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GLOBAL WARMING AND ENERGY:

Swiss glaciers melted faster in the 1940s than today.

POLICE STATE:

Perverts in control of airport security:

"What's seen versus what's not seen? It's easy to see all the Americans who expose themselves to be either photographed or groped by the TSA perverts.

But what's impossible to see at this time is the Americans who refuse to fly because of these invasive perversions. We won't know for months or years how much impact the pervert directed nude-scanners and gropes have on the airline business.

I predict a number of airlines will experience financial difficulty within the year."

That was me in an email. As if I have to point this out, aristocrats make millions off selling these nude-scanners to the government.

MEDIA:

Insightful prediction by Lew Rockwell who predicts that since Republicans won't do anything to actually cut government spending or power, they'll instead attack NPR to divert Americans from their complicity in everything else.

LOCAL:

Remember when our fascist casino amendment was going to bring all kind of tax revenue for the state? The corporation who received the benefit in Columbus while everybody else is banned from the market wants the government to steal money from us to build its casino. Think about that. We aren't allowed to open casinos. We aren't allowed to hold gambling games to earn money. But the corporation who is allowed wants the government to steal our money to fund their casino.

Ohio's war against drivers has gotten so bad that arrests for driving without a license are up 24 percent from 2004 to 2009. Suspensions were up 44 percent. Half of Dayton fatal car accidents involve a driver without a license. How do they think that our economy will get back on track if they take away people's driving privileges? Taking away somebody's license puts them in on a downward spiral that will most likely ruin their lives or force them to leave the state. This war on drivers is oppressive, counterproductive and deadly.

"The numbers point to an inescapable fact: With so many unlicensed drivers on the road, the chances of getting involved in a collision with one — and suffering serious or even fatal injuries — are greatly increased."

This policy isn't about making us safer. It makes us less safe. Like all government policies, this policy is about empowering the aristocrats at our expense. Here's a nice summary of the war on drivers:

"As the Daily News showed in a story earlier this year, there are 46 ways a person can lose their driver’s license, many unrelated to driving.

They can range from failing to pay child support to possession of marijuana. The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles also blocks drivers’ ability to renew their licenses or register vehicles if they have a warrant out for their arrest. The warrants can include failure to pay fines in previous traffic cases."

This policy is a weapon of oppression. The only reason somebody should lose a license is they've proven themselves too dangerous to drive.

MISC:

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