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    hashtagnumbersign.com
      In the morning,
      http://www.hashtagnumbersign.com/ redirects to http://www.noagendashow.com/ .
      http://www.combatcinema.com/ redirects to http://www.noagendanewsnetwork.com/ .
      Please keep me anonymous when the domains are added to the list at http://domains.nashownotes.com/.
      Thanks!
      -Davin
    HelloEverybody.me
      Hi Adam,
      Attached are some "Planes good, trains bad" artwork submissions
      Also, HelloEverybody.me
      is redirecting to http://dvorak.org/na
      Keep up the good work.
      I am taking 6 weeks off between jobs so I will be propagating the formula in Gitmo Down Under!
      Pete
    newscaught.com
      NewsCaught.com
      NewsCaught.co.uk
      I think I am covered under parody lawsŠsomewhere :)
      All the best.
      Lee.
      P.s
      my gran is off travelling again, so this time I think I'm going to persuade her to carry a dosimeter in her handbag this time :)
    onthetweeter.com
      Hello guys,
      I just registered onthetweeter.com and it's now forwarding to http://www.noagendashow.com/.
      (might take a few hours go daddy says to update the forward)
      In the morning!
      Robert Seals
    jackdorseybroomstick.com
      From: Aaron Storck
      To: Russ Williams
      Sent: Friday, July 8, 2011 3:12 PM
      Subject: listening to No Agenda from Thurs
      then went on Network Solutions to find that jackdorseysbroomstick.com is available...
      I'm just saying...
    high-profits.com split
      i redirected www.high-profits.com to www.noagendashow.com
      a few weeks ago. I just didn't come around letting you know.
      Should anyone want to buy it, I'll split the profits 50/50 with
      dvorak.org/na
      Also www.noagendashop.com has been active for almost 2 years
      now but hasn't generated any income for you yet, maybe because
      you never mentioned it on the show. Never too late though ;-)
      Keep it up,
      André ;^)
    greengovernment.org
      In the morning. Still a boner though.
      http://www.greengovernment.org/
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    Trains Good, Planes Bad (Whoo Hoo!)
      A Silk Road for the 21st century: Freight rail linking China and Germany officially begins operations - Shanghaiist
        The freight rail across Eurasia officially launched on Thursday night, with a cargo train leaving on its journey from Chongqing to Duisburg, Germany, filled with laptops and LCD screens scheduled to arrive in Europe two weeks after leaving China.
        The 11,179 kilometers long track will be running through the far western Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, and Poland, before finally reaching Germany.
    $hadow Puppet Theatre
      Elizabeth Smart Hired as ABC News Contributor - NYTimes.com
        An ABC spokeswoman said Thursday that she will "help our viewers better understand missing person stories from someone with the perspective to know what a family experiences when a loved one goes missing."
        ABC said that its staffers had been in talks with Ms. Smart about the position for "quite some time," and that she could appear on the network in the coming weeks.
        The surprising hire was first reported Wednesday night by The Daily Beast, which asked, "Other than fame -- as the victim of a horrifying crime -- what exactly are her qualifications?"
    Biodiversitée
      UK Met Office finally admits that solar activity affects the climate - With caveats (robertleather news feed)
        UK Met Office finally admits that solar activity affects the climate - With caveats
        "With solar physicists predicting a long-term reduction in the intensity of the solar cycle ... this could be an ominous signal for icy winters ahead, despite global warming." Wait, it's getting colder and it's STILL global warming? Cake + Eat it?
      UK: Power bills to soar by 30% in 'green' reforms. (WT news feed)
        UK: Power bills to soar by 30% in 'green' reforms.
        Household electricity bills will soar by 30 per cent to pay for "green" measures being announced this week by Chris Huhne, the Energy Secretary, according to experts.
      Australia Unveils Biggest Carbon Plan Outside Europe (WT news feed)
        Australia Unveils Biggest Carbon Plan Outside Europe
        Australia unveiled plans on Sunday to slap a carbon tax of A$23 a ton on its 500 worst polluters from 2012, sweetened by tax cuts for voters fearing higher power bills, and paved the way to adopt the largest emissions-trading scheme outside Europe.
      Carbon price crash warning. (WT news feed)
        Carbon price crash warning.
        A predicted oversupply of 1.9 billion tonnes of carbon permits in the EU's emissions trading scheme (ETS) between now and 2020 is risking a carbon price slump, according to a report by the environmental NGO Sandbag.
    Anti Constitution
      Casey Anthony Murder Acquittal: No Sense in Jury Rooms? - The Daily Beast
        Former Westchester County judge and district attorney Jeanine Pirro was equally appalled.- "I have two words to describe my reaction: 'shocked' and 'speechless,'" said Pirro, who sat in the Orlando courtroom as a Fox News host and commentator through most of the six-week trial. "When a jury returns such a curious verdict, it points up the national obsession we have with CSI and DNA, and I think it has destroyed our ability to employ common sense. The use of circumstantial evidence in this age of technology is becoming more and more questionable. But what happened to Caylee? Did she get justice?- I almost feel like I'm living in the twilight zone. The bottom line is that the mother was not held accountable in any way, shape, or form."
