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Date Sent: 2013-06-04
Freedom's Phoenix AM Edition for Tuesday, June 4, 2013 |
Federal Reserve studying effect of Paypal and Bitcoin on banking
Richard Dawkins Declared World’s Top Thinker–Or, Is That Stinker? -- Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox introduces account verification -- The FBI: An American Cheka -- Ben Swann’s Liberty is Rising Truth in Media Project -- Ben Swann Needs Our Help To Defeat The Mainstream Media (Video) -- Ron Paul: Iraq Collapse Shows Bankruptcy of Interventionism -- Native American student denied high school diploma for wearing tribal feather -- 05-04-13 -- Jeff Berwick - Paige Peterson - Vernon Hershberger - LISTEN LIVE on LRN.FM, M-F, 9-Noon -- Florida cop fired after dashcam shows him running over fleeing man -- New Jersey dad wears Nazi uniform in court during custody hearing -- The Coverage Has Begun: Alex Jones Live at Bilderberg 2013 -- Turkish Stocks Collapse Most In 10 Years, Bond Yields Surge Most On Record
AZ: 90th Birthday Party for Beryl Rousseau from the Arizona Breakfast Club Sat June 8th, 4 p.m. til ??; Fundraiser raffle for Steve Porak's Cancer Treatment -
36" Ferret .50 BMG on an Olympic AR-15 Lower Receiver;
Bring Jordan Page to AZ Freedom Fest
Bradley Manning Freedom Torch Parade
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News Link • Bitcoin
Federal Reserve studying effect of Paypal and Bitcoin on banking
06-03-2013
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AFP
The US is studying the potential risk from online payment mechanisms like PayPal and Bitcoin. Bankers have expressed worries that newer players in the online marketplace could have negative implications for the financial system.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Just For Fun!
90th Birthday Party for Beryl Rousseau from the Arizona Breakfast Club Sat June 8th, 4 p.m. til ??
06-03-2013
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www.meetup.com/RonPaulPhoenix
Beryl Rousseau is going to be 90 years old! She has been attending the Arizona Breakfast Club since 1974, and has been active in the Republican Party for a very long time. Birthday Party at the Hancock's on Saturday, June 8th, 2013 starting at 4 p.m.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Bitcoin
Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox introduces account verification
06-03-2013
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In the wake of charges against virtual currency firm Liberty Reserve S.A., earlier this week, Bitcoin exchange firm Mt. Gox announced that it will now require identity verification for currency transactions.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
The FBI: An American Cheka
06-03-2013
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by William N. Grigg (Pro Liberate)
22 years ago, then-FBI Director Louis Freeh " still basking in his agency’s residual glory from the Mt. Carmel Massacre of April 1993 " visited Moscow to sign a joint cooperation accord with the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB).
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Media: Internet
Ben Swann’s Liberty is Rising Truth in Media Project
06-03-2013
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
As promised, you are now the first to hear in detail about my- actually our- next step. Beginning next week on Monday, June 10, we will officially launch the “Liberty Is Rising Truth in Media Project” on Kickstarter. As I have told you, this is the m
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Chris Menke
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News Link • Media: Internet
Ben Swann Needs Our Help To Defeat The Mainstream Media (Video)
06-03-2013
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
Ben Swann Needs Our Help To Defeat The Mainstream Media (Video)
**HELP SPREAD THIS VIDEO AND MESSAGE!**
Links to everything I talked about in this video:
https://www.facebook.com/events/18228…
http://benswann.com/
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Chris Menke
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News Link • Iraq
Ron Paul: Iraq Collapse Shows Bankruptcy of Interventionism
06-03-2013
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Ron Paul's Texas Straight Talk
Millions live in constant fear, refugees do not return home, and the economy is destroyed. The Christian community, some 1.2 million persons before 2003, has been nearly wiped off the Iraqi map. Other minorities have likewise disappeared.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
Native American student denied high school diploma for wearing tribal feather
06-03-2013
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Rawstory
A high school graduate in Alabama is being denied her diploma after being fined $1,000 for wearing a feather reflecting her Native American heritage. “I don’t think it’s fair at all,” 17-year-old Chelsey Ramer told WPMI-TV. “I feel like its discrimin
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Florida cop fired after dashcam shows him running over fleeing man
06-03-2013
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Rawstory
A Florida cop was fired amid an investigation into the death of 38-year-old Marlon Brown, who police say was run over by a squad car last month as he fled an officer. Dashboard video taken from DeLand, Fla. Officer J.P. Harris’s car shows him
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Child Protective Services
New Jersey dad wears Nazi uniform in court during custody hearing
06-03-2013
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Rawstory
The founder of a New Jersey Nazi group insisted his wearing an accompanying uniform should not impact his chances of regaining custody of his 4 children.
