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2/11/2019

Bear hunters in Maine are hoping to bring back their spring hunt, but will face opposition from animal rights groups.
Maine bear hunters are trying to reestablish a spring black bear season in the legislature.
HP 262 seeks to allow the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to establish a spring bear hunting season. Maine's bear population currently hovers around 35,000 animals. It was only 23,000 animals just 15 years ago.

"Right now, they are not taking enough bears," David Trahan, president of Sportsmen's Alliance of Maine, told the Bristol Herald Courier. "They have not taken enough bears to slow the growth of the bear population. All we're saying is, we'll have the ability to adjust it based on the best research."

Another Big Reason Not To Buy A Chinese Smartphone

The Cult of Diversity Shows Its True Face

Pope Francis has acknowledged the sexual abuse of nuns by the clergy, including sexual slavery.

Cannabis Smoking Associated With Higher Sperm Count

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2/10/2019

'Because you just can’t make this stuff up' …………..Today’s Dose of Cultural Enrichment
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A Florida Woman is facing a domestic battery charge after allegedly clobbering her boyfriend in the face with a frozen pork chop during a dispute Friday night in their residence. MORE

Teenage girl steals pizza delivery driver's car to visit boyfriend
Joseph Bigelow told local WBBH that his 14-year-old daughter specifically ordered the pizza so she could drive off with the car and visit her boyfriend.

"I'm not crazy"
A woman was arrested after she was seen running across the street, chasing a man while completely naked.

Waste not, Want not
Drunk driver gets one last chug after police chase

These Guy’s Has no Understanding of Life
McDonald’s customer calls police after employee put onions on his Big Mac, gets arrested

A Connecticut woman who was arrested on charges of driving under the influence got drunk from vanilla extract, according to a police report.
Stefanie Warner-Grise, 50, was allegedly sitting with her eyes closed in the driver's seat of her car, which was stopped in an intersection in New Canaan, Connecticut, on Wednesday afternoon,
police said.

More News of Those Bad Boys and Their Poor Victim Selection Skills
The occupational hazards of living a dirt bag life, you can develop a severe case of bullet wounds. (WARNING: These stories’s contains subject matter and content that may be disturbing to some. Discretion is advised.)

HILLSBORO, WV – Deputies with the Pocahontas County Sheriff’s Department are investigating an attempted robbery that happened during the early morning hours on Monday, Feb. 4, 2019. They were called to a home on Seneca Trail near Hillsboro, WV at around 3:10 a.m.
When investigators arrived they found Jesse Blake, 34 of Marlinton, WV lying in the yard. He had been shot. Blake allegedly tried breaking two windows to get into the house. Deputies said that is when the 70-year-old woman who lived in the home shot him with a .22 magnum rifle.
From : WOWK TV.com

Nashville Police: Would-be robber shot after attacking woman
Metro Nashville police on Tuesday said a would-be robber shot earlier this week outside an Antioch apartment complex. A 25-year-old woman told police that, about 9:30 p.m., she was walking to her Baker Station apartment when a stranger, later identified as Ponce, ran up behind her and grabbed her purse.
The woman said that as she resisted, Ponce grabbed her and started bashing her head into the wall of the building as she screamed. From The Tennessean

Two men were killed, Thursday, after they attempted to break into a home according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office. From Fox Orlando

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (WITN) – Police in one Eastern Carolina city say a registered sex offender from New Bern was shot after he broke into a home early this morning.
Elizabeth City police say it happened in the 400 block of Bell Street around 6:30 a.m.
They say Tyrell Johnson came into the home through a back door and was confronted by the homeowner who ended up shooting him twice.
The 38-year-old man drove himself to Albemarle Sentara Hospital, according to police. Johnson was transferred to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital where he’s in fair condition. From : WITN.com

In two 911 calls released Thursday by the Lake County Florida Sheriff’s Office, neighbors reported hearing multiple shots fired early Tuesday when a homeowner in the Pine Lakes area northeast of Eustis shot and killed an intruder.
“I hear somebody yelling and screaming now, so maybe he shot the [expletive],” one of the unidentified callers says in the recording. From the Orlando Sentinel

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2/9/2019

Arsenic and Lead
Consumer Reports tested 45 popular fruit juices sold across the country and finds concerning levels of heavy metals in almost half of the fruit juices tested. Here’s how to protect yourself and your family.

