Link: http://zen-haven.com/russian-meteor-hit-atmosphere-with-force-of-30-hiroshima-bombs/

The meteor that streaked across the skies over Russia in a blinding fireball on Friday struck Earth’s atmosphere with a force about 30 times greater than the Hiroshima bomb, Nasa scientists have said.

Link: http://youtu.be/xTJOsEXBZBQ

Bill Maher agrees that there is an elephant in the living room.

Link: http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2013/02/16/civil-disobedience-the-only-weapon-we-have-remaining-by-camillo-mac-bica-ndaa/

Mario Cuomo, commenting on the political process, once observed, “You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.” Though candidates for public office frequently campaign on a platform of change, when elected, promises remain unfulfilled and what they inevitably deliver is more of the same. Beholden to the special interests and the Super PACS, they govern solely in the interest of the wealthy and the privileged, and remain blatantly unresponsive to the general will, the needs of the majority of the people, and to the dictates of law and morality.

Link: http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/TPV3/Videos.php/2013/02/17/hagel-halted-us-congress-blocks-nominati

Republican Senators have blocked the vote to confirm Chuck Hagel as U.S. Secretary of Defence, he is the first such Presidential nominee for Pentagon chief this has happened to. Paul Craig Roberts, a Reagan administration official, joins RT studio from Florida to discuss the confirmation hearings.

Link: http://naturalsociety.com/grape-seed-extract-outperforms-chemotherapy-colorectal-cancer/

Patients with colorectal cancer may benefit from the cancer-growth-inhibiting power of grape seed extract. Researchers from the University of Colorado Cancer Center report that the more aggressive the cancer cells are, the more effective the grape extract works at targeting and stopping the growth.

Link: http://www.thecommonsenseshow.com/2013/02/15/why-i-cannot-leave-my-country-even-though-i-should/

This is not the country I grew up in. Since 9/11, this country resembles Nazi Germany more than it does the country I was raised in. Since 9/11, every constitutional protection has been abrogated by the bankers who have hijacked my government.

Link: http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/02/15/cosmic-coincidence-russian-meteor-asteroid-near-miss-on-same-day

In a cosmic coincidence, the Russian meteorite that has reportedly injured more than 1,000 people is completely unrelated to the DA14 asteroid, which NASA says will pass closer to Earth than communications satellites later Friday.

Link: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/sci/2013-02/16/c_132171646.htm

An object fell from the sky over central Cuba on Thursday night and turned into a fireball "bigger than the sun" before it exploded, a Cuban TV channel reported Friday, citing eyewitnesses.

Link: http://www.voltairenet.org/article177497.html

Mr. President, tell us who your C.I.A. Director is and we will tell you who you are! No remark could be more appropriate in view of Barack Obama’s decision to place an apologist for torture and drone assassinations at the helm of the top U.S. intelligence agency. Analyst Nil Nikandrov fills out John O. Brennan’s profile, a man who enjoys the President’s "implicit trust."

Link: http://tv.globalresearch.ca/2013/02/our-environmental-catastrophe-geoengineering-and-weather-warfare

The environmental movement has developed a single-minded obsession with the supposed effects of carbon dioxide on the global climate. Rather than CO2 gas, however, the technologies that are now being proposed to mitigate this supposed problem might be the real cause of our coming environmental calamity. This is the GRTV Backgrounder on Global Research TV.

Link: http://socialistworker.org/2013/02/14/hollowed-out-hope

THE MEDIA consensus is in about Barack Obama's State of the Union address: his speech was aggressive and progressive, challenging the Republican Party to deliver on immigrant rights, raising the minimum wage, climate change and more.

Link: http://www.videosfortruth.com/police-slam-and-hog-tie-pregnant-woman/

Young woman was pulled over for improperly using her cell phone by California Highway Patrol officers. After first stopping on the right shoulder, she was ordered to not stop there, to go forward and get off freeway. Because of rush hour traffic noise, she did not hear clearly what she was directed to do.

Link: http://www.wakingtimes.com/2013/02/14/how-torefuse-smart-meters-to-protect-your-health-and-privacy/

Smart meters are being deployed by electric companies worldwide, replacing old, yet functioning analog meters, because it gives them a way to interact with the homes of their customers, monitor electricity consumption, and offer “smart home” control and functionality. Oh, and let’s not forget that they also save money. At least this the big sales pitch they are giving us.

Link: http://www.redressonline.com/2013/02/western-medias-positive-spin-on-israel/

Western media are obsessed with presenting a positive spin on everything related to Israel, while trivializing good and accentuating negative news on Palestine.

