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CHARLOTTE OBSERVER: GIRLS MUST OVERCOME ‘DISCOMFORT’ AT SEEING MALE GENITALS IN LOCKER ROOM

Posted: 23 May 2016 09:00 PM PDT

A shocking editorial in the Charlotte Observer counseled young girls to get over the "discomfort" they feel at the sight of male genitalia when transgender facilities are allowed in North Carolina.

The newspaper assumes the law will eventually be repealed or declared illegal. While that may or may not happen any time soon, it is the justification for this position used by the Observer that reveals the true nature of this battle of the bathroom.

Washington Times:

"This is what the Obama administration nudged the rest of the country toward Friday," the editorial said. "Yes, the thought of male genitalia in girls' locker rooms — and vice versa — might be distressing to some. But the battle for equality has always been in part about overcoming discomfort — with blacks sharing facilities, with gays sharing marriage — then realizing it was not nearly so awful as some people imagined."

The notion that the Obama administration is "nudging" anything is laughable. The Obama Justice Department is shoving this rule down the throats of Americans, most of whom oppose the policy.

How is this issue remotely connected to race relations? It isn't, but gullible Americans will believe it, despite the disconnect from reality. Black and white people did not choose their race. By its very definition, transgendered people choose their gender identity. That's a monumental difference hidden in this politically correct message.

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ACROSS AMERICA, STATE OFFICIALS ARE REBELLING AGAINST OBAMA’S TRANSGENDER BATHROOM DECREE

Posted: 23 May 2016 08:30 PM PDT

Across America, local and state officials are pushing back very strongly against the Obama administration's decree concerning transgender use of school bathrooms and locker rooms.

Pennsylvania lawmakers are the latest to criticize the Obama proclamation, which orders that schools "may not require transgender students to use facilities inconsistent with their gender identity or to use individual-user facilities when other students are not required to do so."

Nearly 100 legislators in the state expressed their outrage in a letter to the president asking him to rescind the order immediately.

The Pennsylvania letter became widely disseminated on Wednesday. At roughly the same time, officials in Mississippi indicated that the Magnolia State will not follow the guidance issued by the Obama administration.

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GAVIN MCINNES: WHY IS THE LEFT PROMOTING PEDOPHILIA?

Posted: 23 May 2016 08:00 PM PDT

‘HILLARY FOR PRISON’ IS GOING VIRAL: HERE’S HOW YOU CAN GET IN ON THE ACTION!

Posted: 23 May 2016 07:30 PM PDT

Americans rally behind #HandCuffHillary movement

The "Hillary for Prison" movement has erupted in popularity as more people realize the true extent of her crimes.

Under the viral hashtag #HandCuffHillary, the American people are expressing their anger with the Clinton crime syndicate boss who has a lengthy laundry list of transgressions undermining due process, civil rights and the US Constitution.

Now, as GOP candidate Donald Trump sets his sights on the former First Lady, Infowars is going in for the kill ideologically with an amazing offer for newsletter subscribers.

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FACEBOOK BANS CONSERVATIVES FOR COMPLAINING ABOUT CENSORSHIP

Posted: 23 May 2016 07:00 PM PDT

Social media giant back to its old ways despite much heralded meeting with conservatives

Just days after Facebook met with conservatives over concerns about the social media giant's left-wing bias, conservative pages are still being banned.

According to conservative commentator Lauren Southern, Facebook has banned all the moderator accounts that ran the 'Disdain For Plebs' page, which had over 176,000 likes.

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SPECIAL REPORT: PEDOPHILE EMPIRE EXPOSED

Posted: 23 May 2016 06:30 PM PDT

Investigative journalist tears down pedophile elite in powerful new book

Conchita Sarnoff of the Alliance to Rescue Victims of Trafficking breaks down her book "TrafficKing," the story of how, despite bribes to stay silent, Sarnoff risked her life to expose the brutal reality of human trafficking and the Jeffrey E. Epstein case.

"TrafficKing" is available at ConchitaSarnoff.com. Also visit www.atrvt.org for more information on modern day slavery.

Also, watch Sarnoff's appearance on the May 11, 2016 edition of Alex Jones Show:

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Lost Dog 5-23-16

Posted: 23 May 2016 06:12 PM PDT

Lost "Bo" on Bennett Rd/ Cannon Drive/ Forest Plains/ Zion Rd area. White blaze on chest, green collar with phone number on it. 410-749-2538 or 443-523-0029.

PUNK Muslim Threatens To Behead U.S. Soldiers – BIG MISTAKE!

Posted: 23 May 2016 06:00 PM PDT

In December of 2015, Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz, 19, used 57 different Twitter accounts to threaten civilians and politicians, including promising to behead President Barack Obama. The Muslim punk made a fatal error when he threatened US military service members. He posted personal, detailed information of around 100 military men and women. That just wasn't going to get a pass. He told his followers to hunt these people down and behead them. This kid was arrested at his parents' home and was only charged with 2 counts of attempting to provide material support to terrorists. This week, this moron was charged with additional terrorism charges for going after our military. Pledging his fealty to ISIS didn't help his case either. Just sayin'.

Reuters reports that the Muslim teen was officially hit with fresh terrorism charges on Wednesday in a federal court in Harrisburg, after the prosecution produced the evidence needed to indict him for releasing the names, home addresses, photographs, and military rankings of American soldiers.

Aziz told his followers to "kill them in their own lands, behead them in their own homes, stab them to death as they walk their street thinking that they are safe," according to authorities. "Pennsylvania have very light gun laws its very easy to arm yourself," he wrote on Twitter.

On top of calling upon Muslim Twitter users to slaughter military members, Aziz also pledged online to Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. In a pathetic attempt to gain the terrorist group's attention, he promised to behead the American president, according to theDaily Mail.

On January 29, using his @Colonel_Shami alias he allegedly tweeted, "#IS Know O Obama, that we are coming to America and know that we will sever your head in the White House."

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Home Depot Issues Response To Hat Controversy – Does THIS To The Employee

Posted: 23 May 2016 05:30 PM PDT

One Home Depot employee decided to make a political statement at work by wearing a hat with the words "America was never great", which set off a firestorm of controversy. But Home Depot responded quickly by banning her from wearing the hat again.

From the Daily Mail:

Home Depot has banned a worker from wearing a hat emblazoned with the words 'America was never great' after legions of Donald Trump supporters complained.

Krystal Lake, 22, wore a white cap carrying the slogan to work at a Home Depot store in Staten Island, New York, this week.

A picture of her wearing the hat went viral and split Twitter and Facebook, with some calling her unpatriotic but others defending her right to free speech.

Miss Lake says she has received a barrage of racist abuse and death threats, but insists she will not stop wearing the cap.

The Home Depot worker and City University of New York student told the Staten Island Advance that she took inspiration from Trump's signature 'Make America Great Again' hats.

'I feel [the 'America was never great' hat] offended a lot of people because a lot of Trump supporters live in Staten Island,' she said.

'Trump is very rash and in your face, but when someone else has a message against him, his supporters can't take the criticisms.'

Miss Lake, who is a Bernie Sanders supporter, added that her message is not unpatriotic but that she wants the U.S. to improve.

'People have been saying really racist things to me and that they're going to come and find me, and that what I said is disgraceful and I hate America – but I don't hate America.

'I know there are a lot of opportunities here. I just wish we would worry about making America better – not "great again".

'The point of the hat was to say America needs changing and improvement. I don't think it's a positive message to say, "Let's look to the past".'
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OUTRAGE After Teacher Asks ‘Wholly Inappropriate’ Question About Donald Trump On Exam

Posted: 23 May 2016 05:00 PM PDT

One of the most important things a Republican president could do is to dismantle the federal Department of Education. Public schools serve as little more than indoctrination centers. To emphasize this point, please see the below example where a teacher offered kids an exam that required them to declare that we're "screwed" if Donald Trump gains the presidency.

From TheBlaze:

A Florida public high school teacher was suspended for asking students a controversial question about Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on a test.

Malik Leigh, who teachers at Palm Beach Lakes High School Law Academy, penned the following question to students on their final exam, the Palm Beach Post reported.

