Curfew signPolice State USA

BALTIMORE, MD — The City Council of Baltimore voted to create one of the most stringent government curfew systems in the nation.  Under the new restrictions, youths will be legally permitted to appear in public for only a few hours per day.  Police may seize them on sight and take them to detention centers where they will be interrogated by social workers.  Parents face stiff fines and jail time if their children are discovered in public during curfew hours.

The ordinance passed the city council in a 13-2 vote last week, in favor of enhancing Baltimore’s curfew policies.   Supporters championed it as a step forward for safety and order.  But at what cost?   Continue reading “Strict Baltimore curfew places minors in detention centers past bedtime”

William Blum

Edward Snowden

Is Edward Snowden a radical? The dictionary defines a radical as “an advocate of political and social revolution”, the adjective form being “favoring or resulting in extreme or revolutionary changes”. That doesn’t sound like Snowden as far as what has been publicly revealed. In common usage, the term “radical” usually connotes someone or something that goes beyond the generally accepted boundaries of socio-political thought and policies; often used by the Left simply to denote more extreme than, or to the left of, a “liberal”.   Continue reading “The Anti-Empire Report #129”

bread grains 263x164 The Difference Between Healthy Grains and Unhealthy GrainsNatural Society – by Paul Fassa

It can be overwhelmingly confusing, figuring out which foods to focus on or avoid with the glut of specialized diets promoted and proselytized today. Obviously, some thrive on these diets or they wouldn’t be so fanatical, but there are those whose health worsens with any of these diets. Truth is, there is no one diet size that fits all.

There is also an index that provides metabolic typing practitioners worldwide who can be consulted by email or phone here. Or you can do an online test to determine your metabolic type here.   Continue reading “The Difference Between Healthy Grains and Unhealthy Grains”

JobsCNS News – by Ali Meyer

The percentage of American civilians 16 or older who do not have a job and are not actively seeking one remained at a 36-year high in May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

In December, April, and now May, the labor force participation rate has been 62.8 percent. That means that 37.2 percent were not participating in the labor force during those months.   Continue reading “37.2%: Percentage Not in Labor Force Remains at 36-Year High”

New Jersey governor Chris Christie.The Guardian – by Jon Swaine

A major new shopping mall and housing development in New Jersey, which is controlled by the biggest corporate funders of Chris Christie’s official mansion, has been awarded a $223m public subsidy by the governor’s administration.

Luxury Point, a vast retail, residential and entertainment complex to be built in Sayreville, was last month given one of the biggest corporate tax breaks handed out so far by the Republican governor’s state authorities, which are facing a $2.7bn budget shortfall over the next year.   Continue reading “Chris Christie backers awarded $223m tax break to build New Jersey mall”

Washington’s Blog

Tyrants Have Always Spied On Their Own People

Spying has been around since the dawn of civilization.

Keith Laidler – a PhD anthropologist, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a past member of the Scientific Exploration Society – explains:

Spying and surveillance are at least as old as civilization itself.

Continue reading “5,000 Years of History Shows that Mass Spying Is Always Aimed at Crushing Dissent”

Chinese soldiers take part in Joint Sea-2014 naval exercise outside Shanghai on the East China Sea, May 23, 2014. (Reuters/China Daily)RT News

China is increasing military spending, particularly through “unprecedented” modernization of air force, the Pentagon said in a report. Beijing rebuked the document as “preposterous criticisms of China’s normal defense and military building.”

Beijing’s military spending last year exceeded $145 billion, assessed the US Department of Defense on Thursday in its annual report to the Congress. The estimate is more than 20 percent higher than the official Chinese figure.    Continue reading “Beijing rebukes ‘biased’ Pentagon report on China’s military”

Lew Rockwell – by Laurence M. Vance

President Obama made a surprise visit over Memorial Day weekend to Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. Following a performance by country music star Brad Paisley, the President addressed about 3,000 troops in a hangar on the base. Video of the event, as well as a transcript of the president’s remarks, are up on the White House website.

