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Date Sent: 2014-02-05
Freedom's Phoenix AM Edition for Wednesday, February 5, 2014 |
Treasury's Lew warns that U.S. default could happen quickly
A Tale of Two Cities: Fallujah and Aleppo -- Vegas Homeland Security Theater Operation Ends its Run -- Bernanke Joins Brookings on First Work Day After Leaving Fed -- Missouri: Federal Judge Backs Headlight Flash Speed Trap Warning -- Lobbyists spent record $16.4 million during Kentucky General Assembly in 2013 -- Cable co. blames “misinformation” for failure of municipal Internet
ban -- Oklahoma parents say son needed help, instead deputies shot him
-- Electric chair could return -- Retail goes Big Brother: Facial ID technology to track shoppers’ spending habits -- Congressman Andrews resigns thanks to cronyism exposing ‘Extortion’ book -- Is Washington Hostile to Citizen Input? (Video) -- The Stock Market In Japan Is COLLAPSING -- How many criminals have NSA's phone records busted? Maybe one -- Social Networking FreedomsPhoenix -- Prosper with Bitcoin in the New Economy -- Where the *Bleep* Is Germany’s Gold? -- 02-04-14 -- NFL Boycott -- Aquadome Pictures (MP3 & Video Loaded)
AZ: Memorial for Jack McLamb, Saturday February
22nd, 2014, 2-4 p.m. (MST) - Phoenix, AZ; Freedom Summit 2014
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Treasury's Lew warns that U.S. default could happen quickly
02-04-2014
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Reuters
The Obama administration warned on Monday it could start defaulting on the government's obligations "very soon" after it runs out of room to borrow under a legal cap on public debt.
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News Link • Obama Administration
A Tale of Two Cities: Fallujah and Aleppo
02-04-2014
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Lew Rockwell blog
Iraqi army forces intensified their shelling of Fallujah over the past couple of days in attempt to dislodge control from an al-Qaeda affiliate that last month overran the city and most of the Anbar region in which it lies.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Vegas Homeland Security Theater Operation Ends its Run
02-04-2014
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Lew Rockwell blog
Homeland Security Theater productions follow a rigid formula. A suitably unpleasant and easily manipulated person is identified by undercover operatives, carefully cultivated as a “villain,” the lured into saying something stupid
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News Link •
Record-Breaking 33 'Cubesats' to Launch from Space Station This Month
02-05-2014
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http://www.space.com, By Mike Wall
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are preparing for the deployment of nearly three dozen tiny satellites from the orbiting lab over the coming weeks.
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News Link • Communications
Missouri: Federal Judge Backs Headlight Flash Speed Trap Warning
02-04-2014
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The Newspaper
The flashing of a car's headlights is a near universal warning that a police officer lurks nearby, eager to issue an expense expensive speeding citation. After the Ellisville, Missouri threatened $1000 fines to discourage the practice, US District Co
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News Link • Corruption
Lobbyists spent record $16.4 million during Kentucky General Assembly in 2013
02-04-2014
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The Legislative Ethics Commission, in a new report, says businesses, organizations and lobbyists spent $16.4 million last year to try to influence state lawmakers to their way of thinking on hundreds of bills. That's a record amount for an
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News Link • Internet
Cable co. blames “misinformation” for failure of municipal Internet ban
02-04-2014
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ars technica
The legislation in Kansas that would have made it nearly impossible for cities and towns in that state to offer broadband service to residents was originally scheduled for debate in the Senate today. That hearing ended up being canceled after public
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Oklahoma parents say son needed help, instead deputies shot him
02-04-2014
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The Goodblankets' version of events differs from a description given by Custer County Sheriff Bruce Peoples, who says his deputies were justified in shooting the young man. Two deputies, Dillon Mach and Chance Avery, are on leave while
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News Link • Death Penalty
Electric chair could return
02-04-2014
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Gas chambers and electrocutions also are up for discussion as legislators across the country balk at being hemmed in by drug companies’ aversion to facilitating the death penalty.
