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NH State Rep raises 1600 in bitcoin

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/09/27/how-one-state-representative-raised-1600-for-his-campaign-in-bitcoins/

NH Poker for Objectivism

http://atlaspoker.eventbrite.com/

Jury Null Fundraiser

http://www.gofundme.com/4ji0fw

3D Printed Semi-Automatic

http://reason.com/blog/2013/09/26/3d-printing-now-brings-you-semiautomatic

Pussy Riot Hunger Strike

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/23/pussy-riot-hunger-strike-nadezhda-tolokonnikova

Chicago Police Pay $1M to man whose life they ruined

http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/chicago-police-ruined-john-collins-life-and-now-they-owe-him-1-million

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When New Hampshire State Rep. and friend of Peace News Now, Mark Warden last ran for reelection, his campaign staff urged him to try something that no other political candidates in the US had dared to do: accept contributions in bitcoins. He raised about 160 bitcoins, which at the time was equivalent to about $1,600 dollars. Today that’s over $20,000. He received donations from as far as Europe and South America, and since his successful campaign, several other freedom-loving candidates have followed Mark Warden’s lead.

The Atlas Society hosted its first annual New Hampshire Charity Reverse Raffle Poker Tournament which featured live entertainment, the opportunity to mingle with celebrities in the NH liberty movement and entrepreneurs from the ‘Live Free or Die’ state, and the chance to win big at poker. Proceeds benefited The Atlas Society, which promotes the philosophy of open Objectivism, advocating reason, individualism, achievement, and free markets.

Prizes included tickets to the Liberty Forum, Porcupine Freedom Festival, dinner with the CEO of The Atlas Society (including a ride in his Tesla), and a VIP pass to the filming of the movie Atlas Shrugged Part III. Learn more at http://atlassociety.org

James Babb of Philadelphia organized a gofundme campaign to pay for 1 month of a large advertisement in the DC Metro advertising Jury Nullification. The suggested text reads, quote:

Jury Duty? Know your rights! You may, and should, vote your conscience. You cannot be forced to obey a “juror’s oath.” You have the right to “hang” the jury with your vote if you cannot agree with other jurors! Google Jury Nullification. Good jurors nullify bad laws.

There are only 7 days left to raise the $1,200 to fund this project. Donate through a link in the show notes.

According to a post on the forums at defcad.com, plans for a 3D printed semi-automatic pistol are in the works.

The design is a .22 that uses a 3D printed magazine based on the Ruger 10/22 design.

It uses the AR-15 fire control group and firing pin to increase reliability and durability.

The author of the plans also noted that it would be easier to build a fully automatic than a semi-auto.

Your next firearm could be composed of readily replaceable 3D printed parts, if not the entire firearm itself. Learn more at http://Defcad.com

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Jailed Pussy Riot member, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, who is on hunger-strike to protest against inmates’ “slave life conditions”, has been transferred to the prison’s medical unit.

The 23-year-old began her hunger-strike on Monday in protest against alleged violations of prisoners’ rights in the Mordovian colony.

In an open letter published in the media last week, she claimed that inmates were treated “like slaves”, being made to work excessive hours sewing police uniforms and getting no more than “four hours of sleep” a day.

Seven years ago John Collins was charged with aggravated battery of a police officer, a felony in Illinois. He was sent to a Cook County jail and bond was set at $75,000, which he couldn’t pay. The jail was overcrowded, so John slept on the floor. He remained there for 385 days, during which time he missed the birth of his first child, a baby boy. His fiancé brought his infant son to visit but he was not allowed to hold him, separated by a pane of glass. Sometimes, those visits were canceled “ when the jail was put on lock-down for stabbings and murders.” Eventually, his fiancé left him, saying his time in the jail had changed him — he wasn’t the same person anymore. Today Collins is a free man, acquitted of all charges, and the Chicago Police owe him $1 million. His seven-year odyssey may have finally ended this week, when a jury unanimously found the two officers involved guilty of malicious prosecution for fabricating the case against him. There were three independent witnesses to the altercation. And what they saw diverged greatly from the police officers’ account.

