Freedom's Phoenix – "Uncovering the Secrets and Exposing the Lies"

REAL TIME SPOT PRICES

Bitcoin Average: $62983.11 Gold: $2391.2 Change: $13.3 Silver: $28.65 Change: $0.47
 

Freedom's Phoenix
Newspaper
 
 
Contribute BCH to
Freedom's Phoenix


Contribute Funding by
PayPal or Credit Card
 
Sign-up for FREE
Daily Newsletter
Log-In

See Complete Menu
Special Editions
Translate Page
RSS Feeds
 


Declare Your
Independence
with Ernest Hancock

 
Log-In
Front Page
Page Two
 
 

Freedom's Phoenix
Online Magazine
 
Freedom Forum
Letters to the Editor
Report The News
 

Anarchives:

 

 

Search by Keyword

    Contents by Subject
    Radio/TV Shows
    Feature Articles
    Opinion Columns
    News Stories
    Newsletters List
    Reference Links
 
 

MemberSubscribe
 

 
Agorist Hosting
 

ARCHIVED  NEWSLETTER

Sign up to receive the Freedom's Phoenix Headlines by Email.

HELP FUND FREEDOM'S PHOENIX!
Make a one-time or periodic contribution.
Use your credit card or PayPal account.

Join us on our
Social Networks

Share this page with your friends
on your favorite social network:

   
Date Sent: 2013-08-10
Freedom's Phoenix Edition for Saturday, August 10, 2013
 
Obama administration asserts broad surveillance powers

The Government's Coming For Your Encrypted Data Next -- Mind Control -- We Need A Whistleblower Prize -- Judge backs the right of creepy Tribeca artist to photograph people through their windows -- Stop sign camera spotted in the DC -- Ailing lawyer in terrorism case loses bid for early prison release -- Photo of snoozing officer in most violent U.S. city sparks probe -- Britain: Police Apologize for Vendor’s Death at Protest -- SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News, August 11, 2013 Edition -- Global Power Project, Part 9: Banking on Influence With Morgan Stanley

AZ: Pool party at the Hancock's - TODAY August 10th, 2013 - 2 p.m. til ???
 
