E&E News – by Mike Lee, May 16, 2014

People who disclose confidential information about hydraulic fracturing chemicals in North Carolina would be subject to criminal penalties and civil damages, under a bill in the state Legislature.

The “Energy Modernization Act,” which was introduced yesterday, would make it a Class I felony to disclose trade secrets related to hydraulic fracturing, while spelling out how the information is supposed to be provided to emergency workers. Class I is the lowest-level felony, punishable by a few months’ imprisonment.   Continue reading “N.C. bill would make it a felony to disclose fracking chemicals”

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Two Ice Floes – by Mrs. Cog

If you are one of the many people who have a home with a lawn, but know something wicked this way comes, you may have said to yourself, “I have plenty of room in the yard, so I can grow my own food if I need to.” I have heard this from a number of people lately.

Should this be your ‘Plan B’ for extreme food inflation or shortages, you might want to get a jump start on the work involved because it is not easy and involves a number of factors you may not have considered. I know because we are currently undertaking just such a task.   Continue reading “Is Plan B to Turn Your Lawn into a Garden?”

Common Dreams – by Jon Queally

According to new NSA revelations at the The Intercept on Monday—reported by Ryan Devereaux, Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras—the U.S. National Security Agency “is secretly intercepting, recording, and archiving the audio of virtually every cell phone conversation on the island nation of the Bahamas.”

Based on documents provided by whistleblower Edward Snowden, the surveillance program in the Caribbean nation, known as much in the U.S. as home for off-shore banking and shell corporations as for its luxurious resorts, “is part of a top-secret system – code-named SOMALGET” which has been executed without the knowledge of the Bahamian government.   Continue reading “NSA in the Bahamas: ‘Data Pirates of the Caribbean’”

Border PatrolUS Border Patrol Retiree Blog

President Obama has taken extraordinary steps to restrict immigration law enforcement in our nation’s interior.  Ex-DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano was all too willing to support Obama’s anti-enforcement ideology by implementing enforcement policies that effectively gifted amnesty to millions of illegal aliens.  Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have had their hands tied to such an extent that an illegal alien who slips past the Border Patrol now faces little risk of being arrested and deported.   Continue reading “Demonizing The Border Patrol Is Part Of Comprehensive Immigration Reform”

constitutionThe Daily Sheeple

Nearly two years ago, Chief Justice John Roberts deemed the ACA’s individual mandate penalty a “tax” and saved Obama’s signature law.

But did he really save it – or did he doom it?

Many legal experts have disputed the classification of that provision of Obamacare as a “tax” – the ACA itself refers to it as a “penalty”.   Continue reading “The Obamacare “Tax” is Likely Unconstitutional, and Here’s Why”

AFP Photo / Paul J. RichardsRT News

The state of California is looking to pass a law stating the federal government would need a warrant from a judge if it wants to search residents’ cellphones and computer records. The bill passed the state senate with just one person voting against.

The bill was introduced following information that was leaked by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, who showed that US citizens had been subject to massive internal surveillance by the NSA.   Continue reading “Giving NSA the boot – California bids to end spying on its citizens”

Yahoo News – by Candice Choi

NEW YORK (AP) — Chipotle is asking customers not to bring firearms into its stores after it says gun rights advocates brought military-style assault rifles into one of its restaurants in Texas.

The Denver-based company notes that it has traditionally complied with local laws regarding open and concealed firearms.    Continue reading “Chipotle: Don’t bring guns in our stores”

Independent – by Adam Withnall

Thousands of sheep in Australia are believed to have died after eating a poisonous plant that makes them “bash their heads on posts and rocks until they crack open”.

The usually-rare toxic plant, misleadingly named the “Darling pea”, has spread rapidly in the aftermath of bushfires in New South Wales – which themselves caused devastation for sheep farmers in the area. Continue reading “Thousands of sheep in Australia die from ‘banging their heads till they crack open’ after eating poisonous plant”

An Israeli bulldozer demolishes a Palestinian house in East al-Quds. (file photo)Press TV

The Israeli regime’s bulldozers have demolished several houses belonging to Palestinians in East al-Quds (Jerusalem), locals say.

On Monday, Sami Abu Ghaliya, the secretary-general of the Bedouin Jahalin tribes, said that Israeli authorities razed two small residential and four agricultural structures belonging to his family in al-Eizariya.     Continue reading “Israeli bulldozers demolish Palestinian homes”

NSA Can Spy On Or Hit Offline Computers With EMFGlobal Research

The National Security Agency has implanted software in about 100,000 computer systems around the world, enabling the United States to surveil those devices while developing a trail that can be used to launch cyber-attacks.

Though most of the software is installed by gaining access to computer networks, the NSA can also employ technology that enters computers and alters data without needing internet access.   Continue reading “NSA Can Spy On Or Hit Offline Computers With EMF”

(L-R) Thai Deputy Supreme Commander General Worapong Sanganetra, Commander-in-Chief of Royal Thai Navy Admiral Narong Pipattanasai, Commander-in-Chief of Royal Thai Army General Prayuth Chan-ocha, Commander-in-Chief of Royal Thai Air Force Air Chief Marshal Prachin Chantong, and Police Chief Police General Adul Saengsingkaew attend a news conference at The Army Club after the army declared martial law nationwide to restore order, in Bangkok May 20, 2014. REUTERS-Athit PerawongmethaReuters – by AMY SAWITTA LEFEVRE

Thailand’s army declared martial law nationwide on Tuesday to restore order after six months of street protests that have left the country without a proper functioning government, but insisted the surprise intervention was not a military coup.

While troops patrolled parts of Bangkok and army spokesmen took to the airwaves, the caretaker government led by supporters of self-exiled former premier Thaksin Shinawatra said it was still running the country.   Continue reading “Thai army chief urges rivals to talk after declaring martial law”

Activist Post – by Bernie Suarez

The grand opening of the globalist 9/11 Memorial Museum is scheduled for Wednesday May 21, 2014 at ground zero in New York City. Despite the post-9/11 world that we live in; one in which we’ve witness a massive awakening of humanity. A time period when many average Americans have experienced massive changes in their lives due to the broken economy. At a time when America’s wealth has dwindled or should we say, transferred to the pocketbooks of unaccountable globalist gangsters. At a time when perpetual war is the norm despite the fact that we know that the Iraq war was based on a WMD lie, and we know factually that the World Trade Center towers were destroyed by controlled demolition.
Continue reading “Grand Opening of New 9/11 Memorial Museum In NYC Attempts to Cement “Official Story” Lies”

Natural Blaze 

Genetically modified crops and foods are neither safe nor necessary to feed the world, a new report by genetic engineers shows.

The second edition of GMO Myths and Truths, co-authored by genetic engineers Dr John Fagan and Dr Michael Antoniou and researcher Claire Robinson, was released today as a free online download by the sustainability and science policy platform Earth Open Source.
Continue reading “GM Foods Neither Safe Nor Needed, Say Genetic Engineers”