Archive for February, 2014
The Newest Privacy Technology In A Cell Phone
Encrypted Android Phone Is Only The Beginning For Blackphone And Silent Circle
” Blackphone, the Swiss start-up that’s launching a smartphone with encrypted communications, is planning a series of devices around the same idea, one of the company’s co-founders said on Monday.
“ It’s not the only device we will ever do,” said Jon Callas during an interview at the Mobile World Congress expo in Barcelona. “There’ll be other security and privacy-enhanced mobile devices.”
The Blackphone handset, which is being unveiled at the event, goes on sale in June for $629. It looks like a typical Android smartphone and is based on a security-hardened version of the OS called “PrivatOS.” Standard applications include secure calling and text messaging, encrypted file transfer and video chat.”
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Ukraine Crisis Live: Russia Admits Its Troops Are Moving In Crimea
” Russian foreign ministry admits to entering Crimea from its Black Sea Fleet base as the Ukraine’s interior minister accuses country of ‘armed invasion’
17.35 All aircraft movements at Sevastopol’s Belbek airfield are stopped after unidentified individuals seized the runway, a according to the Interfax-Ukraine news agency
17.06 Russia has just said it will give Russian passports to members of Ukraine’s Berkut – the disbanded riot police.
16.57 A video has emerged purporting to show 12 Russian-combat helicopters (MI-24 & MI-8 3) flying over Sevastopol in Crimea.”
The Telegraph has more on the Crimean crisis . Meanwhile Austria has introduced sanctions on 18 of the more notorious Yanukovych government officials including the freezing of assets …
” Full list of the 18 people that Austria has imposed personal sanctions on, including the freezing of assets (all the “former”s have either resigned or been fired by the newly formed government):-Віктор Янукович-Viktor Yanukovich, former President-Олександр Янукович-Olexandr Yanukovich, oldest son-Микола Азаров-Mykola Azarov, former Prime Minister-Андрій Клюєв-Andriy Kluyev, head of the Presidential Administration-Віталій Захарченко-Vitaliy Zakharchenko, former Minister of Interior Affairs-Сергій Арбузов-Serhiy Arbuzov, former First Deputy Prime Minister-Михайло Добкін-Myhaylo Dobkin, former head of Kharkiv regional administration (executive branch) [recently resigned to run for President, according to his press person]-Геннадій Кернес-Hennadiy Kernes, mayor of Kharkiv-Олександр Клименко-Olexandr Klymenko, former Minister of Revenues and Duties [this ministry created under Azarov will no longer exist]-Валерій Коряк-Valeriy Koryak, former head of Kyiv police-Олена Лукаш-Olena Lukash, former Minister of Justice-Олександр Попов-Olexandr Popov, former head of Kyiv city administration [executive branch]-Віктор Пшонка-Viktor Pshonka, former Prosecutor General-Станіслав Шуляк-Stanislav Shulyak, former Commander of Internal Armed Forces-Володимир Сівкович-Volodymyr Sivkovych, former Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council-Олександр Якименко-Olexandr Yakymenko, former head of Ukraine’s Security Service-Юрій Іванющенко-Yuriy Ivanushchenko, MP, considered one of the most influential members of the Party of Regions-Едуард Ставицький-Eduard Stavytskiy, former Minister of Energy and Coal
Switzerland has also frozen the accounts of the following individuals …
… while Swiss authorities have raided a firm in Geneva owned by fugitive Yanukovych that is suspected of money laundering …
ZURICH (Reuters) -” Swiss police have raided the premises of a Geneva firm owned by ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich and his son Oleksander in an investigation into “aggravated money laundering.”
The Geneva cantonal ministry in charge of justice and police said the raid took place on Thursday morning and documents were taken away. The action was directed “against the Yanukovych clan,” it said in a statement on Friday.”
The tiny principality of Liechtenstein has also frozen thug assets yet the leaderless US can bring itself to do nothing more than “urge restraint” . More of that “smart diplomacy”™ in action .
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Mississippi Funeral Director Finds ‘Dead’ Man Alive, Kicking In Body Bag
” A funeral director in Mississippi got a bit of a shock this week when a man, brought to him in a body bag, kicked to get out just before he was to be embalmed, a local TV station reported.
” He was not dead, long story short,” funeral director Byron Porter told broadcaster WAPT late Thursday.
The man, Walter Williams, had been pronounced dead on Wednesday after the coroner arrived at his home in Lexington and found no pulse. Williams was then taken to the funeral home.”
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6-Year-Old Minnesota Girl Found Dead In Subzero Cold
” A 6-year-old Bemidji girl was found dead of exposure to the winter elements Thursday morning at her apartment complex, police said.”
Temps are at noon 2.28.14 , not middle of the night last night .
” Her name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin and autopsy results. She was a first-grader at Horace May Elementary School. Officials said they expect to release her name Friday.”
