Every day students in Texas public schools pledge allegiance to the flags of the United States and Texas.
But when a teacher in a Rio Grande Valley high school assigned students to stand and pledge allegiance to the Mexican flag and sing Mexico's national anthem, one student refused.
The resulting controversy has one East Texas lawmaker wanting changes in the state's curriculum on how culture and patriotism are taught in schools.
15-year-old Brenda Brinsdon entered her sophomore year at McAllen ISD's Achieve Early College High School just wanting to do well in her classes.
But in mid-September she got an unexpected lesson on personal conviction and taking on the system.
"I feel that I did what's right," Brinsdon said. "And I know what I did what's right [...] I'm going to stand my ground."
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Texas student's refusal to say Mexican pledge, anthem starts controversy
Via Sipsey Street Irregulars
UK Cops Using Fake Mobile Phone Tower to Intercept Calls, Shut Off Phones
Tom Stedham
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Something to be aware of: the gov't can easily intercept, track, record, spoof, and shut down all cell phone traffic. Period."Britain’s largest police force has been using covert surveillance technology that can masquerade as a mobile phone network to intercept communications and unique IDs from phones or even transmit a signal to shut off phones remotely, according to the Guardian."The FBI is known to use a similar technology called Triggerfish, which also pretends to be a legitimate cell tower base station to trick mobile phones into connecting to it. The Triggerfish system, however, collects only location and other identifying information, and does not intercept phone calls, text messages, and other data."Last year at the DefCon hacker conference in Las Vegas, security researcher Chris Paget demonstrated a low-cost, home-brewed device that mimics the IMSI catchers that U.S. law enforcement agencies use."Yikes... Also, hackers can do it with a laptop and a little bit of knowledge. See this article:And:OPSEC: consider ALL COMMUNICATIONS to be compromised and under surveillance, and act accordingly.TOM STEDHAM
Follow up piece on Epic Tram Lady
Epic Tram Lady
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Walter
In Saxons, Vikings, and Celts, Bryan Sykes writes about how closely the DNA of the local English matched that of the “Cheddar Man” (a skeleton 12,000 years old). In other words, the local English had been living in that area for probably around 12,000 years. In fact, as Sykes points out, it seems that the overwhelming majority of the English are descended from the Paleolithic and Mesolithic settlers who have been in the British Isles for more than 10,000 years.
But in recent decades, as hordes from the Third World have invaded the British Isles, the ancient blood of the British Isles is under threat. The very country that Englishmen and Englishwomen have known since time immemorial is bring turned into a Third World sewer right before their very eyes. And some angry people are speaking out against it. Emma West, who’s now been dubbed The Epic Tram Lady, apparently had an outbreak on the tram. While her manner might not have been the most polite and effective, it’s understandable that concerned English will be upset at the transformation before their eyes. She had enough and could no longer keep quiet. But apparently candor comes at a high price in the UK, as Emma West might be prosecuted under the new Orwellian PC “hate” laws — essentially for saying in public what nearly every English person I know believes and has more-or-less said in private. I worry about what the future holds.
NC Illegal Alien Crime Report For November
NCFIRE
North Carolinians For Immigration Reform and Enforcement
Secure Our Border-Enforce Our Laws
The North Carolina Illegal Alien Crime Report has been updated for the month. It is 59 Word doc. pages long! Keep in mind, this is not all the crimes by suspected illegal aliens in NC, it is only the ones that 2 people could post in one month's time. It would take a full staff working non-stop to post all of the crimes being committed; that's how bad it is getting here. (If you don't believe it, simply review the nearly 3 years worth of past crime reports on our website: www.NCFIRE.info)
The latest monthly report can be viewed online here: http://www.ncfire.info/november2011.pdf or downloaded here: http://www.ncfire.info/november2011.doc.
Every month the list just gets longer. The states surrounding NC are strictly enforcing their immigration laws. Their actions are driving the illegal alien population here since we continue our lax enforcement and acceptance of "sanctuary city" policies by numerous municipalities. This trend will only get worse and shows a complete disregard for our State laws, and a disrespect for our citizens, by illegal aliens in NC.
NCFIRE calls upon our Legislators in Raleigh, to enact "Arizona" type immigration laws as soon as possible. We must get ahead of this problem before any more of our citizens fall victim to the illegal alien crime wave that is sweeping our state.
James Johnson
President-NCFIRE
North Carolinians For Immigration Reform and Enforcement
www.NCFIRE.info
www.Facebook.com/NCFIRE
910-286-3022
Hotline- 1-888-885-0879
My Defence for the Freedom Writers, the Bloggers against the Trolls and the Critics
Via III Percent Patriots
Lone Star Watchdog
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We are entering a time we are all taking personal risk sticking our necks out for the cause of freedom. Many of us who blog telling the truth the mainstream media dares not touch face anytime getting are doors kicked in at 3am with storm troopers wearing black ski masks to put a hood over our heads to disappear forever. That might be our future very soon. I know I am on the government's list. I have nothing to lose. I am not trying to be invisible hiding from the government's prying eyes. I am doing the exact opposite. I want them to know who I am. I am hoping the get recognized by the Anti Defamation League being accused of being an Anti Semite. It will make my website get a lot more traffic. I am hoping the fusion centers are reading my blogs and know me well.
