A Captain On The Chesapeake Bay, 'Lost' Without A Skipjack

For centuries, Chesapeake Bay oysters were harvested by skipjacks, those tall, sleek, singled-masted sailboats.

The skipjacks are mostly gone now, replaced by more efficient, less majestic ways of fishing. But one skipjack captain refuses to fade away.

Kermit Travers, 78, is one of the first and last African-American skipjack captains. He's been sailing the Chesapeake for most of his life.

"If this boat right here could talk right now, this boat would tell you all about me," Travers says.

He loves the water, he says. "[I]f I couldn't see a skipjack around I think I'd be lost."

Click the audio link to hear him reflect on his life on the water.

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San Bernardino Terrorist’s Mosque Cleric Exchanged ​38​ Texts With Terrorist

The mosque at the center of the San Bernardino terrorist attack is back in the spotlight after one of the organization’s clerics, Roshan Abbassi, was found to have had repeated contact with terrorist Syed Farook in the months before the deadly attack which left 14 people dead and 24 people injured.

Mr. Abbassi and his fellow teachers at the mosque had previously claimed that they barely knew Mr. Farook, despite his repeat attendance at the Dar al Uloom al Islamiyyah mosque in San Bernardino.

The mosque is now believed to be a haven for Tablighi Jamaat activists – a fundamentalist, proselytizing Islamic sect known in some circles as the “Army of Darkness”.

The New York Post reports that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has found repeated phone contact between Mr. Abbassi and Mr. Farook, dating back to a two week period in June – coinciding with the terrorist attack on two military sites in Chattanooga.

Mr. Abbassi – when not dodging difficult questions from Breitbart News journalists – emphasized to reporters during a press conference held just two days after attacks that he only knew Mr. Farook very casually.

He said at the time that he only exchanged pleasantries with Mr. Farook when they both attended the mosque.

“Hello, goodbye, how are you… just casual conversation… nothing more than that,” insisted Mr. Abbassi.

But FBI agents are now investigating at least 38 messages that were allegedly exchanged between the pair during a two week span in June 2015.

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Ireland rejecting American retirees under new rules

An unpublicized change in Irish immigration rules has eliminated the ability of all but wealthy non-Europen Union citizens from retiring in the country.

Effective without notice some time in March 2015, the Ireland Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) changed the standards by which non-EU retirees are determined to be financially suitable for residency.

The new rule requires that retirees have an annual income of no less than €50,000 per person, (€100,000 for a married couple) for the remainder of their lives in Ireland, regardless of their existing cash on hand or lack of debt.

Retirees have also had their immigration status changed from Stamp 3 to Stamp 0, "a low level immigration status which is not intended to be reckonable for Long Term Residence or Citizenship. It is granted to persons who have been approved by INIS for a limited and specific stay in Ireland." according the INIS website.

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Report: Top Islamic State Commander Captured In U.S. Raid

Russian media outlets are reporting that a high-ranking Islamic State commander has been captured after a U.S. special forces raid in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk.

Late Sunday, initial reports from the Russian state-controlled TASS news agency said Tarkhan Batirashvili, also known as Abu Omar al-Shishani, was apprehended after a joint U.S.-Kurdish raid.

The Pentagon has since denied the accuracy of reports, telling Russian outlet RIA Novosti that they could not confirm al-Shishani’s capture.

However, an Iraqi Interior Ministry spokesman confirmed the reports in Sputnik, another Russian outlet, in an interview Monday.

“The US commandos have captured two field commanders and Abu Omar Al-Shishani,” Iraqi Brigadier General Saad Maan told Sputnik, adding the jihadis had been moved to the city of Sulaymaniyah, a city in Iraqi Kurdistan.

A high-value target, the U.S. State Department has offered up to $5 million dollars for information on al-Shishani’s. In 2014, he was named by the U.S. Treasury Department as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.

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Meet The Lawmakers Who Sleep, Shower, Work — All On Capitol Hill

When South Dakota Republican Kristi Noem was looking for a new office at the beginning of this Congress, she knew she'd need one thing in particular: closet space.

Noem is one of dozens of lawmakers who, by day, work in the office buildings on the House side of the U.S. Capitol and, by night, live in them.

"There's storage in this room here for my blankets and pillows," Noem told NPR in a recent tour of her office in the Rayburn building.

These lawmakers say office living has some political benefit, but it's mainly good way to save a buck in Washington.

Noem sleeps on a pullout in her office. She described her morning routine this way:

"There's a gym in the basement, so I get up in the morning and go down to the member's gym and work out with a group of people," she said. "And then I go to the women's gym and shower and put my makeup on and stuff and come back up here and get dressed."

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On Paper As Parent And Child, Gay Couples Annul Adoptions To Marry

We usually think about adoption as a relationship solely between parents and children.

It's not.

Before same-sex marriage became legal across the United States, some couples would become parent and child — just on paper — to get rights they were otherwise denied.

That's what Sergio Cervetti and Ken Rinker of Doylestown, Pa., did years after meeting in the fall of 1965. Rinker was 19 at the time and just back from a trip to Europe with his student dance troupe. He says he felt invigorated by Cervetti, who was five years older and a composer.

"I wasn't seeking a partner, I wasn't seeking love; it just happened," Rinker says. "So suddenly I found this person who was, to me, making my world round again."

Two years later they moved in together.

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Lewes Man Charged In Rape of an Elderly Female

Rehoboth Beach - The Delaware State Police have charged David L. Elder, 43 of Lewes, in connection with a rape involving an 78-year-old female that occurred at her Rehoboth Beach residence early Monday morning.