” Bemidji Police Capt. James Marcotte described the incident as “tragic” and said it is under investigation. Marcotte said Beltrami County Dispatch received two telephone calls at 6:23 a.m. Thursday, “one was from the victim’s mother and the other was from a neighbor.” “
Read more of this horrific tale here .
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Outrageous , the man gets paid $99.95 per student while the head of the LA school district , with nearly 100 times as many students makes $1.68 per student . For shame . It’s no wonder these parents are up in arms . We all should be .
The superintendent of the Centinela Valley School District was under fire Tuesday for what residents called his exorbitant pay and perks.
Carolyn Costello reports from Lawndale for the KTLA 5 News at 10 on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014.
The Hidden Military Fortress Found Underneath Alcatraz
” Researchers have found a hidden military fortress, thought to have been destroyed previously, beneath the former Alcatraz Prison, where notable prisoners, such as Al Capone, George “Machine Gun” Kelly and Mickey Cohen were once imprisoned.
According to scientists, there is more history to “the Rock” than just crime and punishment. Researchers from Texas A & M have gone to Alcatraz to learn more about the hidden history beneath the prison walls.
” That’s ground-penetrating radar,” according to professor Mark Everett.
” The cart has a transmitter and a receiver – it sends an electromagnetic wave into the ground that then reflects off all the different structures underneath.
” Much like medical imaging would make a scan of the body, we are making a scan of the ground under the rec yard.” By using the science, the team has found a military fortress from the 1800s, which experts had believed was destroyed.”
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Comedic Country Singer Tim Wilson Dies At 52
” Stand-up comedian and country singer Tim Wilson, who infused original songs into his comedy, died in Columbus, Ga., on Wednesday night of a massive heart attack, his manager Chris Dipetta told TODAY.
Wilson, 52, drove to Columbus from a gig in Michigan to visit his brother en route to a weekend show in Birmingham, Ala. when he started feeling ill, said Dipetta, who worked with Wilson for 30 years.
” I talked to him yesterday afternoon and said he felt bad, was short of breath, and I said, ‘get to the hospital now,” said Dipetta, fighting tears. “His brother took him to the hospital and he had a massive heart attack and passed away at 9:15 p.m.” “
” Although Wilson was not a household name, he had a strong and expansive following that admired his humorous country songs such as “Garth Brooks Ruined My Life” and “First Baptist Bar & Grill.” He also co-wrote Jeff Foxworthy’s hit “The Redneck 12 Days of Christmas.” “
He was a funny , funny man and in tribute to him we are going to highlight some of his work with very little commentary on our part . We’ll let Mr Wilson’s words speak for themselves .
He was a most highly respected comedian that his contemporaries thought the world of .
Listen his take on banks and tellers
This is an NSFW , uncensored version of one of his classics … “I Could Be Wrong”
Service Stations …
Nascar …
The Second Amendment …
Family gatherings …
Michelle Obama … LOL
Schools …
Tornados …
Golf …
Rosie O’Donnell …
“21 And Don’t Know Nothin’ “
Bill Clinton …
Al Gore …
What women want …
Kevin McPeek interviews Tim …
Here is the Wiki bio on Tim …
” Timothy Collins “Tim” Wilson (August 5, 1961 – February 26, 2014) was an American stand-up comedian and country music artist, whose act combined stand-up comedy and original songs.He released more than a dozen comedy albums, including several forCapitol Records Nashville, and made frequent appearances on the John Boy and Billy, Big D and Bubba and Bob and Tom Show.Wilson also appeared on numerous television programs, including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and American Revolution Country Comedy on CMT. In 2011, Wilson appeared on CMT’s Ron White‘s Comedy Salute to the Troops along with White, Lewis Black,Kathleen Madigan, Vic Henley, Alex Reymundo and Robert Hawkins. In 2012, Wilson appeared on the Showtime Comedy Special Billy Gardell‘s: Road Dogs, with Gardell hosting along with comedians Ben Creed and Kenny Rogerson. Wilson also produced the show’s musical theme, “Back Home To You” by guitarist Scotty Bratcher. “
Albums
| Title | Album details[12] | Peak chart positions | |||||
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| US Country | US Comedy | US Heat | |||||
| Waking Up the Neighborhood |
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| Tough Crowd |
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| Low-Class Love Affair |
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| Tuned Up |
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| It’s a Sorry World |
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44 | — | 31 | |||
| Road Comedy 101 |
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| Gettin’ My Mind Right |
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28 | — | 28 | |||
| Hillbilly Homeboy |
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48 | — | — | |||
| I Should’ve Married My Father-In-Law |
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64 | — | — | |||
| Super Bad Sounds of the 70’s |
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57 | — | — | |||
| The Real Twang Thang |
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| Church League Softball Fistfight |
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| But I Could Be Wrong |
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61 | 4 | 42 | |||
| Mr. Wilson Explains America |
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| Caffeine Wired, Nervous & Pale |
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| “—” denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
Last but not least here is Tim’s webpage Tim Wilson America
Rest In Peace Tim … Thanks for all the laughs … You will be greatly missed
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Published on Feb 27, 2014
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Watch-Controlled ‘Smart’ Gun Fires Only When The Time Is Right
” The world of tech has been getting smarter with smartphones, smart watches and now smart… guns? It has finally come to light: a pistol that only fires when you are wearing a certain watch.