The Wildest Revelations From the El Chapo Trial

San Francisco — where drug addicts outnumber high school students

Progressive Hampshire College Reduces Fall 2019 Incoming Freshman Class, Continued Viability in Doubt

Professor Suspended, Again, For Asking Students To Be Respectful In Class

Venezuela’s Path from 4th to 82nd Wealthiest Nation

Anti-Catholicism Lives Loudly in Democrats

Democrats’ Inexorable Abortion Logic Has Finally Caught Up With Them From unrestricted late-term abortions to infanticide, Democrats are now facing the consequences of a position that never had a limiting principle.

Fridays Adventure Road

2/8/2019

I meant to behave, but there were too many other options

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2/7/2019

She’s Done
Call the political coroner. U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s presidential bid is DOA before it even started. The startling surfacing of a 33-year old document from Texas — there in living color for all to see — has killed whatever hopes Warren had of putting her Native American ancestry claims behind her.

For those of you that are keeping score
The entire Democratic leadership in the state of Virginia is about to step aside because of scandals involving the governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general. The reason, two blackface admissions and one sexual assault allegation. The fourth guy in the line of succession got the spot when his name was picked out of a ceramic bowl. WaPo's here's who's fourth in line for the governorship.

Singer-songwriter Aaron Lewis, best known as the front man of Staind, walked off stage before finishing his set during his Saturday night acoustic show at the Pharr Events Center.
Videos posted online showed Lewis unsuccessfully attempting to quiet the crowd in Pharr before a number.
“Tell them in Spanish,” one woman suggested before another man shouted, “In español.”
The singer responded, “I’m sorry, I don’t know how to speak Spanish. I’m American.”
Lewis then continued to motion for the crowd to be quiet before he began strumming the chords of his next song that is until the visibly agitated rock front man turned country singer abruptly stopped due to continued crowd noise, checked his watch and bid the crowd goodnight.

Massachusetts SJC court refused to overturn the conviction of the woman who encouraged her boyfriend to kill himself.

Connecticut Dem introduces 50 percent tax on ammunition, calling it 'public health measure'

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2/7/2019

Tijuana one of the deadliest cities on Earth
Tijuana, a city of 1.8 million that not long ago was celebrating a major reduction in violence, is in the grip of an unprecedented homicide crisis.
A record 2,518 people were killed here in 2018 — nearly seven times the total in 2012. With 140 killings per 100,000 people, Tijuana is now one of the deadliest cities in the world.
Across the border in San Diego, there were 34 homicides last year, or just over 2 killings per 100,000 people. Via: Los Angeles Times:

Texas Secretary of State David Whitley released a statement documenting the conclusions of his year-long investigation into voter fraud within the state.
Whitley has identified over 95,000 non-citizens registered as eligible voters throughout the state of Texas. Out of that massive pool of illegal registered voters, the Secretary of State’s office discovered that 58,000 registered non-citizen voters have voted in one or more elections.

In September last year, the Italian government loosened the countries gun laws
The new law doubled the number of “sport” weapons that licensed citizens could own, a category that includes some semiautomatic weapons such as several models of the AR-15. It also loosened limits on magazine capacity. The government’s bill on legitimate-self-defense will be approved by the end of February, Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said. He stated that he just wants to give good guys a chance to defend themselves.

