Archive for August 25th, 2010
Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields. Sold in a market down in New Orleans.
The Agitator The A.P. reports: Federal agents are seeking to hire Ebonics translators to help interpret wiretapped conversations involving targets of undercover drug investigations. Drug Enforcement Agency Special Agent Michael Sanders said the agency recently sent memos asking companies that
Germany to roll out ID cards with embedded RFID
International Business Times The production of the RFID chips, an integral element of the new generation of German identity cards, has started after the government gave a 10 year contract to the chipmaker NXP in the Netherlands. Citizens will receive the mandatory new ID cards from the first
Why Government Shouldn’t Build Roads
by Linda Brady Traynham, DumpDC Dr. William Anderson’s superb article concerns a subject some of the Shooters and I have been kicking around recently. Our focus was on why governments shouldn’t build roads at all, part of which is that it is always inefficient to filter money through some bu
Charges Against Drug War Activist Barry Cooper Dismissed
by Jim Mustian, OAonline Ector County prosecutors will not prosecute former narcotics agent turned marijuana activist Barry N. Cooper and two others on charges filed this summer by the Texas Rangers in connection with the December 2008 Kopbusters hoax. County Attorney Cindy Weir-Nutter said T
ACLU Report: Spying on Free Speech Nearly at Cold War Level
by Ms. Smith, NetworkWorld The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) releasednumerous reports of increased government spying on American citizens. Once upon an unhappy time, U.S. law enforcement agencies, from the FBI to local police, had a history of political spying during the Cold War. The ACL
The Government’s New Right to Track Your Every Move With GPS
by Adam Cohen, Time Government agents can sneak onto your property in the middle of the night, put a GPS device on the bottom of your car and keep track of everywhere you go. This doesn't violate your Fourth Amendment rights, because you do not have any reasonable expectation of privacy in your o
Blaming climate skeptics for green failures is convenient but wrong
by Paul Wornham, Examiner It’s not been easy being green since the revelations of Climategate and mounting evidence that the science behind man’s influence on climate change is far from accurate, let alone settled. No wonder then that many greens chose to vent their frustration at skeptics a
Israeli Mossad Spying in America – Israeli intelligence steps up its activity in the U.S. — and gets away with it
by Philip Giraldi Israeli government claims that it does not spy on the United States are intended for the media and popular consumption. The reality is that Israel’s intelligence agencies target the United States intensively, particularly in pursuit of military and dual-use civilian technology
Price Drops, Tax Schemes, and Other Marijuana Legalization Hype
by Aaron Turpen, CannaCentral Politics is usually a shell game of right and wrong, good and evil, with the average person being the middle shell that never gets to hide the coin. The debate over marijuana legalization in California is no different. A recent press release and report from the RA
Today. Not Tomorrow. Now.
Mili Note: For those with a bent to try to change things politically rather than overthrow them, this is for you. You should know my views by now: if you can't do it locally, it ain't gonna happen. Nullification and secession are two parts of the same whole and are both local actions. by Mich
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