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Date Sent: 2013-07-12
Freedom's Phoenix Edition for Friday, July 12, 2013 |
Revealed: how Microsoft handed the NSA access to encrypted messages
Man Refuses To Comply With
Internal Checkpoint; Border Patrol Smashes Their Way Into Vehicle --
Chase Made Errors in Nine Percent of Credit-Card Collection Lawsuits -- Georgia Deputies Arrest Man for Video Recording, then Harass
him for Speaking to Media -- US diplomats cry foul as Obama
donors take over top embassy jobs -- Obama signs executive order
to allow shut down of all US communications -- Bug in Post
Office computer system sends innocent postmasters to prison -- Elizabeth
Warren - Corporate Capture of Federal Courts -- Once hidden
underwater forest is 50,000 years old -- Kentucky man unearths
2.95-carat diamond at Arkansas park -- Wildfires produce climate
changing tar balls -- A Closer Look at Atlas, the Prize-Winning
Human-Powered Helo -- Roundup toxicity much worse than what
Monsanto, government claims -- First ever non-GMO meat and egg
product label hits the market -- Banned PCBs, toxic chemicals still
causing breast cancer years after being outlawed -- Jack Andraka: A
promising test for pancreatic cancer ... from a teenager
AZ: Freedom Summit 2014 - Phoenix, Arizona. February
14th - 16th
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News Link • Technology: Software
Revealed: how Microsoft handed the NSA access to encrypted messages
07-11-2013
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The Guardian
• Secret files show scale of Silicon Valley co-operation on Prism
• Outlook.com encryption unlocked even before official launch
• Skype worked to enable Prism collection of video calls
• Company says it is legally compelled to comply
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Gun Rights
Gun Geo Marker
07-11-2013
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play.google.com
Geolocate Dangerous Guns and Owners with the Gun Geo Marker. Geolocation means marking dangerous sites on the App's map so that you and others can be aware of the risks in your neighborhood.
The Gun Geo Marker operates very simply, letting parents
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Justin Tyme
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News Link • Homeland Security
Man Refuses To Comply With Internal Checkpoint; Border Patrol Smashes Their Way Into Vehicle
07-11-2013
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InfoWars
A man who recently refused to comply with an internal checkpoint in Pine Valley, Calif. filmed border patrol officers smashing their way into his vehicle while he was inside. He was detained for over 9 hours before being released without charge.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • MEDIA NEWS REFERENCES
Chase Made Errors in Nine Percent of Credit-Card Collection Lawsuits, Internal Survey Finds
By Ma
07-11-2013
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http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblo
A piece in the Wall Street Journal dug up yet another damning fact about Jamie Dimon's J.P. Morgan Chase. This time, reporters got hold of an internal bank survey of its credit-card collections suits. It turns out that Chase's own survey found that
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Mike Brosnahan
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News Link • Police State
Georgia Deputies Arrest Man for Video Recording, then Harass him for Speaking to Media
07-11-2013
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Photography Is Not a Crime
Georgia deputies not only unlawfully arrested a man who was video recording from a public sidewalk, they blatantly harassed him as he was being interviewed by a local television crew about the initial incident.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Obama Administration
US diplomats cry foul as Obama donors take over top embassy jobs
07-11-2013
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The Guardian
Former ambassador likens practice to 'selling of public office' as figures show average amount of cash raised is $1.8m per post.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Homeland Security
Obama signs executive order to allow shut down of all US communications
07-11-2013
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Washington Examiner
The items of shut down include: wireline, wireless, satellite, cable, broadcasting, internet, and other information systems. Never has a president given himself the authority to shut down the entire nation and immobilize the citizenry.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Government
Bug in Post Office computer system sends postmasters to prison
07-11-2013
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BBC News
The Post Office has admitted that software defects have occurred with a computer system at the center of a bitter dispute with some of its postmasters. More than 100 were wrongly prosecuted, lost their homes and a few went to prison.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Crony Capitalism
Elizabeth Warren - Corporate Capture of Federal Courts
07-11-2013
From ACS law.org. Thursday, June 13, 2013, the ACS National Convention Gala Dinner featured introductory remarks by ACS President Caroline Fredrickson and Judge Nancy Gertner, a former Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachuset
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Mike Brosnahan
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News Link • Environment
Trees Use Water More Efficiently Due To CO2 Rise
07-11-2013
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redorbit.com
Trees are becoming more efficient at using water in response to higher atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, according to new research published Wednesday in the journal Nature.
