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Secret Banking Cabal Emerges From AIG Shadows |
The idea of secret banking cabals that control the country and global economy are a given among conspiracy theorists who stockpile ammo, bottled water and peanut butter. After this week's congressional hearing into the bailout of American International Group Inc., you have to wonder if those folks are crazy after all. Wednesday's hearing described a secretive group deploying billions of dollars to favored banks, operating with little oversight by the public or elected officials. full story |
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Say it Ain't So |
Prepare for a shock: the Transportation Security Administration lied. That's the bureaucracy pestering passengers in airports while the Underwear Bomber waltzes past checkpoints onto his plane and sets himself afire. No matter: the TSA turned that flaming failure into an excuse to clamor more loudly for "whole-body imagers," i.e., cameras that virtually strip-search us. Though the TSA pretends these pornographic contraptions are its answer to explosive briefs, it's actually been lusting after them for years... full story |
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NY Pols Stunned to Learn Obama Opposes Funding for 9/11 Health Bill |
The Obama administration stunned New York's delegation Thursday, dropping the bombshell news that it does not support funding the 9/11 health bill. The state's two senators and 14 House members met with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius just hours before President Obama implored in his speech to the nation for Congress to come together and deliver a government that delivers on its promises to the American people. full story |
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House Dems Scold No-Show Homeland Security Secretary: 'Where the Hell is Napolitano?' |
Top Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee publicly scolded Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano for failing to show up at a Wednesday hearing where the committee examined the attempted Christmas Day suicide bombing of Northwest Flight 253. One Democrat on the committee said he wanted to know "where the hell" Napolitano was. The committee has primary oversight over Napolitano's department, and top Democrats on the panel made it clear they were angry that she failed to show up for such an important hearing. full story |
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The 2010 Census: Beware the State's Assault on Privacy! |
The time is near for the national headcounters "SWAT" teams to once again begin their decennial assault on privacy. Some of those neighbors you thought to be decent people will now be hounding you incessantly to extract personal and private information that is none of theirs or the state's business. Don't be fooled by their claim that they are just doing their constitutional duty, as nothing could be further from the truth. full story |
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EPA Suppresses Internal Global Warming Study |
The study the emails refer to, which ran counter to the administration's views on carbon dioxide and climate change, was kept from circulating within the agency, was never disclosed to the public, and was not added to the body of materials relevant to EPA's current "endangerment" proceeding. The emails further show that the study was treated in this manner not because of any problem with its quality, but for political reasons. full story |
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Hoyer: It's Good for People to Make Money Because Then They Can Pay Taxes |
"We also had some good news for the first time in approximately two years," said Hoyer at his weekly press briefing. "The projection of revenues has stabilized, not decreased. That is a very good sign because it is a sign that people are in fact making money and will be in a position, because they're making money, to pay a portion of that in revenues to the federal government." full story |
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The Misesian Vision |
I'm finding it ever more difficult to describe to people the kind of world that the Mises Institute would like to see, with the type of political order that Mises and the entire classical-liberal tradition believed would be most beneficial for mankind. It would appear that the more liberty we lose, the less people are able to imagine how liberty might work. It is a fascinating thing to behold. full story |
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Six Deadly Chemicals You're Carrying in Your Body |
A recent biomonitoring study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Fourth National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals, has revealed that out of 212 chemicals tested, all 212 were found to be in the blood and urine of most Americans. Six chemicals in particular, found in virtually every person, were identified by the CDC as probable health hazards. The 6 most widespread chemicals identified, all of which are also highly dangerous, include PDEs, bisphenol A, PFOA, acrylamide, mercury, and MTBE. full story |
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Turkey Blocking 3,700 Websites |
"In its current form, Law 5651, commonly known as the Internet Law of Turkey, not only limits freedom of expression, but severely restricts citizens' right to access information," Haraszti said in a statement. He said Turkey, a European Union candidate, was barring access to 3,700 Internet sites, including YouTube, GeoCities and some Google pages, because Ankara's Internet law was too broad and subject to political interests. full story |
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Government in the Bedroom -- and Everywhere Else |
Left-liberals, when discussing abortion on demand, often declare: "We don't want government in the bedroom." While I am not arguing about abortion rights, I will point out how the left really wants government in our homes. After we moved to Cumberland, Maryland, in 2001, a woman from the state tax assessor's office soon walked into our house. There was no asking permission, nothing. She strolled in as though she owned the place, and I suspect she understood her powers over our family and our possessions. full story |