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News Link • Surveillance
Retail goes Big Brother: Facial ID technology to track shoppers’ spending habits
02-04-2014
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Washington Times
Retailers have a new sales tool at their hand and they’re hoping it helps identify the big buyers: Facial recognition technology that tells when super spenders enter their stores. Some stores already use the technology to alert when known shoplifters
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News Link • Politics
Congressman Andrews resigns thanks to cronyism exposing ‘Extortion’ book
02-04-2014
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
Peter Schweizer is a hell of a guy. His most recent book Extortion chronicles how members of Congress shake down donors using various methods. The book he wrote before Extortion, Throw Them All Out explored insider trading by members of Congress. He’
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News Link • Activism
Is Washington Hostile to Citizen Input? (Video)
02-04-2014
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
WASHINGTON DC | Today’s DC Report is an exclusive about several activists appearing in federal court rooms this week for protesting the drone policies of the United States.
Four of those activists were sentenced in Sacramento, Calif. yesterday. On
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News Link • Economy - International
The Stock Market In Japan Is COLLAPSING
02-04-2014
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
Did you see what just happened in Japan? The stock market of the 3rd largest economy on the planet is imploding. On Tuesday, the Nikkei fell by more than 610 points. If that sounds like a lot, that is because it is. The largest one day stock mark
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News Link • Surveillance
How many criminals have NSA's phone records busted? Maybe one
02-04-2014
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PC World
The U.S. Congress needs to help restore global trust in the nation’s technology vendors by reining in surveillance programs at the National Security Agency, an industry representative told lawmakers Tuesday.
Recent revelations about NSA surveillan
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Opinion • Bitcoin
Roll the bones...Get Busy!
Prosper with Bitcoin in the New Economy
02-04-2014
Thomas Costanzo
Morpheus is invited to give a presentation on Bitcoin. Being its something to wrap your mind around he talks about what is money actually, how the incredible fraud that the federal reserve perpetuates, and most importantly how to take advantage
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News Link • Freedom Summit
FREEDOM SUMMIT 2014 SPEAKER - PATRICK BYRNE - CEO of OVERSTOCK.COM
01-07-2014
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Overstock.Com
Patrick Byrne will be joining the list of awesome speakers. His focus will be on Bitcoin (Overstock.Com will be the first major company to be taking Bitcoin) and Education (Patrick serves as co-chair, along with Rose Friedman, for The Friedman Founda
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News Link • Freedom Summit
FREEDOM SUMMIT 2014 SPEAKER - JOHN A. BUTTRICK
09-02-2013
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John Buttrick
John Buttrick is presently serving as a United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Arizona. His areas of concentration are criminal pretrial procedure and civil mediation. John was appointed in 2012 following almost 12 years of service as an
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News Link • Freedom Summit
FREEDOM SUMMIT 2014 SPEAKER - ANTHONY GREGORY
09-18-2013
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The Independent Institute/Anthony Gregory
Anthony is an Anarcho-libertarian writer, scholar, musician, and fan of food and culture. Anthony is a Research Fellow and Student Programs Director at the Independent Institute and the author of the Institute book The Power of Habeas Corpus In Ameri
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News Link • Freedom Summit
FREEDOM SUMMIT 2014 SPEAKER - CHARLES GOYETTE
09-02-2013
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Weiss Research
Charles Goyette is known for his outspoken libertarian views and his economic commentary. And he has been described as a fearless champion of liberty, peace, and prosperity.In fact, he is no newcomer to the national economic debate: More than 25 year
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News Link • Freedom Summit
FREEDOM SUMMIT 2014 SPEAKER - CODY WILSON
09-18-2013
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Defense Distributed
Cody is known for us s 3D printer to print guns (DefDist.Org). He studies at the University of Texas School of Law in Austin. He is a student of Bastiat, Hoppe, and Anthony de Jasay, and in all things works toward realizing a private law society.
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News Link • Freedom Summit
FREEDOM SUMMIT 2014 SPEAKER - LARKEN ROSE
09-02-2013
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Larken Rose.Com
Larken Rose, a self-described "tax heretic" and enemy of the state, is the author of three books, one video, and countless articles, among other things. He is unapologetically and unconditionally committed to ending the "federal income tax" deception
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News Link • Freedom Summit
FREEDOM SUMMIT 2014 SPEAKER - TIM FREY
09-18-2013
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Roberts & Roberts Brokerage, Inc.