The incident occurred around 12:45 a.m. Monday December 28, 2015 when David Elder entered the residence of the 78-year-old victim, of whom he is familiar with, with a key to the house and began making inappropriate advances and physical contact with her. Elder, who was wearing a mask at the time, then departed the home and rode away on his electric powered bicycle. The female victim was familiar with the owner of the bicycle and immediately called the suspect's wife. While the two were on the phone, Elder returned to his house on his bicycle and his wife immediately ran out of the house to call 9-1-1.

David Elder, who was found to be in possession of the mask he was wearing, was taken into custody by Lewes Police Department and turned over to troopers at his residence. He was then transported back to Troop 7 in Lewes where he was subsequently charged with Rape 1st, Rape 2nd, Burglary 1st, and Wearing a Disguise During the Commission of a Felony. He was arraigned at JP2 and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on $226,000.00 cash bond. David Elder is also a Tier 2 registered sex offender due to a 1993 Unlawful Sexual Contact conviction.

Because of the sensitivity of this case, and in consideration of the victim, only limited information will be released.

If you or someone you know is a victim or witness of crime or have lost a loved one to a sudden death and are in need of assistance, the Delaware State Police Victim Services Unit/Delaware Victim Center is available to offer you support and resources 24 hours a day through a toll free hotline 1800 VICTIM-1. (1-800 842-8461). You may also email the unit Director at debra.reed@state.de.us.

New York Loses $400 Million After Imposing The Nation’s Highest Cigarette Tax

New York is reaping the whirlwind of sky-high cigarette taxes with a wave of smuggling decimating the state’s revenue.

New York holds the dubious honor of having the highest cigarette taxes in country, with the average pack of smokes in New York City costing as much as $10.60.

New York raised taxes on cigarettes to $4.35 in 2010 from $2.75. In total, cigarette taxes have increased by 190 percent since 2006. The sharp rise has resulted in a raft of unintended consequences which are dealing a significant blow to the state’s finances.

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Olympian Michael Phelps To Coach At Arizona State University

Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian in history, intends to join Arizona State University as a volunteer assistant coach during the 2016-17 season, according to theArizona Republic. That will follow his presumed retirement after the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Brazil, where Sports Illustrated sees him as a gold medal favorite in three individual events.

Phelps — who is 30 — moved to Arizona to train with Bob Bowman, the coach he has worked with for almost two decades. Under Bowman's tutelage, Phelps won 22 metals, including 18 gold. While he briefly retired after the 2012 London Olympics, he announced last year he would resume training.

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Natural Resources Police Blotter

Officers of the Maryland Natural Resources Police arrested one man on drug charges and charged two other men with deer poaching in incidents in Worcester and Harford counties.

Worcester County
On Saturday, Josh Brandon Marlowe, 51, of Ocean City was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance—heroin—and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Shortly before 8 p.m., an officer on patrol near Sims Road in Worcester County saw a blue pick-up truck behaving in a suspicious manner, including shining a light into a farm field, an illegal activity known as spotlighting.

When the officer stopped the vehicle, Marlowe, a passenger, attempted to discard a hypodermic needle.

Officers detained both the driver and passenger and during a search found 14 bags of heroin, as well as an additional hypodermic needle.

SPD Press Release 12-29-15 (Counterfeit Currency Investigation)

LEADING FAR LEFT WEBSITE: WHITE MEN MUST BE STOPPED FOR FUTURE OF MANKIND

The left declare open war on White Americans

Racism? What racism?

The left declare open war on White Americans.
Whites must be wiped out for the good of mankind.
Racism against Whitey is Good.

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New Year's Eve Special

IN NYC, USING BIOLOGICAL PRONOUNS FOR TRANSGENDERS IS NOW ILLEGAL…

Naturally, there’s been an arms-race to see who can pander the fastest.

Leftists like to divide people in to groups, tell one group they are oppressed and tell the other group they are intolerant bigots if they disagree. This year, the protected class du jour was transgenders, because thank you Caitlyn Jenner.

Naturally, there’s been an arms-race to see who can pander the fastest. Leading the charge, of course, is New York City…

New York City has warned landlords, employers and businesses they could be running afoul of the law by purposely calling a transgender woman “him” or “Mr.” when she prefers a female title and pronoun, or by barring her from using a women’s restroom.

New guidelines detail the legal protections of transgender and gender-nonconforming New Yorkers and what constitutes discrimination under the city’s Human Rights Law, the New York City Commission on Human Rights said on Monday.

Some 25,000 transgender and gender non-conforming people live in New York City, where discrimination based on gender identity and expression has been illegal since 2002.

Yes, you’ve read correctly. In New York City, it is now illegal to call someone by their actual gender instead of their preferred gender. You must take part in their delusional, alternate reality or face legal consequences.

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America's Newest Christmas Tradition: Black Mob Violence at Malls

American has a new Christmas tradition: Black mob violence at malls.

In the days before, during, and after Christmas, 15 malls reported large-scale episodes of rioting, shooting, looting, rampaging, fighting, throwing rocks at police, damaging cars and more.

Two black people died.

A survey of the mayhem from around the country.

In Louisville, 2000 black people “rioted” at the Mall St. Matthews. In addition, shoppers report several gunshots. “Riots unfolded at Mall St. Matthews today,” reported WHAS TV news of the day after Christmas mob action. “That violence, beginning around 7, forcing mall officials to close early. It actually spread to multiple locations,” (outside the mall.)

“Why was this whole mayhem involving black kids,” asked one viewer of WHAS. “My wife and I were there plus vids show it.”

The police spokesman said the violence was “random.”

