Killing anyone — let alone a teenager — was the last thing Elzie Pipkins wanted to do when she bought a handgun at a local pawn shop days after a December burglary. But a few weeks later, on Sunday evening, Pipkins found herself using that weapon to defend herself and her family — ultimately taking the life of a 16-year-old holding her at gunpoint.
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The Michigan rap group Insane Clown Posse filed suit on Wednesday against the Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, saying that the United States government had made the “unwarranted and unlawful decision” to classify fans of the band as criminal gang members, leading to their harassment by law enforcement and causing them “significant harm.”
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The largest outbreak to date of one strain of what authorities have called “nightmare bacteria” is adding to concerns about the spread of such drug-resistant bugs.
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Cancer-killing “sticky balls” can destroy tumour cells in the blood and may prevent cancers spreading, early research suggests.
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Dennis Rodman may think he and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un are best buddies, but escapees of the Hermit Kingdom say the oddball NBA Hall of Famer is more doormat than diplomat.
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The fertility rate of women in the United States fell to a record low for the second year in a row in 2012, according to data released last week by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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A beach in San Francisco contains five times the safe levels of radiation fueling concerns that Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant’s crisis is impacting areas across the country.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-01-08 00:30:382014-01-08 00:30:38Fukushima Fall-Out Fears as Double the Normal Amount of Radiation is Found on San Fran Beach, in Missouri Snow (+video)
Gun records checks, fueled by a post-Newtown boom of gun sales, hit a new high in 2013, and industry analysts expect ammunition to be the big seller this year as consumers catch up to all of those firearms purchases.
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On Jan. 8, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson used his State of the Union address to announce an ambitious government undertaking. “This administration today, here and now,” he thundered, “declares unconditional war on poverty in America.”
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-01-08 00:25:582014-01-08 00:25:5850 Years and Over $20 Trillion Later, How the War on Poverty Was Lost
As Congress prepares to open session this year, Washington is abuzz about the Obama Administration’s intentions to finally take action on global warming, a.k.a. “climate change.”
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-01-08 00:25:532014-01-08 00:25:53Unconscionable: Billions Spent on Climate Change While Veterans’ Pay Gets Cut
The Pentagon repeatedly waived laws banning Chinese-built components on U.S. weapons in order to keep the $392 billion Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter program on track in 2012 and 2013, even as U.S. officials were voicing concern about China’s espionage and military buildup.
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A satanic group unveiled designs Monday for a 7-foot-tall statue of Satan it wants to put at the Oklahoma state Capitol, where a Ten Commandments monument was placed in 2012.
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Of the dozens of lawsuits against Obamacare’s requirement that employers pay for abortifacients, probably no other exemplifies the Obama administration’s dedication to abortion at the expense of religious beliefs than the case against the Little Sisters of the Poor.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-01-08 00:22:012014-01-08 00:22:01Nuns Threatened with $4.5 Million Fines for Not Violating Beliefs (+video)
A contingent of Arizona Republicans is set to vote this weekend on whether to censure GOP Sen. John McCain over his “long and terrible record of drafting, co-sponsoring and voting for legislation best associated with liberal Democrats.”
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Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has harsh words for Vice President Joe Biden’s foreign policy judgement in his soon-to-be-released memoir, and unleashes harsh judgments about President Obama’s leadership and his commitment to the Afghanistan war
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Here’s one program you probably didn’t realize your tax dollars were funding: a pet-shampoo company.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-01-08 00:17:082014-01-08 00:17:0810 Surprising Government Programs That Are Costing You $10.2 Billion
Dennis Rodman defended his visit to North Korea with a team of fellow former NBA players in a combative exchange Tuesday, saying the trip was a “great idea for the world.”
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A federal judge ruled Monday that Chicago’s ban on virtually all sales and transfers of firearms is unconstitutional.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-01-08 00:15:522014-01-08 00:15:52Judge Rules Chicago Gun Ban is Unconstitutional (+video)
A Utah-based gun manufacturer has turned down a $15 million deal to supply Pakistan with precision rifles, citing concerns they could eventually be used against U.S. troops.
