New World Next Week: Episode146 - Exit Chávez, Torture Crimes, Silent Cardinals

NewWorldNextWeek.com: Episode146 -
Exit Chávez, Torture Crimes, Silent Cardinals
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: Venezuela President Hugo Chavez Dead at 58
Flashback: Hugo Chavez Says US Is Giving South American Leaders Cancer
Hugo Chávez Believed In Reptilians
Can South America Avoid the Globalist Trap?
SourceWatch: American Enterprise Institute

Story #2: U.N. Calls On Obama To Publish Findings On Bush-Era Torture
UN Demands Prosecution Of Bush-Era CIA Crimes
Criminalize War Clubs
Holder Does Not Rule Out Drone Strike Scenario In U.S.
Republicans, Led by Rand Paul, Finally End Filibuster

Story #3: US Cardinals Cancel Press Briefings Ahead Of Papal Conclave At Vatican
Claims Of Corruption Worry Cardinals Seeking Answers On Vatican Dysfunction
Pope Will Have Security, Immunity By Remaining In The Vatican
Ground Zero: Path Of The Unworthy

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R.I.P. Dave Brubeck: Pioneering Jazz Legend Dies At 91

from stereogum.com: The great jazz pianist >Dave Brubeck died [Wednesday, December 5th] of heart failure in Norwalk, Connecticut. He would’ve been 92 [the next day]. Brubeck grew up on a cattle ranch in California, and he studied zoology in college before switching over to music. While serving in Patton’s Third Army during World War II, he formed one of the Army’s first racially integrated bands. During the war, he also studied experimental music under Arnold Schoenberg. And when Brubeck rose to fame with his Dave Brubeck Quartet in the ’50s, he applied new tonalities and unconventional time signatures to his music, while still keeping it breezy and accessible. He sold millions and ended up on the cover of Time magazine and he did it without losing the exploratory side of his music.

#Newspurge: The Queen Is Dead

Econocrash:
China Bridge Collapse Raises Infrastructure Concerns:
"A nearly #330-foot-long section..dropped 100 feet to the ground"*
Russian spies interested in Czech economy – military intelligence*
Update: Postal Banking Could Save USPS*
IRS says O.J. Simpson hasn’t paid income taxes since 2007*

Geopolitiks:
China to Deploy Marine Surveillance Drones*
Russian Military Brass Look To Draft 50 Thousand Men By Any Means Including Pre-Conscription Training*
Israel court rejects civil lawsuit brought against military by parents of killed US activist Rachel Corrie*
Turkey’s private security guards outnumber armies of six countries in Europe*
Secret compound in Jordan desert houses 1,200 defectors*
Video: US global arms sales tripled in 2011*

Media/Memes:
As Max Keiser Predicted, Punk Rock Resurrects Itself For 21st Century Struggle*
2 Pussy Riot Members Reportedly Flee Russia*
A. Zombie runs for president to bring 'Walking Dead' back to Dish Network*
Friedkin still pushing audiences at age 77 with 'Killer Joe': 'Exorcist' director films second Tracy Letts play after 'Bug'*
One of only three METROPOLIS program from 1927 has surfaced*
Venice film festival promises sex and Scientology*
Old Beirut Cinemas Recall More Tolerant Days; Image of Tolerance Still Flickers in Old Movie Theaters*
Jimmy Kimmel’s Time Slot Move May Seal the Fate of ‘Nightline’ on Disney's ABC*
Yet again Randy Travis 'extremely intoxicated' in church parking lot fight, cited only with simple assault*
Another Hollywood Suicide Leap: Brian Gerber*
Jerry Nelson, puppeteer and voice behind Count von Count on ‘Sesame Street,’ dead at age 78*
Carl Davis, Chicago Music Impresario, Dies at 77: helped shape sound of "Duke Of Earl"*
Willa Ward, Gospel Singer, Dies at 91: “He’s your joy in sorrow / He’s your hope for tomorrow”*