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Publishers Notes: You really have to wonder WHY, all of a sudden, we are experiencing such violence from WITHIN. 

I mean, if you want to destroy the American economy the very first step would be to start at the Malls. You scare enough people into not shopping there and all of those large companies will immediately fold and close their doors. 

More importantly, WHY would ANY American start this kind of crap, (especially in such large numbers) knowing the massive damage it will do to our own Country?

I don't want to be a conspiracy theorist but at my age I just have to wonder...

Police arrest teen suspected in shooting at a party In Crisfield

CRISFIELD, Md. (AP) - Police have arrested a teenager in connection with a shooting at a party.

Crisfield police say they arrested 18-year-old Keshawn Harmon early Sunday morning following a party at the Elks Pride Lodge in Crisfield.

Police say authorities from different departments responded to a reported shooting. They say officers heard shots fired and saw a person leaving the building holding a handgun.

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Black Mob Violence at Christmas: 14 Episodes at Malls in Three Days.

CAUGHT ON TAPE: RUSSIAN FIGHTER JETS DESTROY HUGE ISIS OIL CONVOY IN TRANSIT TO TURKEY

Russia is making sure that as little of this oil survives and can be monetized.

One month ago, after a farcial year-long campaign to “destroy” ISIS, which achieved absolutely nothing but made the Islamic State grow bigger and stronger, culminating with the numerous terrorist attacks in the month of November, former CIA deputy director Michael Morell told Charlie Rose on PBS that the reason the US had never actually gone after the lifeblood of the ISIS regime, its oil supply chain, infrastructure and products, was because “we didn’t want to do environmental damage, and we didn’t want to destroy that infrastructure.”

In other words, the threat of a CO2 emissions spike from bombarding a convoy of ISIS oil tanker trucks far outweighs the millions of dollars in funds it would bring and fund the teaching of hundreds of new terrorists how to blow themselves up in the middle of Paris.

As to not “wanting” to destroy that infrastructure, one wonders why: was it because a down payment had been made by the “president” of NATO-member Turkey?

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Dave Barry’s 2015 Year in Review

Presidential debates, ‘deflategate’ and the selfie epidemic all made 2015 a year of Titanic disappointments.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/living/liv-columns-blogs/dave-barry/article51119880.html#storylink=cpy

Sometimes we are accused — believe it or not — of being overly negative in our annual Year in Review. Critics say we ignore the many positive events in a given year and focus instead on the stupid, the tragic, the evil, the disgusting, the Kardashians.

OK, critics: We have heard you. This year, instead of dwelling on the negatives, we’re going to start our annual review with a List of the Top 10 Good Things That Happened in 2015. Ready? Here we go:

1. We didn’t hear that much about Honey Boo Boo.

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MAN ‘WALKS OFF CLIFF AND PLUMMETS 60 FEET TO HIS DEATH ON CHRISTMAS DAY WHILE DISTRACTED BY HIS CELL PHONE’

'(He) wasn't watching where he was walking, he was looking down at the device in his hands.'

A man fell off a cliff to his death on Christmas day while apparently distracted by his cell phone.

Bill Bender with San Diego Lifeguards at Sunset Cliffs told NBC San Diego: ‘Witnesses stated seeing someone distracted by an electronic device and he just fell over the edge.

‘(He) wasn’t watching where he was walking, he was looking down at the device in his hands.’

He was declared dead at the scene, the television station reported.

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TOP 5 LIBTARD FAILS OF 2015

'Affluenza' teen Ethan Couch, mother detained in Mexico

Mexican authorities have detained so-called "affluenza" teen Ethan Couch and his mother near the popular Mexican Pacific beach resort town of Puerto Vallarta, officials briefed on the matter told CNN.

Couch, 18, went missing earlier this month, two years after he made national news when he was sentenced to probation for a drunken driving crash that killed four people.

Couch is expected to be turned over to the U.S. Marshals Service, who have spent weeks searching for him. A spokesman for the service declined to comment.

He is wanted by authorities in Tarrant County, Texas, for allegedly violating probation. His mother was listed by Texas authorities as a missing person after her son's disappearance, and the authorities said they believed she was assisting her son.

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For The First Time In 32 Years....

And We Were Cool

NFL Funds Not Used in Brain Research Grant

Nearly $16 million in new funding is making its way to researchers at several universities and institutes that investigating new ways to diagnose and treat a concussion-related brain disease that has stricken many professional football payers.

But not a cent of that new funding is coming from the NFL, which has prompted criticism of the football league, The New York Times reports.

The National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke issued the seven-year grant as part of a long-term study of how diagnose chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease linked to repeated head hits in contact sports, while victims are still alive.

Currently, CTE can only be definitively diagnose by autopsy. Many former NFL and college football players who sustained multiple concussions on the field have been diagnosed with the condition.

Yet despite the implications that the research may have on football players and the NFL, no league money was included in the grant.

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A Lot Has Changed In 100 Years

Trump: Bill Clinton 'Fair Game' in Presidential Race

Former President Bill Clinton's past with women is "fair game" in this year's race, where his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is the Democratic frontrunner, says GOP front-runner Donald Trump.

"I think he is fair game because his presidency was really considered to be very troubled, to put it mildly, because of all the things she's talking to me about," Trump said of Clinton on Sunday morning's "Fox & Friends" on Fox News Channel. "I mean, she's actually mentioning sexism."

The latest feud between Hillary Clinton and Trump came when he used a term some say is a vulgar Yiddish word for a part of the male anatomy to describe her 2008 defeat by President Barack Obama.