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Back from his $4 million Hawaii vacation, President Barack Obama seems poised to sound the populist trumpet in an effort to turn the page on 2013’s disastrous Obamacare rollout.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-01-08 00:13:112014-01-08 00:13:11Millionaire Obama: I Hate Income Inequality
The U.S. Coast Guard has been forced to use ice-cutting vessels to try and keep the shipping channels open, as the big freeze has frozen over huge lanes between America and Canada.
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Another high school student at Farragut High School in Knox County, Tenn. is receiving widespread attention for an eloquent speech he made against Common Core at a school board meeting.
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A beloved priest who was killed in the Northern California city of Eureka was beaten to death with a wooden stake and a metal gutter pipe, his autopsy shows.
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They are extraordinary Americans. It is said that they sign a blank check to their country and their countrymen pledging that they will give their all, up to and including their lives, to defend the American way of life and their fellow Americans.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-01-07 00:40:562014-01-07 00:40:56The 12 Worst Ways Obama Has Assaulted Our Military
“Excessively high temperatures” are “already” harming public health nationwide, Pres. Obama declared on Nov. 1, 2013, two months before today’s assault by record low temperatures.
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63-Year-Old Great-Grandmother Shoots Attempted Robber Holding Her at Gunpoint
/10 Comments/in Featured, Kathleen's Korner /by Michael DoughtyKilling anyone — let alone a teenager — was the last thing Elzie Pipkins wanted to do when she bought a handgun at a local pawn shop days after a December burglary. But a few weeks later, on Sunday evening, Pipkins found herself using that weapon to defend herself and her family — ultimately taking the life of a 16-year-old holding her at gunpoint.
Insane Clown Posse Defends Fans, With F.B.I. Lawsuit
/0 Comments/in Featured /by Dave ItzkoffThe Michigan rap group Insane Clown Posse filed suit on Wednesday against the Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, saying that the United States government had made the “unwarranted and unlawful decision” to classify fans of the band as criminal gang members, leading to their harassment by law enforcement and causing them “significant harm.”
Outbreak of ‘Nightmare Bacteria’ in Illinois Stirs Worry
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by The Wall Street JournalThe largest outbreak to date of one strain of what authorities have called “nightmare bacteria” is adding to concerns about the spread of such drug-resistant bugs.
‘Sticky Balls’ May Stop Cancer Spreading
/2 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by James GallagherCancer-killing “sticky balls” can destroy tumour cells in the blood and may prevent cancers spreading, early research suggests.
Rodman Being Used as Doormat, Not Diplomat, say North Korea Defectors
/6 Comments/in Featured, News /by Perry ChiaramonteDennis Rodman may think he and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un are best buddies, but escapees of the Hermit Kingdom say the oddball NBA Hall of Famer is more doormat than diplomat.
CDC: U.S. Fertility Rate Hits Record Low for 2nd Straight Year; 40.7% of Babies Born to Unmarried Women
/2 Comments/in Featured, Kathleen's Korner /by Terence P. JeffreyThe fertility rate of women in the United States fell to a record low for the second year in a row in 2012, according to data released last week by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Fukushima Fall-Out Fears as Double the Normal Amount of Radiation is Found on San Fran Beach, in Missouri Snow (+video)
/21 Comments/in Featured, Video /by News EditorA beach in San Francisco contains five times the safe levels of radiation fueling concerns that Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant’s crisis is impacting areas across the country.
Gun Sales Hit New Record, Ammo Boom to Follow (+video)
/1 Comment/in Featured, Video /by David SherfinskiGun records checks, fueled by a post-Newtown boom of gun sales, hit a new high in 2013, and industry analysts expect ammunition to be the big seller this year as consumers catch up to all of those firearms purchases.
50 Years and Over $20 Trillion Later, How the War on Poverty Was Lost
/9 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by Robert RectorOn Jan. 8, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson used his State of the Union address to announce an ambitious government undertaking. “This administration today, here and now,” he thundered, “declares unconditional war on poverty in America.”
Unconscionable: Billions Spent on Climate Change While Veterans’ Pay Gets Cut
/8 Comments/in Featured, From Joe's Desk /by Joe MillerAs Congress prepares to open session this year, Washington is abuzz about the Obama Administration’s intentions to finally take action on global warming, a.k.a. “climate change.”
