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Date Sent: 2013-05-17
Freedom's Phoenix AM Edition for Friday, May 17, 2013 |
Lawsuit Says IRS Illegally Seized 60 Million Health Records
Unrecorded testimony -- Sectarianism in Iraq stoked by Syrian war -- Terrorists given new identities allowed to board commercial flights, watchdog finds -- IRS Official in Charge During Tea Party Targeting Now Runs Health Care Office -- Pastor Faust and Marroquin arrested; Texas favors sodomites -- Won't You Be My Neighbor - AquaDome -- Attorney For Freedom Show 5-15-13 with Marc Victor (and guest, Charles Goyette) -- Ronald Reagan's opinion on libertarianism (video) -- Ben Swann Reality Check: IRS and AP - Obama Administration Under Fire -- Paypal orders customer's violin destroyed before returning it to
her -- Could your child survive alone in the woods? -- Loan
propels fish-and-vegetable aquaponics -- Black box software: a
problem for science that extends to big data -- Caution:
Wet Solar Power (New Affordable Solar Paint Research) -- Weather on the Outer Planets
of Uranus and Neptune: The Limits of Extreme Winds -- Fossils
Indicate Common Ancestor for Old World Monkeys and Apes -- Kepler
space telescope 'isn't down-and-out just yet' -- Tesla teases
faster way to charge battery
Worldwide ‘March Against Monsanto’ Protests Planned for May 25th
AZ: Fundraiser raffle for Steve Porak's Cancer Treatment
- 36" Ferret .50 BMG on an Olympic AR-15 Lower Receiver
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News Link • Privacy Rights
Lawsuit Says IRS Illegally Seized 60 Million Health Records
05-15-2013
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NextGov
A lawsuit filed in California accuses the Internal Revenue Service of illegal seizure of 60 million electronic health care records belonging to 10 million Americans.
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Kenneth Rineer
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News Link • How to Help
Fundraiser for Steve Porak's Cancer Treatment - 36" Ferret .50 BMG on Olympic AR-15 Lower
05-16-2013
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StevePorak.Com
Donate $20.00 per ticket towards the drawing to win this 36" Ferret .50 BMG on an Olympic AR-15 Lower with a 30mm Tasco Scope and a .50 cal Ammo can full of ammo to support Steve Porak's Cancer Treatment! (100 TICKETS LEFT)
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Unrecorded testimony
05-16-2013
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Boston Globe
Those concerned with the survival of American civil liberties most commonly fear the federal government’s technical ability to record and store virtually all telephonic and electronic communications. But a more immediate threat to liberty
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Syria
Sectarianism in Iraq stoked by Syrian war
05-16-2013
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Washington Post
A recent tide of sectarian tensions that erupted into the worst violence seen in Iraq in five years is testing the government of Prime Minister al-Maliki, whose ability to contain the crisis could hinge on a conflict raging beyond his control in Syri
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • TERRORISM
Terrorists given new identities allowed to board commercial flights, watchdog finds
05-16-2013
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Washington Post
An investigation of the Justice Department’s witness protection program uncovered terrorists who had been given new identities after cooperating with U.S. prosecutors to board commercial flights in the United States.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
IRS Official in Charge During Tea Party Targeting Now Runs Health Care Office
05-16-2013
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ABC News
The Internal Revenue Service official in charge of the tax-exempt organizations at the time when the unit targeted tea party groups now runs the IRS office responsible for the health care legislation.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Inventions
Jay Silver: Hack a banana, make a keyboard!
05-16-2013
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ted.com
Why can't two slices of pizza be used as a slide clicker? Why shouldn't you make music with ketchup? In this charming talk, inventor Jay Silver talks about the urge to play with the world around you.
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News Link • Media: Radio
Attorney For Freedom Show 5-15-13 with Marc Victor (and guest, Charles Goyette)
05-16-2013
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www.youtube.com
Well known author, and former talk show host Charles Goyette was on the show last night. Charles' special talent to explain economics with clarity and passion to people. He is a real champ for freedom.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Chickens and Turkeys
6 of the best chicken coop tours in the U.S.
05-16-2013
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Mother Nature Network.com
Many cities offer tours and suggestions for backyard chicken coops. Check out these resources!
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Inventions
LG hints at development of waterless washing machine
05-16-2013
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Mother Nature Network.com
From the 'holy disbelief, Batman' file: Korean electronics giant LG is rumored to be developing a washing machine that doesn't use water. Although details are scant, Mashable has more on the chatter.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Agriculture
A Web-based babysitter for your hydroponic garden
05-16-2013
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Mother Nature Network.com
Bitponics Web-connected sensors help your indoor garden grow.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Business/ Commerce
Paypal orders customer's violin destroyed before returning it to her
05-16-2013
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I sold an old French violin to a buyer in Canada, and the buyer disputed the label. Rather than have the violin returned to me, PayPal made the buyer DESTROY the violin in order to get his money back. They deemed the violin “counterfeit”
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Outdoor Survival
Could your child survive alone in the woods?