Obamessiah:
"Once he left the White House, it was as if his entire presidency had just been a bad dream."*
Your Guide To Watching the Illuminati In Tampa*
It’s a Bird, it’s a Plane, it’s an RNC Drone*
Isaac Laughs*
GOP Convention Is Threatened by Hurricane Isaac*
Protests, Weather Could Provide the Drama at GOP Convention*
Day one of Republican National Convention falls victim to Tropical Storm*
Mystery guest keeps GOP convention guessing*
Romney Jokes About Obama’s Birth Certificate*
Romney uses secretive data-mining*
Romney in Crisis: Two Dark Spots in Fortunate Life: "knocked unconscious and mistakenly pronounced dead at the scene"*
Romney's speech to Republican convention will be defining moment - Bishop Romney's #Mormon Moment!*
Barack Obama Has a Lot of Fake Twitter Followers*
Official: Anarchist GIs plotted government ouster*
RNC2012 To Include Video Tribute to Ron Paul: Unless that gets cancelled, too*
Scientologists for Ron Paul*
On Monday, supporters put "Ron Paul" over the word "We" on a GOP sign that says "We Can Do Better."*
Libertarian Legion Stands Ready to Accept Torch From Ron Paul*
Video: "The Anarchists are coming! Oh my!"*
Video: Barack O'Romney*

Police State Updates:
Video Update: Marine vet kidnapped by FBI released*
We Don’t Need No Stinking Warrant: The Disturbing, Unchecked Rise of the Administrative Subpoena*
Video: Black Hawks over Minneapolis worry residents*
TSA Denies Stonewalling Nude Body-Scanner Court Order*
Video: CIA outsources harsh interrogations to its allies*
New federal law clears way for US military reserve to respond to hurricanes, major disasters*
Video: For profit "non-profit" hijacks DoJ and DHS*

Portlandia/Oregon Oddities:
Sign The Petition: No Fluoride in Portland water*
Mr Mayor, why do you not want Portland to make their own health decisions?*
Then why not let Portland VOTE to make these medical decisions for the other 700K?*
Portland school kids can already get fluoride for free*
Anti-fluoride fight: Portland's Roger Burt on front lines for 34 years*
Portland, Oregon to spend $5 million to poison its residents with toxic fluoride*
Mayor Sam Adams claims he "loves his City and its people!" But not enough to let them choose what medicine goes in the water?*
Oregon Reports One Horse Killed By West Nile Virus*
A tale of 2 priests- Woodburn priest, best friend from seminary, face similar sex charges*
"Beards for Breasts" photoshoot leads to police standoff on Burnside when 1 beardo turns up w/ unexpected prop: a gun*

Media/Memes: Profits, Porn, Plagiarism and more

Liberty Media to Grab SIRIUS XM*

Open Road Films Aims to Fill Screens and Lift Profits*
Discovery Invests in Digital Textbooks in Hopes of Growth*
Hologram performances present celebrity estates with new afterlife opportunities, and issues*
Actor Shia LaBeouf Says There Will Be Real Sex in Director Lars Von Trier's New Film 'Nymphomaniac'*
Porn Productions Halted After Adult Film Actor Tests Positive for Syphilis; prompts industry-wide moratorium*
In a Lawsuit Over a Song, a Plaintiff’s Unusual Approach*
Fareed Zakaria Offers Explanation for Plagiarism*
Cast of 'Assassins' Revival to Reunite for Roundabout Benefit*
At 44, Actress/Author Molly Ringwald Continues to Act But is Focused on Writing Too*
Kiss rockers back ‘pretty’ Pussy Riot’s rights, but don't think much of their music*
New J.J Abrams "Revolution" Trailer Official 2012*
Revealed: One thing that DIDN'T black out J.J. Abrams' Revolution*
Justin Bieber will appear on 'The Simpsons,' fans emit collective "D'oh!"*
Tony Scott: Divine Sacrifice of the King*
Phyllis Diller: sassy, screeching, rapid-fire stand-up comedy;
opened door for 2 generations of funny women, dead at 95*
Harry Harrison, a Prolific Writer of Satiric Science Fiction, Dies at 87*
William Windom, Emmy Winner and TV Everyman, Dies at 88*
SXSW music festival director Brent Grulke dead at 52*
Scott McKenzie, Singer Known for ‘San Francisco,’ Dies at 73*
"San Francisco" singer Scott McKenzie dead at 73*

Media/Memes: Olympics, Elvis, Obits and more

With pop, performance and pride, #London extinguishes #Olympics flame and passes the torch to #Rio*
Spice Girls, The Who, Muse to rock Olympics closing ceremony*
Here Are the Closing Ceremony Performances From The Who, Muse and Ray Davies That NBC Didn't Broadcast*
Here's the Kate Bush Song That Was Cut from the U.S. Broadcast of the London Olympics Closing Ceremony*
#Elvis fans greeted at #Graceland by Priscilla, Lisa Marie on 35th anniversary of icon's death*
‘Stars Earn Stripes’ on NBC, With Gen. Wesley Clark; Entertainers and athletes take on military-like assignments on “Stars Earn Stripes,” a new reality competition series on NBC*
Former Cosmopolitan editor and author Helen Gurley Brown dies*
Onion Field killer's death brings closure for LAPD, chief says*
Jean Merrill, Children’s Book Writer, Dies at 89*
R.I.P. Joe Kubert*

