01/26/2015 License Plate Scanners By Bennett Stein, ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project & Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy & Technology Project at 7:15pm (Updated below) The Drug Enforcement Administration has initiated a massive national license plate… Read More ›
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U.S. House of Representatives votes unanimously today to block suspected Nazi war criminals from receiving Social Security benefits
US takes a Stand: No SS for the SS Thursday, 04 December 2014 After World War II ended, 8,000 high ranking Nazis were recruited by the U.S. This much we know. Some of them were kicked out of the country… Read More ›
World on the brink of ‘sixth great extinction’ as plants, animals dying out faster than ever
Many animal species are finding places to live scarcer with the encroachment by altered by humans PUBLISHED : Friday, 30 May, 2014, 5:50pm Associated Press in Washington World on the brink of ‘sixth great extinction’ as plants, animals dying out… Read More ›
2014 Jefferson Muzzles
The U.S. Department of Justice The White House Press Office The National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security The North Carolina General Assembly Police The Kansas Board of Regents Modesto Junior College The Tennessee State Legislature Wharton High… Read More ›
Philippine vessel evades Chinese Coast Guard ships in disputed waters
Philippines boat carrying supplies to soldiers evades coastguard after a two-hour stand off PUBLISHED : Saturday, 29 March, 2014, 8:44pm UPDATED : Sunday, 30 March, 2014, 6:02am Agencies in Manila Philippine marines, members of a military detachment stationed aboard the… Read More ›
Yulia Tymoshenko, Former Ukraine Prime Minister, Starts Medical Treatment In Berlin
BERLIN (AP) — Ukraine’s former prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, has started medical treatment at Berlin’s Charite hospital after arriving late Friday, but doctors treating her say it’s too soon to say how long this will take. Hospital chairman Karl Max… Read More ›
AG Order No. 3420-2014 Policy Regarding Obtaining Information From, or Records of, Members of the News Media; and Regarding Questioning, Arresting, or Charging Members of the News Media
SUMMARY: This rule amends the policy of the Department of Justice regarding the use of subpoenas, certain court orders, and search warrants, to obtain information from, or records of, members of the news media. The rule also amends the Department’s… Read More ›
Israel PM slams Iran move to send ships towards US
EEV: This may eventually lead to the escalation of Iranian missiles being within striking distance of the U.S. Mainland. 3 hours ago Jerusalem (AFP) – Israel on Sunday denounced an Iranian announcement that it was sending naval ships towards the… Read More ›
US army investigates hundreds of soldiers for recruitment fraud
Officials tell Senate that illegal kickbacks cost the US at least $29m as part of national guard program to boost enlistment Associated Press in Washington theguardian.com, Tuesday 4 February 2014 17.43 EST The recruitment program began to improve enlistment… Read More ›
Navy Yard shooter got clean bill of mental health just weeks before killing 12 people in gun rampage
Aaron Alexis left a note saying that he had been targeted by low-frequency radio waves for three months before the September 2013 shooting That time period lines up with when he was regularly visiting Veteran’s Affairs doctors complaining of sleeplessness… Read More ›
US nuclear officer cheating scandal has grown to 92 out of a force of 500
US nuclear officer cheating scandal widens as top brass investigates Defence secretary Chuck Hagel summons military chiefs to Pentagon to tackle ‘systemic problems’ of stress and low morale Associated Press in Washington theguardian.com, Thursday 30 January 2014 12.38 EST US air… Read More ›
Revealed: Two armed officers took unannounced breaks just MINUTES before a shooter opened fire in LAX in November
Two armed officers didn’t tell their dispatcher that they were going on breaks, new details from the investigation reveal Paul Ciana walked into LAX’s Terminal 3 minutes later and took an assault rifle out of his bag and started firing,… Read More ›
37 US nuclear missile launch officers involved in drug, cheating scandal
© Flickr.com/The National Guard/cc-by US Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James says 34 missile launch officers have been implicated in a cheating scandal and three others have been implicated in a drug probe, the latest missteps by those who maintain… Read More ›
The thrifty terrorists: Receipts reveal how al-Qaida records every expense down to 60 cents for cake and a $1.60 pot of mustard
The extremists left more than 100 receipts in a building occupied by al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb in Timbuktu earlier this year They assiduously tracked their cash flow, recording purchases as small as a single light bulb The often tiny… Read More ›
Road project in Iceland delayed to protect ‘hidden’ elves
In a survey conducted by the University of Iceland in 2007, 62 per cent of those asked thought it was at least possible that the critters exist. A road project has been stopped until the country’s Supreme Court rules on… Read More ›
Ethan Couch: Texas quadruple murderer – or a victim of ‘affluenza’?
