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Survey: Majority of Americans Support Legalizing Marijuana for First Time
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A recent survey found for the first time that a majority of Americans favor legalizing marijuana, Gallup reports. Gallup found that 58% of Americans support making pot legal – a major increase since 2005, when only 35% of the population favored legalization. The changing attitudes were seen over the past year in…
Ex-Secret Service Agent: Obama’s Staff Partied Hard During Overseas Trips
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The White House staff likes to party. So says former Secret Service agent Dan Bongino in an upcoming book, “Life Inside the Bubble,” the Baltimore Sun reports. “The only bad behavior I ever witnessed at these events was by intoxicated White House staff,” Dan Bongino, who is running for office in Maryland’s…
AG: New Strategies Needed to Respond to Active Shooter Situations
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com As police increasingly respond to “active shooter” situations, Attorney General Eric Holder said new strategies must be developed to limit the death toll, CNN reports. Speaking at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference in Philadelphia, Holder said mass shootings are on the rise. “Although research methods and results vary, it’s…
Top Drug Dealer on Silk Road Website Became Informant After He Was Busted
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com One of the top drug dealers on the illicit website Silk Road became an informant after he was busted selling drugs, The Smoking Gun reports. Steven Sadler, known as “Nod” on Silk Road, sold high-quality heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine, feds say. TSG reported that he was busted July 31 and “began cooperating,…
New FBI Director Comey Warns of Impact of Impending Budget Cuts
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Speaking for the first time publicly about the budget challenges, new FBI Director James Comey said it will become increasingly difficult to fight crime because of the spending cuts, CBS Philly reports. Congressional spending cuts may have catastrophic consequences for the FBI as it faces more pressure to fight violent crime and…
FBI Names New Special Agent in Charge of Detroit Office
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Detroit’s FBI division has a new leader. Paul M. Abbate, who has a background in counterterrorism, will replace Robert Foley, who announced plans to step down in August after a year on the job. The appointment was first reported by ticklethewire.com and Deadline Detroit. Fox 2 reports that Abbate most recently was…
Was ‘Hero’ ATF Agent Too Cold After Shooting a Bronx Weapons Dealer?
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An ATF agent hailed as a hero for fatally shooting a Bronx weapons dealer is suing the federal agency because he was taken off full duty after the incident, the New York Post reports. Adam Bruzzese, of Long Island, said his bosses at ATF were convinced something was wrong with him because…
Obama’s Choice for Homeland Security Director Defended Happy Meal Hoaxer
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A disgraced scientist who fried a rat’s tail, placed it in his son’s french fries and tried then to extort McDonalds for $5 million was represented by Jeh Jonson, who is President Obama’s nominee for head of Homeland Security, the Daily Caller reports. Despite Johnson’s representation, Michael Zanakis was convicted of the…