Interview w/ Jason Bell on Bridge Day Fingerprinting

If you fingerprint them, they will not come. One the biggest annual festivals in West Virginia may go splat if the organizers go ahead with their plan to fingerprint the BASE jumpers at Bridge Day. The pushback from the participants now has the committee giving it a second thought. Jason Bell of Vertical Visions joins Media Monarchy to talk about what may happen if the West Virginia State Police push a police state.


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New World Next Week: Episode143 - Big Brother Buses, G7 Currency War, Executive Cybersecurity

NewWorldNextWeek.com: Episode143 -
Big Brother Buses, G7 Currency War, Executive Cybersecurity
Welcome to New World Next Week - the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week:

Story #1: People Talk, TriMet Buses Are Listening
TriMet Quietly Adds Always-Recording Microphones With New Buses
Public Buses Across Country Quietly Adding Microphones to Record Passenger Conversations

Story #2: G7 Tries to Put Currency Genie Back in the Bottle
Currencies Volatile As Investors Eye G20
CFR: The G20 - Prospects and Challenges for Global Governance
Amid Fretting, Devaluation Kicks In In Venezuela

Story #3: Executive Order Aims to Facilitate Sharing of Information on Threats
Infragard: The FBI Deputizes Business

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Previous: Episode142 - Drone Ban, 3D Organs, Silent Circle

#Newspurge: Live The Life You're Dreaming Of

Econocrash:
JPM, Barclays Said Among Banks to Get Libor Subpoenas*
Unemployment Benefits Go to Millionaires Because of a Loophole in Current Law*
Like Athletes who Dope, Wall Street’s High-Speed Traders Try to Keep Ahead of Regulators*
#Audio #Satire: U.S. Department Of Corruption Denies Right-Doing*

Geopolitiks:
Summer of Strategic Tension*

The Birth of the Palestinian Nation*
Sinai Terror Attacks Portend Gold Mine for Israeli Military-Intelligence Services*
Ecuador Grants Asylum to WikiLeaks' Assange, Defying Britain*
British Warship Exercises with Middle East US Carrier Strike Group*
Making Scotland the Green Energy Capital of Europe*
Two earthquakes in Iran kill 250 and injure 1,800 - Quakes were 6.4 and 6.3 in magnitude*
Putin Confirms the Invasion of Georgia Was Preplanned*
Russian Punk Band Is Found Guilty for Anti-Putin Protest*
Venezuela plans a ‘guerrilla army’ against US invasion*
Troubled Times: Wave of Suicides Shocks Greece*
Kazakhstan predicts opening of the U.S. military base in Uzbekistan*
#Japan May Deport Activists Arrested on Island Claimed by #China*
#SouthKorea singer swims into island dispute with #Japan*
Soccer association wants to end #Olympics controversy with #SouthKorea*

Obamessiah:
Video: Conservative filmmaker behind ‘2016: Obama’s America’ says he ‘learned some lessons’ from Michael Moore, prepares for wide release*
#Obamessiah / #Amnesty: Illegal #immigrants line up at consulates across country for '#DREAM'-er applications*
Beer but no bumper cars as Obama magic slips in Iowa*
Who is @PaulRyanVP?*
Oops: Romney Gaffes, Introduces Ryan as the ‘Next President of the United States’*
Romney accidentally intro'ed Ryan as the next President. Obama did the same intro'ing Biden 4 years ago*
More than 10,000 Said to Attend First #Romney-#Ryan Campaign Event in #Wisconsin*
“Path to Prosperity” — Paul Ryan’s Budget Plan — Doesn’t Include Federal Workers*
Yes, Ron Wyden built that Medicare plan with Paul Ryan*
Videos surface of Dems, including President Obama, praising Paul Ryan*
#Reminder: Politics is just like professional wrestling... An Ex-Wrestling Executive Wins a G.O.P. Primary*
Investigation Turns Up Only 10 Cases of Voter Impersonation Nationwide…in 10 Years*
Video: US Bain Capital's ties to Latin American 'death squads'*

