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Catholic Priests Face Arrest Performing Mass During Shutdown

http://www.catholicvote.org/military-priests-face-arrest-for-celebrating-mass-in-defiance-of-shutdown/

Man Self-Immolates in DC

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57606163/man-sets-himself-on-fire-on-the-national-mall/

Field Day for Trolling Govt Agents

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/10/internet-lobs-insults-at-fbis-silk-road-bitcoin-wallet/

Cheapest Ad Ever

https://blockchain.info/tx/ef4ca91a6ef2b9a6a39f68a9982b33b761d1c7af0bed64d83bcc8837fa197edd https://blockchain.info/address/1F1tAaz5x1HUXrCNLbtMDqcw6o5GNn4xqX

Silk Road Alternatives

http://www.businessinsider.com/silk-road-alternatives-2013-10

Switzerland to give out money

http://news.msn.com/world/swiss-to-vote-on-dollar2800-monthly-income-for-all-adults?stay=1

Dead People for ObamaCare

http://dailycaller.com/2013/10/04/dead-people-can-sign-up-for-health-care-in-kentucky/

WaPo Mocks Obamacare

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/10/03/the-white-house-says-people-have-bought-obamacare-we-havent-met-them-quite-yet/

MSNBC Abandons Govt

http://rare.us/story/lol-msnbc-abandons-obamacare-demonstration-over-glitches/

Hogwash Movie Trailer

http://BakersGreenAcres.com

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Government is showing its teeth.

First, it was the World War II veterans who had to break down barriers to see the open air memorial erected in their honor.  A memorial which is on so-called public land, but is maintained by private funds. There was more security surrounding this memorial keeping elderly veterans out than there was at the embassy in Benghazi.

And for what? To inflict as much pain as possible through this government shutdown. It’s called Washington Monument Syndrome, and it’s pure political theater.

But now there’s a story just coming to light that takes things even further. Because of the shut-down, government-paid priests are being forbidden from celebrating Mass, even on a volunteer basis. Do you feel this is a violation of the first amendment? Share your thoughts on the Peace News Now facebook page.

A man set himself on fire on the National Mall Friday afternoon. Joggers used their shirts to douse the flames, and the man was air-lifted for medical attention. The reason for the self-immolation was not immediately clear and the man’s identity was not disclosed.

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Friday was a field day for trolling government agents. Bitcoin users sent small tips to the federal agents who seized the Silk Road money. Attached to their tips are public notes which anyone can read, turning the fed’s public wallet address into something of a digital bulletin board where anyone with a few cents can leave a permanent message. Some advertise goods and services, and others plead for the wallet’s owners to consider their conscience and stop participating in a senseless war on drugs that solves nothing but only hurts people. Of course, Peace News Now got in on the action early, just after a humorous ad from http://Mandrik.com 

Some of the tippers posting on the FBI’s blockchain.info wallet page boast of alternative websites for people to buy drugs. They couldn’t have found better advertising space at a cheaper price! Black Market Reloaded, Atlantis, and Sheep Marketplace are all new popular Silk Road alternatives. Can the government win the fight against people buying drugs online? Share your thoughts on the Peace news Now facebook page!

Bureaucrats in Switzerland have written a law that the government has to guarantee an income of $2,800 a month for all adults. This unconditional money from the state is alleged to provide a financial safety net for the population. Swiss Bureaucrats will vote on this law in November.

In a confusing display this Friday, supporters of the guaranteed income law paid a dump truck to dump 8 million swiss coins on the ground, one for every Swiss person. What do you think? Tweet us at Peace News Now.

Enrollment in state-run healthcare schemes began this week, and applicants in Kentucky learned that they can fill out a form for someone who has recently died. It turns out the government will cover health expenses for individuals who died while eligible for Medicaid benefits, even if they weren’t enrolled at the time they died. Do you think this is compassionate or hazardous? Share your thoughts in the comments section on YouTube.

Even the most Obama-worshipping news outlets have been mocking the massive fail that is Obamacare. The Washington Post reported on how they and other news outlets can’t find *anyone* who has signed up for the scheme. Even MSNBC abandoned a segment demonstrating how to sign up for Obamacare due to glitches with the websites. Others who have been able to get past the glitches have been shocked to learn that Obamacare offers less coverage than their current plan, and at a higher cost. Imagine that! A government program that doesn’t deliver on its promises!