      Should We Abolish the Jury System? - Ben Shapiro - Townhall Conservative
        Should we embrace the European inquisitorial system, in which judges ask the questions and come up with the decisions? Should we hire professional jurors?
        The answer doesn't lie in abolishing the jury system utterly, but in revamping it completely.
      Should We Abolish the Jury System? - Opinion - PatriotPost.US
    Oil Cabal
      BBC News - Hollywood's role in South Sudan's independence
        Its independence on Saturday will be celebrated in the United States by Republicans and by Democrats alike, and by Christian conservatives alongside Hollywood liberals.
        All have been vocal advocates in the US for an end to war in Sudan that has taken millions of lives and resulted in accusations of genocide.
        These advocates include actors Don Cheadle and George Clooney, known to some in the US as "Mr Sudan".
    Bank$ters
      Law catches coin dealers off guard; B-N events canceled
        A new state law requiring coin and precious metals dealers to register before setting up buying events caught two dealers off guard when their Twin City events were canceled.
        Lisa Brandt of Scotsman Estate Buyers was set for a three-day event June 21 at a Bloomington hotel when two detectives with the McLean County Sheriff's Department notified her that her event could not open.
      Swiss Parliament to discuss gold franc (WT news feed)
        Swiss Parliament to discuss gold franc
        The Swiss Parliament is expected later this year to discuss the creation of a gold franc, a parallel currency to the official Swiss franc, with the fringe initiative likely triggering a broader debate about the role of the precious metal in the Alpine nation.
    Gitmo Nation
      Bill Text - 112th Congress (2011-2012) - THOMAS (Library of Congress)
        H.R.2411 -- Reduce America's Debt Now Act of 2011 (Introduced in House - IH)
      Verzekeraar wil zwarte doos in auto (WT news feed)
        Verzekeraar wil zwarte doos in auto
        Verzekeraar Unive wil klanten vrijwillig zo ver krijgen dat ze een zwarte doos in hun auto laten monteren. Het apparaat is bedoeld om in geval van een ongeluk zelf de hulpdiensten te alarmeren. Daarnaast registreert het kastje het rijgedrag van de automobilist. De apparatuur zou...
      Drivers Stopping Means Red-Light Cameras Don't Yield Cash Goals. (WT news feed)
        Drivers Stopping Means Red-Light Cameras Don't Yield Cash Goals.
        Miami, which counted on $10 million in fines from motorists caught on camera running red lights, is planning to furlough some workers in part because penalties didn't come close to forecasts as drivers began obeying the law.
      Army Uses Radar to Spot Suicide Bombers From 100 Yards | Danger Room | Wired.com
        The Army just awarded Science, Engineering and Technology Corporation (SET) an up to $48.2 million contract for a machine that could spot bomb-toting individuals from afar. The Virginia-based company, owed by SAIC, has already sent the CounterBomber to over 40 locations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
    Ministry of Truth
      Why Anti-war Protests Don't Work
        War protests -- both explicit, like memorials, and implicit, like lists of casualties -- can actually make people more supportive of a war, according to a paper to be published in Science Direct. The study's authors explain this by reference to what they call a "don't-waste" or "sunk-cost" mindset that sees blood and treasure spent on a war as an investment that can be recouped only by "staying the course" and "winning."
        ScienceDirect - Journal of Experimental Social Psychology : Casualties of war and sunk costs: Implications for attitude change and persuasion
      CBS takes heat for fake fireworks shots. (Neal)
        CBS takes heat for fake fireworks shots.
        If they fake this, what else do they do.
      Milly & the BSkyB deal: why Murdoch could be heading for.... | The Slog
        But Murdoch needs this scale of money-flow because his other ventures are showing performances that range from disastrous to mediocre.
    Arab Spring
      Egypt 'same as before', say protesters - Riots, arrests, major scenes... hardly any coverage (robertleather news feed)
        Egypt 'same as before', say protesters - Riots, arrests, major scenes... hardly any coverage
        Cairo's Tahrir Square has been thronged with tens of thousands of Egyptians once again, in an echo of scenes that toppled the former regime earlier this year. Less than six months later, there is widespread frustration that the revolution has stalled. There were more...
      Switzerland blocks Syrian assets - Yahoo! News
        Switzerland has blocked 27 million francs (31.8 million dollars, 21.9 million euros) worth of assets linked to the Syrian regime, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) said Sunday.
      The Associated Press: Prosecutors ask to cut sentence of Muslim activist
        The government's request for a reduced sentence must be approved by U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton. A hearing on the issue had been scheduled for Friday but Hilton canceled the hearing and said he will issue a written ruling based on the papers that have been submitted to him.
        It is not unusual for the government to request sentence reductions of 35 to 50 percent, or even more, as a reward for substantial assistance.
    Shut Up Slave!
      Lets Move (NOT!): Obesity Epidemic In USA Continues To Spread - A Serious Problem In The South. (DaDenMan news feed)
        Obesity Epidemic In USA Continues To Spread - A Serious Problem In The South.
        Despite new initiatives aimed at various sectors of society, including schools and restaurants, obesity rates did not drop in one single US state last year, and rose in 16 of them. Twelve states have 30%+ obesity rates today, compared to just one in 2007, according to "F as...
