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Date Sent: 2014-04-17
Freedom's Phoenix Edition for Thursday, April 17, 2014 |
Pulitzer-Prize Winning Reporter Sy Hersh: Benghazi Is a HUGE Scandal
Judge Declares Mistrial After Prosecutor Claims Defendant Tried To Run Her Down -- Chemical Weapons Use In Syria: More Propaganda? -- Congress Investigates “Slush Fund” At USAID Used To Get Lawmakers To Pass Reforms -- Despite Lavabit contempt order, e-mail privacy stalled in Congress -- Deadline leaves N.Y. gun owners with a choice -- The Income Tax and the Road to Collectivism -- Feds can hide rationale for killing U.S. citizen, judge rules -- Ukraine army's humiliations pile up as eastern push fizzles -- Ex-official leaves huge debt for California city -- 4409: Slave Masters, Voting, Stockholm Syndrome, Gerrymandering -- Arizona veterans claim victory for marijuana research funding effort -- Lew Rockwell: What’s Anarcho-Capitalism? -- Does New Boston Bombing Report Hint at Hidden Global Intrigue? -- This Open Source Graffiti Drone Will Give Cops Nightmares -- Washington Drives The World To War -- New York City Restaurant Inspectors May Be Issued Google Glass -- Sebelius Said to Weigh Run for Kansas Senate Seat -- The US’s Invasion of Africa That Nobody Knows About -- Death From Above: How American Drone Strikes Are Devastating Yemen -- 04-16-14 -- Jonathan Mohan 3+ hours of Bitcoin Behind the Curtain (MP3 & VIDEO Loaded) -- Glow-In-The-Dark Roads -- Featured Project by Larken Rose on the Freedom's Phoenix
Funding Center -- What is Rand's position on Cliven Bundy? -- Ukraine troops sent to fight anti-government activists switch
sides & join pro-Russians -- WATCH LIVE FRIDAY: SpaceX
Launch Delayed to Friday, April 18, Due to Helium Leak -- Novel
technique produces ethanol from carbon monoxide -- Mike Hearn,
Bitcoin Developer - Turing Festival 2013 -- How to Record
Police Encounters Without Losing your Video -- Is the U.S.
Becoming a Police State? -- Feds Desperate to Hide Harry Reid
Link to Bundy Land Grab -- Ron Paul Addresses Bundy
Ranch Nevada Land Dispute on Your World With Neil Cavuto --
NASA Signs Over Historic Apollo-Era Launch Pad to SpaceX --
Microstructured materials as strong as steel yet less dense than
water -- Could you live in a home the size of a parking space? --
Washington Is Humanity’s Worst Enemy -- US Land Claims in Bundy
Case Based on Lie-Started, Treaty-Violating, Unlawful War on
Mexico -- Letter Re: Cliven Bundy Support -- Jesus Lived in a
Police State -- Another Phony Budget Debate -- Why Amazon
Will Soon Be Listening to Every Word You Say -- How Hard
Is It To Shoot Down A Small Drone? [Video] -- Silicon Valley
could force NSA reform, tomorrow. What's taking so long? -- CIA's
Pakistan drone strikes carried out by regular US air force
personnel -- Obama Heads for War on Ukraine -- Israel Seeks
Regional Anti-Iranian Alliance
Freedom's Phoenix Digital Magazine April 2014 Edition
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News Link • Obama Administration
Pulitzer-Prize Winning Reporter Sy Hersh: Benghazi Is a HUGE Scandal …
04-16-2014
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http://www.prisonplanet.com, Washingtons Blog
Pulitzer-prize winning investigative reporter Seymour Hersh " who broke the stories of the Mai Lai massacre in Vietnam and the Iraq prison torture scandals, which rightfully disgraced the Nixon and Bush administrations’ war-fighting tactics " reporte
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Judge Declares Mistrial After Prosecutor Claims Defendant Tried To Run Her Down
04-16-2014
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Jonathan Turley
Ahlstrom lied to the court that the defendant, William Payne, 48, had tried to kill her by running her over in the street. Johnson denounced the attack as an effort to intimidate the prosecutors who were in the jury selection process for the rape
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Syria
Chemical Weapons Use In Syria: More Propaganda?
04-16-2014
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More reports of the use of chemical weapons inside Syria have come to light over the weekend, this time in the rural village of Kfar Zeita. The use of chemical weapons is not really in question since both sides of the conflict " the Syrian government
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News Link • Corruption
Congress Investigates “Slush Fund” At USAID Used To Get Lawmakers To Pass Reforms
04-16-2014
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Jonathan Turley
Our government has long seemed to be descending into a type of Orwellian universe of double speak. The Libyan War was not a war but a “time-limited, scope-limited military action” under Obama.
