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Big surprise: March for Our Lives gun control protests organized and funded by the Democratic National Committee

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The March for Our Lives protests were held yesterday in cities across the United States.

The liberal mainstream media widely publicized the protests as being student organized.

But, of course, this was complete rubbish.

The well-planned events against the Second Amendment were organized and funded by outside groups - including the Democrat Party.

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James Woods to Trump: "Dems gave you the rope, you just hanged yourself" - $1.3 trillion omnibus bill

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Trump announced Friday in a press conference he will sign the Pelosi-Ryan uniparty monstrosity of a spending bill.

$1.3 TRILLION and no border wall.

Many Conservatives feel betrayed.

Patriotic actor James Woods had some harsh words for President Trump after he agreed to sign Paul Ryan's trillion dollar giveaway.

Earlier Friday, James Woods told Trump to veto the omnibus bill.

Woods tweeted:


Comment: Trump's base isn't happy. Will he be able to fund the Wall with the military budget, as he suggested recently on Twitter? If so, he may be forgiven. If not, many will become even more skeptical of Trump's promises.


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Atlanta mom deliberately crashes car 'to prove God is real' to 2 young daughters

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An Atlanta mother deliberately crashed her car with her two young children inside on a busy highway. She was trying to prove that God was real and would save them from harm, the children said.

Bakari Warren, 25, drove her Ford SUV across a busy Atlanta intersection before hurtling into a utility pole. Warren reportedly ordered her two daughters, aged five and seven, to buckle their seat belts before the crash.

"The children told the officer that their mom wanted to prove to them that God was real and God would protect them," a Norcross, Georgia police officer told WSB-TV.

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Fanning the flames: Pope Francis urges young people to 'keep shouting' over gun control

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Pope Francis on Sunday opened Holy Week services leading up to Easter by urging young people to "keep shouting" and not let "older generations" silence them.

His comments came one day after hundreds of thousands of students and others across the nation marched in support of stricter gun control laws. The movement is being led by survivors from the mass killing in February that left 17 dead at a Florida high school.


Comment: Who are being used as tools to further a political agenda by a network of activist organizations, millionaire donors, Democratic politicians, and public relations firms:

Astro-turfing gun control: How did kids from Parkland 'magically' form a movement in just 2 weeks? They had lots of help


A key leader of the movement is Marjory Stoneman Douglas High student David Hogg. Hogg, a founder of the group Never Again MSD, has led and inspired the speeches and actions by other young people. Some of his comments have been riddled with profanity, and he has referred to adults as "old a** parents," "pathetic f***ers" and "sh***y" people.

Comment: Our Kids Are Not Alright: Millenials are skipping school to denounce a Constitution they know nothing about


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Switzerland has a stunningly high rate of gun ownership - but no mass shootings

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Members of the Swiss federal army's honor guard in October 2012.
Switzerland hasn't had a mass shooting since 2001, when a man stormed the local parliament in Zug, killing 14 people and then himself.

The country has about 2 million privately owned guns in a nation of 8.3 million people. In 2016, the country had 47 attempted homicides with firearms. The country's overall murder rate is near zero.

The National Rifle Association often points to Switzerland to argue that more rules on gun ownership aren't necessary. In 2016, the NRA said on its blog that the European country had one of the lowest murder rates in the world while still having millions of privately owned guns and a few hunting weapons that don't even require a permit.

But the Swiss have some specific rules and regulations for gun use.

Bullseye

The disappearing male

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There is a "gender crisis" in America today, and it has nothing to do with the alleged 63 varieties of genders espoused by leftists. Nor does it have to do with women's marches. Quite simply it deals with the "expendable male," where, "in the space of just a few decades[,] American women have managed to demote men from respected providers and protectors to being unnecessary, irrelevant, and expendable " (Venker & Schlafly, The Flipside of Feminism).

It is apparent by attitudes from well known women - e.g., Pamela Paul, who authored Are Fathers Necessary and wrote, "The bad news for Dad is that despite common perception, there's nothing objectively essential about his contribution." Then there is actress Jennifer Aniston, who once stated, "Women are realizing they don't have to settle with a man just to have a child."

