The Independent – by Andrew Griffin

China has developed a long-range pain gun that works by shooting microwaves into people’s bodies and heating up water under their skin, according to reports, and might plan to fit it onto its ships or for crowd control.

The gun, known as a Poly WB-1, works by projecting a man-sized milimetre beam onto the body, which heats water molecules just under the skin and causes intense pain. The gun is non-lethal and doesn’t seem to cause lasting harm — a point the US government tried to make repeatedly amid criticism of a similar weapon it developed, which it demonstrated by shooting a reporter with one.   Continue reading “China reveals long-range heat ray gun”

10wayskickpolicestatexThe Daily Sheeple – by Joshua Krause

The government claims it has the right take responsibility over every aspect of our lives. They like to make us think that we can’t take care of ourselves, and they love to reassure us that they have everything under control. They tell us what we can have in our food and water, what our kids learn in school, and what constitutes medicine and healthcare. They regulate how our cars and homes should be built, and they dictate the value of our money. They hold a monopoly over the use of violence, and use their courts, police, and spy networks to enforce all of these rules, and many more that too numerous to be mentioned here.   Continue reading “10 Ways to Kick the Police State in the Face”

government phone set CNN Money, June 6, 2014

Even if you power off your cell phone, the U.S. government can turn it back on.

That’s what ex-spy Edward Snowden revealed in last week’s interview with NBC’s Brian Williams. It sounds like sorcery. Can someone truly bring your phone back to life without touching it?

No. But government spies can get your phone to play dead.   Continue reading “How the NSA can ‘turn on’ your phone remotely”

Photo - President Obama in Hawaii. AP PhotoWashington Examiner – by Paul Bedard

The first family is returning to Hawaii for their seventh straight Christmas vacation, a 17-day break President Obama is “eagerly looking forward to.”

The White House has announced that the president and his family with depart Washington on Friday and is expected to return Jan. 4.   Continue reading “Splash: Obama ‘eagerly looking forward to’ 17-day Hawaii vacation”

The Independent – by Antonia Molloy

Japan has culled around 4,000 chickens following an outbreak of bird flu at a poultry farm in the southwest of the country.

Three birds tested positive for the highly pathogenic H5 strain of avian influenza at the site in Miyazaki prefecture, and an official said on Tuesday that all birds were subsequently slaughtered.   Continue reading “Japan bird flu outbreak: 4,000 chickens culled at poultry farm”

Gunpoint1Controversial Times – by Hunter Roosevelt

A family from aptly named Warrior, Alabama had the opportunity to exact a little Southern justice against a group of home burglars who pressed their luck one too many times – and it happened during a live television interview.

Friday afternoon, a trio of burglars struck the Wyatt family’s rural home. A recently installed security system caught the burglary on camera.FA Ford Ranger is seen approaching the home and a heavyset woman knocks on the front door. Getting no answer, the woman calls for her accomplices to come to the door with her. After peering into the home to make sure nobody is home, the trio kick in the front door and enter the home.   Continue reading “Armed Family Captures Christmas Present Thieves at Gunpoint on Live Television”

Activist Post – by Brandon Turbeville

In the aftermath of yet another highly publicized terror attack (or at least the potential for a high profile attack) in Australia by foreign-born jihadists, the Western public is once again experiencing a variety of emotional reactions that they have carefully been trained to experience whenever such events take place at home or abroad.

The xenophobic pro-war right is predictably using the attack as an example of how all Muslims are terrorists and how their total annihilation and implementation of police state tactics are the only solution. The pathetic left-wing is attempting to portray the gunman as a “lone nut” with no political motives as a justification for more “anti-terror” laws. The vast majority in the middle, however, believe the official mainstream version of events, quake in their boots, and move on to the next form of entertainment provided to them by the culture creators without a second thought.   Continue reading “5 Reasons to Question the Official Story of the ‘Sydney Siege’”

RobocopThe Guardian – by Ben Quinn

Home Office researchers are looking into a range of sci-fi equipment that will transform British police officers into figures closer to Robocop than Dixon of Dock Green.

Innovations on the Home Office wishlist includes a robotic exoskeleton to take the load off weary legs, a range of wearable computers including Google Glass-type spectacles and body armour made from graphene (the novel material that earned its discoverers a Nobel prize in 2010).   Continue reading “Cops of the future? British bobbies get a sci-fi makeover”

vivek_murthyGuns Save Lives – by Dan Cannon

The Senate this evening confirmed Barack Obama’s nominee for Surgeon General of the United States, Vivek Murthy in a 51-43 vote.

The NRA has previously said that it would be scoring the confirmation vote for Murthy, which means the NRA grades for many senators will soon be dropping. However, given that many of those senators were defeated in November that may be a moot point. Democrats pushed to get the vote done before the new senate convenes in 2015 which will be dominated by the Republican party.   Continue reading “Senate Confirms Anti-Gun Dr. Vivek Murthy as Surgeon General”

policeshoutinghoustonThe Free Thought Project – by John Vibes

Houston, Texas – This week, Houston police shot an unarmed man multiple times because he was acting suspicious and not obeying their commands. Two officers fired multiple shots at 38-year old Mike Walker, with some of those shots being fired even after it was obvious that he did not have a gun.

The shooting occurred in the parking lot of a convenience store on Buffalo Speedway and West Fuqua, in front of multiple witnesses.   Continue reading “Police Shoot Man in Car, Man Exits Vehicle In Shock, Police Confirm He’s Unarmed, Shoot Him Again”

Town Hall – by Daniel Doherty

We thought John McCain might say that. And to be clear, he hasn’t officiallydeclared anything just yet. But can there be any doubt now that he’s not going away?

John McCain says he is “most likely” running for re-election in 2016, but is aware that he will be a top target for conservative groups gunning for establishment Republicans in primaries. In an interview with CNN, the Arizona senator stepped closer to pulling the trigger on a campaign for a sixth term and seems to be spoiling for the fight. Continue reading ““Most Likely…I Will Announce That I Am Running Again””

Guns Save Lives – by Dan Cannon

A former sheriff’s deputy from Greene County, Ohio has been found guilty of knowingly illegally acquiring and possessing a machine gun.

Maj. Eric Spicer was arrested in April and accused of using forged documents to obtain a post-1986 manufactured machine gun from a firearms dealer in New York state.   Continue reading “Former Ohio Law Enforcement Officer Convicted of Illegal Possession of a Machine Gun”

police-line-do-not-crossConcealed Nation 

Yup, it’s another one of those stories that alerts us to the importance of carrying even while we’re at home. A quick trip to the garage can turn into the unexpected in a second.

In the small village of Heartwell, NE, James Kuehn, a community leader, was walking out to his garage in the morning to get ready for vacation. When he tried to open the door, he noticed that something was in the way.

When we went over to investigate, he saw his gun safe laying on the floor along with a man standing over it that he did not know. He also noticed a tow line coming from a pickup truck which was laying near the gun safe.   Continue reading “Nebraska Concealed Carrier Stops Armed Home Robbery”

Truth Dig – by Alexander Reed Kelly

With the passage of the 2015 federal budget bill, JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon got lawmakers to repeal a key part of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law and allow banks to use the savings accounts of ordinary Americans to gamble in the stock market on behalf of hedge funds, corporations and the rich.

A former senior Treasury official in the Obama administration told the Washington Post that the law restores the ability of banks to use the same practices that helped bring down the global economy in 2008. “This was the epicenter of the crisis,” they said. “This is what brought AIG down, what brought Lehman Brothers down.”   Continue reading “President Obama Just Gave Your Savings Account to JP Morgan”