After a few jokes, the president personally thanked the troops:   Continue reading “Thank the Troops for Their Service? Speak for Yourself”

cdc gun lies 263x165 Why Trust an Organization that Lies and Cheats: The Silly CDCNatural Society – by Paul Fassa

Very few know what has been hidden from public view regarding CDC lies, cover-ups, and congressional investigation. Probably those who don’t know don’t want to. Well, here are some examples of CDC corruption for those who do want to know.   Continue reading “Why Trust an Organization that Lies and Cheats: The Silly CDC”

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (C) and his wife Asma al-Assad (R) casting their votes at a polling station in Maliki, a residential area in the centre of the capital Damascus, in the country's presidential elections on June 3, 2014.(AFP Photo / HO)RT News

Bashar Assad has won a landslide victory in the Syrian presidential poll with 88.7 percent of the vote, according to the parliament speaker. It will secure him a third term in office amidst a bloody civil war, which stemmed from protests against his rule.

“I declare the victory of Dr Bashar Hafez Assad as president of the Syrian Arab Republic with an absolute majority of the votes cast in the election,” parliament speaker Mohammad Laham said in a televised address from his office in the Syrian parliament.   Continue reading “Bashar Assad wins Syria presidential election with 88.7% of vote”

bribery-handsFree-Man’s Perspective – by Paul Rosenberg

I know something about bribery. When I was a teenager, my dad was in the construction business in Chicago. So, as soon as I got my driver’s license (at 16), I was sent out delivering bribes. That’s just the way     things were done, and my dad let me drive a fancy car (with an FM radio!) to make the deliveries.

I delivered leather coats to wives, envelopes to government offices, other envelopes to politicians at their fundraisers, booze to lots of people, and in one case, the answers to the state driver’s exam to a guy in… um… a different line of work.   Continue reading “Bribery in America”

Toby Cosgrove, CEO of the Cleveland Clinic, participates in the APEC CEO Summit in Honolulu, Hawaii November 12, 2011. REUTERS/Jason ReedThe Daily Caller – by Chuck Ross

The first name to emerge as the favored choice to head the Department of Veterans Affars previously predicted that Obamacare will eradicate employer-based insurance and push the U.S. towards a single-payer system “like they have in England”.

The Wall Street Journal reported that Dr. Delos “Toby” Cosgrove, who heads the Cleveland Clinic, is being heavily sought by the Obama administration to replace Gen. Eric Shinseki, who was forced out last week amid the VA wait list scandal.   Continue reading “Front-Runner To Head VA Predicts Obamacare Will Lead To Single-Payer”

F-35 has proven to be a controversial program.Press TV

The US military’s newest and most expensive fighter jet, F-35, might be susceptible to hacking through its $500,000 helmet, according to a report.

The sophisticated computer-driven helmet will give US fighter pilots new capabilities when the aircraft enters the American fleet in the coming years, CBS News reports.

The helmet is run by a computer named ALIS which functions as the “brain” of the fighter jet.   Continue reading “US F-35 fighter jet susceptible to hacking: Report”

Paul Craig Roberts

Pay close attention to Steven Starr’s guest column, “The Lethality of Nuclear Weapons.”http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2014/05/30/lethality-nuclear-weapons/ Washington thinks nuclear war can be won and is planning for a first strike on Russia, and perhaps China, in order to prevent any challenge to Washington’s world hegemony.   Continue reading “Are You Ready For Nuclear War”

7- insurgentesList Verse – by Alan Bolye

When the world ends, our cities will crumble and be reclaimed by nature. At least, that’s the popular image. But you don’t need to wait for the apocalypse to see how things will crumble. You don’t even need to leave civilization—there are plenty of glimpses of the post-apocalyptic world hidden right among us.   Continue reading “10 Post-Apocalyptic Places Hidden In Major Cities”