Texan teen given parole after mowing down four people while drunk – but his family is so wealthy he believed his actions had no consequences Tim Walker Friday, 13 December 2013 A wealthy Texan teenager who mowed down and killed… Read More ›
Syrian opposition fighters seize 12 nuns from Christian village
Mother superior says nuns abducted from convent have been taken with three other women to town held by rebels Associated Press in Damascus theguardian.com, Tuesday 3 December 2013 09.04 EST A Syrian nun lights candles in the church… Read More ›
Two-thirds of Americans no longer trust each other says poll conducted last month
An AP-GfK poll conducted last month found that Americans are suspicious of each other in everyday encounters Less than one-third expressed a lot of trust in clerks who swipe their credit cards, drivers on the road, or people they meet… Read More ›
Obama boycott: Major US news outlets refuse to use White House photos
Published time: November 27, 2013 21:03 US President Barack Obama is surrounded by photographers while he eats breakfast. (AFP Photo / Scott Olson) The coalition of major news outlets protesting the White House’s photo policy continues to grow, with… Read More ›
CIA’s most senior officer in Pakistan ‘unmasked’ by Imran Khan’s party
PTI party names man in letter to police demanding he be nominated as one of those responsible for drone strike Jon Boone in Islamabad theguardian.com, Wednesday 27 November 2013 08.52 EST Supporters of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party… Read More ›
WHO apologises for claiming half of Greek HIV infections are self-inflicted
WHO blames ‘gross editing error’ for report claiming half of new cases are acquired deliberately by people trying to claim benefits Associated Press theguardian.com, Tuesday 26 November 2013 09.53 EST A drug user gives a blood sample for a HIV… Read More ›
US loses Unesco voting rights after stopping funds over Palestine decision
Some Americans warn of loss of influence over world culture and education after US misses deadline to pay debt Associated Press in Paris theguardian.com, Friday 8 November 2013 06.27 EST The Palestinian ambassador to Unesco, Elias Sanbar, at the agency’s… Read More ›
Top US climate scientists support development of safe nuclear power
Open letter to environmentalists and world leaders says wind and solar power are not enough to diminish carbon emissions Associated Press in Pittsburgh theguardian.com, Sunday 3 November 2013 11.03 EST Nuclear power is ‘very divisive’ among environmentalists but scientists argue it’s… Read More ›
78 percent of Americans say they weren’t inconvenienced by government shutdown: survey
Only 11 percent of Americans reported being ‘majorly inconvenienced’ by the shutdown Experts warn that another shutdown could be on the horizon in coming months By Associated Press and Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 18:08 EST, 23 October 2013 | UPDATED:… Read More ›
Walmart fires employee for coming to the aid of woman being assaulted by her boyfriend in the parking lot
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 00:36 EST, 18 October 2013 | UPDATED: 00:59 EST, 18 October 2013 Kristopher Oswald says he was doing the right thing when he jumped to the aid of a woman being assaulted in the… Read More ›
Venezuela navy escorts seized US-charted oil vessel into port
Sunday Oct 13, 2013 | Fabiola Sanchez for The Associated Press Credit: The Associated Press Venezuelan navy escorts seized US-charted oil survey ship into port; crew remains in custody CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A U.S.-chartered oil exploration ship… Read More ›
California allows undocumented migrants to obtain driver’s licences
Governor Jerry Brown predicts that endorsement of driver’s licenses for migrants will mean more states will follow Associated Press in Los Angeles theguardian.com, Thursday 3 October 2013 17.44 EDT California governor Jerry Brown said: ‘No longer are undocumented people… Read More ›
Carter: American ‘Middle Class’ lives in Poverty
Tuesday, 08 October 2013 Former US President Jimmy Carter said Monday that the income gap in the United States has increased to the point where members of the middle class resemble the Americans who lived in poverty when… Read More ›
Obamacare activists STRIP to their underwear in taxpayer-funded, PETA-style stunt to persuade young Coloradoans to ‘get covered’
By David Martosko, U.s. Political Editor PUBLISHED: 15:53 EST, 3 October 2013 | UPDATED: 16:25 EST, 3 October 2013 Obamacare organizers in Colorado are taking Obamacare promotion to a new low – at least in terms of their dress … Read More ›
MIT Scientist: UN Global Waming report is hilarious
Monday, 30 September 2013 Not all scientists are panicking about global warming — one of them finds the alarmism “hilarious.” A top climate scientist from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology lambasted a new report by the UN’s climate bureaucracy… Read More ›
Suicide bombers kill 60 Christians outside Pakistan church
A pair of suicide bombers blew themselves up outside a 130-year-old church in Pakistan after Sunday Mass, killing at least 60 people in the deadliest attack on Christians in recent history. A Pakistani man carries an injured woman on her… Read More ›
World’s top climate scientists told to ‘cover up’ the fact that the Earth’s temperature hasn’t risen for the last 15 years
Leaked United Nations report reveals the world’s temperature hasn’t risen for the last 15 years Politicians have raised concerns about the final draft Fears that the findings will encourage deniers of man-made climate change By Tamara Cohen, Political Correspondent PUBLISHED:… Read More ›
Employment gap between America’s rich and poor at widest level on record – with lowest earners at same jobless rate as the Great Depression
By Associated Press and Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 09:28 EST, 16 September 2013 | UPDATED: 09:32 EST, 16 September 2013 The gap in employment rates between America’s highest- and lowest-income families has stretched to its widest levels since officials… Read More ›
‘Syrian rebels take responsibility for the chemical attack admitting the weapons were provided by Saudis’ – source
EEV: Requesting 2nd source confirmation Photo: EPA In an interview with Dale Gavlak, a Middle East correspondent for the Associated Press and Mint Press News, Syrian rebels tacitly implied that they were responsible for last week’s chemical attack. Some information… Read More ›
Guards have to escort Chicago kids to new schools as they cross gang boundaries
Safe Passage program hires protection hires for Chicago Public Schools as students cross gang boundaries No incidents of trouble reported on its first day today Parents are skeptic over whether the program will continue to protect kids By Associated Press… Read More ›
The Pre-Snowden NSA leaks – Bumblehive, Operation Thinthread, Going Dark, Stingray, Trapwire, Total Information Awarness, etc..
