BLACKLISTED NEWS 11/23/2013

Submitted by: Lady Byrd

BlackListed Newsletter Updates

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• Packed courtroom for man accused of fishing without a license
• 'Buckyballs' magnate says feds took him down for speaking out
• Sobriety Checkpoints Paved Path to NSA Email Spying
• Military Conducting Black Helicopter Exercises In Phoenix AZ
• US troops could stay in Afghanistan until 2024
• Parents receive threatening letters regarding mandatory medical/dental exams for their kids
• Why did the gold price plunge $10 in 10 seconds?
• Congress Passes Compounding Bill—Still Flawed But WITH Your Hard-Won Amendments
• Israel to stop issuing birth certificates to babies born to foreigners
• China’s Easing of One-child Policy Will Not Stop Forced Abortions, Gendercide
• 40,000 NATO troops to stage massive European war games
• Second wave of health plan cancellations looms
• Do we live in the Matrix? Scientists believe they may have answered the question
• Oakland moves forward with surveillance center
• Senators: 'No evidence' NSA phone sweeps are useful
• Healthcare.gov ‘may already have been compromised,’ security expert says
• NHTSA May Mandate That New Cars Broadcast Location, Direction and Speed
• Wal-Mart asks workers to donate food to its needy employees
• Documents Show Years of Problems in NSA Programs
• Man Arrested For Trying To Pick His Kids Up From School
• Hospital delays are killing America's war veterans
• Secret TPP Negotiations Resume in Salt Lake City
• Venezuela gives president decree powers for 'economic war'
• LG TV phones home with your viewing habits, names of files you screen, even if you tell it not to
• North Texas Drivers Stopped at Roadblock Asked for Saliva, Blood
• Since when can a president change a law all by himself?

Packed courtroom for man accused of fishing without a license Posted: 20 Nov 2013 10:00 PM PST It was a packed courtroom on Tuesday for the hearing of Ernie Tertelgte, a Manhattan man who says he's being wrongly prosecuted for trying to feed himself.

'Buckyballs' magnate says feds took him down for speaking out Posted: 20 Nov 2013 10:00 PM PST Craig Zucker believes he had a "great American success story" until federal regulators shut him down for speaking up, and now the entrepreneur is fighting back.

Sobriety Checkpoints Paved Path to NSA Email Spying Posted: 20 Nov 2013 10:00 PM PST Sobriety checkpoints and mandatory drug testing of student athletes and railroad workers are among the legal precedents justifying the U.S. government’s now-defunct and court-approved secret email metadata dragnet surveillance program, according to documents the authorities released late Monday.

Military Conducting Black Helicopter Exercises In Phoenix AZ Posted: 19 Nov 2013 10:00 PM PST For the second night in a row, military training exercises are underway around the valley.

US troops could stay in Afghanistan until 2024 Posted: 19 Nov 2013 10:00 PM PST US Marines from the 2nd Battalion wait for helicopter transport as part of Operation Khanjar at Camp Dwyer in Helmand Province in Afghanistan.

Parents receive threatening letters regarding mandatory medical/dental exams for their kids Posted: 19 Nov 2013 10:00 PM PST Police State USA has been made aware of threatening letters being sent to parents by the government regarding their children’s participation with compulsory medical and dental examinations.

Why did the gold price plunge $10 in 10 seconds? Posted: 19 Nov 2013 10:00 PM PST Sudden drop in the precious metal on the day it emerges the UK regulator is investigating alleged rigging of the price raises questions about the market

Congress Passes Compounding Bill—Still Flawed But WITH Your Hard-Won Amendments Posted: 19 Nov 2013 10:00 PM PST

Israel to stop issuing birth certificates to babies born to foreigners Posted: 19 Nov 2013 10:00 PM PST Israel is to stop issuing birth certificates to babies born to foreigners – a move targeted at migrants but will also encompass diplomats and other international workers.

China’s Easing of One-child Policy Will Not Stop Forced Abortions, Gendercide Posted: 19 Nov 2013 10:00 PM PST While major media in the United States framed the change as a significant easing of restrictions on births, in fact only around 10 million couples out of a population of over 1.35 billion in China will have the option of a second child, with forced abortions and sterilization continuing unabated.