Bakers Green Acres put out an awesome trailer on their channel recently. A documentary called “American Hogwash” is in production and tells the tale of Mark Baker and his family. They are small farmers who up against big government. Bureaucrats want Mark’s family to slaughter their own perfectly healthy pigs because they don’t meet the standard description of factory farm pigs. That’s Hogwash. Support the Bakers today at http://BakersGreenAcres.com

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Cop Steals 2nd Amendment Signs

http://noarmycanstopanidea.com/photos-new-york-cop-steals-residents-pro-second-amendment-signs/

Police Take Guns

http://gunssavelives.net/news/breaking-mass-police-chief-confiscates-mans-guns-and-foid-due-to-immaturity/

CASH INTO BITCOINS

http://www.bitcoinnotbombs.com/cashintocoins-com-is-awesome/

Pay Rent in Bitcoins

http://www.coindesk.com/free-state-project-members-now-able-pay-rent-bitcoins/

And Groupon! eGifter

http://egifter.com

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A man living in Somers, New York, discovered that someone was coming on to his private property and repeatedly stealing his pro-Second Amendment signs.  To catch the perpetrator, the gun rights advocate purchased a security camera and placed it near the entrance to his driveway, where he placed his signs, and filmed away. Sure enough, the sign was stolen again, but this time the homeowner had the evidence he needed to find out who the sign thief was.

It turns out the thief is a law officer. The homeowner captured several photos of the law enforcer pulling up to his property, kicking over his sign and placing it in the back of his squad car. He posted the whole thing online the night it happened. What would you do if local law enforcers were stealing from you? Share your thoughts on the Peace News Now facebook page.

Speaking of armed bureaucrats taking things without permission, law enforcers in Massachusetts recently stole all 3 of Matthew Plouffe’s firearms. Even though he followed all the laws, the law enforcers claim that Matthew is too immature to own guns. They went to his home and confiscated his 2 shotguns and rifle. He’s suing the city and the police chief to get them back. Thank goodness Matthew is peaceful. Not everyone would let armed bureaucrats walk into their homes and take their guns. In fact, gun confiscation happened once before in Massachusetts, inspiring the shot heard around the world. Please forward this story to your friends who say, “Don’t worry, no one is coming for your guns…”

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Government agents may be able to use force to take your guns or your gold, but they can’t use force to get your bitcoin! They’re encrypted! But how to turn cash into Bitcoins? Go to CashIntoCoins.com and click “Get Bitcoins!” It’s the only button. You can’t miss it. A short form asks you for the important information: Your email address. The bank you want to use. The deposit amount. And the address where you want the bitcoin sent. An exciting new feature of this form is the question, “Would you like to donate your fee?” And if you answer yes, the question, “Where would you like to donate your fee?” will appear. If you choose to donate, a portion of your fee will go to either Bitcoin Not Bombs, or Sean’s Outpost.

Confirm all the information is correct, and agree to the terms (which are only about a paragraph long), and you’re set. The site will give you the account name and number that the bank clerk needs and you’re ready to make your deposit. Once you get your receipt, snap a photo including the transaction ID, account number, store number, deposit amount, and date, Send that to transactions@cashintocoins.com and you’re done. Your Bitcoin should hit the blockchain within 30 minutes to 4 hours.

As Davi Barker points out at Bitcoin Not Bombs, this means that people and organizations who want to donate bitcoin to Bitcoin-based charities can now do so using federal reserve notes, thanks to CashIntoCoins.com — try it out and tell us how it works for you at our facebook page.

Speaking of bitcoin, Free State Project participants are now able to pay rent in bitcoins. Matthew Ping of Porcupine Management thinks alternative currencies are a perfect fit for the FSP, as both are decentralised and represent independence. Ping collects the majority of rent money from tenants in person, so he uses a smartphone app to receive payments from those who want to pay in bitcoin.

According to the organizers, about a quarter of registration payment and sponsorships for the Porcupine Freedom Festival came from bitcoin.

