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Date Sent: 2015-05-04
Freedom's Phoenix AM Edition for Monday, May 4, 2015 |
Texas Governor Deploys State Guard To Stave Off Obama Takeover
What Does Putin Want? -- The Politics of Cannabis - What the Marijuana Industry May Be Scared Of -- Michael Nystrom: Kitchen of Soul and Electric Boogie Joint -- Party for Richard Grove - Lisa Arbercheski Tragedy & Hope Fri May 8th 6 pm til ? @ Hancock's -- 'Chewie, they're home': Vanity Fair cover to feature new Star Wars cast -- The Secret Mountain Our Spies Will Hide In When Washington Is Destroyed -- Dr. Ron Paul Coming To TruthInMedia.com -- Opt Out Movement Grows in SC: Students Disciplined For Refusing Test -- More Uber Accounts Have Been Hacked, This Time in the United States -- A Massive Underwater Volcano Is Likely Erupting Off the Oregon Coast -- Celebrating Halley's Eclipse On Its 300th Anniversary -- Quasicrystals Are Nature's Impossible Matter -- 'Breaking Bad' in China: how meth is spreading across rural heartland -- How Fukushima May Be A Greater Threat Than Monsanto's GMOs -- Fox News Posts Fake Baltimore Riot Photo That's Actually From Venezuela -- GoFundMe yanks crowdfunding campaign for Baltimore cops -- 3.8 earthquake rattles Los Angeles area -- DNA editing takes a serious step forward -- for better or worse -- U.S. Split Along Racial Lines on Backlash Against Police, Poll Finds -- It's Your Right to Film the Police. These Apps Can Help -- Boost VC-backed Bitcoin Smart Contract Startup Hedgy Raises $1.2 million -- Western Union Exploring 'Pilot Settlement Project' With Ripple Labs -- Jimmy Carter Calls Gaza Conditions "Intolerable" -- The royal baby has arrived ?" now the wait for a princess's name -- Ben Carson to run for president, adding a Tea Party darling to crowded field -- Baltimore mayor says 'we are resilient' as cleanup after riots continues -- Carly Fiorina will run for president as a successful tech CEO. Silicon Valley says that's a fant -- Saudis Using US-Supplied Banned Terror Weapons Against Yemeni Civilians -- Ukraine: A US-Supported Fascist Cancer in Europe's Heartland --
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News Link • States' Rights
Texas Governor Deploys State Guard To Stave Off Obama Takeover
05-03-2015
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http://popularliberty.com
Since General Sam Houston executed his famous retreat to glory to defeat the superior forces of General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Texas has been ground zero for military training.
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News Link • World News
What Does Putin Want?
05-03-2015
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http://popularliberty.com
"For the United States, a compromise with Russia would mean a voluntary renunciation of its hegemony, leading to a quick, systemic catastrophe â€" not only a political and economic crisis but also a paralysis of state institutions and the inability o
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Drugs and Medications
The Politics of Cannabis - What the Marijuana Industry May Be Scared Of
05-03-2015
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http://popularliberty.com
All industries are latent with politics. The agriculture, food, and medicine industries, along with the associated policies and government agencies, are no different.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Entertainment: Music
Michael Nystrom: Kitchen of Soul and Electric Boogie Joint
05-03-2015
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http://popularliberty.com
Michael Nystrom fans know all about his penchant for weirdness--his subject matter often verges on being eccentric and other times outright bizarre--but even long time listeners well acquainted with his conceptual approach to music will find his la
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News Link • Entertainment: Movies
'Chewie, they're home': Vanity Fair cover to feature new Star Wars cast
05-03-2015
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The Guardian
Acclaimed photographer Annie Leibovitz shot The Force Awakens-themed cover photo for June issue, magazine has announced
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Government
The Secret Mountain Our Spies Will Hide In When Washington Is Destroyed
05-03-2015
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http://www.prisonplanet.com
America's Preparathon, yesterday's national pep rally--brought to you by the Department of Homeland Security--tipped me off to this real underground bunker north of Charlottesville, Virginia.s since 9/11 at a cost of tens of millions of dollars
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News Link • Ron Paul Says...
