Sunday, May 15, 2016
White House Spox Says Obama Admin’s Transgender Bathroom Directive Is Just ‘Guidance,’ Not a ‘Threat’ | TheBlaze.com
White House Spox Says Obama Admin’s Transgender Bathroom Directive Is Just ‘Guidance,’ Not a ‘Threat’ | TheBlaze.com:
"However, the letter also warned schools they could risk losing federal funding or be at risk of lawsuits if they refuse to follow the guidelines laid out in the directive. The letter stated:
“As a condition of receiving Federal funds, a school agrees that it will not exclude, separate, deny benefits to, or otherwise treat differently on the basis of sex any person in its educational programs or activities unless expressly authorized to do so under Title IX or its implementing regulations. The Departments treat a student’s gender identity as the student’s sex for purposes of Title IX and its implementing regulations.”
"However, the letter also warned schools they could risk losing federal funding or be at risk of lawsuits if they refuse to follow the guidelines laid out in the directive. The letter stated:“As a condition of receiving Federal funds, a school agrees that it will not exclude, separate, deny benefits to, or otherwise treat differently on the basis of sex any person in its educational programs or activities unless expressly authorized to do so under Title IX or its implementing regulations. The Departments treat a student’s gender identity as the student’s sex for purposes of Title IX and its implementing regulations.”
Intel CEO Says Reports of the Death of Moore's Law Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
Intel CEO Says Reports of the Death of Moore's Law Have Been Greatly Exaggerated - ABC News
"...CEO Brian Krzanich said he still believes Moore's Law, the rule that predicts explosive growth in computer power, will continue to hold true.
In 1965, Gordon Moore, a co-founder of Intel, predicted that the number of tiny electrical switches that could be placed on a computer chip, called transistors, would double approximately every two years at a roughly fixed cost.
..."In my 34 years in the semiconductor industry, I have witnessed the advertised death of Moore’s Law no less than four times..."
...IBM showed off a prototype chip last year that was hailed as a technological breakthrough for the tiny transistors -- electrical switches that help power a computer -- that have been made so thin they're 1/10,000th the width of a human hair.
-- could allow as many as 20 billion transistors to be placed on a chip the size of a fingernail and is half the size of the current 14 nanometer standard, company officials said.
A nanometer is one-billionth of a meter."
"...CEO Brian Krzanich said he still believes Moore's Law, the rule that predicts explosive growth in computer power, will continue to hold true.
In 1965, Gordon Moore, a co-founder of Intel, predicted that the number of tiny electrical switches that could be placed on a computer chip, called transistors, would double approximately every two years at a roughly fixed cost. ..."In my 34 years in the semiconductor industry, I have witnessed the advertised death of Moore’s Law no less than four times..."
...IBM showed off a prototype chip last year that was hailed as a technological breakthrough for the tiny transistors -- electrical switches that help power a computer -- that have been made so thin they're 1/10,000th the width of a human hair.
-- could allow as many as 20 billion transistors to be placed on a chip the size of a fingernail and is half the size of the current 14 nanometer standard, company officials said.
A nanometer is one-billionth of a meter."
TSA computer error at Phoenix airport sees 3,000 bags lost in one day
TSA computer error at Phoenix airport sees 3,000 bags lost in one day | Daily Mail Online
The mountain of THREE THOUSAND bags lost in just one day at Phoenix airport after TSA computer error meant every piece of hold luggage had to be searched by HAND
The mountain of THREE THOUSAND bags lost in just one day at Phoenix airport after TSA computer error meant every piece of hold luggage had to be searched by HAND- 'Technical issues' caused massive delays in baggage screening at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Arizona Thursday
- Normally, all but 10 percent of bags are automatically screened, TSA said
- With the automatic screening system down, bags started to pile up
- Sixteen airlines fly in and out of Sky Harbor, which is one of the nation's busiest airports
‘We’re running a f—ing casino’: Politician tells all in manifesto
‘We’re running a f—ing casino’: Politician tells all in manifesto | New York Post:
"An anonymous congressman has dropped a bombshell election-year book that confirms why Americans hate their national government and have rallied to anti-establishment presidential candidates like Donald Trump.