05-16-2013
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Mother Nature Network.com
There's a hierarchy of survival skills that are more age-appropriate for children than teaching them how to skin a squirrel for supper.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Agriculture
Loan propels fish-and-vegetable aquaponics
05-16-2013
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westfaironline.com
Continental Organics, a sustainable farm in New Windsor, should more than double its production of organic vegetables this spring due in part to a $100,000 loan from the spouse of a Facebook founder.
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News Link • Technology: Software
Black box software: a problem for science that extends to big data
05-16-2013
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gigaom.com
Blind trust in black box, or click-and-run, software is a growing problem in science, and the concern extends to big data and high performance computing.
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News Link • Energy
SunPower to sell energy storage, potentially lithium ion batteries
05-16-2013
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gigaom.com
SunPower plans to sell lithium ion batteries " or other energy storage technology " bundled with solar panels. The move follows other solar companies into the energy storage space.
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Caution: Wet Solar Power (New Affordable Solar Paint Research)
05-16-2013
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http://cleantechnica.com, Tina Casey
The concept of a liquid, paint-on solar cell is old news these days, but a research team from the University at Buffalo in New York has come up with an interesting new angle.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Transportation
BMW CEO To Germans: Get Over Your Angst, Buy Electric Cars Already!
05-16-2013
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greencarreports.com
It's a tough job selling electric cars anywhere in huge numbers at the moment, with much of the buying public still skeptical of the potential benefits.
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
Weather on the Outer Planets of Uranus and Neptune: The Limits of Extreme Winds
05-16-2013
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www.scienceworldreport.com, Catherine Griffin
Uranus and Neptune are home to some of the most extreme winds that can be found in our solar system.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Animals and Pets
Fossils Indicate Common Ancestor for Old World Monkeys and Apes
05-16-2013
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http://www.scientificamerican.com, By Chris Palmer
A discovery of the oldest known fossils from two major primate groups fills in a 10-million-year gap in the record and reveals new information about evolution
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
Kepler space telescope 'isn't down-and-out just yet' " Nasa
05-16-2013
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http://www.guardian.co.uk, Alok Jha
Scientists are exploring ways to keep the ailing planet-hunting Kepler telescope operational
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Transportation
Tesla teases faster way to charge battery
05-16-2013
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http://www.chron.com, By Dan X. McGraw
Rumors are swelling that Tesla Motors may make an announcement about their batteries after the company's CEO Elon Musk tweeted that there is a way to charge a Tesla faster than filling a car with gasoline.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Technology: Computer Hardware
An inside look at the world’s newest quantum computing and nanotechnology center
05-16-2013
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http://venturebeat.com, John Koetsier
Inside this lab, your mobile phone doesn’t work. You don’t feel any outside noise or vibrations, even if a freight train passes just a few feet away.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Transportation
8 Things You Should Know About Electric Cars
05-16-2013
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http://www.popsci.com, By John Voelcker
Sometime in the next few weeks, the 100,000th plug-in electric car will be sold in the U.S. But they're still mostly a mystery to the average new-car buyer, and there are a few key principles that get shared over and over again.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Agriculture
Victoria, Edmonton residents raise vegetables and fish using aquaponics
05-16-2013
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http://www.theprovince.com, By Megan Cole
Aquaponics combines aquaculture (farming aquatic organisms like fish and plants) and hydroponics (the process of growing plants in water). By combining the two systems the fish and plants create a self-maintained system.
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Reference Link • Impeachment
The Case For Impeachment
www.thecommonsenseshow.com
In Article II, Section 4, of the U.S. Constitution states, “The President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misd
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News Link • Heroes
Unsung Heroes and Enemies of Freedom
05-15-2013
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Lewrockwell.com
As Ariel Castro was paraded out before the judge for his first court hearing, a shocked and disgusted nation got its first live glimpse at the monster accused of kidnapping three women in Ohio and forcefully holding them captive, for a decade.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Tea Party
The IRS wants YOU " to share everything
05-15-2013
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DAVID NATHER, TARINI PARTI and BYRON TAU
The Internal Revenue Service asked tea party groups to see donor rolls.It asked for printouts of Facebook posts. And it asked what books people were reading.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • General Opinion
We're All Going To Die!
