War

The US government stinks at recovering hostages too.

"Washington’s effort to recover American hostages held overseas is “dysfunctional” and mired in failures hidden by bureaucracy, an Army Special Forces officer once involved in the Pentagon’s part of the mission told the Senate on Thursday during a hearing for whistleblowers."

Just what you would expect from socialism.

Obama's plan to train Sunnis in Iraq sounds like a plan to get Americans killed so he can use that as an excuse to escalate the war.

"At the Pentagon, spokesman Col. Steve Warren told reporters the 450 additional U.S. forces would be fully up and running in six-to-eight weeks. The new U.S. troops will go to Taqaddum Air Base in Anbar, in the city of Habbaniyah -- between Ramadi and Fallujah, both under ISIS control. "

This sounds like a bad idea.

These troops are not just trainers like the previous thousands supposedly are.

"These troops would not be limited to the officially narrow training mission of the 3,100 U.S. troops already on the ground in Iraq. They would still be considered trainers and advisers, but their mission, according to the Times, would be “to help Iraqi forces retake the city of Ramadi and repel the Islamic State.”"

Escalation is right.

"On June 2, news broke that the Iraq military had managed to lose 2,300 armored Humvees, at least 40 M1A1 tanks, 74,000 machine guns, and 52 or more howitzers, mainly to the Islamic State. Weapons were abandoned by fleeing troops, captured on the battlefield, and in some cases likely sold to ISIS and other militias. In a Reuters article caustically titled “Dude, Where’s My Humvee?” Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi admitted blithely, “we lost a lot of weapons.”"

That's convenient for ISIS. How does it make sense for somebody fleeing ISIS to leave behind his Humvee or tank? We're being lied to.

In a related story, US planning more bases and more troops in Iraq, ostensibly to fight ISIS, which they'll build right after that attack they're setting up.

ISIS is cannibalizing al Qaeda.

The Ukraine war is a reverse Cuban Missile crisis illustrating the US has become the Soviet Union.

Near misses between Russian and NATO planes.

Environment

Coral reefs in acidic waters of Palau thrive, contradicting another prediction of global warming frauds.

Radiation from Fukushima predicted to hit west coast in 2016.

Foreign Policy

US rulers exaggerate the Iran-North Korea link to fearmonger.

US aggression has turned a great foreign policy situation after the fall of the Soviet Union into a world-wide minefield.

Police State

Fixed Stingray fake cell towers discovered in Britain.

Lies government tells about the USA Freedom Act.

Government covers up long-time FBI connection to killed Boston Marathon bombing suspect.

"Even more notable, as King points out in the exchange with Mueller, was the extensive amount of information Russia gathered on Tsarnaev, an individual living in the US. And yet, as was made obvious by King’s line of questioning, the FBI missed Tamerlan’s “radicalization,” despite already having him on their radar, something Russia was able to do from afar."

If you believe that.

"Recall that three days after the Marathon bombings the Bureau went public with photos of the Tsarnaevs, and asked for public help in identifying them. When they were first publicly named the following day, the Bureau stated that it had not had any previous contact with the brothers. That story held for a few hours—until CBS’s Bob Orr broke the news that the FBI had in fact interviewed Tamerlan years before the bombing. The CBS report made reference to Russia’s RT news network which had released a story quoting the Tsarnaevs’ mother, then living in Russia, who said the FBI had met with Tamerlan and family members numerous times. She also said the Bureau was “controlling him [Tamerlan], they were controlling his every step.”
That same day, likely under the growing media scrutiny, the FBI reversed itself, putting out a press release stating that agents had indeed investigated Tamerlan Tsarnaev. The statement claimed that the probe came about because “a foreign government asked the FBI for information” about him back in March 2011. It also stated that the FBI conducted an “assessment” of Tsarnaev, which was subsequently closed within months because the Bureau “did not find any terrorism activity.”"

Lie upon like upon lie.

"The day after the FBI press release, The New York Times, almost in passing, quoted a “senior law enforcement official” who told Times reporters: “In January 2011, two counterterrorism agents from the Boston [FBI] field office interviewed Tamerlan and family members.” That’s two months earlier than the first contact date in March the FBI had admitted to only the day before. (Please go here and here to see our first reports on this anomaly.) Oddly, the Times has never focused on this seemingly accidental scoop."

