Archive for the 'Resistance' Category
The Sign on Ron Paul’s Desk
March 24th, 2007I used to have this bumper sticker on the back of my clip board when I worked at FedEx (one of homeland security’s best friends) in the 1990s. I was told to remove it by management. I wonder if it would be ok now? Perhaps not. Via: The Libertarian: Ron Paul, 2008 Presidential Candidate
Houses Cheaper than Cars in Detroit
March 20th, 2007Detroit collapsed. Then what? Gardens. Lots of gardens. And livestock. Via: Yahoo / Reuters: With bidding stalled on some of the least desirable residences in Detroit’s collapsing housing market, even the fast-talking auctioneer was feeling the stress. “Folks, the ground underneath the house goes with it. You do know that, right?” he offered. After selling […]
Got Milk? You’re Under Arrest
March 18th, 2007Via: Information Liberation: In many states, you can possess it, but the law prohibits its sale. It is a violation of federal law to transport the substance across state lines with the intent to sell it. In many states, undercover investigators are at work trying to uncover the furtive networks that produce and distribute the […]
The Core Historical Literature of Agriculture
March 16th, 2007Via: Cornell University: The Core Historical Literature of Agriculture (CHLA) is a core electronic collection of agricultural texts published between the early nineteenth century and the middle to late twentieth century. Full-text materials cover agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, animal science, crops and their protection, food science,forestry, human nutrition, rural sociology, and soil science. Scholars have […]
The Untold Story of Milk
February 9th, 2007Oh man, I can’t wait to get this: The Untold Story of Milk: Green Pastures, Contented Cows and Raw Dairy Products by Ron Schmid. Via: Amazon Reviewer: Milk is bad for you. No mammal needs milk after being weaned. Raw milk is dirty, dangerous, and a major health hazard. Only pasteurized milk is clean and […]
Introducing iPutThatInYourPipeAndSmokeIt
January 30th, 2007Via: Macnn: Bloggers and online journalists have completed their final victory lap in a protracted fight against Apple. Earlier this month, a Santa Clara County Court ordered Apple to pay the legal fees associated with the defense of subpoenas issued to online journalists (and other related entities) in response to online reports about a confidential […]
Raw Milk and Lifting the Veil that has Been Pulled Over Our Eyes
January 28th, 2007As all of you know, I find the “expert” opinions on medicine, energy, economics and several other areas to be riddled with bullshit. I have found that experimentation always trumps theory. No number of people with PhDs, paid trolls or “peer reviewed” journals are going to convince me that something that works for me isn’t […]
Germans Get by Without the Euro
January 26th, 2007Via: Telegraph: If you live in the Bavarian region of Chiemgau, you can exist for months at a time in a euro-free zone of hills and lakes with a population of half a million people. Restaurants, bakeries, hairdressers and a network of supermarkets will accept the local currency: the Chiemgauer. Notes are exchanged freely like […]
UK: Security Cameras to Watch the Speed Cameras
January 26th, 2007Via: BBC: Speed cameras in the Scottish Borders may soon be monitored by security cameras to protect them from vandals. It is among the measures being considered by the Lothian and Borders Safety Camera Partnership. There have been seven camera attacks in just three years, with machines being set alight, damaged or pulled over. Cameras […]
MAINE REJECTS REAL ID ACT
January 26th, 2007In New Hampshire, you’ve got an unknown number of armed people who have come to the aid of a man who has been wrongly convicted of tax evasion. And in Maine, the state next door, both chambers of the legislature flatly refused to force its citizens to use driver’s licenses that comply with diabolical Real […]
