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Date Sent: 2014-01-26
Freedom's Phoenix Edition for Sunday, January 26, 2014 |
Europe's Modest Proposal To End Unemployment: Slavery
Why the US Cannot Be Saved -- Ernest Hancock @ Passport to Freedom 2014 in Las Vegas this weekend...Bitcoin Everywhere... -- Senator John McCain Censured by Arizona’s Republican Leadership -- Kerry in Davos -- Benghazi Report - Ouch -- Goldman Summarizes Today's Carnage -- Santelli Slams Central Bank
Policies: -- JPMorgan's Gold Vault Has Biggest One-Day Withdrawal
Ever -- No
Inflation Friday -- U.S. Investigating Dennis Rodman for Busting
Sanctions -- Obituary: Peace Officer Jack McLamb -- Here Is The Second Dot Com
Bubble: Just Beyond The "Public" View -- All Of The Turmoil In
Global Markets Right Now Is Just One Gigantic Hedge Fund Short
Squeeze -- Some States Have a Sneaky Plan to Stop the NSA --
Netanyahu and Rohani in Davos -- Syria Peace Talks: Rocky Start
AZ: [Phoenix] Showing of "Money For Nothing:
Inside the Federal Reserve" Documentary, Tuesday, Jan 28;
Arizona Breakfast Club Saturday Feb 1st, 2014, 8-10 a.m.
@ Coco's (Paradise Valley Mall) with Patrick Wood speaking; Freedom Tech Workshop #1 - Saturday February
1st 2014; Memorial for Jack McLamb Saturday February 22nd, 2014,
2-4 p.m. (MST) - Phoenix, AZ; Freedom Summit 2014 Meetup
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News Link • European Union
Europe's Modest Proposal To End Unemployment: Slavery
01-25-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler Durden
Having spent weeks talking amongst themselves about the chronic and dangerous rise of youth unemployment in Europe (as we warned here), the Center of planning and Economic Research in Greece has proposed a controversial measure.
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Robert Lee
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Reference Link • New World Order
Why the US Cannot Be Saved
www.thecommonsenseshow.com
Icelanders have guts. The Americans have morphed into a herd of sheep. The Icelanders defeated the banksters. Americans bow down to the criminal banksters. Why America is doomed.
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Dave Hodges
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Senator John McCain Censured by Arizona’s Republican Leadership
01-26-2014
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me - I was there! - Ed
"...we, the Republican leadership in Arizona will no longer support, campaign for or endorse John McCain as our U.S. Senator."
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Ed Vallejo
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News Link • Archaeology
Pobiti Kamani: Bulgaria’s Ancient Stone Forest
01-25-2014
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arclein
It wasn’t until 1828 that the first scientific study was made of Pobiti Kamani, commissioned by the Russian General Dibich. Later, in 1854, Pobiti Kamani was visited by the British geologist William Hamilton. Hamilton was the first to hypothesise a m
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robert klein
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News Link • TERRORISM
Benghazi Report - Ouch
01-25-2014
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arclein
Then, on the night of September 11, 2012, the U.S. mission in Benghazi was attacked by a large group of heavily armed terrorists. Over the ensuing 7 hours, Americans stationed at the mission and at the nearby CIA annex issued 3 urgent requests for mi
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robert klein
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Goldman Summarizes Today's Carnage
01-25-2014
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zerohedge.com
Well, they did predict this would happen, even if it was in direct contradiction with the numerator part of Goldman's top trade of 2014 which is being long the S&P500.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Santelli Slams Central Bank Policies:
01-25-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler Durden
While the world's talking heads are desperately opening their global financial crisis fire-extinguishing mouths that this time is different, Rick Santelli takes 4 minutes to highlight the problems associated with liquidity that is always leveraged to
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Gold and Silver
JPMorgan's Gold Vault Has Biggest One-Day Withdrawal Ever
01-25-2014
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zerohedge.com
Curious why over the past few months JPM has quietly been accumulating a substantial amount of eligible physical gold .....
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Robert Lee
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News Link • General Opinion
No Inflation Friday
01-25-2014
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zerohedge.com
One of the greatest lies of the modern financial system (and that’s really saying something) is about inflation.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Government
U.S. Investigating Dennis Rodman for Busting Sanctions
01-25-2014
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http://www.thedailybeast.com, Josh Rogin
Dennis Rodman reportedly brought thousands of dollars in luxury gifts to Kim Jong Un for his birthday. Now, Washington's looking into whether those gifts violated U.S. sanctions.
