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Date Sent: 2013-05-20
Freedom's Phoenix AM Edition for Monday, May 20, 2013 |
Smokedown Prohibition V: Adam Kokesh and NA Poe Arrested (video and pictures)
2nd Amendment Activist James Kaleda Ejected from Gun Control Hearing -- IRS Abuses Have Been Going on For Many Years -- Why Don't We Have
Fusion Power? -- Food Allergies Testing for Anger Management in
Children -- Vaccine Victims’ Mother Speaks Out -- Sergey Brin: Why
Google Glass? -- Corruption in the DOJ & IRS -- AP chief says
phone probe makes news sources reluctant to talk -- How Many Cops Does It Take to
Handcuff One (Smallish) Guy In NYC? -- Florida parent says
‘religious zealots’ got teen daughter arrested for lesbian
relationship -- Noam Chomsky: Obama was willing to start nuclear war
to kill bin Laden -- What we know about the new Xbox: it'll
have porn -- Republican Texas judge orders lesbian couple to live
apart or lose children -- High school students arrested for
throwing water balloons at school -- Putin’s power grab trumps nanotechnology -- Congress Questions Larry
Page Over Google Glass -- Taxes
on some wealthy French exceed 100% of income -- CDC: 1 In 5 US
Children Have Mental Disorder -- Busting the IRS Code; Notice
of Federal Tax Liens -- Aaron Swartz’s Last Gift: Site Launches
Whistleblower Safe House -- Hofstra student killed
by police during hostage situation
AZ: Worldwide ‘March Against Monsanto’ Protests Planned for May
25th
AZ: Fundraiser raffle for Steve Porak's Cancer Treatment -
36" Ferret .50 BMG on an Olympic AR-15 Lower Receiver
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News Link • Drug War
Smokedown Prohibition V: Adam Kokesh and NA Poe Arrested (video and pictures)
05-18-2013
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The International Libertarian
At Smokedown prohibition V Adam Kokesh is targeted for arrest even though it is obvious he isn't smoking marijuana. This happened on May 18, 2013 at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA.
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Darren Wolfe
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News Link • Gun Rights
2nd Amendment Activist James Kaleda Ejected from Gun Control Hearing
05-19-2013
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youtube (h/t Lew Rockwell blog)
Second Amendment activist, James Kaleda, was forcefully removed from a hearing on a new gun control bill in NJ during his testimony. Notice the legislators laugh as they have their armed security remove Kaleda before he finishes
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Government
5 Monkeys
07-12-2010
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youtube (h/t John Stuart)
Start with a cage containing 5 monkeys.... this story illustrates how human society keeps doing the same things over and over again because - "that's the way....
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Agriculture
Know Your Garden's Insect Friends and Foes
05-19-2013
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popularmechanics.com
Not every creepy-crawly is a pest to be squashed. Here's a list to help you sort the helpful insects in your garden from the not-so-helpful.
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News Link • Energy
Why Don't We Have Fusion Power?
05-19-2013
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popularmechanics.com
"Why Don't We Have" is a PopMech series that seeks to quickly explain just why some of the technologies promised by science fiction have yet to become fact. Today: fusion power.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Vaccines and Vaccinations
Vaccine Victims’ Mother Speaks Out
05-19-2013
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Farm Wars
Tasha shares her story of shock, disappointment, guilt and remorse in neglecting to research the side effects of vaccines before vaccinating her children. Tasha’s story is real life, scientific evidence of the harm that vaccines can and do cause.
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Barbara Peterson
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News Link • Self-Help: Rational Living
Full Time RVing - How to Downsize Your Home to an RV
05-19-2013
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stephaniehenkel.hubpages.com
I am happy to have the opportunity to answer the question posed by Ms Dee... "
"How do you downsize possessions for the fulltime RV lifestyle?"
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Sergey Brin: Why Google Glass?
05-19-2013
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ted.com
It's not a demo, more of a philosophical argument: Why did Sergey Brin and his team at Google want to build an eye-mounted camera/computer, codenamed Glass? Onstage at TED2013, Brin calls for a new way of seeing our relationship with our mobile compu
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News Link • Corruption
Corruption in the DOJ & IRS
05-19-2013
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Free Press Publications
Someone once said “When it rains, it pours.” That statement seems to be true in a metaphorical sense, especially given the breadth of major stories coming out of D.C. recently.