If Donald Trump becomes president of the United states, we are:
Screwed
Screwed
Screwed
Screwed behind a really YUGE wall that Mexico pays for.

Principal Cheryl McKeever called the question "wholly inappropriate" for the class.

"Specifically, the exam materials contain inaccurate content, irrelevant material, unprofessional use of language, inappropriate use of language and contain content outside of and not consistent with the curriculum for the Law Academy," McKeever added.

Leigh, however, defended asking the question, telling the Palm Beach Post, "To me, it was a funny question."

"I'm not pushing a political agenda," Leigh said. "I don't see why that would be offensive. They all tie into the classroom discussion."

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200 Stranded Marines Needed A Plane Ride Home, Here’s How Donald Trump Responded

Posted: 23 May 2016 04:30 PM PDT

When Corporal Ryan Stickney and 200 of his fellow Marines prepared to return to their families after Operation Desert Storm in 1991, a logistics error forced them to turn to a surprising source for a ride home: Donald J. Trump.

Today, Stickney would like to say "thank you."

Stickney (left), was a squad leader in a TOW company of a Marine reserve unit based in Miami, FL and spent approximately six months in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War between 1990 and 1991.

Upon his unit's return to the United States, the former Marine says the group spent several weeks decompressing at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina before heading back to Miami.

Stickney recalls being told that a mistake had been made within the logistics unit and that an aircraft wasn't available to take the Marines home on their scheduled departure date.

This—according to Stickney—is where Donald Trump comes in.

"The way the story was told to us was that Mr. Trump found out about it and sent the airline down to take care of us. And that's all we knew….I remember asking 'Who is Donald Trump?' I truly didn't know anything about him," the former Marine said.

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Obama Discusses His Overtime Rule In Weekly Address, Shows He Doesn’t Understand Economy

Posted: 23 May 2016 04:00 PM PDT

We've already seen the news that Team Obama plans on changing OT rules for salaried private sector employees, utterly failing to understand that things do not stay the same in response to government regulations. Today, O speaks on this

(White House) Things like the 40-hour workweek and overtime are two of the most basic pillars of a middle class life. But for all the changes we've seen in our economy, our overtime rules have only been updated once since the 1970s. Just once. In fact, forty years ago, more than 60 percent of workers were eligible for overtime based on their salaries. But today, that number is down to seven percent. Only seven percent of full-time salaried workers are eligible for overtime based on their income. (he mixed in two different metrics)

That's why this week, my Administration took a step to help more workers get the overtime pay they've earned. The Department of Labor finalized a rule to extend overtime protections to 4.2 million more Americans. It's a move that will boost wages for working Americans by $12 billion over the next 10 years. We're more than doubling the overtime salary threshold. And what that means is, most salaried workers who earn less than about $47,500 a year will qualify for overtime. Or, their employers can choose to give them a raise so that they earn more than $47,500. Or, if employers don't want to raise wages, they can let them go home after 40 hours and see their families or train for new jobs. Any way you slice it, it's a win for working families. And we're making sure that every three years, there will be an automatic update to this threshold – so that working families won't fall through the cracks for decades at a time ever again.

This is the single biggest step I can take through executive action to raise wages for the American people. It means that millions of hardworking Americans like Elizabeth will either get paid for working more than 40 hours, or they'll get more time with their families. Either way, they win. The middle class wins. And America wins.

Except, things won't work out the way this guy, who has never had to actually run a business, thinks, as Andy Puzder, CEO of CKE Restaurants and a member of the Job Creators Network, tells us

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Community Leaders React To Edward Nero’s Not Guilty Verdict

Posted: 23 May 2016 03:45 PM PDT

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Many community leaders are reacting to the fact that Edward Nero was found not guilty of all counts. They say the trial is the justice the city asked for.

As Officer Edward Nero learned his fate, local leaders called for acceptance of the not guilty verdict.

"This is what justice looks like," said Congressman Elijah Cummings.

Cummings—a prominent figure during last April's unrest—says the case was tried in Baltimore City and decided by a Baltimore judge. He believes the decision is fair.

"A lot of people may not like the decision but in the justice system like ours, you cannot guarantee result," Cummings said.

The sentiment is echoed by Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, who says in part, "This is our American system of justice and police officers must be afforded the same justice system as every other citizen in this city, state and country."
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California High School Diploma Mistake Proves Our Public Schools DESPERATELY Need Help

Posted: 23 May 2016 03:30 PM PDT

So stunningly dumb. In California, a high school actually handed out diplomas with the word 'school' spelled wrong on them. Of course, the school blamed the company who printed the diplomas. But tell me this, why didn't anyone catch it before the ceremony? Didn't anyone check the order? It should have been caught by the printer… but it should have also been caught by the school. Words come to mind like sloppy, unprofessional, lazy, clueless and uncaring.

From The Daily Caller:

Officials at a high school amid the endless sprawl of Southern California actually managed to give out diplomas to this year's crops of graduating seniors with the word "school" misspelled on the covers.

On Thursday evening, about 550 newly-minted graduates of Ontario High School in Ontario, Calif. received diplomas with fancy, leather-like covers proudly bearing the words "Ontario High Shcool" — with the letters 'c' and 'h' switched around.

School officials blamed the company that printed the diplomas for the embarrassing glitch, reports NBC Los Angeles.

"The principal has informed all Ontario graduates that the company has been contacted and will mail a corrected diploma cover to each graduate along with an apology letter," school district superintendent Mathew Holton said in a statement obtained by the station. This happens at other schools as well, but again, you have to look at who is in charge and who didn't follow up. Graduation to these kids is an epic event and it is beyond embarrassing to misspell or misrepresent something on a diploma.

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From One Of The Stephen Decatur Students

Posted: 23 May 2016 03:19 PM PDT

Hello everyone, I know there are lots of worried people out there. I personally am doing fine, however I do have a punctured liver, a few broken bones in various places, and some bruises and scrapes. I just want to thank you all for the love, support and prayers. I am so blessed to have such a great flow of support. And as far as news about my boyfriend, I'm not sure about any recent news. From what I hear he's very tired as well as I am, but we are both going to be okay.

Woman Who Wore ‘America Was Never Great’ Hat Speaks Out On The Backlash, Proves Her Ignorance

Posted: 23 May 2016 03:00 PM PDT

Krystal Lake decided it would be an awesome idea to wear a hat to work at Home Depot to make a political statement and all hell broke loose. The hat says, "America Was Never Great." It was meant to be a slap at Donald Trump… she's a Bernie Sanders zombie. People were massively offended and Home Depot told her it was against the rules to wear such a hat at work. She won't wear it to work again, but will keep wearing it in public. The free America that she hates so much, gives her the right to do that. I don't like Trump either, but I equally despise Sanders. Politics aside, it is wholly inappropriate to don a hat saying such an inflammatory thing at work. And… she still doesn't get it.

From Staten Island Live:

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Home Depot worker Krystal Lake, whose controversial anti-Trump hat took over the internet this week, says she won't be donning the cap to work again.


"I won't be wearing the hat inside Home Depot anymore," Lake told the Advance Friday, "but I'm definitely going to be wearing it in public — 100 percent."

Lake, who plans to go back to work next week, says she is "shocked all of this is happening over her hat."

Home Depot told the Advance that the hat violates the store's policy, which prohibits employees from wearing "items that reflect political statements."

"No one on our management team saw her wearing the hat — otherwise, they would have had her remove it immediately."
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Two Dogs Found Near K-Mart & Mt. Hermon Road

Posted: 23 May 2016 02:34 PM PDT

Professor Offers Extra Credit To Students Who Support This SOCIALIST Idea

Posted: 23 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT

That's what we need… Marxist political activists who are teaching our children and offering them extra credit if they will follow their radical leanings. This guy should be terminated, tenure or not. No way would I pay for my kids to attend this university. The man has no scruples whatsoever. Professor Frank Barajas of California State University is a proponent of free tuition. So, for extra credit, he told his students to write their state lawmakers advocating for it. I'm sure there's no extra credit for the conservative stance against this viewpoint. Barajas offers the "extra credit" in his "HIST 271 – The United States Since 1877" class. Obviously, he doesn't know American history at all and should not be teaching that course.