Since the Cambridge Analytica scandal broke roughly one year ago, Facebook's manipulative, dishonest and sometimes downright predatory abuses of its users' most sensitive data have at times been almost too outrageous too believe. Whether it's sharing private messages with Netflix and Spotify, or its use of "corporate spyware" to press Facebook users into service as unwitting pawns for the company as it sought to spy on competitors, each revelation is seemingly more brazen in its disregard for user privacy than the last.
But the latest revelation reported by TechCrunch shows that the social media giant has crossed a serious ethical line: Bribing children into sharing almost all of the personal data that can be gleaned from their smartphones (for a small fee) to help the company better understand consumption patterns, generating data that can be used for - what else? - more advanced micro-targeting of ads.

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2/5/2019

Patriots Parade Will Take Place Today at 11, Check here for updates: https://t.co/CFTRtQrh4l

Made it Halfway There
The NFL has gone to extraordinary lengths to keep the Barstool Sports President out of the 2019 Super Bowl. It's all because, Dave Portnoy has protested at the NFL headquarters over the Tom Brady suspension, he is also the guy who made those clown nose Roger Goodell t shirts.
The Barstool Sports president was found inside the Super Bowl arena during the halftime show. Barstool Sports has revealed the video of Portnoy being carried out and then arrested.

There was more than Just Punxsutawney Phil's Party going on
Turner's Dairy and Rutter's, Dairy, both in Pennsylvania are releasing their own versions of Chocolate Peanut Butter Milk in Pennsylvania on February 2nd.

The Real Resistance: Washington State Sheriffs Refuse To Enforce Unconstitutional Gun Laws
Washington State recently introduced bills for some of the strictest gun laws in the country but they have some very important opponents: the sheriffs.

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2/4/2019

America really hates the New England Patriots
Super Bowl 53: Vast majority of America is rooting for the Rams over the Patriots, but they expect an entirely different result.

From The SR Poll
Two-thirds of American adults (66%) are at least somewhat likely to watch the Super Bowl a week from Sunday. A ScottRasmussen.com national survey found that 61% of them are rooting for the Los Angeles Rams but 69% expect the New England Patriots to win.

Even the Crazies are Trying To Make It Stick
Tom Brady’s New England Patriots Are Team MAGA, Whether They Like It or Not
Their star quarterback, coach, and owner all supported Trump. But that’s not the only thing that makes the Super Bowl LIII-bound Patriots the preferred team of white nationalists. Daily Beast writer Corbin Smith believes you shouldn’t root for the Patriots in Super Bowl LIII
(Since publishing the piece, Smith has made his Twitter private)

It's time to convert to the dark side, start appreciating Patriots greatness
Forgive me, Lord, for I have sinned.
After all these years (and jeers) of staying loyal and faithful to the noble cause, I have strayed.
I fear I have gone to the dark side.
More and more as the seasons pass, I have found myself admiring and appreciating Darth Hoodie - the evil and wicked Dark Lord himself.
And I have found myself rooting for and respecting Tom Shady, the dastardly deflator creator himself. More

Sorry Friends,
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has apologized to the chief of the Cherokee Nation for her botched DNA test in a move that comes one week before her “big” announcement about her anticipated 2020 presidential run — without mentioning her long history of claiming strong Native American heritage.

Surprise
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 118 illegal aliens over five days as part of “Operation Cross Check” in New York City, Long Island and the Hudson Valley. Of those 118 individuals arrested for violating U.S. immigration laws, more than 107 people (or 90% of the group) were convicted criminals or had criminal charges pending, ICE announced in a statement.