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Medical Marijuana's Big Business Lures Ex-law Enforcers

With fewer than 4,000 approved patients, the nascent medical marijuana business in Illinois is off to a slow start. Yet it hasn't kept away a cadre of cannabis entrepreneurs who once relied on guns, badges, tough drug laws and lengthy prison sentences to fight the drug.

While neither state regulators nor the medical marijuana industry track the number of employees who were former law enforcement officials, The Associated Press has identified no fewer than 17 in Illinois, many of whom have outsized influence — from a trustee of the state's chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police to one-time undercover narcotics officers.

"Who better would you want to oversee your compliance than a cop?" said Scott Abbott, a retired Illinois State Police colonel paid to help a company adhere to the state's strict laws and regulations at two dispensaries.

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Boy finds block of wood instead of PlayStation 4 in box under tree

WASHINGTON — There’s nothing like finding everything you wished for under the tree at Christmas.

But one Massachusetts boy who got a present with what he thought was a PlayStation 4 inside, found only a block of wood scrawled with a picture and crude message .

The Target store in Saugus, Mass., where the expensive video game console was purchased, said this happens sometimes on the distribution line.

This was likely little consolation to 9-year-old Scott Lundy, who initially thought that Santa had come though on his Christmas list.

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We have just been notified that there is a couple in a black pick up truck riding around the Bishopville area trying to steal dogs. Please keep your dogs in sight and do not leave them outside unattended. Please notify the police immediately if you are to notice anything suspicious.

This truck could be in any town. Stay alert!

Poll: Most Americans Say US Is Losing the War on Terrorism

Most Americans say they are not satisfied with how the war on terror is progressing, a new CNN/ORC poll finds, and more are now saying the terrorists are winning than at any point since the 9/11 attacks.

The poll of 1,018 adults, conducted between Dec. 17-21, found that 75 percent say they're dissatisfied following the terrorist attacks in San Bernardino and Paris, CNN reports, marking a high point of 61 percent in August 2007.

However, fewer than half of Americans, or 40 percent, say the terrorists are winning. But that is still 17 points above the previous high of 23 percent that was recorded in August 2005.

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Poll: Shootings weighed on Americans in 2015

NEW YORK — Mass shootings and attacks weighed heavily on the minds of Americans in 2015, according to a new poll that found most believe this year was worse for the world than last year.

A look at the key findings of The Associated Press-Times Square Alliance poll:

Preoccupied by mass shootings

Americans said the most important events of 2015 were a string of mass shootings, including the attacks in San Bernardino, Calif., and Paris, plus Islamic State group atrocities.

Fifty-seven percent of those polled said this year was worse than the last year for the world as a whole, up from the 38 percent asked that question a year ago. Only 10 percent believe 2015 was a better year than 2014, while 32 percent think there wasn't much difference.

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United Airlines Has A Problem With Breastfeeding Moms

VETERAN’S ORDEAL GOING VIRAL …

Breastfeeding is a very personal thing, and every mom has to decide for herself whether she is going to do it. At this point it’s pretty well established that breastfeeding benefits infants, but it remains a personal choice – and we don’t begrudge mothers who chose not to do it.

One thing we do loathe? Governments and big corporations which demonize breastfeeding – or put roadblocks in the way of mothers who make the choice to breastfeed. Take United Airlines, which did a number on Elisabeth Keturah – a medically retired veteran with a nursing daughter who was traveling to visit her family this holiday season.

Keturah specifically chose United because of its baggage allowances for military personnel, however the airline refused to provide her access to her suitcase during a layover – leaving her without her breast pump for sixteen hours.

That doesn’t sound like a big deal, does it?

No … but if you are a woman who breastfeeds, you know it’s a huge deal. Aside from being incredibly painful, it can lead to an inflammation of the tissue known as mastitis. Which is dangerous.

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Bernie Sanders Posts A Tweet About The Economy That Has A Lot Of People Scratching Their Heads

If there is one thing we have learned about Bernie Sanders it’s that he really, really doesn’t understand basic economics.

Not really a math guy either.

If you don’t believe me then just check his Twitter account.

Yeah, that’s right. Bernie is making a direct comparison between college education and house refinancing and completely not understanding the idea of collateral.

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Columbia House is back and so is Vinyl

Remember Columbia House -- the mail order retailer that sold piles of tapes and records for a penny?

The 60-year-old company may be making a comeback, with a nod to its humble beginnings.

John Lippman, who bought the company out of bankruptcy this month, told the Wall Street Journal he planned to bring Columbia House back to its vinyl roots.

No word yet on whether records will be available for a penny.

On a website labeled Columbia House Record Club, the launch is hinted at with an image of a vinyl record on a turntable and the caption "coming soon." The site adds, "One of the most iconic names in music will return in 2016."

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Law enforcement took more stuff from people than burglars did last year

Here's an interesting factoid about contemporary policing: In 2014, for the first time ever, law enforcement officers took more property from American citizens than burglars did. Martin Armstrong pointed this out at his blog, Armstrong Economics, last week.

Officers can take cash and property from people without convicting or even charging them with a crime — yes, really! — through the highly controversial practice known as civil asset forfeiture. Last year, according to the Institute for Justice, the Treasury and Justice departments deposited more than $5 billion into their respective asset forfeiture funds. That same year, the FBI reports that burglary losses topped out at $3.5 billion.

Armstrong claims that "the police are now taking more assets than the criminals," but this isn't exactly right: The FBI also tracks property losses from larceny and theft, in addition to plain ol' burglary. If you add up all the property stolen in 2014, from burglary, theft, motor vehicle theft and other means, you arrive at roughly $12.3 billion, according to the FBI. That's more than double the federal asset forfeiture haul.

