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Tonight:  TJ goes into a “Freedom Of The Press Tirade” as the DOJ/James Rosen story rides the heels of the DOJ/Associated Press story from last week.

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At one point, Morgan recalled his confrontations with gun activists and how he thought they were irrational when they referenced the fear of a tyrannical government as a point of justification during their arguments.

The British host then did an about-face and admitted that the behavior of the government throughout these scandals is bordering on tyrannical – particularly the AP scandal and how it attacks the free press.

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The Department of State has sent notice (which you can view below) to DefCad.org that their distribution of 3D printable weapons, and weapons parts, is in violation of the law.

The Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance sent a letter to Cody Wilson, who runs Defense Distributed out of Austin, Texas, that he can not host and distribute his files until further review by the State Department.

Defense Distributed gave notice to followers via Twitter about the controversy:

#DEFCAD has gone dark at the request of the Department of Defense Trade Controls. Take it up with the Secretary of State.

— Defense Distributed (@DefDist) May 9, 2013

…This post will be updated as more details become available.

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The TJ Thompson Show

Tonight, TJ sounds off on the Rush Limbaugh, as well as Toure’s call for Open Borders! TUNE IN!

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Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto

Ali was rushed to a hospital, but Dr. Wasim Khawaja said that Ali died prior to arrival.

An assigned bodyguard was also wounded in the attack. The bodyguard was assigned to Ali after he recieved threats from the Pakistani Taliban according to police spokesman Javed Hussain.

The unidentified gunmen are still at large, police said.
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Video Courtesy CNN

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Tamerlan Tsarnaev (Image: The Guardian)

The body of the deceased suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing has been claimed.

Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s body was claimed by a funeral services company hired by the family, according to Terrel Harris – spokesman for the chief medical examiner of Massachusetts. Mr. Harris did not provide details about neither the cause of death, nor where the body had been taken.

Tsarnaev was killed on April 19th during a firefight with police. Tamerlan’s younger brother, and alleged accomplice, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is currently being held in a federal prison.

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The Associated Press reports that a U.S. military plane has crashed in Kyrgyzstan.

Kyrgyzstan is home to the Manas Transit Center – a U.S. base used for transporting troops in and out of Afghanistan, as well as for KC-135 tanker planes.

A Kyrgyzstan emergencies ministry official anonymously told The AP that the plane crashed Friday afternoon near Chaldovar, which is 100 miles west of The Manas Transit Center.

Ministry officials identified the plane as a Boeing 707, however the 707 is a commercial craft upon which the KC-135 tanker is based

The Associated Press reports that the plane broke into three pieces when it crashed. There have not yet been official reports of injuries.

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Screenshot of MIT Emergency Portal

This story will be updated as more details surface.

**UPDATE 1**

Police responded to report of man w/ gun inside building on Mass Ave. Police searched building w/ negative results. Will update w/ more info

— Cambridge Police (@CambridgePolice) February 23, 2013

**UPDATE 2**

WCVB Boston is reporting that MIT spokesman Nate Nickerson says a search has turned up nothing and they will continue to alert students through the school’s emergency system.

**UPDATE 3**

Scene is clear. Call unfounded. No threat to public safety in #CambMA #MIT

— Cambridge Police (@CambridgePolice) February 23, 2013

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Rep. Darrell Issa

The Congressman sent a letter to acting Treasury Secretary Neal S. Wolin, seeking information about a relationship between an unnamed IRS employee and the owner of Signet Computers Inc., Braulio Castillo. Throughout the letter sent by the Committee Chairman, the name of the IRS employee in question is blacked out.

The document also alleges that Signet Computers may have lied to the Small Business Administration (SBA), as well, in order to make it easier for the company to get federal contracts. Also, in 2012, Issa writes that the company changed its name multiple times, potentially to avoid additional scrutiny from the SBA. Investigators have determined from witnesses that Signet Computers, Inc. is also known as Strong Castle, Inc. and Strong Castle, LLC; all owned by Castillo and sharing the same business address and website.

The Committee is requesting a series of documents to be turned over by 5:00pm on March 6th. These include the following:

According to the letter, a whistleblower contacted the Office of The Treasury Inspector General in August of 2012 with evidence that the unnamed IRS employee improperly awarded contracts to Mr. Castillo and Signet Computers Inc. The whistleblower’s evidence also showed that Signet Computers also obtained various certifications in an improper manner. Chairman Issa’s letter also states that a second whistleblower contacted the SBA in January of 2013 with the same concerns that were highlighted in August of 2012.

Issa states in the letter that “At best we have a conflict of interest”, but also highlights the alternative by saying, “At worst, the IRS may have a situation in which a contracting official is awarding sole source contracts based on false justifications or receiving kickbacks in exchange for government contracts.”