According Armatix, the manufacturer:
” Armatix Smart System – a consistent concept of gun safety for the future. In the case of conventional handguns, the gun is no longer secured the moment the shooter removes it from the safe or other security system. In the case of Armatix’s Smart System, security extends a decisive step beyond this point!”
Each watch is encoded with an electronic chip that interacts with the gun.
” Smart System consists of a radio-controlled watch that is responsible for gun access and use. A Smart System gun will only shoot if it is within range of this watch. It is possible to release the safety mechanism via the radio controlled watch activated by means of a PIN code. As soon as the gun loses radio contact with the watch – e.g. if it is knocked out of the shooter’s hand or in case of loss, theft, etc. – it automatically deactivates itself.”
CNS has more and here is a link to the Armatix website in case you are interested in this $1800 .22 plinker .
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RightWingArt Hits The Nail On The Head
Inept-ocracy – A system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing …
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Supreme Court Expands Police Power To Seize Your Assets Before Conviction
” It’s been a banner week for law enforcement at the U.S. Supreme Court. On Tuesday, in the case of Fernandez v. California, the Court broadened the power of the police to conduct warrantless home searches. But it was a decision handed down on Monday that’s likely to have the greatest impact on our criminal justice system.
At issue in Monday’s ruling in Kaley v. United States is an area of the law known as asset forfeiture. In essence, asset forfeiture is designed to help law enforcement officials seize the ill-gotten fruits of criminal activity, such as cash, cars, or homes. To that end, prosecutors are permitted to freeze the assets of criminal suspects during trial if there is probable cause to believe those assets constitute “proceeds” of the alleged criminal activity. Notice that this freezing occurs before the suspect has been duly convicted.”
Statism continues it’s long march with the aid of the very self-same courts that are supposed to protect our rights . Does anyone doubt that the deck has come to be stacked against the private citizen when the highest court in the land continually comes down on the side of Leviathan ? There comes only one more method of recourse .
The legislative branch has forsaken the people , the executive branch has forsaken the people and now the judicial branch has forsaken the people . Scalia , Thomas and Alito sided with the State on asset forfeiture and Alito , Roberts , Thomas , Scalia all voted to broaden the warrantless search rules for the State … For Shame . What happened to their “strict construtionalism” ? What to do , what to do ?
Perhaps the most surprising thing of all is that Sondra Sotomayer was the only justice to comer down on the side of liberty in both cases . Read more at Reason.
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Restaurant Chain Charges Customers Obamacare Surcharge
” A Florida group that that manages several restaurants is already banking money for when the Obamacare employer mandate takes effect in 2015, and is charging customers a 1 percent surcharge on food and drinks.
Currently only management employees of the eight Gator’s Dockside restaurants receive health insurance, but starting in December, in order to comply with the employer mandate, about 250 full-time employees will also receive health insurance, according to CNN Money.
Sandra Clark, director of operations for the Gator Group that manages the restaurants, “is not sure how much the company is spending on compliance, but estimates that it will cost $500,000 a year to extend insurance to its full-time hourly restaurant workers,” CNN Money reported. “The surcharge may bring in about $160,000 a year, she hopes.” “
Truth in labeling is a time-worn business tradition … LOL
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Officials In A California City Threaten Gun Store Over Sign Featuring An AR-15, “Take Down That Sign Or Go To Jail”…
” Having lived in California my whole life I am often embarrassed to admit that’s where I live. It is stories like this that show what weak minded and weak stomached citizens we have in the state. National City officials are upset over the picture of an AR-15 being on a gun store sign.“
Rightwing News has details
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Jonathan Winters And Dean Martin
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Conrad the Constitution S2 Ep8 – Obama Assassination
Published on Feb 19, 2014
” After a series of unfortunate events, Conrad and Baldy must assassinate Obama to save America.
Become Conrad Constitution’s Friend on Facebook:
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https://twitter.com/Conrad1787Interviews:
Tim Fox discusses Secret Service visit on the Pete Santilli Show:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD7QWd…Jay and Tim Fox on Alex Jones Radio Show after Secret Service Visit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNRbED…Media:
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http://www.zazzle.com/foxbrosstudiosObama Assassination,NDAA, Obama,”
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Alexander Hamilton
” If the federal government should overpass the just bounds of its authority and make a tyrannical use of its powers, the people, whose creature it is, must appeal to the standard they have formed, and take such measures to redress the injury done to the Constitution as the exigency may suggest and prudence justify.”
