 |
REAL TIME SPOT PRICES
Bitcoin Average: $80062.77
Gold: $4701.7 Change: $(32.80)
Silver: $84.32 Change: $(1.65)
|
|
|
ARCHIVED NEWSLETTER |
|
Sign up
to receive the Freedom's Phoenix Headlines by Email. |
|
HELP FUND FREEDOM'S PHOENIX!
Make a one-time or periodic contribution.
Use your credit card or PayPal account. |
|
Join us on our
Social Networks |
Share this page with your friends
on your favorite social network:
|
 |
|
|
|
Date Sent: 2017-08-23
Freedom's Phoenix AM Edition for Thursday, August 24, 2017 |
"Winter Is Here" For Housing
First Vegas Cop Charged Since 1990 as Video Shows Him Choke, Taser Innocent Man to Death -- New Home Sales Crash In July Following Plunge In Household Formations -- Former CIA Agent Is Raising Cash To Buy Twitter And Delete Trump's Account -- Afghanistan - Trump To Announce Four More One-Year Wars -- Drowning in debt, Connecticut faces budget crunch -- Pool Party @ Hancock's - Sat Aug 26, 2:30 p.m. til? Michael Badnarik, Davi Barker Special Guests -- NOT GUILTY ALL CHARGES! Bundy Tier 3 Defendants Found NOT GUILTY! - John Lamb -- Should an Armed Nazi Horde Be Permitted to Invade Your Town? -- A 15-Year-Old Has Saved an 80GB Archive of Apple Videos From YouTube's Censors -- "Negative Hallucination" hypnosis experiment demonstration video - MUST SEE -- Syrian Army Is Closing In On Oil-Rich Region The US Wants For Itself -- Replay: Google Is Monitoring Millions Of Conversations Every Day -- Breakthrough cancer drug could be astronomical in price -- 13 Countries Where John McCain Has Demanded War - -- DIY Powerwall Builders Are Using Recycled Laptop Batteries to Power Their Homes -- Hard-hitting docu-series "GMOs Revealed" begins airing TODAY… see explosive ... -- The Lost History of Antifa -- Compass Point: "Odds Of A Government Shutdown Are Now Dramatically Higher" -- Petition to declare 'Antifa' group terrorists collects 250k signatures -- How Rand Paul Can Free Americans From The Fed -- Elon Musk reveals first official photo of SpaceX space suit -- Camping rough: The best off-road campers from the Australian 4x4 Outdoors Expo -- SprayPrinter's latest graffiti robot hits new heights -- Machine gun-toting drone threatens to change combat forever -- Despite Other's Initial Efforts, Tesla's Gigafactory Is Years Ahead -- Removing Statues of Violent Bigots? Start with Che -- Op-Ed The conflict in Afghanistan is Trump's war now -- High Speed Off-Roading in the Mojave Desert -- IRS Uses Chainalysis to Track Down Bitcoin Tax Cheats --
|
News Link • Housing
"Winter Is Here" For Housing
08-23-2017
•
zerohedge.com by Tyler Durden
- Whalen Warns "The Crowd Of Buyers Is Thinning"
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Robert Lee
|
News Link • Police Brutality and Militarization
First Vegas Cop Charged Since 1990 as Video Shows Him Choke, Taser Innocent Man to Death
08-23-2017
•
http://thefreethoughtproject.com
For tasering an innocent man 7 times and proceeding to choke him to death, a Las Vegas cop has become the first cop to be charged since 1990.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Gina Kynast
|
News Link • Housing
New Home Sales Crash In July Following Plunge In Household Formations
08-23-2017
•
http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
New Home Sales crashed in July (down a shocking 9.4% MoM compared to expectations of unchanged) following the collapse of household formations in June.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
|
News Link • Seriously?
