From the Trenches World Report
Enforce our Bill of Rights
The OffNow coalition has now marched state and local efforts to stop unconstitutional NSA spying right onto the agency’s front porch.
Late last week, Maryland State Delegate Michael Smigiel introduced the Fourth Amendment Protection Act to end all state cooperation with the National Security Agency (NSA). Continue reading “Nullify NSA Campaign at Agency’s Front Door: Maryland Bill Bans State Resources for Spy Agency”
Business Insider – by JOE WEISENTHAL
Bitcoin just completely fell out of bed. The chart left, via BitcoinWisdom, shows the move.
The news comes as major trading exchange Mt. Gox says in a new press release that bitcoin withdrawals remain halted. (On Friday, Mt. Gox issued a statement that amid the volume of withdrawals it was seeing, that it was suspending withdrawals until it could address a technical issue). Mt. Gox was at one point the foremost bitcoin market site, though its volume and share of bitcoin activity has declined considerably. Continue reading “Bitcoin Just Completely Crashed As Major Exchange Says Withdrawals Remain Halted”
My DH suffers from OAB (Overactive Bladder) due to past problems with prostate cancer. (He is only 36 by the way and has been done with it for 3 years) We fly frequently and to be safe he usually wears a disposable brief (an adult diaper). He has been screened many times with the full body scanner and patted down many other times. On a few occasions, if he was being patted down, he has mentioned his “protection” and passed without further scrutiny. Continue reading ““He’s Wearing a Diaper!”: TSA Agent Humiliates Cancer Victim”
Press TV – by Dr. Kevin Barrett
Recent studies by psychologists and social scientists in the US and UK suggest that contrary to mainstream media stereotypes, those labeled “conspiracy theorists” appear to be saner than those who accept the official versions of contested events.
The most recent study was published on July 8th by psychologists Michael J. Wood and Karen M. Douglas of the University of Kent (UK). Entitled “What about Building 7? A social psychological study of online discussion of 9/11 conspiracy theories,” the study compared “conspiracist” (pro-conspiracy theory) and “conventionalist” (anti-conspiracy) comments at news websites. Continue reading “New studies: ‘Conspiracy theorists’ sane; government dupes crazy, hostile”
A few months ago, for our awesome stuff post looking at crowdfunding projects, we did one on hacking your car, highlighting a couple of projects involving OBD devices and software. It seems this market is exploding with other options, and a bunch of them have recently launched crowdfunding campaigns. To be honest, as with any such crowded market, the features of each start to blend together, and it’s a bit difficult to tell how any of these are particularly different than the others (or previous ones that are already on the market). Continue reading “Awesome Stuff: Hacking Your Car, Part II”
When I was in the Army, I read Army Times Magazine a lot. It gave so much more information than the Army would. Promotions, benefits, housing information, articles on what is actually going on in a combat zone, as opposed to the propaganda that the command and Armed Forces Radio put out. It seems to me, that they are trying to silence any and all opposition to the changes they are making to our military. This is just one more step towards the SS style military that they want. Continue reading “Marine Corps Times first casualty in headquarters’ war to ‘professionalize’”
CONCORD, N.H., February 7, 2014 – Yesterday, the New Hampshire house approved a bill which deems federal indefinite detention powers unconstitutional, and bans “any activity that aids” the federal government in carrying out such powers. The approval was by a unanimous voice vote. The bill will now move on to the state senate for further consideration. Continue reading “New Hampshire house unanimously bans NDAA’s indefinite detention”
Daily Mail – by DAVID MARTOSKO
The federal government pays for a $15 million ‘wool trust fund,’ runs a $170 million program to protect catfish growers from overseas competition, sets aside $3 million to promote Christmas trees, funds another $2 million to help farmers sell more sheep, and plunks down $100 million researching how to get Americans to buy more maple syrup.
And that spending is just three one-hundredths of one per cent of the Farm Bill that President Barack Obama signed Friday in Michigan. Continue reading “Catfish oversight, weather radios and a Christmas tree tax: Meet the pork-filled $956 BILLION Farm Bill”
(WASHINGTON) — An American citizen who is a member of al-Qaeda is actively planning attacks against Americans overseas, U.S. officials say, and the Obama administration is wrestling with whether to kill him with a drone strike and how to do so legally under its new stricter targeting policy issued last year.
The CIA drones watching him cannot strike because he’s a U.S. citizen and the Justice Department must build a case against him, a task it hasn’t completed. Continue reading “U.S. Suspect Possibly Targeted for Drone Attack”
Subway is not the only company found to have products containing a chemical used to make shoes and yoga mats.
It has been revealed that Arby’s, Burger King, Chik-fil-A, Dunkin’Dounts, Jack in the Box, Kentucky Fried Chicken and McDonald’s also use azodicarbonamide in rolls and baked goods – Subway announced this week it will drop the ingredient from its bread. Continue reading “Chemical used in shoe rubber ditched by Subway this week found in McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s and popular store-bought products”
The Daily Caller – by Heather Smith
Minnesota Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison defended Obamacare against the Congressional Budget Office’s finding that “more than 2.5 million people are likely to reduce the amount of labor they choose to supply to some degree because of the Affordable Care Act.”
Ellison told ABC’s “This Week” panel Sunday morning that ACA will lead to “working more reasonable hours.” Continue reading “Dem defends Obamacare disincentivizing work: Americans work too hard anyway”
Real Clear Markets – by Diana Furchtgott-Roth
Two provisions in lengthy proposed regulations published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in the Federal Register on January 10 would deprive seniors of vital drugs and make it more difficult for them to see their doctors.
These provisions should be changed before the regulations become final. Comments are due by March 7. Continue reading “New Rules to Deprive Seniors of Drugs, Doctors”
LA Times – by Samantha Schaefer
Los Feliz was buzzing Sunday afternoon as crowds of people lined up for hours to grab a cup of coffee from, uh, “Dumb Starbucks.”
The mock store, which quietly opened Friday, is nearly identical to a typical Starbucks location, with tumblers for sale and trendy CDs, including “Dumb Jazz Standards,” displayed on the counter. Continue reading “‘Dumb Starbucks’ coffee shop opens in Los Feliz”
Much has been said about the January Non-farm payrolls number, which rose by 113K on expectations of a 180K increase, most of which has been focused on the US atmospheric conditions during the winter. There is a problem with those numbers: they don’t really exist (as for the non-impact of “the weather” on jobs we showed previously that the number of people “not at work due to weather” as calculated by the BLS itself. this winter was lower than 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 – so much for historic winter weather). Continue reading “About Those 2.9 Million Jobs Lost In January…”
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Tech Dirt – by Mike Masnick
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Time – by Kimberly Dozier
Daily Mail – by RYAN GORMAN 
Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden