Tech Dirt – by Mike Masnick, Feb 3, 2016

About an hour ago, representatives from 12 different nations officially signed the Trans Pacific Partnership (TTP) agreement in Auckland, New Zealand. The date, February 4th (New Zealand time) is noteworthy, because it’s 90 days after the official text was released. There was a 90 day clock that was required between releasing the text and before the US could actually sign onto the agreement. The stated purpose of this 90 day clock was in order to allow “debate” about the agreement. Remember, the entire agreement was negotiated in secret, with US officials treating the text of the document as if it were a national security secret (unless you were an industry lobbyist, of course). So as a nod to pretend “transparency” there was a promise that nothing would be signed for 90 days after the text was actually released.    Continue reading “Countries Sign The TPP… Whatever Happened To The ‘Debate’ We Were Promised Before Signing?”

What is Bundy’s Militia really fighting for?

Losing American Land – by Shawn

Uranium One has purchased Uranium thru Hillary Clinton. Thats a problem all by itself. But lets look at the situation with mining the Uranium. First off everyone needs to look at the environmental impact statement of whatever company will be mining the Uranium and look at the mitigation statement of the same.

More than likely there is a huge impact statement plus a large amount of land mitigation. (put land into conservation for said impact) If the Uranium deposit is as large as it appears to be then the mitigation of land will be huge. In simple terms if the land will be affected by mining then an equal or larger amount of land must be put in conservation in order to mitigate the impact of said operation.   Continue reading “Uranium One and Eastern Oregon….”

Yahoo News – by Jack Smith IV, Mic

Robots, algorithms and machines sometimes seem designed to destroy us. They take our jobs, manipulate our Facebook News Feeds and rain death on foreign nations from across the world. But some robots can be heroes, saving us from the dreary agents of capitalism.

The Jolly Roger is such a bot, designed to lead telemarketers down a rhetorical maze to keep them busy until they’re at their wits’ end while you go on about your day.

Continue reading “Dial This Number Next Time You Get a Telemarketing Call, Then Watch Chaos Reign”

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With so many survival bags that cover a variety of disaster scenarios (bug out bags, get home bags, everyday carry kits), why would we need another one? Well, because different people prepare for different things and many realize that smaller emergencies are also prep-worthy.

In this article, I’d like to tackle the issue of a prolonged power outage, specifically, how it can occur and how you can protect from it by having a lights out box, also known as a lights out kit.   Continue reading “Here’s How to Make a Lights Out Box”

Fox News Latino

A dramatic video in Mexico shows at least six police officers running away from cartel members who ended up murdering a businessman as his family watched in horror.

The man’s family reached out to police for help when a group of gunmen showed up at their house in Cristo Rey, Sinaloa and dragged him out of the house, according to local newspaper Noroeste. But instead of helping the family, the officers showed up, saw they were outmanned, and ran away, cell phone video captured by the family shows.   Continue reading “6 Mexican cops run from cartel hitmen who execute man in front of his family”

Breitbart – by John Hayward

Sen. Bernie Sanders’ voters will not be amused to learn that the Democratic National Committee awarded six deadlocked precincts, out of 99 precincts total, to Hillary Clinton with a literal coin toss.

She won all six of the coin tosses. The odds against winning six out of six coin flips are 64-to-1 against, or 1.56 percent.   Continue reading “Lucky? Hillary Clinton Wins All 6 Coin Tosses In Iowa, Taking Narrow Delegate Lead”

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Sovereign Man – by Simon Black

In case you missed it, yesterday we alerted you that the United States government has now officially accumulated $19 trillion in debt.

This time it took them just 427 days of printing to pile on this last trillion dollars, compared to the over 75,000 days it took to rack up the first trillion dollars in debt.   Continue reading “Infographic visualizing America’s new $19 trillion debt”

The Daily Signal – by Natalie Johnson, January 25, 2016

Lawmakers from Utah are backing a public lands bill they say will scale back roughly 660 million acres owned by the federal government to balance conservation with economic development in their state.