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NYC Will Fine You $250,000 For ‘Misgendering’ A Transsexual

Did you call a transsexual person “he” or “she” when they preferred to be called “zhe?” According to a newly updated anti-discrimination law in New York City, you could be fined an eye-watering $250,000.

In the latest, astonishing act of draconian political correctness, the NYC Commission on Human Rights have updated a law on “Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Expression” to threaten staggering financial penalties against property owners who “misgender” employees or tenants.

Incidents that are deemed “wilful and malicious” will see property owners face up to $250,000 in fines, while standard violations of the law will result in a $125,000 fine. For small business owners, these sums are crippling.

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City Sues Church over Jesus Sign

“Jesus Welcomes You To Hawkins,” reads a church’s sign in the city of Hawkins, Texas. But some atheists don’t appreciate the welcome, so the city is suing the church in order to fend off a lawsuit from the atheists.

Two local funeral homes displayed the “Jesus Welcomes You” sign on a plot of land. In June, the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF)—one of the most militant atheist organizations in America—threatened to sue the city if the sign is not removed. FFRF alleges that the sign is actually on city property, not private property.

The city investigated, and found that the title to the part of the land parcel on which the sign stands is unclear. In 1994, the city abandoned part of the land on this street, which is now held by private owners. But the city now claims that it did not abandon the part of the street where the sign stands, and that there’s a public easement on the land in any event. The description of the land’s dimensions, and the public easement’s dimensions, are in dispute.

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‘White Men Must Be Stopped’ Says Salon Magazine

The hostile narrative against white men is being fanned by the influential left-wing news site Salon, which just ran an article titled, “White men must be stopped: The very future of mankind depends on it.”

Salon even added some art to its twitter link to emphasize the color angle in the article by Detroit labor activist Frank Joyce.

White men must be stopped: "The time for replacing white supremacy with new values is now"

— Salon.com (@Salon) December 22, 2015

Originally published on Alternet under the equally racist title “The Future of Life Depends on Bringing the 500-Year Rampage of the White Man to a Halt,” Joyce throws punches wildly, using every bit of guilt inducing mumbo-jumbo he can muster up to make his case that white men are biggest problem facing the planet and it’s the white people reading his article who need to do the “restraining” of white people.

Joyce writers that “there is surely a role whites can play in restraining other whites in this era. Beneath the sound and fury generated by GOP presidential candidates, Fox News, website trolls, police unions and others, white people are becoming aware as never before of past and present racism.”

By the third paragraph of his racist screed, Joyce is blaming a Hispanic Senator and a black doctor for white supremacy:

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Czech Leader Calls Migrant Wave in Europe an 'Organized Invasion'

Czech President Milos Zeman, known for his anti-migrant comments, on Saturday called the current wave of refugees to Europe "an organised invasion", and that young men from Syria and Iraq should instead "take up arms" against the Islamic State (IS) group.

"I am profoundly convinced that we are facing an organized invasion and not a spontaneous movement of refugees," said Zeman in his Christmas message to the Czech Republic released Saturday.

He went on to say that compassion was "possible" for refugees who are old or sick and for children, but not for young men who in his view should be back home fighting against jihadists.

"A large majority of the illegal migrants are young men in good health, and single. I wonder why these men are not taking up arms to go fight for the freedom of their countries against the Islamic State," said Zeman, who was elected Czech president in early 2013.

He added that their fleeing their war-torn countries only serves to strengthen the IS group.

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Troopers Investigating Suspicious Item

Lewes, DE - The Delaware State Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit has examined and removed the suspicious item from the shopping cart in the Lowes parking lot. The item, which was determined to be a piece of PVC pipe with two end caps, has been determined to be non-explosive. Lowes has been re-opened at this time.

This investigation is still on-going at this time. Further information will be released at the conclusion of the investigation.

Judicial Watch Files for Contempt in Supreme Court against State of Hawaii

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced on Wednesday that it filed a Motion for Civil Contemptagainst the State of Hawaii for its contravention of an injunction in the race-based “Native Hawaiian-only” election.

The civil contempt motion alleges the State of Hawaii circumvented an order from the United States Supreme Court enjoining Hawaii from counting ballots or certifying winners in the election until a review of the case is completed by the Ninth Circuit Court. The Supreme Court filing arises out of a federal lawsuit on behalf of five Hawaiian residents and one Texas resident of Hawaiian descent who oppose the discriminatory election process (Keli’i Akina, et al. v. The State of Hawaii, et al. (No. 1:15-cv-00322)).

On August 28, Judicial Watch sought a preliminary injunction from the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii to stop the vote that had been scheduled for November 2015, arguing that its clients would be denied the right to vote either because of their race or their political views, in direct violation of the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Hawaii’s Act 195 authorizes the Native Hawaiian Roll Commission (NHRC) to create a list of “Native Hawaiians” who would be eligible to elect delegates to a planned constitutional convention that would then prepare “governance documents” for a separate Native Hawaiian entity.

Ultimately, on December 2, the Supreme Court ordered an injunction stopping the race-based election, whichreads:

The application for injunction pending appellate review presented to Justice Kennedy and by him referred to the Court is granted. Respondents are enjoined from counting the ballots cast in, and certifying the winners of, the election described in the application, pending final disposition of the appeal by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Justice Ginsburg, Justice Breyer, Justice Sotomayor, and Justice Kagan would deny the application.