#Newspurge: Into The Fire

Econocrash:
Video: Billions Spent Destroying and Rebuilding Elsewhere as Infrastructure Crumbles At Home*
The Valid Value of Money – National Vitality*
Video: Why the Justice Department doesn't catch banksters, terrorists and other enemies of the nation*

Geopolitiks:
NATO started naval exercises off the coast of Syria*
Scenarios for the Upcoming Naval Resource Wars*
Video: Massive military buildup in the Persian Gulf*
Clinton: Russia and China “will pay” for supporting Syria*
China: US Uses Drills like RIMPAC 2012 to accelerate its eastward shift of strategy*
Obama Approves Loan to Vietnamese Communists to Buy Satellite from Lockheed Martin*
Jordanian politician pulls gun on live TV as tempers flare over Syria*
Forget Balkanization. Here comes the Pakistanization of the Middle-East*
New book claims Mossad assassination unit killed Iranian nuclear scientists:
Authors also breach taboo by discussing Israel's own nuclear arsenal*
"Spies Against Armageddon": Dan Raviv, Yossi Melman*
Paving the Way for a U.S.-Canada Economic and Security Perimeter*
Grandmothers of Buranovo Give Russian Village New Life:
After the Buranovskiye Babushki became a hit at the Eurovision song contest and on the Internet, improvements came to the village of Buranovo.*
Video: A small victory for Argentina's stolen children.*

Media/Memes:
Roger Waters Points 'The Wall' Toward Abuse of Power*

‘Source of Uncertainty,’ Featuring Morton Subotnick, at Schimmel Center*
CBGB Festival, at Webster Hall Summerstage and Times Square*
Singer Nicki Minaj Accuses TSA Agent of ‘Overtly Fondling’ Her at Airport Checkpoint*
Body found is missing Stone Roses fan*
Ernest Borgnine‬, an actor with nearly seven decades on screen, dies at 95*
Cro-Mags punk charged in knife attack on band*
Chumbawamba to split up*
Kitty Wells, Country Music's First Female Superstar, Dies at 92*
Deep Purple’s Jon Lord Dies At Age 71*
Lionel Batiste, Treme Brass Band Drummer, Dies at 81*

Obamessiah:
Death on the Obama Campaign Trail ~ Again*
Obama Trails Romney Again in Battle for Campaign Cash*
Alaska‬ DOT Construction Signs Hacked To Read '‪#ImpeachObama‬'*
Video: Barack O'Romney: Comparing, side by side, the words and political stances of Republican and Democratic presidential candidates Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama*

Police State Updates:
FBI Prepares Billion-Dollar Iris Recognition Database*
DHS taps database of license plate snapshots to hunt fugitives*
Mobile-Phone Surveillance by Police Targets Millions Annually*
Video: Police single out citizen journalists*
Video: Report from the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty Conference*
Video: Fast & Furious staged to pass UN gun treaty?*
Video: Arming smaller drones with tiny bombs only 'months away': The tiny drones used as 'eyes in the sky' were too small and lightweight to be armed with bombs - until now.*
Video: Virginia to vote on Eminent Domain Amendment*

West Virginia Worry:
Little Girl, Tired Of West Virginia Power Outage: 'You Need To Come And Fix It'*
As Mine Protections Fail, Black Lung Cases Surge: An investigation by NPR and the Center for Public Integrity found federal regulators and the mining industry are failing to protect miners from the excessive toxic coal mine dust that causes black lung. The disease is now being diagnosed in younger miners and evolving more quickly to complicated stages.*

Media/Memes: Mayberry, Lamb of God, Heidi Bowl and more

Sheriff Confirms Andy Griffith Has Died*

Video: TV Legend Andy Griffith Dies at 86*
Singer in U.S. Metal Band Arrested in Fan's Death in Czech Republic*
Lamb of God singer Randy Blythe still in Prague prison*
Julian Goodman, NBC Pres. Battled Nixon, Sorry for ‘Heidi Bowl,’ Dies at 90*
Barry Becher, Creator of Ginsu Knife Commercials, Dies at 71*
Video: Original Ginsu Knife Commercial*

