Category Archives: War and not War

To war or not to war – that is the question

Candy Crush may be spying on you

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Fred Stiening

It’s getting harder and harder to avoid wearing a tin foil hat http://reason.com/blog/2013/12/09/the-nsa-and-other-government-snoops-have It looks like the government has so many agencies spending their days running around Second Life and World of Warcarft they had to set up an interagency … Continue reading →

Posted in Candy Crush, Collapse of America, Individual Liberty, Privacy | 9 Comments

Who is Puneet Talwar?

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Fred Stiening

http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/the-historic-phone-call-that-led-to-us-iran-thaw/article1-1156187.aspx He works in the Obama White House and is the diplomat working with Iran to lift the trade sanctions. You may remember when the Europeans led the charge to block Iran’s oil sales, India squealed like a stuck pig. … Continue reading →

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US and Europe make peace with Iran, Israel threatens war

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Netanyahu: Deal with Iran a ‘historic mistake,’ Israel not bound by it The most preposterous thing in this story is that it could mean a “suitcase nuke” going off in New York in 5 years. A 20% enriched u-235 weapon … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, War and not War, War in SW Asia / Middle East | 4 Comments

Vancouver bans doorknobs, Bloomberg likes the idea

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Fred Stiening

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-11-20/to-spare-baby-boomer-wrists-vancouver-bans-the-venerable-doorknob I might have gone along if the thought was to prevent virus transmission by making it possible to open a door by using your elbows – but the reason is concern that baby boomers may not be able to … Continue reading →

Posted in Individual Liberty, Libtertarian Politics | 3 Comments

Quinn & Rose are gone

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Quinn & Rose’s show was produced by WPGB-FM, the Clear Channel News Talk station in Pittsburgh, PA. They were carried on a handful of affiliates in the general area of Western Pennsylvania and more importantly to most listeners were on … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse of America, Radio Biz, Talk Radio, War and not War | 14 Comments

Finally, an Obamacare success story!

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Fred Stiening

An estimated 444,000 people in 10 states (out of 25) have applied for Medicaid! http://seattletimes.com/html/healthcare/2022240305_apxhealthoverhaulsuccessstory.html The expansion of Medicaid will add an estimated 9 million people to the freeloader roles in the next year. Nurses are being made “bounty hunters” … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Collapse of America, Individual Liberty, Obamacare | 26 Comments

Listen to this!

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Fred Stiening

NY Times story mentioned by Alex Jones

Posted in Collapse of America, Individual Liberty, Privacy | 14 Comments

Illinois Conceal Carry getting close

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Fred Stiening

http://my.chicagotribune.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-78109224/ If you know anything about gun control laws, you’ll immediately recognize Morton Grove, Illinois. http://www.wbez.org/blogs/john-r-schmidt/2013-01/2-1-1982-chicago-suburb-outlaws-guns-105086 The “source” of this story says there is so much demand for “no guns in this store” signs that he is spamming them to … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse of America, Gun ownership, Individual Liberty | 4 Comments

“Healthy” food

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Fred Stiening

So it starts – my relatives decided to fill up my refrigerator in my absence with so-called healthy food. The most preposterous thing is a gallon of all natural “100% juice” apple cider. They apparently didn’t read the nutrition label … Continue reading →

Posted in Art's Big Adventure, Individual Liberty, North Carolina, Privacy, Unauthorized Food | 4 Comments

Mandatory helmets for walking down the street

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Normally I’m dismissive of “person on the street” videos trying to portray that most people hold a point of view, since they’ll edit out the people not saying what the person creating the video want people to believe is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse of America, Individual Liberty, Libtertarian Politics | 1 Comment