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Can’t Park in Your Own Driveway

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2013/09/11/some-city-residents-being-fined-for-parking-in-their-own-driveway/

Cops Accused of Making Woman Delete Footage

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/09/25/cops-accused-of-forcing-woman-to-delete-video-of-husbands-arrest-sparked-by-unloaded-shotgun-and-trespasser-on-his-hunting-property-but-we-have-the-footage/

IndieGoGo: Get My Son Back

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-me-publish-my-book-take-my-case-to-the-supreme-court-and-get-my-son-back

USB Dead Drops

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No, this isn’t a joke. Residents in Pittsburgh are being fined because of a law that says they aren’t allowed to park…in their own driveways. Yes, your benevolent overlords in government knows what’s best for you. Eileen Freedman has been parking in her driveway for almost 20 years, but now because of a letter from bureaucrats at the Bureau of Building Inspection, she is parking in the street and taking up spaces she says visitors to the business district would normally be able to use. Armed bureaucrats sent a message to the community when they issued a fine to one family for thousands of dollars. A pregnant mother of seven who can’t afford to break the rule, now can’t get out of the driver’s side of her van anymore. Because of the law, she has to crawl out of the passenger’s side when she parks the vehicle between her home and her neighbor’s. In a free society, would strangers have the right to tell you how you may or may not park on your own property?

Speaking of your property rights, a man in Michigan named Donald called the police to assist him with chasing away a suspected intruder. When police arrived, they instead arrested Donald because he was carrying a shotgun. Even though it’s legal to carry a gun on your own property, it’s hunting season, and the man was openly displaying that the gun was unloaded, law enforcers fumbled for their guns and pointed them at him. They ordered Donald to get on the ground. They bound his wrists in metal cuffs and made him lay face down in the dirt in his own front yard.

When the law enforcers realized the man’s wife was recording them on her cell phone, they wrestled the camera from her hands and forced her to delete the videos. She was able to recover and upload them to the internet thanks to the help of special software. She said, quote, “It was very disturbing, and all of this happened in front of my children. Police are supposed to be the good guys.” No, people who use violence are *not* the good guys. Do good guys usually try to hide their actions?

Brian Aitken of New Jersey was arrested in 2009 for possession of firearms that he had acquired legally. The system depends on people like Brian taking a plea deal, but he refused and decided to stand on principle. Instead of setting him free, the New Jersey judge decided to make an example of Brian by sentencing him to 7 years in prison for the crime of possessing firearms that he had purchased legally. After serving 4 months in prison, Governor Christie commuted his sentence and had 2 of his 3 charges dropped. But Brian is still classified by the state as a felon, and bureaucrats won’t allow him to see his young son. The NJ Courts won’t hear the case, so Brian is taking it all the way to the Supreme Court. You can help him on his inspiring journey to restore his family by checking out his IndieGoGo campaign. Link in the show notes.

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‘Dead Drops’ is an anonymous, offline, peer to peer file-sharing network in public space. USB flash drives are embedded into walls, buildings and curbs accessible to anybody in public space. Everyone is invited to drop or find files on a dead drop. Plug your laptop to a wall, house or pole to share your favorite files and data. Each dead drop is installed empty except a readme.txt file explaining the project. ‘Dead Drops’ is open to participation. If you want to install a dead drop in your city/neighborhood follow the ‘how to’ instructions on their website, DeadDrops.com and submit the location and pictures. I found 15 listed in Philadelphia alone. I’m going to share Derrick J’s Victimless Crime Spree with all of them! What are some other creative ways you could use these sharable, location-locked USBs?

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Apple Fingerprint Data to be Shared with NSA?

http://www.ibtimes.com/apple-iphone-5s-defeated-german-hackers-allegedly-break-touch-id-fingerprint-scanner-video-1409584

SWAT Raid Massage Parlor

http://www.policestateusa.com/2013/swat-raid-friendly-massage-parlor-tennessee/

NJ Corrections Officer Kills Self at Work

http://www.nj.com/cumberland/index.ssf/2013/09/corrections_officer_shoots_self_outside_fairton_federal_correctional_institution.html

NJ Cop Kills Self At Work

http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2013/09/ewing_police_officer_commits_suicide_at_police_headquarters.html

Peace Day Memorial

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2429903/Peace-Day-Reminder-millions-lives-lost-war-artists-stencil-9-000-bodies-Normandy-beach.html