Media/Memes: Unthinkable Breakup, Indentured Servitude and more

News Corp. confirms it may split entertainment, publishing*

Breakup of media giant News Corp. was once unthinkable*
‘Me @ the Zoo’ Documentary About Chris Crocker on HBO*
'America's Got Talent': Fake soldier Tim Poe gets the heave-ho, along with Marilyn Manson look-alike*
Nora Ephron, 'When Harry Met Sally' writer, Academy nominee, dies 71*
Nora Ephron wrote for more than the movies*
Frances Williams Preston obituary: BMI executive dies at 83*
Bands, Food Trucks and Silent Disco*
The Black Keys File Lawsuit Against Pizza Hut, Home Depot*
A$AP Rocky to Play JFK Alongside Lana Del Rey's Jackie O. in Video*
Lana Del Rey's 'National Anthem' Video Is About 'Loss Of Innocence'*
#Audio #Satire: Johnny Depp's Indentured Servitude To Tim Burton Ends*

Media/Memes: Summer Bleakbusters, Concert Collapse and more

"This Is the Way the World Ends":
‘Seeking a Friend for the End of the World’ and Other Apocalyptic Movies*
'Gremlins 2: The New Batch' on Blu-Ray - "still disturbingly topical"*
Experience the untold story of ‪Maleficent‬, starring Angelina Jolie. In theaters 2014*
'The Master' Gets Its Scientology On In Second Trailer*
Supreme Court Refuses to Say S*** About Legality of Cursing on TV*
Former 'Goodfellas' gangster Henry Hill dies in LA*
Radiohead stage collapse: One dead*
Video: 1 Dead in Toronto Stage Collapse*

Erica Kennedy, Music Writer Satirized Hip-Hop's 'Bling', Dead At 42

Erica Kennedy, Miami Beach Author and Journalist, Dead at 42
from miaminewtimes.com: Erica Kennedy, author of the novels Bling and Feminista and an inspiration to thousands of Twitter followers, was found dead in her Miami Beach home on June 13, according to reports. She was 42. Kennedy's work spanned several fields: fashion publicist, journalist, blogger, novelist. But she may be best remembered for her interactive, supportive presence in social media. Twitter erupted with grief, disbelief, and condolences to Kennedy's loved ones when news of her death broke over the weekend. The cause of death has not yet been reported.

Media/Memes: Twilight Time

Can You Answer 25 Difficult Questions The Mainstream Media Refuses To?*
House Republicans Reject FCC Rule to Force TV Stations to Publish Who Paid for Political Ads*
Video: The arrogance and failure of news media*
Boy Has Seizure Over Gory Scene in Prometheus*
Gory Prometheus Scene Gives Young Boy A Seizure*
Blade Runner: 30 Years of Synchromysticism - Part 1 (Tyrell 2019 + Weyland 2023)*
Blade Runner: 30 Years of Synchromysticism - Part 2 (Aztec-Mayan Symbolism)*
Audio: Steve Carell Says 'Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World' Could Be Tough Sell*
Net Fame Doc 'Me at the Zoo', featuring Freeman, debuts on HBO Jun25*
Me at the Zoo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia*
South Park "What What (in the Butt)" Wins Court Claim*
'Green Acres' actor Frank Cady dies at 96*
Rare '60s Audio: Kubrick's Interview w/ The New Yorker*
'Game Of Thrones' Creators Say Use Of George W. Bush's Decapitated Head On A Pike Wasn't Politically Motivated*
Metallica helps FBI try to catch Virginia killer*
#Audio #Satire: New Movie From Pixar Will Totally Fuck With Kids' Minds*
Herb Reed, last original member of the Platters, dies 83*
Video: The Platters "Twilight Time"*
Erykah Badu doesn’t like The Flaming Lips’ video for “The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face”*
Video: School prefers mindless pop to patriotism*

Media/Memes: 'Roll Me Up' and 'Celebrate'

Darkness Reigns In Hollywood:
Fake Story About Osama's Late Death Comes To The Big Screen*
Can Reality TV Producers Help Air Force Drone Wars?*
Why are State Taxpayers Subsidizing Big Budget Films and TV Shows?*
Back to You: Aaron Sorkin Returns to Television With 'The Newsroom'*
Google Doodle Celebrates the Drive-In*
First drive-in theater doodle and the DIY drive-in movie revival*
Richard Dawson, 'Family Feud' TV host, dies 79*
Star of 'Hogan's Heroes', 'Running Man' and 'Family Feud' host Richard Dawson dies at 79*
Kathryn Joosten, 'Desparate Housewives' actress dies 72*
Dick Beals, voice of Gumby and Speedy Alka Seltzer, dies 85*
Bob Welch, early Fleetwood Mac guitarist, kills self at 65*
Lee Rich, a Founder of Lorimar Productions, Dies at 93*
Morrissey plans to retire in two years?*
"Her very Lowness with her head in a sling...sounds like a wonderful thing"*
Listen to Whitney Houston's final song, 'Celebrate’*
Singer Lauryn Hill faces federal tax charges in NJ*
How a Singing Convict Gave the Beach Boys a Hit*
Video: Folk music hero Doc Watson dies at age 89*
Best of the 2012 CMT Music Awards*
Video: Willie Nelson and Friends "Roll Me Up"*