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News Link • Geology
Kentucky man unearths 2.95-carat diamond at Arkansas park
07-11-2013
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sciencerecorder.com
The Crater of Diamonds’ 37.5-acre diamond search area is the weather-beaten surface of the eighth largest diamond-bearing deposit in the world, in surface area.
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News Link • Climate Change
Wildfires produce climate changing tar balls
07-11-2013
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sciencerecorder.com
Researchers say the Las Conchas fire findings underscore the need to include a realistic representation of carbonaceous aerosols in current climate models, suggesting that fire emissions may contribute more to climate warming than is shown by current
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News Link • Animals and Pets
Watch impala smash into car window to evade pursuing cheetah [VIDEO]
07-11-2013
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sciencerecorder.com
The impala eventually exited the tourist’s vehicle, and could be seen venturing out onto the other side of the road.
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News Link • Techno Gadgets
The Beta Inkless Pen is Mightier Than the Pencil
07-11-2013
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popularmechanics.com
Like a pencil, the Beta Pen has no ink and writes on paper.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Off Grid Living - Survival Prepping
Surviving the Inevitable Summer Power Outage
07-11-2013
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popularmechanics.com
As air conditioners work hard to battle this hot summer and disasters lurk around the corner, prepare your home for a possible blackout before it arrives.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Transportation: Air Travel
A Closer Look at Atlas, the Prize-Winning Human-Powered Helo
07-11-2013
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popularmechanics.com
Back in April, PopMech profiled the guys behind the human-powered helicopter Atlas, who just won the $250,000 Sikorsky Prize. Here's a detailed look at their long journey to victory.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Research - Roundup toxicity much worse than what Monsanto, government claims
07-11-2013
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naturalnews.com
Glyphosate, one the world's top-selling herbicide formulas, is also one of the most toxic, according to a recent study published in the open-access journal Ecotoxicology.
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Food
First ever non-GMO meat and egg product label hits the market
07-11-2013
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naturalnews.com
Healthy shoppers in Northern California are getting the first taste of certified biotech-free meat and egg products at the grocery store, thanks to the valiant efforts of the Non-GMO Project in successfully convincing the U.S. Department of Agricultu
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Health and Physical Fitness
Banned PCBs, toxic chemicals still causing breast cancer years after being outlawed
07-11-2013
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naturalnews.com
Though it often takes an excessive amount of time for regulatory agencies to catch up with the latest science on chemical safety, a handful of noxious chemicals have been effectively banned over the years after being identified as serious threats to
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Animals and Pets
Improve the health of your pets with these nutritious fruits and vegetables
07-11-2013
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naturalnews.com
Feeding your pets the highest quality food items with the most nutrition does not have to break the bank, especially if you already grow your own organic produce at home.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Jack Andraka: A promising test for pancreatic cancer ... from a teenager
07-11-2013
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ted.com
Over 85 percent of all pancreatic cancers are diagnosed late, when someone has less than two percent chance of survival. How could this be? Jack Andraka talks about how he developed a promising early detection test for pancreatic cancer that’s....
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Whistleblowers
Obama orders fed workers to spy on and report one another
07-10-2013
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McClatchy News
In an initiative aimed at rooting out future leakers and other security violators, President Obama ordered federal employees to report suspicious actions of their colleagues based on unproven behavioral profiling techniques
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Drugs and Medications
Generic drug companies granted total immunity against all lawsuits
07-10-2013
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naturalnews.com
You may want to think twice before taking any more generic copies of brand-name pharmaceutical drugs, thanks to a recent Supreme Court ruling that effectively eliminates manufacturer liability in injury cases resulting from negative side effects.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Health and Physical Fitness
Pepsi still contains cancer-causing ingredient
07-10-2013
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naturalnews.com
Last March, a third party watchdog group, the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) found dangerous levels of a carcinogen in the caramel coloring of Coke and Pepsi products.