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News Link • Surveillance
Despite Lavabit contempt order, e-mail privacy stalled in Congress
04-16-2014
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ars technica
A federal appeals court is holding in contempt the operator of a now-defunct e-mail service because he refused to abide by a court order and turn over the crypto keys and expose Lavabit's 400,000 customers to the government's prying eyes.
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News Link • Gun Rights
Deadline leaves N.Y. gun owners with a choice
04-16-2014
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Tuesday, owners of assault weapons in New York will be faced with a choice: Register those firearms with the state or potentially face a felony charge. Some gun owners have long threatened to ignore a requirement to register assault weapons
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
The Income Tax and the Road to Collectivism
04-16-2014
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All humans die; there are a myriad of reasons why. All governments become tyrannical sooner or later, even if they don’t start out that way, and eventually they too pass away. There is no single reason why governments become despotic and expire but e
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News Link • Justice and Judges
Feds can hide rationale for killing U.S. citizen, judge rules
04-16-2014
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A Bay Area federal judge says the Obama administration can keep secret a memo spelling out the legal rationale for a 2011 drone attack in Yemen that killed a U.S. citizen and alleged terrorist mastermind. The Justice Department was entitled
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News Link • Crony Capitalism
Who Are Those Guys?
04-16-2014
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Lew Rockwell blog
Who are the cowboys hired by the US Politburo of Land Management to steal the Bundy cattle for them in Nevada? Why aren’t their names printed on the front page of all the newspapers in the state? They were paid $966,000 to rustle the cattle
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Ukraine army's humiliations pile up as eastern push fizzles
04-16-2014
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AFP
"It was a mistake to launch an 'anti-terrorist operation' in the Donbass where the overwhelming majority is against the government. Targeted operations against armed groups is one thing, but when there are tanks in the street, people block them," sai
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News Link • Government Debt & Financing
Ex-official leaves huge debt for California city
04-16-2014
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AP
A former city official who became a symbol of municipal greed was sentenced to 12 years in prison - less than half the time it will take the nearly bankrupt Los Angeles suburb of Bell to dig itself out of the estimated $150 million in debt he left be
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News Link • Arizona's Top News
Arizona veterans claim victory for marijuana research funding effort
04-16-2014
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azcentral.com
Marc Victor, chairman of the Arizona Veterans Assistance Committee, which was leading a recall of state Sen. Kimberly Yee, says he is filing papers with the secretary of state to terminate the recall after negotiating a compromise with Yee.
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Tyger Gilbert
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News Link • Boston Marathon Bombing
Does New Boston Bombing Report Hint at Hidden Global Intrigue?
04-16-2014
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Lewrockwell.com
The US government’s latest report on the Boston Marathon bombing is so full of revealing information buried in plain sight, it seems as if an insider is imploring someone"anyone"to dig deeper.
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News Link • Books
The End of Ideology?
04-16-2014
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Lewrockwell.com
On our TV talk shows and op-ed pages, and in our think tanks here, there is rising alarm over events abroad.
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News Link • Drones
This Open Source Graffiti Drone Will Give Cops Nightmares
04-16-2014
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http://www.wired.com, By Kyle VanHemert
Graffiti artist Katsu recently debuted a series of paintings made with a spray-paint-wielding drone.
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
The Coolest Spaceships Ever Built, Compared by Size
04-16-2014
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http://www.wired.com, By Adam Mann
There are a lot of online resources for information about space history, but none can rival the combination of thorough and adorable you’ll find at Historic Spacecraft.