Tim Frey (President of Roberts & Roberts Brokerage, INC.) and big supporter of liberty, self reliance, and precious metals/alternative currencies.
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News Link • Freedom Summit
FREEDOM SUMMIT 2014 SPEAKER - WILL GRIGG
09-18-2013
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Pro Libertate
Christian Individualist, husband, father, self-appointed pundit. William Norman Grigg publishes the Pro Libertate blog and hosts the Pro Libertate radio program.
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News Link • Bitcoin
FREEDOM SUMMIT 2014 SPEAKER - MEGHAN KELLISON LORDS
01-21-2014
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BitcoinNotBombs.Com/Meghan Kellison
Meghan is the Office Manager at Roberts & Roberts Brokerage. The topic of her speech will be Bitcoin: Applied Philosophy for Fighting Poverty: As the cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, grows in popularity, it is being used for a huge variety of purposes...
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News Link • Freedom Summit
FREEDOM SUMMIT 2014 SPEAKER - GREG PETERSON
09-02-2013
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UrbanFarm.Org
Founder of The Urban Farm, The Urban Farm is an international educational showcase for urban farming, solar applications and alternative building materials.
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FREEDOM SUMMIT 2014 SPEAKER - PAUL ROSENBERG
09-02-2013
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FreemansPerspective.Com
Topic of Paul's speech: How We Got Here, Where We're Going. This will be a brief coverage of the world history they were never taught in school, including shocking things, like the subject of 'The First City was a Peaceful Anarchy'...
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FREEDOM SUMMIT 2014 SPEAKER - JAMES BABB
09-02-2013
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James Babb
James Babb, activist in Philadelphia, PA who has taken to informing the public on a variety of issues: TSA (WeWontFly.Com), Bitcoin (East Coast Bitcoin Summit), Federal Reserve (EndTheFed.Com), and many other freedom issues.
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News Link • Freedom Summit
FREEDOM SUMMIT 2014 SPEAKER - DAVI BARKER
09-02-2013
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MuslimAgorist.Com
Davi Barker is a writer, an artist, an activist, but more importantly Davi is a testimony. Not a shallow testimony of words, but a testimony of life dedicated to truth and peace in the rejection of evil. His dedication stands strong in a world where
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News Link • Freedom Summit
FREEDOM SUMMIT 2014 SPEAKER - BUTLER SHAFFER
09-02-2013
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Southwestern Law School
The reasoning and analytical skills that Butler Shaffer developed in law school where he served as associate editor of the law review, have helped him pursue "the continuous process of inquiry that Socrates referred to as 'the examined life.'"
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News Link • Freedom Summit
FREEDOM SUMMIT SPEAKER 2014 - ROSA KOIRE
09-02-2013
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Post Sustainability Institute
Rosa Koire, ASA, is the executive director of the Post Sustainability Institute and the author of BEHIND THE GREEN MASK: UN Agenda 21. She is a retired forensic commercial real estate appraiser specializing in eminent domain valuation.
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News Link • Freedom Summit
FREEDOM SUMMIT 2014 SPEAKER - DR. PHRANQ TAMBURRI, NMD
09-02-2013
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Longevity Medical Health Cetner
Dr. Phranq Tamburri is a naturopathic physician specializing in men's health with a sub-specialty in prostate cancer. In tandem to these fields, Dr. Tamburri treats male hormone deficiency, low energy, and sexual performance.
