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Date Sent: 2014-07-02
Freedom's Phoenix Edition for Wednesday, July 2, 2014 |
U.S. troops are in Baghdad to fly Apache helicopters, drones
What Passes for "Heroism" at the Salt Lake City Police Department -- Utah State Trooper tries to Intimidate Political Candidate from Recording -- Sheriff Joey Terrell, The Coward of Habersham County -- South Florida Cop Posts Video of his Arrest for Protesting Obamacare -- There Is At Least One Independent-Thinking State Senator -- Ex-New Mexico Gov. Johnson Named Pot Company CEO -- Google to Further Block Firearm, Ammunition, Gun Accessory Ads -- Democrat accused of having sex with underage girl drops f bomb on live tv. -- VIDEO: Seattle Cop Kills Man Over Not Paying Transit Fare
-- California Cop Refuses to Take Report because Man Insisted on Video
Recording Conversation -- UK, Ireland probe Facebook
emotion-manipulation scandal -- New Russian law punishes online 'extremism' -- For School Kids in California, A Fight is Just a Fight—Not a Crime -- I-Team: Acton Vet Finally Gets VA Doctor's Appointment – 2 Years After He Died -- Census hopes to save $5 billion by moving 2020 surveys online -- U.S. Looking to Expand Domestic Air Force to Defend Borders -- This Nuclear Power Plant Fits on a Semi and Can't Melt Down -- Afghanistan Slaps U.S. With $1 Billion Tax Bill -- Arrest warrants for SANDF top dogs -- A Look at The Senate's Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 -- Chinese Gold Bullion Firms Defrauded Beijing Of $15 billion -- SC sheriff pleads not guilty to bribery charges -- Ukrainian Prez: Ceasefire Is Done, 'We Will Attack'
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News Link • Iraq
U.S. troops in Baghdad to fly Apache helicopters, drones
07-01-2014
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AFP
The nearly 500 American troops sent to Baghdad to bolster security for the US embassy are equipped with Apache attack helicopters and small unarmed surveillance drones, Pentagon officials said Tuesday.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
What Passes for "Heroism" at the Salt Lake City Police Department
07-01-2014
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by William N. Grigg (Lew Rockwell blog)
"Evidence shows that the dog was extremely close, in fact within feet of the officer," simpered Salt Lake City Police Chief Chris Burbank in defense of Officer Brett Olsen, who had shot an elderly, arthritic dog named Geist.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Utah State Trooper tries to Intimidate Political Candidate from Recording
07-01-2014
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Photography Is Not a Crime
However, the man was Bret Black, who is striving to be the first libertarian to be elected to the Utah House of Representatives, stating on his Facebook page that "if we don't Stand Now! There'll be NOTHING to stand for."
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Sheriff Joey Terrell, The Coward of Habersham County
07-01-2014
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Lew Rockwell blog
After nearly killing baby Bou-Bou, Sheriff Jerry Terrell's maniacal jackboots immediately moved to cover up their crime, preventing the anguished parents from comforting their shattered 18-month-old, obstructing their view of the crime
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News Link • Activism
South Florida Cop Posts Video of his Arrest for Protesting Obamacare
07-01-2014
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Photography Is Not a Crime
Ericson Harrell, the South Florida cop arrested for protesting Obamacare besides a busy highway while wearing a Guy Fawkes mask and waving an upside down American flag, posted the video of his arrest showing the cops accusing him of
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News Link • Syria
There Is At Least One Independent-Thinking State Senator
07-01-2014
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Lew Rockwell blog
Sen. Black makes a number of notable statements about US support of terrorists in Syria, about their atrocities, about the media acceptance of State Dept reports, about the false statements of Ambassador Ford, and about the ignorance of
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News Link • Gun Rights
Google to Further Block Firearm, Ammunition, Gun Accessory Ads
07-01-2014
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AmmoLand Shooting Sports News
According to Google Supports Dangerous Products or Services page the company wants to keep people safe both online and offline so they wont allow the promotion of products used for self defense...
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News Link • Gun Rights
A good news cop story for a change, (Just for you, Michael Nystrom!)
07-01-2014
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Daily Paul.com
I was out enjoying my newly restored 2nd Amendment this weekend with several B0eing co-workers. I got to the gravel pit on the Swinomish Indian Res a bit late, because I had difficulty finding it
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News Link • Police State
Correcting One of the Top Four Traffic Ticket Myths
07-01-2014
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Daily Paul.com
I wanted to take a moment to respond to one point in an article featured on LewRockwell.com:
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News Link • Off Grid Living - Survival Prepping
How To Build A Cabin In A Weekend For Under $5000
07-01-2014
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homestead-and-survival.com
Make sure you like Homestead and Survival on Facebook or Google Plus to be updated every time we find a tutorial for innovative ways you can become self-sufficient on a budget.
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News Link • Police State
California Cop Refuses to Take Report because Man Insisted on Video Recording Conversation
07-01-2014
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photographyisnotacrime.com
A California cop responding to a call about a fender bender refused to take a man's side of the story because the man insisted on video recording the conversation.