On May 13 it was reported, “The Justice Department secretly ob
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Darryl W. Perry
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News Link • MEDIA (MainStreamMedia - aka MSM)
AP chief says phone probe makes news sources reluctant to talk
05-19-2013
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Reuters
The Justice Department's seizure of phone records for journalists at the Associated Press is hurting the agency's ability to gather news, the wire service's Chief Executive and President Gary Pruitt said.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Energy
50 Billion Reasons to Support Ethanol
05-19-2013
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fool.com
The mandated blending of ethanol in motor fuel -- specifically when produced from corn -- is a highly controversial issue. Is it really corrosive to engines at concentrations of just 10%?
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News Link • Seriously?
How Many Cops Does It Take to Handcuff One (Smallish) Guy In NYC?
05-19-2013
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Common Dreams
Watch the stampede of NYPD at a 135th Street subway station when Clive Utter, 31, allegedly jumped the turnstile. After he was slammed into the wall, dropped onto the floor and cuffed by a mob of at least 25 officers - and after a bystander exercisin
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Florida parent says ‘religious zealots’ got teen daughter arrested for lesbian relationship
05-19-2013
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Rawstory
An 18-year-old girl was arrested for statutory rape over a same-sex relationship in high school because of bigoted parents, says the mother of the arrested teen. Kaitlyn Ashley Hunt was arrested for 2 counts of lewd or lascivious battery on child.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Outdoor Survival
Hiking Safety Tips: Before you ever step foot on the trail…
05-19-2013
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offgridsurvival.com
Most Hikers get into trouble for one reason; they fail to adequately prepare themselves for their adventure.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Afghanistan
Noam Chomsky: Obama was willing to start nuclear war to kill bin Laden
05-19-2013
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Rawstory
MIT professor Noam Chomsky criticized the killing of Osama bin Laden, saying President Obama could have provoked a nuclear war. “We were very close to war with Pakistan, which easily could have turned into a nuclear war, which could have
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Family
Republican Texas judge orders lesbian couple to live apart or lose children
05-19-2013
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Rawstory
A Republican Texas Judge has ordered a lesbian couple to live apart or give up custody of their children. Judge John Roach has given Page Price 30 days to move out of the home she shares with Carolyn Compton and Compton’s two children
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
High school students arrested for throwing water balloons at school
05-19-2013
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Rawstory
Seven teenage students in North Carolina were arrested on Thursday and charged with a misdemeanor for throwing water balloons during a school prank. A parent was also arrested during the incident.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Energy
Iran to Hold 1st Conference on Applications of Nanotechnology in Energy Industry
05-19-2013
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english.farsnews.com
The first specialized international conference on applications of nanotechnology in power and energy industries (International Power System Conference) will be held by Niroo Research Institute and Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council on July 3, 201
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Putin’s power grab trumps nanotechnology
05-19-2013
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miamiherald.com
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s changing attitude toward two giant government-led high-tech projects sends a troubling message about his third term in office: Maintaining power is more important than modernizing the economy.
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News Link • Agriculture
Green Acre Aquaponics Introduces a Revolutionary Approach to Farm Education
05-19-2013
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virtual-strategy.com
Farming methods have changed many times since man planted the first seed in the ground 10,000 years ago.
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News Link • Economy - International
Taxes on some wealthy French exceed 100% of income
05-19-2013
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Reuters
More than 8,000 French households' tax bills topped 100 percent of their income last year, the business newspaper Les Echos reported on Saturday, citing Finance Ministry data.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Family
CDC: 1 In 5 US Children Have Mental Disorder
05-19-2013
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CBS News
Nearly 1 in 5 children in the U.S. suffers from a mental disorder, and this number has been rising for more than a decade. Suffering from mental disorders such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety, depression and autism.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Corruption
Busting the IRS Code; Notice of Federal Tax Liens
05/19/2013
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Socio-Economic For the Majority
This presentation is meant to get enough facts so that a rational person will see how the IRS, DOJ and Judges are committing fraud in the enforcement of the Federal Personal Income Tax. - See what you think.