#Newspurge: Rising Sun Blues

Econocrash:
Rockefellers and Rothschilds Unite: Two of the world's greatest family dynasties, are pooling their vast resources*

Keynesianism & Eugenics*
A History of Bank Runs*
Euro Near a 2-Year Low; #EU Calls for a 'Banking Union'*
UK Plans Border Controls For Euro Meltdown*
Drach to the future! The Greek currency conundrum*
Bank of America: Thanks for the Bailout…We’ll Create Some Jobs in the Philippines*
Video: Dylan Ratigan interviews 'Bailout' movie makers*
Bank Profits Hit 5-Year High*
Half a Million Long-Term Unemployed Lose Benefits Earlier than Expected*
Postal Service offers buyouts to 45,000 mail handlers*
Bleak May unemployment report suggests economic recovery may be stalling*
Audio Satire: New 'Desperate Poverty' Video Game Blamed For Urban Violence*

Geopolitiks:
Video: Al Qaeda and the West team up to frame Syrian government for massacre*
Turning the T.I.P. – From Guernica to Huola*
SCO member-states to set up the Development Bank and Energy club*
SCO Armed Forces to Stage “Peace Mission 2012″ Drill*
Video: Nile Bowie on RT - Laying the Foundations for Preemptive Nuclear War Against Iran*

Media/Memes:
Buffett to buy newspapers;
Berkshire claims he won't influence content*
Broadcasters Warn of Apocalypse in Dish’s Ad-Skipping Service*
Acting Director of Defense Media Activity: Who Is Bryan Whitman?*
Sweden wins song contest marked by Azeri dissent*
Video: Loreen "Euphoria"*
For Some New York Immigrants, VHS Is King for Movie Rentals*
MIBs: Silencers vs Killers*
Vallée on MIB Imagery*
'Hemingway & Gellhorn': Directed by Philip Kaufman*
John Travolta hiding out in the Bahamas*
Against Me! Singer Plays First Show as Laura Jane Grace -
Transgender rocker, formerly Tom Gabel, opens for The Cult*
Amanda Palmer Dramatically Answers Questions About Her Connection to Scientology*
Video: Tyson Posted Training Video of #Bieber Before Singer's Assault on Photographer*
Despite Kabblah "cult" reunion Ashton and Demi not reuniting*
During her stay in Israel Madonna visited Tel Aviv’s Kabbalah Center*
Madonna Prays at Kaballah Center Ahead of Show*
Video: Doc Watson, Folk-Music Legend, Dies 89*
Audio: Doc Watson "Rising Sun Blues"*

Police State Updates:
Outsourcing Surveillance:
Watching dissidents is a booming business in China*
Quebec government makes it illegal to protest against the government*
If Violent Crime Rate is at 40-Year Low, Why is U.S. Spending S100 Billion a Year on Police?*
Gunshot Detection Systems:
The Latest Tool against Violent Crime*
Flashback: Who watches the watchers in surveillance society?*
Man Ticketed for Dropping Money on the Ground*
Judge Jails Honor Student with Two Jobs for Missing School*
Video: 11th-grade Honors Student Jailed for Truancy*

Portlandia/Oregon Oddities:
Oregon county releases inmates amid budget cuts*
Portland uses bad roads to qualify PSU area for Urban Renewal*
Portland man's 'Live #LipDub Proposal' goes viral*

West Virginia Worry:
Mountain Mourning:
Appalachian Women Lead Dramatic Protest Against Mountaintop Removal*
'Serpent-Handling' Pentecostal Pastor, ‪Mark Wolford‬ 44, Dies From ‪Snake Bite*

#Newspurge: Blink and You'll Miss a Revolution

Econocrash:
U.S. Has Spent $642 Billion on Afghan War,
Including Almost $200 Billion for This Year and Next*
PDF: 'The U.S. Cost of the Afghan War: FY2002-FY2013'*
Last Year Saw Most Large Strikes, Lockouts in 4 Years*
PDF: 'Major Work Stoppages in 2011'*
For First Time, Unemployed Who Attended College Outnumber Those Who Didn't*
PDF: 'Still Young, Restless, and Jobless - The Growing Employment Malaise Among U.S. Teens and Young Adults'*
Senate Brings Federal Reserve Board to Full Size for First Time in 6 Years*
Obama Allows China to Become First Country to Buy Debt Directly from Treasury Dept.*
TXT: 'Major Foreign Holders of Treasury Securities'*
Fmr JPMorgan Lobbyist Expected to Direct Senate Investigation of…JPMorgan*
Video: How Wells Fargo Cooks Its Books*