Police State Updates:
#CivilWar of 2016: “Full Spectrum Operations in the Homeland: A ‘Vision’ of the Future.”*
G4S failure proves we can't rely on private sector; state organisations like the Army could be relied upon*
Ammo? What Ammo? : DHS Takes Unprecedented Step of Redacting Mass Ammunition Purchase*
Obama Keeps Fighting in Court to Jail Americans Indefinitely without Trial*
Agency probes JFK security breach by jet skier*
Video: Privatized eminent domain on steroids*
Video: No fly zone...over Toronto?*
Video: "Toronto G20 Exposed"*
Video: Surveillance as a profit center;
NYPD Unveils Orwellian ‘Domain Awareness System’*

West Virginia Worry:
Owner of mine made famous on Spike TV's 'Coal' is being sued over unpaid production royalties*
EPA allies want state strip mine ruling overturned: MORGANTOWN, W.Va.*
DHHR confirms 3 cases of swine flu in West Virginia*

#PoliceStateUpdates: Prepare for a Noisy Morning

Government Admits Naked Body Scanners Huge Waste of Money*

Homeland Security Concedes Airport Body Scanner 'Vulnerabilities'*
Video: TSA tried to cover up $184 million in wasteful spending*
Suspicious package delays flights at Hartsfield-Jackson as agents appeared to be joking*
Video: Geraldo Rivera was 'manually raped' by TSA*
Rep. King suggests administration may have misled public on bomb plot, calls for review*
Republican leader sues for being called a terrorist*
Plot Raises Questions About Airport Security*
Latest Underwear Bomber Was Actually CIA Double Agent*
CIA sacrifices valuable intelligence source to foil underwear bomb plot*
Missing words from 9/11 tribunal: CIA and big-boy pants*
Video: Arrest-Proof Yourself: An Interview with Dale C. Carson*
Video: Six year old boy suspended for sexual harassment*
Video: The state has criminalized normal childhood behaviour?*
Video: Pentagon prepares 'Re-Education Camps' for American citizens*
Federal Judge Blocks Obama’s Right to Impose Indefinite Detention without Trial*
Video: With the stroke of a pen, Obama makes free speech a felony*
Obama Justice Dept. Supports Citizens’ Right to Record Police*
Video: Government's gunrunning Kingpin in hot water with Congress*
Video: Sibel Edmonds, the "Classified Woman" finally tells her story*
Military jets on Olympics exercise heard over Wycombe*
Video: Britain's Olympic paranoia targets protests*
Jets Will Patrol Chicago on Friday*
Utah and Arizona Pass Bills to Seize Federal Land; Sioux Indians Demand the Same*
Georgia Sheriffs, Fearing Occupy Movement, Evict Family at Gunpoint*
License Plate Tracking Spreads beyond Criminal Suspects*
Few Companies Fight Patriot Act Gag Orders, FBI Admits*
Video: Russian troops to train on American soil*
Video: New Jersey town cracks down on texting while walking*
Air Force Drones Allowed to Record U.S. Citizens in U.S.*
Video: Instruments of war to be used domestically*

#Newspurge: Out Of The Game

Geopolitiks:
#ThreeAmigos Meet to "Simplify...Drug Trafficking"*

Due to #drug wars (a partial #FalseFlag?) Obama, Harper + Calderon joining up into #NAU very soon*
Flashback: On The Road Again -
The All New Three Amigos Meet over NAFTA*
USrael Forces Train for Energy War*
Israel investigating April Fool’s Day prank*
FBI: Sexy Spy was getting close to WH*
Lockheed Wins In Pentagon Budget Battle*
KSM, others to face death penalty trial*
Mali Coup: New Step Towards Global Resource Grab*
Greek pensioner kills self at parliament over austerity*
Russian arms dealer sentenced to 25 years in prison*
Viktor Bout Gets 25yrs In Prison*
Poland Charges Ex-Spy Chief over Involvement in Bush Torture Program*

