Vigilantes belonging to a “self-defense” movement took over another town in the Mexican state of Michoacan Saturday amid confrontations that left two people dead and three wounded. State prosecutor’s spokeswoman Magdalena Guzman said the clash took place in a hamlet near the town of Tancitaro, where “self-defense” patrol members LINK

The NSA has a collection of FOXACID servers, designed to exploit visitors. Conceptually similar to Metasploit’s WebServer browser autopwn mode, these FOXACID servers probe any visiting browser for weaknesses to exploit. LINK

If you thought the branch with a Jihad in the United States, the one’s that are in charge of Iran, are not here, this is an eye opener. They are not only here, but are practicing right inside the US. LINK

Two volcanoes erupted Monday in Indonesia, prompting warnings for flights and evacuation preparations, official said. Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra province unleashed volcanic ash as high as 8,000 meters (26,250 feet), the highest of its eruptions in recent days, said government volcano expert Surono. LINK

It is possible for the pope to appoint a woman as a cardinal, but it isn’t going to happen, Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi told the media. LINK

POPE FRANCIS has inspired a surge in attendances and confessions in the Roman Catholic Church, reversing decades of decline. In the eight months since he was chosen, cathedrals in Britain have seen a rise of about 20% in congregations, drawing in both new and lapsed members. LINK

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Mysterious red and blue X’s painted on private property or in front of homes got the residents of San Antonio, Texas, worried. The police and representatives of the utility companies have no idea who painted them or for what purpose whatsoever. LINK

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A once in a life time. Will this make Jews more Christian or make Christians more Jewish? ha…..I think we need a holiday for our original Indians, whats left of them…..Joseph
This year, Thanksgiving and Hanukkah will overlap, producing an anomalistic hybrid holiday that’s come to be known as Thanksgivukkah.LINK

Since this was Russia’s idea, then let Russia  depose of these chemical weapons stockpile, ha.
Albania, a small, impoverished Balkan nation that is one of the United States’ staunchest supporters, on Friday firmly rejected a U.S. request for it to host the destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile. The surprise refusal was a major blow to international efforts to destroy Syria’s chemical arsenal by mid-2014. LINK

“Pope Francis doesn’t want cultural warriors; he doesn’t want ideologues,” said Bishop Blase Cupich of Spokane, Wash.: “The nuncio said the Holy Father wants bishops with pastoral sensitivity, shepherds who know the smell of the sheep.” LINK

The Chinese government will ease its one-child family restrictions and abolish “re-education through labor” camps, significantly curtailing two policies that for decades have defined the state’s power to control citizens’ lives, the Communist Party said Friday. LINK

…the survey sent to all Catholic bishops with instructions to consult as widely as possible – is a powerful further sign of reform in the old top-down way of governing the Church. The survey’s 39 questions deal with sensitive subjects – contraception, gay marriage, sex outside marriage, and whether divorced and remarried people should be allowed Holy Communion. LINK
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