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Date Sent: 2014-12-31
Freedom's Phoenix PM Edition for Wednesday, December 31, 2014 |
Florida Congressman blocked from viewing 9/11 report
Hey Guys! Look at this awesome book by Russell Brand! -- 12-31-14 -- Ernest Hancock - End of Year Thoughts (MP3 & VIDEO LOADED) -- Karl Hess: The Role of Community in the Commitment to Liberty -- The Rigging Triangle Exposed -- Who Owns The Media? -- United Airlines and Orbitz sue 22-year-old who found a way to get cheap plane tickets -- Tolstoy's Letters to Gandhi on Love, Violence, and the Truth of the Human Spirit -- Gold Held In NY Fed Vault Drops To Lowest In 21st Century After Biggest Monthly ... -- Chain Reaction of Problems Coming In 2015 -- The American People Are Utterly Clueless -- Most Americans Want Independent Prosecutors to Handle Killer Cop Cases -- Ron Paul and Charles Goyette: The Weekly Podcast - Dr. Paul Goes to Washington -- America's Health Care System: How We Got Into This Mess & How We Can Get Out - Course -- Gerald Celente 2015 Forecast: Manipulation, Depression and War -- The biggest FCA fines of 2014 -- Factom Use Case: Unlocking $9 Trillion in Land Value -- US Vetoes Palestinian Statehood Resolution
AZ: Arizona Breakfast Club, Saturday - January 3rd, 2015; AZ Legislative Forecast Luncheon featuring Governor-elect Doug Ducey 01-09-15; World Liberty Conference Bali 2015 - June 29-July 3rd, 2015 (ISIL)
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News Link • 911 / World Trade Center
Florida Congressman blocked from viewing 9/11 report
12-31-2014
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http://thelibertybeat.com,
Florida Congressman Alan Grayson says he was denied access to 28 classified pages of a Congressional report on the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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News Link • Books
Hey Guys! Look at this awesome book by Russell Brand!
12-31-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by SéamusÃn
Almost puked when I saw the cover. Cant believe this guy, so carelessly ripped Ron Paul's Campaign logo... (and Ernest's Comment included)
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Feature Article • Events: Arizona
Arizona Breakfast Club, Saturday - January 3rd, 2015 - Coco's PV Mall - 8-10 a.m. AZ TIME.
Donna Hancock
It's 2015 - Now What? Various organizations and groups' ideas are shared....The legislative agenda vs the people's agenda (Rick Dalton, Matt Papke, Dave Hodges, Barry Hess, Alan Korwin, Leo Magpoc and Alma Sommer, Dennis Reed, Shane Krauser,
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News Link • General Opinion
Karl Hess: The Role of Community in the Commitment to Liberty
12-31-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by wacko bird
I recently came upon this thirty year old video and was struck by how relevant it is to conversations happening on the DP these days.
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Feature Article • Iraq
What Makes ISIS Tick?
Ivan Eland
According to The New York Times, Maj. Gen. Michael K. Nagata, the commander of American Special Operations forces in the Middle East, is trying to figure out why the brutal Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) is such a dynamic force in Iraq and
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News Link • Transportation: Air Travel
United Airlines and Orbitz sue 22-year-old who found a way to get cheap plane tickets
12-31-2014
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http://wgno.com, by CNN Wire
A young computer whiz from New York City has launched a site to help people buy cheap plane tickets. But an airline company and its travel partner want to shut him down.
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
Star Trek-like invisible shield found thousands of miles above Earth
12-31-2014
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http://www.colorado.edu, Natural Sciences
A team led by the University of Colorado Boulder has discovered an invisible shield some 7,200 miles above Earth that blocks so-called "killer electrons,"...
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News Link • Philanthropy
Tolstoy's Letters to Gandhi on Love, Violence, and the Truth of the Human Spirit
12-31-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by Maria Popova
In 1908, Indian revolutionary Taraknath Das wrote to Leo Tolstoy, by then one of the most famous public figures in the world, asking for the author's support in India's independence from British colonial rule.
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News Link • Gold and Silver
Gold Held In NY Fed Vault Drops To Lowest In 21st Century After Biggest Monthly ...