I choose not the be invisible. Showing myself as much as I can being loud as much as I can is the safest place to be. I want the light shined upon me and want to shine the light on the truth as best as I can. If I go before a military tribunal in Guantanamo Bay Cuba. They are not going to let me off with a technicality and release me because some bad grammar or misspelled words. If I am getting straight to the point and it resonates with most of the readers. Getting close to 100,000 hits a month does carry weight. Even though I do get scared about what the future may bring. I pray I will be able to watch my children grow up. Even though my fear may say call it quits and just go along to get along with the system. Well I cannot do that and condemn the future of my two children to debt slavery and a tyranny. I want my children to know their father did not lay down to evil, but stood up for the cause of liberty even if I am going the pay the price of my very life.
For these trolls and grammar NAZIS who pick apart what people write and the manner in how they write is so counter productive. I find usually people who like to be critics will never contribute or step into the fight. They rather stay invisible and take cheap shots at people. They will never take the personal risk involved to bring the truth and information to the people. They will criticize the manner in the way people carry it out at the same time never being productive advancing the cause of liberty fighting for the soul of the republic. For you trolls and grammar NAZIS. Man up and step into the fight. If you are so superior in your writing skills. Then start up your own blog or your own website, then I will take you serious. If you are going to be invisible and be anonymous in the blog comments. Then why should I take you serious if you cannot come forward and show yourself. That just proves they are gutless wonders.
People like Michael Rivero, Alex Jones, Steve Quayle, John Stadmiller, Mark Koernke and many others have stuck out their necks. Many of them have been arrested and persecuted. I may not agree 100 percent with what they say. But they stick their necks out knowing the risk. Eustis Mullins and Ezra Pound took a lot of wrath from the powers that be. They are my heroes because they risked everything for us all. I have respect for these people because even though they are not perfect people with many flaws. They have heart and soul. They have guts. Regardless if they are illiterate or not. If they put their very lives on the line so we can be free. The last thing I will do is disqualify them for giving their lives as true patriots because they could not read or write proper English. Having an education or not. It does not take a collage degree or a 4.0 GPA to know freedom is worth fighting for nor I will not discourage them either. Take that you trolls and grammar NAZIS. I will not let your cheap shots or snide comments discourage me. I have heart and guts. In the real world. I may not be the smartest person in the world. But I have guts and that is enough. If my critics do not like it because my English is less than perfect by their standards, then they can kiss my Texas white ass.
Support Teens Working on Farms; Stop DOL Overregulation
Like baseball and apple pie, teenagers working on farms is part of the American way of life in rural areas, conjuring up iconic images of sunny afternoons baling hay in a spirit of camaraderie, downing the occasional soda or glass of lemonade together. Teens learn to work responsibly and earn money while they work close to home in an environment they enjoy while benefiting the small, local farmer. But the Department of Labor (DOL) is revising its child labor laws so stringently that anyone 16 and under will be forbidden from seeking employment on farms due to safety concerns.
The proposed changes to the child labor laws are based on estimates from various sources -- there are no exact statistics on farm accidents or fatalities for teens. Mathematical gymnastics enabled the DOL to come up with an estimate that 613 teen fatalities occurred in almost a decade, perhaps “between 62 and 73 young workers died from injuries sustained while working in agriculture” each year with maybe one third of those deaths involving tractors. (In contrast it must be noted that 3,000 teens die every year in car accidents according to the Centers for Disease Control.)
Under the proposed changes described by the DOL as “far-reaching,” anyone under 16 will be unable to operate or tend any power-driven equipment, including mowers. Operating power-driven equipment “would include such duties as supervising or controlling the operation of machines designed to move or transport people, goods, or materials; cutting, shaping, forming, surfacing, nailing, stapling, stitching, fastening, punching, or otherwise assembling, pressing or printing of materials ... excavation or demolition operations.... setting up, adjusting, repairing, oiling or cleaning a machine; starting and stopping the machine; placing materials into or removing them from the machine; or any other functions directly involved with the operation of the machine.”Support Teens Working on Farms; Stop DOL Overregulation
Like baseball and apple pie, teenagers working on farms is part of the American way of life in rural areas, conjuring up iconic images of sunny afternoons baling hay in a spirit of camaraderie, downing the occasional soda or glass of lemonade together. Teens learn to work responsibly and earn money while they work close to home in an environment they enjoy while benefiting the small, local farmer. But the Department of Labor (DOL) is revising its child labor laws so stringently that anyone 16 and under will be forbidden from seeking employment on farms due to safety concerns.
The proposed changes to the child labor laws are based on estimates from various sources -- there are no exact statistics on farm accidents or fatalities for teens. Mathematical gymnastics enabled the DOL to come up with an estimate that 613 teen fatalities occurred in almost a decade, perhaps “between 62 and 73 young workers died from injuries sustained while working in agriculture” each year with maybe one third of those deaths involving tractors. (In contrast it must be noted that 3,000 teens die every year in car accidents according to the Centers for Disease Control.)