Upon lie.

"The relevant pattern, and perhaps the underlying story here, is clear. The FBI has a well-documented history of interacting with vulnerable young Muslims, including recruiting them to stir up potential troublemakers in their community—something even Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s super-cautious defense team brought up in court.
His lawyers filed court papers that declared the FBI’s interactions with Tamerlan “were among the precipitating events for Tamerlan’s actions during the week of April 15 2013.” This was because family members and “other sources” told the defense team that the FBI pressured Tamerlan into becoming an informant on the local Chechen and Muslim community.
Is the Boston Bombing story really about yet another government operation where something went terribly wrong? So wrong that, for government operatives accustomed to covering up errors large and small, it was time to bring out the usual smoke and mirrors—and for the media to pass the official version along to the public without showing the slightest skepticism or investigative initiative?"

They're covering up something.

Government distracts drivers with lights, sirens, buzzers and signs, making driving less safe.

The militarization of police.

DHS videotaping Americans to predict crime.

Police harass Guardian reporter covering Bilderberg meeting, the rulers the police truly protect and serve.

Federal Reserve

JPMorgan Chase gets rid of voicemail for 136,000 employees.

"JPMorgan, for example, will save $3.2 million by cutting voicemail for about 136,000. As great as this sounds, David Lazarus, writing in the LA Times, warns that customer service will suffer."

Of course it will, but they don't care. They're protected by government.

Hastert caught in his own trap.

"Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Dennis Hastert, who helped force through Congress stricter laws against anonymous cash transactions, now faces financial ruin – and an extended jail sentence – thanks to the very same laws."

Oops.

Zimbabwe finally abandons its destroyed currency.

"Zimbabweans will start exchanging 'quadrillions' of local dollars for a few U.S. dollars next week, as President Robert Mugabe's government discards its virtually worthless national currency, the central bank said on Thursday."

Crazy.

Local

Dayton to pay bonus to new teachers if they live in city.

100 lose power.

Moraine gave tax breaks to Fuyao to bring the company to Moraine.

Tax and Spend

The S&P suddenly noticed Greece might default.

Bank run in Greece.

World bond market is crashing.

Republicans control all seats in Nevade, and they imposed the biggest tax increase in state history.

Politics

The left's revolt against biological reality is only one aspect of their revolt against nature.

Economy

Tech sector losses because of NSA spying are so big, they can't be quantified.

Health Care

Dermatologist says sunshine is healthy. Imagine that.

Local

Dayton government is raising the price of taxis.

Road construction projects ahead of schedule. I-75 could finish a year early.

Fuyao payroll to top $60 million.

Misc

Establishment astronomers recognize link between galactic filaments and star formation.

War

Exposing US support for al Qaeda and ISIS.

Gay General introduces his husband at military event. Is it just me, or does it seem like government is full of gays?

Politics

Republicans champion Obama's secret TPP.

TPP has been under negotiation for six years. Paul Ryan is Obama's second-best ally.

Multi-millionaire Hillary Clinton is asking donors for $1.

Foreign Policy

US tech companies expected to lose over $35 billion over NSA spying.

Emails show corporate lobbyists wrote TPP.

In the stupidest story I've read in a long time, G7 agrees to phase out fossil fuels by 2100. Maybe they'll burn dirt. What a joke.

Misc

Scientists claim to have discovered 75 million year old soft tissue blood and proteins from a dinosaur, a T-Rex. Maybe they don't understand what the word fossil means. More.

Police State

Congress claims it had no idea the FBI had created domestic surveillance airforce. What a joke.

Judge orders Reason to turn over names of commenters on Silk Road story as if they've never heard of freedom of speech or the press.

Court demands info on Reason commenters who diagreed with Silk Road oppression.

Goverment is unhappy with the reporting of the truth about TSA failing 95 percent of the time, and is out for blood.  Government is always supposed to be a secret.

Sports

The NBA claims all reported fouls against LeBron are wrong. We get it. LeBron is the ultimate big-market player so the league must make him win.

Health Care

TPP advances government-corporate control of food to our detriment.

More vaccine issues.

Right to Keep and Bear Arms

Gun control kills New Jersey woman and countless others.