Geopolitiks:
Kucinich: "NATO Talks a Sham, Afghan War Not Ending"*
Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng grateful 2 be safe in US. GC: He'll be "safe" in US if he doesn't dissent in Chicago or Occupy anywhere*
China Warns Australia to Choose "Godfather" - China or US*
Libyan Lockerbie Bombing Patsy Megrahi Dies*
New 'School of the Americas' For Dictators*
AFRICOM’s First Regional Brigade Will Deploy And Begin Operations*
Video: Korean Surveillance School Trains Citizen Snoops*
Forgotten Tragedy: NATO Killing of 72 Innocent Civilians in Libya*
Immediately Following Brennan's Visit, Suicide Bomber in Yemen Capital Kills Scores of Soldiers*
Yemen Army Kills #ThirtyThree Militants in South*
Video: Pakistan hands #ThirtyThree year sentence to doctor who helped CIA track Osama via phony vaccination, DNA tracking*
Leaked Memo Supports Claim that Veterans Imperiled by Burn Pits in Afghanistan*
Senate Committee Fights To Keep Contractor Campaign Contributions Secret*
Another $250 Million Spent on a Missile Defense System (Almost) No One Wants*
Video: Money for war, no money for you*
Video: "Drowning people in fear is the key to power"*

Media/Memes:
Chinese Firm Buys AMC Movie Theater Chain in Largest Sale Ever of U.S. Company to China*

After Buying a US Bank Last Week, China Buys AMC, Second Largest Movie Theater Chain in Amerika*
Video: China's Wanda To Buy Biggest US Theater Operator AMC For 2.6 Billion Dollars*
Video: Chinese Company Wanda Group Acquires AMC Theater Chain*
Video: AMC Theatre Sold for $2.6 Billion*
Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees dies at 62*
Video: Bee Gees "I Started a Joke"*
Missing actor Nick Stahl resurfaces via email; tells friends he's OK, pledges to go to rehab*
Donna Summer Blamed 9/11 Toxic Dust for Her Cancer*
Video: "Kumare" the alter ego of American filmmaker Vikram Gandhi*
George Lucas’s Plans in Marin County Upset Wealthy Neighbors*
Inside Google's Moog Doodle*
Nellie McKay on 'Mad Men' End Credits*
Pete Rock Slams Lupe Fiasco for Crappy "T.R.O.Y." Bite*
Video: Lupe Fiasco "Around My Way (Freedom Ain’t Free)"*

Obamessiah:
Bilderberg Power Masters to Meet In US*
The Marco Rubio Bilderberg Conspiracy*
House Ethics Committee Holds First Public Meeting in more than a Year…but without the Public*
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Resigns: Who Is Gregory Jaczko?*
Video: Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan defends the agency in Senate hearing*
Video: Obama would not be President if he'd been busted for drugs*
Video: Obama's multiple public personas are unraveling*

Police State Updates:
NATO Signs $1.7B Contract to Buy US-Made Drones*
Iraq Purchases US Drones To Keep Watch Over Oil Fields*
Groups Concerned Over Arming Of Domestic Drones*
NDAA 2013: Now Featuring Propaganda and War With Iran*
Israeli army establishes neighborhood first response teams*
Military Detention Law Blocked by New York Judge*
California Considers Bill to Require Permission to Collect, Analyze DNA*
Milwaukee Police Lowered Crime Rate…by Misreporting Violent Assaults*
High Court to Hear Warrantless Eavesdropping Challenge*
Video: Police brutality cases on rise since 9/11*

Portlandia/Oregon Oddities:
Richard Gage of 'Architect and Engineers for 9/11 Truth' In Portland*
4 Victims Of "Homicidal Violence" Found In Burning Home: SALEM, OR*
Oregon police: 5 dead in apparent murder-suicide*
Dying Woman Reveals Attacker Was Estranged Husband: HILLSBORO, OR*

West Virginia Worry:
WV women plan strip mining protest on holiday*
Ex-WV doctor pleads guilty in pill mill probe*
WV legislators asked to reconsider shoot first law*
Father And Son Found Shot Dead: PRINCETON, WV*
'Hatfields and McCoys' Portrays Storied Feud*
Video: 'Hatfields and McCoys' Theatrical Trailer - on History Channel May 28*
Video: More West Virginia Grandparents Raising Children*

