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Re: What is the value of the State?
by Steven Schear 12 May '17

12 May '17

Those pushing the anthropomorphic climate change agenda never, AFAIK, ever admit that this view is ONLY consensus (based on data and models) but not independently verifiable via the Scientific Method, the gold standard for science. Warrant Canary creator On May 8, 2017 5:22 PM, "\0xDynamite" <dreamingforward(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> except for very token >> gestures. > > I don't think that the tens of billions of dollars that go to > special interests including of course the 'scientific' mafia > are a token gesture. There's aren't "tens of billions" of dollars spent to prove global warming except to counter-act the deniers. \x

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Angry Good Germans demand reinstatement of Gestapo chief
by Razer 11 May '17

11 May '17

Angry "Good Germans" demand reinstatement of Gestapo chief James Comey at a "James Comey Is Fired Party" outside The White House. https://twitter.com/AuntieImperial/status/862651365801074688 The FBI is a Clear and Present Danger to 'American Democracy' (if such a thing exists at all) no matter which murderous creep runs it. They completely fabricate Terror Plots, including the planning, and logistics of supplying weapons and explosives, to frame innocent Muslims who would have never done such a thing without intense pressure from their operatives, and spy on US citizens for the NSA via their Data Intercept Technology Unit. They are the sole organization that investigates their own agent's murder of civilians. The FBI IS the American Gestapo, and 'Mericans are ANGRY their operations have been disturbed. Rr

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[OT, really OT] [Just For Fun] 16 Batshit Space Conspiracy Theories That Will Freak You The Fuck Out
by Cecilia Tanaka 11 May '17

11 May '17

16 Batshit Space Conspiracy Theories That Will Freak You The Fuck Out https://www.buzzfeed.com/hilarywardle/in-space-only-italian-radio-operators… The truth is out there, and so are dead astronauts and 13,000-year-old satellites. PS: - I thought 'batshit' was a version of 'bullshit', but smaller... Google taught me it means "completely mad or crazy". Uh, unexpected! :P ------- "Don't let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity. It's your place in the world; it's your life. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live." - Mae Jemison

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the intercept - now FBI shills
by juan 10 May '17

10 May '17

https://theintercept.com/2017/05/10/why-was-james-comey-fired-donald-trump-… "Donald Trump fired James Comey...perhaps the greatest threat to his presidency" https://theintercept.com/2017/05/10/after-james-comeys-firing-who-will-stop… "After James Comey’s Firing, Who Will Stop Trump’s Tinpot Dictatorship? https://theintercept.com/2017/05/10/john-mccain-may-have-killed-an-anti-env… quoting criminal mccain “When you fire probably, arguably, the most respected person in America" - so the intercept now this is cute too : https://theintercept.com/2017/05/06/no-macron-leaks-politically-motivated-h… "There Are No “Macron Leaks” in France. Politically Motivated Hacking Is Not Whistleblowing"

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Puerto Rico Bankruptcy
by grarpamp 10 May '17

10 May '17

https://theintercept.com/2017/05/09/puerto-ricos-123-billion-bankruptcy-is-… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt-to-GDP_ratio "Federal lawmakers will either have to provide massive assistance to Puerto Rico, or they will have to move rapidly to change the island’s political and economic status. After a century of colonial rule by Washington and decades of predatory debt from Wall Street, the bill has come due." Cryptocurrencies rising.

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“The butcher of Libya” now claims to be an activist
by Zenaan Harkness 10 May '17

10 May '17

What a woman, hey? For that "wholesome" image I guess .. or something. ** “The butcher of Libya” is now part of the resistance (Video) http://theduran.com/the-butcher-of-libya-is-now-part-of-the-resistance-vide… ------------------------------------------------------------ Hillary Clinton ridiculously claims she is an activist citizen.

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The Constitutional Rubicon of an Assange Prosecution
by Razer 10 May '17

10 May '17

> > The Constitutional Rubicon of an Assange Prosecution > > By Elizabeth Goitein > Tuesday, May 9, 2017 > > "If you were tuning in and out of FBI Director James Comey’s hearing > before the House Intelligence Committee last Wednesday, you probably > got an earful about Comey’s public statements on Clinton’s use of a > private e-mail server, and you may have heard his staunch defense of > Section 702 of FISA. But you might have missed the moment in which > Comey and Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE) threatened to topple one of the > longstanding pillars of journalistic freedom. > > That moment came when Sasse asked Comey why Julian Assange has not > been charged with a crime in connection with WikiLeaks’ publication of > classified information. (Sasse was at it again during yesterday’s > hearing on the Russia investigation, quizzing former DNI Clapper about > Assange’s actions.) After refusing to answer whether charges were > pending, Comey effectively confirmed that they were: “He hasn’t been > apprehended because he’s inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London.” He > also said that “WikiLeaks is an important focus of our attention.” > > No one has ever been prosecuted for publishing classified information > obtained through a leak. Although some parts of the Espionage Act > would appear, on their face, to allow prosecution in such cases, Comey > acknowledged that “the Department of Justice’s view has been [that] > newsgathering and legitimate news reporting is not covered, is not > going to be investigated or prosecuted as a criminal act.” The > Department to date has drawn a clear line between government officials > who leak classified information, and media outlets that publish it. > “Our focus is and should be on the leakers, not those [who] are > obtaining it as part of legitimate newsgathering.” > > One might posit a distinction between those who passively receive > classified information and those who actively solicit leaks, as > WikiLeaks is reported to do. (Obama’s Department of Justice flirted > with that approach: in an affidavit seeking to obtain e-mails between > Fox reporter James Rosen and a State Department source who was under > investigation for leaking classified information, the Department > accused Rosen of conspiring to violate the Espionage Act.) But Comey > was not making that distinction. Senator Sasse asked him whether > “American journalists [who] court and solicit [classified] > information” have violated the law, and Comey responded that the > Department of Justice would not prosecute such activity. > > So why, in Comey’s mind, is it permissible to bring charges against > Assange? He explained his reasoning as follows..." > With links: https://www.justsecurity.org/40672/constitutional-rubicon-assange-prosecuti… > > Elizabeth Goitein co-directs the Brennan Center for Justice’s Liberty > and National Security Program. Before joining the Brennan Center, Ms. > Goitein served as counsel to Sen. Russ Feingold and as a trial > attorney in the Federal Programs Branch of the Civil Division of the > Department of Justice.

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Bitcoin Runup
by grarpamp 09 May '17

09 May '17

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Toke Till Ya Choke
by grarpamp 09 May '17

09 May '17

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc7JsWcGEhU http://ypqmhx5z3q5o6beg.onion/ Gotcha, fellow onion fiends ;)

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thepiratebay.org behind cloudflare
by juan 09 May '17

09 May '17

...looks as if the whole 'internet' is already owned by cloudflare? It's mildly interesting because it shows that it's rather easy to route most of the world's traffic through a single system - contrary to all the bullshit about 'decentralization' 'complexity' and whatnot.

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