1776 COALITION 07/12/2015

‘Digging’ to a new PC low On July 7 the Memphis City Council voted unanimously to exhume the body of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest from its 110 year resting place and move it to another location. The body of Forrest’s wife will be exhumed as... Read More Trump meets with families of people slain by illegal immigrants: ‘Nobody wants to hear from us’ Embattled GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump held a press conference in Los Angeles on Friday night featuring family members of individuals who were killed by illegal immigrants. Mr. Trump met with the families in private earlier in the day before... Read More Gun-rights group calls background checks ‘utter failure’ after failing to flag Dylann Roof That Dylann Roof was able to purchase a firearm despite a drug arrest comes as evidence that background checks have been an “utter failure,” says a leading gun-rights group. “Background checks for purchasing firearms have been an utter failure,” said... Read More 20 years of cleaning up NYC pissed away Here’s an up-close look at a quality-of-life offense the City Council wants to decriminalize. This urinating vagrant turned a busy stretch of Broadway into his own private bathroom yesterday – an offense that would result in a mere summons if... Read More Texans organize ‘Operation Counter Jade Helm’ to keep an eye on the federal troops When the troops land in Texas for Operation Jade Helm next week, someone will be waiting for them. Hundreds of people have organized a "Counter Jade Helm" surveillance operation across the Southwestern states and in an effort to keep an... Read More Islamic State ‘behind blast’ at Italian consulate in Cairo Islamic State militants have said they were behind a deadly explosion that severely damaged the Italian consulate in Egypt's capital, Cairo. At least one person died and several people were injured when a car bomb went off at the building.... Read More