THIS WEEK IN REVIEW

California: A Trump rally in San Jose turned violent when an organized mob carrying Mexican flags, punched and kicked Trump supporters – while police did nothing. The media describes the thugs as ‘protestors’ and blames Trump and his supporters instead of the thugs who initiated the violence. InfoWars 2016 Jun 3 (Story) (Cached)

Following mob violence at the Trump rally in San Jose, Emmett Rensin, an editor at the leftist publication, Vox, is encouraging people to riot at all Trump events. He compares this to storming the barricades of fascism. [Too bad this kid doesn’t know yet that there is no significant difference between the barricades of fascism and the barricades of communism.] Bearing Arms 2016 Jun 3 (Story) (Cached)

US: The murder/suicide at UCLA in Los Angeles this week highlights the futility of ‘gun-free zones’. Students and staff tried to find safe places to hide, but many doors would not lock, and people created crude barricades and tied doors shut with belts and electrical cords. [The signs around campus declaring: “This is a gun-free zone” were of no value.] Bearing Arms 2016 Jun 2 (Story) (Cached)

Snapchat is a social-media tool that allows users to delete photos and videos shortly after they are sent. At the last meeting of the board of directors, it was decided to begin storing all photos (whether deleted by users or not) so they can be sold to third parties as stock images. The decision was based on a desire to increase the valuation of the company, which now stands at $16 billion – with a B. We Are Change 2016 Jun 2 (Story)

Google records and stores voice searches from your smart phone, claiming that this helps the company improve language recognition tools. If you prefer not to have your commands recorded, the easiest way to avoid that is to turn off the virtual assistant and never use voice search. This article explains how to remove existing recordings. Independent 2016 Jun 2 (Story) (Cached)

US: The Food and Drug Administration has issued guidelines for food manufacturers and chain restaurants to reduce salt in their products. This is said to be an attempt to lower blood pressure for those at risk for heart attacks and strokes. [As usual, the FDA is far behind the most recent research showing that cardiovascular disease can be caused by too little salt, not too much.] The new guidelines will be voluntary – for now. Natural Society 2016 Jun 2 (Story) (Cached)

US: In response to overwhelming evidence that fluoridated water supplies are dangerous, the federal government has made a token reduction in the recommended safe level. The government admitted that high levels of fluoride can cause neurological toxicity in adults, and a Chinese study showed there was an association between fluoridated water and a drop of seven IQ points. In response to this, the new recommendation is .07 milligrams per liter of water. [We think there is no excuse for ANY fluoride to be added to public water systems. It should be as close to zero as possible.] NextNewsNetwork 2016 Jun 2 (Story)

The White House is resisting Federal Judge Hanen’s demand for immigration officials to submit the names of tens of thousands of migrants who have signed up for President Obama’s amnesty list. Obama says the move is scaring illegal aliens. Justice Department lawyers asked the judge not to force thousands of attorneys to take ethics classes after they issued more than 100,000 three-year work permits in direct violation of the judge’s order against it. [We agree that the attorneys should not be forced to take an ethics class. They should be fined, disbarred, and sent to prison instead.] Newsmax 2016 Jun 1 (Story) (Cached)

The EU has issued a “code of conduct on illegal online hate speech”, claiming it is in response to a surge in antisemitic, anti-immigrant, and pro-ISIS commentary on the web. The ruling requires Facebook, Google’s Youtube, Twitter, and Microsoft to review reports of hate speech in less than 24 hours and remove the content if necessary. These companies are authorized to create their own definitions of hate speech. Reuters 2016 May 31 (Story) (Cached)

Pakistan has registered a case against unnamed US officials for the drone strike that killed Afghan Taliban leader, Mullah Akhtar Mansour, and a taxi driver. The charges could include murder and terrorism. The US has claimed responsibility for the attack, and Pakistan legal advisors say Obama could be named as a defendant when he is no longer President of the United States. PressTV 2016 May 31 (Story)

The city of Chicago settled a police department ‘code of silence’ lawsuit for $2 million brought by two whistleblowers. The settlement (to be passed on to taxpayers) was made on the day the trial was to begin. The timing of the settlement has led to suspicion that Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, was protected from having to testify about the practice of burying evidence of police misconduct. NBC 2016 May 31 (Story) (Cached)

Former US Attorney General Eric Holder says Edward Snowden broke the law by leaking classified documents, but he also said that Snowden performed a public service. Holder finished by advocating that Snowden return to the US where he would receive a fair trial. [Sure he would.] Yahoo 2016 May 30 (Story) (Cached)

The market value of Bitcoin jumped 21% over four days and is now trading above $547. Bitcoin now is perceived as an alternative asset class for many people in China. Tech Crunch 2016 May 30 (Story) (Cached)

The University of California, San Francisco, tested for the presence of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s RoundUp Ready pesticide that has been linked to numerous diseases. It was found to be present in 93% of the human urine samples tested. EcoWatch 2016 May 29 (Story) (Cached)

A study from the National Toxicology Program found that rats can develop tumors in the brain and in the heart when subjected to cell phone radiation. CBS 2016 May 28 (Story)

Donald Trump told a crowd of supporters in California’s Central Valley, where half the country’s food is grown, that he would turn the water back on for farmers if he is elected. He did not say by what constitutional authority a President would be able to do this, but the farmers did not much care about that. The Hill posted 2016 May 28 (Story) (Cached)

Scientists at UC Berkeley are creating a machine that can turn thoughts into words. The scientists say that the purpose of the device is to help stroke victims speak, but everyone knows that governments would use it to read the minds of citizens to discover ‘thought crimes’, which could be defined as any opposition to those in power. DailyMail posted 2016 May 28 (Story) (Cached)

Labib al Nahhas, an official in the al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamist fighting group Ahrar al Sham, was granted a visa to enter the US to lobby the US government. His group colluded in killing 19 innocent civilians, and he has stated a desire to implement strict Islamic law in Syria. According to the US National Defense Authorization Act of 2012, this man should have been arrested. He was invited in because he supports the Administration’s goal of unseating Assad from power. Ron Paul Institute posted 2016 May 28 (Story) (Cached)

Between 2013 and 2015, Hillary Clinton received $21,667,000 from corporations, supposedly as speaking fees priced at a $225,000 minimum per speech. In truth, they were fees for political influence. NY Post posted 2016 May 28 (Story) (Cached)

A banned TED Talk? Here it is. Rupert Sheldrake is a scientist who dares to question science as it now is constituted. His talk was pulled from the series. Click and prepare to think outside the box.