Preparing For The Unexpected: The Bug-Out Bag

It’s the middle of the night. You wake from a deep sleep and smell smoke. When you come to, you see flames in the next room and realize your house is on fire.

by Emma Suttie D.Ac, AP via The Epoch Times

It’s the middle of the night. You wake from a deep sleep and smell smoke. When you come to, you see flames in the next room and realize your house is on fire.

This is just one of many scenarios that can happen—at any time—to anyone. You may need to act in an instant, and having a bug-out bag prepared can help you mitigate the challenges emergencies present and ensure you have what you need to survive during—and after—the emergency…

The Evil of Property Taxes

There were more than 140 ballot measures in 41 states during the election last month. While all eyes were on the ballot measures relating to abortion and marijuana

by Laurence M. Vance

There were ballot measures in Colorado (Amendment G), New Mexico (Amendments 1 & 2), and Virginia concerning property tax exemptions for veterans.

There was a ballot measure in Arizona (Proposition 312) concerning property tax refunds.

There was a ballot measure in Georgia (Amendment 1) concerning a personal property tax exemption…

What We Know About Luigi Mangione, "Person Of Interest" Arrested In UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooting

Update (1345ET): Police on Monday arrested a “strong person of interest” in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan, New York City officials said on Monday.

by Tyler Durden

Update (1345ET): Police on Monday arrested a “strong person of interest” in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan, New York City officials said on Monday…

UK, Germany, Austria & Others Halt Asylum Bids For Syrians After Assad's Fall

After many years of a massive refugee influx into Europe from Middle East wars, especially going to back to the height of the 2015 migrant crisis

by Tyler Durden

After many years of a massive refugee influx into Europe from Middle East wars, especially going to back to the height of the 2015 migrant crisis, several European countries have ordered a halt to processing asylum applications from Syrians. This comes after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's government in Syria.

The UK, German, and Austria have confirmed they are freezing their applications. Germany alone has taken in some one million Syrians. Other countries halting their process includes Italy, Norway, Greece, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Finland…

Syria's Fall: In-Depth Analysis

Syria has fallen, and history will be strewn with an endless banquet of takes and interpretations as to what happened, how, and why.

by Simplicius

Syria has fallen, and history will be strewn with an endless banquet of takes and interpretations as to what happened, how, and why. Here I offer one humble middle approach to piece it together, supported by facts and some deductive reasoning, rather than emotional gut reactions…

Israel took a small area adjacent to the Golan Heights-Syria buffer zone, but its tanks are heading inland to Damascus, while its bombs destroy Syria's military infrastructure

Let me add that I investigated the so-called chemical weapons attacks of Assad on his own people about a dozen years ago and they were faked. I posted several times about that at the time.

by Meryl Nass

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The dramatic downfall of Syrian President Bashar Assad presents possible danger, and an opening, for neighboring Israel.

After fighting wars on multiple fronts for months, Israel is now concerned that unrest in Syria could spill over into its territory. Israel also views the end of the Assad regime as a chance to disrupt Iran’s ability to smuggle weapons through Syria to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah…

IRS Expands Its Armed Wing To Highest Level In Nearly A Decade

The Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) division, the armed enforcement wing of the IRS tasked with combating financial crimes, has expanded its workforce by nearly 11 percent

by Tyler Durden

The Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) division, the armed enforcement wing of the IRS tasked with combating financial crimes, has expanded its workforce by nearly 11 percent, bringing staffing levels to their highest in nearly a decade and boosting the division’s conviction rate to 90 percent, according to the IRS-CI’s latest annual report.

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