Former CIA Agent Is Raising Cash To Buy Twitter And Delete Trump's Account
08-23-2017
•
zerohedge.com by Tyler Durden
Unveiling a novel, if oddly circuitous attempt to shut up President Donald Trump on his favorite social network, former undercover CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson has launched a crowdfunding campaign in hopes of raising enough money to buy Twitter so
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Robert Lee
|
News Link • Afghanistan
Afghanistan - Trump To Announce Four More One-Year Wars
08-23-2017
•
http://www.moonofalabama.org, By b
This evening Trump will announce a new "path forward" in the occupation of Afghanistan. According to the usual leaks it will be very same path the U.S. has taken for 16 years.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
|
News Link • Government Debt & Financing
Drowning in debt, Connecticut faces budget crunch
08-23-2017
•
reuters.com by Hilary Russ
Connecticut, home to hedge fund billionaires alongside cities mired in poverty, is racing against the clock to pass a budget or face further spending cuts to education and municipal aid across the state.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
|
News Link • Justice and Judges
NOT GUILTY ALL CHARGES! Bundy Tier 3 Defendants Found NOT GUILTY! - John Lamb
08-23-2017
•
YouTube.Com - Lo K
As the wonderful David Fry (the last man standing at Malheur) would say, "Halleluyah! NOT GUILTY OF ALL CHARGES! We have a NOT GUILTY verdict in the Tier 3 Bundy trial! Not Guilty on 34 of the 40 charges, the rest were hung. So tonight Eric Parker, R
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Donna Hancock
|
News Link • Free Speech
Should an Armed Nazi Horde Be Permitted to Invade Your Town?
08-23-2017
•
fee.org by Jeffrey A. Tucker
The American Civil Liberties Union has reversed itself to decide: now it's gone too far.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Robert Lee
|
News Link • Censorship
A 15-Year-Old Has Saved an 80GB Archive of Apple Videos From YouTube's Censors
08-23-2017
•
https://motherboard.vice.com, Samantha Cole
A massive archive of files deleted by YouTube has been saved as a huge torrent file.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Robert Lee
|
News Link • MEDIA (MainStreamMedia - aka MSM)
"Negative Hallucination" hypnosis experiment demonstration video - MUST SEE
08-23-2017
•
http://www.naturalnews.com
(Natural News) In this mind-boggling short video, you can experiment firsthand how the mainstream media puts America under the SPELL of mass hypnosis, using a psychological phenomenon known as "negative hallucination."
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Gina Kynast
|
News Link • Syria
Syrian Army Is Closing In On Oil-Rich Region The US Wants For Itself
08-23-2017
•
http://www.trueactivist.com
ISIS' last stand in Syria will take place in a strategic oil-rich region known as Deir ez-Zor, and this confrontation will pit the American military and its allied forces directly against the Syrian Arab Army and its backers, including Russia.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Gina Kynast
|
News Link • Surveillance
Replay: Google Is Monitoring Millions Of Conversations Every Day
08-23-2017
•
https://www.technocracy.news, By: Margi Murphy
If you were to be caught while secretly recording somebody else's conversation, you would be tried, convicted and thrown in jail. Google does it millions of times each day, and authorities yawn. ? TN Editor
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Robert Lee
|
News Link • Healthcare
Breakthrough cancer drug could be astronomical in price
08-23-2017
•
https://www.usatoday.com, Liz Szabo
A new leukemia drug being hailed by doctors as a breakthrough could prove among the most expensive therapies ever on the market: For a single treatment, the price is expected to reach hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Robert Lee
|
News Link • NeoCons
13 Countries Where John McCain Has Demanded War -
08-23-2017
•
russia-insider.com by Jim Carey
- A Trip Down Memory Lane
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Robert Lee
|
News Link • DIY-Do it yourself
DIY Powerwall Builders Are Using Recycled Laptop Batteries to Power Their Homes
08-23-2017
•
https://motherboard.vice.com
In May of 2015, Elon Musk unveiled Tesla's Powerwall. The battery allows homeowners to store electricity, either from the grid or solar panels. The tech was alluring to those interested in alternative energy, but for many, the starting price of $3,00
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Gina Kynast
|
News Link • Food
Hard-hitting docu-series "GMOs Revealed" begins airing TODAY… see explosive ...
