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Date Sent: 2014-10-04
Freedom's Phoenix Edition for Saturday, October 4, 2014 |
Homeschooling is an act of defiance that frightens the state
The "he said, she said" of how the FBI found Silk Road's servers -- Justice Department May Shutdown Zimmerman Civil Rights Investigation . . . quietly -- The Drug War's Medical Quislings -- Daughter of Hong Kong Chief Enrages Public With Taunting Over Her Diamond Bracelet -- Ethnic Extremist Leaves U.S. to Fight in Middle Eastern Tribal War -- Is DDoS the New 'Sit-In'? -- How the Left Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the FBI -- On the chilling effect, from one of the chillers -- Iowa Troopers Steal $100,000 in Poker Winnings From Two Players Driving Through the State -- Colonization by Bankruptcy -- SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News, October 5, 2014 Edition -- Ecuador is the best place to be an expat -- Giant species 15-ton shark, thought to be extinct, caught off coast of Pakistan -- Sweden to become first major European country to recognize state of Palestine -- Let's stop being a country of immigrants -- Why the Confederacy Lost -- Hamid Karzai Denounces US ? -- Netanyahu's UN Address -- Surviving a Traffic Stop (mp3) - by Marc J Victor -- Are Fake Cell Towers Intercepting Your Calls?
AZ: AZ Breakfast Club, TODAY Oct 4th, 2014, 8-10 a.m. @ Coco's (Paradise Valley Mall location); PrepperFest Expo, October 24-26, 2014, Westworld in Scottsdale, AZ; Survival Rendezvous – Young, AZ – November 8-11, 2014
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News Link • Education: Private Secular Schools and Home School
Homeschooling is an act of defiance that frightens the state.
10-03-2014
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by Wendy McElroy
To government, homeschooling resembles a weed that spreads and resists control. To homeschooling parents, it is the flowering of knowledge and values within children who have been abandoned or betrayed by public schools.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Hacking, Cyber Security
The "he said, she said" of how the FBI found Silk Road's servers
10-04-2014
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ars technica
Government documents handed over to defendant Ross Ulbricht's defense team have prompted the defense to cry foul. Ulbricht attorney wrote the "explanation of how the FBI discovered the server's IP address is implausible."
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Justice Department May Shutdown Zimmerman Civil Rights Investigation . . . quietly
10-04-2014
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Jonathan Turley
After two years of investigation, Justice officials do not believe that they have sufficient evidence to bring federal charges. George Zimmerman was acquitted of second-degree murder and manslaughter in a state trial
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Drug War
The Drug War's Medical Quislings
10-04-2014
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by William N. Grigg (Pro Liberate)
When police dragged Felix Booker, naked and shackled, into the emergency room they knew Dr. Michael LaPaglia would set aside his Hippocratic obligation to the patient and act as an agent of the State.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • China
Daughter of Hong Kong Chief Enrages Public With Taunting Over Her Diamond Bracelet
10-03-2014
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Jonathan Turley
Chai Yan Leung decided to taunt citizens by flashing a new diamond necklace and saying it was purchased by "silly" taxpayer money. When people taunted her about showing off her new bracelet while people were facing her father's troops
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Israel
Ethnic Extremist Leaves U.S. to Fight in Middle Eastern Tribal War
10-03-2014
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New York Times columnist David Brooks in the recent Ha'aretz magazine is the revelation, toward the very end, that Brooks's oldest son serves in the Israel Defense Forces.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Internet
Is DDoS the New 'Sit-In'?
10-03-2014
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"No one in the chat rooms apparently bothered to explain that Gandhi spent a lot of time in jail, as did antiwar protesters in the 1970s." For using a piece of software on his computer that simply, repeatedly, pinged PayPal's servers, helping to brin
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Homeland Security
How the Left Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the FBI
10-03-2014
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At the close of World War I, the federal government created the General Intelligence Division, an agency that eventually morphed into the modern FBI. One of GID's main tasks was to compile a list of hundreds of thousands of radicalsâ€"socialists, a
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Entertainment: Television (TV)
On the chilling effect, from one of the chillers
10-03-2014
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Washington Post
The press release gleefully embracing the chilling effect created by the FCC's statements â€" "regulat[ion] by a 'raised eyebrow.'" It stresses that broadcasters "fearful of delays or even failure to renew licenses" are pressured to res
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Iowa Troopers Steal $100,000 in Poker Winnings From Two Players Driving Through the State
10-03-2014
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Reason Magazine
An Iowa forfeiture case, the subject of a federal lawsuit filed this week, in which state troopers took $100,000 in winnings from two California poker players traveling through the state on their way back from a World Series of Poker event in Joliet,
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - International
Colonization by Bankruptcy
10-03-2014
Argentina is already foreclosed from international capital markets, so it doesn't have much to lose by thwarting the US court system. Similar bold moves by Ecuador and Iceland have left those countries in substantially better shape than Greece, whi
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robert klein
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News Link • Science
Bacteria From Bees Confirmed as Alternative to Antibiotics
10-03-2014
While consumers of raw honey can tell you that it works wonders, researchers wanted to know exactly why? What have they been missing? What are the exact compounds that make raw honey nature's antibiotic? How has it protected bee colonies forever (u
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robert klein
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Opinion • Humor
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News, October 5, 2014 Edition
10-03-2014
John Semmens
Obama Nixes Ebola Travel Restrictions
Despite numerous urgings, President Obama remains determined not to block entry into the United States by persons who may have been exposed to the deadly Ebola virus.
