The US Department of Veterans Affairs has published a ‘field guide’ to help steer veterans to information on what services are (and are not) affected by the shutdown. Included in this guide is an overview of such services, contact information and a link to the VA’s Contingency Plan that lays out the operations under an…
Troll Under the Bridge: Feds Determined to Disable Communities Alicé Leuchte | October 8, 2013 While the Blue Ridge Parkway that spans multiple states is reportedly open to traffic during the shutdown (with some unrelated exceptions), the federal government has forced private businesses along the parkway to close during peak tourist season. USA Today highlighted…
Civil Rights / Military / News / Opinion
While researching materials for the self-immolation article, it struck me that this practice is taking place in Afghanistan over civil rights – specifically by women. Radio Free Europe – Radio Liberty reported in 2004: Ahmad Bassir is a Herat-based correspondent for Radio Free Afghanistan. He says women see no difference between their lives now and…
Civil Rights / News / Opinion
Self-Immolation at National Mall: Man Sets Himself on Fire in DC Alicé Leuchte | October 4, 2013 A man set himself on fire at the National Mall in Washington DC on Friday, in an apparent act of protest. He survived and was airlifted to a hospital by authorities. The Daily Mail reported that the DC…
Civic / Inspiration / Opinion
Democrats & Republicans: What they Used to Say Alicé Leuchte | October 4, 2013 Republican leaders are not the only ones who have strayed from their values over the decades. Democrat leaders have also diverged from their principles, as illustrated through the partisan melt-down over the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and the financial responsibilities of…
Acrobat Attack: Adobe Hacked & Ransacked, 2.9M Users Affected Alicé Leuchte | October 4, 2013 Adobe Systems (the makers of Acrobat and Photoshop), sent out an email overnight instructing customers to change their passwords and monitor their accounts for suspicious activity. Their email said, in part: We recently discovered that attackers illegally entered our network.…
Trolling Obamacare: Facebook Comments Reveal ‘Epic Fail’ Alicé Leuchte | October 2, 2013 After reading the comments on the HealthCare.gov Facebook page, my first realization was that I had finally witnessed a legitimate use of the phrase ‘epic fail.’ If someone were to tell me the slang had been invented with some premonition to specifically…
Alaska Constitution Party Runs Candidate for Governor 2014 Alicé Leuchte | October 2, 2013 A new political party is organizing in Alaska, and they now have a candidate for Governor in 2014. In a press release issued October 1, the founder and Chairman of the Alaska Constitution Party, J.R. Myers, announced he has filed his…
JP Morgan Looks to Pay DOJ $11 Billion to Drop Probes Alicé Leuchte | October 1, 2013 While US Attorney General Eric Holder has stated he will “hold accountable the people and companies who manipulate our financial markets for their customers’ benefit or for the benefit of the companies,” he has been conducting closed-doors deals…
National Parks Close – Illegal for Citizens to Walk National Mall Alicé Leuchte | October 1, 2013 National parks and memorials will be closed under government shutdown. This includes some 368 parks operated by the National Park Service across the country. The Arizona Daily Star reported that: The Interior Department announced its shutdown plans Friday,…
Obama Awards Detroit $300M After Union Meeting Alicé Leuchte | September 28, 2013 Two weeks ago, CBS Detroit reported on union leaders’ pilgrimage to Washington DC to seek financial help in the face of the city’s bankruptcy. While the focus of the union leaders was described as surrounding pensions and education, the article also gave…
25 Republican Senators Who Betrayed Their Caucus Alicé Leuchte | September 28, 2013 Matt Hoskins, the Executive Director of the Senate Conservatives Fund, sent out an email Friday listing the Republican Senators who broke from the Republican Caucus, and voted with Democrats on funding the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). These Senators are listed below with…
Lockdown at Fort Hood Airfield, Rumors of Shooting Alicé Leuchte | September 27, 2013 KWTX News 10 reported that a lockdown of the Fort Hood Airfield was ordered at 9:30 AM this morning due to a rumored shooting: “Several civilian employees were told to remain inside buildings at the airfield while post authorities investigated, but…
Government Shutdown Will Delay Military Pay Alicé Leuchte | September 26, 2013 There are rumblings on the internet concerning pay delays for federal employees and active duty military personnel in the event of a government shutdown. Military.com published a vague article on September 23 discussing potential pay delays, without fully exploring when such delays would…
IRS Lost $67 Million from Obamacare Slush Fund Alicé Leuchte | September 26, 2013 A report released by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) contains findings on the mismanagement of funds by the IRS relating to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). Americans for Tax Reform published a brief summary of…