Not sure where to spend your bitcoin? http://eGifter.com allows you to buy gift cards for groupon, barnes and noble, home depot, gamestop, gap, and much more, all with bitcoin. And you can ditch the wallet. Just save and spend the gift cards right from your smartphone. The currency of the future is here today. If you’re not already using bitcoin, get started at http://WeUseCoins.com today.

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Topless Equality

http://www.mrconservative.com/2013/09/25241-transsexual-insists-on-doing-everything-naked-in-public-creates-controversy/

Why Occupy NH Failed

http://ronhelwig.com/blog/2013/sep/why_occupy_failed_nh

20 Years for Pot

http://noarmycanstopanidea.com/half-ounce-of-pot-gets-man-20-years-in-prison/

Cops Target Terminal Cancer Patient for Drug Raid

http://reason.com/blog/2013/09/30/terminal-cancer-patient-in-iowa-entire-f

Happy October! Tuesday, October 1st 2013. 1 ounce of silver is 22 dollars. 1 Bitcoin is 127 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 http://SunsOfLibertyMint.com .

A transsexual in Massachusetts does everything topless. Stacey Schnee says she does it to promote equality.

She is a member of activist group, Topless Equality, which advocates for women to be able to be bare-chested outdoors. She said not being able to go topless in public is a violation of rights, and that women should be able to be topless in public just like men. Stacy, who was born a man, was surgically transformed into a woman last year. She said, her past ”puts me in a unique position to fight for topless rights since it is a right that I lost when a single letter was changed on my driver’s license — from M to F.”

Police recently stopped her for riding her bike around town shirtless–something they wouldn’t have done last year before she had surgery. Fortunately, they didn’t arrested her because she wore small stickers, which marks the fine legal distinction between criminal and compliant. Stacey said, “They were trying to tell me I was doing something wrong, and I argued back that no, it’s not.” What are your thoughts on this? Should women have the same rights as men? Tell us your thoughts on the Peace News Now facebook page.

In other news, New Hampshire Liberty Activist Ron Helwig wrote a blogpost at RonHelwig.com this week in which he expounded upon his ideas of why Occupy New Hampshire failed. In it, he provides some helpful insight for those who want to be effective advocates for a free society.

Using a system of colored stickers to vote up or down certain concepts to focus their attention, the group learned that they agreed strongly on the following:

• End corporate personhood

• Only allow individuals to donate to political campaigns

• Ensure total government transparency

• End the wars

Ron speculates that the New Hampshire Occupiers ultimately failed after this because so many people were unwilling to focus on achieving shared goals with people who disagreed with them about others. This information may be useful to you as you reach out to people who might believe differently from you. Why do you think your local Occupy group fizzled out? Tell us at http://PeaceNewsNow.com

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While Colorado and Washington have decriminalized recreational use of marijuana and twenty states allow use for medical purposes, this week a Louisiana man was sentenced to twenty years in prison for possessing 15 grams of cannabis. The FBI reports that every year cops put almost a million people in handcuffs for cannabis. That’s about half of all drug arrests.

In a related story this week, Benton Mackenzie is 47 and set to die, suffering from terminal cancer. Benton uses cannabis for his pain and cannabis oil for his skin lesions, which some doctors say is worth studying for the benefit of science. Prohibition makes it illegal for him to obtain the cannabis that alleviates his pain and improves the quality of his life, so Benton grows it himself. When law enforcers searched Benton’s trash cans, they found stalks from his cannabis plants. Benton said, quote “I woke up to a bunch of people screaming ‘search warrant!’ They had me on the ground. They had my wife on the ground. They were throwing stuff around in my son’s room. I heard them trashing the house.”

State agents have brought charges against Benton and everyone in his house: his wife, his adult son, even his parents, who are in their 70’s. Benton spent 42 days in jail awaiting trial so far, all the while battling a cancer that doctors say will soon take his life. Support the Mackenzie family as they defend themselves from the State in trial this December 2nd, 2013 @ 9am at the Scott County Courthouse, Davenport, Iowa. Regardless of what politicians write on paper, it would be nice if cops would stop arresting people for a flower.

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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

Sunday, September 29th 2013. 1 ounce of silver is 22 dollars. 1 Bitcoin is 128 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 http://SunsOfLibertyMint.com .

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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