Obama administration asserts broad surveillance powers News Link  •  Surveillance
 Obama administration asserts broad surveillance powers
08-09-2013  •  Washington Post 
The Obama administration on Friday asserted a bold and broad power to collect the phone records of millions of Americans in order to search for a nugget of information that might thwart a terrorist attack.  Read Full Story
Make a Comment   •   Email this News Link   •   Send Letter to Editor
Reported by: Powell Gammill
The Government's Coming For Your Encrypted Data Next News Link  •  Surveillance
 The Government's Coming For Your Encrypted Data Next
08-09-2013  •  . 
In the midst of the revelations about the NSA's sweeping surveillance program, many people held out hope that the news reports simply weren't true"they are"while others clung to the idea that they could somehow protect themselves.  Read Full Story
Make a Comment   •   Email this News Link   •   Send Letter to Editor
Reported by: Powell Gammill
Mind Control News Link  •  Government
 Mind Control
08-09-2013  •  Lew Rockwell blog 
This was a conversation that left me very shaken and distrustful of the covert aspects of our sociopolitical culture. Towards the end of the documentary the subject of nonlethal weapons is broached.  Read Full Story
Make a Comment   •   Email this News Link   •   Send Letter to Editor
Reported by: Powell Gammill
We Need A Whistleblower Prize News Link  •  Whistleblowers
 We Need A Whistleblower Prize
08-09-2013  •  by Radley Balko (Huffington Post) 
What has happened to several notable government whistleblowers is sobering. High-level whistleblowers know when they come forward that they're sacrificing their national security clearance, likely their jobs, and quite possibly their freedom.   Read Full Story
Make a Comment   •   Email this News Link   •   Send Letter to Editor
Reported by: Powell Gammill
Judge backs the right of creepy Tribeca artist to photograph people through their windows News Link  •  Privacy Rights
 Judge backs the right of creepy Tribeca artist to photograph people through their windows
08-09-2013  •  New York Post 
Keep your shades down, New York. A Manhattan judge ruled this week that artistic freedom trumps the rights of parents who don’t want their kids secretly photographed through the windows of their homes.  Read Full Story
Make a Comment   •   Email this News Link   •   Send Letter to Editor
Reported by: Powell Gammill
Stop sign camera spotted in the DC News Link  •  TAXES: Local
 Stop sign camera spotted in the DC
08-09-2013  •  , 
A stop sign camera has been spotted in the District. The camera functions similarly to a red light camera " snapping photos of vehicles that fail to stop properly at the stop sign.  Read Full Story
Make a Comment   •   Email this News Link   •   Send Letter to Editor
Reported by: Powell Gammill
Ailing lawyer in terrorism case loses bid for early prison release News Link  •  Criminal Justice System
 Ailing lawyer in terrorism case loses bid for early prison release
08-09-2013  •  Reuters 
A former New York lawyer convicted of helping a jailed Egyptian militant cleric smuggle messages out of prison lost her bid on Friday to be released from prison because she is suffering from terminal cancer. Lynne Stewart, 73, is 3 years  Read Full Story
Make a Comment   •   Email this News Link   •   Send Letter to Editor
Reported by: Powell Gammill
Photo of snoozing officer in most violent U.S. city sparks probe News Link  •  Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
 Photo of snoozing officer in most violent U.S. city sparks probe
08-09-2013  •  Reuters 
A photo of a police officer in Camden, New Jersey, apparently asleep in his cruiser has prompted an investigation in the U.S. city with the nation's highest violent crime rate in 2012.  Read Full Story
Make a Comment   •   Email this News Link   •   Send Letter to Editor
Reported by: Powell Gammill
Britain: Police Apologize for Vendor’s Death at Protest News Link  •  Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
 Britain: Police Apologize for Vendor’s Death at Protest
08-09-2013  •  AP 
London police apologized to the family of a British newspaper vendor who died after an officer hit him with a baton during demonstrations against a Group of 20 meeting in 2009. The force said it had reached an out-of-court settlement with the family.  Read Full Story
Make a Comment   •   Email this News Link   •   Send Letter to Editor
Reported by: Powell Gammill
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News, August 11, 2013 Edition Opinion  •  Humor
 SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News, August 11, 2013 Edition
08-09-2013
John Semmens
   US Backed Syrian Rebels Reportedly Massacre Women and Children Anti-Assad rebels from the Jabhat al-Nusra Front are reported to have carried out a raid on the Syrian town of Tal Abyad near the Turkish border this past week. Rebel troops are said t
Make a Comment   •   Email this Column   •   Send Letter to Editor
Global Power Project, Part 9: Banking on Influence With Morgan Stanley News Link  •  MEDIA BLOG REFERENCES
 Global Power Project, Part 9: Banking on Influence With Morgan Stanley
0-8-09-2013  •  http://andrewgavinmarshall.com/2013/08/09/global-p 