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Today Marks The 21st Anniversary Of The Waco Siege
Never Forget – Our Government Did This
Today In The Past
Events
202 BC – Coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place, initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty’s rule over China
364 – Valentinian I becomes Roman Emperor.
870 – 8th Ecumenical council ends in Constantinople
1066 – Westminster Abbey opens
1570 – Anti-Portugese uprising on Ternate, Moluccas
1646 – Roger Scott was tried in Mass for sleeping in church
1653 – -Mar 3] 3 Day Sea battle English beats Dutch
1692 – Salem witch hunt begins
1704 – Indians attack Deerfield, Mass, kill 40, kidnap 100
1708 – Slave revolt, Newton, Long Island NY, 11 die
1710 – In the Battle of Helsingborg, 14,000 Danish invaders under Jørgen Rantzau are decisively defeated by an equally sized Swedish force under Magnus Stenbock.
1749 – 1st edition of Henry Fieldings’ “Tom Jones” published
1784 – John Wesley charters Methodist Church
1794 – US Senate voids Pennsylvania’s election of Abraham Gallatin
1810 – 1st US fire insurance joint-stock company organized, Philadelphia
1826 – M Biela, an Austrian officer, discovers Biela’s Comet
1827 – 1st commercial railroad in US, Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) chartered
1838 – Robert Nelson, leader of the Patriotes, proclaims the independence of Lower Canada (today Québec)
1844 – 12-inch gun aboard USS Princeton explodes
1847 – US defeats Mexico in battle of Sacramento
1849 – 1st boat load of gold rush prospectors arrives in SF from east coast
1850 – The University of Utah opens in Salt Lake City, Utah.
1854 – Republican Party formally organized at Ripon, Wisc
1859 – Arkansas legislature requires free blacks to choose exile or slavery
1861 – Territories of Nevada & Colorado created
1863 – Confederate raider “Nashville” sinks near Fort McAllister Georgia
1864 – -Mar 3rd] Skirmish at Albemarle County Virginia (Burton’s Ford)
1864 – -Mar 4th) Raid at Kilpatrick’s Richmond
1871 – 2nd Enforcement Act gives federal control of congressional elections
1882 – 1st US college cooperative store opens, at Harvard U
1883 – 1st US vaudeville theater opens (Boston)
1891 – Oscar Grundén skates world record 500m (50.8 sec)
1893 – Edward Acheson, Penn, patents an abrasive he names “carborundum”
1900 – General Buller’s troops relieve Ladysmith Natal
1903 – Barney Dreyfuss & James Potter buys Philadelphia Phillies for $170,000
1908 – Failed assassination attempt on Shah Mohammed Ali in Teheran
1914 – Construction begins on Tower of Jewels for the Exposition (SF)
1917 – AP reports Mexico & Japan will allie with Germany if US enters WW I
1924 – US begins intervention in Honduras
1935 – Wallace Carothers manufactures 1st nylon polymer
1939 – The erroneous word “Dord” is discovered in the Webster’s New International Dictionary, Second Edition, prompting an investigation.
1940 – 1st televised basketball game (U of Pitts beats Fordham U, 50-37)
1940 – Richard Wright’s “Native Son” published
1940 – US population at 131,669,275 (12,865,518 blacks (9.8%))
1941 – 39 U Boats (197,000 ton) sunk this month
1941 – British-Italian dogfight above Albania
1942 – 1st weapon drop on Netherlands
1942 – Japanese land in Java, last Allied bastion in Dutch East Indies
1942 – Race riot, Sojourner Truth Homes, Detroit
1947 – 228 Incident: In Taiwan, civil disorder is put down with the loss of 30,000 civilian lives.
1956 – Forrester issued a patent for computer core memory
1957 – Jockey Johnny Longden’s 5,000th career victory
1959 – Ice Dance Championship at Colo Springs USA won by Denny & Jones of GRB
1959 – Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Wagner & Paul of CAN
1959 – Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Colo Spr won by Carol Heiss USA
1960 – US wins Olympic hockey gold medal by defeating Canada
1961 – JFK names Henry Kissinger special advisor
1966 – Cavern Club (Beatles hangout) in Liverpool closes
1969 – Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Spr won by Towler & Ford of GBR
1969 – Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Spr won by Rodnina & Ulanov of URS
1969 – Ladies Figure Skating Champion in Colo Spr won by Gabriele Seyfert GDR
1969 – Men’s Figure Skating Championship in Colo Springs won by Tim Wood USA
1970 – Bicycles permitted to cross Golden Gate Bridge
1970 – Caroline Walker runs world female record marathon (3:02:53)
1971 – 53rd PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 281 at PGA Natl FL Jack Nicklaus wins his 2nd golf grand slam
1972 – Pres Richard Nixon ends historic week-long visit to China
1975 – 41 killed in London Underground, as train speeds past final stop
1975 – A major tube train crash at Moorgate station, London kills 43 people.
