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Date Sent: 2014-06-25
Freedom's Phoenix PM Edition for Tuesday, June 24, 2014 |
My CIA handlers cheated me out of $5 million ... then set a trap to murder me
06-24-14 -- Liz Jones - David Ridler - Lynn Ulbricht (Ross' mom) - Carla Gericke - Crosby Peck - LISTEN LIVE -- The Number One Reason Why We Cannot Defeat the New World Order -- Little noticed change in U.S. Army's focus - training concerns turn toward integration with Navy -- Tea Party Coup in Washington - Shahid Buttar -- Steve Forbes: Return to Gold Standard - Now -- Russell Brand Calls for "Joyful Revolution" -- Massive Chinese Steel Glut -- The Platinum Supply Shock -- Outrageous L.A. Court Tells Defendants: "Traffic Ticket Trials Not Allowed" -- The British jihadist
who swapped boozing for terror - and the schoolboy charity
fundraisers -- AAA: Iraq civil war pushing up gas prices in US -- Ecuador Seeks to Control Opposition Media by
Designating Press a 'Public Service' -- Nestle reveals secret
project to build food 'replicator' -- Multi-Million $ Contract
Awarded By U.S. Federal Government For MRAP-ATV Military Vehicle
Mirrors -- Native Hawaiians voice anger at federal officials --
Leading Supreme Court Blog Barred From Supreme Court -- Iraq war
architect still warning about mushroom clouds from terrorists -- Karzai
Says the War in Afghanistan Was a 'Conspiracy' -- Watch out!
The venomous 'rocket ant' with jaws like a beartrap that is invading
the US -- After Hillary claims the Clintons aren't 'realIy rich'
Chelsea... -- NSA Spook-Turned-Twitter-Pundit Goes Dark After Dick
Pic Surfaces -- In New York City, renters howl in anger as board
rejects rent freeze -- CNN to Study Drone Use for Reporting --
'Is it more Downton Abbey than it is America?'... -- Freak
accident causes house to be hit by artillery -- E-Spliff:
Dutch company develops world's first electronic joint -- In Iraq,
ISIS Channels Mao -- Colorado's Cannabis Consumption Conundrum
-- US Special Counsel: VA Dismissed Whistleblowers -- China's
'Sovereign Internet' -- Feds Research Breeding Sheep With
Lower Methane-Emitting Flatulence -- A forthcoming film about
Kelo v. City of New London -- Seattle Woman Sees Drone
Peeping Into Her Apartment Window -- City tells app to stop
auctions of parking spaces -- YOU are a rapist; yes YOU! -- Police
to Get Handheld X-Ray Scanner For Vehicle Inspections &
"Public Safety"
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News Link • Central Intelligence Agency
My CIA handlers cheated me out of $5million... then set a trap to murder me:
06-24-2014
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dailymail.co.uk
He was the spy who'd risked everything to bring down top terrorists. His reward? to become a target himself
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Military
Little noticed change in U.S. Army's focus - training concerns turn toward integration with Navy
06-24-2014
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Military.com
Hawaii receives formerly odd contingent of attack helicopters and increased number of V22 tilt-rotor Ospreys, begins training Army pilots for carrier-borne operations. One finds themselves asking "Why"?
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Reported by:
Chip Saunders
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News Link • Politics
Tea Party Coup in Washington - Shahid Buttar
06-23-2014
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Next News Network
Eric Cantor, the House Majority Leader, was defeated in a primary election on June 10th, by a political novice. He quickly resigned his post as majority leader in the House, leaving a political vacuum for the GOP.
But, was this victory the result
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Uncle Freedom
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Steve Forbes: Return to Gold Standard - Now
06-23-2014
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Next News Network
Businessman Steve Forbes is calling for an immediate return to the gold standard in theUnited States.
The former presidential candidate has released a new book, called MONEY: How the Destruction of the Dollar Threatens the Global Economyâ€"and What
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Uncle Freedom
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News Link • Activism
Russell Brand Calls for "Joyful Revolution"
06-23-2014
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Next News Network
Comedian Russell Brand called for 50,000 protestors to stage a peaceful revolution to remove the British government from power.
The remarks were made in London's Parliament Square, next to the legislative houses.
