[HOT AIR] One of the highlights of Thursday’s House Oversight Committee hearing featuring FBI Director James Comey was the five minute questioning at the hands of Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX).
It was an unequivocal smack-down of the Democrats on his committee and of Director Comey’s logic (or lack thereof) involved in his decision to not pursue charges against Hillary Clinton.
Reaction to Hurd’s performance was overwhelmingly enthusiastic.
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I seldom write to these fellows, but I just finished a short letter to Congressman Hurd along with a modest campaign contribution. I will post it on Monday. I wish I could deliver it in person and shake his hand.
[Reuters] Two Houston police officers fatally shot an African-American man who pointed a gun at them despite their commands that he lower his weapon, authorities said on Saturday, two days after five Dallas policemen were slain by a black military veteran.
The two Houston officers, both Hispanic, encountered a man standing in the middle of a street with a revolver around 12:40 a.m. while on a routine patrol, police spokeswoman Jodi Silva said.
The officers exited their patrol vehicle to speak to the man, who initially had the firearm pointed to the sky. The officers ordered him to lower the weapon, Silva said.
"He instead deliberately and slowly lowers his arm and allows it to come to a stop at his waist," Silva said. "Now the gun is pointed directly at officers."
Fearing for their safety and for nearby witnesses, both officers discharged their weapons, striking the man, she said. The man's motive remains unknown.
The suspect, who did not fire his gun, died at the scene. His identity was not immediately released.
The incident unfolded after police came under fire in at least three states on Thursday and Friday, as protests over police use of force against black people escalated around the country.
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I saw a meme about him all over Facebook today: his name and the photo of him with rifle slung across his back and a camouflage t-shirt, telling what he'd done and concluding, "He proved that it's not the Gun that kills but Evil People behind the gun. Thank you Mark"
So Mr. Hughes reaped plenty of kudos and goodwill from strangers, as well.
[WAPO] A longtime Democratic congresswoman from Florida was indicted Friday on charges she and her chief of staff allegedly set up a fake nonprofit they used as their "personal slush fund."
It's like the Clinton Foundation but on a smaller scale and without the protection...
The 24-count indictment is a stunning piece of news, though not wholly unexpected -- she was mysteriously served a subpoena in January while eating at a Jacksonville barbecue restaurant, there was already a federal investigation into the nonprofit in question, and the House Ethics Committee had set up an investigation related to her campaign finance and commercial dealings as well.
Neither Brown nor her staff has commented on the charges. She is scheduled to appear in court Friday. Brown exhibited no intent to defraud. I blame her staff.
The indictment could shake up her reelection campaign, where she's in one of the toughest primary fights of her two-decade political career in a newly redrawn district. Here's what we know so far:
First, a little about Corrine Brown: She's been in public service since the 1980s, first serving in the Florida state legislature and then coming to Congress in 1993. She currently represents the Jacksonville area and is one of the first three African Americans to represent the state in Congress since Reconstruction, according to the Associated Press.
BRISTOL, Tenn. - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has released the name of the suspect behind Thursday morning's random shooting in Bristol, TN that claimed the life of an area newspaper carrier and injured three others, including a local police officer.
The TBI says 37-year-old Lakeem Keon Scott was armed with at least two weapons, an automatic-style rifle,
Likely not an automatic, but semi-automatic, and a reporter even in Tennessee doesn't know the difference...
a pistol and a large amount of ammunition, reports CBS statation WJHL in Tennessee.
Preliminary findings indicate Scott may have targeted people and officers after being troubled by recent events involving African-Americans and law enforcement officers in other parts of the country.
Investigators spoke with Scott Friday morning.
Did they speak to him in a Turkish way with mustache wax and truncheons, or did they speak to him in a RAB way, in which we'll be reading about him tomorrow in a banana grove cotton field?
Agents say "the work to develop a thorough understanding of his motivation for this incident remains central to the ongoing investigative work."
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office, and Bristol Tennessee Police Department are also assisting the TBI with this case.
Is the FBI there to help or to ensure that the crime is classified "correctly"?
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The Police Officers are genuine heroes - when ambushed, even though one was wounded, they fought back and fought back until the killer was shot down. Enough of the "gentle giant" reporting - this man killed an innocent lady, wounded two more entirely innocent folks and attacked law enforcement officers responding to protect the innocent. The facts are - this killer targeted white victims in order to provoke a police response in order to ambush them upon their arrival.
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Thefacts are - this killer targeted white victims in order to provoke a police response in order to ambush them upon their arrival.
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Which is referred to in Iraq and AFG as a 'complex attack' .... for what it's worth.