1977 – 1st killer whale born in captivity (Marineland, LA California)
1977 – Harbor strike in Rotterdam/Amsterdam ends
1979 – Ernest Thompson’s “On Golden Pond,” premieres in NYC
1981 – Calvin Murphy (Hou), sets NBA record with 78 consecutive free throws
1982 – AT & T looses record $7 BILLION for fiscal year ending on this day
1982 – FALN (PR Nationalist Group) bombs Wall Street
1983 – TV episode of “M*A*S*H” airs (CBS); record 125 million watch
1988 – 15th Winter Olympic games close at Calgary, Canada
1988 – Yvonne van Gennip skates world record 5 km ladies (7:14.13)
1993 – 100 agents raid Branch Davidian compound at Waco Texas
Waco Siege Films
WACO: A New Revelation (Full Version)
” Film released in 1999 – April 19, 1993 – The massacre of the Branch Davidians in Waco, TX by the U.S. government. Remember Waco? This video shows hard evidence that the media wouldn’t and still won’t show the American public.
Waco: A New Revelation is the film that triggered a new Congressional investigation of the Waco tragedy, and caused the Justice Department and the FBI to reverse their long-held positions on Waco. It has generated a firestorm of events unprecedented in the history of documentary filmmaking. After six years of painstaking investigation, the complete story of the tragedy in Texas is finally coming to light. This compelling feature-length documentary presents new revelations about the events that led up to the deaths of 79 men, women and children at Mount Carmel on April 19, 1993. In the spring of 1998, under the Freedom of Information Act, investigators from MGA Studio’s film division became the first private citizens to gain access to the Waco investigation evidence lockers. What they found was shocking. Upon examination, the evidence gathered under the supervision of federal officials appeared to contradict the FBI’s congressional testimony, raising serious and disturbing questions about events surrounding the siege at Mt. Carmel and the deaths of the Davidians. Gene Cullen Since 1993, former members of the FBI, former Special Forces and CIA operatives have come forward with new evidence to suggest that the FBI’s claim is inaccurate.”
Waco Rules of Engagement
” A truly sobering testament to the tyrannical force of the US government. This documentary tells the story of the Waco siege. This documentary, from the ATF’s own footage, bears witness to the murder by the US government of citizens who choose to exercise their constitutional rights.
Truly a must see! Are we truly free when we fear our government?”
BRANCH DAVIDIAN VICTIMS
Died February 28, 1993
Winston Blake, 28, black, British
Peter Gent, 24, white, Australian
Peter Hipsman, 28, white, American
Perry Jones, 64, white, American
Michael Schroeder, 29, white, American
Jaydean Wendell, 34, Hawaiian, AmericanDied April 19, 1993
Katherine Andrade, 24, white, American
Chanel Andrade, 1, white, American
Jennifer Andrade, 19, white, American
George Bennett, 35, black, British
Susan Benta, 31, black, British
Mary Jean Borst, 49, white, American
Pablo Cohen, 38, white, Israeli
Abedowalo Davies, 30, black, British
Shari Doyle, 18, white, American
Beverly Elliot, 30, black, British
Yvette Fagan, 32, black, British
Doris Fagan, 51, black, British
Lisa Marie Farris, 24, white, American
Raymond Friesen, 76, white, Canadian
Sandra Hardial, 27, black, British
Zilla Henry, 55, black, British
Vanessa Henry, 19, black, British
Phillip Henry, 22, black, British
Paulina Henry, 24, black, British
Stephen Henry, 26, black, British
Diana Henry, 28, black, British
Novellette Hipsman, 36, black, Canadian
Floyd Houtman, 61, black, American
Sherri Jewell, 43, Asian, American
David M. Jones, 38, white, American
David Koresh, 33, white, American
Rachel Koresh, 24, white, American
Cyrus Koresh, 8, white, American
Star Koresh, 6, white, American
Bobbie Lane Koresh, 2, white, American
Jeffery Little, 32, white, American
Nicole Gent Little, 24, white, Australian
and unborn child
Dayland Gent, 3, white, American
Page Gent, 1, white, American
Livingston Malcolm, 26, black, British
Diane Martin, 41, black, British
Wayne Martin, Sr., 42, black, American
Lisa Martin, 13, black, American
Sheila Martin, Jr., 15, black, American
Anita Martin, 18, black, American
Wayne Martin, Jr., 20, black, American
Julliete Martinez, 30, Mexican American
Crystal Martinez, 3, Mexican American
Isaiah Martinez, 4, Mexican American
Joseph Martinez, 8, Mexican American
Abigail Martinez, 11, Mexican American