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News Link • Techno Gadgets
Google’s New Modular Phone May Be the Last You’ll Need to Buy
04-16-2014
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http://www.wired.com, By Mat Honan
At the Project Ara Developer’s Conference in Santa Clara, California, the moment of unveiling was a bit of a letdown.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • World News
Washington Drives The World To War
04-16-2014
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Lewrockwell.com
The CIA director was sent to Kiev to launch a military suppression of the Russian separatists in the eastern and southern portions of Ukraine, former Russian territories for the most part that were foolishly attached to the Ukraine in the early years
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Techno Gadgets
New York City Restaurant Inspectors May Be Issued Google Glass
04-16-2014
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http://www.popsci.com, By Ina Yang
The future of health inspection
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Voting and Elections
Sebelius Said to Weigh Run for Kansas Senate Seat
04-16-2014
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http://www.nytimes.com, By JEREMY W. PETERSAPRIL
In her darkest hour last fall, Kathleen Sebelius suffered one of the deepest cuts from an old family friend who accused her of “gross incompetence” over the rollout of the Affordable Care Act and demanded that she resign as secretary of health and h
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Obama Administration
The US’s Invasion of Africa That Nobody Knows About
04-16-2014
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http://antiwar.com, John Glaser
The U.S. is assembling the rudiments of imperial infrastructure throughout Africa, and hardly anybody knows about it. Hardly anybody knows about it because the government and military refuse to divulge much of U.S. foreign policy towards Africa. You
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Drones
Death From Above: How American Drone Strikes Are Devastating Yemen
04-16-2014
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http://www.rollingstone.com, By
On the ground in a country where unmanned missile attacks are a terrifyingly regular occurrence
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Robert Lee
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News Link • China
Appreciation of Chinese Military
04-16-2014
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arclein
Indeed, today the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) still conducts long-distance maneuver training at speeds measured by how fast the next available cargo train can transport its tanks and guns forward. And if mobilizing and moving
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News Link • History
The Most Honored Photograph
04-16-2014
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arclein
He solved the first problem by gravitating to every misfit and ne’er-do-well in the 43rd Air Group. As another pilot, Walt Krell, recalled, “He recruited a crew of renegades and screwoffs. They were the worst " men nobody else wanted. But they gravit
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News Link • Food
Almost Everything you've been Told About Unhealthy Foods is Wrong
04-16-2014
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arclein
After examining 72 academic studies involving more than 600,000 participants, the study, funded by the foundation, found that saturated fat consumption was not associated with coronary disease risk. This assessment echoed
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News Link • World News
Ukraine troops sent to fight anti-government activists switch sides & join pro-Russians
04-16-2014
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http://www.prisonplanet.com, RIA Novosti
The personnel of six armored transport vehicles sent to the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk have switched sides and have joined the pro-federalist activists, witnesses told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.
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News Link • Inventions
Novel technique produces ethanol from carbon monoxide
04-16-2014
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http://www.gizmag.com, By Ben Coxworth
Ethanol may be touted as a more eco-friendly alternative to fossil fuels, but it's not without its own drawbacks. Most importantly, the corn or other plants required as feedstock often take up field space that could otherwise be put to use growing fo
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News Link • Bitcoin
Mike Hearn, Bitcoin Developer - Turing Festival 2013
04-16-2014
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Mike Hearn
Mike Hearn, a developer of Bitcoin, talks about the Future of Money (and everything else) at Edinburgh's Turing Festival on the 23rd August 2013.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Gold and Silver
Scientists verify world's largest single crystal piece of gold
04-16-2014
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http://www.gizmag.com, By Nick Lavars
Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in the US have confirmed a 7.68 oz (217.78 g) piece of gold is in fact a singular crystal, increasing its value from around US$10,000 to an estimated $1.5 million.
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News Link • Communications
Sky and TalkTalk announce 1 Gbps broadband for UK cities
04-16-2014
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http://www.gizmag.com, By Stu Robarts
Broadband speeds in the UK currently max out at about 300 Mbps, provided by British Telecom. Sky and TalkTalk have now announced that they intend to bring 1 Gbps speeds to UK cities. The roll-out will begin in York next year, before moving to other l
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News Link • How To
How to Record Police Encounters Without Losing your Video
04-16-2014
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http://www.lewrockwell.com, Police State USA
Technology is a double-edged sword. It has enabled the government to become more intrusive than ever with its online spying capabilities.
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News Link • Transportation
"Adaptive Front Lighting System" | Kia K900 Morpheus Commercial
04-16-2014
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https://www.youtube.com, Kia Motors America
Morpheus explains how the K900's Adaptive Front Lighting System doesn't just light the road"it bends with it.
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News Link • Transportation
"The Truth" | Official Kia K900 Morpheus Big Game Commercial 2014
04-16-2014
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https://www.youtube.com, Kia Motors America
An unsuspecting couple meets Morpheus at a valet stand.
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News Link • Transportation
"Surround-View Monitor" | Kia K900 Morpheus Commercial
04-16-2014
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https://www.youtube.com, Kia Motors America
Morpheus explains how the K900's Surround-View Monitor will give you a whole new perspective on parking.