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News Link • Geography
Ancient Nile Megalake
02-04-2014
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arclein
, Sudan 2:00 PM The eastern Sahara Desert was once home to a 45,000 km2 freshwater lake similar in surface area to the largest in the world today. A large dried lake in the White Nile Valley floor [Credit: Barrows et al/ Geological Society of America
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News Link • China
Facing the Truth in China
02-04-2014
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arclein
As reported by Chris Buckley in both Toronto’s The Globe & Mail and The New York Times, Song Binbin, the daughter of a veteran revolutionary general, Song Renqiong, returned to the school where she was a student Red Guard leader in 1966 during the op
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Cosmetic Stem Cell Therapy for Baldness
02-04-2014
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arclein
Xu and his team, which includes researchers from Penn’s departments of Dermatology and Biology, as well as the New Jersey Institute of Technology, started with human skin cells called dermal fibroblasts. By adding three genes, they converted those ce
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Feature Article • Casey Research Articles
Pension Promises Go Unfulfilled
Dennis Miller
In years past, if a person spent years working for a company, and was promised a pension plan, they could ease into retirement, knowing they would be secure and no longer have to worry about money. Nowadays, folks who trust to their pensions can end
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FREEDOM SUMMIT 2014 SPEAKER - CODY WILSON
09-18-2013
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Defense Distributed
Cody is known for us s 3D printer to print guns (DefDist.Org). He studies at the University of Texas School of Law in Austin. He is a student of Bastiat, Hoppe, and Anthony de Jasay, and in all things works toward realizing a private law society.
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News Link • Freedom Summit
FREEDOM SUMMIT 2014 SPEAKER - JOHN A. BUTTRICK
09-02-2013
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John Buttrick
John Buttrick is presently serving as a United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Arizona. His areas of concentration are criminal pretrial procedure and civil mediation. John was appointed in 2012 following almost 12 years of service as an
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News Link • Obama Administration
State Dept Assures Israel: War Likely if Iran Talks Fail
02-03-2014
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http://news.antiwar.com, Jason Ditz
Attacking Iran Is 'Alternative' to Diplomacy
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News Link • 911 / World Trade Center
9/11 Truther Interrupts Super Bowl Press Conference
02-03-2014
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Tony Manfred
A 9/11 truther stormed the microphone at the press conference for Super Bowl MVP Malcolm Smith following Seattle's 48-3 win over Denver.
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News Link • Gun Rights
Medical Marijuana Users in Illinois to Forfeit Right to Bear Arms
02-03-2014
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http://naturalsociety.com, by Christina Sarich
The Illinois Department of Public Health will take public comments about the proposed measure until February 7th, at which time they will be submitted to a legislative panel for approval by the end of April. From there, the rules to govern medical us
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News Link • Housing
You Can Buy A House For One Dollar Or Less In Economically Depressed Cities All Over America
02-03-2014
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By Michael Snyder
Would you like to buy a house for one dollar?
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
How Cronyism And Corruption Brought Down Detroit
02-03-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
Detroit U.S.A.: Once the most prosperous city in America. With a booming manufacturing sector and cultural magnetism, the city had bright horizons after World War II. But as the 1960?s rolled in, the marriage of Big Business and Big Government overto
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Paul Singer's "Vision" Of The Coming "Riot Point" And The Fed's "Fo
02-03-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
We sympathize with traditional stock and bond investors, who are faced with extremely poor choices today. QE has distorted the prices of all traditional asset classes to such an extent that none currently promises a fair return with modest risk....
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News Link • Federal Reserve
Jim Grant: Fed Insists On Saving Us From ‘Every Day Low Prices’
02-03-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com, BarracudaTrader
Jim Grant explains how Federal Reserve policies keep prices high and value low.
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News Link • World News
Thousands of anti-Putin protesters march in Moscow
02-03-2014
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http://news.yahoo.com, Associated Press
Several thousand protesters marched through central Moscow on Sunday to call for the release of 20 people who were arrested after clashes between police and demonstrators in May 2012.
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
No bond for elderly Sebring woman who repeatedly fed bears
02-03-2014
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http://www.myfoxtampabay.com, Deborah Bowden
Neighbors say Mary Musselman has been feeding backyard animals as long as they can remember.
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News Link • TERRORISM
Ron Paul: The Continuing Al-Qaeda Threat
02-02-2014
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Ron Paul's Texas Straight Talk
Appearing last week before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper testified that he could not say the threat from al-Qaeda is any less today than it was ten years ago. It was a shocking admission.
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News Link • Police State
New Google patent suggests automatically sending your videos and photos to cops
02-02-2014
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Google recently filed a patent for a system that identifies when and where a “mob” event takes place and sends multimedia alerts to relevant parties. A “mob” is an activity attracting an abnormal amount of video recording and picture taking
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