Democrats demand government-funded lawyers for illegals

Egad....

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times -

Top Senate Democrats announced legislation Thursday to grant government-funded lawyers to tens of thousands of illegal immigrant children and mothers who surged into the U.S. from Central America over the last few years, opening another front in the thorny immigration battle.

Arguing the Obama administration has been unfair to illegal immigrants by shunting them through a complex legal system without proper attention to their rights, Sen. Harry Reid, the top Democrat in the upper chamber, led colleagues in demanding lawyers and other protections, such as allowing migrants to delay their trials until they get access to their entire government file.

Currently, migrants are able to hire their own lawyers, but the government cannot pay for them.

Though unlikely to advance in the GOP-controlled Congress, the legislation is an important marker for both the presidential campaign and for the ongoing debate over how the U.S. treats the illegal immigrants — and, particularly, the unaccompanied children — that have skyrocketed in recent years.

“Look, deportation means death for some of these people,” Mr. Reid said. “Given the life-and-death consequences of deportation to this region, we must ensure that we are not putting asylum-seeking women and children in harm’s way. We can do this by making sure that these desperate women and children have a lawyer.”

The move by Democrats, including the lone Hispanic Democratic, Sen. Robert Menendez, puts pressure on a White House that has struggled to walk a middle line on immigration, trying to find a lenient policy for those already in the U.S. while still attempting to enforce laws against newcomers.

On Thursday Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, delivering a “state of homeland security” address, said they’re still trying to manage the tricky situation on the border, which has seen about 300,000 illegal immigrant families and children traveling alone stream into the U.S. over the last two and a half years.

Mr. Johnson had thought he had the problem licked in the summer of 2014, only to see a new, unexpected surge in the last half of 2015. Mr. Johnson said so far in 2016, the numbers are down again, by more than 50 percent compared to December.

Chef Forced to Remove Menu Item After Getting DEATH THREATS FROM VEGANS

Hmmm, if we thought vegans were all about love and peace, think Again. Apparently some leftist vegans have an entirely different viewpoint regarding meat eaters.

by Aleister:  

Vegans are vegetarians who won’t even eat products made from animals like butter or cheese. You would think that folks who care so much about animals would be peaceful people. You would be wrong.

Time reported:

Chef Drops Foie Gras From Menu After Vegan Death Threats

A chef in the United Kingdom is backing away from including foie gras on a Valentine’s Day menu after receiving death threats from vegan activists.

The chef at Kings Arms at Fleggburgh opted out of serving the decadent dish during Valentine’s Day dinner this weekend after being subjected to “harassment” by activists who threatened to protest the menu, the Guardian reports. Foie gras is traditionally made by force feeding geese until their liver becomes enlarged.

Mark Dixon, an award winning chef, posted the Valentine’s Day menu on Facebook in January. For 50 pounds per person, diners could indulge in a specialty tasting menu that included vodka cured salmon and grilled halibut. Also on the menu, foie gras and chicken liver parfait which drew the ire of activists. Soon after the menu was posted, the restaurant was reportedly bombarded with phone calls, threats, and fake reservations.

So they won’t eat animals, but they’ll threaten to kill people who do?

Only leftists would think that makes sense.

Source: Progressives Today

CIA Releases Thousands of TOP-Secret UFO Files

 Government Denial, yet Investigations Conducted For Decades

Whether or not we believe in UFOs wholeheartedly or remain somewhat skeptical they continue to be a fascinating topic. The issue is not do they exist, they do. The question is are they of earthly  or extraterrestrial origin. 

The CIA just declassified a treasure trove of documents related to the UFO phenomenon, covering official government investigations of not only the U.S. but Germany and possibly other countries, covering investigations going back to the early 20th century. 
I have not reviewed all the documents, but I see that some have a tone that implies UFO's are most likely mass hypnosis and not due to genuine extraterrestrial craft, per one early German report

That being said, the following statement from a CIA publication discussing the UFO phenomenon is quite revealing.

The CIA said:

“We’ve decided to highlight a few documents both skeptics and believers will find interesting.” One report says: “Less than 100 reasonably credible reports remains ‘unexplainable’ at this time. It is recommended that CIA surveillance is continued. “It is strongly urged, however, that no reports of CIA interest or concern reach the press or public." (Emphasis added)I took a moment to emphasize the key points in this quote. Here they are saying at least "100 reasonably credible reports remain ‘unexplainable,'" meaning were are genuine unidentified flying objects, or UFOs, found in the investigation, at least, 100.

