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Since 2010, the National Security Agency has been exploiting its huge collections of data to create sophisticated graphs of some Americans’ social connections that can identify their associates, their locations at certain times, their traveling companions and other personal information, according to newly disclosed documents and interviews with officials. Continue reading “The NSA is gathering your social-networking connections, what about the FBI?”
NEW YORK (AP) — New York is indeed an expensive place, but experts say that alone doesn’t explain a recent report that found the city’s annual cost per inmate was $167,731 last year — nearly as much as it costs to pay for four years of tuition at an Ivy League university.
They say a big part of it is due to New York’s most notorious lockup, Rikers Island, and the costs that go along with staffing, maintaining and securing a facility that is literally an island unto itself. Continue reading “NYC inmate almost as costly as Ivy League tuition”
Information Clearinghouse – by UPI
TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 27 (UPI) — Israel’s military chiefs are pushing for a bump in the $3.1 billion a year the Jewish state receives in U.S. military aid even though the 10-year agreement doesn’t expire until 2017 and America is struggling with domestic economic issues.
Among other things, the Israelis are citing a 2008 U.S. law that for the first time legally committed Washington to maintain the Jewish state’s technological superiority — its Qualitative Military Edge, or QME, in military terminology — over its regional adversaries, particularly Iran, which has been pursuing nuclear technology. Continue reading “Israel Starts Campaign to Boost U.S. Military Aid”
The Daily Caller – by Michael Bastasch
Not all scientists are panicking about global warming — one of them finds the alarmism “hilarious.”
A top climate scientist from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology lambasted a new report by the UN’s climate bureaucracy that blamed mankind as the main cause of global warming and whitewashed the fact that there has been a hiatus in warming for the last 15 years. Continue reading “Top MIT scientist: Newest UN climate report is ‘hilariously’ flawed”
Blouin News – by Mark Galeotti
Every two years, Russia holds massive military exercises in its north-western territories that open a window onto its strategic thinking and combat capabilities. September’s demonstrated both a growing aggression in Russian military posture, as well as an underlying strategy to keep the West off-balance.
The latest of these Zapad (“West”) exercises were amongst the biggest yet, a six-day event running until September 26 involving ground, air and sea forces from Russia and its ally Belarus. The exercises were run in Belarus, near the Polish, Lithuanian and Latvian borders, and in Russia’s Kaliningrad territory, between Poland and Lithuania. Continue reading “Russian troops wargame invasion of Europe for political gain”
As much as seventy percent of the human race will become obsolete within just three generations. Why? Because robotics technology is advancing at such a rapid pace that highly-capable humanoid robots with advanced vision recognition and motor coordination systems are going to take over most menial labor jobs.
Supporting this conclusion, a new study just released by Oxford scientists concludes that 47% of all jobs are “at risk” of being replaced by automation systems and robots in just one generation (roughly 20 years). But this is just the opening chapter of the robotics revolution that will rapidly make human labor all but obsolete. Continue reading “Robotics revolution to replace most human workers in three generations; labor class to be systematically eliminated”
Who says crime doesn’t pay?
The Telegraph – by Edward Malnick, and Robert Mendick
The former prime minister has taken to criss-crossing the globe in a bespoke aircraft that comes complete with state room, lounge, kitchen and crew.
Precisely how frequently he uses the Bombardier Global Express is hard to discern, since flight records are kept secret. But certainly for the past month it has been Mr Blair’s preferred mode of travel. Continue reading “Former prime minister Tony gets a £30m Blair Force One”
Punch – by ENYIOHA OPARA, MINNA
BARELY one week after Niger State Government threatened to jail anybody who refused to allow polio vaccine to be administered on his or her child, 120 persons have been arrested for contravening the directive.