    Cyber War$
      Google shuts down millions of websites -- RT
        Over 11 million websites have been blacklisted and banned by Google. A massive block of websites registered for free through the co.cc subdomain have been silenced after the Internet giants have determined many of them to be unfit for the Web.
        US Order To Shutdown Millions Of Christian Websites Shocks World
        Google's Matt Cutts writes on his Google Plus account that the company has the right to pull the plug on sites if they "see a very large fraction of sites on a specific freehost be spammy or low-quality." 11 million sites hosted on the free-host co.cc were banned as a result, after Google decided that a large chunk of the content was malicious or otherwise below par for their Internet standards.
    Squirrel!
      Anti-Terror Sensor That Scans Crowds for Bombers Tested in U.K. - FoxNews.com
        The futuristic device -- officially known as a "stand-off imaging system" -- could be used to protect Al Qaeda targets such as rail stations, shopping malls and sporting events.
        The device is thought to be sophisticated enough to differentiate between plastic explosive and plasticine.
        British government sources have not ruled out the system being in place at the London Olympics.
    Vaccine$
      U.S.: No one is outside federal marijuana laws - USATODAY.com. (DaDenMan news feed)
        U.S.: No one is outside federal marijuana laws - USATODAY.com.
        Such large-scale operators must be stopped, and even smaller-scale users and distributors are not shielded from federal prosecution, "even where those activities purport to comply with state law," says the memo signed by U.S. Deputy Attorney General James Cole. Some...
      Medical marijuana: U.S. rules that marijuana has no accepted medical use - latimes.com
        Marijuana has been approved by California, many other states and the nation's capital to treat a range of illnesses, but in a decision announced Friday the federal government ruled that it has no accepted medical use and should remain classified as a highly dangerous drug like heroin.
        The decision comes almost nine years after medical marijuana supporters asked the government to reclassify cannabis to take into account a growing body of worldwide research that shows its effectiveness in treating certain diseases, such as glaucoma and multiple sclerosis.
      MoJo Report details
        Dear Adam Curry,
        As Gomer Pyle would say: "surprise, surprise, surprise."
        (See report at: http://www.ofr.gov/(S(ztclq22gsjl5u42mfotcq3cv))/OFRUpload/OFRData/2011-16994_PI.pdf)
        The DEA was petitioned to reclassify pot. The flunkies at the DEA reviewed:
        (a) case law (which said pot is bad, addictive, and has no medical use);
        (b) statutes and declarations from legislatures (which said pot is bad, addictive, and has no medical use); and
        (c) government sponsored research (which said pot is bad, addictive, and has no medical use).
        Then the DEA concluded ...
        Marijuana is bad ...
        Please note the list of NEGATIVE effects of marijuana on page 10 of the report:
        1) Dizziness, nausea, tachycardia, facial flushing, dry mouth, and tremor initially
        2) Merriment, happiness, and even exhilaration at high doses
        3) Disinhibition, relaxation, increased sociability, and talkativeness
        4) Enhanced sensory perception, giving rise to increased appreciation of music, art, and
        touch
        5) Heightened imagination leading to a subjective sense of increased creativity
        6) Time distortions
        7) Illusions, delusions, and hallucinations, especially at high doses
        8) Impaired judgment, reduced co-ordination and ataxia, which can impede driving ability
        or lead to an increase in risk-taking behavior
        9) Emotional lability, incongruity of affect, dysphoria, disorganized thinking, inability to
        converse logically, agitation, paranoia, confusion, restlessness, anxiety, drowsiness, and
        panic attacks, especially in inexperienced users or in those who have taken a large dose
        10) Increased appetite and short-term memory impairment
        The best part is that the Shafer Commission (1972), under Nixon noted that marijuana smokers were NOT impaired drivers, and the federal Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 1999 said that marijuana DID have medical applications!
        Note that in this list there is NO claim that marijuana is addictive because there is NO chemical or physiological addiction with marijuana. Further, the claim that high doses have a different or distinct effect is wrong because - as the report claims the precise psycho-pharmacology of marijuana has not been isolated or replicated. Therefore, there is no way to do controlled tests and evaluate doses and the effects of said dosage on humans.
        Oh well, perhaps Portugal or Uruguay offer hope.
        Cheers
      Is pornography driving men crazy? - Opinion - Naomi Wolf
        There is an increasing body of scientific evidence to support this idea. Six years ago, I wrote an essay called "The Porn Myth," which pointed out that therapists and sexual counselors were anecdotally connecting the rise in pornography consumption among young men with an increase in impotence and premature ejaculation among the same population. These were healthy young men who had no organic or psychological pathology that would disrupt normal sexual function.
        The hypothesis among the experts was that pornography was progressively desensitising these men sexually. Indeed, hardcore pornography's effectiveness in achieving rapid desensitisation in subjects has led to its frequent use in training doctors and military teams to deal with very shocking or sensitive situations.
      Hospitals full of flu babies. (It's Not News Yet)
        Hospitals full of flu babies.
        Since when did Bronchiolitis and RSV become "Flu"?
