Strange, “paranormal” occurrences have been a recurring motif for as long as man has philosophized. From the countless religious accounts of higher and lower dimensional beings, extra-sensory perceptions, and the like–to modern studies in parapsychology, and the research community considered as “ufology,” humankind has always abundantly speculated about the abilities and experiences beyond the basic Read More…
Domestic Policy
Domestic policy are administrative decisions which are directly related to all issues and activity within a nation’s borders. It differs from foreign policy, which refers to the ways a government advances its interests in world politics. Domestic policy covers a wide range of areas, including business, education, energy, health care, law enforcement, money and taxes, natural resources, social welfare, and personal rights and freedoms.
GOP Lawmakers Capitalize on Zika Threat to Pass Bill Dubbed ‘Making Pesticides Great Again’ Act
House Democrats and Obama administration, meanwhile, criticize bill’s assault on Clean Water Act The Republican-controlled U.S. House on Tuesday passed legislation—newly rebranded with the word “Zika” in it—that Democrats say is in fact not at all about the addressing the threat of the virus but making it easier for pesticides to contaminate the nation’s waterways. Read More…
Police Now Using “Pre-Crime” Algorithm To Target And Label Innocent Citizens As Criminals
It was recently reported that the Chicago Police Department has implemented a new Orwellian program that targets innocent citizens based on indicators that they might be a person who has the potential to carry out a crime. Similar to dystopian films like Minority Report, a complex computer algorithm will track and catalog every citizen in Read More…
Is the NSA Manipulating the Stock Market?
The rise of the meta-criminal Is the NSA manipulating the stock market? Trevor Timm of the Electronic Freedom Frontier dug up a very interesting nugget. It was embedded in the heralded December 2013 White House task force report on spying and snooping. Under Recommendations, #31, section 2, he found this: “Governments should not use their offensive Read More…
You’ve Heard of Big Pharma, Well Meet Big Marijuana
With the continuing absence of action by the Federal Government in regards to this nation wide marijuana rebellion, some begin to feel uneasy about their possible intentions. It has become apparent to pro-marijuana activists and prohibitionists alike, that this movement has far too much momentum to be stopped. Realizing that they have lost the battle Read More…
The American Security Theater – TSA Screening as Ineffective as it is Irritating
People shuffle in line, zigzagging like cattle, chattering nervously to one another, holding bags and babies, children, loved ones, while up ahead, a squad of federal officers in blue shirts and black pants (both usually bursting at the seams) checks ID’s against boarding passes with powerful scrutiny. They gruffly direct passengers through metal-detectors, run their Read More…