Doug Ross @ Journal

Government Security News reports that a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has produced results: the list of U.S. organizations that have applied to fly drones over America:

The new drone authorization list, said EFF, includes law enforcement agencies and universities across the country, and the first Indian tribal agency to apply. In all, EFF said the list includes more than 20 new entities over the FAA’s original list, bringing to 81 the total number of public entities that have applied for FAA drone authorizations through October 2012. Continue reading “Freedom of Information Request: FAA forced to release list of U.S. groups who say they need to fly drones over America”

al-pacino-the-devils-advocateBusiness Insider- by Judith Aquino and Abby Rogers

Lawyers are the second most “psychopathic” profession in the world after CEOs, according to Kevin Dutton’s book “The Wisdom of Psychopaths.”

In his book, Dutton interviews  a cold-hearted lawyer who embodies psychopathic tendencies. Continue reading “20 Signs That You Are A Psychopath”

NKOREA-MILITARY-NUCLEAR-TEST-FILESRT News 

A defiant North Korea has conducted its third nuclear test, prompting a wave of international criticism from governments and other organization. It also said that more “measures” may follow, raising concerns that more nuclear devices may be exploded.

Track LIVE UPDATES on the fallout of the North Korean nuclear test. Continue reading “N. Korea conducts 3rd nuclear test, warns more ‘measures’ may come”

i-am-the-resistanceThe Tenth Amendment Center – by Kelli Sladick

Representative Brett Hildabrand of Kansas’ 17th district has introduced a bill, HB2161, to nullify the so-called “indefinite detention” powers of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). HB2161 has many co-sponsors including Representatives: Bradford, Claeys, Garber, Grosserode, Hedke, Houser, Howell, Montgomery, O’Brien, Peck, Petty, Read and Rothlisberg. This bill is currently in the Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice.

This bill is different from and quite a bit stronger than previous bills introduced around the country to nullify NDAA indefinite detention. It includes kidnapping charges for federal agents attempting to arrest people in Kansas without due process. This concept stands on a strong leg, because when you remove due process from the equation, “indefinite detention” is little more than government-sanctioned kidnapping. Continue reading “Resistance to NDAA Kidnapping Powers is our Duty”

victimsYahoo News – by ANDREW MIGA and MICHAEL MELIA | Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Several people whose lives have been shattered by gun violence will be watching from the packed House gallery as President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union speech.

But not Bill Sherlach, whose wife, Mary, was killed in the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 14. Continue reading “Gun victims family emerge as advocates”

robinhoodDaily Finance – by John Grgurich, The Motley Fool

In January, 11 European countries moved significantly closer to implementing a financial transaction tax, known informally as a “Robin Hood” tax, which would be levied on stock, bond, and derivatives trades, with the proceeds potentially used to fight poverty and climate change. Continue reading “Investors, Take Note: The Robin Hood Tax Might Be Coming to America”

sewageHuffington Post

NEW YORK — Lovers of the unusual are getting another chance to impress their Valentines this year in New York City.

The Department of Environmental Protection is again offering Valentine’s Day tours of the Newtown Creek sewage treatment plant in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint section. Continue reading “NYC Valentine’s Day Sewage Tour Back By ‘Demand’”

currency warsZero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

While the rest of the developed world is scrambling here and there, politely prodding its central bankers to destroy their relative currencies, all the while naming said devaluation assorted names, “quantitative easing” being the most popular, here comes Venezuela and shows the banana republics of the developed world what lobbing a nuclear bomb into a currency war knife fight looks like: Continue reading “Venezuela Launches First Nuke In Currency Wars, Devalues Currency By 46%”

manhuntLA Times – by Andrew Blankstein and Wesley Lowrey

Faced with two massive law enforcement situations — security for the Grammy Awards and a manhunt for an ex-cop wanted in three slayings — the Los Angeles Police Department declared a tactical alert Sunday night.

The LAPD did not detail its Grammy security arrangements, but the department regularly sends a large contingent of officers to awards shows. Continue reading “Dorner manhunt, Grammys have LAPD calling in troops”

obamaThe National Patriot – by Craig Andersen

Tomorrow night, ON LINCOLN’S BIRTHDAY,the Dictator will deliver his State of Tyranny speech to his American subjects and to a joint session of the congress he fully intends to subvert.

We need to hear from the Great ENSLAVER on the birthday of the GREAT EMANCIPATOR like Lincoln needed to go to the theater.