Adam Kokesh No Longer Shield Mutual Customer

http://shieldmutual.com/2013/09/adam-kokesh-longer-customer/

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In a post-Snowden world, the release of Apple’s new iPhone 5s with fingerprint scan has consumers concerned about Apple sharing their personal biometric data with governments. A group of independent hackers was able to crack the biometrics system within 4 days of the new phone’s release. If recent history is any indication of what is to come, then companies like Apple cannot be trusted to tell the truth to their customers. The heads of Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, and Facebook have already teamed up in a lawsuit against the Federal government for threatening them with jail time if they didn’t turn over private user data. Apple is suspiciously missing from that lawsuit. Do you want government agents treating your phone as their dog tag? Remember, they only have the power and authority that you grant them.

In other news, law enforcers in Tennessee stormed a spa and arrested 3 Korean women in their 50’s. They’ve been charged with suspected quote, “massage of an erogenous zone.” The incident has people asking themselves, can peaceful exchanges between consenting adults really be called “crimes”? Law enforcers deployed a masked paramilitary SWAT team — led by a guy with a ballistic shield — to make a dramatic entry into the spa with guns drawn to try and find evidence of unauthorized happy endings. Are guns, shields, and body armor the standard tools of detective work?

Violence doesn’t solve complex social problems; it creates more victims. The three ladies, whose only alleged crime is making their customers feel good, could spend their golden years in a concrete cell. Police seized about $5000 in cash from the business, which they are allowed to keep and use to expand their occupation. The law doesn’t require a conviction for police to grab loot from suspects of vice crime. The women must now protect themselves from further jail time in expensive legal battles — without being able to use their own money. And if convicted, will their prosecution really do anything to end prostitution? According to a University of Michigan study, 1 million people in the US have worked as prostitutes and 70% of female inmates in American prisons were initially arrested for prostitution.

Speaking of imprisoning victimless criminals, on Saturday a New Jersey man working as prison guard shot himself just outside of the federal prison which employed him for almost 20 years. The next day, another Jersey man shot himself outside his place of work–the Ewing police department–He enforced laws for a decade and a half. Is this a coincidence, or is a heavy conscience a predictable result of participating in evil?

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About half a million people were killed, wounded or went missing during *just* the Battle of Normandy. To mark international Peace Day this year, a pair of artists created a visually stunning temporary exhibit of 9,000 silhouettes on a D-Day Landings beach, one for each man who died the first day of the month-long bloodbath. The project, named, ‘The Fallen’ is a sobering reminder of what happens when peace is not present.

The artists made the shape of a person by putting down a stencil and raking the surface to create a distinctive figure. The silhouettes were then carried away by the sea. The artists turned up to the beach with a team of 60 people but by the end, over 500 volunteers were taking part. One of the artists said, quote ‘Watching the tide come in and wash the bodies away was symbolic of all the lives lost in all wars, not just during the Normandy Landings.’

In other news, the popular activist support network Shield Mutual has publically dropped Adam Kokesh as a customer, citing, quote, “failure to renew, failure to remedy damage, and grave breach of trust.” Read the extensive blogpost filled with first-hand screenshots and emails, and listen to the mp3 recordings yourself at http://ShieldMutual.com .

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City Council Votes To Expand Black Market in Keene

http://freekeene.com/2013/09/21/city-council-votes-to-expand-black-market-in-keene/

Politician Questionnaire: Ian Freeman

http://freekeene.com/2013/09/24/ian-freemans-answers-to-sentinel-candidate-questionnaire/

Politician Questionnaire: Darryl W Perry

http://freekeene.com/2013/09/23/darryl-w-perry-responds-to-the-keene-sentinels-questionnaire/

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In the Shire, the Keene city council voted this week 15-0 to ban synthetic drugs. Well-intentioned though this may be, this will have the predictable consequence, as it always does, of putting more money in the hands of local illegal drug dealers. The seven-page ordinance proscribes fines in the hundreds of dollars and will result in the products being removed from local store shelves.  While the concerned moms and dads pat themselves on the back for successfully achieving the illusion the drugs are no longer available, local drug dealers now have another product they can add to their repertoire.

Oh, and of course they can now raise the price so customers who are hooked will be more likely to steal and rob people to get money to continue their habit.

