A new poll suggests that more Americans support President Trump’s executive order to impose a temporary block on Muslim immigrants than those who don’t. A Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released Tuesday suggests that United States is equally divided over the ban along party lines, with the majority agreeing rather than disagreeing.
A 20-year-old British chef from West Sussex, England, turned ISIS fighter, fighting alongside the Kurdish YPG in Syria, took his own life to avoid capture by the Islamic State. Ryan Lock died during an offensive by anti-ISIS fighters to liberate a village near the ISIS capital Raqqa in northern Syria. During the battle, the young Brit was surrounded by ISIS militants and apparently “turned the gun on himself” and committed suicide to avoid falling captive, in what is described as an act of “outstanding bravery in the face of a barbaric enemy,” by his Kurdish comrades.
Submitted by Nonie Darwish via The Gatestone Institute,
Authorities in California are planning to turn the entire state into a giant ‘safe space’ zone for potential terrorists by completely opening up their borders to all immigrants. New emergency legislation being pushed through The Senate Public Safety Committee will prohibit all law enforcement officers from cooperating with border agents, ignoring federal laws put in place by President Trump. If the legislation passes, it could make California Governor Jerry Brown guilty of conspiracy to violate federal immigration laws.
Today’s infographic from Mint.com highlights the history of money, including the many monetary experiments that have taken place since ancient times...
Courtesy of: Visual Capitalist
As VisualCapitalist's Jeff Desjardins notes, some innovations have stood the test of time – precious metals, for example, have been used for thousands of years. Paper money and banknotes are also widespread in use, after first being turned to in China in 806 after a copper shortage prevented the minting of new coins.