“I’m going to tell the judge, I love my children. I wanna be a father, let me be it.”
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Secret Societies
The Coverage Has Begun: Alex Jones Live at Bilderberg 2013
06-03-2013
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http://www.infowars.com/b/
Our special coverage has begun, so check out Infowars.com, follow the Bilderberg link, and be part of history in the making.
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Reported by:
Ernest Hancock
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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 • Activism
Pete Seeger - What Did You Learn In School?
06-03-2013
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youtube
Apologies for the watermark which appears. I hope to upload a watermark-free version in the future.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Religion: Believers
Lee Rigby will burn in hellfire. But Michael is a nice man
06-03-2013
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The UK Sun
Hate preacher Anjem Choudary's vile rant on Lee Rigby
...yet still they don't arrest him
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Mike Renzulli
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News Link • General Opinion
Trip Report, Part II: The Crossing
06-03-2013
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Daily Paul.com
So you might want to read, Part I, Context first, but then again, you might want to read it later.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Economy - International
Turkish Stocks Collapse Most In 10 Years, Bond Yields Surge Most On Record
06-03-2013
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zerohedge.com
UPDATE: BIST-100 Closes -10.47% - Biggest drop since March 2003
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Just For Fun!
Watch A Terrifying, Beautiful Electrical Storm From A Plane Window
06-03-2013
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popsci.com
Terrifying for anyone on the plane, but an awesome video for us back on solid ground.
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Outdoor Survival
Surviving the Finger of God
06-03-2013
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survivalist.com
In tornado tracking terminology, an EF5 funnel formation is often referred to as the “Finger of God.”
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Transportation
1983 Volvo Concept Car Previewed Today's Green Tech
06-03-2013
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greencarreports.com
Traditionally, concept cars are superficial beasts, showing off an automaker's latest style, eventually watered down and rationalized before they hits the road.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Transportation
New Plug-In Stations For Electric Cars Expand Road Trip Options
06-03-2013
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gadling.com
There are not many electric cars or plug-in hybrids on the road but there may be a good reason for that.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Activism
Oath keepers Billboard Up At Twentynine Palms Marine Base!
06-02-2013
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Daily Paul.com
The population assigned to the Combat Center is 9,723, Active Duty members, 8,588 dependents, and approximately 1,398 civilians.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Philosophy: Anarchism
Woody Harrelson: “I'm an Anarchist… I Think People Could be Just Fine Looking After Themselves”
06-02-2013
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Daily Paul.com
I know many of you are probably thinking that this is just a dumb celebrity story, but this is actually a pretty big deal.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
SFPD Officer Alleges He Was Beaten By Three San Francisco Cops
06-02-2013
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blogs.sfweekly.com
An African American SFPD cop is alleging that three of his fellow officers beat him up last night in what the NAACP is labeling "racial profiling."
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Inventions
Chemist Invents Bulletproof Paint From Rice Husks
06-01-2013
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http://www.natureworldnews.com, By James A. Foley
A chemist developed bulletproof paint with rice husks that she claims will allow for thinner and lighter bulletproof vests.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Internet
EFF campaigns to stop patent troll Personal Audio from suing podcast creators NBC, CBS and others
05/31/2013
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EFF
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) launched a campaign yesterday to challenge a patent, filed by Personal Audio, which is being used to sue numerous podcast creators and media companies.
