PRI – by Bruce Wallace

The terrorist group ISIS is known for its sophisticated social media outreach. Now it seems they are bringing that sophistication to their video propaganda, too.

ISIS, which also calls itself the Islamic State, recently created a new propaganda wing called the al-Hayat Media Center. We asked Elliot Greenebaum, a New York filmmaker who has worked on advertising and feature films, to look at some of the ISIS videos for us. He says they show a fair amount of skill.

“They’re taking archival photographs and they’re adding filters to them, and they’re layering the photos so they look fragmented and highly active,” Greenebaum says about a new two-minute music video celebtrating the “establishment” of the Islamic State. Those are techniques, he says, “that a Madison Avenue firm would try to deploy on behalf of a client.”    Continue reading “ISIS has mastered high-end video production in its new propaganda wing”

10 great games to learn survival or prepper skills mainGray Wolf Survival – by Gray Wolf

So I got in a discussion on facebook the other day about paintball being a training aid for preppers. Someone was saying that it wasn’t worth the time. I disagreed, which is usually what I do when people don’t know what they’re talking about.

So somewhere in my noggin that conversation was swimming around and I woke up this morning and said,

Self, …

(That’s what I call myself when I’m sober: Self. When I’m not-so-sober, I have a tendency to change my autobiographical nomenclature.)    Continue reading “10 great games to learn survival or prepper skills”

Activist Post

There is an array of research that seeks to create super soldiers. Back in 2010, a plan was announced to install transcranial ultrasonic mind control devices into soldiers’ helmets in order to boost alertness, as well as relieve battle stress and pain. The Department of Defense has also been working on an augmented reality creation called iOptik, which would enhance a soldier’s biology by offering simultaneous fields of vision, while enabling full data integration. Then of course there was T.A.L.O.S. an Iron Man-like suit that incorporates biometrics, liquid body armor that can change into bullet-proof solid skin, an exoskeleton for improved strength and speed, as well as the latest in augmented reality computing. There even has been discussion of genetically modifying soldiers to not require food and sleep.    Continue reading “DARPA’s Jet Pack Gives Supersoldiers a 4-Minute Mile”

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On August 13th, 2012, a pitbull mix was shot by police in broad daylight in the East Village, as its owner was collapsed on the sidewalk suffering a seizure. That pitbull, Star, nipped at a woman and ran towards an officer at one point, in an apparent attempt to protect owner Lech Stankiewicz (you can see very graphic video of the shooting here). The dog was shot in the head, resulting in her losing an eye as well as sustaining “soft tissue, bone, head trauma, and eye damage.” No one thought she would survive the ordeal, and most of us seemed to forget about her—except for Charlie Cifarelli. Continue reading “How A Nebraska Man Rescued A Dog Shot By The NYPD”

Before It’s News – by N. Morgan

Police in Quebec are investigating a brutal case in which witnesses claim that police officers trying to stop a bicyclist accidentally ran over the man twice and then handcuffed the bicyclist as he lay dying on the pavement.  On Wednesday, 48-year-old Guy Blouin died from injuries he suffered after he was run over by a police cruiser. Witnesses say police went to pull Blouin over for bicycling down the wrong way on a one-way street. As they attempted to pull him over, they accidentally ran him over.   Continue reading “Cops Ran Over Cyclist Twice, Arrested Him As He Lay Dying”

House of Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi speaks before she helps unveiling the Harvey Milk Forever Stamp at its dedication ceremony at the White House in Washington May 22, 2014. (REUTERS/Larry Downing)The Daily Caller – by Chuck Ross

On the one hand, California U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi claims that Democrats are not “fear-mongers;” on the other hand, she believes civilization is doomed if Republicans take control of the Senate from Democrats in November.

The former speaker of the House made those dramatic, incongruous statements on “Real Time with Bill Maher,” which aired live from Washington, D.C. Friday.   Continue reading “Nancy Pelosi: Civilization ‘In Jeopardy’ If GOP Takes Senate”