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Date Sent: 2014-01-29
Freedom's Phoenix PM Edition for Wednesday, January 29, 2014 |
HSBC Bank on Verge of Collapse: Second Major Banking Crash Imminent
I’m Five...Wats Bitcoin Daddy? -- IRA confiscation: it’s
happening -- Doug Casey: “Gold Stocks Are About to Create a
Whole New Class of Millionaires” -- 01-29-14 -- Andrea Garcia -
Bill Buppert - LISTEN LIVE on LRN.FM, M-F, 9-Noon (EST) --
WARNING: New Facebook update allows for them to read your text
messages -- Homeland Security’ to X-ray all food and drinks at
Super Bowl -- FEMA Preparing For “Motor Coach Evacuation of
the General Population” -- In the ‘NATO 3′ Trial, Prosecutors
Deeply Troubled by Focus on Chicago Police Conduct -- Food
Lobby Threatens to Sue Any State that Tries to Label GMOs -- Why
Are Banking Executives In London Killing Themselves? --
Ukraine protests continue despite prime minister's resignation -- A
defiant Morsi shouts at courtroom during his trial -- FBI
reports it bulk collected entire TorMail database -- Dutch court
lifts ban on The Pirate Bay after it proves ‘ineffective’ -- 'I
will break you in half,' GOP Congressman threatens to throw
reporter off balcony -- Predator Drone Sends North Dakota Man
to Jail -- Voice recording of Confederate soldier -- Matt
Drudge Issues Warning: “Have An Exit Plan” -- Russian Bank
Halts All Cash Withdrawals -- Obama to propose new IRA plans
-- New York Times Suffers Redaction Failure -- From
'Ripples' To 'RonPaulCoin'; There Are Now 83 Cryptocurrencies In The
World -- Is QE A Victimless Crime? -- Marc Faber Warns
"Insiders Are Selling Like Crazy... Short US Stocks, Buy Treasuries
& Gold" -- Obama To Create New Kind Of Retirement Savings
Account Called A 'myRA' -- Here Are 12 Executive Actions
Obama Is Planning This Year -- Deadlocked Syrian Peace Talks -
by Stephen Lendman -- International Data Privacy Day
AZ: Arizona Breakfast Club Saturday Feb
1st, 2014, 8-10 a.m. @ Coco's (Paradise Valley Mall) with Patrick Wood speaking; Freedom Tech Workshop #1 - Saturday February 1st 2014; Memorial for Jack McLamb Saturday February
22nd, 2014, 2-4 p.m. (MST) - Phoenix, AZ; Freedom Summit 2014
Meetup
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News Link • Economy - International
HSBC Bank on Verge of Collapse: Second Major Banking Crash Imminent
01-29-2014
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http://iacknowledge.net, Kerry-anne
Fears are growing that HSBC bank is insolvent, after the Bank refused cash withdrawals and has an $80bn blackhole in their balance sheet.
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News Link • Bitcoin
I’m 5...Daddy, What's Bitcoin ?
01-29-2014
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Nik Custodio i
We’re sitting on a park bench. It’s a great day.
I have one apple with me. I give it to you.
You now have one apple and I have zero.
That was simple, right?
Let’s look closely at what happened:
My apple was physically put into your han
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Thomas Costanzo
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Fast Food Employees Now Completely Made Up of PhDs
01-29-2014
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Tarrin Lupo
When the economy crashed, everyone felt the pain. Eventually the ripple pushed down to through all the job markets and people were "let go" in droves.
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News Link • Entertainment: Sports
Will the Olympics Finally be Cancelled?
01-29-2014
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Tarrin Lupo
I grew up in the 1970s and 80s. Back then we only had four channels, and if the president was on, you were screwed. Good luck finding out if Charo was the secret guest on Fantasy Island, or what happened to Arnold in the back room of the bicycle shop
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News Link • Events: Arizona
Meet Matt Papke
01-29-2014
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Free Tempe
This campaign is not about me, it's about you. It's about the message of Economic Sustainability and a Community First approach to government. Meeting with constituents is one of the most important elements to helping to define the opportunities to a
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Homeland Security
Homeland Security’ to X-ray all food and drinks at Super Bowl
01-29-2014
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Prison Planet
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents will work around the clock to X-ray every delivery truck and any other vehicle authorized to enter the MetLife Stadium complex for anything suspicious.
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News Link • Police State
In the ‘NATO 3′ Trial, Prosecutors Deeply Troubled by Focus on Chicago Police Conduct
01-29-2014
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dissenter.firedoglake.com
Prosecutors from the state of Illinois are deeply bothered by defense attorneys’ focus on police conduct in the criminal investigation into the “NATO 3″ and the surveillance operation conducted prior to targeting the defendants.
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News Link • States' Rights
Leaked! Food Lobby Threatens to Sue Any State that Tries to Label GMOs
01-29-2014
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thedailysheeple.com
Apparently GMOs are so awesome and wonderful, the companies that sell them are doing everything they can to keep people from knowing it.
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News Link • Economy - International
Why Are Banking Executives In London Killing Themselves?
01-29-2014
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theeconomiccollapseblog.com
Bankers committing suicide by jumping from the rooftops of their own banks is something that we think of when we think of the Great Depression.
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News Link • Activism
Ukraine protests continue despite prime minister's resignation
01-29-2014
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globalpost.com
Prime Minister Mykola Azarov's resignation came as Ukraine's parliament voted to repeal anti-protest measures that it had passed just a few weeks back.
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News Link • Egypt
A defiant Morsi shouts at courtroom during his trial
01-29-2014
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globalpost.com
Video emerged of a defiant Morsi shouting, 'I am the president of the republic, how can I be kept in a dump for weeks?'
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News Link • Surveillance
Nothing is safe: FBI reportedly bulk collects entire TorMail database
01-29-2014
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BGR
Instead of asking TorMail for access to the account, court documents reveal that the FBI instead took a look it its own copy of “data and information from the TorMail e-mail server, including the content of TorMail e-mail accounts.”
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Internet
Dutch court lifts ban on The Pirate Bay after it proves ‘ineffective’
01-29-2014
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BGR
A Dutch court lifted a ban on The Pirate Bay, ruling the ban had proven “ineffective,” reports Tweakers. Dutch ISPs XS4ALL and Ziggo are now allowed to give their subscribers access to file-sharing website, and XS4ALL says it has already
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
'I will break you in half,' GOP Congressman threatens to throw reporter off balcony
01-29-2014
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Yahoo! News blog
Rep. Grimm, a former FBI agent and Marine, suddenly storms back into the camera frame, whispering a threat to the reporter. "I will break you in half," he says, reportedly threatening to throw the journalist over a balcony inside the U.S. Congress.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Drones
Predator Drone Sends North Dakota Man to Jail
01-29-2014
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forbes.com
What do you say to a drone that makes an arrest?
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Robert Lee
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News Link • American History
Voice recording of Confederate soldier
01-29-2014
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Daily Paul.com
Confederate soldier, Julius Howell, describes the war and explains what the South fought for in this 10 minute recording from 1942 when he was 98. He lived to be 102.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Sick Humor
Buddhist Extremist Cell Vows To Unleash Tranquility On West
01-29-2014
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Daily Paul.com
In a 45-minute video posted on Tibetan websites Thursday, Tsuglag Rinpoche, leader of the Buddhist extremist group Kammaṭṭhāna, threatened to soon inflict a wave of peace and tranquility on the West.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Future Predictions
Matt Drudge Issues Warning: “Have An Exit Plan”
01-29-2014
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http://www.shtfplan.com, Mac Slavo
His web site may consist of just a single page, but Matt Drudge is arguably the most influential media personality in the world.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Media: Radio
GLPVCs TheRawFeedLive Wed Nite Trifecta - 3 Hours 3 Shows 7pm-10pm est 1/29/14
01/29/2014
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http://therawfeedlive.com/live
Isis Unveiling 7-8pm Guest Gary Evans (Infinite Connections)
KingmanArt's Tower Of Power 8-9pm Johnnie Walker- Escort Commander
TheManCave 9-10pm Topic - Beer & Kegerators
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News Link • Obama Administration
Report: Obama to propose new IRA plans
01-29-2014
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blogs.marketwatch.com
Fewer than half of Americans have access to a workplace savings plan that can help them amass money for retirement.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Media: Print
New York Times Suffers Redaction Failure...
