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IRS Targets Tea Party Groups During 2012 Election

Conservative groups containing the words “tea party, patriot, Constitution, Bill of Rights, or social / economic reform/movement” were specifically targeted by the IRS for “extra review” during the 2012 elections. This discriminatory policy which singles-out groups with certain political views has been in place since at least 2010.

“This is an outrageous abuse of power. Going after organizations for referencing the Bill of Rights or expressing the intent to make this country a better place is repugnant. There is no excuse for this behavior,” said Rep. Charles Boustany, R-La., chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee’s oversight subcommittee.

What is especially disturbing about the IRS’s actions is that it is not part of the U.S. government but is an independent “enforcement agency.” It is suspicious that the very groups targeted by these policies also happened to be proponents of abolishing the IRS and reducing the size and spending levels of the U.S. government.

Regardless of any statements the IRS makes to the contrary, they have a strong motive to do anything within their power to stop movements like the Tea Party. The “Tea” in tea party actually means, “Taxed Enough Already.”

What do you think about the actions of the IRS? Can this agency be trusted after becoming a political weapon?

Who really came up with these policies? The IRS official statement was that low-level agents are at fault and acted on their own, but in that same statement they also misrepresented how much the seniority knew about the practices.

Was this the IRS’s attempt to damage the groups that threatened its existence? Could someone from the Obama administration have given the order, or even the President himself?

These are very disturbing questions, and who knows if the truth will ever be known.

Sources:

IRS Apologizes for Targeting Tea Party Groups

IRS targeted tea party groups earlier than 2012

Rep. Charles Boustany (LA-07) Questions IRS Commissioner for Targeting of Groups on 3/22/2012

Carney Distances White House From ‘Independent Agency’ IRS’s Targeting Of Conservative Groups

10 crazy things the IRS asked Tea Party groups

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Guild Wars 2: Laurel Items Guide

Guild Wars 2 Laurel Items Guide: Best Items to Buy With GW2 Laurels. Ascended amulets, utility infusions, the Endless Mystery Cat Tonic, Chauncey von Snuffles III mini pet, and more items reviewed in this video.

Looking to cash in your laurels for in-game gold? Packs of 10 Unidentified Dyes and Tier 6 Heavy Crafting Bags can be purchased from the Laurel Vendor that will earn you around 40 silver per laurel.

Daily Achievements reward you with 1 Laurel per day. Monthly Achievements reward you with 10 Laurels each month.

February’s Monthly Achievement reward is earned once you finish:
5 / 5 Dungeons Completed [Citadel of Flame is probably the fastest dungeon]
100 / 100 Events Completed
500 / 500 Items Salvaged
5 / 5 Daily Category Complete [5 Daily Achievements]

 

Tips for completing Daily Achievement categories

 

Daily Dodger: 15 / 15 Attacks Dodged
Find some archer or other ranged NPCs and dodge their attacks.

Daily Healer: 10 / 10 Allies Revived
Find a Dynamic Event that includes lots of dead NPCs to rez. NPCs do count! Hylek and Ogre camps in Eternal Battlegrounds WvW map also work well for this.

Daily Crafter: 10 / 10 Items Crafted
Refine raw materials 10 times. Turn green wood logs into planks, smelt copper into ingots, etc.

 

Best Items to Buy with Laurels

 

Laurel Price – Item
30 – Ascended Amulets
20 / 10 – Utility Infusions
100 – Endless Mystery Cat Tonic
75 – Chauncey von Snuffles III mini pet
75 – Goedulf mini pet

 

Best Money-Making Laurel Items

 

Laurel Price – Item – Market Value
5 – Pack of 10 Unidentified Dyes – ~1.8 gold
1 – Pack of 3 random Tier 6 crafting materials – ~42 silver

 

Worst Items To Spend Laurels On

 

Starter Crafting Kits
WvW Siege Blueprints
Any Crafting Bag Lower Than Tier 6

 

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Arma 2 Helicopter Gameplay – Pro Trick Flying and Air to Ground Missile Support

Arma 2 Helicopter Pro shows off tricks in the Little Bird, Apache, and Merlin. A few enemy squads are wiped by Air to Ground Hydra Missiles. I have only had the game for about a week, and I fly using only the keyboard (except while firing the aircraft’s main weapon).

Having discovered the awesomeness of Arma 2 after buying it to play DayZ, I am now in love with the helicopters and fixed wings alike. If you enjoyed the Battlefield series, you MUST try Arma 2. Even though it was released years before Battlefield 3, the scale and vehicle gameplay is very pleasing to fans of huge maps and realistic military transport ops.

Would you like to see more helicopter gameplay from Arma 2 (or perhaps some jet bombing runs)? Post a comment about what you are interested in seeing. :)

Safe flying.

Helicopters shown in this video:
0:00, 2:03 – Merlin AW101
0:35 – Little Bird MH-6
0:49, 1:31 – Apache AH-64

BF3 Jet Gameplay

Music:
“Tonez X Re-C – Betelgeuse” by TONEZPRO

We are about to start yet another war…

We are about to start yet another war of aggression. This time it is the Iranians who we will bomb and later repay for the damage. The official justifications for this war are the popular “spreading democracy” and “fighting terrorism” claims. However, I think the real reason why our citizenship is allowing this to proceed is that many believe it will bring us out of this depression.