The Pentagon is poised to send at least 2,000 more active-duty troops to the southwestern border, Defense Department officials said Tuesday, deployments that have already cost the military hundreds of millions of dollars and thrust the department into the center of the debate over border security and President Trump’s proposed wall.
The acting defense secretary, Patrick Shanahan, told reporters that the United States would be sending “several thousand” additional troops to provide more support for the Department of Homeland Security’s border patrol efforts. Defense Department officials later said that they expect that number to be around 2,000.
That would come on top of the 2,400 troops who are there now, bringing the deployed number at the border close to the high of 5,900 that it reached in the weeks surrounding the midterm elections in November. More

Of course, they’ll only use their powers for good
"Because of all the political rhetoric flooding the country and this fixation on spreading as much propaganda as possible about the Second Amendment, anti-gun advocates on the fairgrounds' board of directors decided that it would just be great to ban all gun shows." --Dana Loesch

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2/3/2019

A young Alabama vet student was recently arrested for allegedly pulling off one of the sickest scams imaginable. She took older horses from their owners, promising that they would live out the rest of their lives in a sanctuary, but later sold them to be slaughtered. She was getting the horses and telling the owners they were going to nice pasture land and would happily live their days out. What she was doing was taking the horses to slaughter,” Macon County Sheriff Andre Brunson told WTVM.

A Florida man is behind bars after stealing what he thought were Hydrocodone pills, but which turned out to actually be over-the-counter laxatives and not powerful prescription opioids, according to a criminal complaint.
Cops allege that Peter Hans Emery, 56, took the pills from a “lock box” at the victim’s Pinellas Park home Thursday morning.
The complaint lists Emery’s home address as the site of the theft itself. His relationship with the 49-year-old victim is unknown.
Emery, cops say, was recorded by a video camera “entering the victim’s lock box, selecting a pill bottle, pouring pills into his hand, and then leaving.” The pill container was labeled “Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.” Via KTRK:

More News of Those Bad Boys and Their Poor Victim Selection Skills
The occupational hazards of living a dirt bag life, you can develop a severe case of bullet wounds.

A member of an Antifa-related organization was killed after he pulled a weapon on Eugene, Oregon police at a middle school.
“An armed man involved in a custody dispute was shot to death by Eugene police during a struggle just outside Cascade Middle School Friday morning,” said KOIN. “Authorities said they were called to the school shortly before 10:30 a.m. to escort the man from the school. As they were walking him out, authorities said, he produced a gun.”

Police in one Eastern Carolina city say a registered sex offender from New Bern was shot after he broke into a home early this morning.
Elizabeth City police say it happened in the 400 block of Bell Street around 6:30 a.m.
They say Tyrell Johnson came into the home through a back door and was confronted by the homeowner who ended up shooting him twice.
The 38-year-old man drove himself to Albemarle Sentara Hospital, according to police. Johnson was transferred to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital where he’s in fair condition. : WITN.com

Police say a retired corrections officer has shot a man who was breaking into his Queens home.
The shooting happened around 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday at the retiree’s home, located on 138th Avenue and 227th Street in Laurelton.
Police say the wounded man was taken to a hospital with what they believed to be a head injury. : PIX11.com

Atlanta Police are investigating the shooting of an alleged burglar. Police said it happened around 10:30 Tuesday morning when the man tried to break into a home on Carnes Place. He ran across the street and was arrested when police arrived. They transported him to the hospital for treatment. His name has not yet been released. Fox 5 Atlanta

SPARTANBURG COUNTY, SC Campobello police said one suspect was shot and two others arrested after a break-in. It happened Monday night at a home on Pine Street. Campobello Police Chief Chad McNeill said a homeowner arrived home to find three suspects in the back of the residence. McNeill said shots were fired and the homeowner hit one suspect. He was shot in the leg. That suspect was taken to Spartanburg Medical Center for surgery. Chief McNeill said police arrested the other two suspects at the scene. : WSPA

Food Truck Driver Shoots 2 During Robbery, Shootout in Miami-Dade
A food truck driver shot two people during an armed robbery in northwest Miami-Dade Tuesday morning, authorities said.
The incident started around 10 a.m. when an armed suspect approached the truck in the area of Northwest 35th Avenue and Northwest 65th Street and pointed a gun at a woman inside, demanding she hand over money and get on the ground, Miami-Dade Police said.
The driver of the truck heard the commotion and came around and encountered the suspect, who pointed the gun at the driver. The driver was handing money over to the suspect when he somehow was able to arm himself and shoot at the suspect, police said.
The injured suspect tried to flee the scene but was tackled by a Good Samaritan and held down until officers arrived at the scene, police said. NBC Miami