The veteran politician lays bare a rotten and corrupt Congress enslaved by lobbyists and interested only in re-election in an anonymous, 65-page manifesto called “The Confessions of Congressman X.”
“Like most of my colleagues, I promise my constituents a lot of stuff I can never deliver,” he admits. “But what the hell? It makes them happy hearing it . . . My main job is to keep my job.”
The House member — a Democrat who is either still in Congress or served sometime over the past two decades — says more time is spent fundraising than reading bills and calls Washington a “sinkhole of leeches.”
...“I contradict myself all the time, but few people notice,” X says.
“One minute I rail against excessive spending and ballooning debt.
The next minute I’m demanding more spending on education, health care, unemployment benefits, conservation projects, yadda, yadda, yadda.”
...“Business organizations and unions fork over more than $3 billion a year to those who lobby the federal government.
Does that tell you something?
We’re operating a f–king casino,” he says..."
"An anonymous congressman has dropped a bombshell election-year book that confirms why Americans hate their national government and have rallied to anti-establishment presidential candidates like Donald Trump.
The veteran politician lays bare a rotten and corrupt Congress enslaved by lobbyists and interested only in re-election in an anonymous, 65-page manifesto called “The Confessions of Congressman X.”“Like most of my colleagues, I promise my constituents a lot of stuff I can never deliver,” he admits. “But what the hell? It makes them happy hearing it . . . My main job is to keep my job.”
The House member — a Democrat who is either still in Congress or served sometime over the past two decades — says more time is spent fundraising than reading bills and calls Washington a “sinkhole of leeches.”
...“I contradict myself all the time, but few people notice,” X says.
“One minute I rail against excessive spending and ballooning debt.
The next minute I’m demanding more spending on education, health care, unemployment benefits, conservation projects, yadda, yadda, yadda.”
...“Business organizations and unions fork over more than $3 billion a year to those who lobby the federal government.
Does that tell you something?
We’re operating a f–king casino,” he says..."
‘We Will Not Be Blackmailed’: Conservatives Slam Obama Admin. After Transgender Bathroom Directive to Public Schools | Video | TheBlaze.com
‘We Will Not Be Blackmailed’: Conservatives Slam Obama Admin. After Transgender Bathroom Directive to Public Schools | Video | TheBlaze.com:“This attempt to bully our local schools into submission to the Obama Administration’s agenda is shameful and a gross abuse of the federal government’s power,” Rep. Diane Black (R-Tenn.) said. “It has nothing to do with compassion for minority student populations and everything to do with political opportunism for the next election.”
Video shows woman beaten on city street while crowd watches
Video shows woman beaten on city street while crowd watches | WTXF:
"PHILADELPHIA (WTXF) An alarming video of a woman being beaten on a city street while a crowd of people watches came to us by a Fresco News user.
..."The guy was actually on top of the girl-- just beating on her," the witness told FOX 29.
The woman is on the ground and you can see the man repeatedly slapping and punching the victim.
"I did hear a commotion earlier.
I didn't pay no mind and then I came out and the guy was on top of the girl," the witness explained.
The witness who shot the video says the beating went on for some time.
He says maybe 20 to 30 minutes.
"Did anyone try to help the woman?," FOX 29 asked,
"No one, just bystanders, smiling laughing. Just standing around like a normal day, like nothing was even happening," the witness said.
You can see from the video that no one tries to intervene or help the woman.
People are on their cell phones and just watching her being beaten.
We don't know if they were possibly afraid for their own safety.
We do know someone on the block did call police.
"I didn't want to jump in and be a hero and just get hurt you know. It's bad out here," the man said..."
"PHILADELPHIA (WTXF) An alarming video of a woman being beaten on a city street while a crowd of people watches came to us by a Fresco News user.
