Hosts: Darren Weeks, Nancy Levant
Unemployment numbers continue to be dismal as workforce participation rates reach record lows. Trans-Pacific Partnership and other costly "free trade" agreements continue to forge ahead. Tens of thousands of new homeless in Los Angeles each month. Meanwhile, the government continues to waste billions. Communist China's crack down on dissidents. Obama pushes for gun control after another shooting event at a community college in Oregon. Putin bombs the State Department's terrorists in Syria. Attorney General Loretta Lynch launches an international policing network for our cities at the UN conference in New York.
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Record 94,610,000 Americans Not in Labor Force
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/10/02/record-94610000-americans-not-labor-force/
Record 94,610,000 Americans Not in Labor Force; Participation Rate Lowest in 38 Years
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/record-94610000-americans-not-labor-force-participation-rate-lowest-38
Record 56,647,000 Women Not in Labor Force
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/10/02/record-56647000-women-not-labor-force/
House lawmakers express concern about TPP auto provision
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/255735-house-lawmakers-express-concern-about-autos-provision
Cocaine Production Plummets After DEA Kicked Out of Bolivia
http://theantimedia.org/cocaine-production-plummets-after-dea-kicked-out-of-bolivia/
Foreign competitors in the next cubicle
http://governamerica.com/news/20658-foreign-competitors-in-the-next-cubicle
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/aug/23/h1b-visa-foreign-competitors-next-cubicle/
13,000 become homeless every month in Los Angeles County, study says
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/8/25/13000-los-angeles-county-residents-become-homeless-every-month.html
DHS Spent $20 Million on Conferences Last Fiscal Year
http://freebeacon.com/issues/dhs-spent-20-million-on-conferences-last-year/
China puts two democracy activists on trial amid crackdown
http://news.yahoo.com/china-puts-two-democracy-activists-trial-amid-crackdown-071740567.html
Oregon state police: Reports of 10 dead at college
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/01/us/oregon-college-shooting/index.html
13 Firearms Found
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/02/us/oregon-umpqua-community-college-shooting/
Sheriff: Oregon gunman was enrolled at college, attacked his classmates
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/02/us/oregon-umpqua-community-college-shooting/
Oregon state had recently tightened gun laws
http://news.yahoo.com/oregon-state-had-recently-tightened-gun-laws-234249348.html
Community College Where 10 Shot Dead Was a Gun Free Zone; Victims left defenseless - even water pistols were banned
http://www.infowars.com/community-college-where-10-shot-dead-was-a-gun-free-zone/
Gun Ownership - It's The Law In Kennesaw
http://rense.com/general9/gunlaw.htm
82 Shot, 15 Dead in City with the Strictest Gun Laws in the United States
http://thefreethoughtproject.com/82-shot-15-dead-city-strictest-gun-laws-united-states/
Guns are Illegal in Mexico
http://tijuana.usconsulate.gov/tijuana/warning.html
Mexico’s gun control laws: A model for the United States?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/04/16/mexicos-gun-control-laws-a-model-for-the-united-states/
Oregon Shooting: 13 Troubling Signs Of Potentially Yet Another False Flag
http://www.activistpost.com/2015/10/oregon-shooting-13-troubling-signs-of-potentially-yet-another-false-flag.htmll
Another Mass Shooting Just in Time to Flip the Script
http://truthstreammedia.com/2015/10/01/another-mass-shooting-just-in-time-to-flip-the-script/
Scare after Virginia Commonwealth University warns of possible gunman on campus...then cancels alert just 15 minutes later
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3257739/Scare-Virginia-Commonwealth-University-warns-possible-gunman-campus-cancels-alert-just-15-minutes-later.htm
Artist shot to death while working on non-violence mural in Oakland, Calif
http://kron4.com/2015/09/29/artist-shot-to-death-while-working-on-mural-in-oakland/
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Announces the Launch of the Strong Cities Network at the United Nations General Assembly
http://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-loretta-e-lynch-announces-launch-strong-cities-network-united-nations
Launch of Strong Cities Network to Strengthen Community Resilience Against Violent Extremism
http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/launch-strong-cities-network-strengthen-community-resilience-against-violent-extremism
Strong Cities Network
http://strongcitiesnetwork.org/
Obama Administration and UN Announce Global Police Force to Fight ‘Extremism’ In U.S.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/10/02/obama-administration-and-un-announce-global-police-force-to-fight-extremism-in-u-s/
Canadian military ponders integrated force with U.S. to respond to hotspots
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-election-2015-canadian-us-integrated-force-1.3247362
British armed forces to take on more UN missions in major policy shift
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/south-sudan/11899994/British-armed-forces-could-be-deployed-to-more-UN-missions.html
Twelve dead, including five American soldiers, in U.S. military transport plane crash in Afghanistan