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnes
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News Link • New World Order
Fear Porn â€" An Attack on the Immune System
10-03-2014
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Farm Wars
We are a nation of addicts and that addiction is driving us over the cliff. Time to end the addiction.
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Barbara Peterson
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News Link • Environment
Researchers find radioactive debris and garbage island large enough to walk on...
10-03-2014
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Natural News
Researchers on an expedition to assess the state of plastic pollution in the North Pacific Ocean discovered two disturbing things:
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Emmigration
Ecuador is the best place to be an expat
10-03-2014
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telegraph.co.uk
The small country in the remote north-west region of South America topped a poll conducted by the world's largest expat network
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Biology, Botany and Zoology
Giant species 15-ton shark, thought to be extinct, caught off coast of Pakistan
10-03-2014
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WorldNewsDailyReport.com
The specimen was revealed not to be fully grown and is estimated to be 2 or 3 years old and already twice the size of a full grown white shark, which takes 5 years to reach its full growth.
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Chip Saunders
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News Link • Solar Flares
Incredible Solar Flare Video Captured by NASA Spacecraft
10-03-2014
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space.com
A NASA satellite charged with staring at the sun captured an incredible view of a powerful solar flare on Thursday (Oct. 2).
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Israel - Palestine
Sweden to become first major European country to recognize state of Palestine
10-03-2014
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timesofindia.indiatimes.com
STOCKHOLM: Sweden's new centre-left government will recognize the state of Palestine in a move that will make it the first major European country to take the step, Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said on Friday.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • American History
Why the Confederacy Lost
10-03-2014
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arclein
here have always been those who emphasized internal factors in explaining why the Confederacy lost. Immediately after the war, many influential Confederates blamed southern defeat on the manifold failures of President Jefferson Davis. In the 1920s, F
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robert klein
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News Link • Afghanistan
Hamid Karzai Denounces US ?
10-03-2014
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arclein
Karzai insisted that it was the United States that continued the war and "the war in Afghanistan is to the benefit of foreigners. But Afghans on both sides are the sacrificial lambs and victims of this war."
Also singled out for praise was Ind
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robert klein
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Feature Article • Police State
Surviving a Traffic Stop (mp3)
Marc J. Victor
Being pulled over by a police officer can be a stressful experience. Although life is full of such experiences, unlike many other stressful experiences, a traffic stop has the potential to end in a loss of money, liberty or even life.
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Opinion • Corruption
CORRUPTION!
10-03-2014
Chuck Baldwin
The foundation of a free republic is equal justice under the law. Take away that fundamental tenet and liberty itself will quickly collapse. Democrat or Republican; liberal or conservative; male or female; Caucasian, Negro, Hispanic, Indian, or Asian
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News Link • Voting - Election Integrity
Three years later, Pentagon unit still hides Internet voting test results
10-02-2014
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McClatchy News Service
A watchdog group is suing an obscure Defense Department unit over its failure for 3 years to disclose the results of testing on the security safeguards of Internet voting systems that are increasingly being used to cast absentee ballots.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Privacy Rights
Your iPhone is now encrypted. The FBI says it'll help kidnappers. Who do you believe?
10-02-2014
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theguardian.com
Apple and Google have finally encrypted your phone data by default. And that's a bad thing?
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Robert Lee
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News Link • China
Steve Wynn: I'm 'more scared' about US than China
10-02-2014
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http://www.cnbc.com, Jane Wells
To rephrase a purported Chinese proverb: Steve Wynn lives in interesting times.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Cuba
Records: Kissinger made plans to attack Cuba
10-02-2014
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http://hosted.ap.org, By ALEXANDRA OLSON
U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger ordered contingency plans drawn up nearly 40 years ago to attack Cuba, incensed over the small island's deployment of troops to Angola, according to declassified government documents posted online Wednesday.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Technology: Software
Feds Bust Maker Of Smartphone "Stalker App"
10-02-2014
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popsci.com
It is the first indictment of its kind. "One down, and 400 to go," says anti-cyberstalking expert
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Robert Lee
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News Link • World News
Argentina president claims US plotting to oust her
10-02-2014
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http://www.theguardian.com, Uki Goñi
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner alludes to alleged plot against her by local businessmen and 'foreign help' in televised speech
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Black Women Profiled as Prostitutes in NYC
10-02-2014
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Reason Magazine
In Brooklynâ€"where blacks make up a third of the populationâ€"black defendants faced 69% of all charges brought before the trafficking court. And face a whopping 94% of charges on the offense of "loitering for the purposes of prostitution."