08-23-2017
•
http://www.naturalnews.com
new revelations about dangers of GMOs and glyphosate...The eye-opening documentary series delivers 9 episodes that reveal hard-hitting truths about GMOs, glyphosate, genetic pollution, Monsanto, seed monopolies, crop collapse and many other topics.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Gina Kynast
|
News Link • History
The Lost History of Antifa
08-23-2017
•
https://www.jacobinmag.com, Loren Balhorn
72 years after the triumph over Nazism, we look back to postwar Germany, when socialists gave birth to Antifa.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Robert Lee
|
News Link • Government Debt & Financing
Compass Point: "Odds Of A Government Shutdown Are Now Dramatically Higher"
08-23-2017
•
zerohedge.com by Tyler Durden
Over the weekend, Morgan Stanley reminded its clients that the biggest threat facing markets over the coming weeks is the "three-headed policy monster" inside Washington:
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Robert Lee
|
News Link • Trump Administration
Petition to declare 'Antifa' group terrorists collects 250k signatures
08-23-2017
•
https://www.rt.com
In less than a week, one quarter of a million Americans have signed a petition to have President Donald Trump officially classify the "Antifa" group a terrorist organization, accusing them of violence at demonstrations and incitement to kill poli
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Robert Lee
|
News Link • Federal Reserve
How Rand Paul Can Free Americans From The Fed
08-23-2017
•
zerohedge.com by Tho Bishop
Ever since entering the Senate, Rand Paul has continued his father's work in advocating for an audit of the Federal Reserve.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Robert Lee
|
News Link • Entertainment: Outdoor Recreation
Camping rough: The best off-road campers from the Australian 4x4 Outdoors Expo
08-23-2017
•
http://newatlas.com, C.C. Weiss
Australia is a rugged place, and that makes for some of the most rugged camping conditions you'll find anywhere in the world. It follows that the local market boasts some of the sturdiest off-road camping trailers out there.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
|
News Link • Robots and Artificial Intelligence
SprayPrinter's latest graffiti robot hits new heights
08-23-2017
•
http://newatlas.com, Rich Haridy
SprayPrinter hit the scene in early 2016 with its innovative app-controlled device that can sit on the head of any can of spray paint and allow even the most inept artist to create wall-sized works of art. Now the company has taken things to a new le
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
|
News Link • Drones
Machine gun-toting drone threatens to change combat forever
08-23-2017
•
http://newatlas.com, Rich Haridy
In 2015, a video showing a semi-automatic handgun being fired from a custom-built drone went viral, raising concerns for authorities, including the FAA.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
|
News Link • Business/ Commerce
Despite Other's Initial Efforts, Tesla's Gigafactory Is Years Ahead
08-23-2017
•
insideevs.com
IN THE GLOBAL ARMS RACE FOR BATTERIES, ELON MUSK IS KING AND TESLA GIGAFACTORY IS HIS CASTLE
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Robert Lee
|
News Link • WTF?
Removing Statues of Violent Bigots? Start with Che
08-23-2017
•
fee.org by Federico N Fernández
Rosario is Argentina's second oldest city. Located by the Paraná river, it is the home of hard-working people, a busy port, the national flag memorial, and the country's bitterest football rivalry between Rosario Central and Newell's Old Boys.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Robert Lee
|
News Link • Trump Administration
Op-Ed The conflict in Afghanistan is Trump's war now
08-23-2017
•
http://www.latimes.com, by Andrew J. Bacevich
With President Trump's Monday night speech, prospects for ending the Afghanistan war anytime soon have vanished. Whether that bodes well for U.S. national security is another matter.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Robert Lee
|
News Link • Entertainment: Sports
High Speed Off-Roading in the Mojave Desert
08-23-2017
•
https://video.vice.com
In this episode of Speed Daemons, our host Derek Mead seeks to understand the individuals and machines that venture at high speeds through the brutal terrain of the Mojave desert.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Robert Lee
|
News Link • Internal Revenue Service
IRS Uses Chainalysis to Track Down Bitcoin Tax Cheats
08-23-2017
•
https://cointelegraph.com
The IRS is actively seeking out tax evaders using Bitcoin, employing tools like Chainalysis to unmask them.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Gina Kynast
|
News Link • Internal Revenue Service
IRS Now Has a Tool to Unmask Bitcoin Tax Cheats
08-23-2017
•
http://www.thedailybeast.com, Joseph Cox
Cryptocurrencies were supposed to be largely anonymous. But a software tool gives the IRS has a better chance of identifying people who hide their wealth.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Robert Lee