05-15-2013
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Lewrockwell.com
Today, we interrupt our regular coverage of markets, morons and mush-head economics to give you a heads-up:
We may all be doomed!
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News Link • Currencies
Amazon launches its own virtual currency called Coins
05-15-2013
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Daily Mail
Amazon has launched its own currency called Amazon Coins.
It's currently only available in the States for Kindle Fire owners, but the Coins can be used to pay for games, apps and in-app purchases from the Amazon Appstore.
One Amazon Coin is wo
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News Link • Economy - International
Europe pushes Switzerland to end bank secrecy
05-15-2013
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Reuters
European Union finance ministers gave the green light to start talks with Switzerland and Liechtenstein about surrendering bank data, as Europe stepped up its fight against tax evasion. The move, described as 'historic' by Germany's Finance Minister
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Feature Article • Prepping
Karen Johnsons Arizona Freedom Fest
Thomas Costanzo
Former Arizona State Senator Karen Johnson and Dara are putting on the Arizona Freedom Fest in Show Low Arizona http://arizonafreedomfest.com/ June 14,15,16 2013 Come check out the private gun show. The speakers will be Chuck Baldwin, Joel Skousen,
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News Link • Conspiracies
The Man Who Knew Where All The Bodies Were Buried
05-14-2013
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Lew Rockwell blog
The legendary Billie Sol Estes has died during this 50th anniversary year of the murder of John F. Kennedy, watch the establishment mainstream media fall all over themselves to demonize "the man who knew where all the bodies were buried."
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Feature Article • New World Order
HISTORIC LAWSUIT TO STOP UN AGENDA 21
Donna Hancock
We're working on a legal challenge to the huge 9 county 101 city regional plan here in the San Francisco Bay: One Bay Area. This regional plan is different from the others in the US and we believe it's a prototype for forced implementation of UN Age
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News Link • Movies
Operation Paul Revere (www.InfoWars.com Contest) -- "It Can't Happen Here" (by Larken
05-15-2013
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YouTube Larken Rose
Unlike most of my videos, this was a major production, and is a feature-length documentary. I've been working pretty much non-stop on it for a month, to get it finished by the deadline
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News Link • Activism
Oath Keepers Co-Sponsors Open Carry March in Support of MSgt CJ Grisham June 1st Temple, TX
05-15-2013
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Oath Keepers
MSgt Grisham, an outspoken advocate of truth and the Constitution, was arrested on March 16, 2013 by the Temple, Texas PD for “rudely displaying a firearm” while walking down a dirt road with his son on a Boy Scout hike.
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News Link • Israel
Israel-related groups also pointed to IRS scrutiny
05-15-2013
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Politico
The same Internal Revenue Service office that singled out Tea Party groups for extra scrutiny also challenged Israel-related organizations, at least one of which filed suit over the agency’s handling of its application for tax-exempt status.
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News Link • Energy
South Korean researchers bring polymer solar cells closer to commercialisation
05-15-2013
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http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com,
Researchers have demonstrated high-performance polymer solar cells (PSCs) with a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 8.92% - the highest values reported to date for plasmonic PSCs using metal nanoparticles (NPs).
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Robert Lee
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News Link • B.O.R.G.
BORG City sues ‘Robin Hood’ group over parking meter payments
05-14-2013
KEENE - The city has filed a lawsuit against six citizens, part of a group dubbed Robin Hood of Keene that patrols downtown armed with video cameras and pockets full of change to fill expired parking meters.
Also known as Robin Hooders, the six ar
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
The Murder of David Sal Silva
05-14-2013
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Lew Rockwell blog
A mob of 9 men beat David Sal Silva, 33, to death in Bakersfield, CA. They hogtied him, bashed his head with batons, picked him up and then dropped him at twice as he screamed and pleaded for his life. They committed this crime openly
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News Link • Food
Study questions how sharply U.S. should cut the salt
05-14-2013
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Washington Post
“We’re not saying we shouldn’t be lowering excessive salt intake,” said Brian Strom of the University of Pennsylvania, who led the IOM committee. But below 2,300 milligrams a day, “there is simply a lack of data that shows it is beneficial.”
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News Link • Drug War
NTSB: Get tougher on drunken driving
05-14-2013
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Washington Post
The NTSB wants state legislatures to drop the measure from the current blood-alcohol level of .08 to .05, about that caused by a dry martini or two beers in a 160-pound person. The .08 standard could allow the same person to drive legally
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Opinion • Government
The Growing Threat of Smart Meters
05-14-2013
Tom Deweese
Sustainable Development is code for a policy designed to transform human society, essentially eliminating individual life decisions and replacing them with top " down, one-size-fits-all government control.
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