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Date Sent: 2011-11-18
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Friday, November 18, 2011 |
Federal government uses local police depts. to coordinate assaults on OWS throughout nation
Man set himself alight in Tiananmen Square -- The Fed and the 'We Owe the Debt to Ourselves' Fallacy -- Food Fight - Deciding Who Profits from Taxpayer-Subsidized Lunches -- Jumbo mortgages maybe next in line to default -- The Department of Justice’s Quest to Weaken FOIA Still Going Strong -- The Supreme Court: A Prosecutor's Best Friend -- Case Dismissed Against NY Photojournalist Who Refused To Stop Taking Photos -- Cain Gets Secret Service Protection -- SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) debate: Why are Google and Facebook against it? -- Occupy Cincinnati Activist Arrested After Photographing "Covert" Cop Car -- Ron Paul on the Sean Hannity Show - 11/17/2011 -- MF Global Money Now “Missing” After Reports It Was Sent To JP Morgan -- OWS "All Entry Points to New York Stock Exchange Blockaded" -- Why Bloomberg's Clearing of Zuccotti Park Is Doubly Unconstitutional -- Muslim Gays in Malaysia Face Extra Punishment Under Sharia
AZ: John Stuart trial jury deliberations
continue; Christmas Party Saturday, December
10th, 2011 at the Hancock's 6 p.m. til ??? Save the date....
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News Link • Police State
Occupy Crackdown
11-17-2011
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Charles Goyette via The LRC Blog (LewRockwell)
Writes Charles Goyette: "Nationalization of local policing: DHS coordinates crackdown. Even a gossip writer gets it. The story cites Wonkette:
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Reported by:
Ernest Hancock
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News Link • China
Man set himself alight in Tiananmen Square
11-17-2011
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The Guardian
A man set himself on fire in Tiananmen Square over a court dispute last month, police in Beijing have confirmed. It is a rare case of such protest in the politically sensitive centre of China's capital.
The police said officers at the scene quickl
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Federal Reserve
The Fed and the 'We Owe the Debt to Ourselves' Fallacy
11-17-2011
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Lew Rockwell
As of now, the largest holder of U.S. Government debt is the Federal Reserve System, and I would look for this situation to accelerate rapidly, as the government is going to claim it now can fund its expenditures with "free money."
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Legislative Mischief
Food Fight - Deciding Who Profits from Taxpayer-Subsidized Lunches
11-17-2011
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Lew Rockwell
If you read this article in full ("Pizza is a vegetable? Congress says yes"), it'll read like a comedy skit. The USDA, Congress, food companies (including huge players like ConAgra Foods and Schwan Food Company), and industry lobbyists (for frozen fo
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Jumbo mortgages maybe next in line to default
11-17-2011
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The Washington Post
In a study released Oct. 31, the ratings agency Moody’s said that based on its analysis of mortgage-backed bond portfolios, homeowners with jumbos now constitute “greater strategic default risk” than any other type of borrowers, including subprime.
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Mike Renzulli
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News Link • Police State
The Department of Justice’s Quest to Weaken FOIA Still Going Strong
11-17-2011
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The DOJ is attempting to push through a dozen other changes to its FOIA regulations, some of which are just as alarming as that which was taken off the table.
For the best overview of all of these unnecessary regulations, see the letter submitted
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Justice and Judges
The Supreme Court: A Prosecutor's Best Friend
11-17-2011
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Forbes
The metastasizing of federal laws has ensured that seemingly innocuous behavior without any criminal intent behind it can lead to a conviction for a federal crime. Artists, doctors, and even professional baseball players have reason to fear the feder
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Reported by:
Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Case Dismissed Against NY Photojournalist Who Refused To Stop Taking Photos
11-17-2011
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Photography Is Not a Crime
A jaywalking charge against a New York photojournalist was dismissed Tuesday, paving the way for him to file a civil lawsuit against the Troy Police Department for unlawfully arresting him in October.
Jeff Couch, who has spent 20 years working for
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Cain Gets Secret Service Protection
11-17-2011
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NY Times
Herman Cain will get protection from the United States Secret Service starting Thursday night as he continues to campaign for the presidency, representatives of the agency and Mr. Cain’s campaign said.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Second experiment confirms faster-than-light particles
11-17-2011
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Washington Post
A second experiment at the European facility that reported subatomic particles zooming faster than the speed of light " stunning the world of physics " has reached the same result, scientists said late Thursday.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Property Rights
SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) debate: Why are Google and Facebook against it?
11-17-2011
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Washington Post
Big names from Silicon Valley went head-to-head with media giants at a House hearing Wednesday on the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), which would punish companies for posting pirated content online.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Occupy Cincinnati Activist Arrested After Photographing "Covert" Cop Car
11-17-2011
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Photography Is Not a Crime
It is not illegal to photograph cop cars, even if they are meant to be "covert." And it's not illegal to photograph a car's license plate, even if it happens to be on this covert cop car. That is why Cincinnati police had to accuse Lloyd Jordan of be
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Corruption
MF Global Money Now “Missing” After Reports It Was Sent To JP Morgan
11-17-2011
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www.prisonplanet.com
Over $600 million dollars in customer funds that was transferred out of MF Global in a wave of suspicious trades before the collapse of the financial broker has now been declared “missing,” despite the fact that reports earlier in the month stated th
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Reported by:
Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Larken Rose Responds To Uproar About "When Should You Shoot A Cop" (National News 2011)
11-14-2011
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www.copblock.org
On the same day I published my phone interview with the Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center, Larken published his own video (see below). Both videos, Larken's and mine, are in relation to the public attention his (Larken's) post
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Reported by:
Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Activism
OWS "All Entry Points to New York Stock Exchange Blockaded"
11-17-2011
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occupywallst.org
At least 200 people have been arrested so far for peaceful assembly and nonviolent civil disobedience, including retired Philadelphia Police Captain Ray Lewis. Posted 1 hour ago. Continuous updates.
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Reported by:
Ed Vallejo
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News Link • Bill of Rights
Why Bloomberg's Clearing of Zuccotti Park Is Doubly Unconstitutional
11-17-2011
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Paul Levinson
Bloomberg violated the freedom of press provision of 1st Amendment by preventing media coverage of police clearing of Zuccotti Park, which violates freedom to peaceably assemble provision of 1st Amendment.
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Reported by:
Paul Levinson
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News Link • Religion: Believers
Muslim Gays in Malaysia Face Extra Punishment Under Sharia
11-17-2011
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International Business Times
The Malaysian states of Penang and Malacca are considering even stricter laws against the Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender communities, allowing them the authority to punish "offenders" twice.
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Reported by:
Mike Renzulli
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