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
For School Kids in California, A Fight is Just a Fightâ€"Not a Crime
07-01-2014
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reason.com
Great news out of California: An appeals court there just ruled that when two students get into a fight on school grounds, it isn't a crime for the courts to rule onâ€"
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News Link • Healthcare
I-Team: Acton Vet Finally Gets VA Doctor's Appointment â€" 2 Years After He Died
07-01-2014
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boston.cbslocal.com
"He was steadfast. He took care of us, all of these years."
Suzanne Chase of Acton was talking about her husband, Doug, a Vietnam veteran who was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2011.
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News Link • Census
Census hopes to save $5 billion by moving 2020 surveys online
07-01-2014
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Washington Post
The 2020 Census is almost six years away, but for 190,000 households in the greater Washington area, Tuesday is Census Day.
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News Link • Military
U.S. Looking to Expand Domestic Air Force to Defend Borders
07-01-2014
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time.com
Up to 40 planes sought to help halt "the unlawful movement of people" and for other missions
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News Link • Weird/Offbeat News
Lottery's 'luckiest woman' bet flabbergasting sums on scratch-offs
07-01-2014
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philly.com
Joan Ginther's 28 instant prizes, and another two dozen claimed by friends, suggest they bought tens of thousands of high-priced tickets.
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News Link • Energy
This Nuclear Power Plant Fits on a Semi and Can't Melt Down
07-01-2014
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drivethedistrict.com
This proposes an eco-forward solution until renewables take over.
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News Link • Afghanistan
Afghanistan Slaps U.S. With $1 Billion Tax Bill
07-01-2014
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thefiscaltimes.com
The United States has poured billions into efforts to rebuild war-torn Afghanistan â€" but the Afghan government has violated an understanding between the two countries.
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News Link • Africa: On the Map
Arrest warrants for SANDF top dogs
07-01-2014
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news.iafrica.com
Eyewitness News has learnt the High Court in Pretoria has ordered the arrest of the chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), the secretary of defence and the head of the air force for being in contempt of court.
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News Link • 3D Printing
A 3D Printer That Turns Coke Bottles Into Whatever You Can Imagine
07-01-2014
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gizmodo.com
Star Trek's replicators were not only able to produce any food or products our far-off descendants wanted, they were also able to make it from any kind of waste products.
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News Link • Art
You Can Swim In a Secret Pool in the Mojave Desert, If You Can Find It
07-01-2014
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gizmodo.com
When it's hot, city dwellers begin to have a certain look of desperation:
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Carbon Nanotube Transistors That'll Save Moore's Law Are Coming in 2020
07-01-2014
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gizmodo.com
Our world of amazingly tiny electronics is about to get even tinier. After a decade of research, IBM says it'll bring carbon nanotube transistors to market by 2020.
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News Link • Entertainment: Outdoor Recreation
Here's what it's like to plummet down the world's tallest water slide
07-01-2014
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sploid.gizmodo.com
POV footage shows it's a helluva drop so yeah, it's scary. People will pretty much plummet straight down a 168-foot 7-inch tall slideâ€"which makes it the world's tallest water slideâ€"at thigh burning speeds to blast over a massive hill to ride another
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News Link • Just For Fun!
The world's largest firework fills the sky with hundreds of explosions
07-01-2014
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sploid.gizmodo.com
It costs $1500, measures in at about 4 feet in diameter and causes an explosion in the sky almost half a mile long.
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News Link • Transportation
These Soviet Concept Vehicles Are Clearly From An Alternate Universe
07-01-2014
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io9.com
These vehicle designs look like they were made for a Batman movie, or maybe a space adventure. They're the direct result of the futurist bent in Soviet design. And some of them are just insane. We've got a gallery.
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News Link • Bioterrorism
Is Congress About to Reduce Funding for Bioterrorism Vaccines?
07-01-2014
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io9.com
In 2004, Congress passed the Project BioShield Actâ€"a ten-year, $5.6 billion fund for purchasing vaccines to use in the event of a bioterrorist attack.
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News Link • China
Chinese Gold Bullion Firms Defrauded Beijing Of US$15 billion
07-01-2014
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chinatopix.com
China's National Audit Office's has reported that Chinese bullion companies using falsified gold transactions have defrauded the government of US$15 billion (CNY94 billion).
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News Link • Legislative Mischief
A Look at The Senate's Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014
07-01-2014
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eff.org
The Senate Intelligence Committee recently introduced the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014. It's the fourth time in four years that Congress has tried to pass "cybersecurity" legislation.
