Show Info 12-12-2014 – JD’s News, Guest Chris Kitze
Second Hour Guest
In the second hour, Chris Kitze joins JD to speak about his extensive background in the dot com industry, his development of Before It’s News and his most recent project, Unseen.is. Chris speaks about the importance of encryption and privacy calling special attention to the recent Sony hack, the take down of the Pirate Bay and the freshly passed bill in Congress which allows for the collection and retention of every Americans electronic communications.
Currently the CEO of Unseen, ehf, a provider of secure and private communications. Kitze has founded and led numerous high tech companies.
Starting in digital publishing with CD-ROM’s in the 1980’s, he has focused most of his attention on consumer facing web sites since 1995. His first internet success was the sale of Point Communications, at the time a Top 20 internet web site, to Lycos, Inc, where he was the VP of marketing through their IPO.
Following Lycos, he co-founded Xoom.com and took it public in 1998, merging it with CNET and NBC assets to form NBC Internet in a $6 billion combined deal. He was the CEO of NBCi for just under a year.
Later, he merged eVineyard and assets acquired from the foreclosure of Wine.com to form the new Wine.com. He is also founded and is the publisher of the crowdsourced news site Before It’s News, a leading alternative news web site.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisKitze
Unseen: https://unseen.is/
Seen: http://seen.is/
Before It’s News: http://beforeitsnews.com/
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First Hour News with JD for December 12, 2014
World News
‘CIA will continue torture with help of mediators’ – UK’s former envoy to Uzbekistan
http://rt.com/op-edge/213311-uzbekistan-torture-uk-poland/
UN: ‘We won’t take ‘no’ for an answer, CIA torture must be investigated’
http://rt.com/op-edge/213331-un-rapporteur-cia-torture/
Patients ‘dying of hunger & cold’: WHO raises alarm over healthcare in Ukraine
http://rt.com/news/213547-who-ukraine-health-crisis/
‘Maoist’ cult leader charged with rape, trafficking in London squat
http://rt.com/uk/213623-uk-brixton-maoist-charged/
STATE DEPARTMENT TESTIMONY: REBELS CANNOT DEFEAT ASSAD
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/12/11/State-Dept-Official-Admits-We-Do-Not-See-a-Situation-Where-Syrian-Rebels-Beat-Assad
EU DEMANDS RUSSIA BAIL OUT EU & UKRAINE
http://www.blacklistednews.com/EU_Demands_Russia_Bail_Out_EU_%26amp%3B_Ukraine/39861/0/38/38/Y/M.html
Ukrainian minister admits country is ‘bankrupt’
http://rt.com/business/213375-ukraine-bankrupt-minister-economy/
US Congress passes bill to impose Venezuela sanctions
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-30426439
US News
Drone-only: US Army builds $33mn UAV airport in Texas
http://rt.com/usa/213383-usa-drone-airport-texas/
New York AG Wants to Take Power to Prosecute Cops Away From DAs
http://reason.com/blog/2014/12/11/new-york-ag-wants-to-take-power-to-prose
Record Number of Americans Want ObamaCare Repealed
http://www.freedomworks.org/content/record-number-americans-want-obamacare-repealed
BOEHNER VOWS ‘DIRECT CHALLENGE’ TO OBAMA’S AMNESTY EARLY NEXT YEAR, WON’T REVEAL HOW
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/12/11/Boehner-Argues-Direct-Challenge-to-Obama-s-Amnesty-Early-Next-Year-Declines-To-Reveal-How
FOUR SWAT TEAMS DESCEND ON TEXAS BORDER NEIGHBORHOOD
http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-Texas/2014/12/11/Four-Swat-Teams-Descend-On-Texas-Border-Neighborhood
As deadline nears, $1.1 trillion spending bill is agreed upon
http://benswann.com/as-deadline-nears-1-1-trillion-spending-bill-is-agreed-upon/
Police Chief Joins Protest Against Police Brutality, Holds Sign Saying “#BlackLivesMatter”
http://benswann.com/police-chief-joins-protest-against-police-brutality-holds-sign-saying-blacklivesmatter/
Cheney: ‘The report’s full of crap’
http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/10/politics/dick-cheney-the-reports-full-of-crap/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
Protests begin as Congress tilts toward upending D.C. law legalizing pot
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/protests-planned-as-congress-upends-dc-pot-legalization/2014/12/10/d39436a8-8084-11e4-81fd-8c4814dfa9d7_story.html
Economic News
Paying down the debt is now almost mathematically impossible
http://www.sovereignman.com/trends/paying-down-the-debt-is-now-almost-mathematically-impossible-15729/
Poverty-stricken neighborhoods almost triple in US
http://rt.com/usa/213347-poor-neighborhoods-triple-usa/
Industrial Demand For Silver To Grow 27% By 2018 – Silver Institute
http://www.kitco.com/news/2014-12-11/Industrial-Demand-For-Silver-To-Grow-By-27-pct-By-2018-Silver-Institute.html
Big Banks Will Take Depositors Money In Next Crash -Ellen Brown
http://usawatchdog.com/big-banks-will-take-depositors-money-in-next-crash-ellen-brown/
3 Things Worth Thinking About
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-12-11/3-things-worth-thinking-about
Treasury Market Liquidity Crashed To 2014 Record Lows During Today’s 30Y Auction
