Pentagon's X-plane: any target on Earth in an hour by 2016
• http://rt.comDon’t you hate it when you have to ship something from the North Pole to Antarctica and only have an hour to spare?
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Romney’s neocon dream team: Condoleezza Rice for VP?
• http://rt.comPresumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney hasn’t settled on a running mate yet, but a new name has made it to the list of rumored frontrunners.
Soyuz taking Russian-US-Japanese crew to ISS (VIDEO)
• http://www.rt.comRussia’s Soyuz rocket carrier with the manned spacecraft Soyuz TMA-05M has taken off for the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Heated discontent 2012
• http://www.rt.comThousands have taken part in rallies across Israel to mark last year’s massive sit-in protests against social injustice.
Controversial Romney Fundraisers in London and Jerusalem
• http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Michael CarmichaeNext week, presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, will hold controversial fundraisers in London and Jerusalem as part of his international itinerary.
The Weaponization of Economic Theory
• www.globalresearch.ca, by Prof. Michael HudsonWhat can Europe learn from the United States?
US Sponsored "Institutional Coup" in Paraguay: Back to the CIA's "Good Old Days**
• http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Wayne MadsenThe recent "institutional coup" against President Fernando Lugo of Paraguay reflects a long-standing desire by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to prevent any candidate not reflecting the policies of Paraguay’s entrenched oligarchy from eve
The Right to Vote Affects the Power to Choose
• http://www.commondreams.org, by Charlene CarrutherThere is power in a woman’s right to vote.
Freedom = Censorship?
• http://www.commondreams.org, by Tim KarrThink you have the right to speak freely via cellphones, websites and social media? Well, the companies that provide you with access to the Internet don’t.
Bankrupt California County Weighs Drastic Plan to Aid Banksters
• New York TimesDesperate for a way out of a housing collapse that has crippled the region, officials in San Bernardino County, are exploring a drastic option — using eminent domain to buy up mortgages for homes that are underwater.
In Vast Effort, F.D.A. Spied on E-Mails of Its Own Scientists
• New York TimesA wide-ranging surveillance operation by the Food and Drug Administration against a group of its own scientists used an enemies list of sorts as it secretly captured thousands of e-mails that the disgruntled scientists sent privately to members of Co
U.S. Is Building Criminal Cases in Rate-Fixing
• New York TimesThe department’s criminal division is building cases against several financial institutions and their employees, including traders at Barclays, the British bank. Charges are expected to be filed against at least one bank later this year,
Freedom's Phoenix Digital Magazine - READY FOR DOWNLOAD - August 2012 Edition
• Freedom's Phoenix MagazineThe August 2012 Edition of the Freedom's Phoenix Digital Magazine will feature, 'What Do We Do Now'? How do we prepare for a future, beyond the darkness that is surely coming, that will provide light? ; how are you going to survive; how are you prep
Porcfest 2012, a little film
• Christopher CampbellThis is just a small video i put together of photos and video I took... ...as well as stole from other facebook sites. You really don't know how bad some of the pictures taken off of a phone are till you pull them up on a computer. Hope you enjoy.
Watch: Retired couple live merrily off the grid in tiny float cabin
• http://www.mnn.com, Matt HickmanSure, spending your retirement in a remote, solar-powered floating cabin with a composting toilet may not be for everyone, but Margy and Wayne Lutz of Powell Lake, B.C., wouldn't have it any other way.
Pensions Under Attack in America New Bill signed into law by Obama
• http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Mark VorpahlOn Friday, July 6, President Obama signed into law a bill that would renew transportation programs and extend low interest rates on student loans for one year.
First Surveillance Proof ISP Taking Shape
• http://govtslaves.info, Ryan GallagherAs government agencies in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia push for increased surveillance powers, one pioneering American is pushing back.
List Of Alternative Currency Systems From Around The World
• http://govtslaves.info, Thomas DishawBelow is a comprehensive list of alternative currency systems from around the world.
A Mormon President
• arcleinNow it’s two days past the final-final deadline. Here I sit, staring at a blank Microsoft Word document titled MORMON BRAINFUCK HATE HATE I SUCK PLEASE SLAY ME DRAFT-8.82c3a.docx. The last communication I had with Punch was when I emailed a quote fro
Pterosaur in Texas
• arcleinA buddy and I were looking at a swamp on Spring Creek in Spring, Texas on 6 July 2012. We were standing on shore looking around. I spotted one alligator and lots of beautiful dragonflies. Across the swamp, directly in front of us. We both watched the
ORMUS Getting On
• arcleinThey are looking at the concept of moving the space instead of the spacecraft-that is to say, contracting space-time in front of the ship, with a commensurate expansion of the space-time behind it. NASA's Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Project is l
Your Sixth Sense
• arcleinThe job of the conscious mind is to form a story out of all our sensations and reflections. Life as we experience it is not just a series of unconnected thoughts and events; it's a coherent narrative unfolding in an orderly universe. But sometimes w
The Cowboys are Brazilian
• # The SoapboxPicture a sizzling steak ,or hamburgers, on a grill during an all American summer. Perhaps while enjoying left over fireworks from fourth of July. Let's overlook the fact that most of the fourth of July decorations and fireworks were actually made i
Elites Bilk Populace through Manipulation of Currency, Interest Rates and Precious Metals
• J.T. WaldronThe mechanisms for transferring wealth from the majority to the elite involve a massive conspiracy to deceive with the primary goal of getting all to jump into tangled heaps of collapsing markets. Starting with the currency market, the Federal Re
Astronauts photograph elusive red sprite
• http://www.mnn.com, Russel McLendonThe mysterious blast of energy appears above a thunderstorm for just a few milliseconds, making it an extremely rare sight for earthbound humans.
Gathering the Shamans to Save the Land
• http://wakeup-world.com, By Cynthia FrischAn interview with Liliana Madrigal reveals how the Amazon Conservation Team achieved success by abandoning conventional land protection practices and following the guidance of shamans.
How to Start Your Own Garden Almost Free
• http://wakeup-world.com, By Alina NiemiYes, the economy is in bad shape, I know. But don’t use that as an excuse for not gardening.
Lawyers Argue NSA Whistle-Blower Case “Is Too Secret For The Courts To Consider”
• http://govtslaves.info, EFFThree whistleblowers – all former employees of the National Security Agency (NSA) – have come forward to give evidence in the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s (EFF’s) lawsuit against the government’s illegal mass surveillance program, Jewel v. NSA.
Obama To Give UN Control Of Our Water
• http://govtslaves.info, by Matt TaibbiIs Obama’s federal government getting ready to put a huge red X mark on the Hoover Dam, which supplies most of the American West with its life-sustaining water?
Romney's 'Free Stuff' Speech Is a New Low
• http://www.commondreams.org, by Matt TaibbiWow. If you live long enough, you’ll see some truly gross things in politics, but Mitt Romney’s work this past week "courting black support" was enough to turn even the strongest stomach.
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