Media/Memes:
Madonna Hires Decoy Clones for MDNA Tour*

Nicki Minaj Is the Influential Leader of Hip-Hop*
Whitney Houston items fetch $82,000 at auction*
‘Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour,’ Cirque du Soleil*
Weird Al Yankovic Sues Sony for $5M Over Royalties, YouTube Videos*
He shaped the sound of rock ‘n’ roll:
Jim Marshall, founder of Marshall Amps, dies*
Fiona Apple Returns to the Faithful*
Art is world's greatest currency, says Hirst*
Skulls, sharks and polka dots in Damien Hirst show*
OCCULT POPAGENDA: Damien Hirst Says Criticism Is 'To Be Expected'*
#MadMen’s Henry Francis Calls George #Romney a Clown*
Strategists Duel Over Romney’s #MadMen Time Warp*
'Inception' Becomes Reality? Scientists Implant 'False Memories' Into Mice*
Is 'Fifty Shades of Grey' a New Frontier in Fan Fiction?*
#HolyHexes: The Hunger Games makes film history*
April 1st: 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY opened (unlike the pod bay doors) in cinemas, on this day in 1968.*
Twilight Language: JFK: Cinema Kills*

Obamessiah:
Obama Warns 'Unelected' SCOTUS Against Striking Down Health Law*
Obama Confident Health Care Law Will Stand*
Video: Santorum’s Slipping Tongue - What Do Speech Errors Really Reveal About Inner Thoughts?*
Ron Paul Draws Record-Breaking Crowd at UCLA, is the Revolution Finally Catching Fire?*
Ron Paul draws total of 12,000 people in California in two days*
Video: Ron Paul says GOP trying to out-militarize the President*

Oregon Oddities:
1-year-old Oregon Boy Drowns In Washing Machine*
No life jackets found in boating accident that killed Colton firefighter*
OLCC director's job on the line at Thursday board meeting*
Firm knew about toxin linked to Oregon guardsmen’s illness*
Video: Mystery of 87-Year-Old Oregon Urn Solved?*

Police State Updates:
#SCOTUS on Monday ruled by a 5-to-4 vote that officials may strip-search people arrested for any offense, however minor*
OK for Government Witnesses to Lie to Grand Jury: Supreme Court*
Video: Sheriff's deputy doesn't rule out arming drone*
DHS won't explain its order of 450 million hollow point bullets*
Wanted: Criminals to Fill Empty Prisons*
Fire captain says up to 30 demonstrators pepper-sprayed at Santa Monica College protest*
Video: School kids sent to 'alternate locations' during terror drills*

Trayvon Tragedy:
At heart of Trayvon Martin death, a one-minute mystery*
Old photos may be deceptive in Fla. shooting case*
Trayvon Martin case: 4 things the media got wrong*

West Virginia Worry:
Remembering 29 Fallen Miners on 2nd Anniversary of UBB Disaster*

On 'The Bob Tuskin Show': Episode011 - Media Muerte

On the first Wednesday of (almost) every month, Media Monarchy joins Bob Tuskin on Oracle Broadcasting for a rundown on some of the most important moves on the grand chessboard ... This month we play catch up with the kingdom and talk Titanic Trayvon + muerte, music and more...


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Previous: Episode010 - New Docs, Moon Rocks

dhs sets up unannounced checkpoint for 'operation shield'

"training exercise startles locals"
from paul joseph watson: Residents of Leesburg, Florida were shocked to see their local Social Security office turned into a random Homeland Security checkpoint Tuesday morning, as DHS officers armed with semiautomatic rifles and accompanied by sniffer dogs checked identifications of locals. “With their blue and white SUVs circled around the Main Street office, at least one official was posted on the door with a semiautomatic rifle, randomly checking identifications. And other officers, some with K-9s, sifted through the building,” reports the Daily Commercial. The activity was part of Operation Shield, an unannounced drill conducted by the DHS’ Federal Protective Service centered around “detecting the presence of unauthorized persons and potentially disruptive or dangerous activities.”

