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Date Sent: 2014-07-20
Freedom's Phoenix Edition for Sunday, July 20, 2014 |
WI police chief accused of signing Tea Party member up for Obamacare and porn
New mystery in Pontiac: How could mummified body vote in 2010? -- The Grand Jury As Sword -- 5 Minute Speech that Got Judge Napolitano Fired from Fox News --
From Zero to Murder in Minutes: The Latent Lethality of Every Police
Encounter -- Strippers sue San Diego police over 'nearly nude' photos --
Staten Island man dies after NYPD cop puts him in chokehold -- Hamlet police seize and sell vehicles for scrap -- 5th Circuirt CBP Checkpoint Lawsuit Appeal Scheduled For Oral Argument -- Did MH17 pilot divert INTO the danger zone? ... -- Further Military Assistance to Israel May Be Illegal Under US Law -- As Israel Overruns Gaza, Tanks Ordered To "Open Fire At Anything That Moves" -- Slam Dunk! Most Classified 9/11 Revealed -- New York's New Bitcoin Rules Are Going to Kill Its Startups --
DEA INSIDER REVEALS HOW AGENCY PROTECTS DRUG TRAFFICKING FOR THE
ELITE -- How the Drug War Impacts the Criminal Justice System Info
Graphic -- A few thousand dollars - the price of life for
civilians killed in war zones -- Israel Kills – For the Fun of It
THERE WILL BE NO ARIZONA BREAKFAST CLUB SATURDAY AUGUST 2ND, 2014
AZ: Come see the R3VOLUTION's movie debut "ALONGSIDE NIGHT" July
24th, 7:30 p; Jackalope Freedom Festival Special
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News Link • Activism
WI police chief accused of signing Tea Party member up for Obamacare and porn
07-20-2014
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Reuters
A police chief in Wisconsin was charged with creating accounts on pornographic and gay dating websites under the name of a local Tea Party advocate after the town banned their protest signs on overpasses.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Voting: Vote Fraud
New mystery in Pontiac: How could mummified body vote in 2010?
07-20-2014
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A new mystery emerged about the woman thought to have died in 2008. Voting records in Oakland County show Farrenkopf, is shown as voting in the November 2010 gubernatorial election.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
The Grand Jury As Sword
07-20-2014
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Simple Justice
The grand jury revealed Dockery, who came in with testimony Brown was at home when the murder happened, was bullied and threatened by grand jurors until she caved. After all, it's the grand jury's job to get at the truth which is whatever they tell
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Philosophy: Libertarianism
5 Minute Speech that Got Judge Napolitano Fired from Fox News
07-20-2014
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youtube (h/t Lew Rockwell blog)
Asking questions as Judge Andrew Napolitano did in a recent broadcast on his now cancelled daily show may very well be the reason behind his recent dismissal from Fox. Though specific details are hard to come by because the Judge has yet to give any
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
From Zero to Murder in Minutes: The Latent Lethality of Every Police Encounter
07-20-2014
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by William N. Grigg (Lew Rockwell blog)
Whitehall, Pennsylvania resident Kevin McCullers may be crippled for life after being shot repeatedly in the back by a Pennsylvania State Constable trying to serve a warrant for unpaid parking tickets.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Retail-Level Tyranny
07-20-2014
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by William N. Grigg (Pro Liberate)
The same Payette Police Dept that couldn't help Elizabeth recover her stolen property was diligent in taking her property, even though she had done no injury to anybody else. This is because the Payette PD is involved in law enforcement
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Strippers sue San Diego police over 'nearly nude' photos
07-20-2014
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Los Angeles Times
The strippers were employed at Cheetahs Gentlemen's Club and Club Expose when members of the police department's vice squad detained them and forced them to pose for pictures during "raids"
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Staten Island man dies after NYPD cop puts him in chokehold â€" SEE THE VIDEO
07-20-2014
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A 400-pound asthmatic Staten Island dad died after a cop put him in a chokehold and other officers appeared to slam his head against the sidewalk for selling untaxed cigarettes and stopping a fight, video of the incident shows.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Hamlet police seize and sell vehicles for scrap
07-20-2014
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The last time Lois Womble saw her 1990 Buick, a police officer sat behind the wheel and drove it away after a traffic stop. She had been cited for speeding, failure to have insurance and a proper license tag, and having an out-of-date
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
US Too Dependent on Russian Rocket Engines, Experts Tell Lawmakers
07-19-2014
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http://www.space.com, By Elizabeth Howell
Should the Russian government yank its supply of rocket engines for United States launches, critical national-security satellite missions could be delayed up to four years, experts told a joint Senate hearing Wednesday (July 16).