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I live about an hour from where the shootings took place. As fire as the local news stories go the style of rifle has not been released. This is speculation on the part of this "reporter".
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As far.
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It was an AR style rifle and he was carrying lots of ammo.
I'm beginning to wonder how much longer before Fred tells us mods to put these stories into 'Home Front WoT'...
ROSWELL, Ga. — A gunman in a passing vehicle who opened fire on a police officer on patrol in Georgia will likely be charged with aggravated assault on the officer, authorities said Friday. A suspect was apprehended after a short car chase and is in custody.
Aggravated assault? Was there a reason why he couldn't be charged with attempted murder?
The shooting happened in Roswell, a city just north of Atlanta, early Friday, just hours after a sniper attack killed five police officers in Dallas, and officers were already on edge, Roswell Det. Zachary Frommer said. 2015 booking photo for Victor Alonzo Mejia Nunez.
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The 21-year-old suspect in the Georgia shooting was being questioned by detectives Friday. Police do not know the motive. Asked whether the shooting might be related to the Texas attacks, Frommer said, "Nothing right now says that it is or isn't."
"I know detectives have been talking to him, but I don't know how much he's talking," Frommer said.
Though he's been speaking with investigators, "his cooperation has been limited," police said in a midmorning update on the case.
The suspect fired multiple shots, but none hit Officer Brian McKenzie or his patrol car, Frommer said. McKenzie is white, police said. The suspect's race was not immediately clear.
McKenzie is a member of the agency's drunken driving task force and was on a routine patrol when he came under attack, police said. The officer didn't immediately know whether the shots were fireworks or gunshots but quickly realized that "gunshots were coming his way," Frommer said.
The officer then chased the blue Ford Explorer with a Georgia license plate, which traveled through a shopping center at one point before striking a curb and median and damaging one of its tires, Frommer said. The suspect was then taken into custody.
McKenzie "jumped right into action and did a great job chasing this guy down and catching him," Frommer said.
Investigators later determined the Explorer had been stolen, police said.
Charges will likely include aggravated assault on a police officer, methamphetamine possession, reckless driving and fleeing and eluding, along with charges relating to the stolen Explorer.
Roswell is about 20 miles north of Atlanta.
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Aggravated assault? Was there a reason why he couldn't be charged with attempted murder?
well, there's that intent thing...maybe he was just "recklessly careless"
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McKenzie "jumped right into action and did a great job chasing this guy down and catching him," Frommer said.
.....but failed to properly rid society of the miscreant. Now he must be fed and housed at taxpayer expense.
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Don't look for Black Lives Matter to be listed as a hate group at the Southern Poverty Law Center's web site. Don't hold your breath, it is more likely they will list the cops as a hate group (sarc.).
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Under Obama, I'm shocked BLM has not already become a Federal agency.
I strongly suspect it is a DNC agency - much like the 'New Black Panthers' and the KKK. Funded by the likes of Soros and others via various 'fund laundering' foundations like the Tides and Clinton Foundation.
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This is not and will never be the main story, but BLM anti-cop terrorism has completely overshadowed the fact that there are genuine grievances about policing in America (see e.g. civil forfeiture). Now those grievances won't be addressed. Now you are either pro-cop or pro-terror.
[Wash Times] A conservative blogger who says he feared for his life during a Black Lives Matter protest Thursday night in Portland, Oregon, has been arrested after he briefly drew a handgun.
The man, identified by police as 36-year-old Michael Strickland, was at the demonstration near Pioneer Square taking pictures when he got into an argument with protesters, reported a local Fox News affiliate, which caught part of the incident on video.
Mr. Strickland pulled out a gun and held it out in front of him for a moment before putting it back in his waistband, Fox reported.
Mr. Strickland, a conservative activist who contributes to the Progressives Today blog, according to the Portland Tribune, later explained his side of the story.
"What happened was there were about 10 or 12 people that surrounded me," he told Fox. "They started pushing and shoving me. They were using their flag staffs as weapons. I’m backing up, they kept coming towards me. They kept coming towards me. That’s why I drew. ... I was outnumbered, they were pushing and shoving me. They were using their flag staffs as weapons. I was backing up, they kept coming towards me. I feared for my life because I was outnumbered and they had weapons."
Another video uploaded to YouTube by the Willamette Week shows protesters following Mr. Strickland as he backs away from them. No one is seen putting their hands or other objects on him before he pulls a gun out of a holster on his right hip and points it excitedly at several people in the crowd. He holds the gun up for about 10 seconds before re-holstering the weapon.
