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Date Sent: 2014-12-28
Freedom's Phoenix Edition for Sunday, December 28, 2014
 
US Preparing Surge of Military Contractors to Iraq

In Just Three Days, The Internet Showered This Homeless Man With Over $100,000 -- Gold Deliveries Pass 2,000 Tons on the Shanghai Gold Exchange in 2014 -- Why Sony REALLY Decided to Release "The Interview" -- Liberty Activists Organizing Massive NYC Jury Nullification Campaign -- The secret GMO war: double agents, betrayal, greed? -- Homeowner Shoots Home Invader Holding Gun To Woman's Neck -- Magic Growth Numbers -- Pettis on Strains in China's Banking System; Avoiding the Fall -- Russia's Overnight Lending Rate Hits 19%, as Mistrust of Banks Spreads -- Dexta Robotics unveils Dexmo F2 VR controller -- New 'illusion coating' hides objects from detection -- Facebook Deletes Post on Tibetan Monk's Self-Immolation -- Pentagon Set to Resume Special Foreign-born Recruiting Program -- Hackers could control your car by attacking safety features -- A 12.3% efficient solar to hydrogen conversion with low-cost... -- Elon Musk unveils Dragon V2 manned spacecraft -- War on Black America -- How Vulnerable Is America to Mass Starvation? -- Today Cuba, tomorrow Iran -- Israeli Supreme Court Orders Illegal West Bank Outpost Demolished -- Corruption Arrests Batter Top Parties in Israel's Elections -- Yes, of Course We Should Lift The Cuban Embargo -- Uber slapped with suit by 45 Philadelphia taxi companies -- US-funded Radio Liberty in Azerbaijan raided -- The Power of Gratuitous Kindness -- China To Launch Yuan Swap Trading With Russian Rubles On Monday -- Ukraine Cuts Power To Crimea Again, Halts Train Services -- Every Stock Index Hits All Time High On Lowest Volume Since 2006 -- Game Over Japan: Real Wages Crash Most In 21st Century, Savings Rate Turns Negative -- 15 Terrible Things That Happen If You Eat Too Much Sugar -- Kim Dotcom Tried And Failed To Stop The Attacks On The PlayStation Network -- New York Times: Enemy of TruthNYT -- SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News, December 28, 2014 Edition -- You Cannot Be Christian and Support Torture -- A Fun List of Ways to be Killed By the Cops -- Opinion: Cops Gone Wild -- Obama : America Has Become 'Less Racially Divided' Under My Presidency

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US Preparing Surge of Military Contractors to Iraq News Link  â€¢  Iraq
 US Preparing Surge of Military Contractors to Iraq
12-27-2014  •  http://news.antiwar.com,  
Those Approved Likely Just the Tip of the Iceberg  Read Full Story
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In Just Three Days, The Internet Showered This Homeless Man With Over $100,000 News Link  â€¢  Internet
 In Just Three Days, The Internet Showered This Homeless Man With Over $100,000
12-27-2014  •  http://www.dailypaul.com, by meekandmild 
But it's also filled with wonderful people. And those folks have been so moved by Thomas, a kind-hearted homeless man, they are going to give him more than $103,000 -- probably a lot more.   Read Full Story
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Gold Deliveries Pass 2,000 Tons on the Shanghai Gold Exchange in 2014 News Link  â€¢  China
 Gold Deliveries Pass 2,000 Tons on the Shanghai Gold Exchange in 2014
12-27-2014  •  http://www.dailypaul.com, by Smaulgld.com 
The Shanghai Gold Exchange reported delivering 60 tons of gold for the week ended December 19, 2014 bringing the total of gold delivered this year to 2,016 tons!   Read Full Story
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Why Sony REALLY Decided to Release News Link  â€¢  Entertainment: Movies
 Why Sony REALLY Decided to Release "The Interview"...
12-27-2014  •  http://www.dailypaul.com, by BuckTheSystem 
Hopefully you guys get a kick out of this. It's a little short film I whipped up to mock the whole situation with Sony, The Interview, and Kim Jong-un.   Read Full Story
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Liberty Activists Organizing Massive NYC Jury Nullification Campaign News Link  â€¢  Voting and Elections
 Liberty Activists Organizing Massive NYC Jury Nullification Campaign
12-27-2014  •  http://thelibertybeat.com, By: John Bush 
A group of liberty activists is organizing an effort to educate the New York Public about jury nullification.  Read Full Story
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The secret GMO war: double agents, betrayal, greed? News Link  â€¢  Agriculture
 The secret GMO war: double agents, betrayal, greed?