Audrey Martinez, 13, Mexican American
John-Mark McBean, 27, black, British
Bernadette Monbelly, 31, black, British
Rosemary Morrison, 29, black, British
Melissa Morrison, 6, black, British
Sonia Murray, 29, black, American
Theresa Nobrega, 48, black, British
James Riddle, 32, white, American
Rebecca Saipaia, 24, Asian, Phillipino
Steve Schneider, 43, white, American
Judy Schneider, 41, white, American
Mayanah Schneider, 2, white, American
Clifford Sellors, 33, white, British
Scott Kojiro Sonobe, 35, Asian, American
Floracita Sonobe, 34, Asian, Phillipino
Gregory Summers, 28, white, American
Aisha Gyrfas Summers, 17, white, Australian
and unborn child
Startle Summers, 1, white, American
Lorraine Sylvia, 40, white, American
Rachel Sylvia, 12, white, American
Hollywood Sylvia, 1, white, American
Michelle Jones Thibodeau, 18, white, American
Serenity Jones, 4, white, American
Chica Jones, 2, white, American
Little One Jones, 2, white, American
Neal Vaega, 38, Somoan, New Zealander
Margarida Vaega, 47, Asian, New Zealander
Mark H. Wendell, 40, Asian, American
1994 – Brady Law, imposing a wait-period to buy a hand-gun, went into effect
1995 – Denver International Airport opens
1997 – FBI agent Earl Pitts pleads guilty to selling secrets to Russia
1997 – Smokers must prove they are over 18 to purchase cigarettes in US
1997 – The North Hollywood shootout takes place.
1997 North Hollywood Shootout pt.1
1997 North Hollywood Shootout pt.2
1997 North Hollywood Shootout pt.3
Hollywood Shootout – The last 9 minutes live
1998 – First flight of RQ-4 Global Hawk, the first unmanned aerial vehicle certified to file its own flight plans and fly regularly in U.S. civilian airspace.
1998 – Kosovo War: Serbian police begin the offensive against the Kosovo Liberation Army in Kosovo.
2004 – Over 1 million Taiwanese participating in the 228 Hand-in-Hand Rally form a 500-kilometre (300-mile) long human chain to commemorate the 228 Incident in 1947
2005 – A suicide bombing at a police recruiting centre in Al Hillah, Iraq kills 127.
2007 – Jupiter flyby of the New Horizons Pluto-observer spacecraft.
2012 – Discovery of the largest prehistoric penguin, Kairuku grebneffi, at nearly 5ft tall
Births
1155 – Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183)
1261 – Margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283)
1409 – Elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442)
1533 – Michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher
1552 – Jost/Jobst Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker and mathematician (d. 1632)
1573 – Elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg)
1663 – Thomas Newcomen, English co-inventor (steam engine)
1675 – Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (d. 1726)
1683 – René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French scientist (d. 1757)
1704 – Louis Godin, French astronomer (d. 1760)
1712 – Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French military commander (d. 1759)
1764 – Robert Haldane, Scottish theologist/philanthropist
1786 – D Francois J Arago, French astronomer/physicist/politician
1792 – Karl Earnest Ritter von Baer, Estonian/German embryologist
1817 – James Craig, Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1888
1822 – Matthew Duncan Ector, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1879
1824 – Charles Blondin, France, acrobat/aerialist
1824 – John Creed Moore, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1910
1825 – Quincy Adams Gillmore, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1888
1833 – Alfred von Schlieffen, Count/Prussian general-fieldmarshal
1838 – Maurice Lévy, French engineer (d. 1910)
1840 – Henri Duveyrier, French explorer (d. 1892)
1858 – Jacob P Vis, Dutch industrialist (founder NV Royal Salt Industries)
1866 – Vyacheslav I Ivanov, Russian philosopher/classical/poet [OS=2/16]
1878 – Pierre Fatou, French mathematician (d. 1929)
1890 – Vaslav Nijinsky, Kiev Ukraine, ballet dancer (3/12 NS)
1899 – Frederick Denison Maurice Hocking, pathologist
1901 – Linus Pauling, Portland, Oregon, American chemist/peace activist (Nobel 1954, 1962)
1906 – Bugsy Siegel, gangster created casinos in Las Vegas
1908 – Billie Bird, American actress (d. 2002)
1909 – Olan Soule, La Harpe Ill, actor (My 3 Sons, Arnie)
1910 – Vincente Minnelli, Chicago IL, director (American in Paris, Gigi)
1915 – Peter Medawar, England, zoologist, immunologist (Nobel 1953)
1915 – Zero “Samuel” Mostel, Brooklyn, actor (Fiddler on the Roof)