new world next week - nov17

new world next week: episode091 -
super globalist, #ows updates, climate world cup

Welcome to New World Next Week - the video series from Corbett Report & Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in alternative news & open source intelligence. This week:

Story #1: Super Globalist to Replace Italy's Berlusconi
Update: Reserved Anti-Berlusconi Mario Monti Sworn In As Italy's Prime Minister
Greece's Papademos Wins Confidence Vote on Austerity Measures

Story #2: Surprise, Homeland Security Coordinates #OWS Crackdowns
The Police State Vs. Occupy Wall Street: This Is Not Going To End Well For Any Of Us

Story #3: Durban Climate Summit "Will Be Bigger Than the World Cup"
Flashback: Arctic Monkeys Shiver At Climate 'Hypocrisy'

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previous: eas test, unesco, drug wars

#OccupyWallStreet movement marks one month anniversary

video: thom hartmann on #ows anniversary*
from wamc: The "Occupy Wall Street" movement marked its one month anniversary Monday, as demonstrations spread to new places. But, questions remain about whether the protests can turn into political action... The various protests under the "Occupy Wall Street" theme are not centrally organized, but are unified by the belief that too much power and wealth rests in the hands of just one percent of the population. The demonstrators have tied this to all matter of social ills, including the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the foreclosure crisis and high unemployment.

police state updates:
state dept-funded agitator in dc advising occupy crowds*
attacks on ron paul by 'operation wall street' insiders*
#ows call for 'global governance'*
is #ows a communist movement run by socialists who wish to bring down 'free enterprise' system?*
poll: majority of zuccotti park #ows would vote for obama, again*
coming soon - 'real world: occupy wall street'?*
racial tensions at occupy philly?*
insider says “something terrible is coming… so for now, i'm getting out" of nyc*
cia officer holds mystery assignment at nypd*
govt refuses foia request for 'secret' interpretation of patriot act*
darpa hopes to sniff out who has fallen prey to dangerous ideas*
tsa expanding 'chat-downs' experiment to detroit*
video: tennessee becomes first state to 'fight terrorism' statewide: 'department of safety & homeland security partners with federal, state agencies for statewide safety operation'*
is the US declaration of independence illegal?*

econocrash:
does one 'super-corporation' run the global economy?*
coming derivatives crisis could destroy global financial system*
new reality for cities: no money for street lights, roving packs of wild dogs & open-air drug markets*
US 'misery index' rises to highest since 1983*
pennsylvania district allows advertising in public schools*
unpaid student loans top $1t*
1st-class stamp will cost 45 cents in january*
tsa spent $56.8b to keep us safe, did it work?*
napolitano says dhs authorizing illegals to work in US*
mexican trucks due to begin going deep into US*

homeland security testing 'pre-crime' detection technology

from allgov: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been secretly working on technology that can tip off law enforcement about those planning to commit a crime. Part profiling, part advanced mathematics, the Future Attribute Screening Technology (FAST) is described as a “pre-crime” system by DHS. The program uses ethnicity, gender, breathing, eye tracking and heart rate to formulate a system for spotting criminals before they strike. According to the official description, the prototype contains “a suite of real-time, non-invasive sensor technologies to detect cues indicative of mal-intent (the intent or desire to cause harm).” A classified DHS document reportedly indicated that the controversial idea is already being tested on some members of the public voluntarily. If the technology proves reliable, the government might try using it at airport checkpoints, border crossings, sea ports or major sporting events.

