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Facebook Deleting Accounts at the Direction of the U.S. and Israeli Governments

“As is always true of censorship, there is one, and only one, principle driving all of this: power. Facebook will submit to and obey the censorship demands of governments and officials who actually wield power over it, while ignoring those who do not. That’s why declared enemies of the U.S. and Israeli governments are vulnerable to censorship measures by Facebook, whereas U.S and Israeli officials (and their most tyrannical and repressive allies) are not.”

Mississippi Bill Would Legalize Some Raw Milk Sales; Foundation to Nullify Federal Prohibition Scheme

JACKSON, Miss. (Jan. 3, 2017) – A bill introduced in the Mississippi House would legalize limited raw milk sales in the state, taking an important step toward nullifying a federal prohibition scheme in effect. Rep. Dan Eubanks (R-Walls) introduced House Bill 12 (HB12) on Jan. 2. The legislation would legalize raw milk sales direct from…

Online ‘Swatter’ Triggered SWAT Raids On 100 Schools, 10 Homes

“The FBI estimates that some 400 swatting incidents occur each year across the country. Each incident costs first responders approximately $10,000, and diverts important resources away from actual emergencies.”

Ron Paul on Iran Protests…CIA Fingerprints?

“Is it just a coincidence that the biggest protests since 2009 have hit Iran shortly after a secret agreement was revealed between Washington, Tel Aviv, and Riyadh to destabilize Iran? And shortly after a new Executive Order was issued by President Trump allowing him to seize US assets of anyone he deems a ‘human rights abuser’ …or anyone who aids a designated ‘human rights abuser’?”

Sabotaging Peace in Korea

“It just might be that the two Koreas are figuring out a way to avoid war, much to the anger and chagrin of President Trump and the U.S. national-security establishment, who are obviously increasingly viewing war as inevitable and even in the best interests of the United States.”

Trump boasts his ‘nuclear button’ is bigger, but he doesn’t really have one

“The process for launching a nuclear strike is secret and complex and involves the use of a nuclear ‘football,’ which is carried by a rotating group of military officers everywhere the president goes and is equipped with communication tools and a book with prepared war plans. If the president were to order a strike, he would identify himself to military officials at the Pentagon with codes unique to him. Those codes are recorded on a card known as the ‘biscuit’ that is carried by the president at all times. He would then transmit the launch order to the Pentagon and Strategic Command.”

China to offer tax breaks to foreign companies after GOP tax bill

“The New York Times reported that China will temporarily allow foreign companies to not pay tax on their earnings. The exemption will ‘promote the growth of foreign investment, improve the quality of foreign investment and encourage overseas investors to continuously expand their investment in China,’ China’s Finance Ministry said in a statement Thursday. However, those companies must invest those earnings from the exemption in areas being promoted by the Chinese government, like technology and mining. The exemption is retroactive to Jan. 1, 2017.”

43 Worst Civil Liberties Nightmares That Came True In 2017

“These aren’t predictions at all. These are all stories that took place in 2017.”