He told the assembled crowd
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Uncle Freedom
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News Link • China
Massive Chinese Steel Glut
06-24-2014
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arclein
ut these "leverage ratios" are actually far more dangerous and unstable than the pure numbers suggest because the denominatorâ€"national income or GDPâ€"-has been erected on an unsustainable frenzy of fixed asset investment. Accordingly, China's so-calle
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robert klein
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News Link • Gold and Silver
The Platinum Supply Shock
06-24-2014
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arclein
The longest strike in South African history paired with surging Asian demand is set to push the metal back into a physical deficit in 2014 â€" and could have repercussions for years to come. While gold remains the most conservative choice for saving,
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robert klein
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Outrageous L.A. Court Tells Defendants: "Traffic Ticket Trials Not Allowed"
06-24-2014
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by Martin Hill, LibertyFight.com
In an outrageous illustration of government corruption gone mad, traffic court clerks in Los Angeles County have resorted to telling defendants who want to plead not guilty to traffic citations that traffic ticket trials are 'not permitted due to bud
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Fractal Nanostructures used to Build new Supermaterials
06-24-2014
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arclein
But what if you could build an electric car so light that you could (if you were so inclined) lift it with your hands, with a range in the thousands of miles, and that was still as structurally strong as a normal car? Or what if you could build a bri
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robert klein
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News Link • TERRORISM
The British jihadist who swapped boozing for terror - and the schoolboy charity fundraisers ..
06-24-2014
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dailymail.co.uk
Third Briton in ISIS recruitment video identified as Abdul Raqib Amin
Former Aberdeen schoolboy described as keen footballer who enjoyed drinking and going to nightclubs
He was filmed with fellow Brits Nasser Muthana and Reyaad Khan in ISIS clip
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Reported by:
Robert Lee
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
AAA: Iraq civil war pushing up gas prices in US
06-23-2014
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Washington Post
AAA Mid-Atlantic says the civil war in Iraq is pushing up gasoline prices in the United States. [The Bush Legacy still haunts us.]
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Leon Felkins
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News Link • Weird/Offbeat News
Man struck by lightning strike so severe it blasted him out of his SHOES
06-24-2014
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk, By James Nye
Sean O'Connor was struck by lightning on Saturday while doing chores in his backyard
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Free Speech
Ecuador Seeks to Control Opposition Media by Designating Press a 'Public Service'
06-24-2014
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breitbart.com
As Wikileaks' Julian Assange marks a second year living in the Ecuadorian embassy in London decrying the alleged suppression of free press in the Anglo West, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa plots even more potent initiatives to silence opposition
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Food
Nestle reveals secret project to build food 'replicator'...
06-24-2014
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk, By Mark Prigg
Firm developing a machine that bosses describe as 'the next microwave'
Would create personalised supplements and food from nutrient capsules
Aims to create a kitchen 'replicator' within five years
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Military Industrial Complex
Multi-Million $ Contract Awarded By U.S. Federal Government For MRAP-ATV Military Vehicle Mirrors
06-23-2014
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Midland Daily News
Rosco, Inc. announces the award of a multi-million dollar, multi-year contract from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). The new contract covers the manufacturing of mirrors for the MRAP-ATV (MATV) military vehicle. The award, as issued through Defens
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Leon Felkins
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News Link • Activism
Native Hawaiians voice anger at federal officials
06-24-2014
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tbo.com
Dozens of Native Hawaiian speakers expressed anger and mistrust with the federal government Monday during the first of a series of meetings that could lead to the group being recognized similarly to an American Indian tribe.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Justice and Judges
Leading Supreme Court Blog Barred From Supreme Court
06-24-2014
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thewire.com
Is getting a law degree worthless? Maybe if you're trying to cover the Supreme Court.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Technology: Software
'Panic' app turns your power button into an alarm...
06-24-2014
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk, By Sarah Griffiths
App is designed for political activists and students living under oppressive regimes, as well as lawyers and journalists who are risking their lives
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Iraq
Iraq war architect still warning about mushroom clouds from terrorists
06-23-2014
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Lewison, Daily Kos
Why oh why is Iraq War Architect Dick Cheney still given a deferential platform by the major broadcast networks? Must be because the tilt of his lips when he talks makes for good TV, or because they hope they can get answers to really probing questio
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Leon Felkins
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News Link • Afghanistan
Karzai Says the War in Afghanistan Was a 'Conspiracy'
06-24-2014
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defenseone.com
In Aprilâ€"two weeks after the election to replace him and usher in the first democratic transfer of power in Afghanistan's historyâ€"Hamid Karzai sat down with Mujib Mashal for his "After Karzai" story ...
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Watch out! The venomous 'rocket ant' with jaws like a beartrap that is invading the US
06-24-2014
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk, By Mark Prigg
It can open its jaw 180 degrees, and fire it like a beartrap at the ground to launch itself into the air.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Seriously?