12-31-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
Gold Held In NY Fed Vault Drops To Lowest In 21st Century After Biggest Monthly Withdrawal Since 2001
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News Link • Ron Paul Says...
Ron Paul and Charles Goyette â€" The Weekly Podcast - Dr. Paul Goes to Washington
12-31-2014
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Money and Markets
On this special "Best of Ron Paul" edition of the Weekly Podcast, Charles Goyette and Ron Paul talk about how he was able to do what so many others fail to do: maintain his political ideals during a long career in office.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
Starscraper aims at cheaper, gentler suborbital rocket
12-31-2014
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http://www.gizmag.com, By David Szondy
The International Space Station (ISS) may get all the glory, but suborbital rocket flights still play a vital part in space research.
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News Link • Internet
Microsoft May Soon Replace Internet Explorer With a New Web Browser
12-31-2014
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http://www.wired.com, By Davey Alba
Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system will debut with an entirely new web browser code-named Spartan, according to a report citing anonymous sources.
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News Link • Conferences
World Liberty Conference Bali 2015 - June 29-July 3rd, 2015 (ISIL)
12-31-2014
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ISIL
A powerful speaker lineup has already been assembled to discuss strategies for improving freedom, economic development, and social peace, particularly in Asia.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Gerald Celente 2015 Forecast: Manipulation, Depression and War
12-31-2014
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ETF Daily News
Trends researcher Gerald Celente predicts one of his top trends in 2015 will be manipulationâ€"of everything.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
The biggest FCA fines of 2014
12-31-2014
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Money Marketing
The FCA issued a total of over £1.4bn in fines in 2014 against a total of 37 firms. This is a massive 210 per cent increase on the £474.2m issued in fines in 2013.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Privacy Rights
Factom Use Case: Unlocking $9 Trillion in Land Value
12-31-2014
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YouTube.Com Factom Project
Factom allows developing nations to create title records and unlocks $9 trillion in value for the poorest people.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Archaeology
Mysterious Origin of the Viking Sword Ulfberht
12-31-2014
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arclein
A previous theory held that the swords may have their origin in the Middle East or Asia, but surprisingly it seems the materials were sourced closer to where they were found, in Central Europe.
At the time the Ulfberht swords were forged (approximat
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Scientists Link Autism To These Toxic Chemicals During Fetal Development
12-31-2014
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arclein
"Essentially what happens is during pregnancy… there are certain sensitive periods where the fetus is very vulnerable to a range of small molecules ?" from things like plasticisers, prescription drugs, environmental pesticides and other things.
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News Link • Religion: Believers
Pope Francis is the Man who Would Not be King
12-31-2014
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arclein
Meanwhile, some very worldly accolades have been thrust upon Pope Francis. Forbes just listed him as one of the four most powerful men on Earth. He was on the cover of Time magazine as "Man of the Year" for 2013. When Fortune magazine announced i
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News Link • Climate Change
Global Maps from Orbiting Carbon Observatory
12-31-2014
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arclein
he time period covered by the new maps is spring in the Southern Hemisphere, when agricultural fires and land clearing are widespread. The impact of these activities on global carbon dioxide has not been well quantified. As OCO-2 acquires more data,
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Opinion • Humor
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News
SEMI-NEWS/SEMI-SATIRE: Best of 2014, Part 2
12-30-2014
John Semmens
June 8
President Calls Return of Bergdahl a "Mission of Mercy"
President Obama continued to insist that Sgt Bergdahl's health was a major factor in his decision to negotiate the exchange with the Taliban.
"On the videos I saw he looked
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Opinion • Humor
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News
SEMI-NEWS/SEMI-SATIRE, Best of 2014
12-30-2014
John Semmens
January 5
New NYC Mayor Vows to "Crush Inequality"
Newly inaugurated New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio told those attending the ceremony that he would "put an end to inequality in this City. For too long we have tolerated a situation whe
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News Link • Entertainment: Movies
The Curious Copyright Case of "It's A Wonderful Life"
12-29-2014
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https://www.youtube.com-filmmaker IQ
It's A Wonderful Life has become a holiday tradition bolstered by near constant plays on television as the film fell into the public domain in 1975. But in the 90s, a studio would regain control over the film and put copyright to the test.
