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Date Sent: 2013-09-20
Freedom's Phoenix PM Edition for Friday, September 20, 2013 |
Reality Check: Is Monsanto America’s Best Example of Crony Capitalism?
Door to U.S. May Be Closing for Iraqis Who Helped the American Military
-- High-Speed Rail is at the Foundation of China’s Growth Strategy -- 5 Years After the Financial Crisis, The Big Banks Are Still Committing Massive Crimes --
The movie: “The Butler” with Whittaker & Oprah -- Steve Ramirez and
Xu Liu: A mouse. A laser beam. A manipulated memory. -- Apollo Robbins: The art of misdirection -- Median Household Income Has Fallen For FIVE YEARS IN A ROW -- 25
Fast Facts About The Federal Reserve -- Janet Yellen: What A Horrifying
Choice For Fed Chairman She Would Be -- Guns Don’t Kill People; Gun Control Laws Kill People -- Opt Out - The Exam - Creepy Uncle Sam -- Opt Out - The Glove - Creepy Uncle Sam -- Rebel-on-Rebel Violence Seizes Syria -- Pope Says Church Is ‘Obsessed’ With Gays, Abortion and Birth Control -- The President Of Iran Has Written You a Letter
AZ: Freedom Summit 2014 Announcement
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News Link • Agriculture
Reality Check: Is Monsanto America’s Best Example of Crony Capitalism?
09-20-2013
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Ben Swann
According to Natural News, a growing body of evidence does connect GMOs with health problems, environmental damage and violation of farmers’ and consumers’ rights.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Door to U.S. May Be Closing for Iraqis Who Helped the American Military
09-20-2013
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New York Times
That chance is now fading for Hassan and many others who worked for the American military. As they face increased violence here, they find themselves trapped in a glacially paced visa program set up for Iraqis that will expire at the end of Sept
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • China
High-Speed Rail is at the Foundation of China’s Growth Strategy
09-20-2013
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arclein
Passenger rail has grown very quickly over the past decade. As seen above, from 2001 to 2011, national passenger turnover doubled. Yet this rise in demand has not been accompanied by a comparable increase in the length of railroad track. As a result,
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News Link • Geology
Largest Volcano on Earth
09-20-2013
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arclein
Until now, geologists thought Tamu Massif was simply part of an oceanic plateau called Shatsky Rise in the northwest Pacific Ocean. Oceanic plateaus are massive piles of lava whose origins are still a matter of active scientific debate. Some research
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robert klein
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News Link • China
Chinese Communist Regime in Transition?
09-20-2013
Although it has been unreported in the media China has been experiencing large strings of protests, riots and revolts. China may have a reputation for being the home of some extremely obedient people, but many westerners would be surprised to believ
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robert klein
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News Link • U F O and Other Unidentified Stuff
Legendary Dogman of Grande Rapids as Giant Sloth
09-20-2013
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arclein
The Dogman is reported to have a canine-like head, human-like body, reflective eyes and walks upright.
According to one Ottawa County resident, a creature fitting the description of the Dogman appeared in Grand Haven from 1993-94. “Ben,” who was
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robert klein
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News Link • MEDIA BLOG REFERENCES
5 Years After the Financial Crisis, The Big Banks Are Still Committing Massive Crimes
0-20-2013
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http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2013/09/5-years-aft
Here are just some of the improprieties by big banks over the last century (you’ll see that many shenanigans are continuing today):
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Mike Brosnahan
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Radio/TV Show • Declare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock - Radio
Host:
Ernest Hancock
09-20-13 -- TODAY'S SHOW IS A RE-RUN (MP3 AND VIDEO LOADED)
Cody Wilson (Defense Distributed's 3D Printable Gun) provides an update on 3D gun printing - Ty Loomis and Matt McKinney (founders of the Intellectual Revolution) explain how they aspire to assist in humanity’s evolution - Ben Swann (Reality Check) o
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News Link • Future Predictions
Andras Forgacs: Leather and meat without killing animals
09-20-2013
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http://www.ted.com, TEDGlobal 2013
By 2050, it will take 100 billion land animals to provide the world's population with meat, dairy, eggs and leather goods.
