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Airlines Fear "Chaos" As Trump Unveils Enhanced Security Protocols For Every Inbound US Flight

Airlines Fear "Chaos" As Trump Unveils Enhanced Security Protocols For Every Inbound US Flight

Instead of instituting a widespread laptop ban on every US-inbound flight, the Trump administration will require nearly 200 airlines (and implicitly almost 300 airports) around the world to meet new heightened security protocols, or be barred from entry.

As The Hill reports, the U.S. is rolling out new aviation security measures for all international flights coming into the country instead of imposing a laptop ban, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Wednesday.

Selective enforcement of Federal Law, the tragic cases of Sam Girod and Donald Trump.

Selective enforcement of Federal Law, the tragic cases of Sam Girod and Donald Trump.

"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."-George Orwell, Animal Farm'

 

In two days, the FDA and a federal judge are going to put a Kentucky farmer and grandfather, Samuel Girod, in jail for up to 68 YEARS with up to $3M in fines for charges related to selling a homemade herbal salve.

 

From: http://www.kyfreepress.com/2017/03/updated-sam-girod-v-fda/

Samuel Girod [G as in Gee: gi-ROD] and his family have been making and selling three all-natural herbal products for nearly 20 years.

Trump Goes After "Fake News" NYTimes, Slams Media Criticism On Healthcare: "I Know The Subject Well"

One day after he repeatedly lashed out at CNN, on Wednesday President Trump blasted the the NYT in particular, and the broader press in general, for reporting that he is "not totally engaged" on healthcare.

"Some of the Fake News Media likes to say that I am not totally engaged in healthcare," Trump tweeted shortly before 7am. "Wrong, I know the subject well & want victory for U.S."

Venezuela President Maduro Says Armed Group "Started A Coup", Using Stolen Helicopter To Drop Grenades

In an incident that is oddly reminiscent to the "failed coup" in Turkey from last June, late on Tuesday a rogue Venezuelan police helicopter strafed the Supreme Court and the interior ministry on Tuesday, in what President Nicolas Maduro called an attack by "terrorists seeking a coup" and which major news agencies said was an escalation of the OPEC nation's political crisis, although to some local Venezuelans this was a staged attempt to justify ongoing repression at Venezuela's National Assembly.

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