The Director of the State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Shehu Yabagi, who disclosed this to newsmen in Minna on Tuesday, said among the arrested persons were those who had consistently opposed the polio vaccine immunisation exercise in the state. Continue reading “120 arrested for refusing polio vaccine in Niger”
New York Post – by Dana Sauchelli and Natasha Velez
This was no Micky Mouse comedy act.
A three-year-old girl brought 13 bags of marijuana to a Harlem school in a pink Minnie Mouse backpack Friday after she was set up by a family friend, law enforcement sources said.
Kelly Mena, 24, slipped the reefer into the pink backpack and sent the tot to the Early Life school on West 147th St. near Eighth Avenue, law enforcement sources said. Continue reading “Girl, 3, brings 13 bags of pot to school”
Daily Mail – by DAVID MARTOSKO
Among influential U.S. political tweeters, President Barack Obama is the undisputed king of the fake followers. A MailOnline analysis ranks his sizable Twitter following as the most deceptive total among the 21 most influential accounts run by American politicians: More than 19.5 million of his 36.9 million Twitter followers are accounts that don’t correspond to real people.
The four phoniest accounts in the sample, which included Democratic and Republican Party leaders in Washington, D.C., were those belonging to President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, first lady Michelle Obama and the White House communications shop. Continue reading “Barack Obama is political king of the fake Twitter followers, with more than 19.5 MILLION online fans who don’t really exist”
The situation in Italy appears to be going from bad to worse. With a confidence vote pending for Tuesday as the government dissolves into chaos for the umpteenth time, and following the resignation of the CEO of one of Italy’s largest non-financial corporations (Telecom Italia), the largest bank (by assets) in Italy – Intesa SanPaolo has announced – effective immediately – the resignation of its CEO and replacement with Carlo Messina. According to sources, the now former CEO had lost the confidence of shareholders (which is odd given the bank’s stock is near 2-year highs). We can’t help but wonder Ayn Rand-like at the devolution of the ruling class in Italy and what happens next (in light of the crumbling manufacturing and production data). Continue reading “CEO Of Italy’s Largest Bank Surprisingly Resigns”
If you recall, Senator Joe Machin (D-WV) aligned himself with Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) earlier this year to push some of the most sweeping gun control legislation the United States has ever seen. Thankfully, they were defeated. However, now a video has surfaced in which Senator Manchin admits he takes money from Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Even more disturbing than Manchin being greased by Bloomberg (no pun intended), is the fact that Manchin claims the US Constitution can be changed through legislation! Continue reading “Sen. Joe Manchin Admits Taking Money from Anti-Gun Mayor Michael Bloomberg”
Breitbart – by Michael Graczyk and Nomaan Merchant
FORT HOOD, Texas
A military jury on Wednesday sentenced Maj. Nidal Hasan to death for the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, handing the Army psychiatrist the ultimate punishment after a trial in which he seemed to be courting martyrdom by making almost no effort to defend himself.
The rare military death sentence came nearly four years after the attack that stunned even an Army hardened by more than a decade of constant war. Hasan walked into a medical building where soldiers were getting medical checkups, shouted “Allahu akbar” _ Arabic for “God is great!” _ and opened fire with a laser-sighted handgun. Thirteen people were killed. Continue reading “Hasan Sentenced to Death for Fort Hood Shooting”
The Armed Citizen Project, a Houston-based nonprofit providing training and arms to women and others for personal empowerment and self-reliance, has provided arms training to 150 citizens as of this month, mostly women.
The group, headed by Kyle Coplen, has released a video showing their most recent training of 50 women and providing personal stories. Continue reading “Women Share Stories of Empowerment from Armed Citizen Project Firearms Training”
The first Autumn storm swept across Scotland yesterday, and residentsexperienced all four seasons in one day, bringing chaos to the winding roads.
Torrential rain, along with gale-force winds, turned into sunny periods, before the wet weather came back. The Cairngorms were hit by 100 mph gusts, with snow anticipated last night, and the Forth Road Bridge was closed to some vehicles after wind speeds of 69 mph were recorded.