It goes on to say, "It is recommended that CIA surveillance is continued," meaning investigation will continue if the recommendation is accepted.

Finally, it says, "It is strongly urged, however, that no reports of CIA interest or concern reach the press or public," meaning that they plan to continue a program of Official Government Denial of the UFO phenomenon, while in secret, continuing to investigate unexplainable sightings.

This policy of official denial yet secretive investigation was in place from at least a time period between 1940 and 1990, according to the below report.

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I contend that the emergence of science fiction related content, which seemed to match what was being discovered in secret, according to several whistleblowers, is part of a multifaceted propaganda or obfuscation campaign to manage reality for the masses at a global level. In this way, real aspects of the UFO phenomena could be disclosed to the public in such a way as to hide the information in plain sight. This would abate the public's curiosity while providing government sponsored investigative teams the secrecy they need to continue technology recovery programs which helped propel advancement during the past century, according to some insiders.

Using this technique, the public would be exposed to content that is so similar to real UFOs in movies, TV and fiction, which it would associate unconsciously as fiction. Then an official program of denial and ridicule would lead most people to squash any genuine interest in the phenomenon for fear of social ostracization. And by all accounts, this reality management program has been widely successful.

One of the most glaringly obvious examples of this is the TV show X-Files, which came back on the air for a 10th season, earlier this week. In the first episode, a panoply of paranormal and fringe topics are discussed with dire seriousness, including the notion that the 1947 Roswell UFO crash provided technology to the government which enabled the development of incredibly advanced spacecraft.

Related Analysis of X-Files Episode 1: "My Struggle" by Deus Nexus | The X-Files Disclosure of 2016!
The Top Secret file list is long, over 10 pages on the CIA website, and contains many different kinds of documents that will hopefully be deciphered soon.

- Justin
Source - Ancient Code
According to the CIA’s library:

This collection catalogs CIA information on this subject from the 1940s through the early 1990s. Most of the documents concern CIA cables reporting unsubstantiated UFO sightings in the foreign press and intra-Agency memos about how the Agency handled public inquiries about UFO sightings. For the most recent CIA information on UFOs, see the article “CIA’s Role in the Study of UFOs, 1947-90” at the Center for the Study of Intelligence website (https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/index.html). The article is located in On-line Publications under the “Studies in Intelligence” section, specifically semi-annual Edition #1, 1997.

CHECK OUT THE LINK AT THE END OF THE ARTICLE TO ACCESS THE CIA ARCHIVES.

Among the numerous documents found in the vast UFO archives of the Central Intelligence Agency, there are a number of sinister-looking images of mysterious unidentified flying objects and very detailed reports of sightings all around the planet.

The CIA said: “We’ve decided to highlight a few documents both skeptics and believers will find interesting.” One report says: “Less than 100 reasonably credible reports remains ‘unexplainable’ at this time. It is recommended that CIA surveillance is continued. “It is strongly urged, however, that no reports of CIA interest or concern reach the press or public.

Interestingly, in recent years, a number of governmental agencies have come out of the dark and disclosed a number of images and documents which directly imply that our civilization isn’t the only one in the known universe.

According to a report from the Federal Bureau of Investigations, our planet has even been visited by ‘beings’ that belong to another dimension.

The official link from the FBI vault can be found here:http://vault.fbi.gov/UFO/UFO%20Part%201%20of%2016/view

The special agent of the FBI, a lieutenant colonel whose identity, remained anonymous because of “national security” gather numerous data on the UFO phenomena after interviewing and studying the phenomena for years.

According to reports and “Declassified” documents, we have been visited by numbers of extraterrestrial species, some of these, are not only from other planets but from other dimensions. Some of these beings originate from an ethereal plane coexistent with our physical universe. These “entities”, which could “materialize” on our planet appeared as giant translucent figures.

It seems that we have entered a new era where governmental agencies simply cannot suppress their studies and ‘classified’ document about Alien Life and the UFO phenomenon.

While we still approach some of these sightings and reports with a degree of skepticism, we have to admit that some of them are anything but ordinary and it will take an open mind to fully understand what the reports of the CIA and FBI are really describing.

One thing is sure, it is very unlikely that we are the only intelligent beings inhabiting the universe. But as the great Carl Sagan once said, “Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence,” and it might just be that these documents are in fact, the extraordinary pieces of evidence we have been waiting for since the first UFO’s in modern times were reported.

“The universe is a pretty big place. If it’s just us, seems like an awful waste of space.”

― Carl Sagan

You can access the declassified CIA documents by clicking here.

