Investment Watch

The CDC has quickly removed a page from their website, which WAS cached here (since removed by google so you can view an image of the cache here), admitting that more than 98 million Americans received one or more doses of polio vaccine within an 8-year span from 1955-1963 when a proportion of the vaccine was contaminated with a cancer causing polyomavirus called SV40. It has been estimated that 10-30 million Americans could have received an SV40 contaminated dose of the vaccine.   Continue reading “CDC Admits 98 Million Americans Received Polio Vaccine In An 8-Year Span When It Was Contaminated With Cancer Virus”

Prepper Resources – by PJ

I was browsing online today looking to pick up another 1000 round case of 9mm ammunition, it seems like every day I get emails from places that keep slashing their prices.  Manufactured ammo is going for around $230 (shipped) per case and reloads are under $200, a far cry from pricing two to three years ago (if you could find anything in stock at all).  Just this past weekend I was in a local Cabela’s and the shelves were overflowing.  22LR, reloading supplies, almost everything that used to be in short supply was out there in vast quantities and at prices I would consider very reasonable.  It is most definitely a buyer’s market but for how long?  That got me thinking, could the system be rigged?  I believe that it absolutely could be so allow me to explain.   Continue reading “Conspiracy: Gun and Ammo Pricing / Availability Rigged?”

CNN – by Catherine E. Shoichet

The death of an off-duty officer in Texas is being treated as a homicide, police said Tuesday.

Abilene Officer Don Allen was found dead Monday inside his home in Clyde. Investigators haven’t released details about the manner of death, but have described it as “clearly suspicious.”   Continue reading “Police: Homicide suspected in off-duty Texas officer’s death”

BATR – by James Hall

Celebrating Labor Day is poised for a fundamental transition. As the work force shrinks, the 21th Century version of the nature of employment is undergoing deep and primal changes. Some stats that are relevant point out that 62.8%: Labor Force Participation Has Hovered Near 37-Year-Low for 11 Months.

“In February, according to BLS, the nation’s civilian noninstitutional population, consisting of all people 16 or older who were not in the military or an institution, reached 249,899,000. Of those, 157,002,000 participated in the labor force by either holding a job or actively seeking one.”   Continue reading “Labor Day when there is no work”

The Anti-Media – by John Vibes

Arlington, TX — Android Dick is a robot created in the likeness of the science fiction writer, Philip K. Dick. Android Dick is an attempt to create thinking and reasoning artificial intelligence that has human traits like compassion and creativity. The first version of the android was created in 2005 and has been a work in progress ever since.

In 2011, the creators of the android appeared on the PBS show Nova, where they interviewed the robot and asked it a series of questions. Some of the answers were impressive. Others are typical of what you would expect from a robot. However, one answer in particular is probably one of the most ominous things ever spoken by artificial intelligence.   Continue reading “Artificially Intelligent Robot Tells Creator It Will Keep Humans “In a People Zoo””

ABC News

The parents of a San Francisco woman who was fatally shot by a man in the country illegally said Tuesday that federal and local authorities contributed to the death of their daughter through negligence and bureaucratic bungling.

The family alleges in legal claims that a Bureau of Land Management ranger left his loaded service weapon in a backpack in plain view in his car before the gun was stolen in June.   Continue reading “Parents of Women Killed on San Francisco Pier by Illegal File Claims”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

While the US has had a surge in violence over the past several years, its defining feature was the generally chaotic and uncoordinated nature of each such – usually lethal – act.

That changed over the weekend when the FBI announced three US citizens – Brian Cannon, 37, Terry Peace, 47, and Cory Williamson, 29, – were sentenced to 12 years in prison for “conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction in attacks against federal government agencies. The defendants planned to attack critical infrastructure while motivating militia groups in other states to rise up and join them in removing government officials who they believed had exceeded their Constitutional power.”   Continue reading “Three US Citizens Sentenced For Conspiracy To Start A Revolution Using WMDs”

Chicago Tribune – by Dan Hinkel

A Fox Lake police officer was shot and killed Tuesday morning, and a massive manhunt with dogs and helicopters was underway along Rollins Road in Lake County.

The officer was pursuing people described as suspicious around 8 a.m. Tuesday, according to Lake County Undersheriff Raymond Rose.