40,000 NATO troops to stage massive European war games Posted: 19 Nov 2013 10:00 PM PST After the 2014 pullout from Afghanistan, NATO is set to stage huge European war games involving 40,000 troops, about seven times the size of the recent drills in the Baltic, with critics in the crisis-hit EU calling it a waste of money.

Second wave of health plan cancellations looms Posted: 19 Nov 2013 10:00 PM PST A new and independent analysis of ObamaCare warns of a ticking time bomb, predicting a second wave of 50 million to 100 million insurance policy cancellations next fall -- right before the mid-term elections.

Do we live in the Matrix? Scientists believe they may have answered the question Posted: 19 Nov 2013 10:00 PM PST If you believe The Matrix franchise, what we think is our everyday life is in fact a simulation generated by an all-powerful computer.

Oakland moves forward with surveillance center Posted: 19 Nov 2013 10:00 PM PST Dozens of Oakland residents, deeply worried the center would allow the city to spy on people's everyday lives, tried to turn the resolution into a referendum on surveillance and persuade council members to stall, or scrap, the process.

Senators: 'No evidence' NSA phone sweeps are useful Posted: 19 Nov 2013 10:00 PM PST Three Democratic senators filed a brief in federal court on Tuesday supporting a lawsuit to end the National Security Agency's bulk collection of phone records.

Healthcare.gov ‘may already have been compromised,’ security expert says Posted: 19 Nov 2013 10:00 PM PST Not only is healthcare.gov at risk, it may already have been compromised, a security expert testified before the Senate.

NHTSA May Mandate That New Cars Broadcast Location, Direction and Speed Posted: 19 Nov 2013 10:00 PM PST Before the end of this year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will decide whether or not to begin the rulemaking process to mandate that newly manufactured cars include what is being called “vehicle-to-vehicle” (V2V) communications technology that constantly broadcasts via radio wave the car’s location, direction, speed and, possibly, even the number of passengers it is carrying.

Wal-Mart asks workers to donate food to its needy employees Posted: 19 Nov 2013 10:00 PM PST A Cleveland Wal-Mart store is holding a food drive — for its own employees.

Documents Show Years of Problems in NSA Programs Posted: 19 Nov 2013 10:00 PM PST The National Security Agency repeatedly mishandled a program to collect data on American Internet communications, such as email, according to newly released documents that provide a glimpse into possible reasons that program was shut down in 2011.

Man Arrested For Trying To Pick His Kids Up From School Posted: 19 Nov 2013 10:00 PM PST A Cumberland County father didn't want to wait in a long line of traffic to pick his kids up from school. That led to a series of encounters last week at South Cumberland Elementary, and now the dad's facing charges.

Hospital delays are killing America's war veterans Posted: 19 Nov 2013 10:00 PM PST The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is aware of the problems and has done almost nothing to effectively prevent veterans dying from delays in care.

Secret TPP Negotiations Resume in Salt Lake City Posted: 19 Nov 2013 10:00 PM PST The newest round of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations begin today in Salt Lake City, Utah, where trade representatives will work towards finalizing the text of this sprawling secret agreement

Venezuela gives president decree powers for 'economic war' Posted: 19 Nov 2013 10:00 PM PST Venezuelan lawmakers granted President Nicolas Maduro yearlong decree powers on Tuesday that he says are essential to regulate the economy and stamp out corruption but adversaries view as a power grab.

LG TV phones home with your viewing habits, names of files you screen, even if you tell it not to Posted: 19 Nov 2013 10:00 PM PST Doctor Beet was alarmed to notice that his LG TV was showing him ads on its home screen; he investigated and discovered a hidden, undocumented setting to switch off collection of his viewing habits.

North Texas Drivers Stopped at Roadblock Asked for Saliva, Blood Posted: 19 Nov 2013 10:00 PM PST Some drivers along a busy North Fort Worth street on Friday were stopped at police roadblock and directed into a parking lot, where they were asked by federal contractors for samples of their breath, saliva and even blood.

Since when can a president change a law all by himself? Posted: 19 Nov 2013 10:00 PM PST By Unilaterally Changing Obamacare, Obama Is Making A Mockery Of The Constitution