Verizon’s Outrageous Plot to Crack Up the Internet Link: The company is trying to overturn the Federal Communications Commission’s Open Internet Order, which prevents Internet service providers from blocking, throttling or otherwise discriminating against online content.
Seymour Hersh on Obama, NSA and the ‘pathetic’ American Media Link: Seymour Hersh has got some extreme ideas on how to fix journalism – close down the news bureaus of NBC and ABC, sack 90% of editors in publishing and get back to the fundamental job of journalists which, he says, is to be an outsider.
Highly Toxic Squalene MF59 Adjuvant That Caused Gulf War Syndrome In Military Servicemen Now Being Added To Some Civilian Flu Vaccines Link: Compulsory vaccination has long been a requirement to serve in the U.S. armed forces, and it is well documented that many of the vaccines administered to servicemen over the years have been experimental in nature, meaning they contained untested adjuvants and other questionable additives. But it has recently come to our attention that the highly toxic vaccine adjuvant squalene MF59, which was first given to servicemen back during the first Gulf War and later linked to causing Gulf War syndrome, is now being added to some civilian flu vaccines.
Ghost Voting: California Assembly Members Caught Breaking The Rules Link: When Californians go to the polls, the rules are clear: one vote per person. But the same principle apparently doesn’t apply to state lawmakers.
IRS Now Seizing Bank Accounts Of Innocent Americans Link: Can the government use civil forfeiture to take your money when you have done nothing wrong—and then pocket the proceeds? The IRS thinks so.
Obamacare Website Quietly Deletes Reference to ‘Free Health Care’ Link: Even as President Obama and his administration are making a last minute push to encourage enrollment in Obamacare, a quiet change was made on the Healthcare.gov website regarding those who will still not be able to afford coverage after the program kicks in.
Nine Household Items That Could Be Spying On You Link: For Americans concerned about their privacy, the NSA data grabs are daunting, but what about the data grabs happening inside your own home, perpetrated not by the government, but by your coffee machine?
The DNC is Nearly Broke Link: There’s another budget crisis in Washington, and it’s unfolding inside the Democratic party. The Democratic National Committee remains so deeply in the hole from spending in the last election that it is struggling to pay its own vendors.
Former Microsoft Privacy Chief Says He No Longer Trusts The Company Link: Microsoft’s onetime Chief Privacy Advisor, Caspar Bowden, has come out with a vote of no-confidence in the company’s long-term privacy measures and ability or interest to secure user data in the wake of the NSA’s PRISM program.
Facebook Users Are Committing ‘Virtual Identity Suicide’ in Droves and Quitting The Site Over Privacy and Addiction Fears Link: Facebook users are quitting the social network in droves due to privacy concerns and fear of internet addiction, according to new research. Increasing numbers are taking part in what’s been dubbed ‘virtual identity suicide’ and deleting their accounts.
Ben Carson Targeted by IRS After National Prayer Breakfast Speech Link: At an event in Birmingham, Ala. Monday night, former Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon Ben Carson revealed that he had received a visit from the Internal Revenue Service following his much-noted remarks at a National Prayer Breakfast earlier this year.
Coptic Orthodox Bishop Escapes Assassination Attempt In Egypt Link: Bishop Anba Macarius of the Coptic Orthodox Minya Diocese in Egypt survived an assassination attempt Monday morning when his vehicle came under fire.
$5.25 Million For Senate Hair Care And 21 Other Ways Politicians Are Living The High Life At Your Expense Link: If you want to live the high life, you don’t have to become a rap star, a professional athlete or a Wall Street banker. All it really takes is winning an election. Right now, more than half of all the members of Congress are millionaires, and most of them leave “public service” far wealthier than when they entered it
IRS Watchdog: $67 Million Missing from Obamacare Slush Fund Link: The IRS is unable to account for $67 million spent from a slush fund established for Obamacare implementation, according to a TIGTA report released today.
Cost of Renewable Energy’s Variability is Dwarfed by the Savings Link: Solar and wind power have very distinct profiles. Solar varies the most over the course of a day, but the general outline of solar production is very predictable even if the total power delivered varies a bit with cloud cover. Wind tends to be steadier, but the total amount being produced can change at any time of day.
Obama on Obamacare: “We did raise taxes on some things.” Link: “Some things” means uninsured families, med devices,flex accounts, small businesses, people with high medical bills and even charitable hospitals
The Fed’s ‘Hidden Agenda’ Behind Money-Printing Link: The markets were surprised when the Federal Reserve did not announce a tapering of the quantitative easing bond buying program at its September meeting. Indeed, its signal to the market that it was keeping interest rates low was welcome, but there may be a hidden agenda.
Victory: Senate to Kill Monsanto Protection Act Amid Outrage Link: This unprecedented move shows the true power of the anti-GMO, anti-Monsanto movement, and how elected officials are now being forced to side with the concerned population over the money-spewing Monsanto
Obamacare’s ‘Cool Calculator,’ Part 2: The ‘Wedding Tax’ Link: When combined with Uncle Sam’s current income and payroll tax regimes, the gradual expiration as income increases of Obamacare’s “tax credits” will raise the portion of income taken by the government for each additional dollar of earnings to between one-third and one-half, effectively taxing most American workers at marginal rates usually limited to the planet’s highest income earners.
Hollywood’s New Favorite Cars Are Armored and Electrified Link: The combination of guns, death and the particular vulnerability that a car on a public street presents to stars who are under siege from paparazzi and stalkers hits close to home for many in L.A.’s celebrity culture, where spending lavishly on personal security is a seldom-discussed necessity.
Modoc County joins Siskiyou in State of Jefferson Bid for Secession Link: The Modoc County Board of Supervisors today voted to join neighboring Siskiyou County in its bid to secede from the State of California.
Islamic Terror Groups Are Killing Christians All Over The World & Obama Wants Us To Ally With Them Link: Over the past couple of days, we have witnessed some absolutely horrific examples of Islamic terror groups specifically targeting Christians and those from other non-Muslim religions.
Meltdown in Washington: President Obama Reported Sedated Following Emotional Breakdown Link: Late this afternoon White House insiders leaked information stating the president has suffered a mental breakdown and is presently resting and under a doctors care.
Too Big To Fail Is Now Bigger Than Ever Before Link: The too big to fail banks are now much, much larger than they were the last time they caused so much trouble. The six largest banks in the United States have gotten 37 percent larger over the past five years.
Amid Michelle Slip, Uncovered That Obamas Lived Apart For Years Link: What many dismiss as a simple slip of the tongue, Michelle Obama may have revealed more than she hoped for when she refered to her self as a “busy single mother” during an interview on Vermont television.