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Investigation Reveals Kemerovo Shopping Mall Blaze Result of Gross Negligence - Putin: 'Those Responsible Will Face Justice'

Kemerovo shopping mall
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While the West freaks out about an imaginary Russia hellbent on destroying their civilization and killing their spies, Russia has her own problems to deal with. On Sunday a major fire broke out in a shopping mall in Kemerovo, Siberia. An estimated 64 people died in the blaze, including up to 40 children. Dozens were injured or suffered from smoke inhalation. The town is in mourning, residents are protesting the corruption that enabled the tragedy to occur, and Putin has visited the town to express his condolences and make sure justice is served.

A preliminary investigation has so far determined that the mall was riddled with "flagrant violations" in code and security:
"It turned out that the fire exits were blocked," spokeswoman for the Russian Investigative Committee Svetlana Petrenko said in a statement. She added that the investigators already "received evidence of flagrant violations which led to such grave consequences" both during the commissioning of the building and while it was in use.

Authorities are also looking into a security guard, hired by a private company, who allegedly turned off the fire alarm system when the blaze started. The motive behind the move is unknown but his actions qualify for violation of fire safety requirements and the guard may face up to 7 years in prison, experts estimate.

The guard may become the fifth detainee in connection with the tragedy. Four suspects, namely one executive of the company, which owns the building, a tenant of the mall section, where the fire is believed to have started, and the director and an employee of the company which operated the fire alarm have been questioned already.
Hundreds are rallying for regional authorities to take responsibility and resign.

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Hofstra University students want statue of 'white supremacist' Thomas Jefferson taken down

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A statue of Thomas Jefferson has raised the ire of student activists at Hofstra University, who are demanding that administrators remove his visage from campus.

JaLoni Amor, a Hofstra student and Black Lives Matter activist, released a petition calling for the statue's removal on March 17, proclaiming that Jefferson has been embraced as an "icon" by "white supremacist and neo-nazi organizations" like the Ku Klux Klan.

"The Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center is one of the central points for on-campus life and student activities," the petition reads. "It is unfortunate then that a bronze sculpture of a 71-year-old Thomas Jefferson, gifted to the university by Hofstra Trustee David Mack, is right in front of the Student Center."

"Jefferson has been embraced as an icon by white supremacist and neo-nazi organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan," the petition continues, calling attention to Jefferson's past as a slave owner who committed rape.

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Cambridge Analytica's Christopher Wylie testifies to UK Parliament that company helped fix Brexit vote

Christopher Wylie
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Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie
A whistleblower who blew the lid off Cambridge Analytica's (CA) links to Facebook, and the sharing of millions of people's data, has opened up about the company, appearing in front of British MPs at the DCMS committee.

Accusations of fake offices, suspicious deaths, and collusion have emerged in the explosive questioning of the whistleblower, Christopher Wylie. Former CA director Wylie spent a year working with the British press over how the company obtained people's personal information from Facebook.

Speaking to MPs in Parliament, Wylie faced questions on the inner workings of the company and their connections to the Brexit campaign group Vote Leave. Wylie says BeLeave campaigners, and fellow whistle blowers, Shahmir Sanni and Darren Grimes were manipulated and told what to do by the Vote Leave lawyers. Under UK law BeLeave and Vote Leave should not have been combining campaigns or sharing finances. Wylie accused Vote Leave, BeLeave, the DUP and Veterans for Britain of working together in the EU referendum campaign.

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Pope accepts resignation of Irish Bishop McAreavey criticized for handling of abuse report

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On Monday, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Bishop John McAreavey of Dromore, Ireland, who had asked to step down earlier this month following media claims that he mishandled an abuse report in the early '90s.

Pope Francis accepted McAreavey's request to resign as bishop March 26 and appointed an apostolic administrator, retired Bishop Philip Boyce of Raphoe, 78, until the appointment of a successor.