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Robert Lee
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Feature Article • Events: Arizona
Obituary: Peace Officer Jack McLamb
Donna Hancock
Perhaps the most disappointing, disheartening event of Jack's life was being forced into medical retirement due to severe injuries suffered in the line of duty. He nevertheless continued his life work educationally as a writer/publisher, internationa
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News Link • Business/ Commerce
Here Is The Second Dot Com Bubble: Just Beyond The "Public" View
01-25-2014
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zerohedge.com
While the world of speculative capital is focused intently on the Twitter and Facebook #Ref/0 fundamental valuations in the publicly-traded equity markets, as the WSJ illustrates, the real dot-com 2.0 bubble is occurring in the private markets.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Economy - International
All Of The Turmoil In Global Markets Right Now Is Just One Gigantic Hedge Fund Short Squeeze
01-25-2014
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Business Insider
Over the past two trading sessions, the S&P 500 has staged its biggest two-day slide since June 20, and Treasuries are ripping in what appears to be the return of the classic "risk-off" trade.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Surveillance
Some States Have a Sneaky Plan to Stop the NSA
01-22-2014
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Kevin Mathews, Care2
What are outraged American citizens to do after the federal government has pretty much decided to do nothing to fix the unconstitutional NSA spy program? Get the states involved! A handful of states across the country have already begun devising plan
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Leon Felkins
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Opinion • Humor
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News, January 26, 2014 Edition
01-24-2014
John Semmens
Police Commissioner Says Bludgeoning of Jaywalker Justified
New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton defended the bludgeoning of 84 year old Kang Wong by City police officers as “fully justified.” The incident occurred as part of the City's
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Exigency Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Does
01-24-2014
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Simple Justice
The Supreme Court heard oral argument yesterday in Navarette v. California, a case that tests the limits of when a police officer can conduct an investigative stop based upon an anonymous tip.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
A Cop’s “Job”: Kill Without Cause or Consequences
01-24-2014
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by William N. Grigg (Lew Rockwell blog)
“What they decided … was that Officer Randall Kerrick did his job,” summarized his attorney, George Laughrun, after a grand jury in North Carolina refused to indict Kerrick for manslaughter in the death of Jonathan Ferrell. “Regretfully, it cost the
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Religion: Believers
Don’t want to be hassled by creationist teacher? Give up Buddhism, Louisiana public school says
01-24-2014
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Rawstory
A public school in Louisiana advised a Buddhist family to change their beliefs if they didn’t want their child to face harassment from zealous teachers. The school has “a longstanding custom, policy, and practice of promoting and inculcating
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Prosecutors won’t charge Ohio trooper who masturbated with boy to teach him about sex
01-24-2014
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Rawstory
Prosecutors declined to charge an Ohio State Patrol trooper with a history of domestic violence who admitted to a sexual encounter with a boy. State trooper Ricky Vitte Jr. told his wife he had watched a pornographic video and masturbated
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Cell Phone Video Contradicts Sheriff’s Version of Deputy-Involved Killing
01-24-2014
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Photography Is Not a Crime
An Arizona deputy shot and killed a man claiming he was reaching for a gun, but a cell phone video shows the man had raised his hands in the air. However, Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu insists the man should have been killed much earlier because he
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
A 'tsunami' of store closings expected to hit retail
01-24-2014
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CNBC
Get ready for the next era in retail"one that will be characterized by far fewer shops and smaller stores.