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News Link • World News
Did MH17 pilot divert INTO the danger zone? ...
07-19-2014
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http://www.dailymail.co,
Did MH17 pilot divert INTO the danger zone? Aviation expert claims captain made last-minute change of course over Ukraine because he 'felt uncomfortable'
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News Link • Government
Further Military Assistance to Israel May Be Illegal Under US Law
07-19-2014
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http://original.antiwar.com, by Yousaf Butt
Though the fatalities in the latest flare up between Israel and Hamas â€" about 285 Palestinians and two Israeli killed so far â€" dwarf those in other conflicts, the American public needs to pay particular attention to what's happening there.
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News Link • Conspiracies
MH17 Hauled Gruesome Cargo
In Infected Corpses And Tainted Blood
07-19-2014
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http://www.rense.com, By Yoichi Shimatsu
In these still early hours following the mystery crash of MH17, one must dare to think the unthinkable. An investigator goes to where the evidence leads, and the evidence so far from the crash site indicates a hellish scenario beyond imagining.
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News Link • Israel
As Israel Overruns Gaza, Tanks Ordered To "Open Fire At Anything That Moves"
07-19-2014
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http://www.prisonplanet.com, Zero Hedge
Health officials in Gaza said 28 Palestinians were killed since the Israeli ground offensive began late Thursday...
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News Link • 911 / World Trade Center
Slam Dunk! Most Classified 9/11 Revealed
07-19-2014
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by Ian Greenhalgh & Don Fox
VT is publishing this material in an attempt to address extremely serious national security threats right here at home that we have been writing about for years. The sad state of our situation does not come as any news to VT readers.
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News Link • WAR: About that War
This Weekend on LewRockwell.com
07-19-2014
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LewRockwell.com
What's the Empire's Agenda? / No, the Police Don't Work for You / Malaysia Air Murder / Death of the Old America
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Bitcoin
New York's New Bitcoin Rules Are Going to Kill Its Startups
07-18-2014
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Wired.com
New York State has released a first draft of its much-anticipated plan to regulate bitcoin and other virtual currencies, and at first blush, they look like they were written for the 19th century banking industry, ...
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News Link • Archaeology
Göbekli Tepe: Who Built It, When and Why With Andrew Collins
07-19-2014
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arclein
Göbekli Tepe is a name familiar to anyone interested in the ancient mysteries subject. Billed as the oldest stone temple in the world, it is composed of a series of megalithic structures containing rings of beautifully carved T-shaped pillars. It sit
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robert klein
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News Link • Drug War
How the Drug War Impacts the Criminal Justice System Info Graphic
07-19-2014
A lot of data in this info graphic. It really does not take a lot of data to see through the folly of our war on drugs. It failed in the Twenties as prohibition and inspired organized crime. This horrible enterprise has continuously prospered and
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robert klein
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News Link • WAR: About that War
ANALYSIS: A few thousand dollars - the price of life for civilians killed in war zones
07-16-2014
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Crina Boros, Craig Shaw and Karrie Kehoe, Trust
The United States frequently paid $2,500 in response to the death of a civilian in Iraq, and continues make payouts around this amount in Afghanistan. In contrast, the U.S. government pays families of U.S. soldiers killed in those countries a death g
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Leon Felkins
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News Link • Israel
Israel Kills â€" For the Fun of It
07-18-2014
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Antiwar.com
This kind of thing has been happening ever since the fighting started â€" just as it happened all those other times the Israelis have taken out their sadistic impulses on Gaza's sitting ducks.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Free Speech
Gun Control: Bill Would Outlaw Firearm Brands On Kid's Clothing And Colorful Guns
07-18-2014
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www.inquisitr.com
The bill would make it illegal for groups like the NRA and firearms manufacturers to showcase their brand on child-sized hats and clothing, among a host of other new regulations.
