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Date Sent: 2013-05-22
Freedom's Phoenix PM Edition for Tuesday, May 21, 2013 |
WikiLeaks prosecutor accepts GI's plea to 1 count -- New guns effectively banned in California
Spain backs sending defensive arms to Syria rebels -- The Cold, Hard Facts Behind Funding Your Retirement -- Court rules bin Laden death photos can stay secret -- Protesters chant 'IRS has got to go' in Cincinnati -- Are Japanese Bonds Signaling Trouble? -- Open Carrying a Gun in Philadelphia -- 05-21-13 -- Cody Wilson www.DEFCAD.org (MP3 & VIDEO LOADED) -- How a Computer Model Could Help Fight Terrorism -- Safegunowners Facebook Page has launched -- March Against Monsanto Phoenix AZ - May 25th, 2013 - 8 a.m. - Noon (AZ/PACIFIC TIME) -- The Campaign to Free Castle Keene, a Modern Robin Hood Moment -- US Treasury Secretary taps government retiree pension fund -- Wheel Tax is latest ploy demonstrating hypocrisy of Republicans -- Ron Paul: Fix IRS by shutting it ‘once and for all’ -- Doug Casey on
Conspiracies, Gold and the Continuing 'Greater Depression' --
Washington Signals Dollar Deep Concerns -- No Act of Violence Is Too Big
for the US -- Unknown Mathematician Proves Elusive Property of Prime Numbers -- Illegal Detention (video) -- European Commission to criminalize nearly all seeds -- Supreme Court Colludes with Monsanto
AZ: Worldwide ‘March Against Monsanto’ Protests Planned for May
25th, 8 a.m. - Noon PDT
AZ: Fundraiser raffle for Steve Porak's Cancer Treatment -
36" Ferret .50 BMG on an Olympic AR-15 Lower Receiver
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News Link • Whistleblowers
WikiLeaks prosecutor accepts GI's plea to 1 count
05-21-2013
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AP
Prosecutors say they will accept an Army private's guilty plea to a lesser version of one of the 22 counts he faces. Maj. Ashden Fein said prosecutors had changed their minds about trying to convict Pfc. Bradley Manning with violating the federal
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Gun Rights
New guns effectively banned in California
05-21-2013
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offgridsurvival.com
California has effectively banned the sale of all new guns after Attorney General Kamala Harris officially certified a law that will require all new semiautomatic handguns to use technology that stamps identifying information on bullet casings.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Syria
Spain backs sending defensive arms to Syria rebels
05-21-2013
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AP
Spain favors a partial lifting of sanctions against Syria that would allow the delivery of “defense material” to rebel groups to help protect the population, its foreign minister said Tuesday.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Police State
Court rules bin Laden death photos can stay secret
05-21-2013
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Reuters
A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the U.S. government had properly classified top secret more than 50 images of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden taken after his death, and that the government did not need to release them.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
Protesters chant 'IRS has got to go' in Cincinnati
05-21-2013
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AP
Chanting "IRS has got to go," tea party activists are rallying in Cincinnati to protest extra IRS scrutiny of their groups. Waving such signs as "internal revenge service" and some wearing Colonial-era attire, members of tea party groups gathered
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Gun Rights
Open Carrying a Gun in Philadelphia
05-18-2013
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The International Libertarian
At the End the Fed (Federal Reserve System) Rally of Saturday, May 18, 2013 Edd Skitz, a local liberty activist, open carried a handgun in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Darren Wolfe
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Radio/TV Show • Declare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock - Radio
Host:
Ernest Hancock
05-21-13 -- Cody Wilson www.DEFCAD.org (MP3 & VIDEO LOADED)
Cody Wilson (Defense Distributed; DEFCAD) provides an update on the the State Department forcing him to remove 3D printable gun files - AquaDome Picture updates here at "The Farm" - Kathrine Paulk (concerned citizen wants to share with Audience)
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News Link • Energy
Liquefied Air Could Power Cars and Store Energy from Sun and Wind
05-21-2013
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Technologyreview.com
A 19th-century idea might lead to cleaner cars, larger-scale renewable energy.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • 3D Printing
3-D Printing Could Revolutionize U.S. Navy
05-21-2013
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technewsdaily.com
All aboard the 3-D printing battleship! The U.S. Navy could soon use these these popular tech tools to shake up traditional supply chains and revolutionize maritime strategy.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Communications
How a Computer Model Could Help Fight Terrorism
05-21-2013
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technewsdaily.com
When Justin Bieber tweets, 39,361,876 people (and counting) immediately jump to attention. But when one of those nearly 40 million people tweet, does the Beebs see it? Does he react at all?
