Posts Tagged ‘quit’

Military aircraft crashes at Portugal’s Montijo Airbase, 3 killed

The four-engine military transport aircraft caught fire during take-off on Monday, Portugal’s RTP broadcaster reported. At least three Portuguese Air Force personnel have died, a source in the National Medical Emergency Institute told Lusa news agency, adding that the authorities are still reviewing the status of the other three crewmembers. Observador newspaper reported there were […]

Brazil’s Olympic Catastrophe: Can Rio pull off the Games with only weeks to go?

I asked the Rio 2016 press office for a tour, but it olympically ignored me. Almost all venues are still under construction. I managed to see part of the Barra Olympic Park, which will host many of the events, after buying a last-minute ticket to a Volleyball World League match. Although construction for […]

North Dakota Voters Side With Family Farms

Print Friendly Above Photo: “Salem Sue”, the world’s largest Holstein cow, is a roadside attraction in New Salem, North Dakota.   (eccentricroadside.blogspot.com) …And Continue 84-Year-Old Ban On Corporate Ownership North Dakota voters have rejected a measure that would have permitted corporations to own and to operate dairy and pork farms of up to 640 acres. On Tuesday, […]

Photos: Zarif meets Dutch PM

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has met with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Thursday.   Source Article from http://theiranproject.com/blog/2016/06/24/photos-zarif-meets-dutch-pm/

Iraqi forces moved to within three km of Fallujah center: Cmdr.

Iraqi counter-terrorism forces are now some three kilometers away from the center of Fallujah, advancing to recapture the strategic city from its southern areas, a senior military commander says. The commander of Fallujah Liberation Operations said the security forces have tightened control over Fallujah’s southern areas on Friday and are advancing to retake the city. […]

NATO likely to declare cyberspace a warfare domain at Warsaw summit – German general

All 28 NATO member states are likely to agree to the proposal during the Warsaw summit, to be held in the Polish capital on July 8-9, Major General Ludwig Leinhos announced at the Berlin Air Show this week, Reuters reports. Russia working on ways to protect its internet due to US online dominance – Com. […]

Facebook begins tracking non-users around the internet

Facebook will now display ads to web users who are not members of its social network, the company announced Thursday, in a bid to significantly expand its online ad network. As The Wall Street Journal reports, Facebook will use cookies, “like” buttons, and other plug-ins embedded on third-party sites to track members and non-members alike. […]

Paying Fines Using Pennies – Activism or Pointless Juvenile Cliche?

It is no secret that I am not the biggest supporter of activist Brett Sanders. As such, I promised awhile back that I would counter any of his more regrettable ventures that appeared here at CopBlock.org. Last week the Texas Edgelord found himself slathered in all sorts of adoration for perpetuating a pointless juvenile cliche […]

US Soldiers & Wikileaks Come Together & Tell The Truth About What’s Really Happening In The Middle East

Photo Cred As the elections in the United States continue to attract attention, one major topic of concern is the so called ‘war on terrorism.’ The continuous conflict that’s plagued the Middle East for years continues to move forward, and as former 4 star United States General and Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO told […]

Too cute to handle: Kitten and piglet BFFs

Laura the piglet and Marina the kitten are both rescue animals from a refuge in in Santiago, Chile.  After getting off to a rough start, their young lives took a turn for the better when they bonded in their new safe haven. Marina was abandoned and found on the streets. Laura was rescued from the […]

Not so secret British ‘ghost ships’ reportedly en route to Japan to collect enough plutonium for 80 nuclear warheads

     Two top secret British ‘ghost ships’ are reportedly on their way to Japan to collect enough plutonium for 80 nuclear warheads. It is believed that each ship is armed with 20mm cannon and guarded by 25 commandos. They are likely being shadowed by a Royal Navy submarine. The Pacific Heron and the Pacific Egret […]

