Monthly Archives: February 2014

Feds Withhold Water To California Farmers For First Time In 54 Years

The US Bureau of Reclamation released its first outlook of the year and finds insufficient stock is available in California to release irrigation water for farmers. This is the first time in the 54 year history of the State Water … Continue reading

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‘Turn’: New AMC video teases story of America’s first spy ring

AMC has released another teaser spot for its new Revolutionary War drama “Turn.” Starring Jamie Bell as farmer-turned-spy Abraham Woodhull, the video briefly highlights the people who assist him in getting information about the Red Coats to the American rebels. … Continue reading

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Bill Gertz discusses China-Japan conflict

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Rotten to the Core? Liberals Turn on Common Core Standards

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXRBW8Fm7qA From YouTube: Liberals forced the Common Core education standards on America. Now liberals quoted in the New York Times are opposing the school standards, and even New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) called the scheme flawed. Will Common Core … Continue reading

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FCC proposes initiative to ‘study’ how journalists operate

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Tractors descend upon Bangkok

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wInmjJYt2Ew#t=1s From YouTube: More than 2,000 farmers on tractors and other farming vehicles role into Bangkok, demanding payment from Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Reuters tells the world’s stories like no one else. As the largest … Continue reading

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Ukraine Death Toll Rises after Truce Falls Apart

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US Navy SEALs On Power Grid Attack: ‘A Carbon Copy’ of How We Would Do It

by Mac Slavo The threat of a breakdown of our national power infrastructure has been a growing concern for the last decade. With the invention of “Super EMP” electro-magnetic pulse weapons, the possibility of Carrington-class solar flares, and the potential for cyber attackers … Continue reading

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The “Ukraine Situation” Explained In One Map

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A Simple Question for the People of the United States

pResident Obama warned Ukraine’s leaders of the consequences if “they cross the line”: “I want to be very clear as we work through these next several days in Ukraine that we’re going to be watching closely, and we expect the … Continue reading

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We’re Going Galt—Packing Up or Thinking Secession, Americans Have Had Enough

Americans are fed up. They feel ignored by representatives more interested in corporate connections than the Constitution. They protest unelected agencies who spy on them and run their lives at home. They complain about the speaker of the house who … Continue reading

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Walmart Misses Revenues, Guides Below Consensus, Blames Fewer Government Handouts, Healthcare Costs, FX

In what has become a quarterly tradition, Wal-Mart once again swung and missed, largely as expected – after all it snowed in the quarter. Just kidding. While the WMT bottom line was more or less in line, with Adjusted EPS … Continue reading

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Iranian Hack of Navy Computers Bigger Than Thought

An Iranian hack of the Navy’s largest unclassified computer network reportedly took more than four months to resolve, raising concern among some lawmakers about security gaps exposed by the attack. The Wall Street Journal, citing current and former U.S. officials, reported … Continue reading

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Balanced Budget Amendments (BBA) Gut Our Constitution And Don’t Reduce Spending

By Publius Huldah Q:  Doesn’t our Constitution already provide for controlling federal spending? A:  Yes.  It lists the purposes for which Congress may spend money.  Spending is limited by the “enumerated powers” listed in the Constitution: If it’s on the list of powers delegated … Continue reading

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Will US expand NSA surveillance?

The federal government may actually expand the controversial surveillance program that collects Americans’ phone records in a bid to preserve evidence for the multiple lawsuits filed against the National Security Agency, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The decision comes despite President … Continue reading

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