It’s simple: Prohibition doesn’t work.

Some have argued that the city has no authority to ban substances–that that is a matter for state legislators. But as if living in the Twilight Zone, City councilor and state rep Kris Roberts proposed legislation to, quote, “remove the ability of anyone to challenge the city’s ordinance based on its lack of authority to enact it”. In other words, he wrote law that says City Council can do whatever they want, and no one’s allowed to challenge it. Does the government really rule by consent of the governed?

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It’s election time in New Hampshire, and some famous Free State liberty activists are running for positions in local government. Ian Freeman is running for Keene City Councilor at Large and Darryl W Perry is running for Mayor of Keene. While it’s unlikely they’ll win, this is a nearly free but very effective way to get radically new ideas about government to a large geographic area. For example, the two candidates recently had their ideas published in a local newspaper in response to a candidate survey.

When asked why he was running for Mayor, Darryl wrote, quote, “In a State that prides itself on political involvement, it is somewhat ironic that there are so few candidates for local office. I am running to give the voters a choice. On November 5, voters will have two choices for mayor, had I not filed, they would not have had a choice at all.”

Ian and Darryl put forward similar plans: both seeking the abolition of coercive taxes and ending the prosecution of victimless “crimes.” Ian also put forward a suggestion to abolish the parking enforcement in favor of allowing downtown property owners to own the spaces adjacent to their property and let downtown merchants and owners figure out the best policy for their own spots.

One of the most interesting questions of the survey was, What role should the city take in dealing with its population of homeless people?

Ian responded, quote,

As a regular financial supporter of Hundred Nights, I’m familiar with how their shelter actually encourages the homeless to make their lives better, while the city’s shelters just provide a way for homeless people to take advantage of the system.  The city should get out of the business of trying to help people and leave that to community members who actually have the correct incentives to care.

Darryl responded in a similar fashion, with the addition of a historical example. Quote, “Mary Ruwart explains how the government of New York City prevented the homeless from being helped by the Missionaries of Charity. “In 1988, Mother Teresa’s order, the Missionaries of Charity, bought two abandoned buildings from New York City at $1 apiece and raised $500,000 for repairs. The city approved their plans for a homeless shelter, but after construction had begun, inspectors demanded installation of a $100,000 elevator. The nuns didn’t want to spend 20% of their funds on something that wouldn’t really help the poor, but the city wouldn’t budge. In frustration, the good Sisters abandoned the project. The street people of New York City, who would have been thrilled to live in these buildings even without an elevator, remained homeless.”

The City of Keene should reduce the costly tax burden and eliminate zoning ordinances that prohibit more individuals from providing help to those who need it.

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Michael Douglass VS US Prison System

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/emmy-awards-2013-michael-douglas-criticizes-u-s-prison-system-article-1.1465455

Arizona Boycott Causes Loss of $140M over Immigration Law

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/18/arizona-boycott-immigration-law-cost-_n_785417.html

Andre Rosa Trial – Nov 4

Biometrics Fail

http://www.activistpost.com/2013/09/a-warning-against-biometric-security.html

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Tuesday, September 24th 2013. 1 ounce of silver is 22 dollars. 1 Bitcoin is 126 dollars. Peace News Now is brought to you by Bitcoin and Silver from friends of http://WeUseCoins.com and http://SunsOfLibertyMint.com Trade value for value with “Fine Silver Quarters” from the Suns of Liberty Mint. 4 quarters to a troy ounce. The most divisible, usable silver on the planet. Order some today at Suns of Liberty Mint (dot) com.

Michael Douglas won the Emmy for Lead Actor in “Behind the Candelabra,” a story written by Liberace’s former lover, who is currently in prison. Douglas’ oldest son, Cameron, has been incarcerated on drug charges since 2010, and has been in solitary confinement for the past two years. During his acceptance speech, Douglas got emotional when he publicly declared he hoped “they’ll allow me to see my son soon.”