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News Link • Corruption
Cars Do Not Blow Up
07-09-2013
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WhileWeSleep.com
essay on Michael Hastings car crash
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mary metz
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News Link • MEDIA BLOG REFERENCES
Excess Reserves at the Federal Reserve. One of The Biggest Financial Scams In History: A Whopping US
07-09-2013
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http://www.globalresearch.ca/excess-reserves-at-th
Banks’ excess reserves at FED is one of the biggest scam by the FED and there is a conspiracy of silence as to its actual implications. Economists and financial analysts spewing nonsense to mislead and divert attention to non-issues so that the publi
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Mike Brosnahan
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News Link • Bill of Rights
Magic Words, Magic Rights
07-09-2013
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Simple Justice
When a cop says he "smells pot," he is invoking the automobile exception to the warrant requirement, which is based on exigent circumstances. Since a person can drive away, and thereby evade arrest and seizure of evidence of a crime in a car,
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Expert bolsters Zimmerman account of Trayvon Martin shooting
07-09-2013
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Reuters
A forensic expert backed George Zimmerman's account of his fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin on Tuesday, testifying that evidence showed the neighborhood watchman was under the unarmed black teenager when he fired his gun.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
It's Not Easy Being Weev (Update)
07-09-2013
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Simple Justice
Appellants are now in at the Third Circuit on the appeal of Andrew Auernheimer's conviction for somehow violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. I say "somehow" as the government was never pinned down on whether it was
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Gun Rights
Illinois is last state to allow concealed carry of guns
07-09-2013
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Reuters
Democratic Governor Pat Quinn had objected to major parts of the concealed carry proposal. But both chambers of the state legislature voted on Tuesday to override his veto, allowing concealed carry to become the law.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Police State
Facial Recognition and Driver Licenses: Identification or Data Collection?
07-09-2013
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Jonathan Turley
The system relies for the most part on individual data collected from local law enforcement and state departments of motor vehicles or licensing, that is fingerprint, booking photos, and most recently driver license photographs.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Surveillance
Latin American nations fuming over NSA spying allegations
07-09-2013
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Reuters
Irate Latin American nations are demanding explanations from the United States about new allegations that it spied on both allies and foes in the region with secret surveillance programs.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Judge to Hear Accusations Against Police by an Inmate
07-09-2013
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New York Times
In his ruling, Justice Desmond Green of State Supreme Court in Brooklyn cited the article, noting that Mr. Shakur was quoted as saying that the detective had fabricated his confession and “ignored the evidence that shows I wasn’t the guy.”
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
In Oregon, a Demand for Safety, but Not on Their Dime
07-09-2013
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Meet Sam Nichols and Glenn Woodbury, who volunteer with a group called Citizens Against Crime. They began patrolling the back roads of the county last summer after staffing at the sheriff's office was gutted by budget cuts.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Revolutions, Rebellions & Uprisings
Our Greatest Challenge " Asserting the Power of Non Compliance
07-09-2013
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Farm Wars
It is we who are complicit in allowing the merchants of darkness to suck from us the energy they require in order to keep manifesting their war games as the central plank of day to day life on this planet - Non-compliance: A call to action!
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Barbara Peterson
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News Link • Internet
How Dropbox Could Rule a Multi-Platform World
07-09-2013
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technewsdaily.com
In a bid to become ubiquitous, Dropbox unveils tools to help developers synch apps across mobile platforms.
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Broward County Sheriff's Office Prepares Zimmerman Verdict Riot Plan
07-09-2013
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Breitbart
On Monday, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office released a video calling on the public not to riot in the wake of the George Zimmerman verdict, expected this week or next in Florida.
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News Link • TERRORISM
NYPD, Brookhaven Releasing Harmless Gases in Subway for Chemical Weapon Study
07-09-2013
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NBC News
The NYPD is releasing harmless gases into the subway system during the morning rush beginning Tuesday to study how chemical weapons could be dispersed through the air.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • 3D Printing
Israeli Journalists Smuggle 3D Printed Gun into Parliament
07-09-2013
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technewsdaily.com
Imagine a person holding a gun on his lap, fully visible, while in the same room as President Barack Obama.
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