U.S. Waived Laws to Keep F-35 on Track with China-Made Parts
/3 Comments/in Featured, International /by John Shiffman and Andrea Shalal-EsaThe Pentagon repeatedly waived laws banning Chinese-built components on U.S. weapons in order to keep the $392 billion Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter program on track in 2012 and 2013, even as U.S. officials were voicing concern about China’s espionage and military buildup.
NY Group Unveils Design for Satan Statue Next to 10 Commandments in Oklahoma (+video)
/11 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorA satanic group unveiled designs Monday for a 7-foot-tall statue of Satan it wants to put at the Oklahoma state Capitol, where a Ten Commandments monument was placed in 2012.
Nuns Threatened with $4.5 Million Fines for Not Violating Beliefs (+video)
/10 Comments/in Featured, Video /by Bob UnruhOf the dozens of lawsuits against Obamacare’s requirement that employers pay for abortifacients, probably no other exemplifies the Obama administration’s dedication to abortion at the expense of religious beliefs than the case against the Little Sisters of the Poor.
Group of Arizona Republicans to Censure John McCain for Siding with ‘Liberal Democrats’
/7 Comments/in Featured, News /by Alex PappasA contingent of Arizona Republicans is set to vote this weekend on whether to censure GOP Sen. John McCain over his “long and terrible record of drafting, co-sponsoring and voting for legislation best associated with liberal Democrats.”
Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates Offers Harsh Critique of Barack Obama and Joe Biden in New Book
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by News EditorFormer Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has harsh words for Vice President Joe Biden’s foreign policy judgement in his soon-to-be-released memoir, and unleashes harsh judgments about President Obama’s leadership and his commitment to the Afghanistan war
10 Surprising Government Programs That Are Costing You $10.2 Billion
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Kelsey HarrisHere’s one program you probably didn’t realize your tax dollars were funding: a pet-shampoo company.
Rodman Explodes at CNN Anchor Over North Korea (+video)
/6 Comments/in Featured, Video /by News EditorDennis Rodman defended his visit to North Korea with a team of fellow former NBA players in a combative exchange Tuesday, saying the trip was a “great idea for the world.”
Judge Rules Chicago Gun Ban is Unconstitutional (+video)
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Dana FordA federal judge ruled Monday that Chicago’s ban on virtually all sales and transfers of firearms is unconstitutional.
Utah Gun Maker Turns Down $15M Deal With Pakistan
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Associated PressA Utah-based gun manufacturer has turned down a $15 million deal to supply Pakistan with precision rifles, citing concerns they could eventually be used against U.S. troops.
Millionaire Obama: I Hate Income Inequality
/4 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by Albert MerrickBack from his $4 million Hawaii vacation, President Barack Obama seems poised to sound the populist trumpet in an effort to turn the page on 2013’s disastrous Obamacare rollout.
Coastguard Battles Ice to Keeping Shipping Lanes Open as U.S. is Hit by Coldest Weather in Decades
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Anna EdwardsThe U.S. Coast Guard has been forced to use ice-cutting vessels to try and keep the shipping channels open, as the big freeze has frozen over huge lanes between America and Canada.
Watch Another High School Student Take Down Common Core (+video)
/5 Comments/in Featured, Video /by Eric Owens.Another high school student at Farragut High School in Knox County, Tenn. is receiving widespread attention for an eloquent speech he made against Common Core at a school board meeting.
Coroner: Priest Beaten to Death with Stake, Pipe
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Jeff Barnard, Associated PressA beloved priest who was killed in the Northern California city of Eureka was beaten to death with a wooden stake and a metal gutter pipe, his autopsy shows.
The 12 Worst Ways Obama Has Assaulted Our Military
/5 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by Michael ConnellyThey are extraordinary Americans. It is said that they sign a blank check to their country and their countrymen pledging that they will give their all, up to and including their lives, to defend the American way of life and their fellow Americans.
O’s Executive Order On Climate Change: ‘Excessively High Temperatures’ are ‘Already’ Harming Public Health
/9 Comments/in Featured, News /by Craig Bannister“Excessively high temperatures” are “already” harming public health nationwide, Pres. Obama declared on Nov. 1, 2013, two months before today’s assault by record low temperatures.