01-29-2014
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http://www.techdirt.com, by Tim Cushing
It appears as if the New York Times, in its latest publication of leaked NSA documents, failed to properly redact the PDF it uploaded, exposing the name of the NSA agent who composed the presentation as well as the name of a targeted network.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Bitcoin
From 'Ripples' To 'RonPaulCoin'; There Are Now 83 Cryptocurrencies In The World
01-29-2014
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zerohedge.com
While Bitcoin (and Litecoin) garner the most attention in the cryptocurrency world, there are now 83 (and counting) virtual currencies to store your wealth in.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Federal Reserve
Guest Post: Is QE A Victimless Crime?
01-29-2014
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zerohedge.com
QE a Victimless Crime?
If that title can’t make you want to read this piece on such a dull day, then nothing will.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Marc Faber Warns "Insiders Are Selling Like Crazy... Short US Stocks, Buy Treasuries & Gold"
01-29-2014
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zerohedge.com
Beginning by disavowing Mario Gabelli of any belief that rising stock prices help 'most' people ("Fed data suggests half the US population has seen a 40% drop in wealth since 2007"), Marc Faber discusses his increasingly imminent fears of the markets
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Economy - International
World Markets React To Turkey's 425bps Rate Hike
01-29-2014
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zerohedge.com
Judging by the reaction from SocGen and JPY crosses (and thus global equity markets), the Turkish Central Bank's decision - to tighten aka ubertaper - has solved all the tapering, tantruming, turmoiling problems in markets.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Obama Administration
Here Are 12 Executive Actions Obama Is Planning This Year
01-29-2014
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Business Insider
The White House has released a fact sheet on 12 key executive actions President Barack Obama plans to take this year.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Iraq
Iraq Pounds Fallujah With Air Strikes, Artillery, Killing Seven
01-28-2014
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antiwar.com
'No Deadline,' But Growing Fears of Military Invasion
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Internet
I Just Sold My Google And Facebook Stock ...
01-28-2014
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Jim Edwards
I Just Sold My Google And Facebook Stock Because I Believe We're At The Top Of The Tech Boom
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Muslim woman will not testify after being told she must remove face veil
01-28-2014
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http://www.theguardian.com, Press Association
Defendant Rebekah Dawson's lawyer tells court she will not give evidence in witness intimidation trial
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Bitcoin
... Statement On Arrest Of BitInstant CEO
01-28-2014
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http://www.businessinsider.com,
'We Are Obviously Deeply Concerned': Cameron And Tyler Winklevoss Release Statement On Arrest Of BitInstant CEO
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Manhattan man, 84, ticketed for jaywalking to file $5 million lawsuit against city
01-28-2014
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http://www.nydailynews.com, By John Marzulli
Kang Chun Wong was allegedly left bruised and bloodied by NYPD cops during a police operation Jan. 19 in response to a spate of pedestrian accidents in the Upper West Side.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Bitcoin
DOJ Finally Going After The Criminal Masterminds With Arrest Of 24 Year-Old ...
01-28-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
DOJ Finally Going After The Criminal Masterminds With Arrest Of 24 Year-Old Bitcoin Exchange Founder
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News Link • Death
One of America's Greats, Singer/Activist Pete Seeger, Dead
01-28-2014
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AP
Buoyed by his characteristically soaring spirit, the surging crowd around him and a pair of canes, Pete Seeger walked through the streets of Manhattan leading an Occupy Movement protest in 2011.