Link: http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/02/13/288837/sanctions-cause-of-iran-drug-shortage/

US-led sanctions against Iran are the main reason behind the shortage of life-saving medical supplies and medicines in the country, a new report says. The report published by the US-based Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars interviewed American and European pharmaceutical firms exporting medicines to Iran.

Link: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-02-13/23-america-illiterate

Following on the heels of the dumbing down of the State of the Union speech we noted yesterday, we thought a simple visualization of just how stunningly poor our nation's reading skills really are would be useful. One in five Americans lacks the basic reading skills beyond a 4th grade level - are you one of them?

Link: http://www.aclu.org/blog/criminal-law-reform/marijuana-fight-comes-congress-again

Washington and Colorado made big news on Election Day last year when residents voted to legalize small amounts of recreational marijuana ? could the federal government be next? Last week, two bills were introduced in the House of Representatives aimed at resolving the difference between laws in states like Washington and Colorado and federal law.

Link: http://socialistworker.org/2013/02/12/execution-by-drone

DO YOU think it was appropriate for PBS's acclaimed science show NOVA, when it aired a recent segment on drone aircraft, to accept funding for the show from Lockheed Martin, a major manufacturer of drones?

Link: http://en.rian.ru/world/20130212/179415573/US-Birth-Rate-Hits-Historic-Low--------.html

The number of babies born, combined with population data, resulted in a birth rate of 12.7 births per 1,000 women in 2011, “the lowest rate ever reported in the United States,” authors of the Annual Summary of Vital Statistics said in the report.

Link: http://bellaciao.org/en/spip.php?article22438

Russia has always perceived of itself as a Eurasian country. – President V.V. Putin, November 2000. An epochal, grandiose revolutionary admission, which, in general, changes everything. The prophecy of [French conspiratologist] Jean Parvulesco has come to pass… There will be a Eurasian millennium. – Alexandre Dugin, Russian thinker and author.

Link: http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2013/02/11/obamas-expanding-kill-list-paul-craig-roberts/

Prosecutors always expand laws far beyond their intent. Attorneys in civil cases do the same. For example, the 1970 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act was passed in order to make it easier for the government to convict members of the Mafia. However, the law, despite its intent, was quickly expanded by prosecutors and attorneys and used in cases against pro-life activists, Catholic bishops, corporations accused of hiring illegal immigrants, and in divorce cases. “Junk bond king” Michael Milken, a person with no ties to organized crime, was threatened with indictment under the RICO Act. Prosecutors have found that the asset freeze provision in the Act is a convenient way to prevent a defendant from being able to pay attorneys and, therefore, makes it easier for prosecutors to coerce innocent defendants into a guilty plea.

Link: http://halfpasthuman.com/smartmeters.html

with respect....it is about picking your battles... Is GUS (government US) about to install a 'smart meter' on your electrical system? Feeling anxious about the high energy microwaves beaming out constantly from these deadly devices? Having nightmares about DNA damage, and fascistic intrusion from 'your' power company?

Link: http://www.presstv.ir/usdetail/288380.html

The military budget of the United States is more than all other nations combined despite financial problems in the country, an analyst said. “It’s important to note that the budget for military affairs of the United States far exceeds any other country around the world. In fact, it exceeds all of the countries combined in regard to the level of military expenditures,”

Link: http://www.presstv.ir/usdetail/288401.html

On 27 January CBS aired an interview with the newly inaugurated President Barack Obama and his outgoing secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, during which the president faced accusations that under his watch America had retreated from its key role in world affairs. "The biggest criticism of this team," said the interviewer," has been [that there is] an abdication of the United States on the world stage, sort of reluctance to become involved in another entanglement."

Link: http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_ndaa_and_the_death_of_the_democratic_state_20130211/

On Wednesday a few hundred activists crowded into the courtroom of the Second Circuit, the spillover room with its faulty audio feed and dearth of chairs, and Foley Square outside the Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse in Manhattan where many huddled in the cold. The fate of the nation, we understood, could be decided by the three judges who will rule on our lawsuit against President Barack Obama for signing into law Section 1021(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

Link: http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/02/11/dron-f11

The Obama administration is discussing the expansion of its drone program into Algeria and other countries in northwest Africa, according to media reports. The preparations to extend the military and CIA “kill lists” takes place amidst proposals to more securely institutionalize the global program of assassination.

Link: http://www.infowars.com/obama-disarmed-marines-during-inauguration/

David Codrea reported on February 9 that a United States Marine Corps source forwarded an email to the Gun Examiner stating that soldiers marching up Pennsylvania Avenue in Obama’s inaugural parade had the bolts removed from their rifles.