There will be bowing and scraping, wild applause, cheering, head nodding and all other manner of ring and ass kissing throughout by the collective of elected socialists. Continue reading “The Dictator’s State of Tyranny Address”

keeneySt Louis Today – by Denise Hollinshed

HIGHLAND  •  Debi Keeney says she last fired her gun 15 years ago, when she took shooting lessons.

The gun was a gift from a friend but it mostly stayed in a side-table drawer, she said, gathering dust. Then, early Sunday morning, Keeney pulled the trigger again — this time, she said, to save her sister’s life. Continue reading “Highland woman says she had no choice but to shoot intruder”

reportRINF News

Nine more hospital trusts are to be investigated over their mortality rates, health officials said.

The NHS Commissioning Board (NHS CB) said the nine trusts have stood out on the Hospital Standardised Mortality Ratio (HSMR) for two years in a row.

Last week medical director Sir Bruce Keogh announced five hospitals would investigated. Nine more have now been added, which are: Continue reading “Nine more hospitals to be investigated over death rates”

syrian oppositionAl Arabiya News – by AFP

Syrian oppsition fighters on Monday seized control of the largest dam in Syria, a vital barrier along the Euphrates River in the northern province of Raqa, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

“The [opposition] took control of the dam, which is still in operation. They are guarding both entrances but have forbidden the fighters from staying inside for fear the regime will bomb it,” Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP. Continue reading “Opposition fighters seize Syria’s largest dam: watchdog”

mq 1 predator droneSlash Gear – by Chris Davies

US security officials have approved the first known use of drone man-hunting on American soil, with fugitive Christopher Dorner, who has a $1mn bounty on his head after killing three people, being chased by the remote-controlled tech. Customs and Border Control confirmed to Express that eye-in-the-sky technology – which is equipped with thermal-imaging cameras – had been deployed to monitor the Mexican border, where Dorner is believed to be headed. Continue reading “Drones deployed in Dorner man-hunt”

Common Dreams – by Bruce Friedrich

If you’re one of the 91 percent of Americans who opposes genetically engineered (GE) meat, you may have limited time to act: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed approval of the first-ever GE animal, called “AquAdvantage Salmon.” If this first approval proceeds, the process is likely to become top secret in the future: we won’t find out about new GE animals until after they’re approved for human consumption, and they won’t be labeled. Welcome to the new world of genetically engineered meat — unless we act now. Continue reading “Genetically Engineered Meat, Coming Soon to a Supermarket Near You”

texas-illegal-borderRT News

The Fourth Amendment no longer means what you once thought it did: A new report reveals that the government has shrugged off concerns over the alleged constitutional infringements of its own citizens near international crossings.

An internal review of the US Department of Homeland Security’s procedures regarding the suspicionless search-and-seizure of phones and laptops near the nation’s border has reaffirmed the agency’s ability to bypass Fourth Amendment-protected rights [.pdf]. Continue reading “No suspicion necessary: DHS can still seize belongings without reason”

transport canadaBefore It’s News – by Live Free or Die

According to documents from the Ministry of Justice in BC, Canada, body removal and transport orders are being ‘tendered’ as outlined below in the freak-show, almost movie-like unfolding of what appears to be a coming Holocaust. What in the world are they planning for this time? BC lies on the edge of the Pacific Ocean. Earthquake? Tsunami?

Keep an eye out on these locations listed below, the closing bid date for one is March 1st, merely 18 days away. They request to receive their ‘goods’ by May 1st, 2013. Tiny places like Quesnel, Vanderhoof, Kamloops, North Island, South Okanagan and Campbell River are on the list. You can check the documents yourself. Cybertribe Network shows you how to track down the documents below along with screenshots. What do you think, is this just normal preparation for the one inevitable in life by ‘caring’ government officials? With everything else unfolding around the world, I have to doubt it. Why is the Ministry of Justice getting involved when these towns have their own morgues and facilities? ‘X’ and Cybertribe Network hash this all out for us in the video below. Continue reading “Body Removal & Transport Orders: Canada”

hagelBefore It’s News

[From Breitbart]  New footage of a speech by Chuck Hagel in 2008 has surfaced, in which the former Senator mocked the idea of continuing the U.S. policy of confronting Iran and supporting Israel. “When I hear the talk about–well you can’t talk with Iran, you can’t talk with Syria and we’re, we should stay where we are and support Israel, and so on, well you miss the point,” he told the laughing audience at an event for his book, America: Our Next Chapter. Continue reading “Right Wing Enraged Over Hagel Speech On Israel”