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Monday 13 May 2013
Advice to homeless father who cannot pay child supportYesterday I asked readers to send in advice and information for a homeless fellow who is facing the possibility of jail time for his inability to pay child support. I forwarded the advice to him and (with permission) I am reprinting an email of advice below in the hope that it may be of general assistance to anyone who is currently in conflict with "the system."
A blog reader advises, He needs to work the system, create a paper trail that proves he understands his responsibilities and is trying hard to take care of himself so he can provide for his child.
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A blog reader advises, He needs to work the system, create a paper trail that proves he understands his responsibilities and is trying hard to take care of himself so he can provide for his child.
[ Read the rest ... ]
News and commentary round upFrom Political Outcast: Missouri Legislature Nullifies All Federal Gun Control
From Reddit: The Doomed Generation
From the American Conservative: VA Whistleblower Ignites Firestorm Over Vets’ Illnesses
From the UK Daily Mail: FBI surrounds house of Saudi student following sightings of him with pressure cooker pot, only to find he was cooking rice
From the Economic Collapse Blog: America’s Roads Have Been Turned Into A Revenue Generating Surveillance Grid
From ZeroHedge: Visualizing How A Bitcoin Transaction Works
From WorldNetDaily: Do not be a useful idiot for tyranny Hat tip to Reason and Jest.
From the UK Independent: Web searches for symptoms of HIV, MRSA and flu strains will be monitored to spot outbreaks of infections
From Information Liberation: Math Fail: Cop Threatens Charges After Student Blows .018, Says It's 'Double' Limit of .08
From Reddit: My dog won't let anything get near it, finally its mom came and got it.
From Bloomberg: McDonald’s Drops Angus Burger as Customers Favor Dollar Menu
From Reddit: The Doomed Generation
From the American Conservative: VA Whistleblower Ignites Firestorm Over Vets’ Illnesses
From the UK Daily Mail: FBI surrounds house of Saudi student following sightings of him with pressure cooker pot, only to find he was cooking rice
From the Economic Collapse Blog: America’s Roads Have Been Turned Into A Revenue Generating Surveillance Grid
From ZeroHedge: Visualizing How A Bitcoin Transaction Works
From WorldNetDaily: Do not be a useful idiot for tyranny Hat tip to Reason and Jest.
From the UK Independent: Web searches for symptoms of HIV, MRSA and flu strains will be monitored to spot outbreaks of infections
From Information Liberation: Math Fail: Cop Threatens Charges After Student Blows .018, Says It's 'Double' Limit of .08
From Reddit: My dog won't let anything get near it, finally its mom came and got it.
From Bloomberg: McDonald’s Drops Angus Burger as Customers Favor Dollar Menu
Sunday 12 May 2013
Appeal to readers for advice and informationI receive a fair amount of mail from desperate people who are confronting "the system" in one manifestation or another, and there is usually very little I can do for them other than recommend some online support networks. I am posting an email I received yesterday in the hope that a reader will have some more useful information or advice for the following fellow. If so, then please write to wendy©wendymcelroy.com and I will forward the message. Thank you.
Hello Wendy,
My name is James ---------------- Citizen Journalist, Occupy Activist, facing jail time for non-payment of support, I'm writing to you today regarding your article on Deadbeat Dads. I was wondering if you had any suggestions for fathers like me that have not been offered gainful employment and are now homeless? I am a veteran (no war) with some college education and significant training and experience in many different types of work, ranging from laborer to manager, landscaper supervisor, heavy equipment operator, and PC tech. It's been nearly 2 years since I have worked for anyone that payed well enough to "survive". My last job was as a dishwasher for $9/hr and the CSE unit wants to RAISE my support obligation from $300 to $380 even though they know my situation (I requested the mod.) and the judge has now ordered mediation, and then a potential "trial". This trial may include charges against me for not being able to pay my support obligation, which could result in my going to jail. Please help! I could use pro bono attorney suggestions if you have any.
Hello Wendy,
My name is James ---------------- Citizen Journalist, Occupy Activist, facing jail time for non-payment of support, I'm writing to you today regarding your article on Deadbeat Dads. I was wondering if you had any suggestions for fathers like me that have not been offered gainful employment and are now homeless? I am a veteran (no war) with some college education and significant training and experience in many different types of work, ranging from laborer to manager, landscaper supervisor, heavy equipment operator, and PC tech. It's been nearly 2 years since I have worked for anyone that payed well enough to "survive". My last job was as a dishwasher for $9/hr and the CSE unit wants to RAISE my support obligation from $300 to $380 even though they know my situation (I requested the mod.) and the judge has now ordered mediation, and then a potential "trial". This trial may include charges against me for not being able to pay my support obligation, which could result in my going to jail. Please help! I could use pro bono attorney suggestions if you have any.