To read the full Issa Letter Sent To The IRS by Representative Issa, click here. (PDF)

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Congress has apparently raised the dead, because The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act – better known as CISPA – has been reintroduced in Congress, yet again, by Representative Mike Rogers, a Republican from Michigan’s 8th District.

CISPA was introduced in the 112th Congress (H.R. 3523) and passed the House of Representatives with 42 of the 190 Democrats voting AYE, and 206 of the 241 Republicans voting AYE – including some of the so-called “conservative” members expressing support, such as Michele Bachmann, Allen West, Jason Chaffetz, Steve King, and others.

This time, CISPA is known as H.R. 624.

So, what’s the problem with CISPA?

Michelle Richardson of TheHill.com outlined the problems last year:

There are numerous privacy problems with CISPA, which remain even if the five so-called privacy amendments orchestrated by the sponsors are adopted. First, the very definition of what can be shared is incredibly broad, and includes sensitive and private information such as the content of emails or a person’s Internet use history. Companies are not required to even make an effort to disentangle sensitive but unnecessary information from the technical and useful data that government might really need.

Sponsor of the CISPA bill, Congressman Mike Rogers (R-MI8)

Second, the bill allows companies to choose which government agency to share the information with, including the National Security Agency or other element of the Department of Defense. It is a long-held American value that the military doesn’t operate on U.S. soil against Americans, and allowing the NSA and DOD to collect information on average Americans turns that value on its head. All domestic programs must be run by civilian agencies. And finally, CISPA offers few limitations on what can be done with the information that the government ultimately collects.

Even the Obama administration opposes the bill due in part to its privacy infringements. Yes, the administration that fought for the reauthorization of the Patriot Act and is now lobbying for an extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments Act has balked at CISPA. Those responsible for protecting our cybersecurity believe they can be effective with less collection authority, making this broad and intrusive new program not only horrible for privacy but totally unnecessary.

With this bill lurching back to life thanks to Rep. Rogers, who is the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, only time will tell if the activism from Americans will rise up and kill this bill ……again.

White House senior adviser David Plouffe tweeted a picture of President Obama this morning, which shows the President shooting skeet at Camp David.

Attn skeet birthers. Make our day – let the photoshop conspiracies begin! m.flickr.com/photos/whiteho…

— David Plouffe (@davidplouffe) February 2, 2013

According to Breitbart.com, the White House says the following:

“This official White House photograph is being made available only for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photograph. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way and may not be used in commercial or political materials, advertisements, emails, products, promotions that in any way suggests approval or endorsement of the President, the First Family, or the White House.”

Okay…. We won’t photoshop.  We promise.  But we will place two photos along side one another:

Or maybe like this:

What the White House doesn’t realize is that we don’t NEED to Photoshop or edit the image to alleviate our comedic desires.

Have fun.  And Tweet me your fun “Photo Juxtapositions” @_TJThompson

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Some internet “vandals” saw this as an opportunity to deface, in a way, the Wikipedia page of Senator Menendez.

The Screen capture is below, with the “modifications” highlighted in red. The photo of Senator Menendez was changed to one of Mike McQueary, who was a key witness in the Penn State University child sex scandal.

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Aside from creepy nature of speaking to the Court decision as if it is an actual person, the basic theme, and overall attitude, of the video is one that expresses a profound, unwavering support of the decision by saying “An anniversary like this is not something you forget, no no no no baby, it is something that you fight for. That’s exactly what I’m going to do, baby. Fight. A few of us – well, actually, a couple hundred thousand of us have chipped in to get you something mighty special, baby. We’re gonna be standing by your side today, tomorrow, and the years to come.”

Don’t worry, though, the Center For Reproductive Rights injected it’s backhanded slap to those who oppose the Roe v. Wade decision right from the get-go with the following line: “All these years, so many people said we’d never make it. They’ve been trying to tear us apart. Take you away. Put limits on you… on me… on us. But every time we’ve proven ourselves stronger.”

See the video for yourself below, and leave your thoughts in the comment section.

h/t FTR Radio

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Singer Allen Stone

The Chewelah, Washington native starts out the song with lyrics that speak to the ineffectiveness of the Government:
“Every day, the deficit grows
You spend more than you own
Papa always said to me
Keep a close eye on your authority”

The 25 year old musician even questions if the United States is still a free country:
“Every day, taxes increase,
So is this our land or is this our lease?
Papa said, “Son, it’s the land of the free,”
As he broke his back trying to make ends meet,

The song then finishes out with a sex-laden trail about what we can do with the dollars that we have left in our pockets:
“All you do is push, pull, tear,
We can’t stretch it any farther,
Push, pull, tear,
We can’t stretch any farther”

You can watch the video of the song in its entirety below:

h/t Jen Oldham
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