Hawaii violated the injunction on December 15, 2015, when the Na’i Apuni Foundation, a defendant in the case, allegedly acting on behalf of the State Hawaii, announced that all 196 candidates in the now-enjoined election will be seated at a February 1, 2016 constitutional convention to consider whether Native Hawaiians should seek some sort of federal tribal status.

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MSP DUI Press Release 12-21 thru 12-27-15 (Berlin Barrack)

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Troopers Investigating Suspicious Item

Lewes, DE - Delaware State Police are currently investigating the discovery of a suspicious item located in a shopping cart outside of the Lowes located at 20364 Plantations Road, Lewes.

As a result of the investigation, which began around 12:00 p.m., troopers have closed all entrances to the business and patrons inside the store are remaining in place. The Delaware State Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit is responding to the scene at this time.

This investigation is in its early stages. More information will be released as it is provided.

WCSO Press Release 12-28-15

Incident: Vandalism
Date of Incident: 24 December 2015
Location: 1600 block of Waconia Drive, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Adrienne M. Shockley, 34, Salisbury, MD
Narrative: On 24 December 2015 at 5:47 AM a deputy responded to a residence in the 1600 block of Waconia Drive for a reported burglary. Upon arrival, the deputy discovered Adrienne Shockley inside the residence. During the investigation, the deputy learned that Shockley entered the residence through a rear door and discovered her former boyfriend in bed with another woman. After speaking with the resident of the house, the deputy learned that the resident and Shockley were no longer in a relationship and that Shockley did not have permission to enter
The deputy placed Shockley under arrest and transported her to the Central Booking Unit where she was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, the Commissioner released Shockley on $10,000.00 unsecured bond.
Charges: Burglary 4th Degree

Incident: Vandalism
Date of Incident: 23 December 2015
Location: Chestnut Street and Elm Street, Hebron, MD
Suspect: Norman D. Gaines, 23, Hebron, MD
Narrative: On 23 December 2015 at 6:06 PM a deputy responded to the intersection of Chestnut Street and Elm Street in Hebron for a reported vandalism incident that had just occurred. According to the victim in this incident, a subject later identified as Norman Gaines, had just broken out the driver’s side window of the victim’s vehicle with a baseball bat following an argument. Gaines was soon located by the deputy walking nearby, still carrying the baseball bat.
The deputy placed Gaines under arrest and transported him to the Central Booking Unit where he was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. Following an initial appearance, Gaines was detained in the Detention Center in lieu of $25,000.00 bond.
Charges: Malicious Destruction of Property
Reckless Endangerment

Over 200 Migrants Storm Spain’s Border With Africa

Hundreds of migrants stormed Spain’s border with Morocco at Ceuta early on Christmas Day. Two drowned and over 100 were intercepted, but many more reportedly reached Spanish territory.

The storming of the Spanish border in the north of Ceuta took place in the early hours of Friday morning, with the migrants attempting either to swim to Spanish-claimed territory or climb over a barbed wire fence, reports The Local.

Local authorities say that of the 200 or so migrants who tried to swim from Morocco, two were pulled dead from the waters and another 104 intercepted. Police trying to protect the border against the onslaught themselves sustained injury after coming under fire from stones and sticks thrown by the migrants.

Red Cross volunteers in Ceuta said they were treating 185 migrants who did get into Spanish territory. A dozen of that number were hospitalized for more serious injuries including an open leg fracture, deep cuts, symptoms of drowning, and hypothermia.

Those well enough to avoid hospitalization were equipped by the Red Cross with clothing and shoes, before being taken to a temporary migrant detention center. This follows the normal practice of not sending back those migrants who reach Spanish territory, instead allowing them to submit asylum claims.

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That time when Donald Trump saved a Georgia farm

One narrative emerging around the surprisingly resilient Donald Trump portrays the brash billionaire as a final card laid down by Republican blue-collar voters who see their way of life — and their political clout — draining away in a bathtub spiral.

Trump has been a man of last resort before. Right here in Georgia, in fact. And if his Republican presidential machine doesn’t seize upon the tale in the next few weeks, as he and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas battle for Southern votes, then someone in the Trump campaign will be guilty of gross incompetence.

It happened in 1986, in the midst of the worst farm crisis since the Great Depression. In Burke County, on Georgia’s eastern border, farm after farm was folding.

On Feb. 4, Lenard Dozier Hill III, a third-generation occupant of his cotton-and-soybean acreage, was about to have his land sold out from under him. ”That morning, it was going to be auctioned off at the courthouse steps, so he committed suicide,” said Betsy Sharp, his daughter.

In the bedroom of the Hill home, along with the .22-caliber rifle that did the work, was a neat stack of life insurance policies and other papers on the nightstand. Hill had intended for the life insurance payout to cover most of his $300,000 debt and so save the family farm for another generation.

It was a grievous miscalculation. Most, if not all, life insurance policies include a clause that prohibits payment in cases of suicide. “He didn’t realize all that,” Sharp said.

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New Year's Eve At Oasis

We will be offering Dinner Specials along with this, and a complimentary Champagne toast at Midnight.

No Dinner Over $15.00! Choice of:

Chicken Cordon Bleu

Filet Tips over Rice

Baked Sole stuffed with Crab Meat & Scallops

All Dinners come with two sides and dinner rolls

In Memory of Harold P. Glick 1941 - 2015

Harold Potts Glick, 74, passed away on December 24, 2015, at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on November 15, 1941 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was the son of the late Saul Glick and Miriam Glick Rubin (nee: Potts). 