12-27-2014  •  http://www.prisonplanet.com, Jon Rappoport 
I'll start at an odd place, a seemingly innocuous place.   Read Full Story
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Homeowner Shoots Home Invader Holding Gun To Woman's Neck News Link  â€¢  Self-Defense
 Homeowner Shoots Home Invader Holding Gun To Woman's Neck
12-27-2014  •  http://dailycaller.com, Chuck Ross 
A suspect in an armed home invasion is dead after he was confronted by an armed homeowner.   Read Full Story
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Fastest home internet access ever rolls out in US city News Link  â€¢  Internet
 Fastest home internet access ever rolls out in US city
12-27-2014  •  http://www.gizmag.com, By Eric Mack 
Some residents of Minneapolis, Minnesota, received a holiday gift this December â€" the fastest home internet speed available just about anywhere in the world.   Read Full Story
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Magic Growth Numbers News Link  â€¢  Economy - Economics USA
 Magic Growth Numbers
12-27-2014  •  http://www.paulcraigroberts.org, Paul Craig Robert 
Everyone wants good news, so the government makes it up. The latest fiction is that US real GDP grew 4.6% in the second quarter and 5% in the third.   Read Full Story
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Pettis on Strains in China's Banking System; Avoiding the Fall News Link  â€¢  China
 Pettis on Strains in China's Banking System; Avoiding the Fall
12-27-2014  •  Mike Shedlock 
In his last email of the Year Michael Pettis takes stock of the current state of China's rebalancing. It's an 18 page PDF, with no online link..99  Read Full Story
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Russia's Overnight Lending Rate Hits 19%, as Mistrust of Banks Spreads... News Link  â€¢  Economy - International
 Russia's Overnight Lending Rate Hits 19%, as Mistrust of Banks Spreads...
12-27-2014  •  Mike Shedlock 
Russia's Overnight Lending Rate Hits 19%, as Mistrust of Banks Spreads; Ruble Up Again   Read Full Story
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Dexta Robotics unveils Dexmo F2 VR controller News Link  â€¢  Robots and Artificial Intelligence
 Dexta Robotics unveils Dexmo F2 VR controller
12-27-2014  •  http://www.bit-tech.net, by Gareth Halfacree 
A start-up company claims to have developed an affordable exoskeleton for the human hand which provides both input and true digital force feedback to allow users to 'feel' a virtual object in the real world.  Read Full Story
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New 'illusion coating' hides objects from detection News Link  â€¢  Inventions
 New 'illusion coating' hides objects from detection
12-27-2014  •  http://www.business-standard.com 
Researchers have developed a new 'illusion coating' that could hide things by making them look like something else or even completely disappear.   Read Full Story
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Facebook Deletes Post on Tibetan Monk's Self-Immolation News Link  â€¢  Social Networking/Social Media
 Facebook Deletes Post on Tibetan Monk's Self-Immolation
12-27-2014  •  http://sinosphere.blogs, By Austin Ramzy 
A prominent Tibetan writer says Facebook deleted her post on the self-immolation of a monk in Sichuan Province, raising concerns about politically motivated censorship.  Read Full Story
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Pentagon Set to Resume Special Foreign-born Recruiting Program News Link  â€¢  Military
 Pentagon Set to Resume Special Foreign-born Recruiting Program
12-27-2014  •  http://www.military.com, by Bryant Jordan  
After a months-long hiatus, a special immigration program designed to attract recruits with certain skills will be up and running once more in the next several weeks.   Read Full Story
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Hackers could control your car by attacking safety features News Link  â€¢  Hacking, Cyber Security
 Hackers could control your car by attacking safety features
12-27-2014  •  http://www.independent.co, Emma Finamore 
Safety and security features can be exploited by hackers to steal information, extort money or even control vehicles, motoring experts have warned.   Read Full Story
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A 12.3% efficient solar to hydrogen conversion with low-cost... News Link  â€¢  Energy
 A 12.3% efficient solar to hydrogen conversion with low-cost...