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News Link • World News
Ukrainian Prez: Ceasefire Is Done, 'We Will Attack'
07-01-2014
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newser.com
Rebels didn't disarm or give up key border crossings
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Bitcoin
Bitcoin was illegal in California? Whoops, governor fixes that 165-year-old money law
07-01-2014
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theregister.co.uk
Crypto-currencies threatened by anti-counterfeit cash rules
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News Link • Philosophy: Conservatism
Liberals Are as 'Obedient' to Authority as Conservatives
07-01-2014
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reason.com
It is a truism among academics that political conservatives like to be ordered around.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Army Says It's Close to Finalizing Spice Detector
07-01-2014
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military.com
The allure of synthetic marijuana. or Spice, lies mostly in its chameleon-like chemical blends that make it difficult to test.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Military
Army Fires Officers After Ordering Them to Move
07-01-2014
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military.com
A U.S. Army captain with more than a dozen years in the service, including multiple tours of duty in combat zones, assumed his job was safe.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Business/ Commerce
Marijuana Sector Positioned to Move Higher as FDA Reviews Drug's Status
07-01-2014
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yahoo.com
The Marijuana Index(TM) traded marginally lower last week after MedBox Inc. (OTC:MDBX) and CannaVEST Corp.'s (OTC:CANV) moves lower offset GW Pharmaceuticals plc's (NASDAQ:GWPH) modest gains.
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News Link • Government Waste
Ending the federal worker gravy train
06-30-2014
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nypost.com
This month's congressional hearing on outlandish bonuses at the Veterans Administration is the latest proof that the nation needs to overhaul how federal workers in every department are paid and promoted.
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News Link • Emmigration
Why Americans Abroad Are Giving Up Their Citizenship
06-30-2014
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newsweek.com
The number of Americans giving up their citizenship surged to 3,000 in 2013 â€" three times more than the previous year.
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News Link • Military
Hero worship of the military is getting in the way of good policy
06-30-2014
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Washington Post
Benjamin Summers is a captain in the U.S. Army. The views expressed are his own.
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News Link • Energy
Anti-Fracking Win in N.Y. Court May Deal Blow to Industry
06-30-2014
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bloomberg.com
New York's cities and towns can block hydraulic fracturing within their borders, the state's highest court ruled, dealing a blow to an industry awaiting Governor Andrew Cuomo's decision on whether to lift a six-year-old statewide moratorium.
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News Link • Police State
The Vampire State Draws Blood
06-30-2014
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by William N. Grigg (Pro Liberate)
So, in the East German sense of the expression, those of us who have driver's licenses have "volunteered" to be stopped, interrogated, searched, and surrender bodily samples at the whim of a DUI enforcement officer.
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News Link • Government
Colorado Now Has More Cash And Less Crime Thanks to Legalized Marijuana
06-30-2014
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Daily Paul.com
With the passage of Amendment 64 in November 2012, Colorado made history and became one of the first two states to approve legal regulation of the cultivation, manufacture and sale of marijuana for adults 21 and over.
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News Link • Palestine -- Israel
Officials: Israel finds bodies of kidnapped teens
06-30-2014
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Associated Press
The Israeli military found the bodies of three missing teenagers on Monday, just over two weeks after they were abducted in the West Bank, allegedly by Hamas militants. The grisly discovery culminated a feverish search that led to Israel's largest gr
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News Link • Iraq
Blackwater threatened to kill US investigator in Iraq
06-30-2014
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AFP
The top manager in Iraq of the notorious private security firm Blackwater threatened to kill a US State Department investigator for probing the company's performance weeks before Blackwater guards shot and killed 17 civilians
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News Link • Animals and Pets
Don't You Dare Criticize Officers For Shooting Dogs, Whines SLC Top Cop
06-30-2014
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http://reason.com, J.D. Tuccille
Perhaps feeling a bit besieged after dog owner Sean Kendall posted a video of his impassioned confrontation with Salt Lake City police after one of their fellow officers entered his yard and shot his dog, Geist, Police Chief Chris Burbank stepped in
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News Link • Mexico
Mexico arrests high-profile vigilante leader
06-30-2014
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http://news.yahoo.com, By Katia Lemus
Mexican officials on Friday announced the arrest Jose Manuel Mireles, the face of a powerful anti-crime vigilante group in the western state of Michoacan.
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News Link • Eminent Domain
Washington's militarized land-grabs: Targeting the Sioux Indian Reservation in South Dakota
06-30-2014
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sott.net
In the wake of a Bundy Ranch crisis sparked by a militarized federal land-grab effort in Nevada, it seems that the Department of Interior has set its sights on a new prize - this time targeting once protected Indian reservation land on Pine Ridge in
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News Link • Police State
1984 arrives 30 years late: Teacher fired for questioning Sandy Hook
06-30-2014
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veteranstoday.com
1984 arrives 30 years late: Teacher fired for questioning Sandy Hook
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News Link • Economy - International
Cold War Renewed With A Vengeance While Washington Again Lies
06-30-2014
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Prison Planet
The Cold War made a lot of money for the military/security complex for four decades dating from Churchill's March 5, 1946 speech in Fulton, Missouri declaring a Soviet "Iron Curtain" until Reagan and Gorbachev ended the Cold War in the late 1980s.
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News Link • Activism
Muslims take PorcFest, impose Shariah Law!
06-30-2014
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veteranstoday.com
The Porcupine Freedom Festival is a prickly place.
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