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-12-11/treasury-market-liquidity-crashed-2014-record-lows-during-todays-30y-auction
Science & Technology
Injectable 3D Vaccines With Programmable Particles Anticipated for Future Epidemics
http://www.activistpost.com/2014/12/injectable-3d-vaccines-with.html
‘Dark Web’ pedophiles to be hunted by new GCHQ-NCA police unit
http://rt.com/uk/213443-uk-dark-web-pedophile/
DRIVING WHILE BLACK? APP DEVELOPERS OFFER ADVICE
http://www.breitbart.com/system/wire/ap_cc5dcefeda674767843dbaf4f8f97735
CIA Spent $40 million, Hacked Senate Computers to Suppress Torture Report
http://wearechange.org/cia-spent-40-million-hacked-senate-computers-suppress-torture-report/
Cosmic Mystery Solved? Possible Dark Matter Signal Spotted
http://www.space.com/27985-dark-matter-signal-sterile-neutrino.html
Embarrassing: Sony Pictures boss’ shockingly-racist Obama emails exposed
http://rt.com/usa/213647-sony-obama-emails-racist/
Leaked email reveals secret anti-piracy meeting between Google, Sony, and Homeland Security
http://www.theverge.com/2014/12/11/7376599/anti-piracy-meeting-between-google-sony-eli-lilly-homeland-security
Health News
Adult-onset diabetes, obesity cured in lab mice, scientists report
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141208144404.htm
Virgin Coconut Oil More Effective than Drugs in Combating Stress and Depression
http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/virgin-coconut-oil-more-effective-drugs-combating-stress-and-depression
Sierra Leone area to hold 2-week Ebola ‘lockdown’
http://news.yahoo.com/sierra-leone-area-hold-2-week-ebola-lockdown-140920923.html
7 Natural Tips for Getting over Depression
http://naturalsociety.com/7-natural-tips-getting-depression/
7 Ways to help your body detoxify
http://www.naturalnews.com/047951_detoxification_toxin_elimination_detox_regimen.html
Triclosan found to induce liver cancer in scientific study
http://www.naturalnews.com/047952_triclosan_liver_cancer_evidence.html
Big Pharma labs routinely delete toxic drugs’ failed test results, then ship them to US customers
http://www.naturalnews.com/047954_Big_Pharma_toxic_drugs_test_results.html
Energy & Environment
Tens of thousands without power as storm pounds Northern California with rain, gusty winds
http://www.foxnews.com/weather/2014/12/11/rain-gust-winds-start-to-push-across-california/
CLOUDS FILL GRAND CANYON IN RARE WEATHER EVENT
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GRAND_CANYON_CLOUDS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-12-11-15-47-04
Going Nuclear: Russia and India agree to build 12 nuclear power reactors by 2035
http://rt.com/business/213411-going-nuclear-russia-india/
Home, Farm & Garden
Solar System Design: What to Know Before You Start
http://www.motherearthnews.com/renewable-energy/solar-system-design-ze0z1412zcwil.aspx
Hatching Eggs in the Wintertime
http://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/hatching-eggs-in-the-wintertime-zbcz1412.aspx
Securing Covers on Low Tunnels
http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/securing-covers-on-low-tunnels-zbcz1412.aspx
The festive fix-it: Stocking stuffers for home improvement nuts
http://www.mnn.com/your-home/remodeling-design/blogs/the-festive-fix-it-stocking-stuffers-for-home-improvement-nuts
How a patio planter can grow fresher, easier veggies
http://www.mnn.com/your-home/organic-farming-gardening/stories/how-a-patio-planter-can-grow-fresher-easier-veggies
Housing News
Fannie, Freddie to Start Paying Into Low-Income Housing Fund
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-11/fannie-freddie-to-start-paying-into-fund-for-low-income-housing.html
What falling oil prices mean for Houston’s housing market
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2014/12/what-falling-oil-prices-mean-for-houstons-housing.html
WSJ Survey: Housing Dinged 2014 Economic Growth
http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2014/12/11/wsj-survey-housing-dinged-2014-economic-growth/
Housing could be overvalued by 30 per cent, Bank of Canada warns
http://www.thestar.com/business/real_estate/2014/12/10/housing_could_be_overvalued_by_30_per_cent_bank_of_canada_warns.html
Weird, Funny & Good News
African American toy maker wins $73 million royalties from Hasbro
http://northdallasgazette.com/2014/12/07/african-american-toy-maker-wins-73-million-royalties-from-hasbro/
Crew unearths Boston time capsule from Paul Revere era
http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/11/us/boston-time-capsule-paul-revere-sam-adams/
50-Year-Old Homeless Bodybuilder Prepares For Competitions On Paris Sidewalks
http://www.trueactivist.com/50-year-old-homeless-bodybuilder-prepares-for-competitions-on-paris-sidewalks/
‘We get it’: Cops join protest against police brutality in California city
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/12/we-get-it-cops-join-protest-against-police-brutality-in-california-city/
Featured Video
Amazing! Our Solar System Is A Vortex
http://tv.greenmedinfo.com/amazing-our-solar-system-is-a-vortex/
Following Lycos, he co-founded Xoom.com and took it public in 1998, merging it with CNET and NBC assets to form NBC Internet in a $6 billion combined deal. He was the CEO of NBCi for just under a year.