1917 – Hans Deutgen, Sweden, world champion archer
1921 – Pierre Clostermann, French World War II pilot (d. 2006)
1923 – Charles Durning, Highland Falls NY, actor (Fury, Sting, Tootsie), (d. 2012)
1925 – Harry H Corbett, Rangoon Burma, actor (Steptoe & Son, Jabberwacky)
1927 – John Swire, British aircraft magnate (Cathay Pacific)
1929 – Frank O Gehry, architect (Galleria-Oklahoma City)
1930 – Leon Cooper, US physicist (Nobel 1972)
1931 – Gavin MacLeod, Mt Kisco NY, actor (Murray-Mary Tyler Moore, Love Boat)
1931 – Gustav Thoni, Italy, skiier (World Cup-1971, 72, 73, 75)
1934 – Willie Bobo, NYC, jazz drummer (Cos)
1939 – John Fahey, singer (Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death)
1939 – Tommy Tune, Wichita Falls Tx, dancer/choreographer (Boyfriend)
1940 – Joe South, Atlanta, Georgia, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Games People Play), (d. 2012)
1940 – Mario Andretti, Italian American race-car driver (1969 Indianapolis 500, 1978 Formula One World Champion)
1942 – Frank Bonner, Little Rock AR, actor (WKRP, Hoax, You Can’t Hurry Love)
1942 – Brian Jones, [Lewis Brian Hopkins Jones], English rock guitarist (Rolling Stones)
1943 – Donny Iris, singer
1945 – Charles “Bubba” Smith, Tx, NFLer (Balt Colts)/actor (Police Academy)
1945 – Ronnie Rosman, rocker (Tommy James Shondells-Crystal Blue Persuasion)
1946 – Robin Cook, British politician (d. 2005)
1948 – Bernadette Peters, [Lazzara], Queens NY, actress (Jerk)
1948 – Mercedes Ruehl, Queens NY, actress (Lost in Yonkers, Crazy People)
1948 – Mike Figgis, English director
1951 – Gustavo Thoeni, Italy, giant slalom (Olympic-gold-1972)
1953 – Ricky “Dragon” Steamboat, [Richard Blood], wrestler (NWA/WWF/WCW/AWA)
1953 – Ingo Hoffmann, Brazilian racing driver
1953 – Paul Krugman, American economist and New York Times columnist (Nobel Prize in Economics 2008)
1955 – Gilbert Gottfried, comedian (Beverly Hills Cop)
1955 – Randy Jackson, New Orleans, guitarist (Zebra-Tell Me What You Want)
1957 – Cindy Wilson, Athens Georgia, rock vocalist (B-52’s-Love Shack)
1957 – Ian Stanley, keyboardist
1957 – John Turturro, Bkln, actor (Brain Donor, Color of Money, Jungle Fever)
1957 – Ainsley Harriott, British celebrity chef
1958 – Christine Lathan-Brehmer, German DR, 400m runner (Oly-gold-76)
1960 – Dorothy Stratten, Vancouver BC, playmate (August, 1979) (Galixina)
1961 – Eric Bachelart, Belgian racing driver
1962 – Angela Bailey, England, Canadian 4X100m relayer (Olympic-silver-1984)
1962 – Rae Dawn Chong, Edmonton Alberta, actress (Quest for Fire)
1963 – Claudio Chiappucci, Italian cyclist
1964 – Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, Uzbekistan cyclist
1969 – Butch Leitzinger, American race car driver
1970 – Noureddine Morceli, Algeria, 1500m runner (Olympics-gold-96)
1970 – Daniel Handler, American writer, better known as Lemony Snicket
1972 – Rory Cochrane, American actor
1973 – Eric Lindros, London Ontario, NHL center (Phila Flyers)
1973 – Nicolas Minassian, French racing driver
1976 – Ali Larter, American actress and model
1977 – Jason Aldean, American country singer
1978 – Benjamin Raich, Austrian Olympic skier
1979 – Sébastien Bourdais, French racing driver
1979 – Primož Peterka, Slovenian ski jumper
1979 – Michael Bisping, English mixed martial artist
1982 – Natalia Vodianova, Russian supermodel
1984 – Karolína Kurková, Czech supermodel
1985 – Fefe Dobson, Canadian singer
1985 – Jelena Janković, Serbian tennis player
1991 – Sarah Bolger, Irish actress
Deaths
642 – Oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle
1261 – Hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies
1326 – Duke Leopold I of Austria (b. 1290)
1485 – Niclas, Graf von Abensberg, German soldier (b. 1441)
1510 – Juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer
1525 – Cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler
1572 – Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505)
1621 – Cosimo II de’ Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1590)
1638 – Claude G Bachet de Meziriac, French mathematician/poet, dies at 56
1638 – Henri duc de Rohan, French soldier/Huguenot leader, dies
1742 – Willem J ‘s-Gravesande, Dutch physicist, dies at 53
1781 – Richard Stockton, US attorney (signed Decl of Ind), dies at 50
1786 – John Gwynn, English architect and engineer (b. 1713)
1788 – Thomas Cushing, American Continental Congressman (b. 1725)
1844 – Abel P Upshur, Secretary of State, dies in explosion on USS Princeton