    Out There
      Another minuteman launch
        LAUNCH ALERT
        Brian Webb
        Ventura County, California
        launch-alert-editor@earthlink.net
        www.spacearchive.info
        2011 July 4 (Monday) 17:43 PDT
        ----------------------------------------------------------------------
        VANDENBERG AFB LAUNCH SCHEDULE
        As of 2011 July 4
        Launch
        Time/Window
        Date (PST/PDT) Vehicle Pad/Silo
        ---------- ----------------- ------------- --------
        JUL 27 To be announced Minuteman III ---
        Vehicle will probably send one or more unarmed warheads on a ballistic
        trajectory to an impact area in the Central Pacific. The Air Force will
        announce details about the launch a few days in advance.
    Words Matter
      Leopard Tanks
        Hey guys,
        Of course, the hot topic these days is that Germany might sell tanks
        to Saudi Arabia. These tanks are called "Leopard 2", but are also
        called "Leo" in short. In yesterdays "Tagesthemen"
        (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagesthemen), the announcer noted that
        if you read "Leo" backwards, it spells as "Oel" or "Öl", which is
        German for oil.
        So apparently the German media has figured out that everything is
        about oil. Thought you might get a kick out of that.
        Regards,
        Niels
    Magic Numbers
      33 cops among 38 dead as militants attack Afghanistan's Nuristan province (robertleather news feed)
        33 cops among 38 dead as militants attack Afghanistan's Nuristan province
        About 33 police personnel and five civilians were killed in a clash with the insurgents in Afghanistan's Nuristan province on Thursday night while Afghan police claimed to have killed 40 insurgents in retaliatory fire.
      Serial burglar sentenced to 33 years in prison - The Washington Post. (PG.Kelly's News Linkblog)
        Serial burglar sentenced to 33 years in prison - The Washington Post.
        An Oxon Hill man suspected of committing more than 100 burglaries or attempted break-ins around the Washington area was sentenced to 33 years in prison after getting convicted of breaking into a Montgomery County house.
      'Wing Ding 33' motorcycle convention brings riders from all over. (PG.Kelly's News Linkblog)
        'Wing Ding 33' motorcycle convention brings riders from all over.
        Wing Ding isn't a hot wing, but rather a motorcycle convention and it has brought thousands of motorcyclists to downtown Knoxville.
      33 more killed in Karachi. (PG.Kelly's News Linkblog)
        33 more killed in Karachi.
        Violence continued for the fourth consecutive day in the city on Friday, claiming 33 more lives, despite the tall claims made by the authorities and issuance of shoot-on-sight orders.
      Verizon now owns 33% of the US iPhone 4 market. (PG.Kelly's News Linkblog)
        Verizon now owns 33% of the US iPhone 4 market.
        The Verizon iPhone 4 launched on February 10 and in its first week, it captured 20 percent of the market, Localytics said. That increased to 22.4 percent in March, 24.9 percent in April, 25.9 percent in May, 28.7 percent in June, and 32.3 percent in July, the firm said in a blog...
      Cleantech Venture Investment Down 33 Percent, but IPOs Remain Strong in Q2. (PG.Kelly's News Linkblog)
        Cleantech Venture Investment Down 33 Percent, but IPOs Remain Strong in Q2.
        Measured by dollars invested, cleantech venture investment fell 33 percent compared to the previous quarter ($2.75 billion) and was also 10 percent lower than 2Q10 ($2.03 billion).
    Video
      [VIDEO] Trichet criticises ratings agencies, backs Portugal. (Euronews Video) (WT news feed)
        Trichet criticises ratings agencies, backs Portugal. (Euronews Video)
        European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet has joined the chorus of criticism of the role of ratings agencies in the global financial system.
      [VIDEO] Zbigniew Brzezinski Predicting Class Warfare and Civil Unrest (Anti-Imperialist League)
        Zbigniew Brzezinski Predicting Class Warfare and Civil Unrest
        Elite Cold War Veteran Wants the Slaves to Revolt
      [VIDEO] Guilty until proven Innocent -- justice in America? (RT Video) (WT news feed)
        Guilty until proven Innocent -- justice in America? (RT Video)
        In light of high-profile criminal cases headlining America's TV screens - the Casey Anthony trial and the DSK case -- RT takes a look at the ties between the U.S. criminal justice system, the media and the court of public opinion.
      [VIDEO] British PM calls for press overhaul. (Euronews Video) (WT news feed)
        British PM calls for press overhaul. (Euronews Video)
        Britain's prime minister has called for a complete overhaul of the UK's press regulations system in the wake of the media hacking scandal that has forced the closure of the News of the World newspaper.
      [VIDEO] Police Arrest Orlando Activists For Feeding Hungry Children. (video) (WT news feed)
        Police Arrest Orlando Activists For Feeding Hungry Children. (video)
        Six activists were arrested in Orlando for Sharing food with the hungry. Two young children are being served as close to 20 police officers swarm in and arrest the food servers. This brings to total number of arrest for this horrendous crime up to 21 people in the last two weeks.
      [VIDEO] CNBC's Rick Santelli Goes Bonkers In On-Air Debate Over Debt Ceiling (CNBC Video) (WT news feed)
        CNBC's Rick Santelli Goes Bonkers In On-Air Debate Over Debt Ceiling (CNBC Video)
        "I don't believe in compromise on spending," Santelli shouted. "There's no compromise. Stop spending."