From The Federalist Papers Project:

A professor in California is giving his students extra credit if they parrot his leftist propaganda.

California State University, Channel Islands professor Frank Barajas believes in "free college tuition." But he's just one man.

If he's going to get what he wants, he needs an army of soldiers fighting for his cause.

Luckily, he has no scruples whatsoever and will get his students to fight his battles for him!

Prof. Barajas is giving his students extra credit if they write a letter to their state lawmakers advocating his "free college tuition" position," Campus Reform is reporting.

"In a 1 to 2-page business letter, write your assembly member and/or state senator as to how the high fees and tuition of the California State University impacts you, and your family, not only financially but also psychologically and in other ways," description of the assignment obtained by Campus Reform instructs.

"Also include why you believe free tuition would better impact your education."

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WCSO Press Release 5-23-16

Posted: 23 May 2016 02:09 PM PDT


Incident: Possession of Cocaine
Date of Incident: 23 May 2016
Location: 8000 block of Burnt Branch Drive, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Sheena Rochelle Williams, 33, Salisbury, MD
Narrative: On 23 May 2016 at 1:03 AM a deputy responded to a report of subjects on the property of a residence in the 8000 block of Burnt branch Drive that was supposed to be vacant. Upon arrival, the deputy located four subjects, one of them identified as Sheena Williams. Upon conducting a query on the subjects on the property, the deputy discovered that Williams was wanted on an arrest warrant for Escape 2nd Degree. The warrant was issued back in April 2016 after Williams failed to show at the Detention Center to begin serving a period of incarceration following a conviction in a theft case.
Upon taking Williams into custody on the warrant, it was discovered that Williams had secreted what would be identified as cocaine in her bra.
The deputy transported Williams to the Central Booking Unit where she was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. Following an initial appearance Williams was detained on a bond of $3,000.00 on the charges stemming from the Cocaine possession and without bond on the Escape 2nd Degree warrant.
Charges: Possession of Cocaine and Escape 2nd Degree.

Incident: DUI
Date of Incident: 22 May 2016
Location: 800 block of S. Salisbury Blvd., Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Male Juvenile, 16, Laurel, DE
Narrative: On 22 May 2016 at 3:09 AM a deputy stopped a vehicle after observed that the operator was having trouble driving the vehicle after observing the vehicle sway and cross the lane divider and at one point crossing the double yellow line. Upon stopping the vehicle, the operator was identified as a 16 year old subject from Laurel, DE. The deputy observed four additional passengers and also detected a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from within the vehicle. Also observed in the vehicle was what the deputy identified as vomit. Along with the odor, the deputy observed other indicators that intimated a presumption that the operator had been consuming alcohol.
Following the completion of sobriety testing, the deputy placed the 16 year old juvenile under arrest for DUI and violating the alcohol restriction on his license. Upon searching the vehicle the deputy recovered what was identified as marijuana.
The juvenile was released to his mother at the Sheriff's Office pending formal court action by the Department of Juvenile Services.
Charges: Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, Violating an Alcohol Restriction and Possession of Marijuana.

Hey Idiots, These Are Not Parking Spots For The Privileged

Posted: 23 May 2016 06:41 PM PDT

This weekend at Sam's Club in Salisbury, these two vehicles parked under the overhang where customers can pull in while it is raining and load their products. 

However, in this case, these idiots pulled up, parked, locked their vehicles and then went shopping. 

Media in agony as Trump makes it relive Bill Clinton's sex scandals

Posted: 23 May 2016 01:30 PM PDT

The press is balking at the idea of revisiting Bill Clinton's sex scandals, and many in media are warning presumed GOP nominee Donald Trump and his supporters against even mentioning the issue.

Trump escalated things in a Fox News interview this week when he used the word "rape" in reference to a charge brought against the former president by a woman named Juanita Broaddrick.

Broaddrick maintains she was sexually assaulted by Clinton in 1978.

"In one case, it's about exposure," cable news host Sean Hannity said of the many charges brought against Clinton. "In another case, it's about groping and fondling and touching against a woman's will."

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BREAKING: Will Baltimore Burn Tonight?

Posted: 23 May 2016 01:27 PM PDT

Via ABC News:

A judge found Baltimore police officer Edward Nero not guilty today on all four charges for his role in the events leading up to the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray.

Nero, 30, had been charged with second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and two counts of misconduct in office, all stemming from his actions during the initial stop and arrest of Gray, who suffered a catastrophic spinal injury while in police custody. Gray died one week later on April 19, 2015, and his death sparked days of violent protests in Baltimore. Because Nero opted for a bench trial, Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams decided his fate rather than a jury.

During the case, prosecutors argued that Nero had no regard for Gray's safety and was reckless by ignoring policing rules when he failed to place a seat belt on Gray, who was placed on his stomach in shackles in the back of a police transport vehicle. Congressman Elijah Cummings, D-Maryland, said he would like to see seat belts in every police van moving forward.

This begs the question: will the radical leftists who invade Bernie Sanders rallies and march with Black Lives Matter tear what's left of decrepit Baltimore to the ground?

What do you think?

Source: AAN

Lost Dog 5-20-16: UPDATE

Posted: 23 May 2016 01:24 PM PDT

This dog disappeared in Salisbury MD next to the gas station shell route 13 north, she was attacked by a pit bull, he got scared and disappeared.

2 charged in largest indoor marijuana grow in Howard County

Posted: 23 May 2016 01:00 PM PDT

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. — Police have charged two people with running the largest indoor marijuana-grow operation ever discovered in Howard County.

Casey Ann Fowler and Daniel Earl Sims, both 48, were charged with multiple marijuana counts, including manufacturing, production and distribution of the drug, as well as firearms charges, after detectives found large quantities of marijuana being grown and packaged in a sophisticated operation inside the house.

"What we've discovered is the largest-ever indoor marijuana-growing operation in Howard County," police spokeswoman Sherry Llewellyn said.

Investigators are checking for documents to determine whether Sims rented the four-bedroom, four-and-a-half bath, white brick house on Triadelphia Road in the Glenelg community. The property sold at auction in early April, according to HomeSearch.com.

"We're still looking into rental records and how long the residents have been living there or staying there. Clearly, it had been going on for some time, because the plants were in various stages of maturity," Llewellyn said.

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Bomb Threat At Showell Elementary This Morning

Posted: 23 May 2016 12:45 PM PDT

1:00 P.M. UPDATE: In follow up regarding the threat that was received this morning at Showell Elementary School, law enforcement has fully inspected the building and has given the all-clear for students and staff to return to the school. Classes and lunch will commence as soon as possible.

11:30 A.M. - Please be aware that this morning, Showell Elementary School received a telephone call to the main office indicating that there was a threat in the building. In accordance with our protocol, law enforcement was immediately notified, and all students and staff have been safely evacuated from the building.

We are working in partnership with the Worcester County's Sheriff's Office and the Ocean City Fire Department to evaluate the safety and security of the building while ensuring all our students and staff are safe.

NRA-ILA Official Pledges Fight on National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity

Posted: 23 May 2016 12:30 PM PDT

LOUISVILLE — Chris Cox, who heads up the National Rifle Association's lobbying arm, said on Saturday that getting federal right-to-carry reciprocity legislation signed into law is a top priority and pledged to fight until it happens.

"Thanks to you, right-to-carry has been expanded across the country," Mr. Cox said the NRA's annual meeting of members at its convention in Louisville. "We now have some form of right-to-carry in all 50 states, so thank you."

"But there's more to do," he said. "We need a Congress to pass national right-to-carry reciprocity and a president to sign it into law, and we're not going to stop until we get it."

Mr. Cox had mentioned Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Sheriff David Clarke, who a day earlier called for like-minded folks to come together and demand that Congress make it happen.

