FEATURED STORIES
Kurt Nimmo | For the selfie generation, mindless narcissism equals political action.
Paul Joseph Watson | Move prompts speculation Tony Fernandes had prior knowledge.
Ron Paul | How sad that it was not to last.
The Hill | President Obama is marking the end of the U.S. combat mission in Afghanistan with a statement that says he is bringing the conflict to a “responsible conclusion.”
Washington Examiner | Move over, Oprah, make room for … Michael Savage?
Kurt Nimmo | Airdrop follows “errant” delivery of weapons in October.
Paul Joseph Watson | Weibo user warned travelers to avoid AirAsia in series of posts.
Sputnik | “Suspicious” objects were seen about 1,120km from where the plane last made contact, but it is now clear they are not from the missing jet.
Reuters | “Based on our coordinates, we expect it is in the sea, so for now (we think) it is on the sea floor.”
Michael Snyder | Do you know people that seem like they have had their souls sucked out of them?
WORLD NEWS
RT | Western powers want to find common ground with Russia and end their confrontational approach over Ukraine.
Reuters | The U.S.-led coalition launched 18 air strikes against Islamic State on Monday, including 12 in Syria and six in Iraq, the Combined Joint Task Force said in a statement.
Business Insider | Looking especially tasteless in light of the airline’s own recent tragedy.
London Independent | Prime Minister calls for the truth as electrical fault revives memories of Chernobyl.
Zero Hedge | ISIS has taken to social media to ask how the first captured Jordanian pilot should die.
MONEY WATCH
Washington’s Blog | Lies are no substitute for truth and fantasy is no substitute for reality.
New American | OPEC’s total revenues, which hit an all-time high of $900 billion in 2012, are expected to decline by half next year.
MyBudget360 | 92.4 million Americans are considered to be “not in the labor force” officially.
The Hill | Sony Pictures on Sunday said “The Interview” has made $15 million through online videos and purchases since it was released on Christmas Day.
PRISON PLANET
The Washington Times | In the wake of the murders of two police officers in New York, some NYPD cops are letting minor crimes slide.
Zero Hedge | A particularly agitated customer nearly killed the staff at a McDonalds over the matter of $0.40.
The Hill | Police nationwide believe that they are “under attack from the federal government at the highest levels.”
Daily Caller | Ferguson protesters spent the weekend after Christmas chanting “Deck The Halls With Rows of Dead Cops”.
COMMENTARY
Gateway Pundit | Christmas week has seen open season on America’s police and firefighters.
Mac Slavo | The net effect of technology is a mixed bag, with one major side effect.
Breitbart | On December 28, the Wisconsin Gazette (WG) ran a column claiming “it is long past time to repeal the stupid Second Amendment.”
Michael Snyder | Should the federal government be spending billions of dollars to pump up Wal-Mart’s profits?
MULTIMEDIA
Daily Caller | The Obama administration spent Christmas week trying to get two Islamist organizations off a foreign country’s terror list.
RT | The incident was followed by protesters clashing with police at the scene, accompanied by the sound of loud bangs.
Paul Joseph Watson | “Can you take this away? I don’t feel safe with a gun in my house”.
U.S. NEWS
Washington Times | Video monitors speeders, HOV scofflaws.
Breitbart | Anti-police protesters are planning to disrupt New Year’s Eve celebrations at major metropolitan sites.
Truth Revolt | “The main task of the agents seemed to focus on stopping any other people in kayaks getting to close to the president, his wife and their two daughters.”