SHTF Plan – by Mac Slavo

In 2011 Rand Paul stood on the floor of Congress and delivered a stark warning to Americans. To criticisms of sensationalism and embellishment, Paul noted that Federal laws on the books characterize those who have guns, seven days worth of food or ammunition in their homes as potential terrorists.   Continue reading “Feds Post Letters Identifying Preppers As Potential Terrorists: “Individuals or groups making bulk purchases…””

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The Lakebay Marina in Washington state was evacuated Tuesday after a man reportedly fired a shotgun into the air and threatened to set off bombs which he claimed to have on board his boat, according to local news reports. He is now in police custody.

The suspect has been identified as Russell Beely and he reportedly surrendered to police, according to Komo News.   Continue reading “Armed suspect threatened to bomb Lakebay Marina in Washington”

Anti-Media – by Carey Wedler

Santa Ana, California police recently made headlines when video of a May raid on a medical marijuana dispensary went viral. The officers—some of whom wore masks when they initially broke down the door—were caught on video breaking security cameras, insulting a disabled patient at the clinic, and consuming the shop’s cannabis edibles.   Continue reading “Cops Sue Own Department to Suppress Incriminating Video of Weed Shop Raid”

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A video apparently showing the torture of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s son during interrogation in prison has been condemned by both HRW, and his legal representative, who told RT that the Gaddafi name alone is enough to guarantee “maximum sentence and maximum mistreatment.”

The undated video, recently released by Arabic Clear News outlet shows a group of men ill-treating several inmates and interrogating a captive who strongly resembles al-Saadi Gaddafi, the third son of the deceased Colonel who ruled the country for almost 40 years.   Continue reading “Saadi Gaddafi torture video shows name guarantees ‘maximum mistreatment’ & no justice – lawyer to RT”

Ars Technica – by Jon Brodkin

There’s been a lot of debate over whether the United States should treat Internet service as a utility. But there’s no question that Internet service is already a utility in Sandy, Oregon, a city of about 10,000 residents, where the government has been offering broadband for more than a decade.

“SandyNet” launched nearly 15 years ago with DSL and wireless service, and this summer it’s putting the final touches on a citywide upgrade to fiber. The upgrade was paid for with a $7.5 million revenue bond, which will be repaid by system revenues. Despite not being subsidized by taxpayer dollars, prices are still low: $40 a month for symmetrical 100Mbps service or $60 a month for 1Gbps. There are no contracts or data caps.   Continue reading “Where broadband is a utility, 100Mbps costs just $40 a month”

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Struggling with the pollution of the Spokane River, a town in the state of Washington is taking agrochemical giant Monsanto to court for selling chemicals that endanger human health and the environment, despite it allegedly having known of the hazard for decades.

The lawsuit, filed in a US District Court in Spokane, Washington, holds Monsanto accountable for pollutants flowing into the 111 miles (179 km) long Spokane River that stretches from northern Idaho to eastern Washington.   Continue reading “Monsanto sued over PCB contamination of Spokane River in Washington state”

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TSA declares sorority book could be a BOMB…

The Rutherford Institute has filed a lawsuit against the TSA over its unregulated use of whole body imagers, which have been likened to virtual strip searches, in the nation’s airports. Security experts have described whole body scanners as the equivalent of “a physically invasive strip-search.” Continue reading “Why the TSA lawsuit against whole body imagers concerns everyone”

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A deputy sheriff is being sued for shackling two Kentucky school children with learning disabilities as punishment for not following directions, according to a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union.

The children, an eight-year-old boy, and a nine-year-old girl, barely more than 50 pounds in weight, were so small that the school resource officer, Kenton County Sheriff’s deputy Kevin Sumner, locked adult-sized handcuffs around their biceps and forced their hands behind their backs, the lawsuit charges. The incidents happened in autumn 2014.   Continue reading “Kentucky deputy sheriff sued for handcuffing school children”

The Plaid Zebra

Beneath the glitz and glamour of what is arguably the most expensive real estate in the world, beneath the playground of the high-rolling mega-rich gamblers who fly in for the weekend in their private jets, beneath the neon lights and polished marble of the casinos, beneath the city that never sleeps, is a world that is known to only the handful of America’s forgotten—its homeless.   Continue reading “High rent is forcing Las Vegas families to take to the sewers”