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News Link • General Opinion
Intellectual Property and Mind Control
09-20-2013
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http://dailyanarchist.com, by Foo Quuxman
Much has been said about the problems of intellectual property here and elsewhere which I won’t go into today, however there is one implication of IP that I have not noticed in any of the writings of the anti-IP thinkers
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News Link • European Union
Still Report 98 -- Hitler
09-20-2013
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http://www.youtube.com, Bill Still
How did Hitler finance his rise to power, and it there a similarity to the way the European Union is trying to keep that experiment going?
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News Link • Federal Reserve
25 Fast Facts About The Federal Reserve " Please Share With Everyone You Know
09-20-2013
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By Michael Snyder
As we approach the 100 year anniversary of the creation of the Federal Reserve, it is absolutely imperative that we get the American people to understand that the Fed is at the very heart of our economic problems.
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News Link • Transportation
Tesla joins race to build self-driving cars within three years
09-20-2013
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http://www.dvice.com, Terry Chao
In a bid to overpower Google in the auto-piloted electric car race, Tesla Motors has begun designing and building cars that don't require any human drivers to get behind the wheel.
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News Link • 3D Printing
Print your designs faster with this high-speed 3D printer
09-20-2013
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http://www.dvice.com, Colin Druce-McFadden
3D printing has made makers out of a whole new generation of folks, allowing us the room to take our designs straight from our computer screens and fabricate them at home. But the process isn't without its limitations. 3D printing a single object can
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Healthcare
Opt Out - The Glove - Creepy Uncle Sam
09-20-2013
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http://www.youtube.com, MyGenOpportunity
Good news: you are not required to purchase health insurance through an Obamacare exchange! There are cheaper, better options for young people.
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News Link • Syria
Rebel-on-Rebel Violence Seizes Syria
09-20-2013
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Wall Street Journal
An al Qaeda spinoff operating near Aleppo, Syria's largest city, last week began a new battle campaign it dubbed "Expunging Filth."
The target wasn't their avowed enemy, the Syrian government. Instead, it was their nominal ally, the U.S.-backed Fr
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Religion: Believers
Pope Says Church Is ‘Obsessed’ With Gays, Abortion and Birth Control
09-20-2013
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New York Times
Six months into his papacy, Pope Francis sent shock waves through the Roman Catholic church on Thursday with the publication of his remarks that the church had grown “obsessed” with abortion, gay marriage and contraception,
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Iran
The President Of Iran Has Written You a Letter
09-20-2013
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Washington Post
The international community faces many challenges in this new world " terrorism, extremism, foreign military interference, drug trafficking, cybercrime and cultural encroachment " all within a framework that has emphasized hard power and
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Feature Article • Constitution
The Constitution and the 3 Organic Laws
Thomas Costanzo
Introduction to the new Constitutional Law and Course in Law and Government
It is my pleasure, as Founder of the Organic Laws Institute, to present this short introduction to Constitutional Law as viewed
through the prism of the other three Organ
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News Link • Syria
Dennis Kucinich interviews Bashar Assad
09-18-2013
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politico.com
Former congressman Dennis Kucinich and Fox News correspondent Greg Palkot sat down with Syrian President Bashar Assad recently for a wide-ranging interview that will air on Fox News, according to the Syrian presidency's Twitter and Facebook accounts.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Federal Reserve
Fed delays bond tapering, wants to see more data
09-18-2013
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finance.yahoo.com
Fed holds off slowing bond purchases, says it wants to see more data before reducing support
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Free Speech
Protect Citizen Journalists
09-18-2013
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http://www.freedomworks.org, By Shane Wright
Citizen journalists are under attack by Chuck Schumer, Lindsey Graham, and other members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Free Speech
NSA Using Copyright Claims To Crush Free Speech
09-18-2013
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http://www.youtube.com, johnperna2
Can a government agency block criticism by claiming copyright infringement?
