Archive for the Freedom Discussions Category
How Congress Is Signing Its Own Arrest Warrants in the NDAA Citizen Arrest Bill
Mili Lib: I call this the "silver lining" effect. by Naomi Wolf I never thought I would have to write this: but—incredibly—Congress has now passed the National Defense Appropriations Act, with Amendment 1031, which allows for the military detention of American citizens. The amendment is s
Zerohedge: Iceland: Success Through Failure
ZeroHedge Iceland fared better by letting banks fail by Thomas Molloy of Irish Independent: Iceland pursued better policies than Ireland or Latvia when the three countries’ economies collapsed in 2007 because the Reykjavik government allowed banks to fail, according to a new report by t
2011: The Year The People Became the Enemy
by Aaron Dykes What is “mainstream” media? What is “news”? Who is part of it? And who controls the message, not to mention the masses? It is no secret that newspaper readership is dying off and TV’s increasingly fractured channel-driven network news outlets are losing viewers to the
New Report: “Recording Everything” Details How Governments Can Shape the Dynamics of Dissent
by Brandon Turbeville, ActivistPost A recent Brookings Institution report has now confirmed what many have suspected for some time – that the United States government (and virtually every other government in the world) has the capability to monitor and record nearly every interaction that occ
Is it Time for a New Declaration of Independence?
by Joe Wolverton, II, NA Recently there has been much discussion of the eradication of the panoply of fundamental principles of liberty by the Congress and attempts to convert the President into a totalitarian dictator with historic powers to apprehend and indefinitely detain American citizens. Thi
MythBuster Adam Savage: SOPA Could Destroy the Internet as We Know It Read more: MythBuster Adam Savage: SOPA Could Destroy the Internet as We Know It
by Adam Savage, Popular Mechanics Right now Congress is considering two bills—the Protect IP Act, and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)—that would be laughable if they weren't in fact real. Honestly, if a friend wrote these into a piece of fiction about government oversight gone amok, I'd hav
Cops Ready to Kill
by Karen De Coster A fantastic article has been published on RSN: “Cops Ready for War.” If terrorists ever target Fargo, N.D., the local police will be ready. In recent years, they have bought bomb-detection robots, digital communications equipment and Kevlar helmets, like those used by s
The FDA Weighs in on Sperm Safety
by Karen De Coster The FDA has asked a sperm donor to cease-and-desist in the case of his community service, er, um, sperm donation. Trent Arsenault, a minister’s son from the San Francisco Bay area, just wants to help women who cannot afford governmentized sperm donor banks. Trent has father
We Have Crossed the Rubicon
by Eric Peters, SHTFPlan Do you suppose cows have any idea what’s coming as they’re marched down the chute? Or do they stare with bovine indifference at the tail and hind quarters in front of them, until they’re suddenly – and very briefly – startled by the man with the nail gun? Per
10 Ridiculous Things That Make You A Terror Suspect
from ActivistPost (click to see original article with video embeds) You thought you weren't doing anything wrong, so why should you care about who they call a terrorist? Well, you may not believe it, but you're likely a terror suspect in America's new paradigm of the Land of the Fear. The gove
Send In The Drones: The Predator State Goes Domestic
by William N. Grigg “Eventually, we’ll have to put an end to this, one way or another.” Sheriff Kelly Janke of North Dakota’s Nelson County uttered that ominous sentence in mid-September, during what the local media giddily described as a stand-off with local farmer Rodney Brossart a
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