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3257023/U-S-military-plane-crashes-Air-Force-base-Afghanistan-officials-warn-casualties-expected.html
3 Doctors Without Borders staff killed in Afghanistan bombing; U.S. carried out strikes
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/03/asia/afghanistan-doctors-without-borders-hospital/index.html
US military favors keeping troops in Afghanistan beyond 2016
http://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2015/09/30/us-military-favors-keeping-troops-in-afghanistan-past-2016
Obama and Putin outline competing visions on Syria
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-and-putin-outline-competing-visions-on-syria/2015/09/28/619fa6a2-6604-11e5-9ef3-fde182507eac_story.html
Putin to UN: Export of so-called democratic revolutions continues globally
http://www.rt.com/news/316804-putin-russia-unga-speech/
Russia begins airstrikes in Syria, but West disputes targets
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20150930/eu--russia-syria-1f3833b009.html
Russia begins airstrikes in Syria, but West disputes targets
http://news.yahoo.com/russian-strikes-again-expose-us-disarray-201634156.html
Claims Russian jets killed civilians in Syria emerged BEFORE airstrikes started
http://www.rt.com/news/317188-putin-civilian-casualties-syria/
Soros-Backed NGO Fakes Photos To Blame Russia For Dead Civilians
http://www.activistpost.com/2015/10/soros-backed-ngo-fakes-photos-to-blame-russia-for-dead-civilians.html
CNN REPORT: Russia Risks Skirmishes with U.S.-Led ISIS Coalition
https://www.facebook.com/Whosyourbaba/videos/10153350621017912/
US Complains As Russia Bombs its Terrorists
http://journal-neo.org/2015/10/01/us-complains-as-russia-bombs-its-terrorists/
Pentagon weighs protections for U.S.-backed terrorists
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_UNITED_STATES_RUSSIA?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-10-02-04-40-32
6 Russian air strikes destroy ISIS bomb factory, command centers – Defense Ministry
http://www.rt.com/news/317450-russia-syria-isis-air-strikes/
US has trained only 'four or five' Syrian fighters against Isis, top general testifies
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/sep/16/us-military-syrian-isis-fighters
Gen. Lloyd Austin - Number of Fighters Left
U.S. Admits Syrian Rebels Gave Trucks, Ammo to Al Qaeda-Linked Group
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u-s-admits-syrian-rebels-gave-weapons-al-qaeda-linked-n434096
U.S.-trained Syrian rebels gave equipment to Nusra: U.S. military
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/25/us-mideast-crisis-usa-equipment-idUSKCN0RP2HO20150925
New Patch for U.S. Troops Fighting ISIS… Looks Like ISIS Logo
http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/new-patch-for-u-s-troops-fighting-isis-looks-like-isis-logo_09292015
Watchdog report finds numerous problems with Pentagon-led $1.6 billion Iraqi army 'training' program
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2015/10/01/watchdog-report-finds-numerous-problems-with-pentagon-led-iraqi-army-training-program/
Obama authorizes $20mn in 'non-lethal' military aid and training for Ukraine regime
http://www.rt.com/news/317006-us-ukraine-military-aid/
United Nations Farce: Saudi Arabia to Head UN Human Rights Council
http://www.globalresearch.ca/united-nations-farce-saudi-arabia-to-head-un-human-rights-council/5477833
Swiss Authorities Probe Seven Banks for Price Fixing in Metals Market
http://www.infowars.com/swiss-authorities-probe-seven-banks-for-price-fixing-in-metals-market/
First brain-to-brain ‘telepathy’ communication via the Internet
http://www.kurzweilai.net/first-brain-to-brain-telepathy-communication-via-the-internet
Google exec: With robots in our brains, we'll be godlike
http://www.cnet.com/news/google-exec-with-robots-in-our-brains-well-be-godlike/
Intelligent car seat detects driver's stress level
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/intelligent-car-seat-detects-drivers-stress-level-100406941.html
Secret Service official wanted to embarrass congressman
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/watchdog-top-secret-service-official-wanted-information-about-chaffetz-made-public/2015/09/30/ff280378-67ae-11e5-9ef3-fde182507eac_story.html
Ranchers fight radical ESA lawsuit that would criminalize innocent mistakes
http://thewesterner.blogspot.com/2015/10/ranchers-fight-radical-esa-lawsuit-that.html
NM Game Commission denies fed's request for wolf permits
http://www.daily-times.com/story/news/2015/09/29/wildlife-panel-denies-federal-permit-appeal/73066216/
Federal judge halts enforcement of BLM fracking regulations
http://jurist.org/paperchase/2015/10/federal-judge-halts-enforcement-of-blm-fracking-regulations.php
Environmental groups seek end to all Arctic Ocean drilling
http://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article36897375.html
All Those Climate Change Pledges Are A Farce, New York Times Says
http://news.investors.com/blogs-capital-hill/092815-773048-climate-change-pledges-made-so-far-wont-stop-global-warming.htm
Vegan protesters storm steakhouse, shout at customers
http://www.theamericanmirror.com/video-vegan-protesters-storm-steakhouse-shout-at-customers/
Meet the Monsanto operatives pretending to be journalists for Discover, Slate, Washington Post, and New York Times
http://www.naturalnews.com/051393_Monsanto_operatives_Keith_Kloor_Jon_Entine.html