Backstage after his speech, Michael continued to slam the U.S. prison system to the media and stated that he was “very disappointed in the system.” I wanted to share his exact quote with you, but because of copyright laws that threaten media producers like me with jail and other punishments for sharing a soundbyte with you, I’ll read his words: Quote:

“My son is in federal prison. He’s been a drug addict for a large part of his life. Part of the punishments — if you happen to have a slip, and this is for a prisoner who is nonviolent, as about a half-million of our drug-addicted prisoners are — he’s spent almost two years in solitary confinement. Right now I’ve been told that I can’t see him for two years. And I’m questioning the system. Obviously at first, I was certainly disappointed in my son. But I’ve reached a point now where I’m very disappointed with the system. My last comment on that is the United States represents 5 percent of the world’s population and we have 25 percent of the world’s prisoners.”

Cameron is scheduled to be released in 2018. He has also criticised the prison system. In June, he penned a drug policy essay from jail for The Huffington Post.

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Have you been boycotting Arizona-based goods and services? Many have, and it’s costing the state’s businesses millions. The reason? The politicians in Arizona have given the police there the authority to ask anyone for proof of citizenship. This “papers please” reaction to immigration stinks of Nazism, and people planning to vacation in Arizona have changed their plans for fear of being harassed. Businesses have lost lucrative contracts and conventions have relocated, performers called off concerts, and cities and counties in about a dozen states passed resolutions to avoid doing business with Arizona. They argue that regardless of how one feels about immigration, the solution is not to turn Arizona into a prison. A report released Thursday says the boycott has cost the state over $140 million in lost meeting and convention business. The study found that canceled meetings and conferences could cost the state nearly 2,800 jobs, $87 million in lost wages and more than $250 million in lost economic output over the next three years.

Looking to join the boycott? US Airways, U-Haul, and of course Arizona iced tea are all based in Arizona and easy to boycott in favor of a competitor.

However, critics argue that the boycott doesn’t help, but hurts the Hispanic community in Arizona. CEO Joe Stegmayer lost a bid for a California building contract, even though it was the lowest bid, because his company is based in Arizona. He said the homes would have been built at a plant near Phoenix, which would have led to more work for the primarily Hispanic work force there.

And in activist news, New Hampshire liberty activist Andre Rosa has a trial November 4th to answer to the crime of driving without state permission. Please attend to show your support.

Thinking of picking up the new iPhone? Apple says the new fingerprint ID is impenetrable. Wrong! Within 4 days of the release of the new phone, the biometrics hacking team of the Chaos Computer Club (CCC) has successfully bypassed the biometric security of Apple’s TouchID using easy everyday means. A fingerprint of the phone user, photographed from a glass surface, was enough to create a fake finger that could unlock an iPhone 5s. Skeptics argue that the purpose of the biometrics were not intended for security but for surveillance. What do you think? The Department of Homeland Security is testing their new facial recognition software at a junior ice hockey game this weekend.

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Peaceful Resistor Arrested During Miscarriage

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=9a9_1379691338

http://florida.arrests.org/Arrests/Victoria_King_13797864/

Andre Rosa Arrested

http://www.hooksettpolice.com/manchester-man-arrested-for-operating-after-suspension-2/

Peacemaking Starbucks Trip

http://www.prodigalmagazine.com/she-yelled-and-called-me-names/

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In early childhood, we all learn the simple rules to coexist peacefully:

Play nice with others. Don’t touch other people’s things without their permission. Respect other people’s personal space and don’t put your hands on strangers. These fundamental principles are integral to a free society.

But there are some people in the world who act as if putting on a tin badge or a fancy hat makes them exempt from these rules. They believe that even though it’s morally wrong to initiate force against someone…it’s okay when it’s done under the pretence of protecting law and order. Is it really true that arming a small group of men and granting them authority over everyone else, is going to lead to a more peaceful and just society?

Ask Victoria King. This month the college student was on her way to the doctor when a law enforcer sirened for her pulled over. Her brake light was out. In most cases, this is a warning–a simple ticket at most. But this law enforcer decided to break the front window of King’s car, forcibly unlock her door and open it without her permission, and grab her and throw her to the ground.

She was charged with Resisting a Law Enforcer with Violence, Resisting a Law Enforcer *without* Violence, and Battery on a Law Enforcer. In a video going viral this week, the law enforcer’s own body-cam footage reveals that King remained peaceful–that in fact *she* was the *victim* of battery *by* the law enforcer, not the other way around. And exactly how can a person be alleged of both Resisting an officer *with* violence AND *without* violence? The only one acting violent in the video is the man who damaged this woman’s property and then forcefully pulled her from her car to the ground. Does she own her body or do the cops? Does they work for us or do we work for them?