Hal grew up in Onancock, on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. His family owned and operated a retail department store, Glick & Sons. Hal was a 1960 graduate of Randolph Macon Military Academy in Front Royal, Virginia and a 1965 graduate of the University of Maryland Business School with a B.S. degree in accounting. He passed the CPA exam in 1966. He decided to use his retail knowledge and experience and opened and operated a fine men's clothing store in Salisbury, Maryland, Mike Hals, LTD, with his brother, Mike in 1967. He opened the first Unisex hair salon, A Cut Above, above the store in 1975.

Hal began to feel he was not achieving his goals, so in 1979, he decided to venture into the real estate business. He sold out the clothing store, obtained his real estate license and joined Bruce Moore and Robert Warfield at Moore & Warfield Real Estate in Ocean City, Maryland, as the 12th sales associate. Hal loved the real estate business and through his successes, he was asked to be a partner in the firm. In 1983, the company became Moore, Warfield & Glick, Inc. Realtors. He loved Ocean City and the business. The agents and staff became his extended family. The company expanded through the years, opening offices in Delaware and Virginia. It became the largest independently owned and operated "resort" real estate company in the area. Hal was very involved with the local and state real estate boards, holding all the elected offices and winning numerous awards. His most treasured was winning "Realtor of the Year" award in 1987 and the "Realtor Community Service" award in 1998. Hal partnered in the development of many condominiums and subdivisions in Ocean City and surrounding areas. In 2003, the company was sold to Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage.

Meadowlark Lemon, legendary Harlem Globetrotter, dead at 83

When Meadow George Lemon walked into the Ritz Theater in Wilmington, N.C., at age 11, he didn’t have much going for him. He was born a second-class citizen in the Jim Crow South. His folks had split up, leaving his aunt and uncle to raise him - a skinny boy with a funny name “not at the top of anyone’s priority list,” as he later wrote. And, for a kid who looked forward to splurging 25 cents on westerns and adventure flicks, there was no clear way out.

Then, in the early 1940s, Lemon saw the newsreel that changed his life.

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Chick-Fil-A Is Breaking Their Own Rule and Cooking On A Sunday

U.S. Lawmakers Make Stunning Move To Investigate Obama For Helping ISIS

Three committees in the House of Representatives announced Friday that they were launching concurrent investigations into allegations that President Barack Obama deliberately manipulated intelligence reports from Syria and Iraq, allowing the Islamic State group to thrive.

According to the Washington Examiner, Republican Reps. Ken Calvert of California, Mike Pompeo of Kansas and Brad Wenstrup of Ohio will lead the investigations for the Armed Services Committee, Intelligence Committee and the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, respectively.

“In addition to looking into the specific allegations, the Joint Task Force will examine whether these allegations reflect systemic problems across the intelligence enterprise in CENTCOM or any other pertinent intelligence organizations,” read a joint statement from Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., and Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Rodney Freylinghuysen, R-N.J.

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Miss Universe Mistake: Is God Testing You, Miss Colombia?

Dear Miss Gutierrez-Arévalo,

Many people have weighed in on the moment you were crowed Ms. Universe, then learned that you were actually the runner-up in the contest. They commiserate with you and imagine how devastated you must have been. They wonder how a person regains her footing after such a shock.

Here is the answer: Faith.

Listening to thousands of life stories during my twenty years as a psychiatrist has convinced me that life events are not as random as they may seem and that opportunities to triumph in the biggest ways often come disguised as defeats, even very painful ones.

The lens that allows one to see this fact is a long one, requiring a person to step back, settle her nerves and look for that special path meant for her—the one that requires not only bravery and ingenuity, but the conviction that human beings are connected to a force greater than themselves that rewards them for passing through the door of adversity with an intention to triumph and achieve good works.

Step back now and let’s take a look through that lens of faith, together, for a few moments.

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Tom Ridge: 'Pause' Refugees From Middle East

Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said Sunday the United States should put a "pause" on refugees from the Middle East until better screening procedures can be put into place.

"I'm just not sure we've got the background information," Ridge said Sunday on "The Cats Roundtable" on AM 970 in New York.

"They talk about screening. They talk about being able to review everybody in a timely way ... I'm just not confident they have sufficient information for law enforcement, the intelligence community, to do effective screening."

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Can We Get An Amen?

Murder, manslaughter charges against police spike after fatal shootings in 2015

More than three times as many police officers are facing murder or manslaughter charges this year for on-duty shootings than in any other year over the past decade, according to a researcher who tracks such incidents.

An average of five police officers annually faced such charges from 2005 through 2014, said Philip Stinson, a Bowling Green State University criminologist who tracks police killings.

But this year alone, at least 16 officers have been charged with either murder or manslaughter in connection with the deaths of 13 people who were killed in on-duty shootings. One officer faced two separate charges for an on-duty and an off-duty shooting.

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WMDT's New Latino Channel

SPD Press Release 12-28-15 (Shoplifting)

Jim Ireton's Solution To Road Repairs

Rep. King Says Terror Threat Coming from Mosques

New York GOP Rep. Peter King on Sunday called again for better surveillance of mosques in the U.S., suggesting Islamic terrorists visit them and said that critics can “cry all they want” about the tactic amounting to a civil liberties violation.

King, a member of the House’s Homeland Security and Select Intelligence committees, told “Fox News Sunday” that “99 percent” of Muslims in the United States are good people and that he’s friends with people of the Islamic faith.

“But the fact is, (mosques are) where the threat is coming from,” King said.

He also argued that some Americans have a “blind political correctness” on such issues and that civil libertarians and other critics of better mosque surveillance can “cry all they want.”

King pointed out that one of the so-called Boston Marathon bombers, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was told to leave a local mosque following two outbursts, yet members declined to warn authorities.

