Mac Slavo | It’s time to start considering the endgame.

Michael Krieger | The man who would go on to win the CPAC straw poll, Rand Paul, isn’t anywhere to be seen.

Truth Revolt | Netanyahu and two top aides “had decided to carry out air strikes against Iran’s nuclear program.”

Michael Snyder | Can you imagine a world where your home, your vehicles, your appliances and every single electronic device that you own is constantly connected to the Internet?

Business Insider | In late December, DARPA awarded a $1.5 million contract to Raytheon to develop small satellites capable of quickly providing US ground troops with imagery of their surroundings.

RT | Activists in Chicago are demanding a thorough investigation into Homan Square.

Marcus Anthony Hunter | The story of the rise and collapse of the Freedman’s Bank is an important and little known episode in black and American history in the years following Emancipation.

Washington’s Blog | With Friends Likes These …

Zero Hedge | The following clip suggests this was anything but an ad hoc shooting…

Sputnik | Soviet ex-President Mikhail Gorbachev sees the assassination of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov as an attempt to destabilize Russia.

Tony Cartalucci | Which leaves exactly who as a possible suspect? Cui bono?

Washington’s Blog | Half of the Studies Find Cause For Concern … The Other Half Are Studies By the GMO Food Industry Itself.

Reuters | Senator Rand Paul won a straw poll of conservative activists on Saturday.