Low-Tech Magazine

Wireless internet access is on the rise in both modern consumer societies and in the developing world.

In rich countries, however, the focus is on always-on connectivity and ever higher access speeds. In poor countries, on the other hand, connectivity is achieved through much more low-tech, often asynchronous networks.

While the high-tech approach pushes the costs and energy use of the internet higher and higher, the low-tech alternatives result in much cheaper and very energy efficient networks that combine well with renewable power production and are resistant to disruptions. Continue reading “How to Build a Low-tech Internet”

True Activist – by Amanda Froelich

150 years ago, the Pomo Native American tribe was forced to move inland and abandon the community’s coastal home in California. They left behind 668 acres of dense redwood forest, dramatic coastline, and the ability to roam and hunt freely for a small, water-poor reservation.

In 1925, the Richardson family purchased the expanse of land and was delighted in its coastal bluffs, waterfalls, and history. One member of the family, however, always knew the land didn’t really belong to them, therefore, donated it back to the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians last week.   Continue reading “California Farmer Gifts 700 Acres Of Coastal Land Back To Native American Tribe”

The New American – by Warren Mass

In his October 27 speech at the annual International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) conference in Chicago, President Obama called for “common-sense gun safety reforms,” which, in the complete context of the speech, obviously means more federal and state gun-control laws.

Obama challenged the obvious conclusion made by those who have pointed out that in Chicago — with its draconian gun-control laws that have banned new sales and registration of handguns in the city since 1982 — tougher gun “safety” laws don’t help, and only make things worse.   Continue reading “Obama Pushes Federal Gun Control Laws During Chicago Speech”

The Epoch Times – AP

VIENNA— Austria, a strong critic of fences built to cope with Europe’s migrant influx, on Wednesday announced it is joining other nations that have either already erected border barriers or are planning to do so.

Austrian Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner insisted the move was aimed solely at bringing order to the unrelenting influx of people entering the country, telling parliament there were no plans “to build a fence around Austria.”   Continue reading “Austria to Build Fence Along Parts of Border With Slovenia”

New York Times

Military officials were scrambling Wednesday to retrieve an unmanned Army surveillance blimp that detached from its moorings in Maryland and drifted north over Pennsylvania.

Two American fighter jets were tracking the blimp, military officials said, that had been tethered at Aberdeen Proving Ground and broke free around noon.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command in Colorado posted an official statement, saying that the aerostat was “drifting northward & has descended near the ground.”   Continue reading “Fighter Jets Tracking Runaway Military Surveillance Blimp”

RT

Richland County, South Carolina has fired Ben Fields, the sheriff’s deputy recorded using force on an African-American student during a school discipline incident. Footage of Fields throwing the student across the classroom has caused outrage.

“From the very beginning that’s what’s caused me to be upset, and continued to upset me is that he picked the student up and threw the student across the room,” Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said at a press conference Wednesday, announcing that Fields was being let go.   Continue reading “SC sheriff fires deputy who slammed black student in classroom”

Raw Story – by BETHANIA PALMA MARKUS

A South Carolina high school student who witnessed her classmate being physically abused by a school resource officer was arrested and held on $1,000 bond for filming the incident.

Niya Kenny, 18, told WLTX she was shocked and disturbed when she saw Officer Ben Fields flipping her female classmate out of her desk and pinning her to the ground for refusing to leave class.   Continue reading “SC student arrested for recording school cop’s violent assault on classmate sitting in her desk”

Activist Post – by Brandon Turbeville

It appears that, after a few weeks of Russian bombing in Syria, a new kind of “no-fly zone” seems to have been established. However, this “no-fly zone” is not focused on preventing Syrian planes and military forces from operating inside the country. Instead, it functions as a barrier to Israeli and American air forces seeking to enter Syria through the Mediterranean Sea in order to support terrorists and jihadists against the secular government of Bashar al-Assad.

