By Rebecca Fletcher, Monday, May 13th, 2013, 12:17pm 
The internet is a free platform where commerce thrives. Many credit this to the fact that no country controls or taxes it…yet. Last fall, we reported the United Nation’s closed-door meeting in Dubai to discuss controlling the internet. Along with PIPA and SOPA, the convention’s aim to control the internet failed. Regardless, nobody, including the US, is giving up easily. The president and political party that vowed not to raise taxes on anyone who earns less than $250,000 a year is working feverishly to tax anything that moves—or at least anything that moves across a state line through e-commerce. Worse [...]
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By Carrie, Friday, April 19th, 2013, 10:12am 
“I just broke into a house and the owner came home…I think they have guns,” the scared intruder told dispatch. Is this backwards or what?! After breaking into a Portland, Oregon home on April 6th, the 25 year old intruder was taking a shower when the owner got home. She asked him why he was taking a shower in their home. He replied, “I’m sorry…my name’s Timothy Chapek.” Needless to say, Chapek was scared. So scared he locked the bathroom door, called the cops and reported his fear the homeowners might have a gun to dispatch. However, there is no [...]
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By Carrie, Tuesday, April 16th, 2013, 8:33pm 
In the early morning light six years ago today, on April 16, 2007, Seung-Hui Cho loaded his Glock 19 and Walther P22 and started his cold, deadly massacre on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, VA. As the day unfolded, 32 students and staff were murdered, as well as 17 others who were injured by the gunfire. In addition, Cho took his own life and 6 other students were injured when trying to jump from windows in an escape attempt. Known as the second deadliest shooting in America, this event left the world stunned. In a knee jerk reaction, demands [...]
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By Carrie, Wednesday, March 27th, 2013, 10:25am 
Leave it to California to come up with all the smart ideas. Does the government need some more money? Don’t cut spending, impose a new tax! If the government tapped into the internet’s industry with a tax, they could bring in billions each year. During a March 5th meeting, Berkeley City Councilman Gordon Wozniak suggested taxing the internet, including emails. “There should be something like a bit tax,” he said. “I mean, a bit tax could be a cent per gigabit and they would make, probably, billions of dollars a year.” The councilman went on to add that this new [...]
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By Aaron Graves, Wednesday, March 20th, 2013, 9:07am 
Ok, let me see if I have this straight… Muammar Gaddafi was killed in Libya, thanks to US-backed (and Al-Qaeda associated, I might add) rebels. Gaddafi was found to be hiding chemical weapons (source), which the “rebels” (excuse me, “new government”) took control of. Libya’s new rulers have offered weapons to Syrian rebels (source) The FSA (Free Syrian Army, the main rebel group) posted a video online demonstrating chemical weapons capabilities (source) On Sunday, it was reported that Syrian rebels gained control over weapons and ammunition stores in the village of Khan Toman in southern Aleppo province on Saturday after [...]
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By Aaron Graves, Monday, March 18th, 2013, 3:39pm 
Cyprus is a beta test. The banksters are trying to commit bank robbery in broad daylight, and they are eager to see if the rest of the world will let them get away with it. Cyprus was probably chosen because it is very small (therefore nobody will care too much about it) and because there is a lot of foreign (i.e. Russian) money parked there. The IMF and the EU could have easily bailed out Cyprus without any trouble whatsoever, but they purposely decided not to do that. Instead, they decided that this would be a great time to test [...]
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By Aaron Graves, Friday, March 15th, 2013, 10:35am 
So, the FBI recently released 25 pamphlets for business owners, in hopes that those businesses might turn in their customers for being “terrorists.” Here are a couple of behaviors that might get you snitched on: Beauty salons and drug stores are told to watch out for customers who don’t drive themselves but are dropped off and picked up by someone else. (If you’re elderly and need a ride, you might be a terrorist.) Gas station attendants are told to look out for customers who put gas in gas cans. (If you run out of gas, you might be a terrorist.) [...]
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By Aaron Graves, Tuesday, March 12th, 2013, 2:32pm 
On March 6th, Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky rose to filibuster the administration’s nomination of John Brennan for the top spot at the CIA. The Senator spoke for 13 hours before calling it a day. The next day, Attorney General Eric Holder responded: It has come to my attention that you have now asked an additional question: “Does the President have the authority to use a weaponized drone to kill an American not engaged in combat on American soil?” The answer to that question is no. Seems pretty cut and dry, right? Sorry, I don’t see it that way. Where [...]
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By Carrie, Friday, March 8th, 2013, 3:38pm 
You read that correctly. It’s not a mistake. Say goodbye to our American flag with 50 stars. Soon it will only be 49. Idaho’s funeral is just around the corner. Image Courtesy of The Comical Conservative While we poke fun at Idaho getting banned, the reality of this situation is no laughing matter. In January, a 5 year old was suspended from school for threatening to shoot another student with her pink ‘Hello Kitty’ toy gun, which was at home at the time of the incident. Just last week, a 7 year old boy was suspended for playing with his [...]
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By Carrie, Friday, March 1st, 2013, 3:01pm 
During her Spanish class in 2011 at a McAllen High School, 15 year-old Brenda Brindson and her class were told to recite the Mexican Pledge and salute Mexico’s flag. Brenda refused saying she believed it was un-American of her to recite the pledge of another country and swear allegiance to it. The clincher? Brenda’s mother is a Mexican immigrant, while her father is an American. Regardless of her Mexican roots, Brenda has sworn her allegiance to America and isn’t looking back. According to Brenda, it would be un-patriotic to pledge her loyalty to another country. Brenda’s Spanish teacher, Reyna Santos, [...]
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By Aaron Graves, Wednesday, February 27th, 2013, 11:28am 
Would you like an economic lesson in government spending cuts? Try this exercise. Sit down and plan a trip to Disney World for you and your family. Make a budget of $20,000 to take this trip (never mind that you don’t have that much money to spare, just follow along with me). And then, forget the trip. Do you see what you’ve just done? You’ve cut your “spending” by $20,000! Congratulations! If you’re like me, you’ve just rolled your eyes. You haven’t cut anything but imaginary spending — something that hasn’t even taken place yet, and you wouldn’t have been [...]
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By Aaron Graves, Wednesday, February 13th, 2013, 12:42pm 
Christopher Dorner has become a hot-button topic as of late. And I feel strongly enough about the topic to emerge from my hiatus on writing. Forgive my absence, I’ve had little free time as of late. I must admit, I feel a bit like Walter in the movie The Big Lebowski when he wonders aloud “Am I the only one around here who gives a shit about the rules?” What rule am I talking about here? How about a little 6th Amendment for you: In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, [...]
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Chemical Weapons in Syria?
Ok, let me see if I have this straight… Muammar Gaddafi was killed in Libya, thanks to US-backed (and Al-Qaeda associated, I might add) rebels. Gaddafi was found to be hiding chemical weapons (source), which the “rebels” (excuse me, “new government”) took control of. Libya’s new rulers have offered weapons to Syrian rebels (source) The FSA (Free Syrian Army, the main rebel group) posted a video online demonstrating chemical weapons capabilities (source) On Sunday, it was reported that Syrian rebels gained control over weapons and ammunition stores in the village of Khan Toman in southern Aleppo province on Saturday after [...]
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