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A member of New York Firearms posted both a statement and a picture that claims the city of Watervliet, New York is asking for their Facebook profile and password when registering their pistol. The post, made Wednesday evening, recounting this story: I had the form filled out with all my references, notarized, photos taken, driving record, and safety course. I went in and the officer took my folder in the back and came out and told me I have a lot more work to do and hands me a new packet including the main form except this one is on...

Despite some pro-Michael Brown witnesses stating that at no point did Brown and officer Darren Wilson struggle in Wilson's police car, new forensics show that Brown's blood was in the car, on Wilson's gun, and on Wilson's person. According to a witness put forward by the NAACP, the witness “did not see Michael Brown struggling with the police officer inside his car at any point. They did witness the incident from the time it started from the time of the initial stop by the police car.” This is categorically false. The forensics irrefutably show Brown's blood splattered on the car,...

A woman who recently returned from Africa and was found vomiting today has been transferred to and isolated at Inova Hospital in Fairfax, Virginia. Officials are scrambling to find everyone the woman has had contact with recently. The woman became sick at approximately 9:00 a.m. this morning, and started to vomit near the Pentagon. She was on a tour bus and, if found to have Ebola, could have potentially exposed dozens to the extremely deadly virus. The most recent reports state that hazmat teams belonging to Arlington County were at the scene of where the woman started vomiting on the...

In an intentional attempt to study and potentially confuse children, children were asked "There are 25 sheep and 5 dogs in a flock. How old is the shepherd?" Why might you ask this supposedly common-core aligned question? According to the teachers who created this problem, it is to teach students that they must: 1. Explain the meaning of a problem. 2. Plan a solution pathway rather than simply jumping into a solution attempt. 3. Continually ask themselves, "Does this make sense?" This question has actually been researched for years, and is still being asked to children. Today, however, it is...

It's sometimes said that if some people didn't have double standards, they'd have no standards at all. That applies to the Freedom Socialist Party. In 2012, their official website was pushing for a drastic increase in the minimum wage. In fact, they pushed for a full $20 per hour minimum wage, even for the most basic jobs: Well, if you are a socialist, I have good news: the Freedom Socialist Party is hiring! They must have competitive wages for a web developer, right? Not exactly. The people who want people who flip hamburgers for a living to earn $20 an...

A new eyewitness has emerged in the Michael Brown shooting incident in Ferguson. Witnesses partial to Mr. Brown have stated that Darren Wilson, the officer who shot him, killed the teen in cold blood. In a newly released interview, an impartial eyewitness casts serious doubts on other witnesses' stories. The witness, who was not named, specifically says the things that protesters said happened are dead wrong. More than that, in corroborating what Mr. Wilson has stated happened, this witness seems to say that officer Wilson was justified in his actions. And the witness just testified to the grand jury hearing...

Three schools in Texas have temporarily closed after it was discovered that two of their students were on the same flight as Amber Vinson, who was diagnosed with Ebola this week. The Belton Independent School District did not specifically say when they would reopen. However, they did release several updates. Amber Vinson First, they will be disinfecting the school buildings while they are closed. Second, they will be disinfecting their school buses. Third, the parents of the students who may have come in contact with Ms. Vinson are voluntarily keeping their children home for the next 21 days, the incubation...

Governor Andrew Cuomo lied to a small, flood-ravaged village out of a desperately needed $970,000 in aid for a new fire tanker truck, a replacement for 40-year-old jaws of life, and supplies, by lying to officials there, local news sites report. The village, Middleburgh, has less than 2,000 people. In 2011, Hurricane Irene destroyed much of the village, causing millions in damages and flooding their Main Street and business district with up to eight feet of water. All businesses had to either rebuild or go out of business. In this picture, you can the outskirts of Middleburgh during normal weather,...

On both social media and comment pages about Ferguson, protesters have specifically stated that "white people" are their enemy. Not "white supremacists," "racists," or "bigots," but white people as a whole. The stunning admission has been repeatedly written on places like twitter or the pro-Ferguson protest site Go Black Central. In the article, "THREE WALMARTS SHUT DOWN! SO MUCH POWER IN FERGUSON THAT MAINSTREAM MEDIA WON’T COVER IT!" an angry protester (and "top commenter") wrote that "Whites or White Hispanics" are the enemy: And on Twitter, horrifyingly racist comments like this are often written with "#Ferguson" included (expletive redacted): And...

A black panther member was caught on tape threatening to murder a Ferguson police officer and praising Allah. Here is a brief transcript of the exchange between the black panther member and the officer (emphasis mine): Panther - Y’all declared war when y'all had killed Mike Brown! Panther - Y'all declared war! Panther – Y’all declared war when you killed Vonderrick Myers! Panther - This is a revolution. The revolution is the only solution.Panther - No revolution with out your bloodshed! Panther - This IS the Gray State. This is the Gray State! Panther - You kill us, we kill...