The Utah Public Lands Initiative encompasses 18 million acres of federal land in Utah and includes provisions to expand Arches National Park, designate acreage for recreation and economic development, and build a new national monument.   Continue reading “Utah Plan Would Reduce How Much Land the Federal Government Controls”

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RT

A video which claims to be made by Anonymous is demanding justice for killed Oregon rancher Robert “LaVoy” Finicum and for the IDs of the FBI agents who shot the protester with his hands in the air to be published.

The alleged Anonymous video was sent exclusively to News2Share online media outlet, based in Washington DC, early Sunday morning by an individual claiming to be a member of the Anonymous hacker community.   Continue reading “‘Anonymous’ video demands justice for killed rancher LaVoy, publication of FBI agents’ IDs”

The Guardian

An emergency World Health Organisation committee is meeting on Monday to advise on the response to the Zika virus, as the number of infected people continues to soar.

The committee will decide whether to designate the mosquito-borne virus – which has been linked to serious birth defects – a global emergency meriting immediate coordinated international action,amid criticism that it has been too slow to act.   Continue reading “WHO holds emergency meeting to advise on response to Zika virus”

CNS News – by Eric Scheiner

Georgia lawmakers have put forth several gun control bills this year, including a measure that would call on law enforcement to seize and destroy what the proposal deems “assault weapons” from gun owners.

A major purpose of HB 731 is “to designate certain weaponry and ammunition as contraband and to require seizure of such by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.”   Continue reading “Law Enforcement Could Seize Semiautomatics Under Ga. Bill”

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Supreme Court Case – by John Trowbridge

In the original Houston Division case, 31 Federal actors in the United States District Court, United States Department of Justice, and United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit taken collectively, committed over a thousand felonies while perpetrating the theft of Petitioner’s house in Montgomery County, Texas.   Continue reading “Damages of $37,822,100 demanded of 31 Federal actors in the Houston case; criminal complaint filed with military”

Talking Points Memo – by TIERNEY SNEED AND LAUREN FOX

A federal criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court of Oregon reveals new, disturbing details about an ongoing wildlife refuge standoff in Oregon that has stretched more than three weeks now and already left one dead.

The document — which was filed Tuesday and unsealed Wednesday — accuses Ammon Bundy and the group he led of intimidating and interrupting life in Eastern Oregon for months before they finally stormed the Malheur Wildlife Refuge, destroyed fences and parked vehicles along the entrance of the preserve.
Continue reading “Read The DOJ’s Criminal Complaint Against Ammon Bundy And Co.”

NPR – by Bill Chappell

With 11 militants now arrested – including their leader, Ammon Bundy – and another dead, federal agents are trying to get the remaining occupiers of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge to leave, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting.

As for the situation inside the refuge, when the network spoke to militant David Fry late Wednesday night, he said five people are still holding out – and he’s one of them.   Continue reading “FBI Is Negotiating With Militants Still Inside Oregon Wildlife Refuge”

KGW

BURNS, Ore. – The FBI arrested three more people Wednesday in connection with the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, including the self-proclaimed new leader of the group.

The FBI and Oregon State Police set up a series of checkpoints at major roads in and out of the refuge Wednesday morning.   Continue reading “FBI arrests 3 more armed occupiers”

ABC News

The widow of a disgraced Illinois police officer who staged his suicide to appear he was gunned down in the line of duty, sparking an intensive manhunt, was indicted Wednesday on charges of assisting her husband in siphoning money from a youth program.

Melodie Gliniewicz, 51, turned herself in at the Lake County Sheriff’s Office when she learned of the grand jury indictment, said Detective Christopher Covelli, a sheriff’s office spokesman. She was taken to the county jail Wednesday afternoon. Her bond was set at $50,000.   Continue reading “Wife of Illinois Officer Who Staged Suicide Indicted”