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H. Skip Robinson
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News Link • Whistleblowers
Aaron Swartz’s Last Gift: Site Launches Whistleblower Safe House
05-19-2013
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
One month before his January 11th suicide, web pioneer and creative commons architect Aaron Swartz completed one last project"an “opensource drop box for leaked documents along the lines of WikiLeaks.”Launched Thursday, Deaddrop is the brainchild of
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Chris Menke
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Hofstra student killed by police during hostage situation
05-19-2013
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AP
A short time later, the intruder and a 21-year-old college junior, Andrea Rebello, were both dead. The 2 were killed by a police officer who fired EIGHT shots at the masked man, hitting him 7 times but also accidentally hitting Rebello once in the he
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Off Grid Living - Survival Prepping
San Francisco's Orchard Hotel has small sustainable touches and impressive sustainable practices
05-19-2013
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Mother Nature Network.com
This California hotel that our food blogger stayed goes beyond LEED certification in its sustainability initiatives. It also opened her eyes to some of the contrasts between how sustainability is thought of in different regions of the country
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News Link • Inventions
Proposed New Toothbrush Could Secrete Caffeine During Brushing Process
05-19-2013
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redorbit.com
Good news for those who aren’t getting enough caffeine in their coffee, sodas, energy drinks, chewing gum, waffles, marshmallows, or other snacks and drinks " you may soon be able to get a dose of the stimulant while performing basic dental hygiene t
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News Link • How to Help
Fundraiser for Steve Porak's Cancer Treatment - 36" Ferret .50 BMG on Olympic AR-15 Lower
05-16-2013
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StevePorak.Com
Donate $20.00 per ticket towards the drawing to win this 36" Ferret .50 BMG on an Olympic AR-15 Lower with a 30mm Tasco Scope and a .50 cal Ammo can full of ammo to support Steve Porak's Cancer Treatment! (100 TICKETS LEFT)
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
Private Space Plane Arrives in California for Key Flight Tests
05-18-2013
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space.com
A private space plane has arrived at a NASA facility in California to undergo tests that will help vet its ability to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station.
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
Dark, massive asteroid to fly by Earth on May 31
05-18-2013
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http://www.latimes.com, By Deborah Netburn
It's 1.7 miles long. Its surface is covered in a sticky black substance similar to the gunk at the bottom of a barbecue.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • B.O.R.G.
Transportation Stop Action Script
05-18-2013
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Eddie Craig
“Transportation Stop” Action Script.
This information is provided by Eddie Craig (a former deputy sheriff, and due process expert)
TO BE PRACTICED AND MEMORIZED!
If necessary, print this out and keep it in your car for easy reference, but it
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Thomas Costanzo
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News Link • Gun Rights
Colorado sheriffs sue over new gun restrictions
05-17-2013
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Colorado sheriffs upset with gun restrictions adopted in the aftermath of last year's mass shootings filed a federal lawsuit Friday, challenging the regulations as unconstitutional. The lawsuit involves sheriffs from 54 of Colorado's 64 counties,
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
A ‘Pandora’s Box of Problems’ From a Police Shooting and Drugs in a Utah Town
05-17-2013
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New York Times
Over the past few months, accusations of bad police work in the narcotics squad of the West Valley City Police Department have engulfed the town and sent shock waves through Utah’s justice system. Prosecutors have tossed out 125 criminal cases.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Surveillance
Cell phone users ‘have no legitimate expectation of privacy’ " judge
05-17-2013
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Russia Today
A federal judge recently ruled that if someone has their cell phone turned on, their location data does not deserve protection under the Fourth Amendment, meaning law enforcement can track individuals without a search warrant.