"We need to band together with the NRA and every gun-supporting lobby in America and pressure this GOP-controlled Congress to make it priority legislation to pass federal concealed carry license reciprocity in the United States of America," Mr. Clarke said at the NRA Institute for Legislative Action Leadership Forum on Friday.

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SPD Press Release 5-23-16 (Shoplifting)

Posted: 23 May 2016 12:15 PM PDT

Soros, Top Clinton Lawyer Lose Lawsuit Against Virginia’s Voter ID Law

Posted: 23 May 2016 12:00 PM PDT

Millions have gone into the effort to attack voter identification laws in numerous states

Hillary Clinton's top campaign lawyer lost a challenge against Virginia's voter identification laws that was fueled by money from liberal billionaire George Soros.

The lawsuit, filed early last year on behalf of the Democratic Party of Virginia, sought to end Virginia's voter identification law, known as SB 1256. The lawsuit was dismissed by a federal court Thursday after a lengthy trial that saw numerous witnesses testify, dealing a blow to an organized effort by the left to take on voter ID laws in numerous states leading up to the 2016 election.

The plaintiffs challenged the constitutionality of the law throughout the case by alleging it violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and said that it has an adverse impact on minority groups.

They also argued that the law violates the First Amendment and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment by putting an undue burden on the right to vote of minorities and disfavored the groups because of their political views. The plaintiffs contended that the law was specifically put into place to suppress the votes of African-Americans, Latinos, and young people.

The federal court dismissed the lawsuit on all counts.

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Univision chair gives $7 million to help Clinton, stop Trump's wall

Posted: 23 May 2016 11:30 AM PDT

The chairman of the huge media company Univision has coughed up $7 million to support Hillary Clinton, according to a report on the biggest donors to her presidential campaign.

Haim Saban and his wife, described as "liberal mega" donors, are the Democratic front-runner's top donors, according to the campaign database OpenSecrets.org and its reporter Will Tucker.

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We ladies can police ourselves, thank you very much

Posted: 23 May 2016 11:00 AM PDT

A letter to all women,

Do you ever wonder "Why am I sticking to my toilet seat?" If you are a mother of boys, such thoughts might, indeed, have crossed your mind. No matter how stringent your domestic rules; no matter how appealing or threatening the Post-It notes; no matter how despairing and hysterical the reprimands, there's something seemingly unavoidable about males and bathroom usage. There's much fuss now about laws allowing men who want to be women and women who used to be men into the ladies' room. But ladies, let's get real. Do we really need such a law?

The least we can expect from a male on his way to womanhood is to shape up and give in to the basics of our fairer sex. We smell better, we look better, we are more discrete, and we know how to keep secrets. It's the unwritten law of femininity and anyone who wants to be one of us better get with the program. Why should any law regulate who uses which bathroom? Who, after all, would even be able to enforce any new "bathroom laws" to make sure only men who REALLY want to be women use the ladies' room? Checking birth certificates at the door? Anyway, the whole concept seems confusing.

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Pakistani with Fake Ecuadorean Passport Enters U.S. via Mexico Multiple Times

Posted: 23 May 2016 10:30 AM PDT

A Pakistani man with a fake passport and residence card from two different South American countries has been caught entering the U.S. illegally through Mexico and federal court documents reveal he has previously crossed into the country undetected by immigration authorities. The distressing case comes less than a month after Judicial Watch reported that an ISIS operative who trained terrorists in Pakistan travels back and forth through the porous southern border from a camp in the Mexican state of Chihuahua not far from El Paso, Texas. His name is Shaykh Mahmood Omar Khabir, a Kuwaiti who trained hundreds of Al Qaeda fighters in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen, according to JW's high-ranking Homeland Security sources.

The Pakistani apprehended in the region this month, Javaid Muhammad, is in federal custody in Texas and is scheduled to appear in court on May 20 in McAllen. U.S. Border Patrol agents busted him on May 8, according to court documents obtained by JW, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has taken over the case. Authorities have confiscated Muhammad's fraudulent Ecuadorean passport and Chilean residence card and he has admitted he's never visited or resided in either South American country. Muhammad also "admitted to illegally crossing the international boundary of the United States without prior inspection by a United States Immigration Officer," court files state. The FBI has evidence, including travel records and other government files, that proves Muhammad's statements to the Border Patrol and FBI "were materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent," the court documents say.

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State Police Investigating Bomb Threats

Posted: 23 May 2016 10:02 AM PDT

Delaware - The Delaware State Police are currently investigating bomb threats that were called in at four area schools this morning.

The first incident occurred around 11:09 a.m. this morning, Monday, May 23, 2016, when an unknown male suspect called the East Millsboro Elementary School, located at 29346 Iron Branch Road, Millsboro and advised a bomb was at the school. The school was evacuated and was then searched by responding Millsboro Police Department, Delaware State Police units and school administration. Nothing out of the ordinary or suspicious was located and staff and students were allowed to resume their daily activities.

The second incident happened at approximately 11:13 a.m. this morning, Monday, May 23, 2016, as a male suspect placed a phone call to the Beacon Middle School, located at 19483 John J. Williams Highway, Lewes and advised that there was a bomb at the school. The school was evacuated and was then searched by responding Delaware State Police units and school administration. Nothing out of the ordinary or suspicious was located and staff and students were allowed to resume their daily activities.

The third incident happened at approximately 11:22 a.m. this morning, Monday, May 23, 2016, as a male suspect placed a phone call to the Polytech High School, located at 823 Walnut Shade Road, Woodside and advised that there was a bomb at the school. The school was evacuated and was then searched by responding Delaware State Police K-9 units and school administration. Nothing out of the ordinary or suspicious was located. The students were dismissed by the school.

The fourth incident happened at approximately 11:33 a.m. this morning, Monday, May 23, 2016, as a male suspect placed a phone call to the Stanton Middle School, located at 1800 Limestone Road, Wilmington and advised that there was a bomb at the school. The school was placed on lockdown and was then searched by responding Delaware State Police units and school administration. Nothing out of the ordinary or suspicious was located and staff and students were allowed to resume their daily activities.

These incidents remain under investigation by the Delaware State Police at this time. It is unknown if these bomb threats are related to the series of bomb threats which occurred in February within the state.

If anyone has any information in reference to any of the bomb threats which have occurred, they are asked to contact Troop 2 Youth Aid Division at 302-834-2620, Troop 3 Youth Aid Division at 302-697-4454, or Troop 4 Youth Aid Division at 302-856-5850. Information may also be provided by calling Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333, via the internet at www.delaware.crimestoppersweb.com, or by sending an anonymous tip by text to 274637 (CRIMES) using the keyword "DSP."
 

Oklahoma Lawmakers Urge Obama Impeachment Over Bathroom Directive

Posted: 23 May 2016 10:00 AM PDT

A group of Republican Oklahoma lawmakers introduced a resolution Thursday urging the state's congressional delegation to start an effort to impeach President Obama over the White House's directive to allow transgender students to use the bathroom of their gender identity.

The Obama administration issued the recommendation to all public schools last week that transgender students must be allowed to use the bathroom of their choosing. The directive has caused fury among lawmakers across the nation.

Reuters reported the bill introduced in Oklahoma calls on the state's members of the House of Representatives to file articles of impeachment against Obama, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Secretary of Education John B. King and several others.

Lawmakers on Friday also introduced a separate measure that would allow students to use religious grounds to have separate but equal bathrooms to segregate them from transgender students.

According to The Oklahoman, a state Senate committee approved a measure to grant religious accommodations for students who object to the transgender bathroom order. The bill now goes to the full Senate for consideration.

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Pesticide Spraying to begin after June 1st

Posted: 23 May 2016 09:53 AM PDT


Spring Beautification

Pesticide Application Notice


Beginning Wednesday, June 1, 2016 Berlin Town employees will begin the annual spring pesticide application on streets and sidewalks throughout Town as part of our annual spring beautification. The spray mixture will have a 10% concentration of non-selective (it does not target a specific plant) herbicide and contains 40% glyphosate by volume. The target pests are weeds and unwanted grasses.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Sean Cooper, Assistant Water Superintendent atscooper@berlinmd.gov or 443-655-4612.