The non-profit advocacy group is partnering with a num
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Ronald Bogner
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Reference Link • Conspiracies
The College Industrial Complex
www.thecommonsenseshow.com
In America, Warren Buffet , GE and Goldman Sachs don’t pay taxes. Yet, well armed swat teams, from the Department of Education, now kick in doors and mug student loan defaulters and terrorize their young children.
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Dave Hodges
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News Link • Events: Arizona
Bring Jordan Page to AZ Freedom Fest
06-01-2013
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The Local Voluntary
The focus of the drive to bring Jordan to Freedom Fest has been augmented. We are now in a drive for people to prepay for their access to Freedom Fest instead of paying upon arrival. And the collection has been shifted to Freedom Fest. Dara and I h
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Michael Baysek
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News Link • Government
'Liberty Reserve' And Why Some Money Launderers Are "More Equal" Than Others
05-31-2013
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Zero Hedge
Whether it’s the Department of Justice turning journalism into a criminal act, the IRS going after political enemies, or our Noble Peace Prize winning President droning thousands of innocent men, women and children all over the world with flying robo
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Obama Administration
Obama's new FBI chief approved Bush's NSA warrantless wiretapping scheme
05-31-2013
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by Glenn Greenwald (The Guardian)
How are Obama's most devoted media loyalists reacting to the news that he is about to put in charge of the FBI the Bush lawyer who authorized the illegal NSA warrantless eavesdropping program based on warped right-wing legal theories?
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Obama Administration
After news editor boycott, U.S. attorney general loosens rules
05-31-2013
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Reuters
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder loosened his rules for speaking with media editors on Friday during a second day of meetings with them about his Justice Department's handling of investigations that involve reporters, the editors said.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Internet
Judge orders Google to comply with FBI's secret NSL demands
05-31-2013
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c/Net
CNET has learned that U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco rejected Google's request to modify or throw out 19 National Security Letters, used by the FBI that does not need a judge's approval.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Cop Lied: ‘PBS NewsHour’ driver could not have pulled knife, prosecutors say
05-31-2013
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Washington Post
The off-duty Arlington County sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot a 22-year-old in Alexandria initially told 911 operators the young man had pulled a knife on him. But the only knife police found was folded and clipped in the young man’s pocket,
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Syria
McCain: Syrian rebels need heavy weapons
05-31-2013
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AP
Syrian rebels battling the forces of President Assad must receive ammunition and heavy weapons to counter the regime's tanks and aircraft or it will be impossible for them to prevail Sen. John McCain said.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - International
Pakistan may be next in line for an IMF bailout
05-31-2013
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AP
With foreign reserves diminishing fast, Pakistan is on the brink of an economic crisis that may force its new government to ask for an unpopular bailout from the International Monetary Fund requiring a sweeping overhaul of the country's economy.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Corruption
Judge rejects guilty plea from ex-Ark. treasurer
05-31-2013
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AP
Shoffner acknowledged taking a series of $6,000 cash payments"at times delivered in a pie box"from a broker. She told US District Judge Leon Holmes, she didn't deliberately direct an increasing share of the state's bond business to the broker.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Wisconsin: No Charges Over Death in Squad Car
05-31-2013
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DOJ
Federal agents have closed their investigation, and no federal civil rights charges will be filed in the case of a Milwaukee man who died while gasping for air in the back of a police car.
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Powell Gammill
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Opinion • Humor
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News, June 2, 2013 Edition
05-31-2013
John Semmens
DOJ to Crack Down on Excessive Criticism of Muslims
Bill Killian, the US Attorney for the Eastern district of Tennessee, says that social media comments critical of Islam that the Department of Justice deems “excessive” will be subject to “enforce
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