Neo Nazi Murderer, Illegally Posessing Fire Arms, Was Tracking Officials

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New details about the case of Richard Schmidt, the owner of a sporting goods store in Bowling Green, Ohio,  dramatically highlight what law enforcement officials say are major loopholes in the nation’s gun laws. Schmidt, 47, is a convicted felon who spent 13 years in Ohio state prison for a homicide after being convicted of killing a man and wounding two others in a shooting during a traffic stop, according to state prison records.  Under federal law, Schmidt, who was released on parole in 2003, is barred from possessing any firearms.

Yet when FBI agents last December searched his home and store, they discovered a cache of 18 weapons that included AR-15 assault rifles, 9 mm Ruger and Sig Sauer pistols, shotguns, high-capacity magazines and more than 40,000 rounds of ammunition...

Kudos to you Wayne La Pierre.  Your valiant efforts are endangering those who protect us and run our communities.

Canadian Filings Show TransCanada is Lying to Americans About Jobs the Keystone XL Pipeline Would Create

Kansas: Swing and Corn Field

Just the safety of much of our food supply and the health of the families of the High Plains are at risk if a massive pipeline is built across the Ogallala Aquifer.

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Remember how TransCanada has been saying that building the Keystone XL pipeline across the breadth of the MidWest would created 20,000 jobs in the US?

Well, their filings with their own government show the real numbers are not so much. Oops, did they say 20k? Well, in the US actually that would be 6k.

Yes, 6000 jobs, most of which will be temporary according to other analyses I've encountered. (In fact, I've heard that only 50 jobs would last beyond the building phase of the pipeline. People just love temporary jobs they can pick up and get busy on while others nab the more permanent jobs.

If the Keystone XL pipeline would create only  temporary jobs en toto,  maybe someone fell asleep and dreamed up that 20k number the pipeline related companies have been feeding to the public through Republican politicians..

I'm guessing that the GOP first taught TransCanada how to lie big-time, in order to get their way.

The good news is that though it's politics as usual and legal to lie to the American public, apparently investors were also deceived over the number of jobs the pipeline would create. That is not allowed under US law.

See ThinkProgress Green: TransCanada’s Dirty Keystone XL Jobs Claims Draw Complaint To SEC

How the Super-Wealthy Control the Nation By Playing Winner Takes All Politics

Bill Moyers interviews two authors who are telling the nation that democracy is under threat. (Video takes a little extra time to load, but should appear within a minute. You can read the following short message in the meantime.)
Though the wealthy play both sides of our political system, they have to most control for their greediest dreams of the GOP.  Problems tend to get worse for the middle and working class when Republicans gain more power.  And in the current president we are seeing the least corruptible leader in decades.  It would be a mistake to think it's okay to let the other side win in November.  Please make sure to get registered and have all required ID at the ready, and help friends and families get to the polls for primaries, and especially for November's election.

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