Free Talk Live - regulation

'Challenging the dollar': Bitcoin total value tops $1 billion

WaxCrax — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 16:00:33 +0000

Already bigger than many sovereign currencies, Bitcoin has broken the $1 billion in value mark this week. In the wake of continuing economic crises and liquidity shortages, this new virtual currency is poised to challenge the euro and US dollar.
By not being tied to any particular financial institution and independent from world governments, Bitcoin will become a safe haven for anyone trying to save their money from the crippled international banking system, claimed Max Keiser, the host of RT's Keiser Report.

LA State Health Inspectors Destroy 1600 lbs of Donated Deer Meat

pmfalcon — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 18:56:03 +0000

Louisiana state health inspectors destroyed 1,600 lbs of deer meat donated by hunters to a local homeless shelter. The agency received a complaint that deer meat was being served at a mission. State regulations bar food establishments from serving hunted deer meat. Late January, the department discovered the deer meat — which had been appropriately processed at an area slaughterhouse — and destroyed it in a dumpster by dousing it in bleach. The Shreveport-Bossier Rescue Mission had been serving deer meat donated by area hunters for decades.

Topless women could get prison time under NC proposal

iamodd999 — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:36:55 +0000

A bill that could send women to prison for going topless in public appears headed for approval by the North Carolina legislature.
Depending if such exposure is judged to be "for the purpose of arousing or gratifying sexual desire," the woman could be charged with a felony, punishable by up to six months in prison for first-time offenders. More mundane exposure would be a misdemeanor meriting up to 30 days in jail.

Three Strikes May Decrease File Sharing, But If Sales Keep Dropping

Mattfree88 — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 01:39:30 +0000

Three Strikes May Decrease File Sharing, But If Sales Keep Dropping, Who Cares?

Proof Of A U.S. Police State

Mattfree88 — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:34:40 +0000

Proof Of A U.S. Police State

America has fast descended into a police state. The trouble is that we want to believe in the rule of law and the system that alleges to support and enforce it. But when reality collides with illusion, it is too late. No matter how bad things seem, we always think that times will get better and that government will do the right thing.

The States People Are Fleeing In 2013

Mattfree88 — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 17:59:39 +0000

The States People Are Fleeing In 2013

Long-term shifts in the U.S. economy coupled with the recent recession means Americans are more likely to pack up and move for employment-related reasons. Although the total number of residential moves is down, new data shows a clear pattern of the states that people are fleeing the fastest.

Couple facing 60 days in jail for rescuing injured baby deer

iamodd999 — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 02:44:30 +0000

Police state gone wild: Couple facing 60 days in jail for rescuing injured baby deer.
An Indiana couple saved a wounded baby deer and nursed it back to life, saving its life and giving it a home. They named it "Little Orphan Dani." When Indiana state officials got word of this courageous act of compassion, they ordered the deer euthanized. (Because government wants to kill everything you love.)