Source: Stillness in the Storm

JOHN KERRY: THE BIBLE COMMANDS AMERICA TO PROTECT MUSLIMS FROM GLOBAL WARMING

Egad, this man is unbelievable

Stating that we have an obligation to protect Muslims from global warming seems like something out of the Twilight Zone series, only he’s not writing for T.V.

Short video follows:

Dallas Mayor Who Fears White People Lives In 92 Percent White Neighborhood

Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings is scared of white people

 Egad!! What can we possibly say in response to such a stance by a sitting public servant! This man has gone beyond the usual moonbeam parameters of political correctness into the fog of the surreal. The following article sounds like something from The Onion. Unfortunately, it is not.
It also unveils the hypocrisy of the idiots in charge of "equality".

Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings has said that he is more afraid of “white men” than Syrian refugees. Despite his fear of whites, however, the mayor manages to get by living in a ritzy neighborhood that is more than 92 percent white and only 1 percent black.

The former CEO of Pizza Hut, Rawlings lives in the prestigious Preston Hollow neighborhood, which D Magazine described as “almost entirely lily white” as part of a feature piece titled “Why are the Best Neighborhoods in Dallas Still Segregated?”

You're Going to Be Thankful for This Watters' World Thanksgiving Quiz

Many of the answers that Jesse got make as much sense as this photo above!! It would be funny if it were not true. Most of the past two generations have no concept of American History.

Watter's World: Thanksgiving

Poor nations want U.S. to pay reparations for extreme weather

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by Thomas M. Kostigen

Poorer nations suffering from extreme weather disasters, so much so that their citizens are seeking refuge in safer terrains outside their borders, want rich nations like the United States to pay for reparations and to relocate populations.

Preparatory talks ahead of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change to be held in Paris in December has representatives from developing nations asking for more than an already agreed upon $100 billion per year for climate change mitigation measures. They want additional compensation for weather-related disasters as well as a "displacement coordination facility" for refugees. And they want all this to be legally binding as part of the larger anticipated Paris accord.

The U.S. and wealthier nations in the European Union are balking.

The rationale for the additional funds and refugee facility is based on donor country failures to follow through cohesively on aid pledges following weather-related disasters. For example, last March, Cyclone Pam devastated islands in the South Pacific but attention quickly turned to the massive earthquake in Nepal soon thereafter. That left small nations such as Vanuatu, which was devastated, to manage its own cleanup without much in the way of international assistance.

Poorer nations blame extreme weather-related disasters on climate change stemming from emission-polluting countries that have more developed and wealthier economies.

The U.N. Paris conference aims to reach an international, legally biding agreement on climate change that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions and thwart global temperature rise. A separate agreement is being eyed to address losses and damages from extreme weather events, thought to be a result of climate change.

As it stands, the Warsaw Mechanism, adopted in 2013 at the U.N. climate conference in Poland, established a structure to address losses and damages associated with climate change impacts. However that mechanism is due to expire this year when a new climate agreement is reached. Poorer nations who say they are on the front lines of climate change and suffer the worst of its extreme weather ramifications aren't pleased by the expiration. They want loss and damage provisions to be extended and expanded upon.

Reports indicate a compromise will be sought whereby the Warsaw Mechanism is extended, yet carved out from any legally binding agreement.

Meanwhile, environmental groups are lobbying to make reparations even more punitive and require polluting companies in the private sector to step up and also pay for extreme weather-related damages.

Property and casualty losses have been a point of contention for years in climate-change discussions. How to handle refugee claims is a relatively new issue that comes at a time when Europe is facing a separate refugee crisis of its own, with hordes of people seeking asylum from war-torn countries in the Middle East and North Africa. Nine civil wars are raging in countries from Pakistan to Nigeria.

Adding climate refugees to those numbers may be too much for government representatives to take on at the moment. Without question, however, a refugee facility needs to be discussed if not negotiated, as do further compensation measures for poor countries.

The $100 billion-a-year-commitment by 2020 seems like a lot of money, but increasingly it isn't looking like enough funding. With extreme weather events on the rise, so too will be the costs of cleanup and the tolls on people's lives.

Thomas M. Kostigen is the founder of TheClimateSurvivalist.com and a New York Times bestselling author and journalist. He is the National Geographic author of "Extreme Weather Survival Guide: Understand, Prepare, Survive, Recover" and the NG Kids book, "Extreme Weather: Surviving Tornadoes, Tsunamis, Hailstorms, Thundersnow, Hurricanes and More!" Follow him @weathersurvival, or emailkostigen@theclimatesurvivalist.com.

Source: USA Today