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Win Every Gun Control Debate Using These Facts

CONTRIBUTOR: Prepper-Resources.com. Predictably soon after the horrible shooting which occurred at an elementary school in Newtown, CT, there has been no shortage of individuals and organizations calling for more gun control. As terrible and tragic as the shooting was, educated gun enthusiasts realize that no amount of gun control can prevent events...

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Gun Control: Obama Issues Strongest Call for Gun Control By Politician in a Generation

CONTRIBUTOR: The Daily Sheeple. by Alex Thomas In what is being described as the strongest call for gun control by a politician in a generation, President Obama made what the corporate media labeled his “most impassioned” speech ever Sunday night in an address to grieving families in Newtown, Connecticut. Not to be outdone by what many...

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Newtown: Two Shadows Running Past Gym While police are heard saying 'THEY are coming toward us. We got THEM'

CURATOR: Umayyad Ulemma. TWO shadows running past GYM while police are heard saying 'THEY are coming toward us. We got THEM'...

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Our Right To Bear Arms Is Not About Hunting, It Is A Constitutional Balance Of Power Mechanism

CURATOR: John Rolls. From: Joan Swirsky Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 12:20 PM To: Joan Swirsky Subject: Great letter to the editor from patriot Frank P. Dec 17, 2012 at 5:16 PM, frank p: Editor, Some deer hunting after-thoughts to ponder.... Less than 12 hrs. after...

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Warning: Mayor And Police Chief Declare Martial Law In Arkansas City! (Video) (video)

CONTRIBUTOR: Ophelia Océane. This is probably just an alarmist crying wolf but unless you live in this place,it may be best to hold your tounge before you know the facts. Im just the messanger. ~Ophelia...

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Instagrams New Policy Allows Them To Sell Your Photos

CONTRIBUTOR: Pinoy Tech Blog. Instagram just announced their updated intellectual property policy which will take effect on January 16, 2013. Under this new policy, you are giving the company the right to sell your photos for commercial purposes without your consent or even paying you a single cent. Let the outcry begin. Sucks right?...

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4 Steps You Can Take To Stop Obamacare Now, Detailed Video (video)

CURATOR: Josey Wales. There are 4 ways that you can resist Obamacare on a state level. Here’s a quick overview of each: 1. Reject the Exchanges. 2. Reject the Medicaid Expansion 3. Pass a Health Freedom Act or Amendment. 4. Pass a Federal Health Care Nullification Act With the so-called deadline looming for...

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Advice To Survivalists- Consider Relocating to Canada, Part IIII: Central Canada: Ontario

CONTRIBUTOR: Michael The Patriot Blogger. Guest Author-  J Vanne In this article, I continue to look at Canada as a relocation possibility. This time, we examine Ontario, known as Upper Canada (as in “up” the St. Lawrence River) in olden days. We will not examine “Lower Canada” – Quebec - as in my opinion, anyone...

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10 Foods That Will Last Forever In The Post-apocalyptic World

CONTRIBUTOR: BARRACUDA. Here is a good list of survival foods ,although some don't actually last forever they will keep for a good long time.I like the rice idea ,it's nice and cheep and lasts for 25+ years.Who would of thought twinkies could last 30 years.Beans are another great one,the high protein makes...

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Top 10 Legal Drugs Linked to Violence

CONTRIBUTOR: Mick Meaney. Time | When people consider the connections between drugs and violence, what typically comes to mind are illegal drugs like crack cocaine. However, certain medications — most notably, some antidepressants like Prozac — have also been linked to increase risk for violent, even homicidal behavior. A new study from the Institute for...

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Three State Department Officials Resign Following Benghazi Report

Chris Stevens speaks to the media in Benghazi, Libya, in 2011. Stevens, the U.S. ambassador to Libya, was killed on Sept. 11 of this year. Three U.S. government officials resigned Wednesday following a report that cited inadequate security.
Ben Curtis/AP

 

by Greg Myre
 

Three State Department officials resigned Wednesday following an independent inquiry that sharply criticized security planning prior to an attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya.

The Associated Press, citing an administration official, said Eric Boswell, the assistant secretary of state for diplomatic security, and Charlene Lamb, the deputy assistant secretary responsible for embassy security, had stepped down. The third official wasn't immediately identified, the AP said.

The unclassified summary of the report, released Tuesday night by the Accountability Review Board, cited several key mistakes in the period leading up to the Sept. 11 attack that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.