|
News Link • United Kingdom
An Intimate History of Antifa
08-23-2017
•
http://www.newyorker.com, By Daniel Penny
On October 4, 1936, tens of thousands of Zionists, Socialists, Irish dockworkers, Communists, anarchists, and various outraged residents of London's East End gathered to prevent Oswald Mosley and his British Union of Fascists from marching through
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Robert Lee
|
News Link • Criminal Justice System
Missouri governor halts execution to examine questions over DNA
08-23-2017
•
http://www.reuters.com, Chris Kenning
Missouri Governor Eric Greitens halted the execution of a man scheduled to be put to death on Tuesday for killing a woman during a burglary after his attorneys argued that recent DNA evidence showed he is innocent.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Robert Lee
|
News Link • Russia
Russians to Investigate Whether America Really Landed on the Moon
08-23-2017
•
http://truthstreammedia.com
So this actually happened…
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Gina Kynast
|
News Link • FBI
FBI Admits Their Informants Participated in Deadly Charlottesville Riots -- Report
08-23-2017
•
http://www.dcclothesline.com, by Jay Syrmopoulos
FBI sources have confirmed that it's extremely unlikely that leaders of the radical white nationalist and Antifa groups that squared off in violent clashes in Charlottesville, VA will face prosecution due to their being federal law enforcement asse
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Robert Lee
|
News Link • Energy
Tesla Now Offers Home Charger Installation
08-23-2017
•
insideevs.com
Tesla continues to add to its plate, doing more to assure that the company can offer consumers a fully inclusive experience.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Robert Lee
|
News Link • American History
How We Know The So-Called "Civil War" Was Not Over Slavery
08-23-2017
•
paulcraigroberts.org by Paul Craig Roberts
When I read Professor Thomas DiLorenzo's article ( http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2017/08/21/lincoln-myth-ideological-cornerstone-america-empire/ ) the question that lept to mind was, "How come the South is said to have fought for slavery when t
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
|
News Link • Weird/Offbeat News
Has DB Cooper's BACKPACK Been Found After 46 Years?
08-23-2017
•
lewrockwell.com via Daily Mail
FBI investigates new discovery after criminal hijacked airliner and escaped by parachute with $200,000 in cash
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
|
News Link • Ron Paul Says...
Ron Paul Reacts to Trump's Afghanistan Speech
08-23-2017
•
LewRockwell.com by Ron Paul
On Twitter, Ron Paul reacted to President Donald Trump's speech last night calling for increasing US presence in Afghanistan.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
|
News Link • Trump Administration
Is Trump's Agenda Being Eclipsed?
08-23-2017
•
LewRockwell.com by Patrick J. Buchanan
"I have not become the King's First Minister in order to preside over the liquidation of the British Empire," said Winston Churchill to cheers at the Lord Mayor's luncheon in London in November 1942.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
|
News Link • Transportation
China to Reclaim Title for World's Fastest Train
08-23-2017
•
nbcnews.com by Kyree Leary
A new series of bullet trains capable of reaching speeds of 248 miles an hour will go into operation in September.
?
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
|
News Link • Government Debt & Financing
Drowning in debt, Connecticut faces budget crunch
08-23-2017
•
reuters.com by Hilary Russ
Connecticut, home to hedge fund billionaires alongside cities mired in poverty, is racing against the clock to pass a budget or face further spending cuts to education and municipal aid across the state.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
|
News Link • MEDIA (MainStreamMedia - aka MSM)
Ex-RNC Official Shields Demolishes CNN's Irresponsible Trump Rally Coverage
08-23-2017
•
https://www.prisonplanet.com, Newsbusters
Fighting a brave battle against CNN's emotionally hysterical, overwhelmed, and triggered liberals after Tuesday's Trump rally, CNN political commentator and former RNC official Mike Shields thoroughly lambasted his colleagues losing their minds f
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
|
News Link • United Nations
United Nations Issues Rare "Early Warning" â€" Signals Potential Civil Conflict In America
08-23-2017
•
http://www.shtfplan.com, Tyler Durden
A United Nations Committee tasked with combating racism on a global scale has issued an ultra rare "early warning" for the United States citing "alarming racism" trends.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
|
News Link • Business/ Commerce
Tesla Gigafactory Flyover Video â€" August 17, 2017
08-23-2017
•
insideevs.com by Mark Kane
It's growing, but still not nearly the size it will be upon completion.