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Chip Saunders
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News Link • Drones
FAA Investigates New York Congressman's Drone Wedding Video
07-17-2014
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NBC News
The Federal Aviation Administration indicated Wednesday that it is investigating whether a video of an upstate New York congressman's wedding last month violated the agency's ban on drone flights for commercial purposes.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Government
Air Force research: How to use social media to control people like drones
07-17-2014
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ars technica
Facebook isn't the only organization conducting research into how attitudes are affected by social media. The Department of Defense has invested millions of dollars over the past few years investigating social media, social networks,
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Drug War
FedEx charged with assisting illegal pharmacies
07-17-2014
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Associated Press
Federal authorities on Thursday charged FedEx with assisting illegal pharmacies by knowingly delivering painkillers and dangerous drugs to customers without prescriptions.
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Reference Link • United Nations
THE UN PLOT TO CONFISCATE AMERICAN GUNS
www.thecommonsenseshow.com
There are newly surfaced documents which demonstrate that the UN is gathering an international "peace-keeping" force designed to take our guns. If we let this happen, we have signed our own death warrant.
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News Link • MEDIA (MainStreamMedia - aka MSM)
A Shocking First: Mainstream Media Rushes To Defend Dollar Reserve Status
07-17-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
One can't help but wonder just how concerned the powers that be are becoming when such an esteemed mainstream media outlet as Bloomberg News would deem fit to defend the almighty US Dollar.
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News Link • Israel - Palestine
Israel's Strategy and America's Mythology
07-18-2014
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arclein
Though he's in his 90s, the veteran Israeli politician and commentator Uri Avnery can see it all quite clearly. After three Israeli teenagers were kidnapped in the occupied West Bank, "the Netanyahu government immediately saw in the incident an aus
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Worth Fighting For?
07-18-2014
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LewRockwell.Com
Rory Fanning's book â€" Worth Fighting For â€" relates, however, that Tillman looked forward to getting out of the military and sympathized with the actions of Fanning, a member of his battalion who became a conscientious objector and refused to fight.
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News Link • LOVE
How Becoming a Father Changes Your Brain
07-18-2014
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Wired.Com
As the father of 12-week-old twins, I was intrigued to see a new paper has been published looking at the brain changes associated with fatherhood. Before now, nearly all human research on the neural effects of parenting has been focused on mothers.
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News Link • Currencies
A New Digital Currency Whose Value Is Based on Your Reputation
07-18-2014
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Wired.Com
Instead of using pure mathematics to prevent things like the same person spending the same money twice, Document Coin will rely on personal reputation to keep all transactions in order. And each unit of currency created using Document Coin could have
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News Link • WAR: About that War
U.S. Imposes More Sanctions on Russia
07-17-2014
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Next News Network
The United States is imposing new sanctions on Russia, in response to their support for rebels in eastern Ukraine.
The sanctions target defense companies, two banks, a pair of energy companies and separatists in the Ukraine. European leaders are
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News Link • World News
Here Is The Real-Time Flight Path Of The Shot Down Malaysian Airlines Flight MH 17
07-18-2014
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ZeroHedge.com
First it was MH-370. Now, it appears tragedy has struck again, this time on Malaysian Airlines flight MH-17, on route from Amsteram to Kuala Lumpur, which disappeared from radar moments ago and was reportedly shot down over Ukraine.
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News Link • Internet
Google Launches Project Zero
07-17-2014
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Next News Network
Project Zero has been launched by internet giant Google. The ststed goal of the mission is to protect the World Wide Web from hackers and malicious users.
The elite team of computer researchers will scour the internet, looking for viruses, malwar
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News Link • World News
Arab World Losing Patience With Hamas
07-16-2014
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MEMRI
The offensive waged by Hamas against Israel from the Gaza Strip has sparked intense criticism in the Arab media, reflecting the movement's deteriorating status in the Arab world.
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News Link • World News
Putin urges Ukraine cease-fire after plane attack
07-18-2014
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Associated Press
The Ukraine government in Kiev, the separatist pro-Russia rebels they are fighting and the Russia government that Ukraine accuses of supporting the rebels all deny shooting the passenger plane down. Moscow also denies backing the rebels.
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News Link • World News
Plane 'Shot Down': Britons Among 298 Killed
07-18-2014
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SkyNews
A plane which crashed in eastern Ukraine with 298 people, including nine Britons, on board was reportedly shot down as it flew near airspace deemed unsafe for passenger jets.