On Tuesday, Sears said that it will shutter its flagship store in downtown Chicago in April. It's the latest of about 300 store closures in
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Illinois Man Sells Drugs To Judge . . . Man Faces 11 Years While Judge Faces 18 Months In Jail
01-23-2014
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Jonathan Turley
Former St. Clair County Circuit Judge Michael Cook is facing a nightmare after pleading guilty to buying and using heroin while on the bench. He is far better off than his supplier, Sean McGilvery who is looking at a 11 year prison term for the crime
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Your Rights No Longer Matter in the Eyes of Police
01-23-2014
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copblock
Do whatever the cop says or else face arrest. As I’ve said in the past, the days of “protecting and serving” are long gone, replaced with an out of control Police force that seems hell bent on using as much force as possible, as we’ve seen many times
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
Mysterious Mars Rock Looks Like 'Jelly Donut,' Defies Explanation (Photos)
01-23-2014
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LiveScience
THIS IS JUST CREEPY. A mystery rock on Mars that suddenly appeared in front of NASA's Opportunity rover may look like a tasty donut, but it is like nothing ever seen on the Martian surface before.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Corruption
19 Numbers Which Prove That Americans Are Angrier And More Frustrated Than Ever
01-23-2014
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
Have you noticed that people are becoming angrier? You can see it everywhere " in our homes, in our schools, in our workplaces, in our television shows, in our movies, and certainly in Washington. In fact, many have said that there is an “epidemic”
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Chris Menke
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News Link • Agriculture
U.S. Cattle Herd Is At A 61 Year Low And Organic Food Shortages Are Being Reported All Over America
01-23-2014
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
If the extreme drought in the western half of the country keeps going, the food supply problems that we are experiencing right now are only going to be the tip of the iceberg. As you will see below, the size of the U.S. cattle herd has dropped to a
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Chris Menke
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News Link • Bitcoin
TigerDirect: Now Accepting Bitcoin
01-23-2014
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The Local Voluntary
Today, Tiger Direct made the announcement that they are now accepting Bitcoin as payment.
Tiger Direct is the latest in a host of companies who have recently flocked to the burgeoning Bitcoin economy.
2014 is already being heralded as the “Year
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Michael Baysek
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News Link • Federal Reserve
PHX Showing of "Money For Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve" Documentary - Tues 01-28-14
01-23-2014
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www.meetup.com/ArizonaLibertyR3VOLUTION
Join other Arizona Liberty activists for 2 showings (Tues Jan 28th, 2014 - 5 pm and 7:30 pm) of the documentary "Money For Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve." which takes a critical look at the Fed. It also won Best Documentary at last summer's Fre
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Whistleblowers
Transcript from Live Q & A with Edward Snowden - Today, Jan. 23, 2014
01-23-2014
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DailyPaul.Com
Amongst other things, he says: Whistleblower protection laws do not cover national security contractors such as himself. That's interesting; guess none of the people (ie congress people,etc) saying he should have stayed here and then he would be cons
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Bitcoin
Bitcoin Has Arrived in Vegas, But It’s Still Far From Mainstream
01-23-2014
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Wired.com
In 1906, it installed the first Las Vegas telephone. In 1959, it served the first Las Vegas shrimp cocktail. And now, the Golden Gate Hotel and Casino is pushing Las Vegas into yet another brave new world: bitcoin.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Police State
"Cooperate" With the Police -- Or Be Assaulted in Front of Your Children
01-23-2014
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freedominourtime.blogspot.com
“See " this is what happens when you don't cooperate with the police!” snarled Neil Uhrig as he pinned Melissa Miller to the floor of her home.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Police State
Whatever Happened to Peace Officers?
01-23-2014
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Lewrockwell.com
Editor’s Note: The following is a selection from a speech by Mises Institute President Jeff Deist at the Southwest Regional Mises Circle in Houston, “The Police State: Know It When You See It,” on January 18, 2014.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Federal Reserve
The Fed Only Gave Germany Back 5 Tonnes of Gold in Over a Year
01-23-2014
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Lewrockwell.com
On January 16, 2013 Germany’s central bank, the Bundesbank, said it will ship back home all 374 tonnes it had stored with the Banque de France in Paris, as well as 300 tonnes held in Manhattan by the US Federal Reserve, by 2020.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Business/ Commerce
Smith & Wesson to End Most CA Sales Due to Microstamping Regulation
01-23-2014
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http://www.breitbart.com, by AWR Hawkins
On January 22nd renowned gun maker Smith & Wesson joined Sturm, Ruger, & Co., by announcing it would cease California sales of its semi-automatic pistols due to microstamping requirements that went into effect last year.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Space Travel and Exploration
Mini-satellites could form 'space cop' traffic control system
01-23-2014
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http://www.breitbart.com
U.S. scientists say they're working on mini-satellites that could function as "space cops" to help avoid collisions in space of satellites and space debris.
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Robert Lee
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