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News Link • Weather News - Links - History
Storm Surveyors Hunt for Details of Deadly Moore Tornado
05-21-2013
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livescience.com
After a deadly tornado ripped through Moore, Okla., and nearby areas yesterday (May 20), a team of highly trained meteorologists will now assess the extensive damage and debris in an effort to determine the severity of the storm.
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News Link • Solar Flares
Extreme Solar Storm Could Cause Widespread Disruptions on Earth
05-21-2013
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space.com
If an extreme solar storm aimed at the Earth hits in just the right way, it could put interconnected electrical grids around the world at serious risk, experts say.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Natural Disasters
Storms That Spawned Deadly Oklahoma Tornadoes Seen from Space (Video)
05-21-2013
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space.com
The beginnings of Monday's (May 20) disastrous tornado in Oklahoma were caught from space by a weather satellite in orbit.
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News Link • Climate Change
Alien Planets Could Shed Light on Earth's Climate Future
05-21-2013
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space.com
A Comparative Climatology Symposium held at NASA Headquarters on May 7 focused on new approaches to climate research by highlighting the similarities and contrasts between the environments of the rocky worlds Venus, Earth, Mars and Saturn’s smoggy...
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Environment
Human Impacts on Natural World underestimated
05-21-2013
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arclein
"In particular, we found that forage-mediated effects of humans (bottom-up effects) were more influential than predator-mediated effects in the food chain. The presence of humans was most correlated with occurrence of forage (plants). Elk and cattle
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Cottage Cheese and Flax Seed Oil Cures Cancer?
05-21-2013
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arclein
o excellent for other illnesses such as strokes, cardiac infarction, irregular heartbeat, stomach ulcers, prostate (hypertopic), arthritis, eczema and all skin diseases, lupus, old age (improves many common afflictions), and immune deficiency syndrom
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robert klein
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News Link • Gun Rights
Safegunowners Facebook Page has launched
05-21-13
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https://www.facebook.com/SafeGunOwners
I know some of you do not access facebook, however, it is a great tool for reaching out to different groups and communities all over the world. It is also a great tool for reaching the younger generation.
I have been working with a few of the Mons
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Agorist Alma
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Heart Youthfulness Restoration
05-21-2013
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arclein
After about 2½ years we were convinced, and said, ‘We really have to identify this factor.’ It took about six months to find something, and another year to be convinced that it was real,” Lee said. “We looked at lipids; we looked at metabolites. Then
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robert klein
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Ayahuasca and Cancer
05-21-2013
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arclein
As others have reported, I saw plants, serpents, birds and jaguar-like animals soaring, swirling, twisting and racing at almost lightning speed throughout my entire system, as though they were exploring a new habitat. At first, they didn’t pay any at
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robert klein
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News Link • Gun Rights
Unintended Consequences - DOWNLOAD PDF, MOBI, OR AZW File of book (UPDATED 2019-09-18)
02-20-2013
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Accurate Press
The next printing is going to be softcover and will probably be priced at $28.95 and $6 shipping. Download PDF, MOBI or AZW of entire book - NOW While you still can. Also available on AccuratePress.Net and Amazon (links provided)
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Events: Arizona
March Against Monsanto Phoenix AZ - May 25th, 2013 - 8 a.m. - Noon (AZ/PACIFIC TIME)
05-21-2013
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Facebook
We will be having the Really Really Free Market @ 8:00 a.m.! The march will start around 10:00 a.m. There will be speakers at the RRFM and hopefully farmers and bartering so bring things to trade, alternative currencies, or homemade things! We will h
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • How to Help
Fundraiser for Steve Porak's Cancer Treatment - 36" Ferret .50 BMG on Olympic AR-15 Lower
05-16-2013
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StevePorak.Com
Donate $20.00 per ticket towards the drawing to win this 36" Ferret .50 BMG on an Olympic AR-15 Lower with a 30mm Tasco Scope and a .50 cal Ammo can full of ammo to support Steve Porak's Cancer Treatment! (100 TICKETS LEFT)
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
US Treasury Secretary taps government retiree pension fund
05-21-2013
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AP
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said late Monday he will begin tapping into two government employee retirement funds to buy more time before the U.S. Treasury is faced with the prospect of defaulting on the national debt.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • TAXES: Local
Wheel Tax is latest ploy demonstrating hypocrisy of Republicans
05-21-2013
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
Instead of creating a Committee to cut waste, the Commission created a Committee to Study Lost Revenue. The all-Republican Commission finished out the last month of the first year of their current term with litigation fee increases, with the resoluti
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Chris Menke
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News Link • Prepping
Minimum Equipment For Standard Bug-Out-Bag
05-21-2013
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http://www.survivalblog.com, by Talon
Many of the articles that I have read on various web sites are, in my not so humble opinion, not adequately addressing the equipment necessary for a Bug-Out-Bag (BOB).