12-27-2014  •  https://www.youtube.com 
A 12.3% efficient solar to hydrogen conversion with low-cost, earth-abundant materials   Read Full Story
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Elon Musk unveils Dragon V2 manned spacecraft News Link  â€¢  Space Travel and Exploration
 Elon Musk unveils Dragon V2 manned spacecraft
12-27-2014  •  http://www.gizmag.com, David Szondy 
Having teased the public by showing off the SuperDraco engine, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has taken the wraps off the Dragon V2 manned spacecraft that it's designed to propel.   Read Full Story
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War on Black America Feature Article  â€¢  Racism
 War on Black America
Stephen Lendman
   killer cops
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How Vulnerable Is America to Mass Starvation? Reference Link  â€¢  Food
 How Vulnerable Is America to Mass Starvation?
www.thecommonsenseshow.com 
   How vulnerable is America to mass starvation? The details behind the answer to this question, are shocking!
Entered by: Dave Hodges
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This Weekend on LewRockwell.com - Dec. 27th 2014 News Link  â€¢  Philosophy: Libertarianism
 This Weekend on LewRockwell.com - Dec. 27th 2014
12-27-2014  •  www.LewRockwell.com 
Leftism Is a Religion / Bye-Bye, US Dollar / The Bloody Invasion by a Drug-Running US President / Regular Guys Are Learning the Truth, and Spreading It /   Read Full Story
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Nicht to War in Europe Feature Article  â€¢  WAR: About that War
Nicht to War in Europe
Stephen Lendman
   anti-war
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Got a Roku in Your Stocking? Here's How to Make the Most of It News Link  â€¢  Entertainment: Television (TV)
 Got a Roku in Your Stocking? Here's How to Make the Most of It
12-27-2014  •  http://www.wired.com, By Tim Moynihan 
The best thing about a Roku box (or stick) is how many channels it puts on your TV at little to no extra cost.   Read Full Story
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The Craziest Sci-Fi Fantasies That Got Closer to Reality This Year News Link  â€¢  Inventions
 The Craziest Sci-Fi Fantasies That Got Closer to Reality This Year
12-27-2014  •  http://www.wired.com, By Nick Stockton 
In 1964, Isaac Asimov wrote that in 50 years we'd be living in a science fiction reality.   Read Full Story
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The sports car that runs on SALTWATER... News Link  â€¢  Transportation
 The sports car that runs on SALTWATER...
12-27-2014  •  http://www.dailymail.co, By Ellie Zolfagharifard  
The sports car that runs on SALTWATER: Vehicle goes from 0 to 60mph in 2.8 seconds - and has just been approved for EU roads  Read Full Story
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Aquion Energy AHI Technology News Link  â€¢  Inventions
 Aquion Energy AHI Technology
12-27-2014  •  www.aquionenergy.com 
Clean, cheap energy storage   Read Full Story
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Today Cuba, tomorrow Iran News Link  â€¢  Cuba
 Today Cuba, tomorrow Iran
12-27-2014  •  http://america.aljazeera.com, by Stephen Kinzer 
Rapprochement with Cuba, though wise, pales in comparison to a potential US-Iran reboot  Read Full Story
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Israeli Supreme Court Orders Illegal West Bank Outpost Demolished News Link  â€¢  Israel
 Israeli Supreme Court Orders Illegal West Bank Outpost Demolished
12-27-2014  •  http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason Ditz 
Largest Illegal Outpost the Subject of Long Legal Battle  Read Full Story
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Corruption Arrests Batter Top Parties in Israel's Elections News Link  â€¢  Voting and Elections
 Corruption Arrests Batter Top Parties in Israel's Elections
12-27-2014  •  http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason Ditz 
The campaign for Israel's March elections is just picking up pace, and a major party, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu, is reeling from announcing of a major bribery and corruption scandal involving a number of top officials.  Read Full Story