#OccupyWallStreet US police 'maced peaceful protesters' in new york

from channel4: The #OccupyWallStreet campaign said police confined a small number of protesters before spraying them with mace. Clips of the alleged incident have appeared across social media – however, Channel 4 News cannot verify the footage independently. The New York Police Department has so far not responded to a Channel 4 News request for its response to the allegations. Protesters say they want to show their anger at, among other things, corporate greed and social inequality. So far, it is reported more than 100 people have been arrested... Police tactics have been compared to those used during the 2004 Republican convention when the NYPD made sweeping arrests of several hundred demonstrators before dropping charges against almost all of them... The alleged mace incident is the latest clash between campaigners and police since the occupation began on 17 September. Over the past few days, police barricades have prevented protesters from reaching the United Nations where the general assembly has been meeting.

related police state updates:
tarpley: don't let soros hijack the movement*
pepper-spraying cop accused of abusing bush protesters in '04 *
#OccupyWallStreet protests slowly spreads across US*
video: #OccupyChicago protest enters fifth day*
dc tests disaster planning in city-wide drill*
even those cleared of crimes can stay on fbi's terrorist watchlist*
border bill would expand homeland security powers*
green bay packers' security personnel 'ratchet up safety measures' at lambeau field*
video: 'black sunday' - it could be tomorrow!*

new world next week - sep8

new world next week: episode082 - 9/11/11 updates & previews


Welcome back to New World Next Week - the video series from Corbett Report & Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in alternative news & open source intelligence. This week's episode is devoted to the 10th anniversary of the 'catastrophic and catalyzing' events of 9/11:

Story #1: FBI, DHS Warn of Small Plane Terror Threats Ahead of 9/11 Anniversary
Related: Statement by Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano
Flashback: Coast Guard Drill Causes 9/11 Anniversary Panic

Story #2: First Responders Decry Exclusion from 9/11 Ceremony
Related: Obama, Bush, Bloomberg to Bar 9/11 First Responders From Ground Zero On the 10th Anniversary

Story #3: 9/11/11 Anniversary Events
'After 9/11: Ten Years of War' w/ Cynthia McKinney in Montreal
WeAreChange.org's 10th Anniversary at Ground Zero in New York City
TorontoHearings.org's Int'l Hearings on the Events of 9/11
RememberBuilding7.org's 10th Anniversary Campaign

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previous episode: aug18 -
kids for cash, flash robs, lone wolf 9/11

'exercise mailed fist': largest ever marine corps drill on US east coast

multiple foreign armies involved in massive drill*
from cnn: It's mid-June, a perfect time to visit the beach to watch porpoises play in the surf or seagulls strut the sand -- or you could watch a formation of Marine Corps warplanes darting over the shore at hundreds of miles per hour. But don't worry -- the United States hasn't declared war on your family's beach house. It's just part of a major Marine Corps exercise called Exercise Mailed Fist (translation: armored fist).

The exercise is designed to test the capability of every type of Marine Corps aircraft, including MV-22 Ospreys and F/A 18 Hornets, as well as some Navy ships and Air Force planes. The drill will stretch from Quantico Marine Base in northern Virginia to the Navy's Pinecastle Bombing Range in Florida. With thousands of Marines and other service members involved, it's the biggest such drill ever on the U.S. East Coast.

new world next week - may26

new world next week: episode075 -
black boxes, cyber autonomy, superfood inflation


Welcome to the 75th episode of New World Next Week - the video series from Corbett Report & Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in alternative news & open source intelligence. This week:

Story #1: Coming Soon - 'Automotive Black Boxes' for Every Vehicle
Flashback: RFID Microchips Implanted into Alzheimer's Patients

Story #2: DHS to Gain 'Autonomy' Under Obama Cybersecurity Plan
Flashback: Cryptome's John Young Says Internet is a "Vast Spying Machine"

Story #3: Global Food Inflation Hits Hemp Seed, Coconut Oil & Other Superfoods
Related: Denmark Willing to Ban Marmite, But Not Arctic Oil Drilling

Latest Headlines:
'Major Tornado Outbreak' Seen for Midwest
Judge Rules Tucson Shooting Suspect Incompetent for Trial
There's a Secret Patriot Act, Oregon Senator Says

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previous episode: may19 -
wrath of kahn, exploding watermelons, veitch v. canada

fema/dhs running 'national level exercise 2011' may16-20

is the new madrid seismic risk real?...
from continuity central: Facilitated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the National Level Exercise 2011 (NLE 2011) has been scheduled for 16 to 20 May. The purpose of the exercise is to prepare and coordinate a multiple-jurisdictional integrated response to a national catastrophic event, with focus on response and recovery activities among federal, regional, state, tribal, local, and private sector participants.