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Iran
Report: Iran Would Shut Enrichment Plant for End to Sanctions
09-18-2013
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http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason Ditz
Israel Expected to Oppose Deal as 'Ploy'
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
Update: High School AP History Book Rewrites 2nd Amendment
09-18-2013
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Daily Paul.com
Guyer High School (and obviously several others) are complicit in attempting to condition students to interpret the 2nd Amendment in a clearly opposite manner in which it was intended.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Activism
“Truckers to Shut Down America” Plans 3-Day National Trucking Strike for October
09-18-2013
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DC Clothesline
The American people are sick and tired of the corruption that is destroying America! We therefore declare a GENERAL STRIKE on the weekend of October 11-13, 2013! Truck drivers will not haul freight! Workers will call in sick! Consumers will not buy o
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Philosophy of Liberty
The Difference between Voluntary Collectivism and Forced Collectivism
09-18-2013
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DailyPaul
Forced collectivism is not natural and requires that you abide by rules and laws created by outside groups, groups with dissimilar interests...a one size fits all approach that doesn't fill all. Experimental societal structures are disallowed, disapp
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Gun Rights
Starbucks says guns unwelcome, though not banned
09-18-2013
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AP
Starbucks says guns are no longer welcome in its cafes, though it is stopping short of an outright ban on firearms.
The fine line that the retailer is walking to address the concerns of both gun rights and gun control advocates reflects how heated
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News Link • Central Intelligence Agency
Congressman: CIA Employee Who Refused to Sign Non-Disclosure on Benghazi Suspended
09-18-2013
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http://freebeacon.com, BY: Adam Kredo
A CIA employee who refused to sign a non-disclosure agreement barring him from discussing the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, has been suspended as a result and forced to hire legal counsel, according to a top House lawmaker.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Secret Government Projects
U.S. Telcos Have Never Challenged NSA Demands for Your Metadata
09-18-2013
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Wired.com
Since at least 2006 a secret spy court has continuously compelled the nation’s carriers to hand over records of every telephone call made to, from, or within the United States.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Police State
Police Are More Dangerous To The Public Than Are Criminals
09-18-2013
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Lewrockwell.com
The goon thug psychopaths no longer only brutalize minorities"it is open season on all of us "the latest victim is a petite young white mother of two small children
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
Will Smith's Kid Jaden: "School is the tool to brainwash the youth" - Media Goes Balli
09-18-2013
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Daily Paul.com
"School is the tool to brainwash the youth"
Home Schooled Jaden Smith: If Everyone "Dropped Out of School," Society Would Be "More Intelligent"
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News Link • Ron Paul Says...
Fight back against mainstream media
09-18-2013
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Ron Paul Channel
accessible, interesting and original programming. The Ron Paul Channel will stream online, allowing subscribers to watch it when they want, where they want and on the device they want: internet-connected televisions, computers, tablets, and smart pho
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News Link • Ron Paul Says...
RON PAUL THE WEEKLY PODCAST
09-18-2013
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PodCastOne
Former Congressman and America's leading advocate for freedom, Ron Paul is one of the most popular public figures of our day. The popular former presidential candidate shares his thoughts and opinions on the issues of the day in his weekly 10-minute
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News Link • Gun Rights
Watch What Happens When Girls Open Carry in Walmart (It involves the cops)
09-18-2013
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DailyPaul
"Well....Today was a first. Wow. I guess people in Marshfield, MO don't like law abiding citizens using their 2nd amendment rights by open carry. First time we had cops called on us for simply shopping in Walmart and open carrying. We're all safe & a
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News Link • Government
When the U.S. government supplied ammo & military planes to kill thousands of Catholics
09-18-2013
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http://libertyfight.com, By Martin Hill
An expose on the U.S. government's role in the slaughter of tens of thousands of Mexican Roman Catholics fighting for their freedom to simply practice their faith. For naive well-intentioned Catholics who believe that we should always trust the gover
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Whistleblowers
Ten Things We've Learned About The NSA From A Summer Of Snowden Leaks
09-18-2013
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Daily Paul.com
“The truth is coming, and it cannot be stopped,” Edward Snowden told readers of the Guardian in June.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Activism
Freeman Wins in Court- No License Plate- Randy Stroud
09-18-2013
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youtube
No license, no license plate
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