“If they had known that in advance, you combine that with the fact that the Russians had already told us to be on the lookout for him, we could have possible prevented the … bombing,” King said.

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Senior Moments by Golf Brooks

Hagerstown McDonald’s honors its oldest worker in the nation

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — At 95 years old, when most people are well into their golden years and decades beyond the workforce, Harriett Clopper still drives herself to work to her job at McDonald’s on Sharpsburg Pike in Hagerstown — something she’s been doing for the last 20 years.

Clopper has the distinction of not only being the fast-food restaurant’s oldest employee in the nation, but the most dedicated, at least according to her colleagues.

“If I could get a 1,000 Harrietts, I’d be a happy man,” said Mark Levine, owner and operator of several Hagerstown-area McDonald’s. “She treats the customers better than I treat the customers. She is the nicest greeter and host here. She makes everybody feel right at home.”

To celebrate her 95th birthday and 20 years as a greeter at McDonald’s, Levine hosted a surprise party for his star employee.

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Schools Using Tuition Vouchers See Dramatic Improvement

School choice opponents look for any opportunity to knock down tuition voucher programs. For years, those opportunities have been diminishing, and they just lost another.

"After two years of disappointing results, Louisiana's larger voucher schools are starting to improve," the Times-Picayune reports.

Two-thirds of the private schools that participate in the Louisiana Scholarship Program are meeting or exceeding academic expectations. That's up from less than half last year.

Of the 27 schools that had their scores released, 18 saw improvement from last year.

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And That's A Wrap

C-SPAN Accused of ‘Mainstreaming Islamist Organizations While Willfully Marginalizing’ Reformists

The leader of an umbrella group of moderate Islamic organizations is troubled by C-SPAN's decision not to cover its launch event at the National Press Club earlier this month, when on Monday the public affairs network provided live coverage to another Muslim event – highlighting “Islamophobia” – at the same venue.

Attempts to get C-SPAN to cover the launch of the Muslim Reform Movement on December 4 were unsuccessful, said M. Zuhdi Jasser, president of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy and a key figure in the establishment of the MRM.

On Monday, C-SPAN covered a press conference by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and its allies in the U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) at which 2016 political candidates were warned that anti-Muslim sentiment would carry a cost at the ballot box.

Jasser, a Phoenix-Ariz.-based Muslim physician and anti-Islamist activist, called the incident “beyond bizarre if not flagrantly biased.”

“They are mainstreaming Islamist organizations while willfully marginalizing us,” he said. “At least show both!”

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Miller Promises Help For Baltimore City, Scrutiny Of Hogan Tax Cuts

Senate President Mike Miller promises lawmakers will work to approve a number of bills to help Baltimore City in the upcoming legislative session.

In an interview recorded for Sunday's Maryland's News This Week, Miller said there would be bills to address vacant housing, economic development, education funding and police accountability.

Miller and House Speaker Michael Busch had formed a task force to address police accountability in the wake of the death of Freddie Gray.

Miller said he would back legislation to make some changes to the Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights. Those changes include reducing the amount of time officers accused of wrongdoing can wait before they cooperate with investigators.

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Eastern Shore Snowman 2015

DOG FOUND 12-27-15 UPDATE

Saturday evening a dog was found on Rockawalkin Rd around the 4 way stop with Levin Dashiell Rd about 9:30pm. No collar. Please call 410-726-2546 if this is your dog to describe.

Jim Ireton Is About To Get The Spanking Of His Lifetime

It has been reported through Ireton's inner circle that he will be announcing he is going to run for Congress against Andy Harris. The formal announcement should be coming soon but some have said, I wonder if he knows what it's going to feel like when the election can't be rigged. 

Nevertheless, Ireton, (who is openly gay) will use his LGBT platform to go up against a well established veteran who has served his country as well as the state of Maryland. 

I can't wait to see the Ireton/O'Malley platform. I'll guess he's going to promise to clean the Chesapeake Bay within 10 years so the fish can swim in it again. He'll probably propose going after the Chicken Farmers with harsher legislation. He'll propose a new name for a Rain Tax. Man, this is going to be a blast to watch.

Happy New Year: Dish, DirecTV/AT&T, Time Warner Cable All Raising Rates In January Because They Can

For a bunch of the big cable and satellite companies, it does indeed look like a very merry Christmas and a happy new year are on the horizon — but consumers can be forgiven for feeling a lot more grinchy about it. That’s because all the new nickels, dimes, and dollars that are going to line businesses’ big virtual pockets are coming directly from subscribers in the form of unasked-for price hikes. 

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Sad, Very Sad

The West Ocean City Super Fresh in the outlet mall is officially closed.

Police Investigating After Video Shows Officers Punching Man Outside Towson Bar

BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — Was it excessive force? An investigation is underway after cell phone video captured an officer punching a man outside a Towson bar. The incident happened Saturday morning.

Tracey Leong explains why police are concerned.

Police say the suspect became combative resisting arrest but the force used to restrain him is now being questioned.

Several blows to the head from an officer were caught on cell phone video as police tried to subdue 19-year-old Zachary Blumenstein outside the Greene Turtle in Towson.

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JUST IN: New trial date set for Officer William Porter

BALTIMORE —A new trial date has been set for Officer William Porter in the death of Freddie Gray.

The trial is set for June 13. The date selected at a scheduling conference held in Judge Barry Williams' chambers Monday with the attorneys for the case.

The new trial date will be formalized and approved at an Administrative Court hearing at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Courthouse East. The sole purpose of the hearing is to have the new trial date read in to the record.

A mistrial was declared Wednesday after a hung jury on all four charges against Porter.

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