NLE 2011 will simulate the catastrophic nature of a major earthquake in the central United States region of the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ). The year 2011 is the bicentennial anniversary of the 1811 New Madrid earthquake, for which the NMSZ is named. NLE 2011 will be the first NLE to simulate a natural hazard.

The NLE’s National Private Sector Working Group is seeking ideas and comments from the private sector and suggests that companies can use the exercise to test business continuity plans and procedures.

To participate in the National and/or Regional NLE 2011 Private Sector Working Groups, please contact Private.SectorNLE@dhs.gov. Please indicate the desired level of participation i.e. the national or region/state level. Also, please include which states are of interest to ensure assignment to the appropriate Working Group.

flashbacks: fema/dhs running 'nle 2010' may17-18
nle '09: fema, foreign troops & private military contractors unite

biowars updates: quake drill, oil spill & radioactive rain

'US shake out' drill to prep citizens for quakes*
homeland security to conduct multi-state earthquake drill*
napolitano, duncan coming to st. louis for earthquake drill*
illinois area schools opt of earthquake drill*
logic for midwest quake drill called a bit shaky*
storm damage closes st. louis airport*
southern US hit by fresh storms*
update: tornadoes devastate south, killing at least 250*
update: tornadoes rock alabama & georgia, one of largest tornado outbreaks in history*
update: death toll in US tornado rampage nearing 300*
japan nuclear radiation rainwater update -
idaho iodine levels 14,066% above epa limit*
update: radiation readings in fukushima reactor rise to highest since crisis began*
high levels of radiation reported at perry nuclear power plant in ohio*
video: the mysterious deaths of nine gulf oil spill whistleblowers*
approximately 180 nations taking part in immunization week*
new concerns over swine flu jab after children given it 'hit by sudden sleep syndrome'*
update: cdc vaccine scientist who downplayed links to autism indicted by doj in alleged fraud scheme*
lightning strikes white house - occupant unharmed*
'corpse flower' at hawaii zoo emits rotten smell*
update: "like a scene out of a sci-fi movie" - king crabs invade antarctica*

new world next week - apr14

new world next week: episode069 -
radioactive america, fashion police, fbi's ufo's


Welcome back to New World Next Week - the video series from Corbett Report & Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in alternative news & open source intelligence. This week:

Story #1: US Unprepared for Nuclear Emergency
PDF: "DHS Strategy for Improving the National Response and Recovery from an Improvised Nuclear Device Attack"
Related: Nuke Officials Worry About Plans Despite Public Assurances
NWNW Flashback: EPA Helps Mainstream Media Obscure Truth About Radiation Exposure

Story #2: France Starts Ban on Full-Face Veil
Background: SITE Institute on SourceWatch
NWNW Flashback: Swedish Anti-Immigration Party Claims Seats

Story #3: Alien Psyops and Memos From the FBI 'Vault'
Related: FBI Secret Report Said Nazi War Crimes Evidence Was Probably Faked
NWNW Flashback: Pope's Astronomer Says He Would Baptise an Alien If It Asked Him

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previous episode: apr7 -
modified milk, debt ceiling, get osama!

US unprepared for nuclear emergency

nuke officials worry about plans despite public assurances
from allgov: The federal agency charged with ensuring the nation’s security against disasters admitted last year in a confidential report that the United States is ill-prepared to deal with a significant release of radiation.

Coming on the heels of Japan’s nuclear crisis, the news of the Department of Homeland Security report raises serious concerns about the lack of attention government officials have given to radiation threats, whether it stems from a terrorist attack (such as a “dirty bomb”) or a natural disaster impacting a power plant.

