Waste, Fraud and AbuseIRS attacks survivor of Japanese internment campThursday, May 23rd, 2013 May 23, 2013 By John Seiler How low did the IRS go in assaulting free Americans? About as low as it gets. New Mexico Watchdog reports on the IRS hounding of Marianne Chiffelle, an 83-year-old grandmother who was interned in Indonesia by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Thes... Apple right to avoid ridiculous taxesWednesday, May 22nd, 2013May 22, 2013 By John Seiler Apple Inc. is the world's most profitable and admired company. It's also the world's biggest tax dodger. Reported the Wall Street Journal of a U.S. Senate grilling of CEO Tim Cook, "The Senate panel, in a report released Monday, said that Apple used technicalities i... Bridge debacle foreshadows bullet train mega-debacleWednesday, May 22nd, 2013 May 22, 2013 By Chris Reed Mankind has been building bridges for more than 3,000 years. A bridge built in the 13th century BC in Greece is still in use. Building durable bridges over water is not a modern accomplishment. The Roman Empire liked to build simple arch bridges over rivers and pu... Noon today: Tea Party protests against abusive IRSTuesday, May 21st, 2013 Update 8:30 pm: The protests have occurred. Please post below any reports of protests you attended or witnessed. May 21, 2013 By John Seiler The Tea Party is holding peaceful rallies today at noon across the country to protest IRS abuses. As has been revealed the past 11 days, the Obama... IRS enemies list scandal discredits Obama’s 2012 victoryThursday, May 16th, 2013May 16, 2013 By John Seiler Not that we should run the election again. And Mitt Romney really was a terrible candidate, one of the worst the GOP has to offer. It would have been worse had he won because we'd be suffering through his first term in office, with him trying to impose a new batch o... CA IRS offices harassed conservative groupsWednesday, May 15th, 2013May 15, 2013 By John Seiler California IRS offices harassed groups, reported the Daily Mail today. It was part of the burgeoning nationwide scandal of the IRS attacking more than 500 such groups. The Daily Mail reported that a letter... "came to Patriots Educating Concerned Americans Now (... Court denies asylum to German family punished by Nazi lawWednesday, May 15th, 2013 May 15, 2013 By John Seiler In 1938, Hitler imposed an anti-home schooling law on German families. All children were required to attend Third Reich-approved schools, receiving indoctrination in Nazism and anti-Semitism, and to join the Hitlerjugend -- the Hitler Youth. American G.I.'s inclu... IRS broadened attacks on conservatives, JewsMonday, May 13th, 2013May 14, 2103 By John Seiler Just last week at his commencement address at Ohio State University, President Barack Obama intoned to the young graduates: "Unfortunately, you've grown up hearing voices that incessantly warn of government as nothing more than some separate, sinister entity that's... Kern County sheriffs seize cell phones to hide killing of citizenMonday, May 13th, 2013May 14, 2013 By John Seiler Cops are getting out of control, especially in California. Not yet two years since the Fullerton police beat to death homeless man Kelly Thomas on July 5, 2011, comes this: "Blood stains are still visible on the sidewalk at the corner of Flower Street and Palm Driv... The awful behavior that CTA’s affiliate enabled in LAUSDMonday, May 13th, 2013 May 13, 2013 By Chris Reed I have frequently referred to the Mark Berndt/Miramonte Elementary School case while blogging, including just yesterday. Los Angeles Unified officials concluded protections for teachers were so strong that it couldn't get rid of Berndt without first paying him $40,00... |