..."The guy was actually on top of the girl-- just beating on her," the witness told FOX 29.
The woman is on the ground and you can see the man repeatedly slapping and punching the victim.
"I did hear a commotion earlier.
I didn't pay no mind and then I came out and the guy was on top of the girl," the witness explained.
The witness who shot the video says the beating went on for some time. He says maybe 20 to 30 minutes.
"Did anyone try to help the woman?," FOX 29 asked,
"No one, just bystanders, smiling laughing. Just standing around like a normal day, like nothing was even happening," the witness said.
You can see from the video that no one tries to intervene or help the woman.
People are on their cell phones and just watching her being beaten.
We don't know if they were possibly afraid for their own safety.
We do know someone on the block did call police.
"I didn't want to jump in and be a hero and just get hurt you know. It's bad out here," the man said..."
History for May 15
History for May 15 - On-This-Day.com
Lyman Frank Baum 1856 - Author of children's books ("The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"), Pierre Curie 1859 - Physicist, James Mason (James Neville Mason) 1909 - Actor
Trini Lopez (Trinidad López III) 1937 - Singer, guitarist, Madeleine Albright 1937 - First woman to become a U.S. Secretary of State, Chazz Palminteri (Calogero Lorenzo "Chazz" Palminteri) 1951 - Actor, writer
1618 - Johannes Kepler discovered his harmonics law.
1702 - The War of Spanish Succession began.
1768 - Under the Treaty of Versailles, France purchased Corsica from Genoa.
1916 - U.S. Marines landed in Santo Domingo to quell civil disorder.
1918 - Regular airmail service between New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, DC, began under the direction of the Post Office Department, which later became the U.S. Postal Service.
1940 - Nylon stockings went on sale for the first time in the U.S.
1963 - The last Project Mercury space flight was launched.
1972 - Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace was shot by Arthur Bremer in Laurel, MD while campaigning for the U.S. presidency. Wallace was paralyzed by the shot.
1988 - The Soviet Union began their withdrawal of its 115,000 troops from Afghanistan. Soviet forces had been there for more than eight years.
Saturday, May 14, 2016
Judge rules for House Republicans in ObamaCare lawsuit | Fox News
Judge rules for House Republicans in ObamaCare lawsuit | Fox News:
"The ruling Thursday marks a win for House Republicans who brought the politically charged legal challenge, and a legal setback for the administration.
“Today’s ruling by the DC federal court is an important step toward restoring the separation of powers and stopping President Obama’s power grab. The Constitution is very clear: it is Congress’ job to write our laws and it is the President’s duty to enforce them,” House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., said in a statement.
At issue was a $175 million program authorizing payments to insurers that Republicans claimed were not appropriated by Congress. "
"The ruling Thursday marks a win for House Republicans who brought the politically charged legal challenge, and a legal setback for the administration.“Today’s ruling by the DC federal court is an important step toward restoring the separation of powers and stopping President Obama’s power grab. The Constitution is very clear: it is Congress’ job to write our laws and it is the President’s duty to enforce them,” House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., said in a statement.
At issue was a $175 million program authorizing payments to insurers that Republicans claimed were not appropriated by Congress. "
Dems on FEC shift from regulating Drudge to conservative cellphone texts
Dems on FEC shift from regulating Drudge to conservative cellphone texts | Washington Examiner
"The Democrats on the Federal Election Commission, following efforts to muzzle conservative news sites and even an anti-Obama movie maker, voted in secret to regulate conservative text messages despite a staff recommendation that the agency drop the case.
The three Democrats, in dismissing the advice from the FEC's own legal staff, voted to punish a Virginia firm that issued anti-Obama texts days before the 2012 presidential election, a move that would have set a sweeping precedent in advance of the upcoming election.
It was part of a long campaign by Democrats to target those that use new technology to press their political views, including past efforts to regulate Google and Facebook messages, and most recently conservative news sites like the Drudge Report, and the maker of the anti-Obama movie, "Dreams of My Real Father: A Story of Reds and Deception."