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2/2/2019

Punxsutawney Phil came out of his burrow on Gobbler's Knob this morning. According to the legend, if Phil, the Seer of Seers, the Prognosticator of all Prognosticators, sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter. If he does not see his shadow, there will be an early spring. Today, Phil did not see his shadow. Oh Joy; after getting up this week to temperatures that were in the minus zero column every day and a few days that were double digits in the, its good to know we have less than six more weeks of winter.

There’s one Special Day in February that’s all about friends getting together and eating, we’re talking about Super Bowl Sunday. Sure, there’s football on the TV and everyone is looking for the best seat in the house. But the big game is also about a big menu. Knowing what foods to make for the Super Bowl can be a bit intimidating. Luckily, we have you covered with these delicious Super Bowl treats.

From MSN, 26 Chicken Wings Recipes for Game Day (Or Any Day)

From Good Houskeeping, 60 Ultimate Super Bowl Recipes That Will Satisfy a Hungry Crowd

From Parade, 21 Game-Day Snacks and Appetizers to Make This Weekend

From MSN, 50 Super Bowl Party Snacks Worthy Of A Touchdown Dance

From The Daily Meal, 21 Irresistible Game Day Dips

From The Daily Meal, Every Recipe You Need for Super Bowl Sunday

Super Bowl LIII
Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are headed back to the Super Bowl for the fourth time in five years. Brady At age 41 has now secured more Super Bowl appearances than every single team in the NFL outside of his own Patriots. The Brady train goes for ring No. 6 and with a win, setting the record for the most by an individual player.

The Pats have made it to the Super Bowl nine of the last 18 seasons. Brady is in his 19th season in the NFL. He appeared in just one game as a rookie and one in 2008 when he injured his knee in the opener. In the other 17 seasons, he quarterbacked the Patriots to the playoffs 16 times. He has reached 13 AFC championship games and has an all-time playoff record of 29-10 (.744 winning percentage).

Since entering the league as the 199th pick in the 2000 NFL Draft, Brady has grown into the best quarterback of all time, thanks in part to his 6–3 Super Bowl record. Brady is one of only two quarterbacks to win the Super Bowl in their first season as a starter,
Brady has also set an unbelievable legacy standard when it comes to clutch performances. His greatest championship victory came after the Falcons blew a 28–3 lead in the fourth quarter, allowing Brady to lead New England to a 34–28 overtime win. Every one of those previous Patriots 8 Super Bowls with Tom Brady has all been instant classics.

The New England Patriots are unquestionably one of the greatest sports dynasties of all time. But like all great teams, they have their haters. Just imagine all those frustrated sports fans around the country and the meltdowns they are having now that the Patriots are headed back to the Super Bowl. Outside of New England, when it comes to the Patriots, it genuinely boils people's blood.

Fans have always had hatred for certain teams. The New York Yankees were the standard bearers for all New England sport fans for years. Was it because that team and its fans are perceived as arrogant, or the team is consistently among the very best? My guess is it’s a little bit of both. But one thing is for sure, those Patriot haters are now very tired of seeing the Patriots win.

Well that’s just too bad for the Haters right now because the fans are making plans for tomorrow’s big game and another Super Bowl championship. I am very excited about the prospect of winning again and solidifying the Sports regions dynasty. After all, we have been patiently waiting for a championship team to emerge and once again capture the hearts of the fans. Speaking as a Fan Boy, it’s been hard because we haven’t seen a sports team championship since the Red Sox won the World Series 97 Days ago. Yes, when the Patriots win Sunday night, it will have the haters frothing from the mouth.