Jesse Ventura's Off The Grid:Vigilant News
Koch Bro: ‘Possible’ Hillary is better than GOP nominee
Charles Koch, CEO of Koch Industries, oil tycoon and conservative backer, stated in an interview with ABC’s “This Week”, that Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton may be a better president than the remaining candidates in the Republican race.
It's time to end our dependence on oil this #EarthDay
According to NASA, global sea level rose about 17 centimeters (6.7 inches) in the last century. All three major global surface temperature reconstructions show that Earth has warmed since 1880. And the EPA claims that in 2014 alone, CO2 accounted for about 80.9% of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions from human activities. But there’s hope: for the first time in three years, First Solar Inc., a producer of solar panels, is making panels for less than China’s biggest producer, justifying more than $3 billion in loan guarantees from the U.S. government, according to Bloomberg News. Is it time to start looking to alternate energy sources to save our green planet? The Governor sounds off.
Will Jesse Ventura run for President?
The Governor takes your questions in another edition of ‘Ask Jesse.’ In this latest, he questions whether a presidential run is even possible at this point in time.
White House may veto bill allowing 9/11 families to sue Saudis
A recent 60 minutes investigation brought more exposure to the alleged links between the 9/11 hijackers and the attacks. Now President Obama faces new pressure from the victims’ families to pass legislation that would allow them to sue the government of Saudi Arabia for its possible involvement. But the White House signaled recently that it will veto such a measure. According to The Hill, Saudi officials reportedly told the White House they would sell off $750 billion in U.S. assets if the bill came to law. While victims’ families continue to fight for full transparency regarding what happened that fateful day, more and more politicians are coming out in support of the release of the 28 redacted pages. Former 9/11 commissioner Tim Roehmer recently told MSNBC he believes the public should be allowed access to secret materials, insinuating that it’s possible that financing in support of the attacks came from Saudi sources.
Jesse Ventura's Marijuana Manifesto
Whether or not you are celebrating 4/20 — otherwise known as National Weed Day (in a country where weed is illegal nationwide under federal law) — you should know that 2016 marks the 45th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s “War on Drugs” (June 17, 1971).
DEA considers reclassifying federal status of marijuana
According to the Huffington Post, the Drug Enforcement Administration is considering to reclassify the federal status marijuana in "the first half of 2016" - potentially dropping its status as a Schedule 1 drug. The DEA determines Schedule 1 drugs as having the highest potential for abuse and no “current accepted medical use.” Other drugs listed as Schedule 1 are LSD and heroin. Additionally, it's been reported that the legal medical marijuana business is booming, reaching $5.7 billion in 2015, up nearly 24% from the prior year.
General: We’re dropping bombs faster than we make them
USA Today quotes Air Force chief of staff General Mark Welsh as saying, “we’re expending munitions faster than we can replenish them.” According to a PRI report, the air raids in the Middle East have caused a loss in “our nation’s stockpile of air-to-ground munitions.” In 2015 alone, our country reportedly dropped more than 20,000 bombs and missiles on Iraq and Syria. The per-unit price ranges from $25,000 to nearly $400,000.
The SCOTUS games: Democrats Vs. Republicans
The Governor takes on all your questions, including the current obstruction against the SCOTUS nominee Merrick Garland. Should Senator Chuck Grassley, the Republican chairman of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, go to jail for obstructing a vote on Garland, and, in turn, obstructing the Constitution?