Subject: Trump Tells NRA Hillary Clinton’s Guards Should Disarm if She Doesn’t Like Guns

Posted: 23 May 2016 09:45 AM PDT

Donald Trump went on the battle path against Hillary Clinton in his address Friday to the National Rifle Association (NRA) as the nation's most prominent gun group formally endorsed Trump.

The presumptive Republican nominee challenged the Clintons to disarm their security guards if they want to abolish the Second Amendment. Trump laid out a plan to abolish gun-free zones and repeal President Obama's executive orders. Trump also called for Hillary Clinton to release her own short list of Supreme Court justice picks.

"To get the endorsement, believe me, is a fantastic honor," Trump promised the NRA crowd in Louisville, Kentucky, which greeted the Republican champion with frequent waves of ecstatic cheers. "I will not let you down."

"Hillary said the Supreme Court is wrong on the Second Amendment. That's bad," Trump said. "Heartless hypocrites like the Clintons…let their bodyguards immediately disarm" if they want to feel what it's like for unarmed civilians in this country.

"They should immediately disarm."

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240K Maryland residents missing out on insurance help

Posted: 23 May 2016 09:37 AM PDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — It's an unusual problem: The more people in rural areas Mark Romaninsky and his team help sign up for health insurance, the more difficult it becomes to find people who still need to enroll.

"It gets harder and harder every day," he told The Daily Record. "How do you find those pockets of people?"

As program director for Seedco, a nonprofit that serves as one of several "connectors" for Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, Romaninsky and his team of "navigators" focus on the upper and middle Eastern Shore, reaching out to churches, small businesses, local workforce investment boards, "anywhere we can spread the word," he said.

While progress has been made to reduce the number of uninsured Marylanders in the past three years, Seedco's territory is where there's still a lot of work to do.

About 405,000 Marylanders were eligible for private insurance and some form of financial help — such as tax credits or cost-sharing — when the exchange was launched in 2013; that number has now dropped 40 percent to about 240,000, officials announced May 16.

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Megyn Kelly’s Primetime Flop Wipes Out Leverage in Fox Contract Negotiations

Posted: 23 May 2016 09:30 AM PDT

Megyn Kelly's much-publicized broadcast special with Donald Trump was supposed to launch the Fox News star into the stratosphere of television anchordom. Instead, the widely panned show seems to have achieved the opposite result: It exposed the extent of her limited mainstream appeal.

Kelly drew just 4.8 million viewers on Tuesday night, a number television executives say is a disappointment by any measure. Three senior executives I spoke with say an audience of 9 million would have been a success.

"Not good for her at all," was how one insider put it.

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U.Md. investigating police use of force after pepper spray incident

Posted: 23 May 2016 09:23 AM PDT

WASHINGTON — University of Maryland officials have launched a formal investigation into whether police use of force was appropriate after university officers used pepper spray to disperse a party in College Park early Saturday.

At around 1:45 a.m. police responded to the call for a loud party and a report of a fight in one of the apartments in the 8500 block of Boteler Lane, university officials said in an emailed statement.

University officials said a decision was made to shut down the party after police officers were told that someone may have had a bat. Additional officers were called to assist the group.

At some point, pepper spray was used to disperse the crowd in the hallway. Pepper spray was used a second time in the parking lot.

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With Two Words, Hillary May Have Handed Trump the Election

Posted: 23 May 2016 09:15 AM PDT

Hillary's plan to sew up the Democrat nomination as soon as possible may end up putting Donald Trump on the fast track to the presidency.

The Washington Times reports:

Democrats, skittish over pushing gun control since Al Gore's bid for the White House fell short in 2000, are once again flirting with the issue, preparing to pick perhaps the most anti-gun presidential nominee in a generation.

Hillary Clinton's provocations will be on the minds of thousands of Second Amendment activists gathering in Louisville beginning Thursday as the National Rifle Association hosts its annual meetings, insisting Mrs. Clinton's fierce gun control stance will once again hamstring Democrats in a national election...

...He said Mrs. Clinton is the first Democratic candidate since Mr. Gore in 2000 to really try to use the issue as a campaign wedge — attacking her remaining opponent for the Democratic nomination, Sen. Bernard Sanders, as too conservative after he voted to grant lawsuit immunity to the firearms industry last decade.

Gore lost that race when pro-gun Florida went to George W. Bush by just 600 votes.

The Times continues:

Erich Pratt, the executive director of Gun Owners of America, said Mrs. Clinton is out of touch with reality if she thinks she can change those numbers.

"She is crazy if she thinks that advocating Aussie-style gun confiscation is going to help her win in November," Mr. Pratt said. "Hillary is in for a rude awakening

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The Owner Of This Corevette Is A JERK!

Posted: 23 May 2016 09:07 AM PDT

Whites Chapel Cemetery In Lewes, Delaware.

***Everyone please share this photo.***
Who ever owns this corvette should be a shamed of themselves. Who goes to a cemetery to pay respects and yet has so little that he parks on someone's grave.

BREAKING NEWS: Showell Elementary Being Evacuated

Posted: 23 May 2016 09:02 AM PDT

Salisbury News just received word that Showell Elementary is being evacuated because of a bomb threat. More to come...

ANOTHER Obama Agency Caught Protecting Hillary

Posted: 23 May 2016 09:00 AM PDT

Crime doesn't pay.

Unless you have the power of the White House behind you.

Barack Obama doesn't want a Republican to win in 2016 and undo his insane power grabs.

So his cronies in the federal government are using any means necessary to stop Hillary Clinton from being held accountable for rampant criminal and unethical behavior.

The latest goon squad with federal ID badges? The usually-boring Federal Trade Commission.

The Washington Free Beacon reports:

The agency, which is charged with ensuring consumer protection, rejected a request to investigate the nonprofit Clinton Foundation despite "serious and well-documented" concerns from lawmakers, said Matthew Whitaker, a former U.S. attorney who serves as executive director for the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT), an ethics watchdog group.

The FTC penned a letter to Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R., Tenn.) this week rejecting a request from she and 21 members of Congress that the FTC review the nonprofit status of the Clinton Foundation after reports raised questions about the charity's transparency and possible deception.

..."It's shameful that a federal agency, which prides itself on exposing deceptive practices and advocating for a level playing field, has turned into a partisan defender of the Clintons and their family business interests," Whitaker stated Friday.

"Last year, I expressed similar concerns when I asked the IRS to investigate the Clinton Foundation for making improper payments of nearly $350,000 to erase campaign debt from Hillary Clinton's unsuccessful 2008 presidential campaign," he continued. "As a nonprofit organization, Clinton Foundation income cannot be used to benefit a private individual."

Source: AAN

Parents Find Horrific Injuries on 1-Year-Old Son — And They’re Stunned When They Learn Why Charges Are Being Dropped

Posted: 23 May 2016 08:45 AM PDT

An Oregon couple went out on a date back in March and left their 1-year-old son home with a babysitter.

They returned later that evening to find the child screaming as the sitter slept on the couch. When they awoke the next morning, they were horrified to discover bruises all over their son's face and body.

Medical professionals and law enforcement later confirmed that the child had been abused. But even after the the babysitter confessed to hitting the baby, no arrests were made.

The boy's father, Joshua Marbury, took to Facebook Friday to voice his frustrations over an Oregon court ruling he claims protected his son Jacob's abuser. The post quickly went viral, gaining nearly 185,000 shares in two days.
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The Left Called This Muslim Women a Hero

Posted: 23 May 2016 08:30 AM PDT

Who is Zakia Belkhiri? She's a Muslim woman who became the toast of the political left last year for a well timed stunt. As Stylist pointed out at the time:

Now, images of a Muslim woman standing up to Islamophobic protesters in Belgium have been doing the rounds online

Zakia Belkhiri, 22, was attending an Islamic lifestyle event in Antwerp when she saw the openly anti-Muslim group – Vlaams Belang – gathered outside, holding Islamophobic signs and images that read things like "no headscarves," "no mosques," and "stop Islam."