This is because of Russia’s Naval presence in the port of Tartus and its new presence just off the coast of Latakia, particularly with ships like the guided missile cruiser Moscow. The ship left Crimea on September 24 and is part of what Russian media is referring to as training exercises.   Continue reading “Russia’s “No-Fly Zone” Prevents US, Israel, UK From Bombing Syria”

The Daily Sheeple – by Joshua Krause

Most Americans like to believe that the citizens of Europe have been completely disarmed by their governments, but that’s only partially true. Gun rights vary considerably from nation to nation, and guns can still be had, even in places with strict laws. However, a very interesting trend has emerged in those places.   Continue reading “Record Gun Sales in Austria as Refugee Crisis Accelerates”

The Daily Sheeple – by Melissa Dykes

Earlier this year, we reported on the senseless death by cop of teen Zachary Hammond who was shot at through his car window multiple times at point blank range by Lt. Mark Tiller of Seneca Police Department.

Hammond was on a first date when he pulled into a Hardees restaurant drive-thru in Seneca, South Carolina, unaware the police had set up a drug sting inside the fast food restaurant. Police blocked his car in with a patrol vehicle…

Continue reading “Unarmed Teen Death-by-Cop Dash Cam Video Released: Does This Use of Deadly Force Look “Justified” to You?”

Looks like they’re setting the stage to make another pass at pushing for a searchable database/registry of gun owners. I did not know (but am not surprised) that the BATFaggots were accessing the records of the 4473’s that are in their possession to create a digital filecard system.

USA Today – by Kevin Johnson

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Millions of firearm purchase records, potentially critical to tracing guns used in crimes, languish here in scores of cardboard boxes and shipping containers awaiting processing at the government’s National Tracing Center.   Continue reading “Millions of firearms records languish at National Tracing Center”

The Organic Prepper

That magic moment when you go to wash your hands….and nothing comes out of the tap.

Late on Friday evening – you know, too late to reach the local repair guy – that was the scenario at our rented farm. Nary a drop was coming from our faucets.

For the past couple of months, I had believed there was an impending issue with our well. However, it was one of those intermittent problems that was impossible to diagnose before it actually fell apart completely. So, there we were after dinner on a Friday night, with laundry half way through a wash cycle, a sink mounded with dirty dishes, and the debris of a canning session all over the counters. And no running water.   Continue reading “8 Prepper Hacks for Cleaning Without Running Water”

RT

The Pentagon has awarded B-2 bomber producer Northrop Grumman with a lucrative contact to develop the next-generation of stealth bombers. The aerospace giant beat Boeing and Lockheed Martin after an intense four-year competition.

“Building this bomber is a strategic investment in the next 50 years, and represents our aggressive commitment to a strong and balanced force,” Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said during a Pentagon briefing announcing the contract.   Continue reading “Pentagon names winner of multibillion dollar stealth bomber contract”

Asbury Park Press – by Steph Solis and Andrew Ford

WALL – A veteran state trooper whose duties included providing security at the Statehouse in Trenton faces drunken driving charges after officials said he crashed his marked police cruiser Monday afternoon in a Garden State Parkway rest area.

Sgt. First Class Michael Roadside, 51, had an open container of alcohol in his patrol car when he rear-ended a white Audi in the Monmouth Service Area near Exit 100 around 2 p.m., according to a news release Tuesday from State Police. No one was injured in the crash, described in the release as “minor,” but Roadside, a 28-year veteran,  was immediately relieved of his duty weapon and taken into custody.   Continue reading “State trooper charged with DWI on Parkway”

Mail.com

BOSTON (AP) — A Salem, Massachusetts, woman who calls herself a witch priestess is taking a self-proclaimed warlock to court over accusations of harassment.

Lori Sforza, who runs a Salem witchcraft shop and leads a pagan church, filed for court-ordered protection against harassment from Christian Day, whose website calls him the “world’s best-known warlock.” Sforza accused Day of harassing her online and over the phone for three years. The two will meet in court on Wednesday.   Continue reading “Salem witch takes warlock to court over alleged harassment”