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Letter Re: Some Observations on the Price of Beans
05-21-2013
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http://www.survivalblog.com,
Mr. Rawles:
In every decent sized town I've lived in there has been at least one "discount" grocery store.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Transportation
Elio Motors: 84 mpg, Top Speed of 100 mph and Costs $6800 - Made In USA
05-21-2013
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http://www.dailypaul.com, Stinko
This got me excited! Hope it doesn't get squashed by Big-Oil.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Ron Paul Says...
Ron Paul: Fix IRS by shutting it ‘once and for all’
05-21-2013
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http://www.washingtontimes.com, By David Sherfinsk
Former Rep. Ron Paul of Texas called the recent IRS fiasco troubling " but writes that the only way Congress can protect the freedoms of Americans from a long pattern of suspected IRS abuse is to “shutter the doors” of the agency “once and for all.”
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Gold and Silver
Doug Casey on Conspiracies, Gold and the Continuing 'Greater Depression' of the World's
05-21-2013
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http://www.thedailybell.com
Doug Casey has appeared on hundreds of radio and TV shows and has been the subject of articles in People, US, Time, Forbes, The Washington Post and numerous other publications.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Federal Reserve
Washington Signals Dollar Deep Concerns
05-21-2013
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http://www.thedailybell.com, By Paul Craig Roberts
Over the past month there has been a statistically improbable concurrence of events that can only be explained as a conspiracy to protect the dollar from the Federal Reserve's policy of Quantitative Easing (QE).
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Warp Drive & Transporters:
05-21-2013
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http://www.space.com, by Karl Tate
The original "Star Trek" television series featured technology that had first appeared decades earlier in science fiction stories.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Gold and Silver
Bank Run Happening in Bullion " Jim Willie
05-21-2013
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http://lewrockwell.com, by Greg Hunter
Jim Willie, Editor of The Hat Trick Letter, says the recent gold price take-down has caused, “A bank run in gold bullion banks.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Gold and Silver
No Bear Market in Gold
05-21-2013
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http://lewrockwell.com, by Paul Craig Roberts
You know that gold bear market that the financial press keeps touting? The one George Soros keeps proclaiming? Well, it is not there.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Government
No Act of Violence Is Too Big for the US
05-21-2013
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http://lewrockwell.com, Gerald Celente
Celente is a outspoken critic of US policy on every front: financial, political, its militant imperialism and spying all over the planet. Perhaps that's why he has such a strong following of LRCers. (18:58)
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Unknown Mathematician Proves Elusive Property of Prime Numbers
05-21-2013
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http://www.wired.com, By Erica Klarreich
On April 17, a paper arrived in the inbox of Annals of Mathematics, one of the discipline’s preeminent journals.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Syria
Syria Endgame Approaching Fast
05-21-2013
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http://www.counterpunch.org, by SHAMUS COOKE
The Fate of the Middle East in the Balance
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Robert Lee
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News Link • European Union
BREAKING: European Commission to criminalize nearly all seeds...
05-21-2013
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http://www.naturalnews.com, by Mike Adams
A new law proposed by the European Commission would make it illegal to "grow, reproduce or trade" any vegetable seeds that have not been "tested, approved and accepted" by a new EU bureaucracy named the "EU Plant Variety Agency."
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Activism
Illegal Detention (video)
05-20-2013
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Live Leak
Five members of The Panic Hour were followed into the City Hall rail station in Center City Philadelphia. Kyle Prouty was illegally searched and detained by SEPTA police officer Nicole Lawson at 3:20pm on 5/20/13. Kyle was charged with "disorderly c
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Darren Wolfe
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News Link • Inventions
Teen Invents Supercharger Ten Times More Powerful Than Conventional Batteries
05-20-2013
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http://www.natureworldnews.com, By Isabel Alface
In all, she is just a teenage, but unlikely most teens, Esha Khare, a 12th grade student of Lynbrook High School in San Jose, California, can boast having captured not only one of the top prizes at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Ron Paul Says...