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Yes, of Course We Should Lift The Cuban Embargo News Link  â€¢  Cuba
 Yes, of Course We Should Lift The Cuban Embargo
12-27-2014  •  http://www.cato.org, By Scott Lincicome 
President Obama's announcement last week that his administration will seek to normalize relations with Cuba elicited strong opposition from many freedom-loving conservatives.   Read Full Story
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Uber slapped with suit by 45 Philadelphia taxi companies News Link  â€¢  Technology: Software
 Uber slapped with suit by 45 Philadelphia taxi companies
12-27-2014  •  http://www.post-gazette.com, By Erin Arvedlund  
A group of 45 Philadelphia taxi companies filed suit in federal court Tuesday alleging that Uber, the app-based taxi enterprise, is waging unfair competition against medallion owners who must operate under state laws and regulations.  Read Full Story
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US-funded Radio Liberty in Azerbaijan raided News Link  â€¢  Media: Radio
 US-funded Radio Liberty in Azerbaijan raided
12-27-2014  •  http://thepeninsulaqatar.com 
Prosecutors in Azerbaijan on Friday raided the offices of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's local service, according to its director who condemned the move as a crackdown on free media in the tightly-controlled Caucasus nation.   Read Full Story
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The Power of Gratuitous Kindness News Link  â€¢  Positive News
 The Power of Gratuitous Kindness
12-27-2014  •  http://www.thedailybell.com, By Wendy McElroy  
Every Christmas reminds me of an anonymous act of kindness that changed my life. I have no one to thank. I don't know if my good Samaritan was white or black, male or female.  Read Full Story
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China To Launch Yuan Swap Trading With Russian Rubles On Monday News Link  â€¢  Economy - International
 China To Launch Yuan Swap Trading With Russian Rubles On Monday
12-27-2014  •  http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden 
The world was slow to wake up to the new reality in which China...  Read Full Story
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Ukraine Cuts Power To Crimea Again, Halts Train Services News Link  â€¢  World News
 Ukraine Cuts Power To Crimea Again, Halts Train Services
12-27-2014  •  http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden 
There was some expectation following the loud public response following Ukraine's shut down of power to Crimea on Christmas Eve, that Kiev would treat the territory which it alleges is still part of Ukraine as, well, part of Ukraine.   Read Full Story
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Every Stock Index Hits All Time High On Lowest Volume Since 2006 News Link  â€¢  Economy - Economics USA
 Every Stock Index Hits All Time High On Lowest Volume Since 2006
12-27-2014  •  http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden 
Trading volumes today are running at the lowest pace since 2006, crude oil prices ae testing back towards fresh 5 year lows, and Treasury yields are all lower...  Read Full Story
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Game Over Japan: Real Wages Crash Most In 21st Century, Savings Rate Turns Negative News Link  â€¢  Economy - International
 Game Over Japan: Real Wages Crash Most In 21st Century, Savings Rate Turns Negative
12-27-2014  •  http://www.zerohedge.com 
When about a month ago it was revealed that Japan's shadow economic advisor is none other than Paul Krugman, we said it was only a matter of time before the Japanese economy implodes.  Read Full Story
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15 Terrible Things That Happen If You Eat Too Much Sugar News Link  â€¢  Health and Physical Fitness
 15 Terrible Things That Happen If You Eat Too Much Sugar
12-27-2014  •  http://www.businessinsider.com, Lauren F Friedman 
How much sugar is too much sugar?  Read Full Story
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Kim Dotcom Tried And Failed To Stop The Attacks On The PlayStation Network... News Link  â€¢  Hacking, Cyber Security
 Kim Dotcom Tried And Failed To Stop The Attacks On The PlayStation Network...
