Author: Simon

  No one notices their addiction to air until the supply is restricted.  

Eric has a post up about a flashlight I’m developing. I’m not going to tell you everything about it in a public forum – yet. Let me just say that it is quite small and uses ordinary batteries. The prototype pictured below uses a standard 6 volt lantern battery case because they are low cost…

The latest Ulsterman on the NWO is up. I found this interesting: WSI: And this plan…the globalization of the American military…it’s been planned, slowly implemented…for a long time. It’s been happening right under our noses. UM: It began with Agenda 21 – during the Clinton era? MI: Incorrect. UM: What? MI: Agenda 21 did not…

Commentary Magazine author Peter Wehner has a post up which asserts that the law is an expression of values. He specifically mentions the drug laws. So let us look at the expression of values from the standpoint of the drug laws. So the the law against cannabis represents the value of denying medicine to the…

Well it blew my mind and I’m from Omaha. (First one to get the reference right in the comments wins the prize of being the first to get the reference right in the comments). Oh. Yeah. Where was I? According to The Weed Blog the above image is going up on a billboard in Colorado.…

From: Google executives say technology can be harnessed to fight drug cartels in Mexico. If you Google Carlos Salinas, former PRI President, and Billionaires Banquet and NPR, then Google Raul Salinas, Nuevo Leon and Donaldo Collosi, you will realize that the Zeta and Gulf Cartels are the PRI. Google Chapo Guzman and PAN and you…

Here is Russel Jones in the Warrior phase. Here he is in the anti-War phase. Here are some of the organizations he mentions: Drug Policy Forum of Texas Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Citizens Opposing Prohibition Update: 1304z 18 July 2012 Another video of Russel Jones speaking out against the Drug War along with a text…

Well how about this wonderful technology that will, with the right laws, give government complete control over our lives. Within the next year or two, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will instantly know everything about your body, clothes, and luggage with a new laser-based molecular scanner fired from 164 feet (50 meters) away. From…

Pat Condell on atheism and Islam. The video is entitled Freedom Is My Religion. H/T The Blasphemous Book

The Dutch have changed their coffee shop rules on marijuana and it is causing problems. AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, July 9 (UPI) — The introduction of a “weed pass” in three Dutch provinces has resulted in an increase in illegal street sales of marijuana, researchers said. The pass, introduced in May, is a mandatory membership card for…

What people generally focus on is the Devil’s exploitation of desire. But that is one of his least significant tools. If you want people to be evil to the bone exploit their fears. Based on a conversation in this thread.

Tasty Infidelicacies has a post up about things her daughter overheard in a bookstore. Some examples: A clerk came by as we all watched him, and asked if she could help him find something. “You aren’t qualified to help me find what I need.” “Well, I am a bookstore clerk. I’m sure there’s something I…

  Making you a slave to your fears.   Cross Posted at Power and Control

Commenter Jewel left a link to her blog (I clicked on her name) at this post of mine. Her blog is full of the most beautiful artwork. You should visit it and have a look. Eric will definitely like this one given his most recent post today.

The rent seekers in Washington, DC are howling because the licenses they paid so much for have dropped in value by a considerable amount and may ultimately be worth less than the paper they are printed on. The ink used for the signatures may be worth more. In a victory for smartphone app Uber, the…

I loved this little exchange from the Wall Street Journal comments: Commenter #1 I thought I understood this article until I got to two phrases: Can someone please explain the phrase “government planning” and “government foresight”. Commenter #2 The former never works……. The latter doesn’t exist……… Commenter #3 And they are both accompanied by “unintended…

The above is a graphic promoting the Kickstarter Project – Should Grandma Smoke Pot? Part of the pitch for the project: Endorsements for medical cannabis from popular authorities like Dr Oz, Dr Sanjay Gupta, Carl Sagan and Dr Andrew Weil sends a powerful message, especially to seniors. They are America’s most powerful voting block. When…

  When you make vice a crime, crime becomes merely a vice.   Cross Posted at Power and Control

Mead is discussing the breakdown of morality in the public and private sector. The fish rots from the head. That aside aside a commenter said: We need to stop championing single motherhood, the leading contributor to poverty, as a life-style choice. Ending Drug Prohibition and its exorbitant incarcerations would go a long way towards solving…

  Definition: Anarchy – A government passing laws people will not obey.