Dr. Ron Paul Coming To TruthInMedia.com
05-03-2015
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http://benswann.com
Ben Swann's Truth In Media Project will soon be offering Ron Paul's Liberty Report video series at TruthInMedia.com. In addition to videos, the Truth In Media Project plans to collaborate with Dr. Paul on a variety of topics and issues.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
Opt Out Movement Grows in SC: Students Disciplined For Refusing Test
05-03-2015
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http://benswann.com
A school district in South Carolina disciplined at least 12 students who, at their parents' requests, refused to take new standardized ACT tests.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Transportation
More Uber Accounts Have Been Hacked, This Time in the United States
05-03-2015
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http://motherboard.vice.com
Back in March, Motherboard revealed that fully functioning Uber accounts were for sale on the dark web for as cheap as $1 each. At the time, it appeared that the victims of those hacks were based in the United Kingdom.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Natural Disasters
A Massive Underwater Volcano Is Likely Erupting Off the Oregon Coast
05-03-2015
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http://motherboard.vice.com
This past week has seen the steady rumble of thousands of tiny earthquakes radiating from off the coast of Oregon. Coupled with a sudden 8 foot drop in the seafloor--indicative of magma being withdrawn from reservoirs deep underneath the seabed
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Science
Celebrating Halley's Eclipse On Its 300th Anniversary
05-03-2015
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http://motherboard.vice.com
That said, solar eclipses have always been viewed with intrigue and wonder, and Halley's Eclipse is far from the only significant blotting out of the Sun. In fact, the superstitious side of these events can be just as fascinating as their role as a
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Science
Quasicrystals Are Nature's Impossible Matter
05-03-2015
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http://motherboard.vice.com
What do a frying pan, an LED light, and the most cutting edge camouflage in the world have in common? Well, that largely depends on who you ask
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Drugs and Medications
'Breaking Bad' in China: how meth is spreading across rural heartland
05-03-2015
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Christian Science Monitor
Meth has overtaken heroin as the most widely used drug in Asia's most populous country â€" and it could pose an even greater threat.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Japan - Earthquake Tsunami Radiation
How Fukushima May Be A Greater Threat Than Monsanto's GMOs
05-03-2015
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http://www.prisonplanet.com
For years we've discussed the numerous dangers of Monsanto's genetically modified seeds -- from unstoppable genetic contamination to the newly-admitted link between the company's top selling herbicide and cancer.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Police State
Fox News Posts Fake Baltimore Riot Photo That's Actually From Venezuela
05-03-2015
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http://www.prisonplanet.com
If you are like thousands of others, you have no doubt seen an iconic photo of Baltimore burning.
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News Link • Police State
GoFundMe yanks crowdfunding campaign for Baltimore cops
05-03-2015
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http://www.prisonplanet.com
"Apparently our GoFundMe account has been suspended with no explanation," said the Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police on Twitter. "We are working to find a new site for donations. Thank you!"
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Natural Disasters
3.8 earthquake rattles Los Angeles area
05-03-2015
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LA Times
A shallow magnitude 3.8 earthquake was reported Sunday morning one mile from View Park-Windsor Hills, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 4:07 a.m. PDT at a depth of 5.6 miles.
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
DNA editing takes a serious step forward -- for better or worse
05-03-2015
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LA Times
It's a scenario that has haunted biologists since the dawn of the DNA age: the evil scientist custom-crafting a human being with test tubes and Petri dishes.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Racism
U.S. Split Along Racial Lines on Backlash Against Police, Poll Finds
05-03-2015
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Wall Street Journal
Americans are bracing for a summer of racial disturbances around the country, such as those that have wracked Baltimore, with African Americans and whites deeply divided about why the urban violence has occurred, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News po
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News Link • Police State
It's Your Right to Film the Police. These Apps Can Help
05-03-2015
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Wired
With smartphones, we the citizens have in our pockets the power to hold our government responsible. Apps are cropping up to make it easier to videotape incidents like this.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Bitcoin
Boost VC-backed Bitcoin Smart Contract Startup Hedgy Raises $1.2 million
05-03-2015
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https://bitcoinmagazine.com
The Boost VC Tribe 4 graduate Hedgy completed a $1.2 million funding round from investors including Tim Draper, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and Sand Hill Ventures.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Bitcoin
Western Union Exploring 'Pilot Settlement Project' With Ripple Labs
05-03-2015
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https://bitcoinmagazine.com
The global remittance giant Western Union might use the digital currency ripple in a pilot program.
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News Link • World News
The royal baby has arrived ?" now the wait for a princess's name
05-03-2015
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The Guardian
Alice, Charlotte and Olivia are among the bookmakers' favourites in speculation over what Prince William's daughter will be called
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Politics: Independent and Other Campaigns
Ben Carson to run for president, adding a Tea Party darling to crowded field
05-03-2015
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The Guardian
Former neurosurgeon became controversial for views on Obama creationism and gay rights but will seek Republican nomination 'even though I'm not a politician'
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News Link • Police Brutality and Militarization
Baltimore mayor says 'we are resilient' as cleanup after riots continues
05-03-2015
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The Guardian
At Mondawmin Mall on Sunday afternoon, there was hardly a trace of the damage that was inflicted by rioters last Monday night, when protests over the death of Freddie Gray turned violent.
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News Link • Politics
Carly Fiorina will run for president as a successful tech CEO. Silicon Valley says that's a fant
05-03-2015
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The Guardian
Former Hewlett-Packard chief questions Hillary Clinton's record in hunt for female voters and startup cash on campaign trail, but ex-colleagues insist Fiorina 'didn't know what she was doing'
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