News and commentary round upFrom Reader Supported News: Are All Telephone Calls Recorded and Accessible to the US Government? by Glenn Greenwald. Recommended.
From Entertainment Weekly: Broadcast ax: Cancelled shows 2012-13
From FIRE: Federal Government Mandates Unconstitutional Speech Codes at Colleges and Universities Nationwide.
From Reddit: The Man v. The State. Cartoon
From Breitbart: Koch Sponsors Pro-Amnesty BuzzFeed Event
From the Bakersfield Californian: Dad who died during arrest 'begged for his life'; witness videos seized. People who say they witnessed the incident as well as Silva's family members described a scene in which deputies essentially were beating a helpless man to death. They were indignant that cellphone video had been taken away by deputies.
From the International Business Times: Did the Queen Just Resurrect the Snooper’s Charter?
From the Los Angeles Times: Google's Earth Engine: A stunning time-lapse view of the planet
From Reason: Economic Freedom Is Good for Women, Children, and Other Living Things - Science proves overwhelmingly that freedom is good for us
From Americans for Tax Reform: Obamacare: Taxpayers Must Report Personal Health ID Info to IRS
From the Knappster: Which Part of "the Genie is Out of the Bottle" Does the State Department not Understand? On 3D guns
From Anders Monsen: 50 Works of Fiction Libertarians Should Read
From Entertainment Weekly: Broadcast ax: Cancelled shows 2012-13
From FIRE: Federal Government Mandates Unconstitutional Speech Codes at Colleges and Universities Nationwide.
From Reddit: The Man v. The State. Cartoon
From Breitbart: Koch Sponsors Pro-Amnesty BuzzFeed Event
From the Bakersfield Californian: Dad who died during arrest 'begged for his life'; witness videos seized. People who say they witnessed the incident as well as Silva's family members described a scene in which deputies essentially were beating a helpless man to death. They were indignant that cellphone video had been taken away by deputies.
From the International Business Times: Did the Queen Just Resurrect the Snooper’s Charter?
From the Los Angeles Times: Google's Earth Engine: A stunning time-lapse view of the planet
From Reason: Economic Freedom Is Good for Women, Children, and Other Living Things - Science proves overwhelmingly that freedom is good for us
From Americans for Tax Reform: Obamacare: Taxpayers Must Report Personal Health ID Info to IRS
From the Knappster: Which Part of "the Genie is Out of the Bottle" Does the State Department not Understand? On 3D guns
From Anders Monsen: 50 Works of Fiction Libertarians Should Read
Saturday 11 May 2013
A bug's eye view
News and commentary round-up...From Breitbart: Transparency: WH Holds Benghazi Briefing ... Off-the-Record
From the Business Insider: Republicans Are Refusing To Appoint Members To Obamacare's Most Notorious Panel...the so-called death panel
From the Washington Post: IRS: Yeah, Sorry, We Went After Tea Party Groups
From Wired: Biometric Database of All Adult Americans Hidden in Immigration Reform
From the Daily Beast: Why Can’t the Kochs Buy the Los Angeles Times?
From Forbes: New Zealand Government Announces That Software Will No Longer Be Patentable (Forbes)
From TechDirt: Over 90% Of The Most Innovative Products From The Past Few Decades Were NOT Patented
From the Business Insider: Republicans Are Refusing To Appoint Members To Obamacare's Most Notorious Panel...the so-called death panel
From the Washington Post: IRS: Yeah, Sorry, We Went After Tea Party Groups
From Wired: Biometric Database of All Adult Americans Hidden in Immigration Reform
From the Daily Beast: Why Can’t the Kochs Buy the Los Angeles Times?
From Forbes: New Zealand Government Announces That Software Will No Longer Be Patentable (Forbes)
From TechDirt: Over 90% Of The Most Innovative Products From The Past Few Decades Were NOT Patented
Friday 10 May 2013
Download your own 3D gun blueprint now!Update: one of the three sites has been already taken down.
By now you know that Defense Distributed has been forced to take down the blueprint for its 3D gun from the internet. Of course, the State Department cannot 'recall' the 100,000+ copies of the blueprint that have already e-circulated. If you wish to add to that number, then the 3D gun blueprint is still available at the following sites (links courtesy of shtfplan.com. Please check that site for updates):
----Pirate Bay torrent download information: http://thepiratebay.sx/torrent/8449468/Liberator_-_First_3D_Printable_Gun
----Or at: http:// thepiratebay.sx/torrent/8444391/DefDist_Liberator_Pistol (see note below)
----ZIP FILE: http://www.fatguyinmontana.com/2013/05/07/defense-distributed-liberator-pistol/
3D printers, specifically the Cube 3D printer, are available for retail purchase from Staples at a cost of $1299.