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Italy to Require Government Authorization to Upoad Videos to Internet |
New rules to be introduced by government decree will require people who upload videos onto the Internet to obtain authorization from the Communications Ministry similar to that required by television broadcasters, drastically reducing freedom to communicate over the Web, opposition lawmakers have warned. "Italy joins the club of the censors, together with China, Iran and North Korea," said Gentiloni's party colleague Vincenzo Vita. full story |
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11 Clear Signs That the U.S. Economy Is Headed into the Toilet |
The vast majority of the talking heads on television are still speaking of the current economic collapse as if it is a temporary "recession" that will soon be over. So far, the vast majority of the American people seem to believe this as well. The truth is that the foundations of the U.S. economy have been destroyed by an orgy of government, corporate and individual debt that has gone on for decades. It was the greatest party in the history of the world, but now the party is over. full story |
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Monsanto's GMO Corn Linked To Organ Failure, Study Reveals |
In a study released by the International Journal of Biological Sciences, analyzing the effects of genetically modified foods on mammalian health, researchers found that agricultural giant Monsanto's GM corn is linked to organ damage in rats. According to the study, which was summarized by Adam Shake at Twilight Earth, "Three varieties of Monsanto's GM corn - Mon 863, insecticide-producing Mon 810, and Roundup herbicide-absorbing NK 603 - were approved for consumption by US, European and several other national food safety authorities." full story |
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George W. Obama |
Obama is continuing much of the Bush-Cheney parallel govt. and, in some cases, is going much further in disregarding our laws and the international treaties we've signed. On 1/22/09, the apostle of "change we can believe in" proclaimed: "Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of my presidency." But 4 months into his first year in command, Obama instructed his attorney general to present in a case, Jewel v. National Security Agency, a claim of presidential "sovereign immunity" that not even Dick Cheney had the arrant chutzpah to propose. full story |
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Ron Paul: Geithner Should Be Fired over Bankergate |
Explosive emails released last week could see Treasury secretary Timothy Geithner become embroiled in criminal charges for his role in a cover up that exposes the monumental criminality behind the $182.3 billion bailout of American International Group Inc. In November and December 2008, The Federal Reserve Bank of New York instructed the bailed out AIG to hide from the public details regarding payments the insurance giant made to banks, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Societe Generale SA. full story |
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George Bernard Shaw Defends Hitler, Mass Murder |
In this clip from the 2008 film "The Soviet Story", we see that George Bernard Shaw, the celebrated progressive playwright defended Hitler, advocated killing those who can't justify their existence and called for the development of lethal gas 10 years before the national socialists in Germany did exactly that. George Bernard Shaw was one of the left's most revered figures and the only person besides Al Gore to win both an Oscar and a Nobel prize. full story |
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Shouting at Your Wife May Get You a Criminal Record in France |
Married couples in France could end up with criminal records for insulting each other during arguments. Under a new law, France is to become the first country in the world to ban 'psychological violence' within marriage. The law would apply to cohabiting couples and to both men and women. It would cover men who shout at their wives and women who hurl abuse at their husbands - although it was not clear last night if nagging would be viewed as breaking the law. full story |
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More Toddlers, Young Children Given Antipsychotics |
The rate of children aged 2 to 5 who are given antipsychotic medications has doubled in recent years, a new study has found. Yet little is known about either the effectiveness or the safety of these powerful psychiatric medications in children this age. "It is a worrisome trend, partly because very little is known about the short-term, let alone the long-term, safety of these drugs in this age group," said study author Dr. Mark Olfson, a professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University in New York City. full story |
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17,000 Potentially Harmful Chemicals Kept Secret under Obscure Law |
Of some 84,000 chemicals being used commercially in the UD, some 20% are kept secret not only from the public, but from medical professionals, state regulators and even emergency responders A 1976 law, the Toxic Substances Control Act, mandates that manufacturers report to the EPA any new chemicals they intend to market, but manufacturers can request that a chemical be kept secret if disclosure "could harm their bottom line". Because they are secret, it's impossible to tell how many of the 17,000 chemicals are potentially harmful to people full story |
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Guns or Health Care? |
However, I believe many Americans are unaware of the true size of the America's warfare state. Some are aware of facts like over 380,000 soldiers stationed in over 761 bases in 150 of the world's 194 countries. Congress passed the $680 billion dollar HR 2647 by a lopsided vote of 389-22, which is the LARGEST ARMS BUDGET IN HUMAN HISTORY even as this Orwellian at the NY Times hilariously heralded it as a "victory" over the military-industrial complex. America now spends more on its military than ALL OTHER NATIONS COMBINED. full story |
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