The IRS’s Job Is To Violate Our Liberties - by Ron Paul
05-19-2013
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Ron Paul's Texas Straight Talk
“What do you expect when you target the President?” This is what an IRS agent allegedly said to the head of a conservative organization that was being audited after calling for the impeachment of then-President Clinton.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Gun Rights
2nd Amendment Activist James Kaleda Ejected from Gun Control Hearing
05-19-2013
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youtube (h/t Lew Rockwell blog)
Second Amendment activist, James Kaleda, was forcefully removed from a hearing on a new gun control bill in NJ during his testimony. Notice the legislators laugh as they have their armed security remove Kaleda before he finishes
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Government
5 Monkeys
07-12-2010
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youtube (h/t John Stuart)
Start with a cage containing 5 monkeys.... this story illustrates how human society keeps doing the same things over and over again because - "that's the way....
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Vaccines and Vaccinations
Vaccine Victims’ Mother Speaks Out
05-19-2013
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Farm Wars
Tasha shares her story of shock, disappointment, guilt and remorse in neglecting to research the side effects of vaccines before vaccinating her children. Tasha’s story is real life, scientific evidence of the harm that vaccines can and do cause.
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Barbara Peterson
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News Link • Corruption
Corruption in the DOJ & IRS
05-19-2013
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Free Press Publications
Someone once said “When it rains, it pours.” That statement seems to be true in a metaphorical sense, especially given the breadth of major stories coming out of D.C. recently.
On May 13 it was reported, “The Justice Department secretly ob
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Darryl W. Perry
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News Link • MEDIA (MainStreamMedia - aka MSM)
AP chief says phone probe makes news sources reluctant to talk
05-19-2013
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Reuters
The Justice Department's seizure of phone records for journalists at the Associated Press is hurting the agency's ability to gather news, the wire service's Chief Executive and President Gary Pruitt said.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Seriously?
How Many Cops Does It Take to Handcuff One (Smallish) Guy In NYC?
05-19-2013
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Common Dreams
Watch the stampede of NYPD at a 135th Street subway station when Clive Utter, 31, allegedly jumped the turnstile. After he was slammed into the wall, dropped onto the floor and cuffed by a mob of at least 25 officers - and after a bystander exercisin
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Florida parent says ‘religious zealots’ got teen daughter arrested for lesbian relationship
05-19-2013
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Rawstory
An 18-year-old girl was arrested for statutory rape over a same-sex relationship in high school because of bigoted parents, says the mother of the arrested teen. Kaitlyn Ashley Hunt was arrested for 2 counts of lewd or lascivious battery on child.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Afghanistan
Noam Chomsky: Obama was willing to start nuclear war to kill bin Laden
05-19-2013
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Rawstory
MIT professor Noam Chomsky criticized the killing of Osama bin Laden, saying President Obama could have provoked a nuclear war. “We were very close to war with Pakistan, which easily could have turned into a nuclear war, which could have
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Family
Republican Texas judge orders lesbian couple to live apart or lose children
05-19-2013
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Rawstory
A Republican Texas Judge has ordered a lesbian couple to live apart or give up custody of their children. Judge John Roach has given Page Price 30 days to move out of the home she shares with Carolyn Compton and Compton’s two children
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News Link • Education: Government Schools
High school students arrested for throwing water balloons at school
05-19-2013
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Rawstory
Seven teenage students in North Carolina were arrested on Thursday and charged with a misdemeanor for throwing water balloons during a school prank. A parent was also arrested during the incident.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Drug War
Smokedown Prohibition V: Adam Kokesh and NA Poe Arrested (video and pictures)
05-18-2013
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The International Libertarian
At Smokedown prohibition V Adam Kokesh is targeted for arrest even though it is obvious he isn't smoking marijuana. This happened on May 18, 2013 at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA.
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Darren Wolfe
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News Link • Economy - International
Taxes on some wealthy French exceed 100% of income
05-19-2013
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Reuters
More than 8,000 French households' tax bills topped 100 percent of their income last year, the business newspaper Les Echos reported on Saturday, citing Finance Ministry data.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Family
CDC: 1 In 5 US Children Have Mental Disorder
05-19-2013
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CBS News
Nearly 1 in 5 children in the U.S. suffers from a mental disorder, and this number has been rising for more than a decade. Suffering from mental disorders such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety, depression and autism.
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