It said that security depended heavily on local Libyan militias, and that the State Department ignored requests for additional security assistance in the weeks leading up to the attack.

The report cited two bureaus within the State Department — Diplomatic Security and Near Eastern Affairs — for failing to coordinate their efforts and provide better security in Benghazi, an extremely volatile city dominated by multiple militia groups.

The report said dozens of armed attackers assaulted the consulate on the night of Sept. 11, shooting and blasting their way into the compound.

Stevens was one of just seven Americans inside the compound, and the perimeter was guarded by a local Libyan militia that proved ineffective.

There was no protest preceding the attack, the report said, addressing a major point of contention between the Obama administration and Republicans in the days after the attack.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has sent a letter to Congress saying she accepts all 29 of the report's recommendations on strengthening security at diplomatic missions worldwide.
 

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Moment crazed Doomsday knifeman who stabbed 23 children attacks schoolgirl with machete

• Knifeman said to be disturbed by Doomsday rumours that world will end
• He slashed woman in her home before frenzied machete attack at school

By Sean O'hare

These pictures show a man obsessed by Doomsday rumours slashing a Chinese schoolgirl with a machete outside her school gates.

Min Yongjun, 36, has been arrested on suspicion of jeopardising public security for stabbing a total of 23 children last Friday.


A statement from the Guangshan county government indicated that Min might have been strongly affected by 'Doomsday rumours', that predict an apocalypse this Friday. 

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A man waving a machete in his hand chases the tiny girl as he enters an elementary school in Guangshan county, Henan province

The man can be seen taking a swing at the girl who crashes to the ground outside her school as a frightened child cowers behind the school gates

Armed men and women chase the knifeman out through the gates. Police later arrested 36-year-old Chinese man, Min Yongjun, in relation to the attacks

END OF THE WORLD? WHAT MAYANS KNEW THAT NOBODY ELSE DID

Ancient Mayans claimed that on December 21 2012, a 5,125-year cycle known as the Long Count supposedly comes to a close.

Experts estimate the system, which is made up of 394-year periods called baktuns, starts counting at 3114 BC, and will have run through 13 baktuns, or 5,125 years, around December 21.

They say 13 was a significant number for the Maya, and the end of that cycle would be a milestone — but they have been keen to stress that it does not mark an end.

Conspiracy theorists nonetheless believe the Maya may have been privy to impending astronomical disasters that would coincide with 2012, ranging from explosive storms on the surface of the sun that could knock out power grids to a galactic alignment that could trigger a reversal in Earth's magnetic field.

Min Yongjun, who is reported to suffer from epilepsy, first burst into the home of an elderly woman an slashed her with the machete before rushing to the school where he continued the frenzied attack.

'Initial police investigation found Min, a long-term epilepsy sufferer, had been strongly psychologically affected by rumours of the upcoming end of the world predicted by ancient prophecy,' Xinhua said.

Chinese police have already detained more than 500 people from a fringe Christian group for spreading rumours about the world's impending end, according to state media reports.

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The detentions come ahead of Friday, December 21 - a date some say the Mayans prophesised would be the end of the world and which was the subject of the apocalyptic movie '2012.'.

Police seized leaflets, video discs, books and other apocalyptic materials as they arrested more than 500 people across eight provinces and regions, from the prosperous east coast to less developed western China, state media reports said. 

Those detained are reported to be members of the group Almighty God, which is also called Eastern Lightning, after a phrase from the Bible's Book of Matthew.

Widely regarded as a heretical Christian sect, the group preaches that Jesus has reappeared as a woman in central China. It has been accused of targeting Christians, kidnapping and beating them to force conversions.

Moment schoolgirl is attacked with machete at the school gates

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Lioness Alert: Mom Demands Armed Guard on Her Kid’s Campus The images of the 20 children and 6 adults from Sandy Hook Elementary continue to rattle the minds of people nationwide; particularly parents. Let me just say, as a parent myself, I was outraged. What in the world was Adam ... READ MORE

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Smart meters now blamed for many health problems

Those new utility meters on homes that the government loves to monitor citizens with are apparently causing new headaches, literally. Look at the long list of health problems being attributed to these "smart meters."

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While some people have calendar jitters about the predicted "end of the world" on Dec. 21, we're now getting a serious warning about a diabolical threat taking place on the 11th day of these upcoming months. Look what's in the works.

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