The weather for windsurfers and kitesurfers competing at the Scottish Windfest at Barassie Beach in Troon, however, was perfect. Last night, a blanket “yellow warning” was issued that forecast blustery winds continuing on into today. Continue reading “Jet stream blamed for bad weather. HAARP suspected.”
Name: Mae Brussells. Known to have frequented one or more basements, frequently used pajamas, no current Bain Capital paystub – conclusion: Dianne Feinstein Non-Journalist, aka “not a real journalist”. Seriously, Mae Brussell’s (deceased as are those below) was never a FoxNews/CNN/MSNBC sycophant-type journalist. Mae Brussell’s budget was a house wives budget, but her intelligence on domestic and world affairs was so good most of the Washington, DC beltway read her reports and radio broadcasts. Feinstein and Washington’s notion of defining journalists in a manner that excludes nearly everyone is “Congress making a ‘law’ that abridges Freedom of the Press”.
Tracy Turner 9/28/2013 Continue reading “Dianne Feinstein’s War On Free Press ‘Law’”
Before It’s News 0 by N. Morgan
One more gem for the police state files. When will it be enough? Another disgusting show of police abuse was caught on surveillance camera, showing five Atlantic City police officers beating, punching and kneeing a man repeatedly before a sixth officer drives up and sics a dog on the man. The 20-year-old man, David Connor Castellani, was charged with aggravated assault. The video shows he did no such thing. The altercation begins just after the 3:00 mark. Atlantic Police Chief Ernest Jubiliee told NBC10 that he viewed the tape of the incident that took place and “saw no reason to suspend or remove officers from their regular duties. He also sees no reason to release Castellani’s arrest report after NBC10 report Harry Hairston filed a public records request. It turns out, the cop who sicced the dog on Castellani, Sterling Wheaten, has been sued three times in the last three years for abusing citizens and has been investigated by internal affairs more than a dozen times in two years for excessive force. And apparently one of those citizens left this comment on the NBC10 article. Continue reading “Cops Screw Up And Sick K9 On Non-Resisting Man”
Militia News – by Joseph Gilbert
No other economic system has brought more people out of poverty, provided for the health and well-being of millions and raised the standard of living more societies than capitalism. When people cooperate to fulfill their own self interest, they all benefit.
Capitalism and freedom are inextricably linked. When the Declaration of Independence was first drafted it read “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal and endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and Property.” Continue reading “Life, Liberty And Property”
Phoenix Tears – by Rick Simpson
For those of you who have watched the documentary “Run from the Cure”, this should answer any questions about producing your own oil. I recommend that people grow their own hemp either in a small indoor grow system or outdoors. Growing it yourself will eliminate the high cost associated with buying hemp from drug dealers. The cost of hemp can vary greatly from dealer to dealer and so can the quality of the hemp. For anyone new to growing hemp a good book or video on the subject is a necessity. Just go to one of the cannabis publications on line, or buy one of these publications at a local store where you live. If you do this you should have no trouble finding a good book on the subject. My personal favorite is The Indoor Outdoor Medicinal Growers Bible by Jorge Cervantes. Also Ed Rosenthal and many others have excellent books on the subject available. Continue reading “Make The Medicine”
Back in August, just after the false flag chemical weapon attack in Syria, we showed that despite all the posturing by the Obama administration (and, of course, France’s belligerent, socialist leader Francois Hollande), the nation behind the entire Syrian campaign was not one of the “democratic”, Western nations but none other than close neighbor Saudi Arabia, and the brain orchestrating every move of the western puppets was one Bandar bin Sultan, the nation’s influential intelligence chief. We also explained the plethora of geopolitical and mostly energy-related issues that Saudi and Qatar had at stake, which they were eager to launch a regional war over, just to promote their particular set of selfish interests. Continue reading “Saudi Arabia “Outraged” At Obama’s Peace Overtures With Syria, Iran”
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