The hijab-wearing woman took out her phone and started taking defiant selfies of herself in front of the 40-strong group, holding up her fingers in a peace sign. A photographer, Jurgen Augusteyns, saw what she was doing and captured her in a series of images.

Speaking to BBC Trending, Belkhiri says that she took the photos "to show that things can be different. And that we can live together, not next to each other but with each other."

Belkhiri insists her actions were not a protest though, saying: "This wasn't a protest at all, this was just to share joy and peace."

The activist later said on Twitter that we are all human and that all religions deserve respect.

Cool, right? Well, that was then. This is now. How does Belkhiri feel these days? Er, different. As political comic Tim Young pointed at:

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Verdict announced in Officer Edward Nero trial: NOT GUILTY

Posted: 23 May 2016 08:16 AM PDT

Officer trial raises questions about policing in Baltimore

Nero, 30, who opted for a bench trial over a jury trial, was one of the bike officers who were on patrol and were involved in the initial arrest of Freddie Gray on April 12, 2015.

Gray suffered a fatal neck injury at some point after being placed in a police transport van that day. Gray died on April 19, 2015 and anger over his death helped spark last year's riots.

Prosecutors argued during Nero's six-day trial that Nero, a former volunteer EMT and firefighter who has been with the Baltimore Police Department since 2012, committed a crime when he, along with Officer Garrett Miller and Lt. Brian Rice arrested and handcuffed Gray without probable cause after Gray ran unprovoked from police.

The state added that Nero committed reckless endangerment when he failed to seatbelt Gray in the transport van and that placed him in the position that led to his fatal injuries.

Nero's attorney Marc Zayon argued that the law allows for such a stop in high crime areas, Nero only touched Gray once and the police transport van driver, Officer Caesar Goodson, was ultimately responsible for placing a seat belt on Gray.

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DEA: MEXICAN DRUG CARTELS ARE NOW OPERATING IN ALL 50 STATES

Posted: 23 May 2016 08:15 AM PDT

A rural patch of land filled with small towns and family farms tucked within the rolling hills of the Ozark Mountains, Douglas County seems an unlikely place to be at the center of America's war on drugs.

But with the proliferation of cheap, high-potency methamphetamine flooding into the U.S. from super labs operated by Mexican cartels, local officials at this municipality in south-central Missouri say they're seeing more dealers and users than ever before.

"We've always had a meth problem because we're a rural county," Douglas County Sheriff Chris Degase told Fox News Latino. "But now we're not seeing the 'shake-and-bake' cooks anymore, the stuff we're getting now is about as pure as it can get."

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office has arrested 69 people in the last four months for methamphetamine use and distribution. In neighboring Webster County, prosecutors recently charged five people with the murder of a cartel capo sent to the region to collect a debt.

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Trump's Biggest Endorsement Yet

Posted: 23 May 2016 08:00 AM PDT

The National Rifle Association endorsed Donald Trump for president at its convention today.

Chris Cox, the executive director of the NRA's Institute for Legislative Action, made the endorsement immediately before Trump walked on stage.

"Now is the time to unite. If your preferred candidate dropped out of the race, it's time to get over it," Cox said earlier in his remarks.

The news of the endorsement came shortly before Trump addressed the group at their convention in Kentucky.

Source: ABC

Primed to fight the government

Posted: 23 May 2016 07:45 AM PDT

A fast-growing U.S. movement armed with guns and the Constitution sees a dire threat to liberty
REDMOND, Ore. — B.J. Soper took aim with his AR-15 semiautomatic rifle and fired a dozen shots at a human silhouette target. Soper's wife and their 16-year-old daughter practiced drawing pistols. Then Soper helped his 4-year-old daughter, in pink sneakers and a ponytail, work on her marksmanship with a .22-caliber rifle.

Deep in the heart of a vast U.S. military training ground, surrounded by spent shotgun shells and juniper trees blasted to shreds, the Central Oregon Constitutional Guard was conducting its weekly firearms training.

"The intent is to be able to work together and defend ourselves if we need to," said Soper, 40, a building contractor who is an emerging leader in a growing national movement rooted in distrust of the federal government, one that increasingly finds itself in armed conflicts with authorities.

Those in the movement call themselves patriots, demanding that the federal government adhere to the Constitution and stop what they see as systematic abuse of land rights, gun rights, freedom of speech and other liberties.

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Maybe We Need More Tooth Fairies

Posted: 23 May 2016 07:30 AM PDT

Virginia jails housing thousands living in U.S. illegally

Posted: 23 May 2016 07:15 AM PDT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Authorities say that Virginia's state and regional jails have housed at least 19,882 immigrants living in the U.S. illegally.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that data collected by the State Compensation Board shows that between 2008 and 2015, jails housed at least 14,460 immigrants who were in the U.S. illegally. The board says there were another 5,422 offenders in jailers' custody who were scheduled for deportation.

Officials say the number is likely much higher. The immigrant or citizenship status of tens of thousands of inmates over that time period could not definitively be established and officials say many of them are likely residing here illegally.

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An Awakening? Methodists Remove Church’s Backing of Roe v. Wade

Posted: 23 May 2016 07:00 AM PDT

Delegates to the United Methodist Church's general conference on Friday voted "to repeal the denomination's 40-year-old official resolution supporting Roe v. Wade," Christianity Today reported Saturday morning.

"In our system, resolutions automatically expire after eight years unless a General Conference re-adopts them," Christianity Today magazine quoted John Lomperis, the United Methodist staffer at the Institute on Religion and Democracy.

"The New York national headquarters submitted a petition to this General Conference to not only re-adopt this resolution, but also to amend it to make it even more strongly supportive of abortion," Mr. Lomperis noted of the 310 to 455 vote on reauthorization.

The move comes a day after delegates to the quadrennial church gathering voted to end their partnership with the pro-choice advocacy group the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC).

"Members of the United Methodist Church are less likely to support abortion than other mainline Protestants," Christianity Today noted, citing polling data to that effect. The polling data show Methodists are more favorable to abortion than evangelical Christians broadly.

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MSP DUI Press Release 5-23-16 (Berlin Barrack)

Posted: 23 May 2016 06:53 AM PDT

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College Reverses Firing of Ex-Army General After Transgender Bathroom Comments

Posted: 23 May 2016 06:45 AM PDT

An all-male college in Virginia has reversed its decision to fire a prominent retired U.S. Army general hours after reports that he was removed over political correctness provoked outcry.

Hampden-Sydney College decided to offer Lt. Gen. William "Jerry" Boykin a one-year contract, walking back its decision to fire Boykin after he made controversial comments about transgender bathrooms that angered LGBT activists.

Fox News first reported Thursday that Boykin, an original member of the Delta Force who served as undersecretary of defense for intelligence under President George W. Bush, had been fired after nine years of teaching at the school after criticizing transgender bathrooms.

"The first man who goes into the restroom with my daughter will not have to worry about surgery," Boykin said of the debate surrounding transgender bathroom rules during a speech to conservatives in March.

The comments angered LGBT activists, dozens of whom signed a letter demanding the college fire him. They accused him of calling for violence against transgenders, he said.

"I never said homosexuals. I never said transgenders," he told Fox. "I was really talking about these perverts who would use this as a way to get into the bathrooms with our wives and daughters."
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UNDER ARMOUR UNIFORMS ON DECK FOR WICOMICO VARSITY STUDENT-ATHLETES

Posted: 23 May 2016 06:37 AM PDT

Wicomico Varsity Athletes to Phase Into Playing in Head-to-Toe Under Armour Gear Starting in 2016-2017 Thanks to Pioneering Contract with Team Distributors


 Wicomico celebrates its pioneering Under Armour varsity uniform contract with Team Distributors. Pictured are, front row from left, student-athletes Dara Gregory (James M. Bennett High), Anna Waggoner (Wicomico High), Rodney Dawson (Parkside High), Barry Gaines (Wicomico High), Tyler Dunn (James M. Bennett High), Noah O'Barsky (Parkside High), Arieonna Joynes (Mardela High) and Maddy Catlin (Mardela High). Back row, Bryan Ashby, Supervisor of Athletics for Wicomico County Public Schools; Tim Berquist of Team Distributors; Butch Waller, head boys basketball coach at Wicomico High; and Micah Stauffer, Director of Secondary Education for Wicomico Schools.