...Republicans have argued that the Democrats only want to muzzle conservative content.
The latest case focused on a Chantilly, Va., political action committee called Americans In Contact PAC.
Shortly before the 2012 reelection of President Obama, it sent out texts that read "The Obama administration perpetuated misinformation about Libya. Vote against Obama!" and "Obama supports homosexuality and its radical social agenda. Say No to Obama on Nov 6!..."
"The Democrats on the Federal Election Commission, following efforts to muzzle conservative news sites and even an anti-Obama movie maker, voted in secret to regulate conservative text messages despite a staff recommendation that the agency drop the case.
The three Democrats, in dismissing the advice from the FEC's own legal staff, voted to punish a Virginia firm that issued anti-Obama texts days before the 2012 presidential election, a move that would have set a sweeping precedent in advance of the upcoming election.
It was part of a long campaign by Democrats to target those that use new technology to press their political views, including past efforts to regulate Google and Facebook messages, and most recently conservative news sites like the Drudge Report, and the maker of the anti-Obama movie, "Dreams of My Real Father: A Story of Reds and Deception."...Republicans have argued that the Democrats only want to muzzle conservative content.
The latest case focused on a Chantilly, Va., political action committee called Americans In Contact PAC.
Shortly before the 2012 reelection of President Obama, it sent out texts that read "The Obama administration perpetuated misinformation about Libya. Vote against Obama!" and "Obama supports homosexuality and its radical social agenda. Say No to Obama on Nov 6!..."
RICO Climate Alarmists FOIA Emails Released
RICO Climate Alarmists FOIA Emails Released - Hit & Run : Reason.com:
Remember the Gang of 20?
A group of concerned academicians sent a letter to President Obama and Attorney-General Loretta Lynch urging that the government open up (RICO) Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act investigation against groups that dissent from the consensus that man-made climate change is a big problem.
As I noted earlier:
Remember the Gang of 20?
A group of concerned academicians sent a letter to President Obama and Attorney-General Loretta Lynch urging that the government open up (RICO) Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act investigation against groups that dissent from the consensus that man-made climate change is a big problem.
As I noted earlier:
Attorney General Loretta Lynch has referred to the FBI the question as to whether people who question the scientific consensus about climate change should be prosecuted.Lynch might have been acting on a request from George Mason University professor Jagadish Shukla, who—with 19 others—wrote a letter urging the administration to follow the advice of Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D) and go after "corporations and other organizations" by using the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. As The Wall Street Journal has noted, RICO is an anti-mafia statute written to help "prosecute individuals tied to loansharking and murder-for-hire."
Speaking of rackets: Shukla is the founder and head of the Institute of Global Environment and Society. His wife is the business manager, and his daughter is the assistant to the president. The organization gets 98 percent of its funding from the government, and the Shuklas have reaped more than $5 million from it over the years.
In any case, a free market legal group, the Energy and Environment Legal Insitute have been pursuing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) action seeking emails from the George Mason University faculty members who were the instigators of the notorious letter..."
Target CEO Defends Pro-Transgender Policy, Stocks Crash Down Another $2 Billion - Breitbart
Target CEO Defends Pro-Transgender Policy, Stocks Crash Down Another $2 Billion - Breitbart:
"The CEO of retail giant Target is zig-zagging between the many customers who are angered by his decision to open single-sex bathrooms to the other sex, the gender-identity progressives who pushed for the disastrous transgender policy, and the Wall Street stock-pickers who have chopped roughly $4.5 billion off the company’s value.