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News Link • MEDIA (MainStreamMedia - aka MSM)
Need to Know Basis: You Only Know What the TV Wants You to Know
12-29-2014
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Activist Post
It means a person makes reasoned judgements based on taking a factual assessment of any given situation before deciding to allow their brain cells to accept what they are told simply because someone with a suit, a fancy backdrop and
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News Link • NATO
Ukraine drops nonaligned status
12-29-2014
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Associated Press
The Ukrainian president has signed a bill dropping his country's nonaligned status but signaled that he will hold a referendum before seeking NATO membership.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Hacking, Cyber Security
Prying Eyes: Inside the NSA's War on Internet Security
12-28-2014
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Spiegel Online
US and British intelligence agencies undertake every effort imaginable to crack all types of encrypted Internet communication. The cloud is full of holes. New Snowden documents show that some forms of encryption still cause problems for the NSA.
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Leon Felkins
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News Link • Food
Seed libraries struggle with state laws limiting exchanges
12-29-2014
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Associated Press
For thousands of years, people have exchanged seeds to grow terrific tomatoes or produce the perfect potato, but a new effort to loan and borrow seeds has created a conflict between gardeners and state agriculture officials
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Philosophy: Libertarianism
Students for Liberty: The 'Regime Change' Libertarians
12-28-2014
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Lew Rockwell blog
While it is a generally accepted tenet of libertarian thought that state involvement in regime change operations overseas is anathema, there are those who claim US government-funded regime change is quite a libertarian idea.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Louisiana Cops Exposed as Liars by Surveillance Video After Arresting Man for Recording
12-28-2014
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Photography Is Not a Crime
In their report, they claimed that Daniel Clement, 22, had jumped on an officer as they were making an arrest.
But then Clement obtained surveillance video, proving them to be liars.
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News Link • Environment
Evidence discovered, 'ocean acidification' may be as fraudulent as 'global warming'
12-28-2014
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American Thinker
A startling discovery uncovered what looks like a fraud remarkably parallel to the infamous "Hockey stick" graph of Michael Mann that purported to show global temperatures skyrocketing when atmospheric CO2 rose, but
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Hacking, Cyber Security
City Websites Hacked After SWAT Team Kills Dog In Search For 'Small Amount' of Marijuana
12-28-2014
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Counter Current News
A SWAT team raided Jonathan Whitworth's home looking for what they believed was a "large amount of marijuana." After breaking into his home, terrorizing his wife and child, they shot his two dogs, killing one of them.
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News Link • Afghanistan
U.S.-led mission in Afghanistan ends combat role; thousands of foreign troops remain
12-28-2014
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Reuters
The U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan formally ended its combat mission, more than 13 years after an international alliance ousted the Taliban government for sheltering the planners of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on American cities.
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News Link • Death Penalty
Death penalty states unmoved by botched execution
12-28-2014
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Associated Press
Oklahoma's last execution went so badly the state tried to cancel it before it was over. With the inmate writhing while the lethal drugs seeped into his body, his executioners drew the viewing gallery curtains, concealing what
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News Link • Activism
Hundreds of protesters denounce arson attack on Swedish mosque
12-28-2014
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AFP
Several hundred marchers turned out in Sweden to denounce an arson attack on a mosque that injured 5 people, as the traditionally tolerant country confronts the rising influence of the extreme right. A firebomb was thrown through
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Law-and-Order Leninism
12-28-2014
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by William N. Grigg (Pro Liberate)
Last Easter, the Right was celebrating the Bunkerville rebellion, and the Left was calling for severe measures--drone strikes, if necessary--to beat down armed resistance to law enforcement. By Christmas, the roles were reversed,
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News Link • Activism
'Feed the pigs': Woman arrested for smearing police station with bacon and sausage
12-28-2014
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Rawstory
Lindsey McNamara was charged with disorderly conduct and malicious destruction of property for allegedly approaching a dispatcher for the Police with the meat hidden inside a Dunkin' Donuts box,
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Military Industrial Complex
Deadly debris: America's legacy of unexploded landmines and cluster bombs
12-28-2014
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Global Post
For more than a century, the US has used landmines, cluster munitions and other highly explosive ordnance during conflicts around the world, and sold or given these deadly weapons to dozens of other nations to use them.
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