12-27-2014  •  http://www.businessinsider.com, Steve Kovach 
Kim Dotcom Tried And Failed To Stop The Attacks On The PlayStation Network And Xbox Live  Read Full Story
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New York Times: Enemy of Truth Feature Article  â€¢  MEDIA (MainStreamMedia - aka MSM)
 New York Times: Enemy of Truth
Stephen Lendman
   NYT
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Sugar Disease Was Killing Me Slowly News Link  â€¢  Science, Medicine and Technology
 Sugar Disease Was Killing Me Slowly
12-27-2014  My problem in self-treatment is that as soon as I start feeling better I open up the sugar fountains. I do not give this much thought until I start feeling something wrong inside my belly. Even then, I will think and wonder of all the possible etiolo  Read Full Story
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Meet the The Mushroom Of Immortality & The King of All Herbs News Link  â€¢  Science, Medicine and Technology
 Meet the The Mushroom Of Immortality & The King of All Herbs
12-27-2014  •  arclein 
The active constituents of Chaga are a combination of: amino acids, beta glucans, betulinic acid, calcium, chloride, copper, dietary fiber, enzymes, flavonoids, germanium, iron, lanosterol, manganese, magnesium, melanin, pantothenic acid, phenols, ph  Read Full Story
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Cannabis Oil Unveiled News Link  â€¢  Drug War
 Cannabis Oil Unveiled
12-27-2014  •  arclein 
For legal purposes becoming more commonly used over Cannabis oil, is Hemp oil which is being grown in Europe to have higher levels of CBD and with no THC. In 2001, the DEA issued a rule banning all import and cultivation of industrial grade hemp. In   Read Full Story
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News Link  â€¢  Central Intelligence Agency
 I Interrogated the Top Terrorist in US Custody. Then The CIA Came to Town
12-27-2014  •  arclein 
For nearly the entire summer of 2002, Abu Zubaydah was kept in isolation. That was valuable lost time, and that doesn't square with claims about the "ticking bomb scenarios" that were the basis for America's enhanced interrogation program, or  Read Full Story
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SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News, December 28, 2014 Edition Opinion  â€¢  Humor
 SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News, December 28, 2014 Edition
12-26-2014
John Semmens
   GOP to Become Party of "Yes" Incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) brushed off complaints from his Party's conservative wing that his recent actions on the Cromnibus Bill served mainly to enable President Obama's illegal amnes
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You Cannot Be Christian and Support Torture News Link  â€¢  Torture
 You Cannot Be Christian and Support Torture
12-26-2014  •  http://brianzahnd.com, Brian Zahnd 
You cannot be Christian and support torture.  Read Full Story
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A Fun List of Ways to be Killed By the Cops News Link  â€¢  Police Brutality and Militarization
 A Fun List of Ways to be Killed By the Cops
12-26-2014  •  http://www.lewrockwell.com, By Robert Wenzel 
[A]n unfortunately large number of people who are fully convinced that police brutality and police state America are solely black community issues and white people should mind their own business because these things don't affect them.  Read Full Story
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Opinion: Cops Gone Wild News Link  â€¢  Police Brutality and Militarization
 Opinion: Cops Gone Wild
12-26-2014  •  http://patch.com, By Scott Mcpherson 
The problem isn't "white privilege." It's blue privilege.  Read Full Story
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The Birth Of Jesus Christ Opinion  â€¢  Religion: Believers
 The Birth Of Jesus Christ
12-25-2014
Chuck Baldwin
  
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Merry Christmas From the United Nations: The UN Arms Treaty Took Effect on December 24th Reference Link  â€¢  Gun Rights
 Merry Christmas From the United Nations: The UN Arms Treaty Took Effect on December 24th
www.thecommonsenseshow.com 
   If you think there is civil disobedience in Washington State over the new I-594 gun control legislation, wait until Obama makes it legal for the UN to confiscate your gun.
