NEW YORK (AP) -- It's a chilling moment: A message appears on a computer screen, saying the files are encrypted and the only way to access them is by paying a ransom.

It happened at Jeff Salter's home health care business last December. The network of nearly 30 computers at Caring Senior Service was infected with ransomware, malicious software that hackers use to try to extort money from people and businesses by preventing them from opening or using documents, pictures, spreadsheets and other files. If computer users don't pay, there's no way they can access their files.

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On your mark. Get set. SPIN!!!!!!!!!!!

USA Today Cruz posts early lead over Paul in the Facebook primary

According to data provided by Facebook, in the 24-hour window of Cruz’s announcement, “2.2 million unique people on the social media platform generated 5.7 million interactions (likes, posts, comments, shares) related to Ted Cruz and his announcement.”

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http://youtu.be/Fv6w_ys5sJo

Who knew about this one?

By he way, the laugh track makes this really creepy

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On Monday the Tennessee House of Representatives passed a bill that makes it illegal to carry a fake gun within 150 feet of a school. The ban on fake weapons was included in a larger bill that would invalidate local laws that prohibit people who hold gun permits from taking guns near schools. The Tennessee bill aligns the state law with the federal “Guns Free School Zones Act,” which was originally passed in 1990. The law makes an exception to carry a gun near a school if:

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VIDEO: Walter Scott Shooting: What They’re Not Telling You

The real narrative the media hides

Video:
http://youtu.be/slPdMGVoGLw

Mr. Paul,

I have watched numerous videos of you in the last few days promoting the idea that Iran is a threat, more so now than when you were quoted as saying that it was ridiculous to consider Iran a threat to national security.

I have also heard you say that you are concerned that Iran has the potential of obtaining a nuclear bomb. I just thought I would share some facts with you...

The Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Khemani issued a religious edict saying that WMDs are incompatible with Islam.

The national intelligence estimate that came our in 2007 (reaffirmed 5 times since then), the one that prevented George bush from believing the propaganda that the war party is peddling, says that Iran has "not made the decision to pursue nuclear weapons."

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VIDEO: YouTube Removes Rand Paul Presidential Announcement Due To 'Copyright Claim'

Video:
http://youtu.be/0Oj8FIgcJoA

http://youtu.be/va57fxqxesg

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http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2015-04/08/content_200246...

Rand's presidential announcement is being heard around the world! This was on the front page of China Daily, which automatically loads every time you log into QQ, the Chinese version of Facebook, so he is getting some press in Asia!

Why? Crap.

Try changing your own spark-plugs.

I attempted to change six spark-plugs tonight on a 2000 + car tonight, and it did not happen.

For three hours, both myself and my brother wrung, twisted bent and even destroyed not-essential crap to get another non-essential piece of crap out of our way in order to remove one single bolt: the one non-essential bolt that stood in our way to three of the plugs. Now I have to have someone else do it for me. I can't stomach this.

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VIDEO: Sen. Rand Paul On 'Hannity' (Full Hour) 4/7/15

Part 2
http://youtu.be/lZfYF-a59p4

Part 3
http://youtu.be/7I8DFGoWwRw

Part 4
http://youtu.be/exI21lCOJ7k

VIDEO: (SHOCKING) South Carolina Cop Charged With Murder After Video Shows Him Shooting Unarmed Black Man In The Back

Video: http://youtu.be/VuP2oG7bmro

UPDATE: Taser Planted
http://youtu.be/MSkB478LlsU

Officer seen dropping Tazer next to body after shooting

A white police officer in North Charleston, S.C., was charged with murder on Tuesday after a video surfaced showing him shooting and killing an apparently unarmed black man in the back while he ran away.

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via C4L Facebook

Don't worry, America. The nation is now safer because Ron Paul was groped by the TSA before flying home to Houston.

Tonight, while traveling home to Houston, TX, C4L Chairman Ron Paul was groped by TSA agents while passing through security. A long opponent of the TSA, Dr. Paul, voted against creating the massive department while in Congress

I have posted here for many years and learned so much from all you wonderful patriots.

While there are many political issues I'm passionate about, there are a couple of subjects I constantly harp about here because I feel they are low-hanging-fruit for liberty-minded Americans.

1. FOREIGN AID (more honestly called FOREIGN WELFARE). Our Congress HAS NO AUTHORITY (based on the SPIRIT of what our founders had in mind when they created this nation), to TAKE MONEY FROM AMERICAN CITIZENS and GIVE IT TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES!!!

No other political subject torques me more than this.

And nothing else should be more clearly WRONG in the eyes of Americans than this THEFT and RE-DISTRIBUTION of the hard-earned FRUITS OF OUR LABORS (our very life-blood).

Charity - given voluntarily from the heart, is a wonderful thing and I'm all for it.

BUT FORCED GOVERNMENT THEFT from we the people to foreign governments is so ABSOLUTELY IMMORAL that I can't believe it has been allowed to continue (mostly un-opposed) by the people for so many years.

WHAT IS WRONG with Americans that they put up with this and let THIEVING WORMS like U.S.A.I.D. and Foreign Relations Committees GET AWAY WITH IT year after YEAR???

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"I am running for president to return our country to the principles of liberty and limited government," he said.

http://youtu.be/A-6KnMd8g8g

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In case you haven't heard, we're moving the ark from here to a new vessel, called PopularLiberty, found at:

P O P U L A R   L I B E R T Y . C O M

The new site isn't taking on new members yet, but everyone with a functioning username and password here at the DP should be able to log into the new site. I have heard there are some issues, some passwords aren't working, etc. If you're having this problem, please leave a comment below and we'll get you sorted out.

At the same time, please understand that I'm in the middle of a move in real life. Interestingly, my current situation in the physical world very much resembles what is going on here in the digital world, something I find amusing.

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