Fast-Tracking Toward War on Syria
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Joseph Weekley: Self-Pitying Stormtrooper
• by William N. Grigg (Pro Liberate)“It was my gun that shot and killed a 7-year-old girl,” insists Detroit resident Joseph Weekley, who took part in a fatal home invasion on May 17, 2010. He insists that he didn’t intend to pull the trigger, and has no knowledge of doing so,
Republicans pull a fast one on voters - by Laurie Roberts
• Arizona RepublicGov. Jan Brewer signed an elections bill that basically wipes out Libertarian and other third-party candidates, boosting their signature requirements to unattainable levels. Green Party candidates would actually have to collect more signatures
FBI Foils Plot To Build X-Ray Weapon to Kill Obama
• ABC News (video)Glendon Scott Crawford, 49, of Galway, N.Y., spent months designing and constructing an X-ray system that would emit deadly amounts of radiation and could be detonated remotely, according to the FBI. Crawford recruited Eric J. Feight,
Rental Car Co. Run by Teenagers Undercuts Hertz, Avis
• ABC NewsIt's easy to see how traditional rental companies might not be amused to have their prices undercut. But San Francisco International is crying foul, as well. Doug Yakel, public information officer for SFO, tells ABC News that FlightCar refuses to
Added Info: The Mysterious Death of Journalist Michael Hastings
• http://chrisinmaryville.net/After reading the news of Michael Hastings deadly car crash on the Economic Policy Journal.com and sharing Robert Wenzel’s post, Robert has added additional information in various posts that I will combine below for ease of reading.
Monsanto’s Website Hacked After 2 Million March
• http://chrisinmaryville.net/The Monsanto corporate website was hacked on May 29, 2013, just days after more than 2 million people marched against the organization around the world, and despite an almost complete media blackout. Anonymous, a group of internet hackers calling the
Anyone Else See This Yesterday!?!
• Phoenix Skytrail Watch heh hehJust before sunset South East of Sky Harbor International Airport...
Microsoft Offers to Pay for Software Bugs
• technewsdaily.comIn a startling move, Microsoft caved in to industry pressures today and announced that, for the first time, it would be offering cash rewards for security vulnerabilities in its software — a "bug bounty," in hacker parlance.
Video: The best of E3 2013 in three minutes
• dvice.comAnother E3's come and gone and this year was quite the show with two new consoles on show for the very first time. E3 attendees flocked to both Sony and Microsoft's booths to check out the PS4 and Xbox One.
Nanotechnology researchers use wood to make batteries (w/video)
• nanowerk.comA sliver of wood coated with tin could make a tiny, long-lasting, efficient and environmentally friendly battery ("Tin Anode for Sodium-Ion Batteries Using Natural Wood Fiber as a Mechanical Buffer and Electrolyte Reservoir").
Swiss Rocket Plane May Launch People on Private Science Trips
• space.comA startup Swiss spaceflight company is planning to upgrade its proposed private satellite launch system into a manned suborbital space shuttle for science missions, the company announced Monday (June 17).
Huge protests sweep Brazil
• youtubeThousands of protesters are taking to the streets of Brazil's biggest city Sao Paulo.
TWA Flight 800 Cover up EXPOSED | FBi Covered Up That MISSILE Shot Down TWA 800
• youtubeAll 230 people aboard died when the plane exploded and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. One of the most mysterious, tragic and controversial air crashes in U.S. history —
Kim Dotcom's Great Data Massacre
• The Atlantic WireDotcom says "petabytes" of files (one petabyte is equal to 1,000 terabytes) have been deleted. "This is the largest data massacre in the history of the Internet caused by the US government, the Department of Justice & Leaseweb," Dotcom claims.
Afghan leader backs away from Taliban talks
• APAfghanistan’s president said he will not pursue peace talks with the Taliban unless the United States steps out of the negotiations, while also insisting the militant group stop its violent attacks on the ground after it claimed responsibility for a
Internet monitoring must have proper limits, Merkel tells Obama
• ReutersGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel told U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday that government monitoring of Internet communications needed to remain within proper limits. "I made clear that although we do see the need for gathering information, th
Detroit cop who killed 7-year-old girl walks free after mistrial
• RawstoryWeekley shot and killed Aiyana Stanley-Jones on the night of May 16, 2010, as officers executed a search warrant on the duplex her family lived in. The officers entered Stanley-Jones’s home searching for a murder suspect who was later found
AP CEO Says Government Sources Won’t Talk After Justice Department Probe
• AP“What I learned from our journalists should alarm everyone in this room and I think should alarm everyone in this country. The actions of the DOJ against AP are already having an impact beyond the specifics of this particular case,” AP's CEO said
FBI director admits domestic use of drones for surveillance
• ReutersRobert Mueller, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, confirmed to lawmakers that the FBI owns several unmanned aerial vehicles, but has not adopted any strict policies or guidelines to govern the use of the controversial aircraft.
850 Miles in 27 Weeks: Experience With Long Distance Walking, by Erik M.
• Survivalblog.comDo you plan to walk to your retreat? Then read this first.
Shell Oil Ex-President: We Must Change How We Think About Energy
• popularmechanics.comFormer Shell Oil president John Hofmeister founded Citizens for Affordable Energy, a nonprofit group promoting diversity and innovation in U.S. energy supplies, and joined the advisory board of the Irvine, Calif.–based Fuel Freedom Foundation,
Mission RS All-Electric Street Legal Superbike
• cleantechnica.comAll-electric motorcycles have been around for awhile now. But Mission Motorcycles is taking the fun, eco-friendly concept to the next level.
What Lies Ahead for Gold?
Jeff ClarkContradictory market signals create confusion on how to invest in gold today... but there is a path through for those with the courage to choose it.
Rent-A-Chicken provides eggs for wannabe farmers
• highlandstoday.comIt's not out of the ordinary to rent things such as textbooks, power tools and designer dresses. But a chicken?
Tesla hints at battery swap that's faster than filling gas tank
• nbcnews.comNearly a month after announcing plans to set up a high-speed network of “Supercharger” stations across the U.S. and Canada, Tesla CEO Elon Musk is hinting the start-up electric vehicle maker might......
A 3-D Printed Fashion Show Inspired By Birds
• popsci.comWarning: do not attempt to use these pieces to fly. You cannot fly.
Washington Is Insane by Paul Craig Roberts
• Information Clearing HouseIn the 21st century the two hundred year-old propaganda that the American people control their government has been completely shattered. Both the Bush and Obama regimes have made it unmistakenly clear that the American people don’t even influence, mu
A Homely Rodent May Hold Cancer-Fighting Clues
• nytimes.comThe laboratory of Vera Gorbunova and Andrei Seluanov, a husband-and-wife team of biologists at the University of Rochester, has the feel of a petting zoo.
Michael Lind Is Right: Libertarianism Doesn't Work
• The International LibertarianWhat? Has the International Libertarian gone crazy? No, here's the story. Michael Lind published a couple of articles trying desperately to discredit libertarianism. (See The Question Libertarians Just Can’t Answer and Grow Up, Libertarians) He thi
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