“We’re going to continue to embrace our belief in diversity and inclusion, just how important that is to our company,”CEO Brian Cornell "
"The CEO of retail giant Target is zig-zagging between the many customers who are angered by his decision to open single-sex bathrooms to the other sex, the gender-identity progressives who pushed for the disastrous transgender policy, and the Wall Street stock-pickers who have chopped roughly $4.5 billion off the company’s value.“We’re going to continue to embrace our belief in diversity and inclusion, just how important that is to our company,”CEO Brian Cornell "
Former Saudi intelligence chief: Saudi Arabia must consider ‘acquisition of nuclear weapons’ to counter Iran
Former Saudi intelligence chief: Saudi Arabia must consider ‘acquisition of nuclear weapons’ to counter Iran - NetRight Daily:
"“I’ve always maintained that we, particularly the GCC states, the Gulf Cooperation Council, must consider all options, including the acquisitions of nuclear weapons, to face whatever eventuality might come from Iran.”
As a startling reminder of just what a bad idea the 2015 Iran nuclear deal was, that was Saudi Arabia’s former intelligence chief, Turki al-Faisal, telling the Washington Institute for Near East Policy on May 7 that Saudi Arabia will go nuclear if it has to in order to defend itself against Iran.
These were not the first statements from Saudi Arabia hinting at a nuclear arms race being sparked in the Middle east.
...As a result, President Barack Obama with Congressional authorization was able to lift the Iran nuclear sanctions with the stroke of a pen.
...In the meantime, Iran is apparently violating the nuclear deal and UN Security Council Resolutions with its tests of missiles capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.
Unsurprisingly, Saudi Arabia, a U.S. ally, appears to be seeking its own nuclear option to counter the threat of Iran and defend itself.
And John Kerry — who helped shaped the agreement that altered Iran’s NPT obligations that appears to have it on a fast track to getting nuclear weapons — cried foul and said Saudi Arabia would be violating the NPT if it went forward.
Is Kerry out of his mind?
Given the chain of events that led to this point, it seems Saudi Arabia would be nuts if it wasn’t pursuing a nuclear weapons program to counter Iran.
All another indication of just how vacant U.S. leadership in the region has been since the Iran deal was finalized.
Obama, Kerry, Corker and Congress have helped touch off a nuclear arms race in the most dangerous region in the world.
Good job."
"“I’ve always maintained that we, particularly the GCC states, the Gulf Cooperation Council, must consider all options, including the acquisitions of nuclear weapons, to face whatever eventuality might come from Iran.”
As a startling reminder of just what a bad idea the 2015 Iran nuclear deal was, that was Saudi Arabia’s former intelligence chief, Turki al-Faisal, telling the Washington Institute for Near East Policy on May 7 that Saudi Arabia will go nuclear if it has to in order to defend itself against Iran.
...As a result, President Barack Obama with Congressional authorization was able to lift the Iran nuclear sanctions with the stroke of a pen.
...In the meantime, Iran is apparently violating the nuclear deal and UN Security Council Resolutions with its tests of missiles capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.
Unsurprisingly, Saudi Arabia, a U.S. ally, appears to be seeking its own nuclear option to counter the threat of Iran and defend itself.
And John Kerry — who helped shaped the agreement that altered Iran’s NPT obligations that appears to have it on a fast track to getting nuclear weapons — cried foul and said Saudi Arabia would be violating the NPT if it went forward.
Is Kerry out of his mind?
Given the chain of events that led to this point, it seems Saudi Arabia would be nuts if it wasn’t pursuing a nuclear weapons program to counter Iran.
All another indication of just how vacant U.S. leadership in the region has been since the Iran deal was finalized.
Obama, Kerry, Corker and Congress have helped touch off a nuclear arms race in the most dangerous region in the world.
Good job."
Stoned Drivers Are Killing More and More Innocent Victims
Stoned Drivers Are Killing More and More Innocent Victims:
"Blake Gaston, 23, killed while riding his motorcycle in Seattle.
He played the piano, guitar, drums, wrote music, and developed websites.
Elizabeth Kemble, 46, was killed by a car while walking across the street in Portland, Ore.
She previously survived three kidney transplants, and dedicated her life to helping dialysis patients and hungry seniors.
Debra Majkut, 34, mother of two, killed while sitting on her couch with three children when a car smashed into her house.
And the list goes on and on.
