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Date Sent: 2014-01-10
Freedom's Phoenix Edition for Friday, January 10, 2014 |
Meet The New Boss. Same As The Old Boss
A Worldwide Concerted Effort to Shut All Doors Internationally for Americans and Westerners -- Total Privacy = Total Destruction Of The State -- Petty Law Enforcement vs. the Poor -- Analysis Of National Data Finds No Benefit To Red Light Cameras -- $30 Booking Fee Upheld in Moronic 7th Circuit Opinion -- Guard Assaults Man for Recording After Pointing Out Sign Allowing Video Recording -- In San Francisco, It’s Illegal to Store Your Own Stuff in Your Own Garage -- Cody Wilson Takes Aim at Bitcoin
AZ: Freedom Summit 2014 Meetup
CA: 5th Annual Southern Calif Libertarian Regional
Conference Jan 18, 2014 Noon-5 p.m. Ontario, CA
NV: Ernie Hancock at Passport to Freedom 2014, Jan.
23-25, 2014
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Meet The New Boss. Same As The Old Boss
01-09-2014
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Simple Justice
In an interview on CBS, Mayor Bill deBlasio’s new police commissioner (as opposed to Rudy Giuliani’s old police commissioner) Bill Bratton made three points abundantly clear: 1. The NYPD Stop and Frisk program will continue,
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News Link • Police State
A Worldwide Concerted Effort to Shut All Doors Internationally for Americans and Westerners
01-09-2014
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There is a worldwide, concerted effort going on to shut down any way for people and corporations to escape the Western tax dragnet or even to get foreign citizenship and leave. It is being led by the US government and I have seen it countless times.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Surveillance
Total Privacy = Total Destruction Of The State
01-09-2014
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The state cannot exist without invasions of privacy. Without invasions of privacy, taxes could not be imposed. If all transactions and accounting records were private, incomes and revenues could not be verified. Tax evasion could not be prosecuted
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Petty Law Enforcement vs. the Poor
01-09-2014
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Reason Magazine
The New York Times recently noted a new trend in Los Angeles: strict enforcement of jaywalking laws downtown, including the little-known regulation that makes it a crime to enter a crosswalk after the red crosswalk light is flashing
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Camera Fraud
Analysis Of National Data Finds No Benefit To Red Light Cameras
01-09-2014
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The Newspaper
Peer-reviewed statistical analysis finds insurance industry data actually proves no benefit to red light camera use.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
$30 Booking Fee Upheld in Moronic 7th Circuit Opinion
01-09-2014
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Simple Justice
But it’s only $30, two-thirds of the panel of life-tenured Article III judges mumbled to themselves as they bumped into walls and muttered, “‘scuse me, madam.” In fairness, Judge Joseph Peter Stadtmueller of the Eastern District of Wisconsin
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Weather News - Links - History
Spectacular photographs show the moment Niagara Falls FROZE in polar vortex
01-09-2014
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Daily Mail
The record-breaking chill across the U.S. and Canada was so frigid it literally stopped Niagara Falls in its tracks
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Guard Assaults Man for Recording After Pointing Out Sign Allowing Video Recording
01-09-2014
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Photography Is Not a Crime
When he asked what law or policy forbade him from entering the Immigration and Naturalization Services building with his camera, he was directed to a wordy document posted on a wall behind him. But before he could find the section that addressed phot
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Government
In San Francisco, It’s Illegal to Store Your Own Stuff in Your Own Garage
01-09-2014
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Institute of Justice
According to Chapter 6 of the San Francisco Housing Code, “Private and public storage garages in apartment houses and hotels shall be used only for storage of automobiles.” Failing to comply with the law can lead to fines of up to $500.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Bitcoin
Cody Wilson Takes Aim at Bitcoin
01-09-2014
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Lew Rockwell blog
Cody Wilson, inventor of the 3-D printable gun, is working to overcome one of the main problems with Bitcoin: ease of use. His project to create an easy to use Bitcoin browser plug-in is about to go live.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Christie fires aide, apologizes for revenge traffic jams
01-09-2014
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AP
Gov. Chris Christie apologized saying he was "embarrassed and humiliated" by his staff but had no idea his aides may have closed highway lanes to exact political retribution. Christie also said he was firing Deputy Chief of Staff
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News Link • Surveillance
America’s Animal Farm: Clapper Now Did Not Lie But Was Confused And Shocked
01-07-2014
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Jonathan Turley
The Obama Administration continues to struggle with questions of why it has blocked any investigation, let alone prosecution, of James Clapper, director of National Intelligence, who previously acknowledged lying before the Senate. Not only has
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Cops knew suburban mom no terrorist, but they killed her anyway
01-07-2014
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WND
When the Secret Service, Washington Metro Police and U.S. Capitol Police were pursuing a vehicle they feared might pose a terrorist threat last October, they quickly learned the car actually belonged to a young mother and dental hygienist from Connec
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
For Police, Murder is a Time-Saving Device
01-07-2014
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by William N. Grigg (Lew Rockwell blog)
“We don’t have time for this!” exclaimed a police officer as he shot and killed a psychologically troubled, 90-pound teenage boy who had already been tasered and was pinned down beneath two other officers. The victim, 18-year-old Keith Vidal, was
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News Link • Military
The Public School-Military Pipeline
01-07-2014
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Lew Rockwell blog
It turns out that 931 public schools required nearly 50,000 students to take the military ASVAB test, often without parental knowledge or consent. “The ASVAB is the military’s entrance exam that is given to fresh recruits to determine their aptitude
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Lawsuit Filed in Which Cops Charged With Destroying Evidence After Confiscating Camera
01-07-2014
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Photography Is Not a Crime
A lawsuit was filed in the Omaha incident so brazen that it not only got four officers fired, but led to felony criminal charges against two officers for confiscating a cell phone from a citizen recording them before disposing of its memory card.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
South Florida Deputy on Trial for Stealing Phone From Citizen Recording Him
01-07-2014
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Photography Is Not a Crime
