As Putin’s Popularity Soars, Voices of Opposition Are Being Drowned Out
• By ELLEN BARRY and SOPHIA KISHKOVSKYMOSCOW — There were two large rallies on Saturday in Moscow.
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The First Great War of the 21st Century?
• http://www.lewrockwell.com,Gerald Celente, founder of the Trends Research Institute, is a political atheist.
Now hold it right there!
• http://www.dailypaul.com, by Diamond DogNow hold it right there!
People want new management
• Lew Rockwell blogWith a 79% turnout, exit polls predict a 93% yes vote. Also, Venice may vote to secede from Italy; Quebec from Canada; Scotland from the UK. I am for all of these, through my own preference, like Mises’s, is for individual secession.
Here’s What Lindsey Graham Offered to John Kerry When He Thought the Microphone Was Off
• http://www.theblaze.com, Jason HowertonSen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) was caught on a hot mic Thursday telling Secretary of State John Kerry to let him know how he could “help” with House Speaker John Boehner.
Thermonuclear Monarchy and Revolution
• http://www.lewrockwell.com, By David SwansonSo now we (or at least the 0.03% of us who care to hunt for it) discover that U.S. military spending is not actually being cut at all, but increasing. Also going up: U.S. nuclear weapons spending. Some of the new nukes will violatetreaties, but the
81-Year-Old Great-Grandmother Jailed For 2 Days For Pet Violation
• CBS NewsA neighbor took pictures of the dogs running down the street and reported her to Animal Control. The agency slapped Root with a $7,000 fine or she could spend nearly a year in jail.
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News, March 16, 2014 Edition
John SemmensPresident Admits Obamacare Will Block Access to Many Doctors Despite promising that those who liked their doctors would be able to keep them under Obamacare, President Obama now admits that “in many instances this will not be possible. On balance,
Hampton, Florida: The Criminal Syndicate called the “State” in Microcosm
• by William N. Grigg (Lew Rockwell blog)All governments, as St. Augustine observed, begin as criminal bands that achieve dominance over a territory. Even after such syndicates claim the title of “government,” their behavior remains indistinguishable from that of common thieves;
Government surveillance — this is just the beginning
• http://www.ted.comPrivacy researcher Christopher Soghoian sees the landscape of government surveillance shifting beneath our feet, as an industry grows to support monitoring programs. Through private companies, he says, governments are buying technology with the capa
Equal Rights vs. Special Privileges
• http://www.dailypaul.comOne of the major evils of the welfare state in libertarian eyes is that it destroys the concept of objective law (i.e., equal rights under the law) throughout society.
Gun Owners Prepare to Seize Senate from Harry Reid
• http://www.dailypaul.com, bierdegardeAt GOA’s request, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has bypassed Harry Reid’s stranglehold on the Senate by bringing a pro-gun bill directly onto the Senate calendar.
Judge Halts NSA Record Destruction
• http://thelibertybeat.com, By: Brian HagenA federal judge has temporarily ended the destruction of millions of data records collected by the NSA more than five years ago.
Rep. Amash to Sen. Feinstein: ‘Hypocrites Like You Are Why the Public Doesn’t Trust Congress’
• thedailysheeple.comWe’ve entered Mel Brooks level government comedy. Can someone play a sad song on the world’s smallest violin for this woman?
One Dupont & Unit Records
• www.insidehighered.com, By Michael StratfordA new report published Tuesday by the New America Foundation criticizes several higher education lobbying associations for standing in the way of a proposed federal database that would provide more expansive data about how colleges are performing.
Feinstein: CIA searched Intelligence Committee computers
• By Greg Miller, Ed OKeefe and Adam GoldmanA behind-the-scenes battle between the CIA and Congress erupted in public Tuesday as the head of the Senate Intelligence Committee accused the agency of breaking laws and breaching constitutional principles in an alleged effort to undermine the panel
Karma’s a Bitch Too...
• http://www.thedailysheeple.com, Lily DaneKarma’s a Bitch Too: Feinstein Complains Her 4th Amendment Rights Were Violated When She Was Spied On
Crony Capitalism and the Transcontinental Railroads
• http://www.lewrockwell.com, By Ryan McMakenWhen Barack Obama used the transcontinental railroads as an example of the wonderful things that can be accomplished with grandiose government programs, he was attacked for mistakenly referring to the railroads as “intercontinental.”
Lights, Camera, Arrested: Americans Are Being Thrown in Jail for Filming Police
• http://www.lewrockwell.com, By John W. WhiteheadOnce again, the U.S. government is attempting to police the world when it should be policing its own law enforcement agencies.
Issa Walks Out Of IRS Scandal Hearing As Cummings Calls Proceedings ‘Un-American’
• http://www.dailypaul.com, by BarracudaTraderA House hearing on the IRS targeting of conservative groups erupted into an argument between Rep. Elijah Cummings and House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa just moments after former IRS official Lois Lerner invoked her Fifth Amendment right
Houston Issues 'Cease-And-Desist' To Stop Residents From Communicating With Government
• TechDirtUber had set up a petition for Houston residents, emailing city officials of their support for allowing Uber in that city. In response to this, the city of Houston issued a cease-and-desist, effectively telling Uber to stop asking Houston residents t
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News, March 9, 2014 Edition
John SemmensSeriously Ill Hurt by Obamacare a “Tiny Minority” As the number of seriously ill patients whose access to treatment has been impeded by the Affordable Care Act continues to increase, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius insists th
How ICE and GoDaddy teamed up to help censor Mexican political website
• RawstoryOn December 2nd, 2013, the site disappeared offline. The United States host, GoDaddy, suspended the domain with no prior notice. GoDaddy told its owners that the site was taken down "as part of an ongoing law enforcement investigation."
Federal prosecutors drop key charges against journalist Barrett Brown
• AFPFederal prosecutors in Texas dropped a raft of charges Wednesday against a well-known journalist-activist in a closely watched digital freedom case involving hyperlinks and the Anonymous hacking collective.
Massaging horses? You're going to need a license for that. Video, 2min.
• http://www.dailypaul.com, by AllegoryThe Ariz. State Veterinary Medical Examining Board wants to throw entrepreneurs who massage animals without a veterinary license into jail and fine them $3,500 per violation.
The Fifth Amendment Lies in Crumbles
• http://fff.org, by Jacob G. HornbergerThe Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads in part as follows: Nor shall any person … be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.”
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News, March 2, 2014 Edition
John SemmensSenate Democrats Reject Limits on IRS Intimidation of Political Speech In the midst of the Obama Administration's efforts to “reform” IRS regulations, the Senate Democratic majority rejected language proposed by Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) that wou
Eric Holder Hospitalized After "Feeling Faint, Short Of Breath"
• zerohedge.comIs the groundwork for the "transitioning out" of the US Attorney General being laid? From Reuters:
Yes, There Are Paid Government Trolls On Social Media, Blogs, Forums And Websites
• Prison PlanetDo you want solid proof that paid government shills are targeting websites, blogs, forums and social media accounts? For years, many have suspected that government trolls have been systematically causing havoc all over the Internet, but proving it h
Yanukovych's Fall: The Power of Ukraine's Billionaires
• http://www.spiegel.de, By Christian NeefThe protesters in Kiev were largely responsible for the fall of the Ukrainian president. But his way out of office was paved by two of the country's most powerful oligarchs. Made rich by Viktor Yanukovych, the pair made early preparations for his dep
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