Each person was killed by a person high on marijuana..."
"Blake Gaston, 23, killed while riding his motorcycle in Seattle.
He played the piano, guitar, drums, wrote music, and developed websites.
She previously survived three kidney transplants, and dedicated her life to helping dialysis patients and hungry seniors.
Debra Majkut, 34, mother of two, killed while sitting on her couch with three children when a car smashed into her house.
And the list goes on and on.
Each person was killed by a person high on marijuana..."
U.S. Government Refurbishing Mosques Overseas for $770 Million | Glenn Beck
U.S. Government Refurbishing Mosques Overseas for $770 Million | Glenn Beck:"A CBS news investigation found that the Obama State Department is sending hundreds of millions of dollars to save mosques overseas — to the tune of $770 million. The news has outraged taxpayer advocates and raised enormous questions about the U.S. potentially aiding terror groups with U.S. tax dollars."
SOMEHOW, I THINK THIS ROBERT HEINLEIN QUOTE IS WORTH REPEATING ONE MORE TIME
SOMEHOW, I THINK THIS ROBERT HEINLEIN QUOTE IS WORTH REPEATING ONE MORE TIME: Throughout hist…:
"SOMEHOW, I THINK THIS ROBERT HEINLEIN QUOTE IS WORTH REPEATING ONE MORE TIME:
HARTFORD CT TEETERS ON THE EDGE OF BANKRUPTCY: “Hartford’s problems are deep-seated, from high taxes and exorbitant living costs to widespread unemployment and rampant poverty. About a third of the city’s residents live below the poverty line. Wallethub.com recently rated it the worst capital city in America.”
Sounds like a serious case of what Robert Heinlein would call “bad luck.”
Sounds like a serious case of what Robert Heinlein would call “bad luck.”
Posted at 7:14 am by Ed Driscoll 
"SOMEHOW, I THINK THIS ROBERT HEINLEIN QUOTE IS WORTH REPEATING ONE MORE TIME:
"Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded — here and there, now and then — are the work of an extremely small minority, frequently despised, often condemned, and almost always opposed by all right-thinking people. Whenever this tiny minority is kept from creating, or (as sometimes happens) is driven out of a society, the people then slip back into abject poverty. This is known as “bad luck.”"
Stuff you should know!-----Intel Core i3 vs. i5 vs. i7: Which One Do You Really Need?
Intel Core i3 vs. i5 vs. i7: Which One Do You Really Need?:
"The processor is the brain of a computer — but understanding the difference between processors requires a lot of brainpower of your own!
Intel hasn’t made it any easier for customers with their strange naming schemes, and the question we get asked most often is:
What’s the difference between an i3, i5, or i7 processor?
Which one should I buy?"
"The processor is the brain of a computer — but understanding the difference between processors requires a lot of brainpower of your own!Intel hasn’t made it any easier for customers with their strange naming schemes, and the question we get asked most often is:
What’s the difference between an i3, i5, or i7 processor?
Which one should I buy?"
Chelsea Clinton's husband Marc Mezvinsky has ‘nothing to say’ to his investors
Chelsea Clinton's husband Marc Mezvinsky has ‘nothing to say’ to his investors | Daily Mail Online
EXCLUSIVE: No apology, no rebate!
Chelsea Clinton's contemptuous husband Marc Mezvinsky has ‘nothing to say’ to his investors (some Hillary contributors) despite losing 90 percent of their millions
EXCLUSIVE: No apology, no rebate!
Chelsea Clinton's contemptuous husband Marc Mezvinsky has ‘nothing to say’ to his investors (some Hillary contributors) despite losing 90 percent of their millions
- Mezvinsky has refused to apologize to investors yesterday - despite losing nearly $25 million of their money in a gamble on the Greek economy
- Those investors include wealthy Clinton family supporters, some of whom have contributed campaign money to either Bill or Hillary
- Mezvinsky persuaded clients to pour cash into the struggling European country in the hope it would bounce back and deliver massive profits
- When Daily Mail Online asked Mezvinsky - outside his $10 million Manhattan apartment - he refused to discuss the Greek tragedy
- Marc's father Edward Mezvinsky, pleaded guilty to 31 charges of felony fraud in 2001 and spent five years in federal prison
- He admitted scamming his friends and family out of $10 million in a Ponzi scheme.