Weeding out words: Pot sends verbal memory ability up in smoke, new report shows

Commentary by Dr. Patrick Slattery — The article below headlines a study showing that marijuana usage reduces verbal memory. When one considers stereotypical stoner speech mannerisms (think Sean Penn’s character from “Fast Times at Ridgemont High”), this should hardly come as a surprise. Of course, if you read down the article, you see that the […]

Caught On Tape: 1,000 Dutch Villagers Storm Town Hall In Anti-Migrant Melee

As regular readers are by now acutely aware, Europeans are growing increasingly frustrated with officials’ response to the bloc’s worst refugee crisis since World War II. To be sure, some countries were skeptical from the very beginning. Take Hungary for example, whose firebrand PM Viktor Orban built a series of migrant-be-gone fences late […]

Newsletter: Heroes In The War At Home

Print Friendly Forty six years ago this week, 21 year old Black Panther leader Fred Hampton was murdered in his bed by Chicago police and the FBI. Hampton was a hero to many in his community for the work he did to feed hungry schoolchildren and create peace in his high school and within his […]

Putin: Obama’s Secret Hasn’t Bombed A Single ISIS Target

A member of Russia’s parliament has accused President Obama of “bombing the Syrian desert” instead of hitting legitimate ISIS targets.  Alexei Pushkov lashed out against the Obama administration on Twitter, saying “(Senator John) McCain accused us of striking out at US-trained insurgents… However, since they have either run away or joined al-Qaeda, hitting them is a […]

Baby Deer Refuses To Leave The Human Who Saved Her Life

Lithuanian out doors man Darius Sasnauskas had a chance to witness a birth of two baby deer in his backyard near the Yellowstone National Park in the US. Unfortunately, one of them was injured and soon left behind by her family because she couldn’t keep up with them. “With so many predators around, she had […]

Palestine’s Freedom Theatre coming to India

Sarah Irving Arts and Culture 21 October 2015 Artwork by Orijit Sen in support of The Freedom Theatre’s tour of India. The Freedom Theatre The Freedom Theatre, the well-known Palestinian group based in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, has announced that company members will be heading to India this December for what is […]

Maine Supreme Court Rules… Children Can be Vaccinated by the State Against Will of Parents

Four out of five Supreme Court justices in the State of Maine think that parental rights concerning vaccination are moot in the event that the State takes custody of a child. ~ Ethan A Huff In a landmark ruling that sets a dire precedent for health freedom, the Court decided in a recent case that […]

Ombudsman Allan Asher urged to quit over ‘collusion’ with Greens senator

Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young defends her decision to use questions in a Senate committee scripted by Ombudsman Allan Asher. Picture: Ray Strange Source: The Australian   FORMER NSW premier Bob Carr has called on Commonwealth Ombudsman Allan Asher to resign after it emerged the watchdog wrote questions for Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young to ask him […]

Greece must default and quit the euro

  Costas Lapavitsas Guardian September 20, 2011 Greece is facing an economic and social disaster, the result of its so-called rescue by the “troika” of the EU, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank. Greece must change course to avoid a grim future for its people: it must default on its debt and exit […]

Paul Lucas to quit politics at next state election

Video Image Queensland Deputy Premier Paul Lucas announces his retirement from politics at the next election. Deputy Premier Paul Lucas speaks to media and announces that he is retiring from state parliament . Picture: Jeff Camden Source: The Courier-Mail QUEENSLAND’S new deputy premier will be sworn in on Friday, a day after Paul Lucas announced […]

Pratt mistress Madison Ashton says she quit escort work

A WOMAN quit the escort business to become the mistress of late billionaire Richard Pratt in return for promised cash payments and other inducements, a court has heard. Madison Ashton alleges Mr Pratt said he would would pay her $500,000 as an annual retainer, cover her yearly rent of $36,000 and set up two trust […]

Slipper retreats on threat to quit

Peter Slipper ROGUE Liberal Peter Slipper has backed off from a threat to quit the parliamentary Liberal Party if his bete noir, Mal Brough, former minister and aspirant for his seat was elected chairman of his electorate council. Mr Brough won the position, but Mr Slipper now says he will try to work with him. […]

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