Protesters in Ferguson and surrounding area have stormed local Walmart, forcing them to shut down or bring in police. In Maplewood, Missouri, west of St. Louis., protesters stormed a Walmart, forcing police to be called: Protesters were also screaming "shut it down" in front of the same Walmart. For some reason, even though Walmart had literally nothing to do with the shooting death of Michael Brown, protesters see it as a capitalistic embodiment of a racist system of oppression. ...A number of protesters at the Maplewood Walmart were arrested. At a Ferguson Walmart, the store was forced to shut down...

Hazmat crews are currently on the ground at Logan Airport, after five passengers with flu and Ebola-like symptoms landed in Boston. At this moment, specialists are inspecting an Emirates flight at Terminal E at Gate E6 at Logan. Three of the five passengers with symptoms are on their way to Boston Medical Center; details about the other two are unavailable. At 5:20, the other passengers on the flight were allowed off the plane and went through customs. Flu symptoms include a number of similar symptoms to Ebola, including fever, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Officials stated that the passengers in question...

In an exclusive interview with Salon, Senator Elizabeth Warren slammed Barack Obama over an apparent betrayal of the American middle class in favor of Wall Street. ...The question that set Warren off was asked by a jaded Obama supporter, who at one time felt that the President would tackle important issues, but failed to do so, which "frustrated" the author. "I understand your frustration, Tom and, actually, I talk about this in the book," Warren explained. She then lightly praised the President for what Warren perceives to be good work. But her tone took a quick turn. "He picked his...

Ronnette Henderson, who has led nightly vigils protesting the death of Michael Brown for days, has predicted a heavy price if police officer Darren Wilson is not found guilty. "I hope they find the cop guilty, because if not I feel sorry for Ferguson," she explained. If not, "there's going to be a lot of bloodshed," she said. The quote comes on the arrests of 17 protesters after they refused to leave private property last night. The arrests were also after protesters hurled rocks at police officers. The protesters deny this, despite the fact that it was admitted on camera...

Calls to respond violently to supposed police-repression is reaching a fevered-pitch in the St. Louis and Ferguson areas. Just a few days ago, a Ferguson protest leader promised to take "anger" and "rage" out on innocents. Tonight, supporters of the protesters in Ferguson are calling for violence, particularly against people who are not African American. On social media sites, protesters are pushing an agenda of violence. During a live video on ustream yesterday, members called for their "brothers" to "break some cracker skulls:" On video, protesters scream that they're praying for the death of the police, and threaten them with...

Shealynn Stillman and Charley Gittins made history Friday night, becoming the first same-sex couple in their school's history to be crowned homecoming princesses, and perhaps even the first in their county. The couple, who identify as pansexual, have been dating for for approximately 12 months. They said that they do not consider gender important in choosing a partner. The school, Maria Carrillo High School of California, broke tradition and presented the winning couple with two shimmering tiaras instead of a crown and a tiara. The crowd knew that Stillman and Gittins had won when, instead of announcing that a "prince...

Imagine you are a student doing math work. You've gone through a number of questions, and you feel you've really got the hang of everything. Then, all of a sudden you get this question: "Tell how to make 10 when adding 8 + 5." What do you respond? That was the problem facing a young student learning how to add using Common Core. The student responded with confusion, answering the same way most of us would: "You cannot make 10 withe [sic] 8 + 5." The student was told he was wrong. Underneath, his teacher wrote, "Yes you can. Take...

Fusion.net, which has been called President Obama's new favorite channel, is now lamenting that illegal aliens cannot get abortions in Southern Texas. In an article published today entitled, "For undocumented immigrants, it’s nearly impossible to get an abortion in South Texas," author Cristina Costantini is displeased with the government of Texas's attempts to curb abortions. The article begins, "If you’re a woman in South Texas trying to get a safe, legal abortion, your options are limited. If you’re undocumented, it’s now almost impossible thanks to a wall of roving border patrol checkpoints that stand between you and the remaining abortion...

In a new poll conducted by SurveyMonkey and reported by NBC, a clear majority of Americans want incoming flights from Ebola-stricken countries banned. 58% of Americans stated that they believed the flights should stop. A mere 20% of those polled are opposed to the flight ban, with 23% (the poll rounded up) undecided. A slight majority, 51%, feared a major outbreak of Ebola in the United States. This poll comes on the heels of President Obama, among other administration officials, stating that there will be no ban on flights from western Africa, where the virus is ravaging thousands of people....

Ashley Yates, one of the leaders of the protests in Ferguson, where Michael Brown was shot and killed by officer Darren Wilson, has promised death if Wilson does not face criminal charges. Yates angrily promised today that, "If they (the grand jury) can’t serve justice in this, the people have every right to go out and express their rage in a manner that is equal to what we have suffered (supposed murder)." Yates fully believes that what their community has suffered is murder. And she promises death back. She continued, “We’re going to take our anger out on the people...