Spring sports are wrapping up and commencement ceremonies and summer vacation are just a couple of weeks away, but that's only part of the excitement for the student-athletes of Wicomico County Public Schools and their supporters. Thanks to a pioneering agreement with Team Distributors Inc., athletes are looking forward to playing in high quality uniforms made by Under Armour, with new uniforms beginning to be phased in starting when teams return to action this fall.

Wicomico will be one of the very first county school systems in the nation to outfit all of its varsity athletes in Under Armour gear. The school system signed a five-year contract with Team Distributors of Annapolis, effective January 2016, for varsity athletes to be outfitted head to toe in school-branded Under Armour gear. These varsity uniforms will be phased in for varsity teams in all four high schools starting this fall.

Thanks to the Team Distributors contract, the uniforms will be provided at a significant cost savings to schools. Fans and school supporters will be able to purchase school-branded Under Armour items, with a portion of sales going back to the school system as rebates to support athletic programs and facilities.

"Our athletes and coaches love the quality, look and performance of the Under Armour athletic gear. We're very excited that we're going to be able to have this high quality clothing and gear for our varsity athletes at a lower cost than what we've paid for current uniforms, and that our families and other fans are also going to have a chance to purchase Under Armour gear for the high school they support," said Dr. Cathy Townsend, Assistant Superintendent for Administrative Services.

Team Distributors will work with schools to set up Under Armour "spirit wear" team stores online by the time students return to school for fall sports practice. Parents, siblings and other supporters will be able to purchase Under Armour attire online at very reasonable prices to show support for the school. Schools may also choose to make select Under Armour items available for purchase in their school store, along with other school merchandise.

Bryan Ashby, Supervisor of Athletics, attended an Under Armour presentation last year, and then began talking up the possibility of an Under Armour uniform contract for Wicomico Schools athletes along with longtime Wicomico High School basketball coach Butch Waller. Every school had to be on board so that no athlete or team would be left out. By signing a contract as a school system, Wicomico secured unified pricing for Under Armour gear and relieved schools and teams of the need to negotiate uniform purchases themselves.

"This was an opportunity that all four schools needed to be a part of, and we're pleased that every one of our varsity athletic teams and each one of our schools is on a level playing field when it comes to pricing," Ashby said.

Hispanic Conservatives: If Trump Changes His Tone We May Change Our Minds

Posted: 23 May 2016 06:30 AM PDT

Hispanic conservatives are saying they might support Donald Trump as the party's presidential nominee, but he'll have to change his tone on immigration.

"If, in the process of unification, he were to seek my support and show he's willing to change his tone and be open to some form of legislation, I would be willing to reconsider my position," Alfonso Aguilar who leads the Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles, told The Hill.

Aguilar's comments were far different than they were in October, when he declared Trump was "done with the Latino community, he's done with the Latino conservatives."

Aguilar, a former White House official under President George W. Bush, further told Fox then that if Trump became the nominee, Latinos would not work to support him, and that would cost him the White House.

But on Friday night, the camps for Trump and likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton presented videos for the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, and Trump's film may have changed some minds.

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Hersheypark visitors can use the bathrooms they gender-identify with

Posted: 23 May 2016 06:23 AM PDT

Hersheypark will allow transgender visitors and employees to use the bathrooms they gender-identify with as state governments debate the issue nationwide.

The Sweetest Place on Earth said in a statement Friday that Hersheypark visitors and employees will be able to use the restrooms that match the gender they identify with or use the family restroom. The announcement comes amid a national debate on whether or not to allow transgender people to use the bathrooms of their choice.

Hersheypark spokeswoman Kathy Burrows said the policy is a continuation of what has already been in place at the park.

"For decades, Hersheypark has been dedicated to the safety and security of our guest and employees. It is foundational to our brand," Burrows said in a prepared statement.

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Hillary Clinton Should Testify Under Oath

Posted: 23 May 2016 06:15 AM PDT

Judicial Watch Begins Discovery in Clinton Email Matter

Our investigation of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's email system entered a significant new phase this week.

We announced a schedule of depositions of her top aides, Cheryl Mills and Huma Abedin, as well as top State Department official Patrick Kennedy, and former State IT employee Bryan Pagliano.

Their testimony is about the creation and operation of Clinton's non-government email system. The first witness, Lewis A. Lukens, a deputy assistant secretary, was deposed on May 18. I can't say much about the testimony at this point, other than to tell you that it was not helpful to either Mrs. Clinton or the Obama State Department.

U.S. District Court Judge Emmet G. Sullivan set this historic evidence gathering in motion. Judge Sullivan granted us "discovery" into Clinton's email system, noting that "based on information learned during discovery, the deposition of Mrs. Clinton may be necessary."

The depositions are part of our Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit that seeks records about the controversial employment status of Huma Abedin, former Deputy Chief of Staff to Clinton. The lawsuit, which seeks records regarding the authorization for Abedin to engage in outside employment (the Clinton Foundation and other Clinton, Inc. entities) while employed by the Department of State, was reopened because of revelations about the clintonemail.com system (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of State (No. 1:13-cv-01363)).

We have permission from the court to question these individuals for as long as seven hours:

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George Clooney Time To Put Up or Shut Up

Posted: 23 May 2016 06:07 AM PDT

 
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Target CEO: Climate Change, Not Bathroom Policy Hurting Sales

Posted: 23 May 2016 06:00 AM PDT

As retailer Target sees its stock plummeting and sales dropping in the midst of a boycott over its recently announced pro-transgender bathroom policy, the company's CEO is insisting the weather is the cause of falling sales, not the company's bathroom policy.

In a recent Wall Street Journal interview, Target CEO Brian Cornell pegged the downturn in the company's fortunes to the cold weather as opposed to anything the company itself is doing or not doing.

"It's been a very wet and cold start to the year and it's reflected in our sales," Cornell told the paper. "We haven't seen anything from a structural standpoint that gives us pause."

In other words, the weather is responsible for the downturn, not Target's "structural" transgender bathroom policy.

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BREAKING NEWS: Two Students Run Over By Vehicle At Stephen Decatur

Posted: 23 May 2016 05:57 AM PDT

Berlin and Ocean Pines Fire/EMS on scene at Stephen Decatur High School. Male and female students run over by a vehicle. Both patients flown to shock trauma by Trooper 4.

Are You With Me

Posted: 23 May 2016 05:45 AM PDT

Saudi Daily: ‘Satanic’ Bill Allowing Kingdom to be Sued For 9/11 Will ‘Open Gates Of Hell’ For U.S.

Posted: 23 May 2016 05:30 AM PDT

TEL AVIV – The Saudi press slammed the U.S. for its "despicable" double standard in regard to a proposed bill that would allow victims of the September 11 attacks to sue the kingdom, claiming that the move would "open the gates of hell," enabling all countries that have been wronged by the U.S. to sue it for war crimes.

The popular Saudi daily Okaz ran a scathing article translated by MEMRI, entitled, "Congress's Satanic Deed Opens the Gates of Hell for the World's Largest Country," accompanied by an image of President Obama with a Star of David and the emblem of the Iranian regime on his forehead.

Proclaiming that the bill proves that there "is no justice or morality in American politics," the article accuses the U.S. of bypassing international law, which stipulates that countries are immune from legal proceedings in other states.

The U.S. Senate exhibited the most despicable kind of double standard, defied the [whole] world, and showed contempt for international law when it passed a bill allowing families of the September 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia. This bill will change the international law regarding sovereign immunity, which has long been implemented. The Senate failed to understand that, by adopting this bill, it will open many doors for harming the U.S. [itself], because this bill will enable countries that have been harmed by the U.S. to sue it for war crimes.

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Tap vs Irish Dance

Posted: 23 May 2016 05:15 AM PDT

2 climbers die on way down Everest

Posted: 23 May 2016 05:00 AM PDT

Two climbers who reached the summit of Mount Everest died on the way down from apparent altitude sickness, according to reports.