Broward County deputy Paul Pletcher was off-duty when he got into road rage altercation with another woman, so he pulled her over, stormed up to her truck and began berating her. Her passenger pulled out a cell phone and began video recording,
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Bill of Rights
French Government Officials Call For A Ban And Prosecution Of Comedian For Hateful Speech
01-07-2014
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Jonathan Turley
One case in point is French comedian Dieudonne M’Bala M’Bala, who likes to target Jews in his popular shows. He has already been hit with fines approaching $100,000 for his jokes and there is no a move to have been prosecuted criminally. For jokes. B
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News Link • Congress-Congressmen
U.S. senator sues over healthcare subsidy for Congress
01-07-2014
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Reuters
Johnson, of Wisconsin, is challenging a U.S. agency decision allowing the federal government to keep paying part of the costs of health insurance for U.S. lawmakers and their staffs who must buy coverage through the Obamacare
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News Link • TAXES: State
Hike in California 'car tax' would raise up to $4 billion
01-07-2014
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Jonathan Turley
A proposed ballot measure to more than double California's vehicle license fee would raise $3 billion to $4 billion annually for state and local transportation programs, according to estimates by the Legislative Analyst's Office.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Drug War
Pennsylvania: Lawsuit Filed Over Suspicionless Drug Roadblock
01-07-2014
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The Newspaper
The Office of National Drug Control Policy and US Department of Transportation have been sponsoring "voluntary" roadblocks. According to a lawsuit filed in federal court on December 27, these roadblocks are not exactly voluntary.
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News Link • Obama Administration
Obama’s political agenda backfires, gun sales in 2013 smash all records
01-07-2014
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http://www.prisonplanet.com, Emily Miller
One year ago this month, President Obama announced that radical gun control was the top of his agenda for his second term. Although he failed to get any of the gun bans or government registrations passed on the federal level, he was successful in one
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Gun Rights
Chicago Gun Ban ‘Unconstitutional’, Judge Says
01-07-2014
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http://www.prisonplanet.com, Sky News
Chicago’s attempts to cut gun-related violence in America’s murder capital may have suffered a setback after a ban on selling guns in the city was called unconstitutional by a federal judge.
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News Link • Federal Reserve
Don't Worry Folks, The Fed Says Stocks Aren't Overvalued
01-07-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
Remember when the Fed got its Series 7 and Series 63, and was solely engaged in the business of advising on stock valuation? Neiter do we.
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News Link • Obama Administration
Obama backs repeal of law that green-lighted Iraq War
01-07-2014
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http://news.yahoo.com, By Olivier Knox
The law that green-lighted the March 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq is still on the books ― but maybe not for much longer if President Barack Obama has his way, the White House said on Tuesday, two years after he declared the war officially over.
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News Link • Drones
Navy’s 757-Sized Drone Will Provide Big-Time Surveillance
01-07-2014
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http://www.wired.com, By Allen McDuffee
A new drone with the mammoth wingspan of a Boeing 757 is set to give the U.S. Navy some serious surveillance power.
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News Link • Internet
How the NSA Almost Killed the Internet
01-07-2014
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http://www.wired.com, By Steven Levy
Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and the other tech titans have had to fight for their lives against their own government. An exclusive look inside their year from hell"and why the Internet will never be the same.
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News Link • Police State
Walking in Broad Daylight is “Suspicious” Behavior
01-07-2014
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Lewrockwell.com
“What was going on with the police officer a few minutes ago?” I asked the young couple to whom I had offered a ride on sunny but severely cold Saturday morning.
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News Link • Employment & Jobs
Politics and Minimum Wage
01-07-2014
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Lewrockwell.com
There’s little debate among academic economists about the effect of minimum wages.
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News Link • Police State
Life in the Electronic Concentration Camp: ....
01-07-2014
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Lewrockwell.com
What is most striking about the American police state is not the mega-corporations running amok in the halls of Congress, the militarized police crashing through doors and shooting unarmed citizens, or the invasive surveillance regime....
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Too Big to Pop
01-07-2014
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Lewrockwell.com
Most economic observers are predicting that 2014 will be the year in which the United States finally shrugs off the persistent malaise of the Great Recession.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Revolutions, Rebellions & Uprisings
You Say You Want a Revolution? Keep it Non-Violent
01-07-2014
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Lewrockwell.com
History is full of violent revolutions and civil wars. Overthrow the government; disband the state; our guys will be better than their guys.
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News Link • Dollar Meltdown The
2014-Crisis in Dollar Will Trigger Inflation-John Williams
01-07-2014
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Lewrockwell.com
Economist John Williams thinks 2014 will mark the beginning of hyperinflation.
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News Link • Intellectual Property
Libertarian Critique of Intellectual Property
01-07-2014
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https://mises.org,
What is the status of intellectual property? Are patents and copyrights legitimate in a free society?
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Japan - Earthquake Tsunami Radiation
Fukishima Fall-Out Fears as DOUBLE the Normal Amount of Radiation is Found in Missouri Snow
01-07-2014
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LewRockwell.Com/Marie-Louise Olson
A beach in San Francisco contains five times the safe levels of radiation fueling concerns that Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant’s crisis is impacting areas across the country.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Whistleblowers
After 42 years, burglars of FBI 'Cointelpro' docs reveal their roles
01-07-2014
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Yahoo! News blog
3 former political activists revealed their part in a brazen 1971 burglary of an FBI office outside Philadelphia, where they stole as many as 1,000 documents, enraging FBI director J. Edgar Hoover and exposing a domestic spying operation that
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