Kudos to Victoria King for maintaining a peaceful demeanor, calm attitude, and considerate volume in the face of violent aggression by a so-called authority. Your peaceful actions not only make apparent the violence inherent in the system but also provide an example for other peaceful resisters to follow.

In a related story, New Hampshire Liberty Activist and Friend of the show Andre Rosa was recently arrested for the “crime” of driving a car, after agents of the state sent him a piece of paper in the mail explicitly informing him that he no longer has their permission to use the roads. They claim that traveling on the road is a state granted privilege, and if you do it without their permission, then they are allowed to violate the universal principles of “don’t touch and don’t steal” when they forcefully take your body and put it in a cage until your friends or family pay them a ransom. Is this moral? Does it suddenly *become* moral when the agents have blue costumes and guns?

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And now a beautiful example of how we can spread peace in our daily lives: this week a woman in a Starbucks drive-thru mistakenly thought the driver behind her was trying to butt in line. She angrily charged forward and launched a laundry list of expletives at the driver, who blogged about the incident online this week. Quote,

I left her a wide berth, and smiled at her splotchy face. She shot me a sideways scowl. Pulling up to the loudspeaker behind her, I said “I want to pay for whatever the woman in front of me has ordered. And please tell her I hope she has a better day.” The woman idled in front of me for a good four minutes, talking to the barista. She shook her head and handed over a bill. She drove around the side of the building slowly, this time no gunning. Hmmm. “No takers, huh?” I said to the barista as I pulled forward. “Nope. She said she couldn’t believe you wanted to pay for her drink after all the names she called you. She said she couldn’t allow it, and said to tell you she was sorry. She felt really bad.” “Did you tell her I hoped she had a better day?” “Yep. She said thanks— that she already was.”

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Toledo Police Crazy Loses Mind

http://topconservativenews.com/2013/09/police-state-horror-in-suburban-toledo-neighborhood/

High Cost of Philly’s “Freedom Cage”

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2013/25638/the-high-cost-of-philadelphias-freedom-cage/

Game Developer Accepts Bitcoin

http://www.coindesk.com/online-game-developer-bigpoint-now-accepts-bitcoins-virtual-goods/

CA Schools Spy on Kids

http://www.occupycorporatism.com/california-schools-hire-spy-corp-to-watch-your-kids-online/

CT Judge: No One Should Have Guns

http://www.examiner.com/article/connecticut-judge-declares-no-one-should-have-guns

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A cell phone video going viral this week begins with a law enforcer shouting and pointing his taser at the face of father who was laying in the street with his wife and child, his hands behind his back. Neighbors immediately rushed out of their homes and watched in horror as the badged man violently attacked the family, ordered them to lay in the street and pointed his taser at them. One neighbor who knew the man called the police of the neighboring town to report that this cop was in distress and needed some assistance. That prompted the cop to storm over to the man, take his cell phone, and throw it on the ground, while the man was still talking to the neighboring police! In a totalitarian police state, it is illegal to question the actions of a law enforcer. Kudos to the people of this community who witnessed, documented, and spoke out against this government official’s bad behavior. It is incumbent upon us who love peace to use peace as our way and set an example for those who use violence to achieve their goals, like law enforcers. Watch the shocking video for yourself and share it with your friends. Link in the show notes.

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The Daily Chronic reports this week about the high cost of Philadelphia’s quote, “Freedom Cage”. The Freedom Cage is a series of metal bars encircling the area behind the first amendment stone and beside the liberty bell. It’s created and enforced by government agents of every stripe: National Park Enforcement, Transit Enforcement, Philadelphia Law Enforcement, US Fish & Wildlife Enforcement, and even the Department of Homeland Security.

The Freedom Cage is a visual reminder of both the metaphorical and literal cages that surround us. For example, while those participating in a peaceful, albeit ironic, celebration of freedoms are herded into cages by police, the rest of society is metaphorically caged as well–because they have to foot the bill for all this unnecessary enforcement, whether they agree with what the cops are doing or not.

