McClatchy DC – by Matthew Schofield

BERLIN — To appreciate the scope and impact of a joint investigative series by the highly regarded German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung and German public television station NDR on the depth of American trespasses in this country, you don’t even have to read a word of the reports, or watch the videos.

All you really have to do is take a look at the U.S. Embassy rebuttal of the series. The multi-part, multi-media series was put on line beginning Friday morning, though some parts weren’t up until evening. And others are said to be coming during the coming weeks. The U.S. Embassy in Germany press office statement came out just after 3 p.m.   Continue reading “German Expose of America’s “Secret War” Attracts Quick, Strong U.S. Rebuttal”

As I approach my twilight years, I am struck by the inevitability that the party must end. And one clear, cold morning after I’m gone, my spouse will awaken in the warmth of our bedroom and be struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn’t “anymore.”

No more hugs, no more special moments to celebrate together, no more phone calls just to chat, no more “just 5 minutes more.” Sometimes, what we care about the most gets all used up and goes away, never to return before we can say good-bye, or say “I love you.”   Continue reading “When I am gone”

WND – by Bob Unruh

The Obama administration may be alarmed over the dismal number of people signing up for Obamacare, the rising health-care costs for Americans, the legal challenges to the religious discrimination embedded in the law and other problems.

But all of that would be of no consequence if a lawsuit in federal court in Washington succeeds. It alleges senators overstepped their authority in creating the Affordable Care Act and the law, therefore, is null and void.   Continue reading “Will this court case shatter Obamacare?”

A member of the Libyan army's Thunderbolt Brigade flies the Libyan flag as the army prepares for deployment in BenghaziGateway Pundit – by Jim Hoft

The U.S. military is working on plans to train 5,000 to 7,000 members of the Libyan security forces and also special operations forces The training will risk including terrorists from the troubled Mideast nation.   Continue reading “U.S. to Train Libyan Military, Including Islamist Branch”

Picture of How to Build a Bicycle GeneratorInstructables

Using a few easily accessible parts, you can make a bicycle generator that can power various electronic appliances, such as laptops and batteries!

Materials needed:

  • Bicycle Stand
  • Bicycle frame
  • 24V  DC scooter motor
  • DC-DC battery charger
  • A car battery, or something similar
  • DC-AC inverter
  • Wires for electrical connections and various bike parts and tools.
  • A multimeter might be useful to check various voltage differentials between different objects.   Continue reading “How to Build a Bicycle Generator”

Constitutional RevolutionMilitia News – by James Wesley Rawles

The citizenry, mimicking the Germans of the 1930s passively goes along with each of these baby steps, never quite chafing to the point of outright rebellion. The end result is a society that has made itself voluntarily monitored 24/7, agreed to centralized background checks just to exercise a Constitutional right, that has agreed to being either fondled or x-rayed by blue glove-wearing half-wits at airports. With our own tax dollars (annually self-assessed, of course) we have equipped an army of steroid-pumped henchmen who are ready, willing, and able to not just Taser us at the slightest sign of noncompliance, but even willing to arrest and drag us to a hospital for multiple rectal examinations because of the mere suspicion that we “might be hiding something.”   Continue reading “Do We Sit By And Watch, Or Do We Show Up And Fight?”

Fukushima Cleanup beginsABC Australia

Japanese authorities will today begin removing highly radioactive fuel from one the Fukushima nuclear plant’s damaged reactor buildings.

The Japan Atomic Energy Commission has described Fukushima as an unprecedented, and deepening, crisis, with the 160,000 people evacuated from the area unlikely to ever return home.   Continue reading “Authorities begin Fukushima cleanup”

Thorium Concept CarIndustry Tap – by David Russell Schilling

There are now over one billion cars traveling roads around the world directly and indirectly costing trillions of dollars in material resources, time and noxious emissions. Imagine all these cars running cleanly for 100 years on just 8 grams of fuel each.

Laser Power Systems (LPS) from Connecticut, USA, is developing a new method of automotive propulsion with one of the most dense materials known in nature: thorium. Because thorium is so dense it has the potential to produce tremendous amounts of heat. The company has been experimenting with small bits of thorium, creating a laser that heats water, produces steam and powers a mini turbine.   Continue reading “Thorium-Fueled Automobile Engine Needs Refueling Once a Century”

New York Times – by KIA GREGORY

DENNING, N.Y. — Blanketed by the stillness of stone-faced mountains and endless trees now shaded rust and gold, the town of Denning is quiet, so quiet, one longtime resident likes to say, you can hear your heartbeat.

As in other towns in the Catskills, the 550 residents of Denning are a mix of weekenders and full-timers with the occasional celebrity tucked in, like the actor Judd Hirsch, who has lived in the area for more than 40 years. Like his neighbors — neighbors being a relative term, as some live hundreds of yards apart — he came for the peace, but what Mr. Hirsch is proposing to do on his 96-acre property is creating no small amount of disturbance.   Continue reading “Judd Hirsch’s Wind-Power Plan Unsettles Catskill Town”