Here is a recent look at the Tesla Gigafactory this month, recorded on August 17, 2017 by California Phantom/YT.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Robert Lee
|
News Link • Corbett Report
Truth Music Playlist â€" Summer 2017
08-23-2017
•
corbettreport.com
It's the dog days of summer, and that can only mean one thing: it's time for our annual roundup of the latest, hottest truth music.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Robert Lee
|
News Link • Currencies
Suddenly, Ethereum Classic Price Explodes 25% on South Korea Rumors
08-23-2017
•
https://cointelegraph.com
Ethereum Classic (ETC) has shot up almost 25 percent in minutes as rumors begin spreading of South Korean trading interest.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Gina Kynast
|
News Link • Central Banks/Banking
El-Erian Warns Vexed Central Bankers "The Lowflation Demon Is Real"
08-23-2017
•
zerohedge.com by Mohamed El-Erian
Persistently low inflation, or "lowflation," is vexing lots of people.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Robert Lee
|
News Link • Hacking, Cyber Security
Exposed Servers Let Hackers Take Control Of Prison Cell Doors, Pacemakers, Oil Pipelines
08-23-2017
•
https://www.technocracy.news, By: Zack Whittaker
If millions of servers, routers, switchers and personal computers are wide-open to individual hackers, how much more to rogue governments or intelligence agencies? ? TN Editor
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Robert Lee
|
News Link • Seriously?
CNN's Anderson Cooper's Family Were Slave Owners â€" Owned Michelle Obama's Relatives!
08-23-2017
•
http://dcwhispers.com, by DCWhispers
As the face of CNN, Anderson Cooper makes a very good living as wealthy, privileged white man casting judgments of affiliation upon his political enemies.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Robert Lee
|
News Link •
Compass Point: "Odds Of A Government Shutdown Are Now Dramatically Higher"
08-23-2017
•
zerohedge.com by Tyler Durden
Over the weekend, Morgan Stanley reminded its clients that the biggest threat facing markets over the coming weeks is the "three-headed policy monster" inside Washington:
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Robert Lee
|
News Link • WTF?
ESPN Pulls Asian Announcer Named Robert Lee To Avoid A Mass Triggering Event
08-23-2017
•
zerohedge.com by Tyler Durden
We've been saying this a lot lately, but just when you thought the political climate in this country couldn't get any more wacky ESPN has to go and pull an Asian-American announcer, who just happens to be named Robert Lee, off the William and Mary vs
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Robert Lee
|
News Link • Activism
George and Amal Clooney give $1 million to combat U.S. hate groups
08-23-2017
•
http://www.rawstory.com, Reuters
Actor George Clooney and his humanitarian lawyer wife, Amal Clooney, have donated $1 million to the Southern Poverty Law Center, a U.S. non-profit that monitors extremists and domestic hate groups, in response to protests in Charlottesville, Virginia
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Robert Lee
|
News Link • Military
Chief Of Naval Operations "Looking Into" Possibility Ships Were Hacked
08-23-2017
•
zerohedge.com by Mac Slavo
Tragedy struck the USS John S. McCain on Monday, when the destroyer collided with a merchant ship off the coast of Singapore, leaving 10 sailors missing and five injured.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Robert Lee
|
News Link • Venezuela
Empire Files: Abby Martin in Venezuela -- Supermarkets to Black Markets
08-23-2017
•
truth-out.org By Abby Martin
Abby Martin talks to Venezuelans on the streets of Caracas and investigates the main claim that there's no free press, and that there is no food in the supermarkets.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Robert Lee
|
News Link • Venezuela
Venezuela Bonds Tumble On Report U.S. To Ban Trading
08-23-2017
•
zerohedge.com by Tyler Durden
Venezuela bonds are tumbling after the WSJ reported that the US government was considering a ban on trading in the country's debt.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Robert Lee
|
News Link • Trump Administration
The Mini-Skirt Deception: How McMaster Got His Afghan 'Surge'
08-23-2017
•
http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org
According to reports, Gen. H. R. McMaster convinced President Trump to give up his longstanding opposition to the Afghan war by showing him this photograph, below, of Afghan women in what the media are describing as "miniskirts." As the Washingto
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Gina Kynast
|
News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Scientists remotely hacked a brain, controlling body movements
08-23-2017
•
bgr.com by Mike Wehner
Imagine someone remotely controlling your brain, forcing your body's central processing organ to send messages to your muscles that you didn't authorize.
Read Full Story
•
•
|
|
Reported by:
Robert Lee
|
| Tags: freedoms, phoenix, archives, politics, libertarian, alternative, government, freedom |
|
|
Feature Article • 
News Link • 
News Link • 
News Link • 
News Link • 
News Link • 
News Link • 
News Link • 
News Link • 
News Link • 
News Link • 
News Link • 
Feature Article • 