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He has been charged with menacing and disorderly conduct.
Simple misdemeanors in most states. I recommend he make the court appearance, pay the fine and consider himself lucky. Finding a new hobby which does not involve photographing the entitlement class might also be in order.
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How was his judgement faulty? Outnumbered, the others armed, he attempted to back off.
I'll fault him for not keeping his mouth shut, but not for fearing for his life.
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How was his judgement faulty?
He purposely put himself in a dangerous situation (probably with the intent of provoking a response.) He brought out the gun when he probably should not have used it, and almost certainly could not have done so effectively. If he HAD used it, the excrement would really have flown.
Global oil prices dropped over the week, losing sight of the key $50 dollar level, as worries about a supply glut and weak economic growth took oil to two-month lows.
Oil enjoyed a modest recovery on July 8 as bargain-hunters swooped in after prices tanked the previous day in response to U.S. commercial inventories falling by less than expected, indicating softer demand in the world’s top oil-consuming economy.
A surprisingly strong jobs report from the U.S. strongly lifted stock markets, but gave oil only a modest boost.
The U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate and Brent both gained around one percent on the day, trading at $45.59 and $46.85, respectively, in the late European afternoon on July 8. This, however, barely made a dent in the week’s decline, which took oil by around six percent lower from its level of over $50 a week ago.
World markets are still grappling with the aftermath of Britain’s EU exit vote and its impact on the world economy. Economic weakness translates into less demand for oil. Following the shock vote, the dollar rose, making oil more expensive for countries paying in other currencies.
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As much as it may suck for the Saudis (see my sad face!), cheap energy is a good thing. We forget how much the market price has been jacked up by OPEC.
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams on Friday said that the city would be making changes to its security plan for the Republican National Convention following the sniper killings of five police officers after a protest in Dallas.
Williams declined to discuss the changes in detail...The announcement also comes just 10 days before the city is set to host tens of thousands of dignitaries and rioters protesters.
The city has repeatedly fired back against accusations that it's not prepared, and news of police departments around the country backing out of sending [sic - this sentence was not completed in the source article. Police departments outside of CLE had planned to loan staff for the duration of the convention].
The Franklin County [Ohio] sheriff said Friday that it would not be sending any deputies to help with security.
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This is a lose-lose proposition for any law enforcement organizations or personnel. They'll be damned if they do their job and damned if they don't.
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The Akron Beacon Journal has an article reviewing police coverage in CLE from area departments, and also points out that extra security will be necessary in communities outside of CLE because hotels outside of CLE will be housing attendees to the RNC.
The U.S. Secret Service and the city of Cleveland have not answered Beacon Journal questions about whether security levels are sufficient, or below original estimates. Cleveland police and city officials have publicly said 500 local law enforcement and 2,700 visiting officers from across the state will handle security for 50,000 delegates, their families and media.
(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad ‐ The Iraqi Ministry of Oil announced that crude oil exports in the first half of the year 2016 reached 592 million barrels and that 34 international companies purchased Iraqi crude oil.
A report issued by the Ministry of Oil stated that "The total oil exports in the first half of 2016 reached 592 million and 56 thousand barrels and the monthly export rate reached 98 million and 76 thousand barrels."
The report added, "The returns of crude oil sales reached $17.7 billion US dollars."
The report also indicated that 34 global and multinational companies have purchased Iraqi crude oil.
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[PM] A new U.S. Army video shows how today's standard infantry weapon, the M4 carbine, is being updated to perform better on the battlefield. The Army is gradually converting its entire inventory of M4s to the improved M4A1 standard.
The M4 carbine is the standard issue weapon for the U.S. Army. Introduced in the early 2000s, the rifle has performed well in Iraq and Afghanistan. In a 2006 report prepared for the Pentagon, 89 percent of soldiers polled said they were satisfied with the performance of the weapon, the highest rating for all Army small arms.
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That whole "burst" thing... Like the magazine disconnectors on the old turnbolt rifles of the early 20th century. Classic peacetime beancounter and marksmanship mafia thinking.
And it only took 15 years of war to get the idiots to change their minds.
Also- note the wear & tear on the weapons in the video. This is an army that has been rode hard and put up wet.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
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[Reuters] Two Houston police officers fatally shot an African-American man who pointed a gun at them despite their commands that he lower his weapon, authorities said on Saturday, two days after five Dallas policemen were slain by a black military veteran.
Global oil prices dropped over the week, losing sight of the key $50 dollar level, as worries about a supply glut and weak economic growth took oil to two-month lows.