Editors Note ( Ralph Turchiano ) – This is a requested Re-post from 2013 The Intelligence community began to lose control prior to Snowden. The Boston Bombing event resulted in over zealous Intelligence Consultants revealing trade secrets. Then Following the… Read More ›
Woman Dies After Nurse Refuses to Do CPR / just following company policy
March 4, 2013 by Associated Press From The Associated Press BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — A central California retirement home is defending one of its nurses who refused pleas by a 911 operator to perform CPR on an elderly woman who… Read More ›
US quickly approaching 3rd world status as massive poverty sets in
Sunday, 28 July 2013 Four out of 5 U.S. adults struggle with joblessness, near-poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives, a sign of deteriorating economic security and an elusive American dream. Survey data exclusive… Read More ›
Pentagon purges Osama bin Laden raid records
Posted By Associated Press On 10:59 AM 07/08/2013 In Politics WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. special operations commander, Adm. William McRaven, ordered military files about the Navy SEAL raid on Osama bin Laden’s hideout to be purged from Defense… Read More ›
‘I feel like a trapped animal’: U.S. executive is held HOSTAGE by staff at Beijing medical supply plant in dispute over pay
Chip Starnes, 42, said he was being kept captive by scores of workers He said they were demanding severance packages The workers were expecting wire transfers by Tuesday said Mr Starnes By Jill Reilly PUBLISHED: 07:20 EST, 24 June 2013… Read More ›
Feds Must Produce NSA Dragnet Records for Criminal Defense
By IULIA FILIP FORT LAUDERDALE (CN) – Citing the NSA telephone dragnet, a federal judge ordered the United States government to deliver telephone records demanded by a man on trial for an armored car robbery in which a… Read More ›
Obama: NSA secret data gathering ‘transparent’
By KIMBERLY DOZIER / AP Intelligence Writer / June 17, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview Monday, and called them transparent — even though they are authorized in secret…. Read More ›
US officials found to be using secret government email accounts
AP investigation finds some agency chiefs relying on secondary private accounts, complicating attempts at record-keeping Associated Press in Washington guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 4 June 2013 10.57 EDT Google can’t find any reference on the internet to the secret address for… Read More ›
Obama’s top appointees use secret email accounts – AP
Published time: June 04, 2013 16:04 Reuters / Kacper Pempel / Files Human rights, Internet, Obama, Scandal, Security, USA Some of US President Barack Obama’s high-ranked political appointees are using secret government email accounts, which they say… Read More ›
Tiananmen Square online searches censored by Chinese authorities
Banned search terms include ‘today’, ‘tomorrow’ and date references in attempt to quell protest Jonathan Kaiman in Beijing guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 4 June 2013 08.55 EDT Twitter image mocking Chinese censorship of Tiananmen Square, adapted from AP’s 1989 photograph (the search… Read More ›
Top Democratic spokesman causes Twitter explosion with complaint about news organizations boycotting ‘off the record’ briefing with US attorney general
‘Some in the media refuse to meet with’ Eric Holder, wrote top DNC flack Brad Woodhouse. ‘Kind of forfeits your right [to] gripe.’ The DO staff ‘can just find how [reporters] feel via subpoenaed email and phone records,’ snarked one… Read More ›
‘I sent him to his death:’ Father of Ibragim Todashev speaks out as friends mourn victims of 2011 triple murder ‘that Todashev confessed to’
Ibragim Todashev, 27, was shot dead by an FBI agent Wednesday after he reportedly turned violent during questioning He had allegedly confessed to the FBI that he had played a role in a triple slaying in the Boston area in… Read More ›
Commander of Army base in South Carolina suspended after ‘fighting with his mistress’
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 19:39 EST, 21 May 2013 | UPDATED: 19:41 EST, 21 May 2013 The commanding officer of a South Carolina army base was suspended after he got into a fight with a woman he is… Read More ›
Obama administration knew IRS was harassing tea party groups since JUNE
Revealed: Obama administration knew about investigation into claims that IRS was harassing tea party groups since June 2012 as ousted head of the agency insists it was not illegal Appointee in charge of screening tax-exempt applications is now in charge… Read More ›
Obama’s media shield law makes prosecuting journalists even easier
Published time: May 17, 2013 21:16 US President Barack Obama. (AFP Photo / Mandel Ngan) United States President Barack Obama is encouraging Congress to take up a media shield law that was abandoned at the start of his administration, but… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 