Entered by: Dave Hodges
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Fox station apologizes to Black Lives Matter protester for editing chant to say 'Kill a cop' News Link  â€¢  MEDIA (MainStreamMedia - aka MSM)
 Fox station apologizes to Black Lives Matter protester for editing chant to say 'Kill a cop'
12-25-2014  •  Rawstory 
A Baltimore Fox affiliate station apologized to a Black Lives Matter protester on Monday after the station deceptively edited a chant by protesters to say "Kill a cop." According to Talking Points Memo, the chant, led by protester Tawanda Jone  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill
12-year-old who wanted 'to die' deemed competent for trial in 9-year-old's murder News Link  â€¢  Child Protective Services
 12-year-old who wanted 'to die' deemed competent for trial in 9-year-old's murder
12-25-2014  •  Rawstory 
A 12-year-old Michigan boy who stabbed a 9-year-old to death in August -- and then called 911 and said, "I just stabbed somebody, please pick me up, I want to die" -- will be charged as an adult after a psychologist decided he was fit to stand   Read Full Story
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Julian Assange: Why I founded Wikileaks News Link  â€¢  Media: Internet
 Julian Assange: Why I founded Wikileaks
12-25-2014  •  Newsweek 
"We would need a publishing system where the only defense was anonymity." Self-censorship occurs because people don't want to come under legal attack and coercive force, they don't want to be killed.  Read Full Story
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6 Moody airmen arrested in child exploitation sting News Link  â€¢  Military
 6 Moody airmen arrested in child exploitation sting
12-25-2014  •  Air Force Times 
6 airmen at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, were among 11 people arrested in a child exploitation sting targeting base personnel. All are charged with obscene Internet contact, computer and electronic pornography and child exploitation.  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill
Illinois Woman Files For Trademark Protection On Phrase News Link  â€¢  Activism
 Illinois Woman Files For Trademark Protection On Phrase "I Can't Breathe"
12-25-2014  •  Jonathan Turley 
We have seen people attempt to cash in on political and social expressions under increasingly absurd copyright and trademark laws. Catherine Crump has applied for the trademark on "I Can't Breathe."  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill
Police looking for 'a few good hackers' to help doctor dashboard cam footage News Link  â€¢  Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
 Police looking for 'a few good hackers' to help doctor dashboard cam footage
12-25-2014  •  Rawstory 
Previous Next Tech News Seattle Police Department looking for 'a few good hackers' to help it doctor dashboard cam footage Scott Kaufman Scott Kaufman 24 Dec 2014 at 09:35 ET Cop with blurred face (Screen s  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill
Overstock.com rejoins controversial lobbying group ALEC News Link  â€¢  Climate Change
 Overstock.com rejoins controversial lobbying group ALEC
12-25-2014  •  The Guardian 
Controversial lobbying group Alec has received an early Christmas gift from Overstock.com . The online retailer recently rejoined the group, bucking a trend among tech companies, many of which have recently disassociated themselves from it. Alec,   Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill
Ed Snowden Taught Me To Smuggle Secrets Past Incredible Danger. Now I Teach You News Link  â€¢  Hacking, Cyber Security
 Ed Snowden Taught Me To Smuggle Secrets Past Incredible Danger. Now I Teach You
10-28-2014  •  Micah Lee, The Intercept 
The post-Snowden world is a different place. While the NSA and its allied spy agencies still have very little accountability, and while their leaders can still lie to Congress without consequence, they're no longer operating in the dark.   Read Full Story
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Reported by: Leon Felkins
Questions Remain Unanswered in Berkeley Police Shooting of Antonio Martin Near Ferguson News Link  â€¢  Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
 Questions Remain Unanswered in Berkeley Police Shooting of Antonio Martin Near Ferguson
12-25-2014  •  Photography Is Not a Crime 
Police even provided a surveillance video that shows the suspect, Antonio Martin, raising his arm towards police as one would raise a gun. But police cut the video immediately after that motion, preventing the public from seeing the cop pulling ou  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill
Massachusetts Man Arrested For Posting "Put Wings On Pigs" On Facebook News Link  â€¢  Criminal Justice System
 Massachusetts Man Arrested For Posting "Put Wings On Pigs" On Facebook
12-25-2014  •  Jonathan Turley 
Charles DiRosa, 27, has been criminally charged in Chicopee, Massachusetts after he posted "Put Wings on Pigs" to Facebook. It was a despicable act after the murder of 2 NY police officers, but it was protected speech.  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill
Safir to Ignore This Agitprop News Link  â€¢  MEDIA (MainStreamMedia - aka MSM)
 Safir to Ignore This Agitprop
12-25-2014  •  Lew Rockwell blog 
Apparently, its reporters and editors have imbibed the circular reasoning of the USSA's Department of [In]Justice: "the use of deadly force against a police officer is almost never justified, while the use of deadly force by police often is…  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Powell Gammill
North Korea as hacker plot is unraveling,...here's the latest proof News Link  â€¢  Hacking, Cyber Security
 North Korea as hacker plot is unraveling,...here's the latest proof
12-24-2014  •  gotnews.com 
The "hackers" did this leak physically at a Sony LAN workstation by downloading the material in much the same way Bradley Manning or Edward Snowden did at their respective posts.  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Chip Saunders
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