What really changed at midnight?
• http://popularliberty.com, By Molly BattlebornI have been following the political circus surrounding the expiration of certain sections of the PATRIOT Act, and I can't seem to get worked up about it.
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Thomas Massie Today on House Floor - Re: Patriot Act
• popularliberty.comand the hammer comes down.
Government Wipes Recent Vaccine Injury Data from Website
• sharylattkisson.comRecent Rise in Vaccine Victims' Court Decisions and Concessions Not Reflected in Revised Government Chart
Hill Intern Arrested,Tried to Bring Unloaded Gun to Work
• by ALEX MOE and KELLY O'DONNELLA 25-year-old congressional intern was arrested early Monday morning by the U.S. Capitol Police for trying to carry an unloaded handgun into a House office building.
MIT's Joi Ito Calls for a 'Supporting' Role for Governments as Community ...
• https://bitcoinmagazine.com, by SUSAN WILLMSMIT's Joi Ito Calls for a 'Supporting' Role for Governments as Community Awaits BitLicense Release
US surveillance reform: what has happened and what happens next?
• theguardian.comIs the Patriot Act gone forever? What exactly is the USA Freedom Act? Can the government still monitor terrorist groups? Here's what you need to know
Elon Musk's growing empire is fueled by $4.9 billion in government subsidies
• http://www.latimes.com, By Jerry Hirschos Angeles entrepreneur Elon Musk has built a multibillion-dollar fortune running companies that make electric cars, sell solar panels and launch rockets into space..
Five Chicago Suburbs Headed for Bankruptcy (More Illinois Cities Will Follow)
• globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.comIllinois House Bill 298 would allow Illinois municipalities to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy.
Seymour Hersh And The Dangers Of Corporate Muckraking
• http://www.zerohedge.com, By Mark AmesIn its original meaning, "muckraking journalism" was all about exposing the awful power that corporations, trusts, and monopolies exercised over people and the broader public interest.
The JFK Autopsy Cover-Up: The Testimony of Saundra Spencer
• fff.orgEver since people began questioning the official findings of the Warren Commission regarding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the popular retort of Warren Commission supporters has been "Conspiracy theory!"
The Pre-Charge Punishment of Julian Assange
• http://www.truthdig.com, By Amy GoodmanTucked away on a side street in one of London's toniest neighborhoods, just across the street from the sprawling department store Harrods, sits a brick, Victorian-era apartment building that houses the Ecuadorean Embassy.
Elon Musk's growing empire is fueled by government subsidies
• LATimesTesla Motors Inc., SolarCity Corp. and Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, together have benefited from an estimated $4.9 billion in government support, according to data compiled by The Times.
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News
SEMI-NEWS/SEMI-SATIRE: May 31, 2015 Edition
John SemmensCourt Strikes Down Idaho Abortion Limitation An Idaho statute banning abortions after the fetus reaches 20 weeks of age was struck down by the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals as "an undue burden on a parent's ability to get an abortion."
Monsanto is Running the USDA: Two GMO Crops Approved This Year
• http://www.prisonplanet.comIn case it didn't make it to your news table, the United States Department of Agriculture (headed by Tom Vilsack, Monsanto's best buddy) has recently (in January) approved two more Monsanto-owned genetically modified crops
How to Become the British Monarch
• https://www.youtube.com,Royal baby on the way: thinking about how to be King or Queen. Congratulations to Prince William and Princess Kate: It's a boy!
Let the Clock Run Out on the NSA
• http://www.thedailybell.comRegarding the feverish effort either to reauthorize, "reform," or abolish the National Security Agency's collection of our phone and email data, two things need to be said: First, thank you, Edward Snowden.
The NSA's Technotyranny: One Nation Under Surveillance
• https://www.lewrockwell.com, By John W. Whitehead"The ultimate goal of the NSA is total population control."--William Binney, NSA whistleblower
The NSA's Technotyranny: One Nation Under Surveillance
• https://www.lewrockwell.com, By John W. Whitehead"The ultimate goal of the NSA is total population control."--William Binney, NSA whistleblower
MP3 of my NPR Debate on Federal Job Training
• http://jimbovard.com, By JimI have been writing about federal job programs sporadically since the early 1980s. Marty mentioned this Wall Street Journal piece I did in 2011.
How Baltimore became Pottersville: Column
• http://www.usatoday.com,Trusting federal housing subsidies to help save the city is the ultimate triumph of hope over experience.
TPP 'Fast Track Authority' Passes Senate, Moves to House
• http://truthinmedia.comLate Friday evening the Senate reauthorized Trad Promotion Authority, or "fast track" authority.
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: None Are Safe from the State's Plundering Parasites
• https://www.lewrockwell.com"Is anyone present carrying more than ten marks, or planning to take out of the country any foreign money, gold, jewels, or other valuables?" demanded the German customs inspector after boarding the Innsbruck-bound train. "Any violation of the
The Government's War on Us
• https://www.lewrockwell.comRon Paul talks to Lew Rockwell about cash, TPP, and war.
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News
SEMI-NEWS/SEMI-SATIRE: May 24, 2015 Edition
John SemmensFailure to Disclose $26 Million in Bribes an "Oversight" Says CEO Recent revelations that the Clinton Foundation neglected to report over $26 million in payments from major corporations, universities, foreign sources and other groups was chara
FBI admits no major cases cracked with Patriot Act snooping powers
• http://www.washingtontimes.com, By Maggie YbarraFBI agents can't point to any major terrorism cases they've cracked thanks to the key snooping powers in the Patriot Act, the Justice Department's inspector general said in a report Thursday that could complicate efforts to keep key parts of th
Edward Snowden: NSA reform in the US is only the beginning
• http://www.theguardian.com,In an exclusive interview from Moscow, Snowden cautions that more needs to be done to curb NSA surveillance two years after his disclosures
US Lawmakers Scramble to Avoid Lapse in Domestic Surveillance
• http://www.voanews.com, Michael BowmanU.S. lawmakers of both parties and in both houses say they are unsure how Congress will deal with the federal government's expiring authorization for domestic surveillance in the fight against terrorism.
CIA torture report won't be released to public, judge rules
• http://rt.comA federal judge ruled Thursday that the Senate's nearly 7,000-page report on the CIA's torture practices during interrogations in the wake of 9/11 will not be made public, marking a setback for civil liberties advocates. So far, Senate leaders
Rand Paul's Smedley Butler Dog Whistle to the Antiwar Libertarians
• http://reason.com, Brian DohertyAmid lots and lots of interesting, and wonderful to hear on the floor of the Senate, stuff from Rand Paul in his just-concluded talk about all the reasons why the Patriot Act needs to go and the USA Freedom Act needs to be amended before it's passed
Here We Stand, One Step Away from a Dictatorship...
• http://www.shtfplan.com, Jeremiah JohnsonHere We Stand, One Step Away from a Dictatorship: "The Groundwork and Foundation Have Been Put Into Place"
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