Morgan Stanley, one of the largest banks in the United States, reported a 66% increase in earnings in July over the same period last year. Morgan Stanley had taken more than $107 billion of U.S. taxpayer money through the bailout programs in the wake  Read Full Story
Make a Comment   •   Email this News Link   •   Send Letter to Editor
Reported by: Mike Brosnahan
A Military Coup Will Remove Obama Reference Link  •  Military Industrial Complex
 A Military Coup Will Remove Obama
www.thecommonsenseshow.com 
   A military coup failed last fall, but there are surely more to come and the next one could involve the heart of the military industrial complex
Entered by: Dave Hodges
Make a Comment  •  Email this Reference Link  •  Send Letter to Editor
Engineering Potential Disaster in Syria Feature Article  •  Syria
 Engineering Potential Disaster in Syria
Stephen Lendman
   Syria
Make a Comment   •   Email this Article   •   Send Letter to Editor
SURPRISE! IRS ASSAULT ON CHURCHES STARTED WITH HOLDER Opinion  •  Religion: Believers
 Words Eye View
SURPRISE! IRS ASSAULT ON CHURCHES STARTED WITH HOLDER
08-08-2013
Greg J Dixon
   The seeds of the IRS targeting of conservative groups were planted by Eric Holder in 2001 when he convinced incoming Attorney General John Ashcroft to seize the building of a conservative megachurch ...
Make a Comment   •   Email this Column   •   Send Letter to Editor
Look Who's Funding the Education of Our Children Reference Link  •  Education: Government Schools
 Look Who's Funding the Education of Our Children
www.thecommonsenseshow.com 
   You really did not think that parents, teachers and administrators were involved in choosing what your children learn, did you? Look who's funding Common Core.
Entered by: Dave Hodges
Make a Comment  •  Email this Reference Link  •  Send Letter to Editor
UPDATE 1-U.S. Congress wins relief on Obamacare health plan subsidies News Link  •  Obama Administration
 UPDATE 1-U.S. Congress wins relief on Obamacare health plan subsidies
08-08-2013  •  http://www.reuters.com, By David Lawder 
* Congress, staff, to keep federal health premium payments  Read Full Story
Make a Comment   •   Email this News Link   •   Send Letter to Editor
Reported by: Robert Lee
PayPal tests mobile payments using your face for verification News Link  •  Techno Gadgets
 PayPal tests mobile payments using your face for verification
08-08-2013  •  http://news.cnet.com, by Lance Whitney 
A new trial in the U.K. lets people pay for items using the PayPal app, a mobile phone, and a photo to prove their identity.  Read Full Story
Make a Comment   •   Email this News Link   •   Send Letter to Editor
Reported by: Robert Lee
The Ron Paul Channel Will Launch August 12th News Link  •  r3VOLution Continues
 The Ron Paul Channel Will Launch August 12th
08-08-2013  •  Lew Rockwell 
Today, former-Congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul announced the Ron Paul Channel (www.RonPaulChannel.com) would launch the week of August 12, 2013, and new details about the Channel. Known for refusing to play by the establishment’s rules  Read Full Story
Make a Comment   •   Email this News Link   •   Send Letter to Editor
Reported by: Donna Hancock
Thanks to the NSA, the Sky May Be Falling on U.S. Cloud Providers News Link  •  Intelligence: Use and Abuse
 Thanks to the NSA, the Sky May Be Falling on U.S. Cloud Providers
08-08-2013  U.S. cloud providers could lose between $21.5 billion and $35 billion in revenue over the next three years because of worries about the National Security Agency's PRISM program, which enables the government to access user data from U.S. Internet comp  Read Full Story
Make a Comment   •   Email this News Link   •   Send Letter to Editor
Reported by: Leon Felkins
TSA: Ask the Fed for Relief... From the Fed? Feature Article  •  Transportation: Air Travel
 TSA: Ask the Fed for Relief... From the Fed?
Ivan Eland
   Americans, who recently have had their phone records vacuumed up by the National Security Agency spies, can now give the TSA their fingerprints, undergo government snooping into their backgrounds, and pay $85 to undergo this further erosion of their
Make a Comment   •   Email this Article   •   Send Letter to Editor
How and Why Adam Kokesh was Framed News Link  •  Gun Rights
 How and Why Adam Kokesh was Framed
08-08-2013  •  www.prisonplanet.com 
WeAreChange goes to the home of activist and YouTube host Adam Kokesh to find out what happened on the night he was raided and arrested.  Read Full Story
Make a Comment   •   Email this News Link   •   Send Letter to Editor
Reported by: Donna Hancock
N.S.A. Searches Said to Include Broader Sifting of Data Abroad News Link  •  Surveillance
 N.S.A. Searches Said to Include Broader Sifting of Data Abroad
08-08-2013  •  New York Times 
The National Security Agency is searching the contents of vast amounts of Americans’ e-mail and text communications into and out of the country, hunting for people who mention information about foreigners under surveillance,  Read Full Story
Make a Comment   •   Email this News Link   •   Send Letter to Editor
Reported by: Powell Gammill
Fukushima's Radioactive Water Leak: What You Should Know News Link  •  Japan - Earthquake Tsunami Radiation
