Man arrested for threatening Seattle mosque on Facebook
A 37-year-old man who allegedly threatened a Seattle mosque was arrested Tuesday afternoon following a brief standoff in North Seattle.According to police, the man had posted threats against a mosque online and later posted that he had purchased an assault rifle and ammunition. Police say they were tipped to the threats by an out-of-state friend […]
Killing of MP Jo Cox halts Brexit campaigning in UK
Campaigning for Britain’s EU referendum scheduled for next week has been suspended for a second day as the nation reels from the murder of a popular pro-Europe MP. On Thursday, Jo Cox, a 41-year-old former aid worker and pro-EU campaigner known for her advocacy on behalf of Syrian refugees, was killed outside a library where […]
America’s gun: How ridiculously easy it is to fire the rifle that’s the symbol of the gun control debate in the U.S.
I’d never held a gun before walking into The Shooting Gallery, a firing range and gun store in Orlando just six kilometres from Pulse nightclub. It’s a little more than 48 hours since Omar Mateen unleashed a torrent of bullets, killing 49 and wounding another 53. A portly man with dark hair stands behind a […]
Why Jo Cox’s Murder Must Force Our Society to Unite
As I write this, I’m still reeling in shock and horror at the murder of Jo Cox, the MP for Batley and Spen, who was so brutally killed yesterday. I had been sharing drinks with her husband, Brendan, only the night before. Now he is a widower and their two young children face life without […]
WV Shooter Was Infowars Fan, Cheered On Malheur Occupiers
When are we going to be inundated with on-air rants about white home-grown paranoid extremist men who shoot people with weapons of mass death? Never. That’s when. Erick Shute took out three neighbors with an assault-style weapon earlier this week in West Virginia, but it doesn’t seem to make much difference to a media and […]
Christie: Democrats ‘exploiting’ Orlando shooting by pushing gun reforms
Gov. Christie – Democrats are exploiting Orlando shooting massacre Gov. Christie – Democrats are exploiting Orlando shooting massacre. (Aristide Economopoulos | NJ Advance Media) TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie is accusing Democrats of “exploiting” this past weekend’s Orlando mass shooting by pushing for tougher gun control reforms. The Republican governor was asked during a Statehouse […]
Sarah Palin Is Drunk-Facebooking Again
Half-Governor Sarah should put down the beer before she takes to Facebook, because her latest rant just makes her look…stupid. “OBAMA IS A SPECIAL KIND OF STUPID,” she screamed at her Facebook readers. “Enough is enough, Mr. President. There’s no ‘due respect’ due you after pulling this stunt.” The stunt was President Obama’s call earlier […]
Homeland Security: Don’t use terms like ‘sharia’ ‘jihad’
A Homeland Security Department report says words like “jihad” and “sharia” should not be used. Under the section on terminology, the report calls for rejecting use of an “us versus them” mentality by shunning Islamic language in “Countering Violent Extremism” programs, or CVE, the Obama administration’s euphemism that seeks to avoid references to Islam. Under […]
N.J. Muslim leaders condemn Florida shooting, defend their faith
The interfaith service for one of the world’s most recognizable Muslims was bound in unity and cloaked in understanding and peace. An imam, two rabbis, a Catholic priest, a Mormon and a Native American leader were among the speakers who celebrated Muhammad Ali’s life last week. “That’s the oneness of humanity,” said Imam Mateen Aqeel […]
NEW DATE: CAIR, UC Berkeley Center to Release Report Exposing Funding of Islamophobic Groups in America
WASHINGTON, June 17, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — On Monday, June 20, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Center for Race and Gender at UC Berkeley will release a report detailing the more than $200 million provided to 33 Islamophobic groups nationwide in recent years. [ NOTE: The news conference will be live-streamed on CAIR’s […]