      [VIDEO] U.S. official says pre-infected computer tech entering country. (video) (WT news feed)
        U.S. official says pre-infected computer tech entering country. (video)
        Confirming years of warnings from government and private security experts, a top Homeland Security official has acknowledged that computer hardware and software is already being imported to the United States preloaded with spyware and security-sabotaging components.
      [VIDEO] - Hyper- arid Atacama desert hit by snow
        A large dump of snow has fallen on the Atacama desert in South America, one of the driest places on earth.
      [VIDEO] Obama Says "I Underestimated Magnitude of Recession" But a New Video Shows He Was Warned | The Gateway Pundit
        But that is not true...
        Obama was warned about the magnitude of the recession before he moved into the White House.
        Former White House Economic Adviser Christine Romer told an audience recently that she warned him about the depth of the recession before he took office in 2009.
      [VIDEO] You can't follow Breyer on 'the Tweeter'
        "I have a Tweeting thing because I was very interested in the Iranian revolution -- remember they just had this uprising a little over a year ago [and] I sat there fascinated because you could only look through the Tweeting and you could see what was going on. You could see the violence. You could see a woman killed. It was terrible."
  Trains Good, Planes Bad (Whoo Hoo!)
    A Silk Road for the 21st century: Freight rail linking China and Germany officially begins operations - Shanghaiist
      The freight rail across Eurasia officially launched on Thursday night, with a cargo train leaving on its journey from Chongqing to Duisburg, Germany, filled with laptops and LCD screens scheduled to arrive in Europe two weeks after leaving China.
      The 11,179 kilometers long track will be running through the far western Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, and Poland, before finally reaching Germany.
  $hadow Puppet Theatre
    Elizabeth Smart Hired as ABC News Contributor - NYTimes.com
      An ABC spokeswoman said Thursday that she will "help our viewers better understand missing person stories from someone with the perspective to know what a family experiences when a loved one goes missing."
      ABC said that its staffers had been in talks with Ms. Smart about the position for "quite some time," and that she could appear on the network in the coming weeks.
      The surprising hire was first reported Wednesday night by The Daily Beast, which asked, "Other than fame -- as the victim of a horrifying crime -- what exactly are her qualifications?"
  Biodiversitée
    UK Met Office finally admits that solar activity affects the climate - With caveats (robertleather news feed)
      UK Met Office finally admits that solar activity affects the climate - With caveats
      "With solar physicists predicting a long-term reduction in the intensity of the solar cycle ... this could be an ominous signal for icy winters ahead, despite global warming." Wait, it's getting colder and it's STILL global warming? Cake + Eat it?
    UK: Power bills to soar by 30% in 'green' reforms. (WT news feed)
      UK: Power bills to soar by 30% in 'green' reforms.
      Household electricity bills will soar by 30 per cent to pay for "green" measures being announced this week by Chris Huhne, the Energy Secretary, according to experts.
    Australia Unveils Biggest Carbon Plan Outside Europe (WT news feed)
      Australia Unveils Biggest Carbon Plan Outside Europe
      Australia unveiled plans on Sunday to slap a carbon tax of A$23 a ton on its 500 worst polluters from 2012, sweetened by tax cuts for voters fearing higher power bills, and paved the way to adopt the largest emissions-trading scheme outside Europe.
    Carbon price crash warning. (WT news feed)
      Carbon price crash warning.
      A predicted oversupply of 1.9 billion tonnes of carbon permits in the EU's emissions trading scheme (ETS) between now and 2020 is risking a carbon price slump, according to a report by the environmental NGO Sandbag.
  Anti Constitution
    Casey Anthony Murder Acquittal: No Sense in Jury Rooms? - The Daily Beast
      Former Westchester County judge and district attorney Jeanine Pirro was equally appalled.- "I have two words to describe my reaction: 'shocked' and 'speechless,'" said Pirro, who sat in the Orlando courtroom as a Fox News host and commentator through most of the six-week trial. "When a jury returns such a curious verdict, it points up the national obsession we have with CSI and DNA, and I think it has destroyed our ability to employ common sense. The use of circumstantial evidence in this age of technology is becoming more and more questionable. But what happened to Caylee? Did she get justice?- I almost feel like I'm living in the twilight zone. The bottom line is that the mother was not held accountable in any way, shape, or form."
    Should We Abolish the Jury System? - Ben Shapiro - Townhall Conservative
      Should we embrace the European inquisitorial system, in which judges ask the questions and come up with the decisions? Should we hire professional jurors?
      The answer doesn't lie in abolishing the jury system utterly, but in revamping it completely.
    Should We Abolish the Jury System? - Opinion - PatriotPost.US
  Oil Cabal
    BBC News - Hollywood's role in South Sudan's independence
      Its independence on Saturday will be celebrated in the United States by Republicans and by Democrats alike, and by Christian conservatives alongside Hollywood liberals.
      All have been vocal advocates in the US for an end to war in Sudan that has taken millions of lives and resulted in accusations of genocide.
      These advocates include actors Don Cheadle and George Clooney, known to some in the US as "Mr Sudan".
  Bank$ters
    Law catches coin dealers off guard; B-N events canceled
      A new state law requiring coin and precious metals dealers to register before setting up buying events caught two dealers off guard when their Twin City events were canceled.