Brad update, 9 am: The "zip file" link has been taken down. The two torrent links above led me to a page that wanted to install downloader software; I am always suspicious of such. A better option is to visit http://thepiratebay.sx/ and do a search for "Liberator", then download one of the 2.02 MB "physibles" files. This link might take you directly there. Click on the little magnet symbol. I don't trust the 5.91 MB file -- it may be that something has been added to it.
Further update: the mistake I made with the two torrent links above was to click the big green "Download Now" button. Don't do that. Instead, click on the "Get This Torrent" link farther down the page.
Further update, 10 am: Joe Huffman has been savvy enough to post the md5sum of the authentic file: 26DE1E830AC58C078650B69C4D34602E.
Note: I have disabled the link on the second torrent URL above; that's for the 5.91 MB file. I think that may be the "unzipped" archive, which would explain the larger size; but until someone verifies its legitimacy I'd suggest avoiding it. - Brad
By now you know that Defense Distributed has been forced to take down the blueprint for its 3D gun from the internet. Of course, the State Department cannot 'recall' the 100,000+ copies of the blueprint that have already e-circulated. If you wish to add to that number, then the 3D gun blueprint is still available at the following sites (links courtesy of shtfplan.com. Please check that site for updates):
----Pirate Bay torrent download information: http://thepiratebay.sx/torrent/8449468/Liberator_-_First_3D_Printable_Gun
----Or at: http:// thepiratebay.sx/torrent/8444391/DefDist_Liberator_Pistol (see note below)
----ZIP FILE: http://www.fatguyinmontana.com/2013/05/07/defense-distributed-liberator-pistol/
3D printers, specifically the Cube 3D printer, are available for retail purchase from Staples at a cost of $1299.
Brad update, 9 am: The "zip file" link has been taken down. The two torrent links above led me to a page that wanted to install downloader software; I am always suspicious of such. A better option is to visit http://thepiratebay.sx/ and do a search for "Liberator", then download one of the 2.02 MB "physibles" files. This link might take you directly there. Click on the little magnet symbol. I don't trust the 5.91 MB file -- it may be that something has been added to it.
Further update: the mistake I made with the two torrent links above was to click the big green "Download Now" button. Don't do that. Instead, click on the "Get This Torrent" link farther down the page.
Further update, 10 am: Joe Huffman has been savvy enough to post the md5sum of the authentic file: 26DE1E830AC58C078650B69C4D34602E.
Note: I have disabled the link on the second torrent URL above; that's for the 5.91 MB file. I think that may be the "unzipped" archive, which would explain the larger size; but until someone verifies its legitimacy I'd suggest avoiding it. - Brad
News and commentary round-up...From TruthDig: Obama Did It for the Money. Highly recommended.
From Forbes: Feds Order 3D Gun Blueprints Taken Offline. Defense Distributed will comply after 100K downloads in first 2 days
From the Onion: Obama Speechwriters Unsure How They’d Praise Fort Lauderdale In Event Of Tragedy
From Payments Source: Gyft Opens Bitcoin Acceptance to 50,000 Merchant Locations
From the Independent Institute: Why Your Dog’s Knee Surgery Is So Much Cheaper than Yours
From Free Banking: A Gold Price Rule as a Middle Ground Path to a Genuine Gold Standard.
From the Dollar Vigilante: What Anarchists Should Learn From Chairman Mao by Jim Karger. While you are there, browse the services and goods offered by TDV.
From the Washington Post: US Senate Passes Internet Tax Bill 69 To 27
From the Washington Times: White House struggles to respond to new Benghazi revelations
From Forbes: Feds Order 3D Gun Blueprints Taken Offline. Defense Distributed will comply after 100K downloads in first 2 days
From the Onion: Obama Speechwriters Unsure How They’d Praise Fort Lauderdale In Event Of Tragedy
From Payments Source: Gyft Opens Bitcoin Acceptance to 50,000 Merchant Locations
From the Independent Institute: Why Your Dog’s Knee Surgery Is So Much Cheaper than Yours
From Free Banking: A Gold Price Rule as a Middle Ground Path to a Genuine Gold Standard.
From the Dollar Vigilante: What Anarchists Should Learn From Chairman Mao by Jim Karger. While you are there, browse the services and goods offered by TDV.
