Monthly Archives: November 2013

Watchers watched: Boston cops grumpy over GPS trackers on cruisers

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“While some police officers would like to be able to use GPS trackers on suspects without a warrant, being on the receiving end of surveillance is taken quite differently. Boston cops are concerned about the pending use of trackers on their cars.  The devices would monitor the movement of cruisers in real time, and their adoption comes following negotiations between the city and the patrol officers union.  GPS tracking would give dispatchers more flexibility in managing units, reducing response times. It will also help enforcing rules on patrol zones the patrolmen operate under. But some officers are concerned with the new level of scrutiny they are going to face.”

http://rt.com/usa/boston-police-gps-trackers-938/

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Why China is Leading the Global Rise of Bitcoin

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“The bitcoin story in China sounds like a mini-metaphor for the Chinese economy itself: while the rest of the world was looking elsewhere, its citizens worked to acquire vast amounts of new wealth before bursting into the headlines only recently as a superpower.  As of this November, China is home to the world’s largest-volume bitcoin exchange (BTC China), some of the largest mining operations, and could well be leading the global rise of bitcoin. It was in May that China surpassed all other countries with 84,000 bitcoin wallet downloads, a world record few noticed.”

http://www.coindesk.com/china-leading-global-rise-bitcoin/

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From Africa to Anadarko, a Story of Love and Markets

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“Dr. G. Keith Smith and the co-founder of Surgery Center, Dr. Steve Lantier, left the medical mainstream in the 1990s. Determined to establish a market-oriented surgery facility, they were told by colleagues at big hospitals and representatives of big insurers that it would never work. Back in those early days, Smith walked by faith—faith in the market and in human motivations.  Today, the Surgery Center of Oklahoma has garnered international attention.  Keith Smith is now  both a passionate libertarian and a kind of evangelist for transparent health care pricing—medical service free of both government and insurance company mandates.”

http://www.ocpathink.org/articles/2542

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Geithner Joins the Wall Street Party

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“He made sure of the solvency of Wall Street and of the City and having done this for four years – and no doubt seeing that the situation was deteriorating further – he decided to head for the exit. He has moved on to take the presidency of a white shoe Wall Street firm specializing in start-up investments. It is his first ‘private sector’ job, we’re told, but one he will be good at because of his work ethic and ‘commitment to leadership.’.  We’ve been discussing the upcoming Wall Street Party, one Geithner is inviting himself to.  Warburg Pincus is a big player in venture capital investing with a main focus, according to various reports on the company, in the areas of energy, technology and healthcare.”

http://www.thedailybell.com/news-analysis/34761/Geithner-Joins-the-Wall-Street-Party/

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EU Seizes on Snowden Revelations to Justify a Deeper Union

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“The idea of Eurocrats posing as defenders of European democracy is ironic. A torrent of legislation spills from Brussels every year. And Brussels’s imperial yearnings are well known by now and include a standing army, a flag, an anthem, civil and military police and, of course, an internal spying mechanism that will do to Europeans what Eurocrats indignantly reject from the US. The EU is every bit as determined to build a Surveillance State like the US’s and, in fact, they are surely partners in such a venture. The indignation that European leaders now evince is for show only. The reality is an elite that has the same goals and intends to use the same methods and violations of privacy to get there.”

http://www.thedailybell.com/news-analysis/34762/EU-Seizes-on-Snowden-Revelations-to-Justify-a-Deeper-Union/

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New Mexico Police Fire Into Minivan Filled With Children

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“The New Mexico State Police have not removed any of the officers from active duty. Ferrell was charged with five counts of abuse of a child, aggravated fleeing an officer, resisting an officer, reckless driving and possession of drug paraphernalia. The abuse of a child is interesting given the fact that it was the officers that fired into a van full of children. Moreover, it is not clear what the basis is for the charge against her teenage son for battery of an officer.  There was ample reason for an arrest, but the excessive force used by the police is very disturbing and warrants a full investigation. The officer firing the weapon could have killed three children with this unjustified use of force.”

http://jonathanturley.org/2013/11/18/new-mexico-police-fire-into-minivan-filled-with-children/

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Shocking Tales of 11 of the Most Over the Top US Police Paramilitary Raids

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“Recently, AlterNet reported on the wrongful police raid of an organic farm suspected of growing marijuana in Arlington, Texas. The massive SWAT team raid lasted for more than 10 hours and resulted in the seizure of vegetables and flowers—but no marijuana was found on the premises.  This is not the first time police have used paramilitary tactics to raid people’s properties to enforce regulatory laws in the absence of any justifiable threat of harm. Here’s a list of the most outlandish SWAT team raids across the country.”

http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/shocking-tales-11-most-over-top-us-police-paramilitary-raids-and-innocent-people?paging=off

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Drones, Tanks, and Grenade Launchers: Coming to Your Police Department

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“According to a December 2011 report, ‘the homeland security market for state and local agencies is projected to reach $19.2 billion by 2014, up from an estimated $15.8 billion in fiscal 2009.’  In addition to being an astounding waste of taxpayer money, this equipping of police with military-grade equipment and weapons also gives rise to a dangerous mindset in which police feel compelled to put their newly high-power toys and weapons to use. The results are deadly, as can be seen in the growing numbers of unarmed civilians shot by police during relatively routine encounters and in the use of SWAT teams to carry out relatively routine tasks.”

https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/john_whiteheads_commentary/drones_tanks_and_grenade_launchers_coming_soon_to_a_police_department_

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Black-Clad Einsatzgruppen Confiscate Guns in California

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“The State of California’s Armed Prohibited Persons System (APPS) has created an einsatzgruppe dedicated exclusively to gun confiscation. Using gun registration lists, the APPS stormtroopers, ‘arriving in SUVs and dressed in black tactical uniforms … regularly sweep through California cities’ to seize firearms from people the state has designated ‘prohibited persons,’ reports the Fresno Bee. A criminal conviction is not necessary for enrollment on the civilian disarmament register; all that is necessary is an official finding by the state’s Welfare bureaucracy that the gun owner is ‘a danger to himself or others.’  The searches are conducted without warrants.”

http://www.lewrockwell.com/lrc-blog/black-clad-einsatzgruppen-confiscate-guns-in-california/

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Meet Two Economists Who Can Ruin Your Retirement

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“Messrs. English and Wilcox are two of the most important economists at the Federal Reserve. Their work greatly influences the Fed’s policies … and they recently presented their latest findings at the International Monetary Fund’s annual research conference.  Essentially, English and Wilcox’s new research argues that the Fed should start reducing the size of its money-printing programs in the next few months. But at the same time, the economists recommend that the Fed should offset that tapering with extremely dovish guidance on interest rates. More specifically, they suggest that the Fed should promise to keep rates close to zero until 2017!”

http://thesovereigninvestor.com/2013/11/18/meet-two-economists-can-ruin-retirement/

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