 Fukushima's Radioactive Water Leak: What You Should Know
08-08-2013  •  nationalgeographic.com 
Tensions are rising in Japan over radioactive water leaking into the Pacific Ocean from Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, a breach that has defied the plant operator's effort to gain control.  Read Full Story
Make a Comment   •   Email this News Link   •   Send Letter to Editor
Reported by: Robert Lee
The Rise Of The Bear: 18 Signs That Russia Is Rapidly Catching Up To The United States News Link  •  Economy - International
 The Rise Of The Bear: 18 Signs That Russia Is Rapidly Catching Up To The United States
08-08-2013  •  http://chrisinmaryville.net/ 
The Russian Bear is stronger and more powerful than it has ever been before. Sadly, most Americans don’t understand this. They still think of Russia as an “ex-superpower” that was rendered almost irrelevant when the Cold War ended. And yes, when t  Read Full Story
Make a Comment   •   Email this News Link   •   Send Letter to Editor
Reported by: Chris Menke
Benton Bribery Scandal Compromises Rand Paul 2016? (w/Video) News Link  •  Corruption
 Benton Bribery Scandal Compromises Rand Paul 2016? (w/Video)
08-08-2013  •  http://chrisinmaryville.net/ 
This just in, Jesse Benton, former Chairman of the Ron Paul Presidential Campaign has found himself mired in an alleged bribery scandal stemming from claims he initiated payoffs to structure the resignation of Bachmann Campaign Chairman Kent Sorenson  Read Full Story
Make a Comment   •   Email this News Link   •   Send Letter to Editor
Reported by: Chris Menke
Big Banks Conspiracy is destroying America Commentary: All markets manipulated, capitalism getting News Link  •  MEDIA NEWS REFERENCES
 Big Banks Conspiracy is destroying America Commentary: All markets manipulated, capitalism getting
08-08-2013  •  http://www.marketwatch.com/story/big-banks-conspir 
Imagine 100 Goldman Sachs banks running America and the world. It’s happening. Forget politicians, Big Banks rule the world.   Read Full Story
Make a Comment   •   Email this News Link   •   Send Letter to Editor
Reported by: Mike Brosnahan
US-Backed Death Squads Massacre Hundreds of Syrian Kurds Feature Article  •  Syria
 US-Backed Death Squads Massacre Hundreds of Syrian Kurds
Stephen Lendman
   Syria
Make a Comment   •   Email this Article   •   Send Letter to Editor
California Officer Shoots Unarmed Homeless Man News Link  •  Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
 California Officer Shoots Unarmed Homeless Man
08-07-2013  •  Jonathan Turley 
A California officer has been accused of shooting and killing Hans Kevin Arellano, 22, after a confrontation where the unarmed man called the officer a “bitch.” The shooting was captured on a cell phone video and the witness says the shooting  Read Full Story
Make a Comment   •   Email this News Link   •   Send Letter to Editor
Reported by: Powell Gammill
European Court Backs Journalist Harassed Over Speed Camera Criticism News Link  •  Camera Fraud
 European Court Backs Journalist Harassed Over Speed Camera Criticism
08-07-2013  •  The Newspaper 
Latvian journalist Ilze Nagla is a frequent critic of speed cameras. A few days after she exposed irregularities with photo radar devices used in her country, her home was raided by state police.  Read Full Story
Make a Comment   •   Email this News Link   •   Send Letter to Editor
Reported by: Powell Gammill
New Hampshire Town Sues Over Meter Feeding News Link  •  Activism
 New Hampshire Town Sues Over Meter Feeding
08-07-2013  •  The Newspaper 
A group of residents in Keene, New Hampshire thought the city was gaining a bad reputation for its predatory parking meter enforcement and decided to do something about it. The organized an effort to regularly feed coins into the meters so  Read Full Story
Make a Comment   •   Email this News Link   •   Send Letter to Editor
Reported by: Powell Gammill
Judge Chastises Jury For Acquitting Defendant; Promises Not Done With Defendant News Link  •  Justice and Judges
 Judge Chastises Jury For Acquitting Defendant; Promises Not Done With Defendant
08-07-2013  •  Jonathan Turley 
That did not stop Judge Amy Salerno from chastising a jury for finding a defendant not guilty. Even more worrisome is the alleged statement of the judge that the verdict did not matter because she was not done with the defendant.   Read Full Story
Make a Comment   •   Email this News Link   •   Send Letter to Editor
Reported by: Powell Gammill
New York City police to purge stop-and-frisk database of names News Link  •  Bill of Rights
 New York City police to purge stop-and-frisk database of names
08-07-2013  •  Reuters 
The New York City Police Department has agreed to purge a database of names and addresses of people stopped by police under the NYPD's controversial stop-and-frisk program but later cleared of criminal wrongdoing.  Read Full Story
Make a Comment   •   Email this News Link   •   Send Letter to Editor
Reported by: Powell Gammill
US officials say NSA leaks MAY hamper further increasing domestic surveillance plans News Link  •  Surveillance
 US officials say NSA leaks MAY hamper further increasing domestic surveillance plans
08-07-2013  •  Reuters 
