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Brain Hacking

In 1959, Richard Condon wrote one of the most chilling political thrillers of all time — The Manchurian Candidate — about a Korean War prisoner brainwashed by the Communists and transformed into a “sleeper agent.” Unbeknownst to him, he was literally a walking time bomb, hardwired so he could be triggered to carry out an assassination years later by the flashing of a simple sign — the Queen of Diamonds in a game of Solitaire.

Sounds like fiction? Well, fast-forward to 2012. Now, scientists have demonstrated they can “hack” into the human brain, and extract vital secrets, even from unwilling subjects, using technology no more advanced than a video game headset. The mind boggles pondering the possibilities. H/T SourceFed

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Big Brother Democrats

Democrats in Wisconsin have crossed the line in their efforts to oust “Tea Party” Republican Congressman Reid Ribble.  For some time, the Democrats have hounded Rep. Ribble by sending out cameramen to record his every speech and public appearance. The video below is but one of many examples, as a Democratic operative packing a camera trails the Congressman each step of the way while he works a crowd at a job fair. But now these political paparazzi have upped the ante by bird-dogging Ribble as he shopped at a grocery store, and on June 18, by posting raw footage showing the exterior of his home.

What’s next for the Donkey Kongers? Aerial drone shots tracking Ribble’s movements? Secret web-cams aimed at urinals inside U.S. Capitol Building restrooms? The mind boggles, but it’s clear that these creepy surveillance tactics not only violate the bounds of decency, but represent a gross invasion of privacy, unbecoming any “reputable” political party in the United States. Read more about this case here: http://polipundit.com/?p=40187

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