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Powell Gammill
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Opinion • Religion: Believers
“There Is A Conspiracy”
05-17-2013
Chuck Baldwin
The title of today’s column, “There Is A Conspiracy,” is a direct quote from Ezekiel 22:25. In this passage, God instructed Ezekiel to blow the whistle on the conspiracy of Israel’s prophets to deny people truth, to devour people’s souls, to defraud
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News Link • TAXES: State
Glenn “Kane” Jacobs Mental Smackdown of Tennessee Lt Governor
05-17-2013
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
WWE Pro Wrestling champion Glenn “Kane” Jacobs is about to deliver a mental smackdown on Tennessee’s Lieutenant Governor over a debate on the internet tax AKA the “Marketplace Fairness Act”! (Video Interview)
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Chris Menke
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Opinion • Humor
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News, May 19, 2013 Edition
05-17-2013
John Semmens
Attempt to Morph “Bad Luck” into Scandals “Unfair,” Says Carney
President Obama's Press Secretary Jay Carney bristled at the suggestion the Administration is embroiled in three major scandals. “What scandals?” Carney demanded to know. “The Preside
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Bin Laden son-in-law: Warning issued by NY judge
05-17-2013
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Christian Science Monitor
Bin Laden son-in-law warning: A N.Y. judge gave Osama bin Laden's son-in-law a warning that he may have chosen the wrong lawyer to represent him. The judge told Sulaiman Abu Ghaith that his Jewish lawyer may be facing jail time.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Surprise, Surprise
05-17-2013
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Lew Rockwell blog
One of the videos eyewitnesses shot with a cell-phone while cops beat David Sal Silva to death in Kern County, California, has “disappeared” now that the phones are in the sheriff’s department’s custody.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
75 Years in Prison For Videotaping Police
05-17-2013
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NBC News (video)
Michael Allison faces 75 years in prison for five counts of recording law enforcement officials without their consent in Robinson, Illinois.
Illinois is one of the states applying old eavesdropping and wiretapping statutes to new technologies like
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Bill of Rights
SHOCK POLICE STATE VIDEO: “You Have No Right To Be In Here! You Have No Right to Be In Here!”
05-17-2013
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Law enforcement officers indicated they would be entering the home because of “domestic violence.” Baffled that the residents of the home refused to exit, one officer asked why they wouldn’t respond to their order.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Baltimore Police Sued Once Again for Deleting Footage from Citizen’s Camera
05-17-2013
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Photography Is Not a Crime
She was quickly confronted by an aggressive cop named Nathan Church, who grabbed her phone, threw it on the ground and smashed it with his foot. “You want to film something, bitch? Film this,” he yelled. He then proceeded to beat her.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Military
Another Member Of Military's Sexual Assault Response Team Accused Of Sexual Abuse
05-17-2013
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NPR
The accusations come involving an officer in the Air Force's sexual assault response office. The lieutenant colonel was arrested in Virginia for accosting a woman in a parking lot. He faces trial next month.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Phoenix PD Return Man’s Confiscated Devices After Failing to Obtain Access
05-17-2013
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Photography Is Not a Crime
A week after Phoenix police turned Raymond Rodden’s life upside down because he photographed a federal building, they returned his iPhone, iPad and Macintosh computer, which they had been holding as “evidence” " even though
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News Link • Surviving the Collapse
The Center for Natural Living: Toward a Voluntary and Natural World
05-17-2013
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www.youtube.com
Introducing the Center for Natural Living, a tax-exempt non-profit based in Central Texas with the mission of demonstrating the value of voluntary cooperation and natural living in the areas of sustainability, family, and health by creating education
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Bitcoin
US authorities launch their first attack on bitcoin
05-17-2013
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Tech Investor News
Yesterday the Department of Homeland Security served the Dwolla mobile payment service with a court order requiring it to immediately cease all account activities with the Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Unrecorded testimony
05-16-2013
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Boston Globe
Those concerned with the survival of American civil liberties most commonly fear the federal government’s technical ability to record and store virtually all telephonic and electronic communications. But a more immediate threat to liberty
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News Link • Syria
Sectarianism in Iraq stoked by Syrian war
05-16-2013
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Washington Post
A recent tide of sectarian tensions that erupted into the worst violence seen in Iraq in five years is testing the government of Prime Minister al-Maliki, whose ability to contain the crisis could hinge on a conflict raging beyond his control in Syri
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • TERRORISM
Terrorists given new identities allowed to board commercial flights, watchdog finds
05-16-2013
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Washington Post
An investigation of the Justice Department’s witness protection program uncovered terrorists who had been given new identities after cooperating with U.S. prosecutors to board commercial flights in the United States.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
IRS Official in Charge During Tea Party Targeting Now Runs Health Care Office
05-16-2013
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ABC News
The Internal Revenue Service official in charge of the tax-exempt organizations at the time when the unit targeted tea party groups now runs the IRS office responsible for the health care legislation.
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