Lairds warn against dividing up Scotland's estates

Scotland’s lairds have warned that an official review of land ownership is based on a political assumption that socialist-style collectivisation is better than having a smaller number of large estates In a series of submissions to the Scottish Government, via Pocket http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scotland/10217112/Lairds-warn-against-dividing-up-Scotlands-estates.html

85-Year-Old Tennessee Woman Pearl Jones Busted On Drug Dealing Charges, Again

Apparently, an AARP card is not enough to get you out of a drug rap. SWAT team officers in Kingsport, Tenn., made that point abundantly clear Tuesday night when they stormed the home of 85-year-old Pearl Jones and hailed her off on charges of selling drugs in a school zone. via Pocket http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/crime/85-year-old-tennessee-woman-pearl-jones-busted-drug-dealing-charges-again

Man tries to smuggle turtle onto plane in KFC hamburger

A Chinese man reportedly tried to smuggle his pet turtle past security at the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in Guangdong, China by hiding it in a Kentucky Fried Chicken hamburger. via Pocket http://m.upi.com/story/UPI-7991375284541/

Administration says it's serious about privacy, defends NSA programs

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- The Obama administration says it takes privacy criticisms over its surveillance programs seriously while defending them to Congress and the U.S. public. via Pocket http://m.upi.com/story/UPI-58361375336800/

Google's Chromecast: Worthy of the hype?

Last week, the debut of Google's Chromecast rippled across the tech world with a promise to deliver us from the evil that is "dumb TV" — television screens without access to the internet's vast trove of streaming media. via Pocket http://m.theweek.com/article.php?id=247678

What's XKEYSCORE?

If you regularly search LinkedIn profiles for national security information, you'll find hundreds of highly compensated individuals who worked for NSA and who list, as one of their skills, the fluency in XKEYSCORE. via Pocket http://m.theweek.com/article.php?id=247684

Liberal Activist: ‘Thousands of People Will Die Every Year’ Under Obamacare

(CNSNews.com) – “Thousands of people will die every year” and “costs will continue to go out of control” under Obamacare, says Public Citizen President Robert Weissman. The only solution is to nationalize health care through a single-payer system, Reps. John Conyers (D-Mich.) and Rep. via Pocket http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/liberal-activist-thousands-people-will-die-every-year-under-obamacare