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Controversial provisions of the Patriot Act authorizing government surveillance programs have expired after the Senate failed to vote for an extension. The Senate will reconvene to consider the USA Freedom Act on Monday afternoon.

Lawmakers have debated the possibility of extending the authority of Section 215, that authorizes bulk data collection, and other provisions in the extraordinary Sunday afternoon session. The debate started at 4:00 pm local time, eight hours before the expiration deadline.   Continue reading “Goodbye Section 215: Patriot Act key surveillance provisions expire”

Yahoo News

Baghdad (AFP) – Iraqi security forces lost 2,300 Humvee armoured vehicles when the Islamic State jihadist group overran the northern city ofMosul, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Sunday.

“In the collapse of Mosul, we lost a lot of weapons,” Abadi said in an interview with Iraqiya state TV. “We lost 2,300 Humvees in Mosul alone.”   Continue reading “Iraq lost 2,300 Humvee armoured vehicles in Mosul: PM”

Photo Credit Blue CrossPopular Resistance – by Anna Wilde Matthews

Blue Cross and Blue Shield health insurers cover about a third of Americans, through a national network that dates back decades. Now, antitrust lawsuits advancing in a federal court in Alabama allege that the 37 independently owned companies are functioning as an illegal cartel.

A federal judicial panel has consolidated the claims against the insurers into two lawsuits that represent plaintiffs from around the country. One is on behalf of health-care providers and the other is for individual and small-employer customers.   Continue reading “Is Blue Cross Blue Shield An Illegal Cartel?”

Video Rebel’s Blog

Evil men are making plans for your summer. A former  NATO commander was talking about World War III breaking out. If we are lucky it won’t be nuclear. The Israelis are talking in their press about ‘Mowing the Lawn’ in Lebanon. That is a code word for killing civilians. All of this war talk is to be expected. Citizens in the Banker occupied nations of Europe and North America can expect war scares whenever the politicians need to distract us from the grim reality that our corrupt and greedy governments are causing the economy to sink like a rock.   Continue reading “2015: This Summer Of Our Discontent Might Be Our Last Chance to Say Or Do Anything.”

ScreenHunter_658 May. 30 23.04Concealed Nation – by Brandon

AURORA, COLORADO — Three juveniles tried to hold up three movers as they were bringing items into an apartment late Friday night.

According to reports, the three armed suspects, ages 16-20, approached the three men in the foyer and then attempted to rob them at gunpoint.   Continue reading “Concealed Carrier With Precision Shooting Takes Out Three Armed Robbers”

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The Last Bastille – by Kyle Rearden

Imprisonment, like war, is hell. Understanding the nature of it is vital to empathizing with the grievances of those prisoners who are suffering because the government arbitrarily decided to tax, ban, or regulate something produced by the free market. First hand accounts of prison experiences, even if offered by a convicted felon, are incredibly valuable to those without any criminal record, due to the likely probability that such eyewitness testimony foreshadows the tribulations any man faces, especially considering that the sphere of legally permitted human action is noticeably shrinking as the police state coerces larger segments of the American citizenry.   Continue reading “Caged Arbitrarily: KC Massey on Government Dungeons”

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Antonius Aquinas 

Despite the barrage of catastrophic financial data throughout the Western world, there may be a glimmer of hope coming from the tiny Nordic island of Iceland.

It must not be forgotten that it was Iceland which was one of the first to feel the fallout of the financial crisis of 2007-08. Unlike most of the other nations, however, Iceland showed tremendous backbone and did not allow, for the most part, any of the NWO monetary agencies to intervene in its affairs. So, any Icelandic currency reform considerations must be taken seriously.   Continue reading “Monetary Reform in Iceland: Maybe There is Still Hope?”