Before It’s News – by Live Free or Die

RADCON 5 Alert’s have been issued for Las Vegas, Nevada as well as Idaho Falls, Idaho as shared in the screenshots from the Nuclear Emergency Tracking Center below. With an extremely high radiation level of 620 in Idaho Falls, down from its previous high of 693, and RADCON 5 Alerts now popping up across the country on a regular basis, have we reached the next stage of what has seemingly turned into a nuclear war against the health of Americans? Continue reading “RADCON 5 Vegas: Will It Stay In Vegas?”

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Federal agencies (read DHS/NSA) have been leveraging the Kinect 3-D motion-sensing, facial and voice recognition technologies that power the Xbox One for security purposes.

The use of Xbox Kinect in the homeland security arena may come as a surprise to many, but not to Barrow. “We integrate many of our consumer products today with our more enterprise technologies,” he said. “And everything is on the same Windows 8 platform. If you think about how Xbox works, there’s just a lot of ways to use that technology that are not just fun and games.”   Continue reading “Why is DHS/NSA interested in Xbox Kinect?”

Customers shop at a Target store in Chicago, Illinois. (Scott Olson / Getty Images / AFP) RT News

One of the largest American retailers Target has confirmed that a massive breach of security involving the credit card details of up to 40 million Target customers took place between the end of November and the middle of December.

The breach was thought to have begun around Black Friday, on November 27th and was only brought to a close on December 15th.   Continue reading “US retailer Target confirms up to 40 million cards tainted by data breach”

US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke.(AFP Photo / Nicholas Kamm)RT News

The Federal Reserve will decrease the amount of bonds purchased by the United States central bank, Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday, by roughly $10 billion per month.

Bernanke was about to make his last scheduled news conference as head of the Fed on Wednesday afternoon when the bank’s newest plan was revealed.   Continue reading “Fed reduces bond-buying program by $10 bln per month”

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Freedom: It’s bad enough that the president’s health insurance takeover costs more, breaks his pledge of letting you keep your plan and diminishes choice. It actually restricts your travels too.

‘We have never had to put a wall up to keep our people in.” Those words from President John F. Kennedy in June 1963, standing at the Berlin Wall, neatly illustrated the moral superiority of the free West over the Soviet bloc.   Continue reading “ObamaCare Found To Restrict Where You Live And Travel”

Joe White, a homeless man who died during a Bay Area cold snap last weekend, in a photograph with his mother Mary ArchuletaThink Progress  – by Scott Keyes

Joe White was this close to making it.

A 50-year-old California man described by relatives as a “loving father and a doting grandfather,” White had been living on the streets of Hayward for years. He wanted to work and was able to find odd jobs here and there, but it was never much or consistent enough to afford a place to live. Hayward has no emergency shelter with beds for single men, so White slept outside.   Continue reading “In The Wealthiest Area Of The Country, 7 Homeless People Have Frozen To Death This Winter”

Miami Herald – by MICHAEL DOYLE

In a Freedom of Information Act victory, a federal judge has slapped the Obama administration for its secretive ways and ordered officials to turn over a bland-sounding foreign policy document.

Chastising what she called “the government’s unwarranted expansion of the presidential communications privilege at the expense of the public’s interest in disclosure,” U.S. District Judge Ellen Seal Huvelle ruled the Presidential Policy Directive on Global Development is not exempt from FOIA.   Continue reading “Judge smacks Obama secrecy in unique FOIA case”

karl_marx_hipFreedom Outpost – by John Risselada

It is overwhelmingly obvious to all paying attention that we are being governed by people who absolutely do not, share in the traditional values that once made this country great. The vast majority of people in this nation; however, still hold the ideals of individual liberty in very high regard as well as the fundamental Christian principles that were the driving force behind the creation of our government, and system of laws. People still believe our constitution should remain the law of the land, and furthermore; many people are becoming increasingly frustrated with the continuous usurpations of power by the current governing body. In fact, many people are fully aware that we are being governed by communists whose number one goal is the destruction of American sovereignty in favor of a global hierarchy in which we find ourselves subservient to the whims of global dictators. In order to overcome this we have to understand it for what it is, spiritual warfare.   Continue reading “Karl Marx Unmasked”

Senate Dems block amendment to restore veteran benefits by closing illegal immigrant welfare loopholeThe Daily Caller – by Caroline May

Senate Republicans were unable to stop military pension cuts when Senate Democrats blocked a vote on an amendment to prevent the cuts by closing a welfare loophole for illegal immigrants Tuesday evening.

The two-year budget deal brokered by Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray and House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, would cut military pensions by $6 billion over ten years, leaving some Senate Republicans scrambling to stop the cuts.   Continue reading “Senate Dems block amendment to restore veteran benefits by closing illegal immigrant welfare loophole”

prescriptionNatural News – by PF Louis

The phrase “prescription drug abuse” allows Big Pharma to get away with too much, shifting the blame to stoners, druggies and youths who like to get their kicks from illegal prescriptions and black market OxyContin-type drugs that sell for high prices.

Death by Modern Medicine: Seeking Safe Solutions, written by Dr. Carolyn Dean, outlines the statistics and issues within several other categories of prescription drugs that have caused deaths despite being properly prescribed and used.   Continue reading “Prescription drug abuse may now be the top cause of accidental death in America”

Screenshot 2013-12-19 at 2.47.21 AMBen Swann – by Kristin Tate

On Wednesday, 35-year-old Krystal Barrows was resting on her couch when Sgt. Brett McKnight shot and killed her during a failed drug raid.

Police had gathered outside of Barrows’ trailer home to conduct a heroin bust when McKnight’s gun went off by “accident.” The bullet went through the exterior of the trailer and struck Barrows. She died hours later after being taken by helicopter to Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center.   Continue reading “Police Officer Accidentally Kills Woman During Failed Drug Raid”

Before It’s News – by Zen Gardner

Interview with Akira Tokuhiro, Nuclear Engineer: Fukushima and the Mass Media, Vivian Norris for Hufffington Post, May 17, 2011:

[…] Fukushima differs from other nuclear reactors in that it uses a dirty fuel or MOX which is banned in many of the countries where nuclear power is a major energy source. My Swedish-Russian nuclear physicist friend is sending me links for reliable radioactivity readings and weather/wind patterns. We must remember some of what is posted on the internet are simulations, not actual readings. But he did add this:   Continue reading “Nuclear Physicist: Most Plutonium Fallout Will Drop on U.S.”

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EMMETT– During debate on the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)in the U.S. Senate, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), said “it designates the world as the battlefield, including the homeland.”

The citizens of Emmett, Idaho disagree.   Continue reading “Victory: Emmett, Idaho Bans NDAA Detention, Laws of war”

©A&E / Phil Robertson of 'Duck Dynasty'MSM News – by Tim Kenneally, The Wrap

“Duck Dynasty” star Phil Robertson has been suspended from the A&E reality series, following anti-gay remarks he made in an interview with GQ magazine.

In a statement, A+E Networks said he had been placed on indefinite hiatus.

“We are extremely disappointed to have read Phil Robertson’s comments in GQ, which are based on his own personal beliefs and are not reflected in the series ‘Duck Dynasty,'” the company said. “His personal views in no way reflect those of A+E Networks, who have always been strong supporters and champions of the LGBT community. The network has placed Phil under hiatus from filming indefinitely.”   Continue reading “‘Duck Dynasty’ star Phil Robertson suspended over anti-gay comments”

Saudi Arabia's ambassador to London has claimed the country is determined to independently arm Syria rebels after rejecting the diplomatic tactics of its Western allies The Telegraph – by Damien McElroy

Saudi Arabia has warned it has been forced to go its own way in foreign policy as its Western allies seek diplomatic solutions to the war in Syria and crisis with Iran.

Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to London said US-led diplomacy in the region was risking the stability of the Middle East.   Continue reading “Saudi Arabia warns it will act against West’s policy in Middle East”

IR activeMax Velocity Tactical

Let’s talk about night operations. This is a topic that often comes up, particularly with regards to modern night vision equipment. There was a string of comments about this in my recent post ‘Out In the woods’, which took on the form of a mini forum. There are multiple aspects to discuss about night operations, so my intent will be to give a broad brush of the various aspects in order to clarify, and then open it up to comment and discussion.

This blog is primarily concerned with the armed civilian in an SHTF environment. Thus, you will only have the equipment that you purchased or acquired. We can certainly take pointers from practices within the military, and that is part of the intent of this article, but we must also be realistic and realize that we are not going to be issued all the latest gear. The gear you have is often a function of what you can afford.   Continue reading “Considerations for Night Operations”