After Hillary claims the Clintons aren't 'realIy rich' Chelsea...
06-24-2014
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk,
Chelsea Clinton said in an interview published over the weekend that she doesn't care about money
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Social Networking/Social Media
NSA Spook-Turned-Twitter-Pundit Goes Dark After Dick Pic Surfaces
06-24-2014
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gawker.com
A well-known conservative pundit and secrecy expert who once worked as an NSA officer has deleted all of his social media accounts after screenshots leaked this weekend that appeared to show him sending sexy messages and a shot of...
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Activism
In New York City, renters howl in anger as board rejects rent freeze
06-24-2014
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latimes.com
he panel that determines how much landlords can raise costs of the city's 1 million rent-stabilized apartments approved a historic low increase of 1% for the next fiscal year, but in a raucous meeting Monday, it did not give tenants the rent freeze t
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Drones
CNN to Study Drone Use for Reporting
06-24-2014
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editorandpublisher.com
In a press release, the partners called it a "research initiative" and said they will share data with the Federal Aviation Authority "as it considers regulations that will allow for the safe and effective operation of UAVs by media outlets."
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Political Parties
'Is it more Downton Abbey than it is America?'...
06-24-2014
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk, By David Martosko
'She's generating an imperial image,' warned a former South Carolina Democratic Party chairman
'She's been living 30, going on 40 years with somebody bringing your coffee to you every morning'
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Weird/Offbeat News
Freak accident causes house to be hit by artillery
06-24-2014
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miamiok.com
In a bizarre accident, a rural Wyandotte home was damaged by an errant cannon round late Saturday.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Business/ Commerce
E-Spliff: Dutch company develops world's first electronic joint
06-24-2014
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https://uk.news.yahoo.com, By Rishma Dosani
A Dutch company has invented the world's first electronic joint.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Iraq
In Iraq, ISIS Channels Mao
06-24-2014
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http://thediplomat.com, By James R. Holmes
Unlike al-Qaeda, ISIS seems to understand Mao Zedong's classic Phase III battlefield struggle.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Drugs and Medications
Colorado's Cannabis Consumption Conundrum
06-24-2014
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reason.com
For visitors to Denver, legally buying marijuana is easy, but legally smoking it is hard.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Whistleblowers
US Special Counsel: VA Dismissed Whistleblowers
06-24-2014
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military.com
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel on Monday said that Department of Veterans Affairs' medical inspectors routinely dismissed whistleblower allegations of sloppy care that endangered patients at VA hospitals.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Philosophy: Political
Why Monarchies Are Still Relevant and Useful in the 21st Century
06-24-2014
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http://thediplomat.com, By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
Think monarchies are bad? Think again.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • China
China's 'Sovereign Internet'
06-24-2014
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http://thediplomat.com, By Shannon Tiezzi
China is increasingly seeking not just domestic but international influence over cyberspace.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Vaccines and Vaccinations
Brazil: Polio Virus Detected in Sewage
06-24-2014
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nytimes.com
For the first time since 1994, the polio virus has been detected in Brazil, the World Health Organization said Monday.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Drugs and Medications
7 Successful, Famous, Cannabis-Smoking Geniuses
06-24-2014
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alternet.org
From Neil deGrasse Tyson to Bill Gates, plenty of geniuses admit to enjoying pot.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Animals and Pets
Feds Research Breeding Sheep With Lower Methane-Emitting Flatulence
06-24-2014
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http://dailycaller.com, Michael Bastasch
The U.S. government funded research into methane emissions from sheep digestive systems â€" flatulence and burps â€" to see why some sheep produce more of the greenhouse gas than others.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Conspiracies
A forthcoming film about Kelo v. City of New London
06-24-2014
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Washington Post
Today is the ninth anniversary of Kelo v. City of New London, the controversial Supreme Court decision in which the Court ruled that it was permissible for the government to take private property and give to another private owner in order to promote
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Drones
Seattle Woman Sees Drone Peeping Into Her Apartment Window
06-24-2014
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http://seattle.cbslocal.com
Seattle Police are investigating a report of a drone peeping into a woman's apartment window.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Transportation
City tells app to stop auctions of parking spaces
06-24-2014
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http://bigstory.ap.org, By TERRY COLLINS
San Francisco's city attorney issued a cease-and-desist demand Monday to a mobile app called Monkey Parking, which allows people to auction public parking spaces that they're using to other nearby drivers.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Sexuality: Sex and the Law
YOU are a rapist; yes YOU!