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Deleted posts suggest Ukraine rebels downed Malaysian jet in error
07-18-2014
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AFP
Social media posts by pro-Russian insurgents -- most of them hastily removed -- suggest the rebels thought they had shot down a Ukrainian army plane before realizing in horror that it was in fact a packed Malaysian airliner.
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News Link • Media: Internet
Follow Your Virtue
07-17-2014
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http://youtu.be/nq6PpqChnY8
Published on Jul 13, 2014
In order of appearance:
Gina Carano
John Lennon
George Carlin
Tomas Young
Russell Means
Hunter S Thompson
Zach De La Rocha
Jesse Owens
Sinead O'Connor
Martin Luther King Jr.
Tupac Shakur
Bob Marley
Oliver S
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News Link • MEDIA BLOG REFERENCES
Did the Other Shoe Just Drop? Big Banks Hit with Monster $250 Billion Lawsuit in Housing Crisis
Pos
07-17-2014
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http://ellenbrown.com/2014/07/16/did-the-other-sho
For years, homeowners have been battling Wall Street in an attempt to recover some portion of their massive losses from the housing Ponzi scheme. But progress has been slow, as they have been outgunned and out-spent by the banking titans.
In June, h
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News Link • Federal Reserve
Sen. Warren asks Fed Chair Yellen about efforts to end TBTF
07-17-2014
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYw0xYFBnn8
Sen. Warren's Q&A with Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen at a July 15, 2014 Banking Committee Hearing on hearing titled "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress."
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News Link • Drones
Police Aggressively Pursue "Drones," Arresting Aerial Photographers in NY and Ohio
07-17-2014
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Photography Is Not a Crime
New York State police troopers arrested a man for recording aerial video of a hospital and slapped him with a felony charge aimed at preventing and punishing peeping toms. After taking aerial photographs of the Mid Hudson Medical Group building,
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News Link • Surveillance
Snowden: NSA employees routinely pass around intercepted nude photos
07-17-2014
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ars technica
Edward Snowden has revealed that he witnessed "numerous instances" of National Security Agency (NSA) employees passing around nude photos that were intercepted "in the course of their daily work."
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News Link • Child Protective Services
Mom Jailed Because She Let Her 9-Year-Old Daughter Play in the Park Unsupervised
07-17-2014
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Reason Magazine
A mother is in jail after witnesses say she left her nine-year-old daughter at a nearby park, for hours at a time. Hours at a time? At a park? In the summer? Gosh! That certainly sounds like a reason to throw a mom in jail
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News Link • Bitcoin
Bitcoin hacker returns stolen coins
07-17-2014
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BitScan
The hacker contacted kLee and offered to send back 462 bitcoins, on the condition that kLee called off the hunt. Although it seemed like he was in a strong negotiating position at this point, kLee chose to think of his dependents and accepted the off
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Feature Article • LOVE
Doris Gordon, RIP
Ernest Hancock
"She started an organization in 1976 called Libertarians for Life. Most libertarians are pro choice, so hers was a lonely calling within the libertarian movement." Walter Block
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News Link • Archaeology
Enigma Man: Another Hominid Species Lived Amongst Us
07-17-2014
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arclein
Dubbed the ''Red Deer Cave people'', these ancient people, or, more precisely, their remains â€" so similar, yet so physically different from us â€" are much, much younger than our Neanderthal relatives, posing some seriously interesting questions. Were
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News Link • Free Speech
Citing First Amendment, Rutherford Institute Defends "Busker" Street Musician
07-17-2014
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The Rutherford Institute/John Whitehead
Citing First Amendment, Rutherford Institute Defends "Busker" Street Musician Threatened with Arrest for Performing in Public at Washington Metro Stations..."We would do well not to underestimate the power of music, literature, film and art to speak
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News Link • Economy - International
Japan's first quarter GDP was up 6.7% annualised, China exports rose 7 percent and India has new
07-17-2014
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arclein
The actual decline in function with age occur at the cell, organ, and systemic levels, but the impacts of this decline can differ with the individual's genes and environment. The net result of aging in an animal population is a progressive increase
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News Link • Biology, Botany and Zoology
Look Who's Behind This Large Study to "Help the Bees"
07-17-2014
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http://www.activistpost.com, Heather Callaghan
In a recent press release by the Alberta Beekeepers Commission, it was announced that a Canada-wide health surveillance study of the honeybee will take place over the next four years.
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