LGBT activists blame Christians for Orlando attack

From The Washington Times:  Several prominent gay-rights activists took to social media to blame Christians for Sunday’s massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando. Chase Strangio, a staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union, on Sunday said the “Christian Right” is implicated in the slaughter by passing “anti-LGBT bills.” “The Christian Right has introduced […]

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Judge blocks Seattle from disclosing FBI surveillance info

Same tune, different song: citizens cannot know about their government spying on them because “disclosure could jeopardize ongoing investigations.” From The Washington Times:  A federal judge on Monday blocked Seattle from releasing information about surveillance cameras the FBI has placed in the city, after the agency said the disclosure could jeopardize ongoing investigations. U.S. District

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EU referendum: leave takes six-point lead in Guardian/ICM polls

Phone and online polls show support for Brexit growing to 53%, with proportion backing remain campaign falling to 47%. From UK’s The Guardian:  Support for leaving the EU is strengthening, with phone and online surveys reporting a six-point lead, according to a pair of Guardian/ICM polls. Leave now enjoys a 53%-47% advantage once “don’t knows” are

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Wounded Knee

Via Eric E:  “Once again, the media lies to us and we drink it up. They say that Orlando was the worst mass shooting in U.S. history… when, in reality, The largest mass shooting in U.S. history happened December 29,1890. When 297 Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee Creek on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in

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Obama White House: Terrorists Will Stop Attacking if We Pass Gun Control Laws

Because this has worked so well in Europe… Via RedFlag:  The Obama administration reacted to yesterday’s shooting in San Bernardino – likely carried out by a Muslim terrorist – by insisting that “common sense” gun laws will deter jihadists who are planning attacks. Reporter Peter Doocy asked White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest: “Does the

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Western State Hospital CEO ordered to jail for keeping dementia patient on waitlist

A court commissioner says Western State Hospital CEO Cheryl Strange must report to jail Wednesday if she doesn’t admit the patient. [Western State Hospital is located just southwest of Tacoma, WA]. Strange says she will not skip over other, possibly more ill patients on the hospital’s long waitlist. Via the Seattle Times: Western State Hospital’s

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ISIS Officially Claims Responsibility For Orlando Massacre

Via Vocative: ISIS Amaq News Agency has officially claimed responsibility for the deadly shooting in Orlando, saying that “a soldier of the Islamic State has carried out the attack.” Suspected gunman Omar Mateen killed 50 people inside a gay nightclub early Sunday morning; shortly beforehand, he called 911 to pledge his allegiance to the Islamic

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The states people really want to move to — and those they don’t

From the Washington Post:  When the U.S. economy slowed during the recession, so did one of the major demographic shifts of the last several decades. For a brief respite, the Northeast and Midwest stopped shedding quite so many residents to the burgeoning Sun Belt. That trend, though — which has big consequences for politics, among

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Lawsuit challenges Wyoming grizzly delisting effort

Via the Associated Press:  Groups are challenging the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission over its recently adopted grizzly bear management rules. The Humane Society of the United States, the Center for Biological Diversity and Jackson, Wyoming-based filmmaker James Laybourn filed a lawsuit against the commission Friday in state court in Cheyenne. The lawsuit claims the

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