06-24-2014
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Washington Post
Cathy Young has an excellent column in Reason.com about a bill in California that would require universities in that state to use an "affirmative consent" standard for evaluating sexual assault complaints....
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Business/ Commerce
Forget CDS; Corporations Are Now Taking Out Life Insurance Policies On Employees
06-24-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler Durden
At the heart of the last financial crisis, some compared CDS to buying home insurance on a neighbor's home and burning it down; it appears the USA has come a long way in the last few years.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Surveillance
Police to Get Handheld X-Ray Scanner For Vehicle Inspections & "Public Safety"
06-24-2014
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Infowars
The scanner will be used by "law enforcement, first responders, border control, event security, maritime police and general aviation security," in order to search for currency, drugs and explosives. Police will use the device to inspect
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Business/ Commerce
Bank of America CEO wants to meet Attorney General to negotiate deal
06-23-2014
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upi.com
Bank of America officials said that they attempted to set up a meeting a few weeks ago as well.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Surveillance
Court renews NSA phone program
06-23-2014
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The Hill
The federal court overseeing the country's spy agencies renewed an order allowing the National Security Agency to collect phone records of people in the United States. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court's renewal
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Revolutions, Rebellions & Uprisings
Three And A Half Funerals
06-23-2014
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by L. Neil Smith (The Libertarian Enterprise)
We've all seen it, dozens, perhaps even hundreds of times. A young man or woman, a young son or daughter, a young husband or wife, comes back from some unnecessary, idiotic war in "Bumfuck, Egypt"â€"in a box.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Surveillance
Codename 'Apalachee': How America Spies on Europe and the UN
06-22-2014
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spiegel.de
President Obama promised that NSA surveillance activities were aimed exclusively at preventing terrorist attacks. But secret documents from the intelligence agency show that the Americans spy on Europe, the UN and other countries.
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News Link • Surveillance
Striking Back: Germany Considers Counterespionage Against US
06-22-2014
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spiegel.de
Unsatisfied with the lack of answers provided by Washington in the NSA spying scandal, officials in Berlin are considering a new approach. Germany might begin counterespionage measures aimed at allies.
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News Link • Surveillance
Interview with Ex-Stasi Agent: 'The Scope of NSA Surveillance Surprised Me'
06-22-2014
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spiegel.de
During the Cold War, West Germany's foreign intelligence service cooperated closely with the NSA. Klaus Eichner, an agent with the East German Stasi, monitored it at the time, and now he tells SPIEGEL what he knew about the collaboration.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Social Networking/Social Media
Lawyers get green light to scan jurors' social media sites in search of bias, misconduct
06-22-2014
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http://www.foxnews.com, Associated Press
Lawyers have been given the green light to scan the social media sites of jurors.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Immigration
US Media Restricted at Border, Federal Agent Cites Safety Concerns
06-22-2014
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http://www.breitbart.com, by Brandon Darby
A remote section of the U.S.-Mexico border near the Anzalduas International Bridge is one of the few places where media can witness and record the mass crossings of minors coming from Central America. The U.S. Border Patrol is now restricting journal
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Hacking, Cyber Security
Hedge-Fund Hackers Disrupting Trades for Profits, BAE Says
06-22-2014
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http://www.bloomberg.com, By Chris Strohm
Hackers disrupted high-speed trading at a large hedge fund and rerouted data that might be used to make money in rogue stock-market transactions, a security official with BAE Systems Plc (BA/) said.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • World News
Report: Polish minister calls US ties worthless
06-22-2014
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ap.org, By VANESSA GERA and MONIKA SCISLOWSKA
A Polish magazine said Sunday it has obtained recordings of a private conversation in which the foreign minister says Poland's strong alliance with the U.S. was worthless and "even harmful because it creates a false sense of security."
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Seriously?
California's Absurd Intervention Over Dorm Room Sex
06-22-2014
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reason.com
Legislators and activists just don't trust adults to navigate issues of consent without them
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News Link • Business/ Commerce
$1 Million A Month - What Ex-NSA Chief Alexander Charges Wall Street For "Advice"
06-22-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler Durden
So what's a Peeping Tom, anti-democratic, Constitution-trampling intelligence crony to do after leaving decades of "public service?"
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Robert Lee
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News Link • World News
Hundreds of thousands vote in Hong Kong democracy 'poll' in defiance of Beijing
06-22-2014
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reuters.com, By Nikki Sun and Alice Woodhouse
Nearly 600,000 votes have been cast in three days of an unofficial referendum on democratic reforms in Hong Kong, part of a civil campaign that has been branded illegal by the former British colony and by Communist Party authorities in Beijing.
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