This State Just Told Shariah Law To Sit Down And Shut Up, Because THIS IS AMERICA
This State Just Told Shariah Law To Sit Down And Shut Up, Because THIS IS AMERICA:
"According to recent reports, South Carolina is the most recent of seven states to pass a bill permanently banning Shariah Law from their courts and legal system.
The legislation was sponsored by Rep. Chip Limehouse, and not surprisingly, it has been met with immense conflict. The law bars any form of foreign law from usurping state law, and passed this week 68 to 42."
42 didn't oppose the bill.
That should be very concerning.
"According to recent reports, South Carolina is the most recent of seven states to pass a bill permanently banning Shariah Law from their courts and legal system.
The legislation was sponsored by Rep. Chip Limehouse, and not surprisingly, it has been met with immense conflict. The law bars any form of foreign law from usurping state law, and passed this week 68 to 42."
42 didn't oppose the bill.
That should be very concerning.
It Wasn't Supposed to Work This Way
It Wasn't Supposed to Work This Way | The Weekly Standard:
"Local authorities in Pueblo, just 40 miles south of Colorado Springs, were recently alerted by a vigilant resident to a possible illegal marijuana grow operation.
Within days, on March 31, sheriff’s deputies from the Special Investigations Narcotics Section raided a single-family home that was in the process of being converted into a "grow house."
Authorities discovered 127 marijuana plants, over $100,000 in growing equipment, and two Cuban nationals.
At first, no one seemed to take particular note of the individuals, Adriel Trujillo Daniel, 28, and Leosbel Ledesma Quintana, 41, who had recently moved to Colorado from Florida.
They were arrested on felony drug charges but local authorities initially believed it was an isolated event.
But in the span of the next week and a half, local authorities would arrest at least four more individuals in the Pueblo area in similar cases, with similar backgrounds.
All were recent transplants to the state.
All were reported by neighbors or by other Pueblo residents who had witnessed suspicious activity. All were transforming residential homes into elaborate marijuana grow operations.
And all were Cuban nationals.
...It is what Colorado Springs mayor John Suthers calls "the total nightmare" scenario, a byproduct of the state's recent legalization of first medicinal, and later recreational, marijuana.
People from out of town or even foreign countries move to Colorado and "buy or lease houses by the hundreds if not thousands," explains Suthers, who previously served 10 years as attorney general of the state..."
"Local authorities in Pueblo, just 40 miles south of Colorado Springs, were recently alerted by a vigilant resident to a possible illegal marijuana grow operation.
Within days, on March 31, sheriff’s deputies from the Special Investigations Narcotics Section raided a single-family home that was in the process of being converted into a "grow house."
Authorities discovered 127 marijuana plants, over $100,000 in growing equipment, and two Cuban nationals.
At first, no one seemed to take particular note of the individuals, Adriel Trujillo Daniel, 28, and Leosbel Ledesma Quintana, 41, who had recently moved to Colorado from Florida.
But in the span of the next week and a half, local authorities would arrest at least four more individuals in the Pueblo area in similar cases, with similar backgrounds.
All were recent transplants to the state.
All were reported by neighbors or by other Pueblo residents who had witnessed suspicious activity. All were transforming residential homes into elaborate marijuana grow operations.
And all were Cuban nationals.
...It is what Colorado Springs mayor John Suthers calls "the total nightmare" scenario, a byproduct of the state's recent legalization of first medicinal, and later recreational, marijuana.
People from out of town or even foreign countries move to Colorado and "buy or lease houses by the hundreds if not thousands," explains Suthers, who previously served 10 years as attorney general of the state..."
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