Your TV Might be Watching You (+video)
Today’s high-end televisions are almost all equipped with “smart” PC-like features, including Internet connectivity, apps, microphones and cameras. Is your TV watching you?
Entries by Joe Miller
Darrell Issa Subpoenas Treasury for More Docs on IRS Targeting (+video)
After a tense exchange with Acting IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel Friday, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa sent a subpoena to the Treasury Department Friday demanding more documents and accusing the agency’s chief counsel’s office of being “compromised.”
William Ayer’s Staff at “Achieve Inc.” Wrote Alaska’s Standards?
Many Alaskans may not be familiar with an organization named Achieve, Inc but it has been the primary driver in the implementation of Barack Obama’s educational agenda in our state.
Can You Have Economic Prosperity and a Presidential “War” on Carbon Energy?
Ed Farnan makes the case that America should take advantage of the vast energy resources it has below the surface in order to become completely energy independent. Not only would it give our economy a massive lift, it would vastly improve our national security by saving us from dependence on foreign sources.
Study: Record 21 Million Young Adults Living With Parents
A new study from Pew Research finds that 36 percent of Millennials – young adults ages 18 to 31 – are living at their parents’ homes, the highest number in four decades.
Military Investigators Reportedly Disqualify 60 Troops as Sexual Assault Counselors, Recruiters or Drill Instructors
Military investigators reportedly have disqualified some 60 troops as sexual assault counselors, recruiters or drill instructors following a Defense Department-ordered review of their credentials and conduct.
Rep. Graves: Grassroots Need to Keep Up Pressure to Defund Obamacare
Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA) told Breitbart News on Friday that a majority of House Republicans have now signed onto his legislation to defund Obamacare in the upcoming Continuing Resolution (CR), passing a threshold that meets the informal Hastert Rule that requires a majority of the majority to support legislation before it comes up for a vote.
Syrian Christian Towns Emptied by Sectarian Violence
Tens of thousands Syriac Christians – members of the oldest Christian community in the world – have fled their ancestral provinces of Deir al-Zour and Hasakah in northeastern Syria, residents have said.
Dems Favor Federal Bailout of Detroit, But Majority of Public Opposed
A new national poll from Quinnipiac University shows that a majority Democrats believe the federal government should bail out Detroit, but an even larger majority of Americans oppose such a move.
US Issues Global Travel Alert Amid Threat of Al Qaeda Terror Attack
The State Department issued a worldwide travel alert on Friday and ordered the temporary closure of nearly 20 diplomatic outposts worldwide amid the threat of a potential al Qaeda terrorist attack.