Exclusive: U.S., Britain set to agree emergency oil stocks release
• http://www.reuters.com, By Richard MablyBritain has decided to cooperate with the United States on a release of strategic oil stocks that is expected within months
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PsyWarfare: "The Battle for the Mind"
• http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Adrian SalbuchiAs with all totalitarian regimes, the black/white or the good/bad Baby Bush “You’re either with us or you’re with the Terrorists” – binary rhetoric lies at the heart of the Global Power Elite’s PsyWar technology.
Nuclear Fallout
• New York TimesRocky Flats, the Colorado bomb factory, produced plutonium “triggers” for nuclear weapons in the US from 1952 to 1989. There were countless fires, leaks and accidents at Rocky Flats; after decades of weapons production, and little environmental overs
Oklahoma state senator’s sign: ‘If I wanted the government in my womb, I’d f*ck a senator’
• By Stephen C. WebsterAt a recent rally against a so-called “personhood” bill currently favored by Oklahoma lawmakers, state senator Judy McIntyre (D) was photographed holding a sign that read: “IF I WANTED THE GOVERNMENT IN MY WOMB, I’D FUCK A SENATOR.”
Government backing an ideology: NY has its say
• RTAs the US presidential campaign gets into gear, a debate has been raging over the issue of religion in politics.
Why Can’t Americans Have Democracy?
• by Paul Craig RobertsSyria has a secular government as did Iraq prior to the american invasion. Secular governments are important in Arab lands in which there is division between Sunni and Shi’ite. Secular governments keep the divided population from murdering one anoth
California Government Has No Idea Fracking Is Happening
• By Kiera ButlerThere isn't supposed to be much fracking in California. In the past, the state's Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) has said that it "does not believe that fracking is widely used" in California.
Report: More Than 100,000 Americans Are Domestic Terrorists
• Paul Joseph WatsonAn L.A. Times report which characterizes the Sovereign Citizen movement as “a major threat” on a par with Islamic extremism infers that “more than 100,00 Americans” are domestic terrorists as a result of their affiliation with the group.
Closing Time: Postal Service May Cut 35,000 Jobs
• by Eyder PeraltaFacing a financial crisis, the United States Postal Service announced that 223 processing facilities have been "found feasible for consolidation, all or in part."
Loot confiscated by TSA turns into revenue for states
• By Bart Jansen, USA TODAYFrom samurai swords to hatchets to snow globes, the Transportation Security Administration collects tons of unusual objects each year that passengers try to carry onto planes.
Secular sell-out: Islamist lobby directs US policy in Egypt
• RT NEWSEgypt’s ex-president Hosni Mubarak is standing trial for ordering a crackdown on crowds during the 2011 revolt and faces the death penalty if found guilty.
SCOTUS Blocks Montana Campaign Finance Ban That Challenges Citizens United
• by Amanda LangThe US Supreme Court has blocked, pending further review, the Montana Supreme Court's December decision upholding the state's century-old ban on corporate political spending.
Wis. Republicans Dismantle Democracy in Favor of Mining Company’s Interests
• By Rebecca Kemble, February 16, 2012Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald began the day yesterday by calling a 12:01am floor session of the Wis. Senate to rush through a wetlands deregulation bill.
Obama, Freedom and the Jeremy Lin Effect
• Becky ChandlerCan a parable about Jeremy Lin teach the nation's No. 1 basketball fan that whenever the government attempts to redistribute wealth and make the economy "fairer" the plan is incompatible with liberty and freedom, including the liberty and freedom
Major Interests Behind the U.S. Government
• Lew Rockwell blogI do not intend to name them all. For starters, one simple method is to look at the top contributors to the Romney campaign, since he's the Republican frontrunner and also the establishment Republican candidate. They are PACs and so on for the follow
For SEC, investigating insider trading in Congress presents complications
• Washington PostAbsence of a law is not the only reason the SEC has never charged a member of Congress with insider trading. Not only are there blind spots in monitoring, but also it could be awkward for the agency to investigate those who oversee the SEC and contro
The Horrors of Getting Approval for an Ice Cream Parlour in San Francisco
• www.athousandnations.comThe tragedy of the anti-commons is a useful concept for understanding a prevalent type of government failure in both poor and rich countries–excessive permit and licensing requirements.
