Kurds Issue Ultimatum to Turkish Government
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has given a September 1st deadline to the Turkish government, to advance the Kurdish-Turk peace process, the AFP has reported.
Entries by Joe Miller
Report: Colorado Now a Major Exporter of Illegal Marijuana
The amount of illegal marijuana from Colorado and seized elsewhere quadrupled in the past few years, according to a report by a network of law enforcement organizations.
Literally Tons of Quarters Used to Pay Court Order in Wrongful Death Case (+video)
A strange payment rolled up to two local law offices in Southern Illinois. A truck carrying $150,000 in quarters. It was part of a protest by Roger Herrin about a court ruling in a wrongful death case.
Startling Slide in Home Ownership, Now at 18-Year Low
Startling new housing data released this week could take the pep out of President Obama’s blitz of economic rallies, as they show homeownership dropping despite the push — by him and his predecessors — to prop up the market.
Blind No More: ‘It’s Like I’m a Child All Over Again’
68-year-old Pierre-Paul Thomas was born blind and would have continued to live without vision if he hadn’t fallen down his stairs two years ago.
NSA Lies Again: XKeyscore Tool Collects “Everything” an Internet User Does, Substantiates Snowden’s Claims (+video)
I don’t know about you, but I’m getting sick and tired of the NSA’s and its congressional defenders’ lies about its unconstitutional surveillance programs. Wednesday’s revelations about XKeyscore further substantiates Snowden’s claims.
Edward Snowden Asylum: US ‘Disappointed’ by Russian Decision
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden reportedly has left the Moscow airport and entered Russian territory after receiving refugee status in the country.
GOP Report: Holder Deliberately Misled Congress, Should be Fired (+video)
House Republicans, in a lengthy report on the Justice Department’s leak investigations, formally accused Attorney General Eric Holder of misleading Congress with “deceptive” testimony that he knew nothing of the “potential prosecution” of the press.
Chris Matthews Repeatedly Calls Senator Ted Cruz a Terrorist (+video)
During his Wednesday broadcast, MSNBC host Chris Matthews reiterated his insistence that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) both looks and acts like former U.S. Sen. Joe McCarthy (R-WI). And that wasn’t all…
Senate Overwhelmingly Kills Rand Paul’s Bill to Cut Off Aid to Egypt and, Instead, Rebuild Nation’s Bridges
The Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected a proposal by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. to cut off aid to Egypt.