#Newspurge: Naked Came The Stranger

Econocrash:
Federal Reserve Allows First Chinese Takeover of US Bank*
JPMorgan May Lose $5 Billion on Derivatives*
RBS Citizens Bank Accused of Profiting from Customer Math Errors*
Keys to Europe's Socio Economic Liberation*
European debt and the Anglosphere's Chinese trap*
Richest 1% Battle the Richest One-Hundredth of a Percent*
Postal Service Holds Back on Closings*
Underemployment for Under 30s Reaches 32%*
Residents of Arkansas and New Jersey Lead Nation in Credit Card Debt*
#Audio #Satire: Authorities Place Alabama Residents In Foster State*

Geopolitiks:
Soros' Tides Foundation Under Investigation for Funding Foreign Radicals*
Pentagon sending military trainers to Yemen*
U.S. Abandons $80 Million Consulate in Afghanistan as Too Dangerous*
Israel is 64, thanks to Western life support*
CIA and Mossad behind Syria Bombings*
Drone Victim Families in Pakistan File Petitions against CIA Killing of Civilians*
Warren Weinstein, U.S. man held hostage by al Qaeda, appeals to Obama in video*
Queen of the FAKE Bin Laden videos Rita Katz/SITE is the "source" for a supposed Al Qaeda hostage situation...as usual*

History/Mystery:
Pravda limps on to 100th birthday*
Lenin’s Death Remains a Mystery for Doctors*

Media/Memes:
"The Psychology of Radio" -
Early 'Psychological Warfare' Research and the Rockefeller Foundation*

Twilight Language: 'Seven Days In May', Iran, Lee Harvey Oswald and the Preakness & Iran and Preakness: 'Seven Days In May' Again*
April Kauffman dead: New Jersey radio personality found shot dead inside her home*
Interview w/ Sean Young on Blade Runner Dune & Awakening to the Conspiracy*
Disco Queen Donna Summer Dead At Age 63*
Video: Donna Summer "I Feel Love"*
Chuck Brown dies: King of D.C. go-go music, influential sample source*
Video: Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers "Bustin' Loose"*
Loss of the Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch felt across borders*
Michael Jackson to Be "Ressurected" on a Billion Pepsi Cans*
2Pac Revived as a Hologram at Coachella: Why I Didn't Like It*
Freddie Mercury 'to appear' in Queen show*
Album review: Damon Albarn's 'Dr Dee'*
John Dee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia*
Donald 'Duck' Dunn obituary: bass player for Booker T. & the MG's dies at 70*
Video: Booker T and the MG's "Space Nuts"*
Shahin Najafi, Iranian-Born Rapper, Faces Death Threats Over Song*
Video: Shahin Najafi "Naghi"*
String Cheese Incident Takes On Ticketmaster*
Robert Downey Jr. in ‘The Avengers,’ Directed by Joss Whedon: "a giant A.T.M. for Marvel and its new studio overlords, the Walt Disney Company"*
The Pentagon poo-pooed ‘Avengers’ teamup*
Pirates Beware: DVD Anti-Piracy Warning Now Twice as Fierce*
John Travolta Filing Counter-Suit Amid Accusations of Sexually Assaulting Man*
Tribeca 2012: Morgan Spurlock Talks 'Mansome,' New Fiction Project*
Horst Faas, Vietnam War Photographer, Dies at 79*
Mike McGrady, the man behind sexy, '60s literary hoax, has died*
Naked Came the Stranger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia*
'Terminator 3' Actor #NickStahl Missing*
#Audio #Satire: Environment-Friendly Hollywood Achieves 91 Percent Recycled Content*

Obamessiah:
President Obama Endorses Gay Marriage*
Tavis Smiley & Cornel West: Obama is a 'Tragedy' Only Does Things With 'Political Calculation'*
In President Obama's Hollywood protection racket, George Clooney is Chris Dodd's useful idiot*
Parents of Only U.S. Soldier Held as POW in Afghanistan Don’t Trust Obama to Help in Election Year*
Poll: Romney holds almost 50-point advantage among white evangelicals*
When Romney and Ron Paul go head-to-head*
Blue Dog Democrats and Decline to State voters are swaying California toward Ron Paul*
6 California Legislators have Recent Arrest Records*