FDA’s New Claim: “Your Body Is a Drug and We Have the Authority to Regulate It!”
• http://healthimpactnews.com/2012/fda%E2%80%99s-newIn another outrageous power-grab, FDA says your own stem cells are drugs—and stem cell therapy is interstate commerce because it affects the bottom line of FDA-approved drugs in other states! We wish this were a joke, but it’s the US Food and Drug
Mitt Romney to Receive Secret Service Protection
• www.abcnews.go.comMitt Romney’s presidential campaign has been informed that it will start receiving Secret Service protection this week, two campaign sources and a senior Republican tell ABC News.
NIH STUDIES SHOW FEAR OF NEW WORLD ORDER -- IS A RECOGNIZED MENTAL ILLNESS
• Ivor E. Tower, M.DIf fear of the New World Order is now a recognized mental illness, this is becoming prevalent in the United States, according to the results of a study conducted by the National Institutes of Health. I am thankful to Publisher@FreedomsPhoenix.com for
When Did I Become the Government's 'Customer'?
• Lew Rockwell blogHave you noticed that in dealing with many government departments now, we are referred to as "customers"? Talk about Orwellian newspeak. I'm not the government's "customer"—I'm it's slave. The only reason why I and anyone else deals with the governme
The Three Biggest Lies the Government Is Telling You
• www.lewrockwell.com/Charles Goyette...our current crisis has been chiefly enabled by monetary policy, fiscal policy, and the global military empire.
Ron Paul Responds To Obama's State Of The Union Speech
• Chicago Sun-Times"Tonight, President Obama once again showed that he does not represent the fundamental change this country needs."
Reid Calls Off Protect IP Act Vote
• David Kravets via WIRED.comSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) on Friday delayed indefinitely a vote on the Protect IP Act, the proposed anti-piracy legislation that drew a widespread internet revolt Wednesday.
11-time surfing champ Slater says Chicago regulates waves ‘like a police state’
• Chicago Sun TimesFlodstrom, a 40-year-old artist, poet and online tea company employee, was charged with disorderly conduct and being at a closed beach when police spotted him surfing 4-foot swells at Oak Street Beach. He was handcuffed in his cold-weather wet suit a
Anonymous takes down Department of Justice, RIAA, Motion Picture Association and Universal Music
• http://rt.com/usa/news/anonymous-doj-universal-sopIn response to today’s federal raid on the file sharing service Megaupload, hackers with the online collective Anonymous have broken the websites for the Department of Justice, Universal Music Group, RIAA and Motion Picture Association of America.
The deer's pink collars? Cute, but not to the DNR, which ordered animals killed
• .The couple who cared for two young deer shot and killed by Forest Lake police in their yard Saturday were still infuriated two days later. Jeff Carpenter said Monday that he thought concrete was cracking from the cold when he heard a loud "bang" a
Wisconsin mayor faces recall vote after drunken antics
• RawstoryResidents of Sheboygan, Wisconsin will decide whether to replace their mayor, Bob Ryan, after a series of public drinking binges, according to the Huffington Post. In 2009, Ryan was filmed drunkenly bragging about his sister-in-law’s oral sex skills.
84 percent of Americans disapprove of the job Congress is doing, poll finds
• Washington PostLawmakers will return to Washington on Tuesday to begin an election-year work session with low expectations for any significant legislative action, while also receiving low approval ratings for themselves. A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows
In D.C. loan program, mortgage defaults abound
• Washington PostD.C. housing officials have routinely subsidized home purchases that low-income buyers could not afford, paving the way for foreclosures, liens and financial hardships. Nearly one in five buyers participating in the city’s 35-year-old loan program
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