Liberty Gold and Silver – Mike McGill

With the precious metals market in the doldrums and at the bottom of a thirty month correction, there has definitely been some hand wringing and a whole bunch of moping from investors who purchased gold and silver at or near the 2011 highs. This is natural and to be expected. Nobody wants to lose money. People purchase investments ostensibly to make money – hopefully, a lot of it.   Continue reading “Forget about Trying to get Rich with Gold…You’re going to Need it to Survive!”

IRMEP

“Quashed case” mystery solved: culprit is once again secret Israeli intervention.

2013 marks the 20th anniversary of the infamous “Anti-Defamation League (ADL) files controversy”  in which the ADL was discovered infiltrating, spying on and otherwise violating the privacy rights of a large number of anti-Apartheid, civil-rights and peace groups throughthe unlawful acquisition of private data from corrupt local law enforcement officials.  The single best retrospective is from long-time Middle East analyst and broadcaster Jeffrey Blankfort, who was also among those targeted by the ADL (see, “The Strange History of the Anti Defamation League: ADL Spies“).    Continue reading “FBI Investigated Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for Espionage”

GOP USA – by Watertown Daily Times (NY)

A majority of millennials — those age 18 to 29 — do not approve of the Affordable Care Act, the performance of President Barack Obama or the U.S. Congress, according to a survey conducted by the Harvard Institute of Politics.

Reactions to the results in the north country reveal similar frustrations, although there are supporters of President Obama’s signature health-care legislation.   Continue reading “The young turn against Obama, Congress and Obamacare”

The Official Microsoft Blog – by Brad Smith

Many of our customers have serious concerns about government surveillance of the Internet.

We share their concerns. That’s why we are taking steps to ensure governments use legal process rather than technological brute force to access customer data.   Continue reading “Protecting customer data from government snooping”

Diplomats in NY Defrauded Medicaid System: U.S.NBC New York – by Jonathan Dienst and Joe Valiquette

Dozens of Russian diplomats and their spouses living and working in New York have been charged with defrauding the Medicaid system of about $1.5 million in benefits over a nine-year period, federal prosecutors say.

The Russian diplomats and their spouses allegedly spent tens of thousands of dollars on luxury vacations as well as jewelry and clothing at Bloomingdale’s, Tiffany’s and other retailers. They also spent thousands of dollars online to buy merchandise including Apple products and concert tickets, prosecutors say.   Continue reading “Dozens of Russian Diplomats in NY Defrauded Medicaid System: Prosecutors”

Virginia Citizens Defense LeagueAmmoLand

Covington VA –-(Ammoland.com)- FIRST – ARE YOU A MENTAL-HEALTH PROFESSIONAL?

If so, VCDL is putting together a special committee to monitor mental-health bills that will be coming up in the General Assembly in January.

We need mental-health professionals to read all of the mental-health bills that get introduced and to tell VCDL leadership if the bills would affect gun-rights and how. The VCDL Board of Directors will then determine VCDL’s position on such bills based on the committee’s input.   Continue reading “How The Antis Are Planning To Push Gun Control In Virginia”

MintsThe Smoking Gun

A New Yorker who was arrested near his Brooklyn home for possession of several Ecstasy pills was actually carrying breath mints, a discovery that forced prosecutors to drop a criminal charge against the man, who is now suing for false arrest.

Robert Hankins, 46, was arrested on April 2 at 2:30 PM by NYPD Officer Sean Nurse, according to a Criminal Court complaint. Nurse reported observing Hankins in possession of “a plastic bag containing a quantity of” Ecstasy.   Continue reading “NYPD Busts Man After Mistaking Mints For Ecstasy”

Mayor elect Bill de Blasio has appointed Bill Bratton as the next NYPD Commissioner.New York Daily News – by Rocco Parascandola , Erin Durkin AND Larry Mcshane

Former New York top cop William Bratton, bounced from One Police Plaza in 1996, is returning as the city’s new police commissioner.

Bratton, 66, was announced Thursday as the new commissioner at the Red Hook Justice Community Center by incoming Mayor Bill de Blasio.   Continue reading “William Bratton named NYPD commissioner by Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio”

New York Times – by JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr.

An unarmed, emotionally disturbed man shot at by the police as he was lurching around traffic near Times Square in September has been charged with assault, on the theory that he was responsible for bullet wounds suffered by two bystanders, according to an indictment unsealed in State Supreme Court in Manhattan on Wednesday.

The man, Glenn Broadnax, 35, of Brooklyn, created a disturbance on Sept. 14, wading into traffic at 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue and throwing himself into the path of oncoming cars.   Continue reading “Unarmed Man Is Charged With Wounding Bystanders Shot by Police Near Times Square”

Reuters / Albert Gea RT News

The American Studies Association (ASA) leadership is pushing a plan to boycott Israeli universities, saying that Palestinian students and scholars currently face severe obstructions to their right to education “due to the occupation.”

The resolution was passed unanimously by the association’s 20-member national council – composed of elected representatives from the general ASA membership.    Continue reading “American Studies Association backs academic boycott of Israel”

Fast food workers attend a protest against McDonald's outside one of its restaurants in New York December 5, 2013.(Reuters / Eduardo Munoz)RT News

Fast-food employees are conducting a nationwide strike in the US on Thursday, December 5, demanding a $15 dollar minimum wage.

Orchestrated by the National Fast Food Workers Campaign, the organization is hoping workers in more than 100 cities across the United States will join the effort by walking out and protesting low wages in fast-food restaurants.   Continue reading “Fast-food workers walk off”

Reuters / III Corps Public Affairs / U.S. ArmyRT News

A number of female Army privates at Fort Hood military base in Texas were allegedly pressured to prostitute themselves to superior officers, with the senior-most officer being the one in charge of sexual assault prevention for the unit.

The news originated in the court-martial trial of Master Sergeant Brag Grimes, who, after a two day trial, was found guilty of conspiring to patronize a prostitute and solicitation to commit adultery. He will receive a letter of reprimand and remain in the service, although he was demoted to sergeant first class.    Continue reading “Female army members allegedly pressured into prostitution by officers at Ft. Hood”

Bloomberg – by William Pesek

The buzz in Japanese cyberspace is that Chinese President Xi is wagging the dog by declaring a controversial “air-defense identification zone” across the East China Sea. The move has drastically ramped up tensions with Japan and the U.S., both of which have blatantly disregarded Beijing’s unilateral edict. According to one prevailing theory, Xi is whipping up an international storm to change the subject domestically away from income inequality, official corruption and China’s blackening skies.

The leader benefiting most from the controversy, though, may be Japan’s Abe. With his own populace furious over China’s unilateral decree, the prime minister is seizing the opportunity to rush a chilling official-secrets bill into law.   Continue reading “Japan’s Secrets Bill Turns Journalists Into Terrorists”