Link: http://www.theglobalistreport.com/top-ten-documentaries-every-activist-must-watch/

David versus Monsanto: A Documentary on GMO This documentary tells the story of a fight between a heroic Canadian farmer, David Schmeiser, and a notoriously greedy biotechnology corporation called Monsanto.

Link: http://www.thiscantbehappening.net/node/1575

Let’s not be too quick to dismiss the “ranting” of renegade LAPD officer Chris Dorner. Dorner, a three-year police veteran and former Lieutenant in the US Navy who went rogue after being fired by the LAPD, has accused Los Angeles Police of systematically using excessive force, of corruption, of being racist, and of firing him for raising those issues through official channels.

Link: http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/02/10/how-america-kills/

many viewers who’ve responded online or through email accused me of being naive about the true nature of war, or going out of my way to find things to criticize about the president or stoking controversy where there is none. And it is true polls show that majorities of Democrats, Republicans and Independents support targeted killing and the drone strikes that carry them out.

Link: http://www.aclu.org/blog/technology-and-liberty-national-security/cispa-claws-back-life

It's baa-aaack... The House cybersecurity bill that allows the National Security Agency (NSA) and the military to collect your private internet records is scheduled for an encore appearance on Wednesday. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-MI) and Ranking Member Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) will reintroduce the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), which news reports say will be the same bill that passed the House of Representatives last year.

Link: http://health.yahoo.net/experts/menshealth/12-scariest-things-your-food

I always tell my daughters they can make a difference in the world, even at their tender ages of 10 and 7. To them, I probably sound like the teacher from Peanuts—they're more interested in soccer and American Girl right now—but I hope the lesson eventually sinks in.

Link: http://www.wakingtimes.com/2013/02/09/if-you-believe-in-vaccines-you-dont-believe-in-the-perfection-of-the-human-body/

Plain and simple, you can’t believe in both. The marketing of vaccines relies on fear and intimidation with a constant amplification of a myth that the human body is somehow flawed and incapable of protecting itself against foreign invaders.

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/world/obamas-turn-in-bushs-bind-with-defense-policies.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130210&_r=1&

Four years into his tenure, the onetime critic of President George W. Bush finds himself cast as a present-day Mr. Bush, justifying the muscular application of force in the defense of the nation while detractors complain that he has sacrificed the country’s core values in the name of security.

Link: http://www.aclu.org/blog/prisoners-rights/private-prison-company-celebrates-black-history-month-wait-what

38 percent of CCA's "revenue stream" consists of black men and women, his company spends millions of dollars each year to influence campaigns and lobby elected officials to keep that revenue stream flowing into CCA's prisons.

Link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9857846/Syria-how-jihadist-group-Jabhat-al-Nusra-is-taking-over-Syrias-revolution.html

Aleppo has been plunged into despair. Riven with war, life in Syria's most populous city has become a dog-eat-dog existence: a battle for survival in a place where the strong devour the weak. Its luxuriant history is lost beneath uncollected litter on its pavements and streets. Feral children play beside buildings shattered by shelling and air strikes. There is no electricity, no heating; gunmen prowl the streets as night falls. Some are rebels searching for government loyalists; others are criminals looking to kidnap for ransom. Looting is rife.

Link: http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/watch-greeks-fight-for-food-i-never-imagined-that-i-would-end-up-here_02072013

Greeks reach out to take fruits and vegetables distributed for free by farmers. Over 100,000 pounds of food was not enough to feed everyone.) Once a bastion of European success and center of tourism, the country of Greece has become the harbinger of things to come for the rest of the world’s developed nations. Not long ago Greeks were enjoying high paid salaries, early retirements, excess cash, and seemingly never ending economic growth.

Link: http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/watch-the-financial-markets-in-europe

Watch The Financial Markets In EuropeIs the financial system of Europe on the verge of a meltdown? I have always maintained that the next wave of the economic crisis would begin in Europe, and right now the situation in Europe is unraveling at a frightening pace. On Monday, European stocks had their worst day in over six months, and over the past four days we have seen the EUR/USD decline by the most that it has in nearly seven months.

Link: http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/TPV3/Videos.php/2013/02/09/chris-hedges-ndaa-lawsuit-update

"If we lose we will appeal it but the Supreme Court could decide not to take the case in which case, at that point we've just become a military dictatorship"

Link: http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/02/07/287768/no-talks-with-us-under-pressure-leader/

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has rejected any talks with the United States under pressure and threats.