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Tallahassee Cop Suspended After Caught on Video Tasering 62-year-old Woman in Back
10-02-2014
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Photography Is Not a Crime
A Tallahassee cop was caught on cell phone video tasering a 62-year-old woman in the back as she walked away from him â€"exactly what he had ordered her to do â€" causing her to fall face first onto the street as several shocked witnesses looked on.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Cop cleared after shooting unarmed man complying with order to remove hands from waistband
10-02-2014
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Rawstory
Cruz again orders him to get his hands out, and Taylor complies and pulls up his T-shirt â€" which police are trained to perceive as part of a possible weapon draw. That's when Cruz quickly shoots him twice, in the chest and abdomen.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Public Records Again Expose Albuquerque Police Misconduct
10-02-2014
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Photography Is Not a Crime
Several hours before he shot Boyd 3 times, at point blank range, with an M-4 Assault Rifle - Sandy stated to a New Mexico State Police Sergeant, that he was "going to shoot him with [unintelligible] a shotgun here in a second."
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News Link • Iraq
Why Did the U.S. Attack Iraq in 2003?
10-02-2014
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Lew Rockwell blog
Bush knew for sure that Saddam Hussein didn't have weapons of mass destruction (see, for example, here, here, here and here.) If Iraqi WMD presented no excuse or rationale or justification, why did the U.S. attack Iraq?
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Internet
ComputerCOP: Dubious 'Internet Safety Software' Police Agencies Distribute
10-02-2014
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EFF
As official as it looks, ComputerCOP is actually just spyware, generally bought in bulk from a New York company that appears to do nothing but market this software to local government agencies.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Police State
UK Leadership Wants To Ban Predicted 'Extremists' From Social Media, TV, Events
10-02-2014
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tech dirt
Extremists will have to get posts on Facebook and Twitter approved in advance by the police under sweeping rules planned by the Conservatives.
They will also be barred from speaking at public events if they represent a threat to "the functioning
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
LA cops kill one person every week
10-01-2014
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Police in Los Angeles County have killed at least 589 people since 2000, according to a report by the Los Angeles Youth Justice Coalition, based on homicide data from the Los Angeles Coroner's Office and local media.
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News Link • TAXES: Local
Nashville is demanding $125 just to take pictures in public parks
10-01-2014
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BenSwann.com
Nashville Metro parks has been cracking down on a little known regulation that requires all photographers, both professional and amateur, to acquire a $125 permit before taking photos or filming in a public park. Even "selfies".
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Chip Saunders
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News Link • Gun Rights
Ghost Gunner by Defense Distributed -- Pre-Order today...
10-01-2014
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Ghost Gunner
Today, Defense Distributed unveils project Ghost Gunner...Ghost Gunner is an open source CNC mill developed to enable the common man to more easily and privately manufacture critical gun components.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Events: Arizona
Vote 2014: Arizona Gubernatorial Debate from Sept 29, 2014 on PBS
10-01-2014
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Horizon
For the first time since 1997, Arizona is poised to have a male governor. Hear from the four men who want to lead our state. Republican Doug Ducey, Democrat Fred DuVal, Libertarian Barry Hess and Americans Elect representative John Mealer will debate
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Gun Rights
CNC Gunsmithing Files
10-01-2014
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CNC Gunsmithing
Here are the files you can download for free. Currently there are three different types of files. First format is the SolidWorks E-drawings. This file format will allow anybody to open the files no matter what software you have installed. E-drawi
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News Link • Revolutions, Rebellions & Uprisings
The Relevance of the Hong Kong Protests
10/01/2014
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H. Skip Robinson - Between the Headlines.net
As the people of Hong Kong rise up in mass, I hope they understand the relevance or their actions. These protests are vastly more important then most of them probably understand.
Political participation throughout history has not yielded the libe
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News Link • Gun Rights
The $1,200 Machine That Lets Anyone Make a Metal Gun at Home
10-01-2014
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Wired.Com
When Cody Wilson revealed the world's first fully 3-D printed gun last year, he showed that the "maker" movement has enabled anyone to create a working, lethal firearm with a click in the privacy of his or her garage. Now he's moved on to a n
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Secession
Secession Is a Grand American Tradition
10-01-2014
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http://www.lewrockwell.com
On the heels of a failed attempt in Scotland to separate from the UK, longtime American lawmaker Ron Paul is opening up about his take on secessionism in the United States.
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News Link • Drones
Why Do Americans Hate Beheadings But Love Drone Killings?
10-01-2014
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com
The answer lies in human psychology. And probably like the old observation about history, people who refuse to understand human psychology are doomed to be victims of psychological manipulation.
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News Link • Government
Liberal doves run as war hawks
10-01-2014
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http://www.politico.com
Democrat Kay Hagan didn't mince words about the Iraq War during her 2008 Senate campaign against Republican Elizabeth Dole.
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