Oregon Oddities:
A Blizzard of Hoaxes: Documents reveal details about white-powder mailings, and how they tie up government responders*
Portland's May Day protests and actions are long over—but tensions and issues remain*
Court papers detail how accused students allegedly started Woodburn High fire*
Salem middle school student accused of tampering with building sprinkler system, causing evacuation*
Oregon mother, daughter reportedly sued for writing bad reviews of church online*
Oregon Bans Native American Mascots in Schools*

West Virginia Worry:
Ruling on West Virginia Mine Will Be Appealed*
For Oil Workers, Deadliest Danger Is Driving*
'Operation Blue Haze' Nets Federal Gun, Drug Arrests in Marion County*
"He Never Bothered Nobody": "REEDSVILLE, WV*

#Newspurge: Kiss Them For Me

Econocrash:
Osama Wanted 9/11 Follow Up to Doom Economy*
UK Succumbs to First Double-Dip Recession Since 1970s*
Net Migration from Mexico to U.S. Comes to a Halt*
Wal-Mart de Mexico: Bribery, Slave Wages for Employees, and Slave Wages for Manufacturing*
Video: Wal-Mart Bribery Allegations Send Stock Tumbling*

Geopolitiks:
We don't have that sort of power, Murdoch tells inquiry*
Ofcom to probe Sky email hacking*
Charles Taylor conviction sends warning to leaders around the world who persecute their people*
The Verdict in the Charles Taylor Trial at the Special Court for Sierra Leone*
U.S. Soldiers Promised Massacre, Including Children, Days Before Bales' Alleged Rampage*
Congress mulls $680M for Israeli Iron Dome*
Pakistan deports Bin Laden’s family to Saudi Arabia*
Obama gives CIA controlled Pentagon order to start FED’s WWIII*
Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency: Who Is Michael Flynn?*
End of an era: U.S. cuts back presence in Okinawa as 9,000 Marines prepare to move out*
Russia creates special Arctic troops*
China newspaper warns of ‘small-scale war’ with Philippines*
Argentina plans more defense manufacturing*
U.N. to Investigate Conditions of Native Americans*
Video: North Korea and the Cult of the Kims*

Media/Memes:
On Record Store Day, Mourning the Passage of Physical Music*
Johnny Depp, Marilyn Manson Perform 'Sweet Dreams' & 'Beautiful People'*
Beyonce Tops People Magazine’s "Most Beautiful" Women*
Obama Justice Dept. Asks Supreme Court to Reinstate Janet Jackson Breast Flash Fine*
Cher Angers Australians by Selling Key to City on eBay*
Hollywood Studios Lose World’s First Major Ruling on Downloading of Copyrighted Material*
Greg Ham, of Men at Work, Dies at 58*
Jonathan Frid, Barnabas Collins of 'Dark Shadows', dies at 87 on Friday the 13th*

Obamessiah:
Obama administration announces 'War on Terror' is over*
Images of Osama bin Laden killing not to be released, judge orders*
Gingrich plans to suspend campaign next week*
Despite Losses, Ron Paul is Still Racking Up Delegates*
Administration Torn on Response to Secret Service Scandal*
Charles Colson, Nixon’s ‘dirty tricks’ man, dies at 80*

Oregon Oddities:
Collectors trade music, memories at annual Record Bonanza*

Medical marijuana, Measure 11 emerge as big issues in Oregon race for Attorney General candidates Dwight Holton and Ellen Rosenblum*
Secretary of State slaps marijuana petitioner with $65,000 fine for violating pay-per-signature law*
Activists ramp up opposition to a plan for a Nestlé Waters bottling plant in Columbia River Gorge*
Video: Fate of Nestlé's Cascade Locks plans may rest with Kitzhaber*
Four Oregon schools win federal accolades for combining academics and environmentalism*
Ron Wyden's nuclear field trip*
After Surviving Close Call on Sports Field Once Before, Boy Collapses and Dies at Baseball*
Portland police want to add surveillance cameras in Old Town but ACLU questions the plan*
Mayor Adams delays council discussion on Portland police video surveillance cameras until next week*

Police State Updates:
Video: Chicago residents told to leave during NATO/G8 Summit*
Video: Strip searches could become as common as Miranda Rights*
Pentagon creates new espionage unit*
Video: The IRS will soon have the authority to restrict travel*
'1984', The masterpiece that killed George Orwell*
Video: Police take DNA from children, at school, without parent's permission*

West Virginia Worry:
It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Mothman!*
Tomblin order requires Workforce West Virginia to implement drug testing*
W.Va. Lottery tops $1B for 10th year in a row*
Video: W. Va. Woman Fights to Collect $10 Million from Debt Collectors*