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News Roundup 1/18/17

by | Jan 18, 2017 |

20 million people will not lose their healthcare if Obamacare is repealed. This article breaks down the real numbers behind those who have enrolled in Obamacare and who is at risk of losing insurance. [Link] A young man was entrapped by police into buying and selling...

News Roundup 1/6/17

by | Jan 6, 2017 |

Former CIA Director James Woolsey quits the Trump Transition Team. [Link] Trump tweets that if Toyota builds a car manufacturing plant in Mexico, then he will impose a big border tax to sell the cars in the US. [Link] National Security Director James Clapper testifies...

News Roundup 12/30/16

by | Dec 30, 2016 |

Obama designates 1.5 million acres of land in Utah and Nevada as National Monuments. This move takes the land from state control to federal control. Obama has put over 550 million acres of land under federal control during his time in office. This is the most of any...

News Roundup 12/26/16

by | Dec 26, 2016 |

Obama signs the NDAA 2017 into law. The new law allows for $611 billion in military spending in 2017. The NDAA 2017 also included the countering disinformation and propaganda act. [Link] A TSA patdown of a traveler goes way too far. The TSA responds by saying the TSA...

News Roundup 12/17/16

by | Dec 17, 2016 |

Trump picks South Carolina Congressman Mike Mulvaney to be Budget Director. Mulvaney is a member of the House Freedom Caucus, an advocate for not raising the debt ceiling, and has supported budgets that reduce government spending. [Link] Trump's choice for...

News Roundup 12/16/16

by | Dec 16, 2016 |

Trump nominates Montana Rep Ryan Zinke to head the Department of the Interior. Zinke is a strong supporter of coal. [Link] Facebook is partnering with Snopes and ABC to identify, mark, and demote fake news stories. [Link] Twitter blocks government spy centers from...

News Roundup 12/13/16

by | Dec 13, 2016 |

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence says that they have not accepted the Washington Post's reported CIA claim that Russia's cyber attacks were aimed at impacting the US election. The ODNI says they do not accept the report because of a lack of...

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Last Rights: The Death of American Liberty

Last Rights: The Death of American Liberty

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Americans today have “freedom” to be fleeced, groped, injected, harassed, surveilled, vilified, disarmed, beaten, detained, and maybe shot by federal agents. From hapless homeowners hit by SWAT raids to pandemic lockdowns pointlessly paralyzing lives, government...

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