Under the proposed changes described by the DOL as “far-reaching,” anyone under 16 will be unable to operate or tend any power-driven equipment, including mowers. Operating power-driven equipment “would include such duties as supervising or controlling the operation of machines designed to move or transport people, goods, or materials; cutting, shaping, forming, surfacing, nailing, stapling, stitching, fastening, punching, or otherwise assembling, pressing or printing of materials ... excavation or demolition operations.... setting up, adjusting, repairing, oiling or cleaning a machine; starting and stopping the machine; placing materials into or removing them from the machine; or any other functions directly involved with the operation of the machine.”
Similarly, they can’t work in yards, pens or stalls with male horses, pigs, cows or bison older than six months, sows with piglets or cows with calfs; they can’t catch or coop chickens in preparation for slaughter or market, neither can they herd animals in confined spaces or on horseback. To teens’ sorrow, operating ATVs, trucks, cars or scooters on the farm will also be forbidden.
Of course timber harvesting will be out, as will tobacco harvesting -- just because it’s tobacco. Grain bins, forage and fruit bins will be off limits. The current child labor laws prohibit teens from working 20 feet off the ground or higher; the DOL wants that brought down to 6 feet. Even 17-year-olds who can enlist in the military would not be allowed to work at grain elevators, stockyards or livestock auctions.
Monetary penalties can reach $11,000 per violation if it is established that it is a willful violation. The paperwork burden will rest on the shoulders of the farmers; it is they who must make sure that informational files are kept, certificates of tractor safety courses are sound, etc. Any “student learner” activities have to be conducted on equipment that meets OSHA’s requirements and approval.
The Department of Labor is an unaccountable, bloated bureaucracy consisting of 30 separate divisions with 16,000 employees. The Wage and Hour Division that concocted the 50-page rules has 40 chiefs and untold numbers of underlings.
Because these are regulation changes and not legislation, the Department of Labor’s website has a comment section open until December 1, 2011. But, sending an email or letter to your elected Representative and Senators is also a good idea. Let them know too much power has been centralized into an Executive Branch agency over the last decade, and more. It’s time that Congress no longer shirks its duty but exercises oversight in this matter to protect teens’ jobs and the family farm. Then Congress needs to get serious about regulatory reform, instead of just giving it lip service in election years.
Thanks,
Your friends at The John Birch Society
Similarly, they can’t work in yards, pens or stalls with male horses, pigs, cows or bison older than six months, sows with piglets or cows with calfs; they can’t catch or coop chickens in preparation for slaughter or market, neither can they herd animals in confined spaces or on horseback. To teens’ sorrow, operating ATVs, trucks, cars or scooters on the farm will also be forbidden.
Of course timber harvesting will be out, as will tobacco harvesting -- just because it’s tobacco. Grain bins, forage and fruit bins will be off limits. The current child labor laws prohibit teens from working 20 feet off the ground or higher; the DOL wants that brought down to 6 feet. Even 17-year-olds who can enlist in the military would not be allowed to work at grain elevators, stockyards or livestock auctions.
Monetary penalties can reach $11,000 per violation if it is established that it is a willful violation. The paperwork burden will rest on the shoulders of the farmers; it is they who must make sure that informational files are kept, certificates of tractor safety courses are sound, etc. Any “student learner” activities have to be conducted on equipment that meets OSHA’s requirements and approval.
The Department of Labor is an unaccountable, bloated bureaucracy consisting of 30 separate divisions with 16,000 employees. The Wage and Hour Division that concocted the 50-page rules has 40 chiefs and untold numbers of underlings.
Because these are regulation changes and not legislation, the Department of Labor’s website has a comment section open until December 1, 2011. But, sending an email or letter to your elected Representative and Senators is also a good idea. Let them know too much power has been centralized into an Executive Branch agency over the last decade, and more. It’s time that Congress no longer shirks its duty but exercises oversight in this matter to protect teens’ jobs and the family farm. Then Congress needs to get serious about regulatory reform, instead of just giving it lip service in election years.
Thanks,
Your friends at The John Birch Society
House Committee Discusses Military Same-Sex Ceremonies
Via Cousin John
The U.S. House Military Personnel Subcommittee on Armed Forces held a briefing today, asking top Department of Defense lawyers how same-sex marriages can be performed on military bases when the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which specifically prohibits them, is still the law of the land.
When the repeal of the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy became official earlier this year, homosexual activists quickly began pushing for same-sex marriage ceremonies to be performed for gay service members by military chaplains on post in states where such unions are legal, and the Department of Defense complied.
Today’s briefing, which was held for the entire House Armed Services Committee, aimed to get to the bottom of the matter.
“How in the world can you ignore federal law and have the Pentagon essentially just go off making laws on their own?” asked Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo. “That’s what we were trying to find out. How do you come up with the justification for doing this?”
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