‘Smart’ Meter Spying Finally Admitted

smartmeterOf course they didn’t quite put it that bluntly.  In fact, they celebrate the ability of utilities to know what appliances people use as another tool to help craft the wonderful world of the future.

Below is my letter to the Arizona Corporation Commission pointing out that industry has finally come out and admitted what I and others have been saying for years. MORE

Radiation in Tuna Triples After Fukushima, New Study Says

tunaradYou’re right to be concerned about the effects of radiation from the Fukushima nuclear disaster of 2011 and beyond. The power station in Japan failed miserably following an earthquake, sending radioactive waste into the ocean at amounts still not fully understood. Recently, a study from researchers with Oregon State University has affirmed the spills have affected sea life and Albacore tuna in particular. MORE

Shock VIDEO: Catches Planned Parenthood Teaching Teens S&M Sex: Gagging, Whipping and Asphyxiation

bdsmA shocking new video Live Action released today catches the Planned Parenthood abortion business teaching teenagers about S&M-based sexual relationships and concepts such as gagging, whipping and asphyxiation.

In a series of undercover audits, Live Action investigators documented Planned Parenthood counselors and nurses advising our investigators, who the Planned Parenthood staffers thought were minors, on how to practice torture sex. MORE

Giant ‘Russian’ Steppe Eagle flies into woman’s home while she’s watching the ‘French’ open

eagleWendy Morrell was at home with her friend, Karen Ruddlesden, and two pet dogs, watching the French Open final, when she was met by a very unexpected visitor. Ms. Morrell, who lives in Broadstone, England, had opened her doors because it was a particularly warm day. All of a sudden, Ms. Morrell told the Bournemouth Echo, “This enormous black thing flew in and the dogs went absolutely berserk.” MORE VIDEO: MORE

Being together to pray separately?

Pope Francis in BethlehemDuring his recent journey to the Holy Land, Pope Francis invited Shimon Peres, President of the State of Israel, and Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority, to come to the Vatican to “send up” with him “a mighty prayer, appealing to God for the gift of peace.”  This interreligious meeting will take place this month on the afternoon of June 8, on the Feast of Pentecost, and the Pope announced that a rabbi and a Muslim [cleric] would be with him on either side. Continue reading

How the Mormons made Las Vegas, Harry Reid too?

mormonslvIt’s less than two miles from the old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Park to The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, but 159 years separate the founding of the fort from the Las Vegas premiere of the controversial musical The Book of Mormon on June 10. What happened in between the two events is a tale of the occasional heartbreak and extraordinary labor with which Mormons helped create modern Clark County—and in the process gained influence far beyond their numbers. MORE