From the Washington Post: US Senate Passes Internet Tax Bill 69 To 27
From the Washington Times: White House struggles to respond to new Benghazi revelations
Thursday 09 May 2013
News and commentary round upFrom TownHall: CBS News Bosses Irked by Correspondent's Thorough Benghazi Reporting [Ed: sounds like a good investigative journalist is being punished for being, well, a good investigative journalist.]
From Reason: In the Fight for Freedom, Technology Gives Individuals an Edge Over Governments
From Reddit: What things piss you off in generic Hollywood movies?
From StoryLeak: Texas House Blocks Federal Gun Control 102-31
From Finance Fortune: U.S. Citizens Ditch Passports in Record Numbers
From CBS Detroit: Kevyn Orr: Detroit Is In Worse Shape Than I Thought [Ed.: interesting because it could become a blueprint for how bankrupt cities are handled in the future.]
From the Daily Reckoning: China gold imports literally off the charts
From the Daily Mail: Obama Set to Approve FBI Wiretapping of Internet
From Neatorama: High School Students Build Robotic Locker Opener for Disabled Student
From Guns Save Lives: Currently Used Nursing Textbook Encourages Nurses to be Anti Gun Advocates [Ed: the entire medical profession is weighted in this direction.]
From Reason: In the Fight for Freedom, Technology Gives Individuals an Edge Over Governments
From Reddit: What things piss you off in generic Hollywood movies?
From StoryLeak: Texas House Blocks Federal Gun Control 102-31
From Finance Fortune: U.S. Citizens Ditch Passports in Record Numbers
From CBS Detroit: Kevyn Orr: Detroit Is In Worse Shape Than I Thought [Ed.: interesting because it could become a blueprint for how bankrupt cities are handled in the future.]
From the Daily Reckoning: China gold imports literally off the charts
From the Daily Mail: Obama Set to Approve FBI Wiretapping of Internet
From Neatorama: High School Students Build Robotic Locker Opener for Disabled Student
From Guns Save Lives: Currently Used Nursing Textbook Encourages Nurses to be Anti Gun Advocates [Ed: the entire medical profession is weighted in this direction.]
Wednesday 08 May 2013
News and commentary round upFrom the Free Beacon: Graham: ‘I Think the Dam Is About to Break on Benghazi’
From CNS News: Feds Spend $402,721 on Underwear That Senses Cigarette Smoke
From the Onion: Obama Orders Reinvasion of Iraq After Illuminating Trip Through Bush Presidential Library
From YouTube: True News: Obama's Commencement Speech. Broadcast by Stefan Molyneux
From Reason: Gun Control Would Address Declining Crime Rates With Irrelevant Laws by the irrepressible J.D. Tucille
From CNS News: Feds Spend $402,721 on Underwear That Senses Cigarette Smoke
From the Onion: Obama Orders Reinvasion of Iraq After Illuminating Trip Through Bush Presidential Library
From YouTube: True News: Obama's Commencement Speech. Broadcast by Stefan Molyneux
From Reason: Gun Control Would Address Declining Crime Rates With Irrelevant Laws by the irrepressible J.D. Tucille
Tuesday 07 May 2013
Creating the Stasi AmericanMy article "Creating the Stasi American" has just been published by the highly-recommended The Dollar Vigilante site. Take a moment to browse the freedom it offers to your future and your family. Click here.
Excerpt: The Palm Beach, Florida police program is the first of its kind in America. The Community Partners Against Terrorism (CPAT) initiative sprang out of the half-billion dollars dropped into Urban Area Security grants by the Department of Homeland Security. CPAT's founder Sheriff Ric Bradshaw explains the purpose of the new police hot line that solicits anonymous tips: “We want people to call us if the guy down the street says he hates the government, hates the mayor, and he’s gonna shoot him. What does it hurt to have somebody knock on a door and ask, ‘Hey, is everything OK?’” Bradshaw wants to know who mutters against “the system” and who hangs a “Don't Tread on Me” banner on a bedroom wall. A video on his website urges local citizens to report on suspicious activity such as the photographing of a bridge. Click here to access the entire article.
Excerpt: The Palm Beach, Florida police program is the first of its kind in America. The Community Partners Against Terrorism (CPAT) initiative sprang out of the half-billion dollars dropped into Urban Area Security grants by the Department of Homeland Security. CPAT's founder Sheriff Ric Bradshaw explains the purpose of the new police hot line that solicits anonymous tips: “We want people to call us if the guy down the street says he hates the government, hates the mayor, and he’s gonna shoot him. What does it hurt to have somebody knock on a door and ask, ‘Hey, is everything OK?’” Bradshaw wants to know who mutters against “the system” and who hangs a “Don't Tread on Me” banner on a bedroom wall. A video on his website urges local citizens to report on suspicious activity such as the photographing of a bridge. Click here to access the entire article.
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