1844 – Thommas W Gilmer, Navy Secretary, dies in explosion on USS Princeton
1857 – André Dumont, Belgian geologist (b. 1809)
1905 – Joseph C Juglar, French physician/economist, dies at 85
1916 – Henry James, US/British writer (Bostonians), dies in London at 72
1932 – Guillaume Bigourdan, French astronomer (b. 1851)
1936 – Charles Nicolle, French bacteriologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1866)
1940 – Johan C Braakensiek, Dutch political cartoonist, dies at 81
1953 – Jim Thorpe, versatile American athlete (Olympics-gold-1912), dies at 64
1962 – Harold Ogden “Chic” Johnson, comedian (Olsen & Johnson), dies at 70
1966 – Charles A Bassett II, astronaut, dies at 34, in a crash of T-38 jet
1966 – Elliot McKay See Jr, astronaut, dies at 38 in T-38 jet crash
1967 – Henry Luce, American publisher (b. 1898)
1977 – Eddie “Rochester” Anderson, comedian (Jack Benny Show), dies at 71
1978 – Eric Frank Russell, sci-fi author (Hugo, Deep Space), dies at 73
1978 – Philip Ahn, LA California, actor (Master Kan-Kung Fu)
1979 – Mr Ed, talking horse, dies
1985 – David Byron, English singer (Uriah Heep) (b. 1947)
1986 – Sven Olof Palme, Swedish PM (1969-76, 82-86), assassinated at 59
1986 – Laura Z. Hobson, American novelist (b. 1900)
1992 – Angelique Pettyjohn, actress (Body Talk, Star Trek), dies at 49
1992 – La Lupe, Cuban singer, dies of a heart attack in the Bronx at 53
1993 – Ishiro Honda, Japanese director/producer (Godzilla), dies at 81
1993 – Ruby Keeler, Canadian actress, singer, and dancer (42nd Street, Dames), dies of cancer at 82
1994 – Buster Holmes, chef/restaurateur, dies at 88
1995 – Herman “Ace” Wallace, blues guitarist/singer, dies at 69
2003 – Roger Michael Needham, British cryptographer (b. 1935)
2003 – Rudolf Kingslake, Lens designer, and Engineer (b. 1903)
2004 – Daniel J. Boorstin, American historian, writer, and Librarian of Congress (b. 1914)
2006 – Owen Chamberlain, American physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1920)
2007 – Baron Charles Forte, Italian-born hotelier (b. 1908)
2007 – Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. American historian and political commentator (b.1917)
2008 – Mike Smith, English musician (The Dave Clark Five) (b. 1943)
2009 – Paul Harvey, American radio broadcaster (b. 1918)
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February 3, 1913: Sixteenth Amendment Adopted
The Sixteenth Amendment (Amendment XVI) to the United States Constitution allows the Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states or basing it on the United States Census. This amendment exempted income taxes from the constitutional requirements regarding direct taxes, after income taxes on rents, dividends, and interest were ruled to be direct taxes in the court case of Pollock v. Farmers’ Loan & Trust Co. (1895).
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“Diplomacy without arms is like music without instruments.”
~ Frederick the Great
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Maryland Police Chief Humiliated After Citing Satirical Article To Oppose Pot Legalization
” Testifying against legislation that would decriminalize marijuana in Maryland, the Annapolis police chief cited a satirical article that claimed 37 pot deaths occurred on the first day Colorado legalized its sale.
“ The first day of legalization, that’s when Colorado experienced 37 deaths that day from overdose on marijuana,” Chief Michael Pristoop said on Tuesday as part of testimony during a Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee hearing. “I remember the first day it was decriminalized there were 37 deaths.”
Pristoop was quickly corrected by a sponsor of one of the bills, according to the Capital Gazette.
“ Unless you have some other source for this, I’m afraid I’ve got to spoil the party here,” said Sen. Jamie Raskin. “Your assertion that 37 people died of a marijuana overdose in Colorado was a hoax on the Daily Currant and the Comedy Central website.”
The Daily Currant posted the article – “Marijuana Overdoses Kill 37 in Colorado on First Day of Legalization” – on Jan. 2. It has since been shared over 24,000 times across various social media and other web platforms.”
Good Lord , we are led by idiots … this man and thousands like him are the ones we should trust to protect us ? A man of tremendous authority over the citizenry that cannot even distinguish fact from fiction ? God help us .
Read the rest … and groan
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