Category Archives: War on…

Chicago repeals gun registration law

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Fred Stiening

BET coverage The State of Illinois recently complied with US Courts which overturned any law that was a ban on conceal carry of weapons. Illinois not only didn’t allow conceal carry, they outlawed all carry of a loaded handgun. The … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Art's Big Adventure, Gun ownership | 6 Comments

More shocking electric car news

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Fred Stiening

I was at the Metra commuter rail station in Franklin Park Illinois when I spotted these two electric recharging stations – it’s a weekday, about 2 in the Afternoon They’re not being used – I’m shocked, I tell you!

Posted in American Politics, Collapse of America, Individual Liberty | 8 Comments

NFL to ban $34,000 crocodile skin purses

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Story Planning to go to an NFL game? New NFL Rules You’ll need to carry a see through purse so that the people around you can see your tampons and birth control pills – you never know, someone might try … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse of America, Individual Liberty | 7 Comments

Is the Chicago Murder Rate a problem?

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Fred Stiening

This article makes the case that Chicago’s murder rate only seems high if you look at raw numbers, but since Chicago has 2.7 million residents, the murder rate is actually pretty low, and much lower than it was in the … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Collapse of America, Gun ownership | 1 Comment

Shoot / Don’t Shoot training

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Fred Stiening

The target here is a prostitute in Venice beach – while that’s interesting in its own, what I noticed more was the static image behind the Virta logo. Is there any doubt the country is militarizing the police force? Note … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse of America, Individual Liberty | 5 Comments

XKeyScore

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Fred Stiening

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/31/nsa-top-secret-program-online-data So, how does the NSA get data of everything you do on the web if it isn’t being handed over by your ISP? Is your ISP lying to you? Are they using weasel phrases like “except required by law”? … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Privacy | 2 Comments

Password Please

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Since the US House seems to have no problem with NSA building a database of every call detail made, it probably won’t be bothered by this either: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57595529-38/feds-tell-web-firms-to-turn-over-user-account-passwords/

Posted in Individual Liberty, Privacy | 5 Comments

Democrat tries to shut down Public Radio

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Fred Stiening

FCC letter Bill Haas of Missouri thinks he was mistreated by the station run by the University of Missouri, so being a former Corporate lawyer with a Yale and Harvard education, he did what came naturally – he filed legal … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse of America, Free Speech, Radio Biz | 5 Comments

Illinois passes Concealed Carry

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Fred Stiening

This slipped by me – up until now, you could not carry a handgun in public in the State of Illinois (concealed or otherwise), which of course explains the 400+ murders by handgun last year in Chicago So Governor Quinn … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse of America, Gun ownership, Individual Liberty | 1 Comment

EAS to cell phones has arrived

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Fred Stiening

About a week ago, my old iPhone 3GS proudly notified me that my carrier settings had just been updated. This was a little odd since this phone has not had cell service for over a year – I just use … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse of America, Individual Liberty, Privacy | 10 Comments