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News Link • Conspiracies
“Flight 370 Was Remote-Hijacked”
04-16-2014
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http://www.veteranstoday.com, By Kevin Barrett
A high-level Malaysian source has confirmed that missing Flight MH370 must have been hijacked by remote control.
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News Link • Police State
Is the U.S. Becoming a Police State?
04-16-2014
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http://www.securitydegreehub.com
Militarized police, sophisticated surveillance, and normal citizens with little say in what goes on. The US has all the trappings of an all-powerful police state.
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News Link • Transportation
"420-Horsepower V8 Engine" | Kia K900 Morpheus Commercial
04-16-2014
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https://www.youtube.com, Kia Motors America
Morpheus explains how the K900's 420-horsepower V8 engine has the power to change perceptions.
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News Link • Government
Feds Desperate to Hide Harry Reid Link to Bundy Land Grab
04-16-2014
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http://www.prisonplanet.com, Paul Joseph Watson
BLM deletes Google cache of explosive document
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News Link • Activism
Ron Paul Addresses Bundy Ranch Nevada Land Dispute on Your World With Neil Cavuto
04-16-2014
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https://www.youtube.com, roblwsn420
Ron Paul Talks About Bundy Ranch Nevada Land Dispute on Your World With Neil Cavuto
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
NASA Signs Over Historic Apollo-Era Launch Pad to SpaceX
04-16-2014
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http://www.space.com, By Robert Z. Pearlman
One of NASA's most historic launch pads is now under new management.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Microstructured materials as strong as steel yet less dense than water
04-16-2014
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http://www.gizmag.com, By Grant Banks
Researchers in Germany have developed a lightweight, high-strength material inspired by the framework structure of bones and wood and the shell structure of bees' honeycombs.
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News Link • Government
Washington Is Humanity’s Worst Enemy
04-16-2014
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http://www.lewrockwell.com, By Paul Craig Roberts
How does Washington get away with the claim that the country it rules is a democracy and has freedom?
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News Link • Government
US Land Claims in Bundy Case Based on Lie-Started, Treaty-Violating, Unlawful War on Mexico
04-16-2014
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http://www.lewrockwell.com, Washington's Blog
“The only thing new in the world is the history you don’t know.” - President Harry Truman
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News Link • Activism
Letter Re: Cliven Bundy Support
04-16-2014
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http://www.lewrockwell.com, SurvivalBlog
Dear Editor, I am writing to you today in support of Cliven Bundy.
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News Link • Police State
Jesus Lived in a Police State
04-16-2014
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http://www.lewrockwell.com, By John W. Whitehead
Those living through this present age of SWAT team raids, police shootings of unarmed citizens, roadside strip searches, and invasive surveillance might feel as if these events are unprecedented.
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News Link • Ron Paul Says...
Another Phony Budget Debate
04-16-2014
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http://www.lewrockwell.com, By Ron Paul
Anyone watching last week’s debate over the Republican budget resolution would have experienced déjà vu, as the debate bore a depressing similarity to those of previous years.
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News Link • Technology: Computer Hardware
Why Amazon Will Soon Be Listening to Every Word You Say
04-16-2014
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http://www.wired.com, By Marcus Wohlsen
You’ve just squeezed the last drop of shampoo from the bottle, the toothpaste tube is rolled as tightly as possible and your razor just completed its last shave.
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News Link • 3D Printing
A Sweet, Sad Stop-Motion Film Made With 3-D Printing
04-16-2014
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http://www.wired.com, By Kyle VanHemert
Here’s an innovative use for your 3-D printer: moviemaking.
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News Link • Drones
How Hard Is It To Shoot Down A Small Drone? [Video]
04-16-2014
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http://www.popsci.com, By Kelsey Atherton
With just machine guns? Very.
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News Link • Energy
Finally, A Way To Harvest Hydroelectric Energy From Toilet Flushes
04-16-2014
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http://www.popsci.com, By Colin Letcher
It's about time toilets start providing a useful function
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News Link • Government
Silicon Valley could force NSA reform, tomorrow. What's taking so long?
04-16-2014
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http://www.theguardian.com, Trevor Timm
Tech CEOs are complaining, but bills are languishing. Time for internet companies to pull an OKCupid and call out the NSA, on every homepage
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News Link • Central Intelligence Agency
CIA's Pakistan drone strikes carried out by regular US air force personnel
04-16-2014
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http://www.theguardian.com, Chris Woods
A regular US air force unit based in the Nevada desert is responsible for flying the CIA's drone strike programme in Pakistan, according to a new documentary to be released on Tuesday.
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