The Homeland Security study found that the health system “can only handle a few radiation injuries at any one time” and that “there is no strategy for notifying the public in real time of recommendations on shelter or evacuation priorities.”

Compounding the lack of preparation is the fact that the federal government two years ago ceased stockpiling potassium iodide, the best-known agent to counter radioactive iodine-induced thyroid cancer in young people.

Another report produced in 2010, from the Council on State and Territorial Epidemiologists, concluded that nearly half of all states have no radiation plan for areas outside federally-mandated nuclear power plant emergency zones. The report also stated that about 85% of officials surveyed said their states could not properly respond to a radiation incident because of inadequate planning, resources, staffing and partnerships.

According to a report in the journal Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, if a major nuclear bomb were to hit Washington D.C., there would be a need for about 61,000 beds in intensive care units. However, there are only 118,000 intensive care beds in the entire United States and, on any given day, only 9,400 are free.

related updates: ap poll says 25% are 'highly confident' US government is prepared for widespread disaster
US nuclear emergency response plan: "get on the phone really quickly & figure it out"

3/24 newspurge: on the wings of a snow-white dove

drugwar:
US paved the way for cocaine traffickers... literally*
pennsylvania cavity search produces 50 bags of heroin*
video: arrest in minnesota mass overdose that killed one*

history/mystery:
rosenberg co-conspirator sobell reveals more about his role*
US govt demands st. louis museum return stolen mummy mask to egypt*

murder/mayhem:
amanda knox asks italian court to block 'lifetime' tv movie*
white horse of uffington killings: first victim found, police hunt for 2nd body*
wisconsin billionaire charged with sexual assault*
oregon man pleads not guilty to murder of kent city employee seth frankel*
'zombies ahead' warns road sign in south carolina*
flashback: sign hacker broadcasts zombie warnings*

police state int'l:
the other big story about at&t: appeals court revives lawsuit against national security agency's surveillance of US*
sunshine week shame: 10 ways the govt is opaque*
china's electronic censorship: phones cut out if you say 'protest'*
eiffel tower evacuated over suspicious package*
indiana prosecutor out after admitting he suggested wisconsin governor stage 'false flag' operation in union protests*
national guard to leave mexico border in june*
iowa dhs stage terror drill with 'anti-immigration' shooters*
video: 13 illegal immigrants arrested in california wearing US marine uniforms*

wv worry:
fbi center takes on $1b biometric id project*
belle police officer charged with domestic battery*
freshman dem to side with gop;
manchin breaks with obama on debt limit*
manchin says 'silver alert' plan, 'amber alert' for granny, will work nationwide*
stay indoor advisory lifted for kanawha city residents*

tsa records show some scanners emit ten times expected radiation

tsa admits bungling of naked body scanner radiation tests...
from the new american: Americans concerned about exposure to potentially dangerous levels of radiation from the Transportation Security Administration’s full-body scanners just got another reason to worry: USA Today reports that on March 11 the TSA announced “that it would retest every full-body X-ray scanner that emits ionizing radiation — 247 machines at 38 airports — after maintenance records on some of the devices showed radiation levels 10 times higher than expected.” The TSA, of course, insists that all the machines are safe and that the records indicating the high radiation levels are the result of recordkeeping errors by technicians. TSA spokesman Nicholas Kimball told USA Today that, for example, “the testing procedure calls for the technician to take 10 separate scans” for radiation levels, “add them up and then divide by 10 to take an average. They didn’t divide by 10.” In addition, says the paper, “even the highest readings listed on some of the records — the numbers that the TSA says were mistakes — appear to be many times less than what the agency says a person absorbs through one day of natural background radiation.”

related police state updates:
next step for airport security: scanners for your shoes*
napolitano 'not aware' of dhs link to atf gun-running*
fbi says 'sovereign citizen' cases on the rise*