Officers responding to the scene to help the officer found him in a marshy area, stripped of his gun and other gear, Rose said. He died at the scene, the undersheriff said.   Continue reading “Illinois police officer shot and killed; 3 suspects at large”

Yahoo News 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military has deployed two MQ-1 Predator reconnaissance drones and 70 airmen to Latvia on a training mission as part of U.S. efforts to reassure European allies the United States is committed to their security, the Pentagon said on Monday.

The deployment of the MQ-1 Predators to Lielvarde Air Base in Latvia over the weekend was the first time the U.S. military has sent a detachment of drones to Latvia to participate in partner training, said Navy Captain Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman.   Continue reading “U.S. military deploys drones to Latvia on training mission”

Seattle PI – by Ray Henry, AP

ATLANTA (AP) — Police officers who arrived at the wrong Atlanta home after a report of suspicious activity shot the man who lives there, killed his dog and “likely” shot a fellow officer, leaving him seriously wounded, authorities said Tuesday.

The bloody misunderstanding began Monday night when DeKalb County police received a report of a possible burglary at a one-story residence near an intersection in southeast Atlanta. Lacking an exact address, the officers were sent in the dark to a neighborhood where many of the single-story homes look similar.   Continue reading “Investigators: Georgia officer likely shot by other officers”

CNN

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 400 points, or 2.6%, and is 12% below the all-time high it set in May. The S&P 500 fell 2.7% and is once again in a so-called correction. It’s down more than 10% from the record that it hit in May.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 2.5 as well and is 11% below its July peak. The Nasdaq also lost its gains for the year Tuesday and is now 1.5% lower in 2015.   Continue reading “Dow falls 400 points on more China fears”

Institute for Policy Studies – by Karen Dolan

Poor people, face a far greater risk of being fined, arrested, and even incarcerated for minor offenses than other Americans. A broken taillight, an unpaid parking ticket, a minor drug offense, sitting on a sidewalk, or sleeping in a park can all result in jail time. In this report, we seek to understand the multi-faceted, growing phenomenon of the “criminalization of poverty.”   Continue reading “The Poor Get Prison: The Alarming Spread of the Criminalization of Poverty”

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The Last Bastille – by Kyle Reardon

Individual cognitive traits possess a high degree of variety amongst humans. Institutions, such as organized religion and corporate media, take advantage of the predilection some folks have for immersing themselves in speculative fantasy; consider the popularity of television shows like Jeremiah, Jericho, and even The Walking Dead franchise. The problem here, though, is that hypothetical lifeboat scenarios encourage people to reorient their entire lives around waiting (or “preparing”) for their calamity to occur, usually at the expense of everything and everyone else in their lives.   Continue reading “Modeling Threats & Analyzing Risk: A Rebuttal Against “Doom Porn””

The Organic Prepper

Years ago, I was reading the book Surviving the Apocalypse in the Suburbs. (Great book that I highly recommend!) The premise of the book is that our future economic woes will be based on the scarcity of oil.

The author, Wendy Brown, makes an excellent case regarding our dependency on oil, but the thing that really stood out in my mind was how she had changed her family’s diet well in advance of this economic crisis. She focused her efforts on local food for self-reliance in the long run.   Continue reading “Why Preppers Need to Focus on Local Food for Self-Reliance”

RT

A man who was killed by sheriff’s deputies in San Antonio last week appeared to have his hands raised when officers delivered the fatal shots, according to newly released video footage.

When the video begins, 41-year-old Gilbert Flores is seen running shirtless in the front yard of a house. Moments after he appears to put his hands up, two shots can be heard. Flores doubles over and falls to the ground. He died later in hospital.   Continue reading “Video suggests Texas man had hands raised when officers shot him dead”

RT

The main railway in Budapest got closed for an “undetermined time” for migrants Tuesday after hundreds of them attempted to board a train to Vienna, the latest event in the spiraling migrant crisis that’s engulfing Europe.

Hundreds of refugees – most of them from conflict areas like Syria – are now waiting at the station, with the entrance blocked by police, and are demonstrating, urging the authorities to let them in, shouting “Germany, Germany.”   Continue reading “Hungary bans refugees from main railway station as hundreds attempt to ride Vienna train”