Weeks of revelations about secret U.S. surveillance programs could stymie progress on negotiations over new laws and regulations meant to beef up the country's defenses against the growing threat of cyber attacks, cyber security experts say.  Read Full Story
Make a Comment   •   Email this News Link   •   Send Letter to Editor
Reported by: Powell Gammill
IRS manual detailed DEA's use of hidden intel evidence News Link  •  Surveillance
 IRS manual detailed DEA's use of hidden intel evidence
08-07-2013  •  Reuters 
A 350-word entry in the Internal Revenue Manual instructed agents of the U.S. tax agency to omit any reference to tips supplied by the DEA's Special Operations Division, especially from affidavits, court proceedings or investigative files.   Read Full Story
Make a Comment   •   Email this News Link   •   Send Letter to Editor
Reported by: Powell Gammill
Gunman kills three at Ross Township meeting News Link  •  Death
 Gunman kills three at Ross Township meeting
08-07-2013  •  poconorecord.com 
Three people died Monday night when a gunman opened fire on a Ross Township municipal meeting, indiscriminately shooting into the building, authorities said.  Read Full Story
Make a Comment   •   Email this News Link   •   Send Letter to Editor
Reported by: Robert Lee
California issues first cellphone Amber Alert, opt-out available News Link  •  Science, Medicine and Technology
 California issues first cellphone Amber Alert, opt-out available
08-07-2013  •  latimes.com  
Monday marked the first time in California that officials notified the public of a statewide Amber Alert through their cellphones, a California Highway Patrol official said.  Read Full Story
Make a Comment   •   Email this News Link   •   Send Letter to Editor
Reported by: Robert Lee
Imprisoned ‘Innocence of Muslims’ producer Nakoula Nakoula: ‘I want the world to see the truth’ News Link  •  Books
 Imprisoned ‘Innocence of Muslims’ producer Nakoula Nakoula: ‘I want the world to see the truth’
08-07-2013  •  dailycaller.com 
In an exclusive interview following his supervised release from prison, the filmmaker behind “Innocence of Muslims” told The Daily Caller that he “has no regrets” and promises more films and books about Islam.   Read Full Story
Make a Comment   •   Email this News Link   •   Send Letter to Editor
Reported by: Robert Lee
Obama: 'We Don’t Have a Domestic Spying Program' News Link  •  Surveillance
 Obama: 'We Don’t Have a Domestic Spying Program'
08-07-2013  •  weeklystandard.com 
"The odds of dying in a terrorist attack are a lot lower than they are of dying in a car accident, unfortunately."   Read Full Story
Make a Comment   •   Email this News Link   •   Send Letter to Editor
Reported by: Robert Lee
Entrepreneurs Were More Likely To Cause Trouble As Teens, Study Says News Link  •  Entrepreneurship
 Entrepreneurs Were More Likely To Cause Trouble As Teens, Study Says
08-07-2013  •  popsci.com  
"Disrupting" norms is profitable when you're a 35-year-old tech maven. When you're 16, it just makes you a delinquent.   Read Full Story
Make a Comment   •   Email this News Link   •   Send Letter to Editor
Reported by: Robert Lee
Abolish Your Local Police News Link  •  Police State
 Abolish Your Local Police
08-07-2013  •  freedominourtime.blogspot.com 
Two gangs gathered near a home in California. The man who lived there avoided one, and was severely beaten by the other.  Read Full Story
Make a Comment   •   Email this News Link   •   Send Letter to Editor
Reported by: Robert Lee
What Doesn't kill Gold Makes It Stronger News Link  •  Gold and Silver
 What Doesn't kill Gold Makes It Stronger
08-07-2013  •  Lewrockwell.com 
I’ve been emphasizing for months that the current correction in the gold price is a result of speculative money fleeing the market and not any reflection of gold’s long-term fundamentals.  Read Full Story
Make a Comment   •   Email this News Link   •   Send Letter to Editor
Reported by: Robert Lee
Why Are Your Children Buying Houses for Ben Bernanke? News Link  •  Federal Reserve
 Why Are Your Children Buying Houses for Ben Bernanke?
08-07-2013  •  freemansperspective.com 
Every now and then I like to look at government numbers and see what they really mean.  Read Full Story
Make a Comment   •   Email this News Link   •   Send Letter to Editor
Reported by: Robert Lee
Tradecraft: Going Jason Bourne, on a Budget News Link  •  Techno Gadgets
 Tradecraft: Going Jason Bourne, on a Budget
08-07-2013  •  Survivalblog.com 
Hollywood movies often show secret agents tossing cell phones out of car windows, and grabbing new ones to activate.  Read Full Story
Make a Comment   •   Email this News Link   •   Send Letter to Editor
Reported by: Robert Lee
Sun Will Flip Its Magnetic Field Soon News Link  •  Space Travel and Exploration
 Sun Will Flip Its Magnetic Field Soon
08-07-2013  •  space.com 
The sun is gearing up for a major solar flip, NASA says. In an event that occurs once every 11 years, the magnetic field of the sun will change its polarity in a matter of months, according new observations by NASA-supported observatories.   Read Full Story
Make a Comment   •   Email this News Link   •   Send Letter to Editor
Reported by: Robert Lee
Tags: freedoms, phoenix, archives, politics, libertarian, alternative, government, freedom
     

 

  
 
  Magazine / Newspaper
    Magazine Subscription Info
   Online Magazine List
   Newspaper Subscription Info
   Newspaper Issue List
 
 RSS Feeds
   Articles RSS Feed
   Opinions RSS Feed
   Media RSS Feed
   Newsletter RSS Feed
   Smartphone Feed
   Podcast Feed		 Radio / TV
   Declare Your Independence
      with Ernest Hancock

Anarchives
   Search by Keyword
   Contents Listed by Subject
   Radio / TV Show Archives
   Newsletter Archives
   News Links
   Feature Articles
   Opinion Columns
   Reference Links
 
 Letters to the Editor
    List of Letters
   Write a Letter
 
 Join Us
   Subscribe to Magazine
   Membership Sign-Up
   Be a Writer
   Be a Reporter
   Link to Us
 
 Marketplace
   Buy Stuff – Sell Stuff
   Store on CafePress.com		 More News
    Page Two
   Current News
 
Discussions
   Freedom Forum
 
 Advertise
   Intro to Advertising with Us
   Magazine Advertising Rates
   Radio Advertising Rates
   Website Advertising Rates
 
 Funding Center
   Support or Promote a Project		 About Freedom's Phoenix
   About Us
   Contact Us
   Terms of Use
   Privacy Policy
   Writers List
 
Tutorials – Using This Site
   List of Tutorials
 
Media Resources
   News References
   Blog References
   Government References
 
  FreedomsPhoenix.com
The domain and name of this website are servicemarks of Ernest Hancock.
Website is Copyright © 2024 by Ernest Hancock.  All rights reserved worldwide.
4886 W Port Au Prince Ln, Glendale, AZ 85306 USA.		 Website Designed by
 USA Web
Advertising
Phoenix, Arizona		  
Time to display page: 0.219 Seconds -- Dynamic Page

Page Views:

free web stats

Stats by StatCounter