There are at least 6 government agencies billing overtime hours every Smokedown Prohibition. Just one of those agencies, the National Park Service, spent in excess of $21,000 for just a couple hours of enforcement. What are the other 5 agencies spending? And how long can all this escalation in spending and enforcement continue unabated?

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Game developer Bigpoint offers online games that people can play for free, plus pay for any virtual goods and upgrades to help the player progress faster. The gaming company has over 330 Million users. That is about the entire population of the USA. They now accept Bitcoin for everything in their games! And the bitcoin train keeps on a’rollin!

In other news, a government school in California hired a private company to monitor the Twitter, Facebook and Instagram of 14,000 students ages 11 to 18.

Some of the language the company uses concerns parents, saying the surveillance will help school administrators, quote, “better intervene in the lives of children,” and to help them quote, “become productive citizens.”

Social Media surveillance one school district now, but the founder and CEO of the company expects to be monitoring about 3,000 schools worldwide by the end of this year.

Mussolini, who knew a thing about fascism, defined it as the merger of government and corporate powers. Can, then, surveillance of children by a private-public partnership be correctly classified as “fascist”?

Speaking of the badged class, a Connecticut Judge was caught exposing his contempt for civil rights in front of at least three defense attorneys during a closed-door meeting this week. Connecticut Carry reports that Judge Brunetti said, quote, “No one in this country should have guns,” and that he quote, “Never returns guns.” This shows a clear disregard for the rules. But as we see here, the badged class can violate the rules whenever they want without any consequences. It gives credence to the saying, “When there are rulers, there are no rules!”

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Reporter Uses Opportunity To Spotlight Abuse of Gays

http://richwatch.net/gay-reporter-hijacks-russian-tv-panel-refusing-to-talk-about-anything-except-russias-gay-laws/

Inflatable Kangaroos Against McDonald’s

http://wgntv.com/2013/09/17/inflatable-kangaroos-part-of-australian-protest-at-mcdonalds/

World’s Largest Polar Bear

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/10310795/Giant-polar-bear-parades-around-London-to-protect-the-Arctic.html

However…

http://www.climatedepot.com/2013/09/14/earth-gains-a-record-amount-of-sea-ice-in-2013-earth-has-gained-19000-manhattans-of-sea-ice-since-this-date-last-year-the-largest-increase-on-record/

Thursday, September 19th 2013. 1 ounce of silver is 22 dollars. 1 Bitcoin is 128 dollars. Peace News Now is brought to you in part by friends of http://WeUseCoins.com and http://SunsOfLibertyMint.com .

According to a new Russian law, people calling themselves Agents of the Russian Government have the authority to jail anyone who quote, “glorifies non-traditional relationships to minors.” Yes, they argue that violence must be used against people peacefully exercising free speech…to protect the children, of course. The problem is that wearing rainbow, or just about any non-disapproving mention of gay rights and relationships is characterized as grounds for jailing.

That’s what inspired James Kirchick this week to use his opportunity as a guest commentator on a Russian TV News panel as a soapbox to decry the violations of human rights by the Russia government. Donning a pair of rainbow suspenders, he said, quote,

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Ironically, the topic the panel was *supposed* to be discussing was Chelsea Manning, the woman who, after releasing the largest set of restricted documents ever leaked to the public, was sentenced to 35 years for violations of the Espionage Act.

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WGNTV in Chicago reports that The Rock ‘n’ Roll McDonald’s was overrun by dozens of inflatable kangaroos on Monday. 32 inflatable kangaroos were planted outside the building. The stunt was organized by an Australian community group that objects to a plan to build a McDonald’s in their hometown of Tecoma, Australia which sits next to a national park. They say putting a McDonald’s there would be like building one next to Mount Rushmore. I personally wouldn’t mind that, but to each his own. At least they’re taking personal responsibility and using direct action rather that begging the government to use force to shut down the McDonalds. Yesterday they delivered 100,000 petition signatures to McDonald’s headquarters in Oakbrook, asking McDonald’s to put its new restaurant somewhere else.

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The Guardian reports this week that a 41-foot long polar bear was paraded through the streets of London, signed with the names of over 3 million people in protest of oil companies drilling for oil in the Arctic. A Greenpeace rep who helped organize the protest said that the use of oil is contributing to climate change, and that in turn is causing polar bears to lose their homes. Touching visual, but is it true?