Though he would later admit the attention embarrasse
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News Link • Gold and Silver
Scrambling Gold Mints Around The World Plead: "We Can’t Meet The Demand..."
01-28-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
Scrambling Gold Mints Around The World Plead: "We Can’t Meet The Demand, Even If We Work Overtime"
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News Link • Iraq
Shelling and Bombings for Iraq: 45 Killed and 82 Wounded
01-28-2014
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antiwar.com
At least 45 people were killed across Iraq, and another 82 were wounded.
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News Link • Corruption
Bitcoin Millionaire Charlie Shrem Arrested For Money Laundering, Drug Buying
01-28-2014
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https://www.vocativ.com, Eric Markowitz
Feds picked up Shrem, the CEO of BitInstant, at JFK
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News Link • r3VOLution Continues
We Win the New York Times Prize
01-28-2014
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http://www.thedailybell.com, Llewellyn H. Rockwell
The New York Times, whistling past the financial graveyard, paused over the weekend to smear the Mises Institute, Ron Paul, our other scholars, hardcore libertarianism, and me. Why? Because our ideas and our youth movement are gaining real traction.
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News Link • Afghanistan
Kabul suicide bomb kills Afghan defence staff
01-28-2014
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aljazeera.com
At least four people killed and others wounded in bombing of Ministry of Defence vehicle claimed by Taliban.
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News Link • Government
Nigel Farage on Britain's Political Demise and the Continued Rise of UKIP
01-28-2014
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http://www.thedailybell.com, Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage is head of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) since 2010 and a Member of the European Parliament for South East England.
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News Link • Movies
D'Souza Producer: 'I Never Feared My Govt Until Now'
01-28-2014
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http://www.newsmax.com, By Greg Richter
Gerald Molen, the producer of Dinesh D'Souza's documentary film "2016: Obama's America," says he never feared his government before he learned that D'Souza is under federal investigation for election fraud.
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News Link • China
U.S. and China Lock Horns Over Audits; $1.4 Trillion in U.S. Stock Value at Risk
01-28-2014
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http://wallstreetonparade.com, By Pam Martens
Most Americans would be stunned to learn that companies based in China, a country associated with accounting secrecy, have gained a foothold to the tune of over a trillion dollars on U.S. stock exchanges.
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News Link • Whistleblowers
Snowden German Interview (English version)
01-28-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by goldenequity
After having watched it... WE WILL NEVER KNOW the 'extent' of Edward's responses... it has been (obviously) heavily redacted which they call 'editing'. (sigh) But there's a lot here... ,, the Five I's 'intimate and para-legal relationship' for instan
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News Link • Entertainment: Movies
Disney & NSA: Horrifying Indoctrination Cartoons
01-28-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by goldenequity
Normally I'd blow this off.. Paul McCartney is dead type thing.
THIS is over the top, not subliminal, and definitely IN YOUR FACE desensitizing.
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News Link • General Opinion
Famed Tech Investor Says Yes, I Meant It When I Said Critics Of The Rich Are Like Nazis
01-28-2014
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Business Insider
Tom Perkins, the founder of one of Silicon valley's most venerable venture capitalist funds, has again suggested that people who criticize the wealth inequality between those working in the tech industry and those who don't are akin to Nazis.
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News Link • Surveillance
U.S. frees tech companies to give more spying data
01-27-2014
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Reuters
Companies such as Google Inc and Microsoft Corp have been prohibited from disclosing even an approximate number of orders they received from the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. They could give only an aggregate number of
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News Link • Surveillance
NSA and GCHQ target 'leaky' phone apps like Angry Birds to scoop user data
01-27-2014
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The Guardian
The National Security Agency and its UK counterpart GCHQ have been taking advantage of "leaky" smartphone apps, such as the wildly popular Angry Birds game, that transmit users' private information across the internet,
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