      Lisa Brandt of Scotsman Estate Buyers was set for a three-day event June 21 at a Bloomington hotel when two detectives with the McLean County Sheriff's Department notified her that her event could not open.
    Swiss Parliament to discuss gold franc (WT news feed)
      Swiss Parliament to discuss gold franc
      The Swiss Parliament is expected later this year to discuss the creation of a gold franc, a parallel currency to the official Swiss franc, with the fringe initiative likely triggering a broader debate about the role of the precious metal in the Alpine nation.
  Gitmo Nation
    Bill Text - 112th Congress (2011-2012) - THOMAS (Library of Congress)
      H.R.2411 -- Reduce America's Debt Now Act of 2011 (Introduced in House - IH)
    Verzekeraar wil zwarte doos in auto (WT news feed)
      Verzekeraar wil zwarte doos in auto
      Verzekeraar Unive wil klanten vrijwillig zo ver krijgen dat ze een zwarte doos in hun auto laten monteren. Het apparaat is bedoeld om in geval van een ongeluk zelf de hulpdiensten te alarmeren. Daarnaast registreert het kastje het rijgedrag van de automobilist. De apparatuur zou...
    Drivers Stopping Means Red-Light Cameras Don't Yield Cash Goals. (WT news feed)
      Drivers Stopping Means Red-Light Cameras Don't Yield Cash Goals.
      Miami, which counted on $10 million in fines from motorists caught on camera running red lights, is planning to furlough some workers in part because penalties didn't come close to forecasts as drivers began obeying the law.
    Army Uses Radar to Spot Suicide Bombers From 100 Yards | Danger Room | Wired.com
      The Army just awarded Science, Engineering and Technology Corporation (SET) an up to $48.2 million contract for a machine that could spot bomb-toting individuals from afar. The Virginia-based company, owed by SAIC, has already sent the CounterBomber to over 40 locations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  Ministry of Truth
    Why Anti-war Protests Don't Work
      War protests -- both explicit, like memorials, and implicit, like lists of casualties -- can actually make people more supportive of a war, according to a paper to be published in Science Direct. The study's authors explain this by reference to what they call a "don't-waste" or "sunk-cost" mindset that sees blood and treasure spent on a war as an investment that can be recouped only by "staying the course" and "winning."
      ScienceDirect - Journal of Experimental Social Psychology : Casualties of war and sunk costs: Implications for attitude change and persuasion
    CBS takes heat for fake fireworks shots. (Neal)
      CBS takes heat for fake fireworks shots.
      If they fake this, what else do they do.
    Milly & the BSkyB deal: why Murdoch could be heading for.... | The Slog
      But Murdoch needs this scale of money-flow because his other ventures are showing performances that range from disastrous to mediocre.
  Arab Spring
    Egypt 'same as before', say protesters - Riots, arrests, major scenes... hardly any coverage (robertleather news feed)
      Egypt 'same as before', say protesters - Riots, arrests, major scenes... hardly any coverage
      Cairo's Tahrir Square has been thronged with tens of thousands of Egyptians once again, in an echo of scenes that toppled the former regime earlier this year. Less than six months later, there is widespread frustration that the revolution has stalled. There were more...
    Switzerland blocks Syrian assets - Yahoo! News
      Switzerland has blocked 27 million francs (31.8 million dollars, 21.9 million euros) worth of assets linked to the Syrian regime, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) said Sunday.
    The Associated Press: Prosecutors ask to cut sentence of Muslim activist
      The government's request for a reduced sentence must be approved by U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton. A hearing on the issue had been scheduled for Friday but Hilton canceled the hearing and said he will issue a written ruling based on the papers that have been submitted to him.
      It is not unusual for the government to request sentence reductions of 35 to 50 percent, or even more, as a reward for substantial assistance.
  Shut Up Slave!
    Lets Move (NOT!): Obesity Epidemic In USA Continues To Spread - A Serious Problem In The South. (DaDenMan news feed)
      Obesity Epidemic In USA Continues To Spread - A Serious Problem In The South.
      Despite new initiatives aimed at various sectors of society, including schools and restaurants, obesity rates did not drop in one single US state last year, and rose in 16 of them. Twelve states have 30%+ obesity rates today, compared to just one in 2007, according to "F as...
  Cyber War$
    Google shuts down millions of websites -- RT
      Over 11 million websites have been blacklisted and banned by Google. A massive block of websites registered for free through the co.cc subdomain have been silenced after the Internet giants have determined many of them to be unfit for the Web.
      US Order To Shutdown Millions Of Christian Websites Shocks World
      Google's Matt Cutts writes on his Google Plus account that the company has the right to pull the plug on sites if they "see a very large fraction of sites on a specific freehost be spammy or low-quality." 11 million sites hosted on the free-host co.cc were banned as a result, after Google decided that a large chunk of the content was malicious or otherwise below par for their Internet standards.
  Squirrel!
    Anti-Terror Sensor That Scans Crowds for Bombers Tested in U.K. - FoxNews.com
      The futuristic device -- officially known as a "stand-off imaging system" -- could be used to protect Al Qaeda targets such as rail stations, shopping malls and sporting events.
      The device is thought to be sophisticated enough to differentiate between plastic explosive and plasticine.
      British government sources have not ruled out the system being in place at the London Olympics.