Eric Arnold, whose Twitter account said he was fromRotterdam, reached the summit on his fifth attempt. He was in a group of more than 40 climbers who reached the 29,035-foot summit on Friday, according to Reuters.

Employees of the Seven Summit Treks agency in Kathmandu told reporters that Arnold died at Camp IV and had been suffering from weakness and frost bite.

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Today's Survey Question 5-23-16

Posted: 23 May 2016 05:00 AM PDT

What roads would you suggest Wicomico County Representatives travel to determine which roads need the most immediate repairs?

First Verdict In Gray's Death Coming Today

Posted: 23 May 2016 04:30 AM PDT

The verdict is being handed down this morning in the trial of Officer Edward Nero, one of the six Baltimore City Police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray.

Nero was the second accused officers to go on trial, but since he chose to have the judge not a jury decide his case, he will be the first officer to get a verdict in his case.

The trial of the first officer, William Porter, ended in December with a hung jury.

Nero is one of the three officers who participated in Gray's arrest on April 12 of last year.

In this trial, Judge Barry Williams must consider if Freddie Gray's arrest was legal, and if it is whether Nero's physical contact with Gray amounts to assault and misconduct.

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NYPD cop stripped of gun and badge after reckless rampage caught on camera

Posted: 23 May 2016 04:00 AM PDT

A cop was stripped of his gun and badge Friday after a shocking video of him pointing the weapon at bystanders during an arrest in Harlem was posted on Instagram.

The unidentified cop is seen on the footage wrestling Dayshawn Bettway, 21, to the ground inside a public housing building on St. Nicholas Avenue at around 6:40 p.m. Thursday.

A person standing near the scuffle was filming the arrest when the officer, grappling with the suspect on the ground, slowly pulls the firearm from his holster and aims it directly at the camera.

"Back up!" the officer screams as the camera suddenly jolts.

"Back! Up!" he demands again as the video cuts out.

Another clip shows the officer leaving the building, where he encounters Jahnico Harvey, 19, and clocks him in the head before wrestling him to the ground.

Cops said they did not immediately know what provoked the punch.

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The Happiest Chewbacca

Posted: 23 May 2016 03:30 AM PDT

This is a follow up on a video we posted the other day.  To see the original video click HERE

Salisbury MSP: Accident Press Release, Recovered Handgun

Posted: 23 May 2016 03:12 AM PDT

Ex-Subway Pitchman Jared Fogle's Sex Fantasies Don't Warrant Long Sentence: Lawyer

Posted: 23 May 2016 03:00 AM PDT

CHICAGO — The judge who sentenced former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle to more than 15 years in prison mistakenly believed he was involved in producing child pornography, and his sentence should therefore be reduced, Fogle's attorney said during a hearing Friday.

Fogle wants the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to shorten his sentence, arguing that the district judge abused her authority by sentencing him to a longer prison term than prosecutors suggested in his plea deal. Prosecutors say the judge acted within her discretion.

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Notice is Hereby Given

Posted: 23 May 2016 02:30 AM PDT

The Wicomico County Council, on May 25, 2016, will depart by bus from the Government Office Building on or about 12 noon to tour various parts of the County to observe and gather information on the condition of County roads. Any discussions or deliberations regarding such observations will occur in a future Council budget session, or Council meeting. Members of the public are invited to participate, however, bus seating will be limited.

Hillary Clinton to blast Donald Trump's gun proposals at Florida gathering

Posted: 23 May 2016 02:00 AM PDT

Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton is primed to attack Donald Trump's proposals on firearms as dangerous ideas for America's children just one day after the GOP's presumptive presidential nominee addressed the National Rifle Association's convention and earned the group's endorsement.

Clinton, who has positioned herself as a staunch advocate on gun control, will serve as a keynote speaker Saturday night at the third annual "Circle of Mothers" conference in Fort Lauderdale, hosted by the Trayvon Martin Foundation. Past attendees have included family members of victims from the Sandy Hook Elementary School and Aurora movie theater massacres, along with the close relatives of police shooting victims Michael Brown, Eric Garner and Tamir Rice.

A Clinton aide tells CBS News that at the gathering, which aims to empower mothers who have lost children to gun violence, the candidate will slam Trump's divisive rhetoric and contrast it to her own unifying message on justice and equality.

Clinton will emphasize how Trump's ideas to rid the country of gun-free zones, especially in America's schools, will make children less safe. She is set to focus on her own opposition to the NRA, the pro-gun lobby that gave their support to Trump Friday, and how she will not be silenced by the group.

Clinton's address comes just one day after the Republican nominee sharply criticized her policies at the NRA convention, claiming that Clinton would "abolish" the Second Amendment.

"Crooked Hillary Clinton is the most anti-gun, anti-Second Amendment candidate ever to run for office," Trump told an audience of NRA members Friday.

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Florida Brewery Creates Edible Six-Pack Rings to Protect Marine Life

Posted: 23 May 2016 01:33 AM PDT

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (WJZ)—A brewery in Florida is taking an innovative approach to protecting wildlife with six pack rings that feed the animals.

Saltwater Brewery, who is based out of Delray Beach, Florida, says they have created tested and prototyped the first ever "Edible Six Pack Ring".

The company says the rings are made with byproducts of the beer making process, that instead of killing animals, feeds them.

The brewery, who has partnered with WeBelievers, says the six pack ringers are 100% biodegradable and compostable.

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Harley-Davidson Rebrands Itself To Reach Millennial Generation

Posted: 23 May 2016 01:00 AM PDT

Iconic brand Harley-Davidson is stepping up marketing and introducing new designs in hopes of gaining younger riders and more women.

SCOTT SIMON, HOST:

Harley-Davidson leads the U.S. motorcycle market, but sales have slipped. Many Harley customers are, well, maybe what you might expect - aging, male baby boomers (imitating motorcycle). From Harley-Davidson's hometown, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Public Radio's Chuck Quirmbach has this look at the company's efforts to reach a more diverse group of riders.

CHUCK QUIRMBACH, BYLINE: Harley-Davidson is taking some newer motorcycles to the millennial generation.

So what's the trick to start it? Do you pull the clutch?

ED MAKOWSKI: You hold it down...

QUIRMBACH: Thirty-five-year-old Ed Makowski prepared for a free test ride of a Roadster model that Harley brought to the streets of several cities this past week, including downtown Milwaukee.

When he came back, Makowski said he likes the sporty and powerful Roadster, but isn't ready to give up his 1976 BMW motorcycle.

MAKOWSKI: You know, the price is a big thing for me. I'm not in a new bike market. I'm a poet, you know? It would take a coup for me to be able to be shopping for a brand-new motorcycle.

QUIRMBACH: Harley-Davidson has priced the Roadster at about $11,000, well below the cost of Harley's bigger and more traditional motorcycles. Michael Spaeth is in charge of the company's outreach to millennials and women.

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Transgender Choruses Harness The (Changing) Power Of Voices

Posted: 23 May 2016 12:00 AM PDT

The ongoing controversy in North Carolina over access to bathrooms has increased the general public's awareness of issues facing transgender people. One thing you might not think about is voice: How does that essential tool of communication change with gender transition? It's something that has deep emotional and psychological resonance. It's also something that's playing out in a growing number of transgender choruses across the country.

As a young child growing up in South Africa, Gillian Power sang in school and church choirs.

"It was one of the things I remember from that time as something that was just so deeply joyful," Power recalls. Now she is in her early 40s. She came out as transgender a couple of years ago.

"A person's sense of identity and who they are is so inextricably linked to their voice," Power says. "Voice is probably one of the deepest signifiers of who a person is."

Female hormones didn't change Power's voice. So she's taking voice lessons. As she works with her teacher, Power seems to find the confidence to really breathe, to release feelings, to express her true self — things she says felt incompatible with her body for so long.

Power lives in Kansas City with her wife and two young children. Last year on a business trip to Boston, she sat in on a rehearsal of that city's Butterfly Music Transgender Chorus.

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