hits California
A mystery virus has provoked reports in California, in what appears to be a cluster of cases of viral paralysis, caused possibly by Enterovirus, which appears to have effects similar to poliomyelitis, or Polio, namely paralysis, in some cases in all four limbs.
The Polio virus, or Paralytic Poliomyelitis virus, is one of several Enteroviruses, and these attack and infect up to 50 million people every...
Los Angeles becomes largest US city to prohibit fracking
The Los Angeles, California City Council has passed a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, making it the largest US city to prohibit the highly controversial oil and gas drilling procedure.
In a 10 to 0 vote in favor of a moratorium on Friday, the Los Angeles City Council curbed “all activity associated with well stimulation, including, but not limited to, hydraulic fracturing, gravel packing, and...