  Vaccine$
    U.S.: No one is outside federal marijuana laws - USATODAY.com. (DaDenMan news feed)
      U.S.: No one is outside federal marijuana laws - USATODAY.com.
      Such large-scale operators must be stopped, and even smaller-scale users and distributors are not shielded from federal prosecution, "even where those activities purport to comply with state law," says the memo signed by U.S. Deputy Attorney General James Cole. Some...
    Medical marijuana: U.S. rules that marijuana has no accepted medical use - latimes.com
      Marijuana has been approved by California, many other states and the nation's capital to treat a range of illnesses, but in a decision announced Friday the federal government ruled that it has no accepted medical use and should remain classified as a highly dangerous drug like heroin.
      The decision comes almost nine years after medical marijuana supporters asked the government to reclassify cannabis to take into account a growing body of worldwide research that shows its effectiveness in treating certain diseases, such as glaucoma and multiple sclerosis.
    MoJo Report details
      Dear Adam Curry,
      As Gomer Pyle would say: "surprise, surprise, surprise."
      (See report at: http://www.ofr.gov/(S(ztclq22gsjl5u42mfotcq3cv))/OFRUpload/OFRData/2011-16994_PI.pdf)
      The DEA was petitioned to reclassify pot. The flunkies at the DEA reviewed:
      (a) case law (which said pot is bad, addictive, and has no medical use);
      (b) statutes and declarations from legislatures (which said pot is bad, addictive, and has no medical use); and
      (c) government sponsored research (which said pot is bad, addictive, and has no medical use).
      Then the DEA concluded ...
      Marijuana is bad ...
      Please note the list of NEGATIVE effects of marijuana on page 10 of the report:
      1) Dizziness, nausea, tachycardia, facial flushing, dry mouth, and tremor initially
      2) Merriment, happiness, and even exhilaration at high doses
      3) Disinhibition, relaxation, increased sociability, and talkativeness
      4) Enhanced sensory perception, giving rise to increased appreciation of music, art, and
      touch
      5) Heightened imagination leading to a subjective sense of increased creativity
      6) Time distortions
      7) Illusions, delusions, and hallucinations, especially at high doses
      8) Impaired judgment, reduced co-ordination and ataxia, which can impede driving ability
      or lead to an increase in risk-taking behavior
      9) Emotional lability, incongruity of affect, dysphoria, disorganized thinking, inability to
      converse logically, agitation, paranoia, confusion, restlessness, anxiety, drowsiness, and
      panic attacks, especially in inexperienced users or in those who have taken a large dose
      10) Increased appetite and short-term memory impairment
      The best part is that the Shafer Commission (1972), under Nixon noted that marijuana smokers were NOT impaired drivers, and the federal Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 1999 said that marijuana DID have medical applications!
      Note that in this list there is NO claim that marijuana is addictive because there is NO chemical or physiological addiction with marijuana. Further, the claim that high doses have a different or distinct effect is wrong because - as the report claims the precise psycho-pharmacology of marijuana has not been isolated or replicated. Therefore, there is no way to do controlled tests and evaluate doses and the effects of said dosage on humans.
      Oh well, perhaps Portugal or Uruguay offer hope.
      Cheers
    Is pornography driving men crazy? - Opinion - Naomi Wolf
      There is an increasing body of scientific evidence to support this idea. Six years ago, I wrote an essay called "The Porn Myth," which pointed out that therapists and sexual counselors were anecdotally connecting the rise in pornography consumption among young men with an increase in impotence and premature ejaculation among the same population. These were healthy young men who had no organic or psychological pathology that would disrupt normal sexual function.
      The hypothesis among the experts was that pornography was progressively desensitising these men sexually. Indeed, hardcore pornography's effectiveness in achieving rapid desensitisation in subjects has led to its frequent use in training doctors and military teams to deal with very shocking or sensitive situations.
    Hospitals full of flu babies. (It's Not News Yet)
      Hospitals full of flu babies.
      Since when did Bronchiolitis and RSV become "Flu"?
  Out There
    Another minuteman launch
      LAUNCH ALERT
      Brian Webb
      Ventura County, California
      launch-alert-editor@earthlink.net
      www.spacearchive.info
      2011 July 4 (Monday) 17:43 PDT
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------
      VANDENBERG AFB LAUNCH SCHEDULE
      As of 2011 July 4
      Launch
      Time/Window
      Date (PST/PDT) Vehicle Pad/Silo
      ---------- ----------------- ------------- --------
      JUL 27 To be announced Minuteman III ---
      Vehicle will probably send one or more unarmed warheads on a ballistic
      trajectory to an impact area in the Central Pacific. The Air Force will
      announce details about the launch a few days in advance.
  Words Matter
    Leopard Tanks
      Hey guys,
      Of course, the hot topic these days is that Germany might sell tanks
      to Saudi Arabia. These tanks are called "Leopard 2", but are also
      called "Leo" in short. In yesterdays "Tagesthemen"
      (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagesthemen), the announcer noted that
      if you read "Leo" backwards, it spells as "Oel" or "Öl", which is
      German for oil.
      So apparently the German media has figured out that everything is
      about oil. Thought you might get a kick out of that.
