The group hopes to gather enough signatures to have the initiative placed on Idaho’s general election ballot in November 2018. To do that, Abolish Abortion Idaho needs to submit at least 56,000 signatures of registered Idaho voters to be verified by the state’s county clerks by April 19, 2018. The group must also obtain at […]

Obama has unilaterally put new sanctions on Russia for “hacking” the US election. Obama ejected 35 Russian diplomats who have been labeled as spies for Russia. Obama put sanctions on four top members of the Russian G.R.U. Obama also put sanctions on three Russian companies. WASHINGTON — President Obama struck back at Russia on Thursday for its efforts to

The Oregon Court of Appeals overturns a DUII conviction of a man who was operating a motorized wheelchair. The state argued that a motorized wheelchair counted as a vehicle. The Oregon Court of Appeals on Thursday threw out the conviction of a man who was found guilty of driving under the influence of intoxicants for

Obama designates 1.5 million acres of land in Utah and Nevada as National Monuments. This move takes the land from state control to federal control. Obama has put over 550 million acres of land under federal control during his time in office. This is the most of any president. President Barack Obama couldn’t help but

Not all that long ago, President Obama was openly mocking Mitt Romney for saying that Russia was a threat. That was then, this is now.

THE PENTAGON — The Army announced today it would end its year-long secret research program aimed at better communicating with current and future Generation Z soldiers. The program, code-named “Hashtag,” included efforts to improve performance, encourage adherence to orders, and promote commitment to the nation. Sources close to the program, however, claimed it failed at all three.

From what I’ve seen in California, this is due to the presence of Uber. Via the WaPo:  New federal statistics show that the rate of drunken driving in the United States fell to a 13-year low in 2014, the latest year for which data is available. The rate of driving under the influence of illicit drugs has

Fake News Alert! Guardian writer Ben Jacobs’ claims about Julian Assange praising Trump and having close ties to Putin turned out to be fabricated. THE SHODDY AND misleading Guardian article, written by Ben Jacobs, was published on December 24. It made two primary claims — both of which are demonstrably false. The first false claim was hyped in the

More on the Religion of Peace™. From the UK’s Daily Mail: A woman has reportedly been beheaded by a group of armed men in Afghanistan after she entered a city without her husband. The horrific act took place in the remote village of Latti in Sar-e-Pul province, which is under Taliban control. Provincial Governor spokesman Zabiullah Amani

As the White House and Treasury Department announced new sanctions against Russia over the alleged hacking of US elections, the FBI and Homeland Security released a report that offered supposed proof amid an abundance of disclaimers.  Read Full Article

The libraries at the University of Kansas are giving out buttons to employees and students that indicate which gender by which they’d like to be referred. Buttons featuring preferred gender pronouns are part of the University of Kansas Libraries “You Belong Here” marketing campaign, targeted at attracting undergraduates and making sure they feel welcome, including those who

At a 2015 Senate Judiciary Hearing, Sessions had this to say about federal adoption of local forfeitures, as well as forfeiture in general. [Sessions] said he doesn’t “think it’s wrong to—for federal government to adopt state cases” and added that “taking and seizing and forfeiting, through a government judicial process, illegal gains from criminal enterprises is

“They haven’t come to a consensus in the House and the Senate about the possible replacement plans,” said Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a conservative economist and former adviser to Sen. John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign. “They don’t know Point B.” Republicans are debating how long to delay implementing the repeal. Aides involved in the deliberations said some

The Obama administration today announced new sanctions against Russia in response to the country’s widely reported role in hacks meant to influence the US presidential election. The sanctions include penalties imposed on five entities and four individuals. Included on that list are multiple officials from Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate, the country’s military intelligence unit tied to this

My family has been discussing how Disney is going to rewrite Episode 8 to tactfully remove Gen. Leia Organa from the script.  Hopefully this is not too soon after Carrie Fisher’s death so as to be tastless.  CORUSCANT – Resistance leaders have officially confirmed the death of Gen. Leia Organa, hero of the Galactic Civil War, who