Actually, Earth gained about 19,000 Manhattans of sea ice since this date last year, the largest increase on record. There is more sea ice now than there was on this date in 2002.

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Jayden Smith If Everyone Dropped Out Society Would be Smarter

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/17/jaden-smith-anti-school_n_3942246.html

Case in Point: Altered History Book

http://www.dailypaul.com/299365/high-school-ap-history-book-rewrites-the-2nd-amendment

Twerking Illegal Now

http://www.prlog.org/12211658-city-in-louisiana-makes-twerking-illegal-30-days-in-jail-for-first-offense.html

Increase Speed Limits, Save Lives

http://jalopnik.com/this-is-the-best-takedown-of-the-speed-kills-myth-you-1302382244

Motorcycle Couple Mowed Down by Police Crusier

http://cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/vid_10032.shtml

Things get serious for bitcoin in cyprus

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=289730.0

Harvard: Pot Cures Cancer

http://www.altering-perspectives.com/2013/09/harvard-study-shows-marijuana-cuts-lung.html

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Jayden Smith made headlines with a few controversial tweets this week. Quote:

School is the Tool to Brainwash the Youth

Education is Rebellion

If Everybody In The World Dropped Out Of School We Would Have A Much More Intelligent Society

If Newborn Babies Could Speak They Would Be The Most Intelligent Beings On Planet Earth

It was a delight to see the squawkbox squirm as they jumped at the opportunity to proclaim that it is NEVER the right thing to do to drop out of school! Should government agents force parents to send their children to school under threat of punishment?

Clearly not anti-education or anti-intelligence, but strongly anti-school, Jayden may have a point. A blogpost at DailyPaul.com shows a photo of an AP US History textbook which rewrote the second amendment to read, quote, “The people have the right to keep and bear arms in a state militia.” Is that how you read the second amendment?

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The truths of life are often counter-intuitive. Sometimes the best education comes from leaving school, and sometimes lowering the speed limit results in more accidents. In a terrific 15-minute mini documentary recently released online, it is revealed that “Speed Kills” is a myth. In fact, most roads in the country would benefit from increased speed limits, where the result would statistically be more lives saved. However, speed limits remain low, despite the increased risk to drivers, in order to issue more tickets. Police are motivated by money, not driver safety.

It couldn’t be more obvious that police don’t care about safety from the way they drive. The dashcam of a police cruiser in Ohio recorded a State Trooper driving right over a couple on a motorcycle. The cop didn’t even hit the breaks before colliding into them. He’s paid by taxes, drives a taxpayer funded car which is filled with taxpayer funded fuel and he will claim that in return, his job is to keep people safe. Do you feel your tax money is being well-spent? Do you feel safer when you see a cop car behind you? Oh by the way, the couple lived, despite serious injuries, and they credit helmets with saving their lives, no thanks to The State.

A report of a Louisiana city that banned twerking with a first offense punishable up to 30 days in jail turned out to be a hoax, but a hell of a headline. Many were relieved to learn that shaking your hips is not illegal in Louisiana but were shocked to learn that dancing at the Jefferson Memorial, even silently, even badly, is still illegal.

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An upcoming public offering was announced at BitcoinTalk.org. Cyprus-based LMB Holdings is raising capital to fund two new ventures: Neo and the Bee Payment Network.

Neo is a bank that will allow residents of Cyprus to seamlessly deposit, withdraw, or transfer either Bitcoin or Euros without requiring them to understand the complex technology. Each customer receives an 8-digit account number, allowing them to request payments much more easily than with Bitcoin’s 34-character public address.

Bee is a card payment network, that operates merchant accounts which credit business accounts held with Neo. You’d use it like a visa to spend from your Neo account, either in bitcoin or Euros.

The Flagship Branch and second branch are both planned to open in February 2014. Learn more from the link in these show notes.

Finally, in cannabis news, Harvard researchers showed that the active ingredient in marijuana cuts lung cancer tumor growth in half and significantly reduces the ability of the cancer to spread. The researchers say that the cannabis could be used in a targeted fashion to treat lung cancer, if only science could find a way to get cannabis into a patient’s lungs…

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