      Regards,
      Niels
  Magic Numbers
    33 cops among 38 dead as militants attack Afghanistan's Nuristan province (robertleather news feed)
      33 cops among 38 dead as militants attack Afghanistan's Nuristan province
      About 33 police personnel and five civilians were killed in a clash with the insurgents in Afghanistan's Nuristan province on Thursday night while Afghan police claimed to have killed 40 insurgents in retaliatory fire.
    Serial burglar sentenced to 33 years in prison - The Washington Post. (PG.Kelly's News Linkblog)
      Serial burglar sentenced to 33 years in prison - The Washington Post.
      An Oxon Hill man suspected of committing more than 100 burglaries or attempted break-ins around the Washington area was sentenced to 33 years in prison after getting convicted of breaking into a Montgomery County house.
    'Wing Ding 33' motorcycle convention brings riders from all over. (PG.Kelly's News Linkblog)
      'Wing Ding 33' motorcycle convention brings riders from all over.
      Wing Ding isn't a hot wing, but rather a motorcycle convention and it has brought thousands of motorcyclists to downtown Knoxville.
    33 more killed in Karachi. (PG.Kelly's News Linkblog)
      33 more killed in Karachi.
      Violence continued for the fourth consecutive day in the city on Friday, claiming 33 more lives, despite the tall claims made by the authorities and issuance of shoot-on-sight orders.
    Verizon now owns 33% of the US iPhone 4 market. (PG.Kelly's News Linkblog)
      Verizon now owns 33% of the US iPhone 4 market.
      The Verizon iPhone 4 launched on February 10 and in its first week, it captured 20 percent of the market, Localytics said. That increased to 22.4 percent in March, 24.9 percent in April, 25.9 percent in May, 28.7 percent in June, and 32.3 percent in July, the firm said in a blog...
    Cleantech Venture Investment Down 33 Percent, but IPOs Remain Strong in Q2. (PG.Kelly's News Linkblog)
      Cleantech Venture Investment Down 33 Percent, but IPOs Remain Strong in Q2.
      Measured by dollars invested, cleantech venture investment fell 33 percent compared to the previous quarter ($2.75 billion) and was also 10 percent lower than 2Q10 ($2.03 billion).
  Video
    [VIDEO] Trichet criticises ratings agencies, backs Portugal. (Euronews Video) (WT news feed)
      Trichet criticises ratings agencies, backs Portugal. (Euronews Video)
      European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet has joined the chorus of criticism of the role of ratings agencies in the global financial system.
    [VIDEO] Zbigniew Brzezinski Predicting Class Warfare and Civil Unrest (Anti-Imperialist League)
      Zbigniew Brzezinski Predicting Class Warfare and Civil Unrest
      Elite Cold War Veteran Wants the Slaves to Revolt
    [VIDEO] Guilty until proven Innocent -- justice in America? (RT Video) (WT news feed)
      Guilty until proven Innocent -- justice in America? (RT Video)
      In light of high-profile criminal cases headlining America's TV screens - the Casey Anthony trial and the DSK case -- RT takes a look at the ties between the U.S. criminal justice system, the media and the court of public opinion.
    [VIDEO] British PM calls for press overhaul. (Euronews Video) (WT news feed)
      British PM calls for press overhaul. (Euronews Video)
      Britain's prime minister has called for a complete overhaul of the UK's press regulations system in the wake of the media hacking scandal that has forced the closure of the News of the World newspaper.
    [VIDEO] Police Arrest Orlando Activists For Feeding Hungry Children. (video) (WT news feed)
      Police Arrest Orlando Activists For Feeding Hungry Children. (video)
      Six activists were arrested in Orlando for Sharing food with the hungry. Two young children are being served as close to 20 police officers swarm in and arrest the food servers. This brings to total number of arrest for this horrendous crime up to 21 people in the last two weeks.
    [VIDEO] CNBC's Rick Santelli Goes Bonkers In On-Air Debate Over Debt Ceiling (CNBC Video) (WT news feed)
      CNBC's Rick Santelli Goes Bonkers In On-Air Debate Over Debt Ceiling (CNBC Video)
      "I don't believe in compromise on spending," Santelli shouted. "There's no compromise. Stop spending."
    [VIDEO] U.S. official says pre-infected computer tech entering country. (video) (WT news feed)
      U.S. official says pre-infected computer tech entering country. (video)
      Confirming years of warnings from government and private security experts, a top Homeland Security official has acknowledged that computer hardware and software is already being imported to the United States preloaded with spyware and security-sabotaging components.
    [VIDEO] - Hyper- arid Atacama desert hit by snow
      A large dump of snow has fallen on the Atacama desert in South America, one of the driest places on earth.
    [VIDEO] Obama Says "I Underestimated Magnitude of Recession" But a New Video Shows He Was Warned | The Gateway Pundit
      But that is not true...
      Obama was warned about the magnitude of the recession before he moved into the White House.
      Former White House Economic Adviser Christine Romer told an audience recently that she warned him about the depth of the recession before he took office in 2009.
    [VIDEO] You can't follow Breyer on 'the Tweeter'
      "I have a Tweeting thing because I was very interested in the Iranian revolution -- remember they just had this uprising a little over a year ago [and] I sat there fascinated because you could only look through the Tweeting and you could see what was going on. You could see the violence. You could see a woman killed. It was terrible."