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Mayor Swears In, But Not On the Bible – WLOS – ABC
Mayor Swears In, But Not On the Bible – WLOS – ABC. FRANKLIN, N.C. — Bob Scott has taken plenty of oaths in his decades of public service. He served in the Army as a public affairs officer, and flew many years with the Civil Air Patrol before spending ten years on the Franklin Board of […]
Judge eager to re-enter NSA surveillance fight
Judge eager to re-enter NSA surveillance fight. Judge eager to re-enter NSA surveillance fight By Josh Gerstein – Josh Gerstein jgerstein@politico.com @joshgerstein 09/02/15, 03:01 PM EDT Warning that the constitutional rights of tens of millions of Americans are being violated, a federal judge said Wednesday that he’s eager to expedite a lawsuit seeking to shut […]
DEA Agent Speaks Out: We Were Told Not to Enforce Drug Laws In Rich Communities
DEA Agent Speaks Out: We Were Told Not to Enforce Drug Laws In Rich Communities. Source: www.thefreethoughtproject.com | Original Post Date: March 10, 2015 – “‘You know, if we go out there and start messing with those folks, they know judges, they know lawyers, they know politicians. You start locking their kids up; somebody’s going to […]
Red Cross CEO Gail McGovern Tried to Kill Government Investigation – ProPublica
Red Cross CEO Gail McGovern Tried to Kill Government Investigation – ProPublica. This story was co-produced with NPR. American Red Cross CEO Gail McGovern has long portrayed her organization as a beacon of openness, once declaring “we made a commitment that we want to lead the effort in transparency.” But when the Government Accountability Office, […]
TSA chief vows security overhaul after 96% failure rate in detecting weapons — RT USA
TSA chief vows security overhaul after 96% failure rate in detecting weapons — RT USA. Still reeling from a report that found the US Transportation Security Administration failed to uncover 96 percent of explosives going through the nation’s airports, the agency’s newly appointed chief vowed to close the disturbing security gaps. Transportation Security Administrator Peter […]
Mass imprisonment policy in US begets more crime – study — RT USA
Mass imprisonment policy in US begets more crime – study — RT USA. The mass incarceration policy in America over the last 40 years has created more problems than it has solved. The longer the term served, the higher the rate of reconvicted felons, a new study reveals. The research from University of Michigan economics […]
EXCLUSIVE: War Veteran with PTSD Faces Life in Prison for Pot, His Wife Calls for Help – Ben Swann’s Truth In Media
Editor’s note: Here’s your chance to help a vet: GoFundMe page EXCLUSIVE: War Veteran with PTSD Faces Life in Prison for Pot, His Wife Calls for Help – Ben Swann’s Truth In Media. By Barry Donegan – Jun 29, 2015 US Marine Corps combat veteran Kristoffer Lewandowski, who served in three tours of duty overseas […]
Irate Congressman gives cops easy rule: “just follow the damn Constitution” | Ars Technica
Irate Congressman gives cops easy rule: “just follow the damn Constitution” | Ars Technica. Despite the best efforts of law enforcement to convince a Congressional subcommittee that technology firms actually need to weaken encryption in order to serve the public interest, lawmakers were not having it. Daniel Conley, the district attorney in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, […]
Hidden cameras show airport workers stealing from bags – CNN.com
Hidden cameras show airport workers stealing from bags – CNN.com. Miami (CNN)Inside a plane at Miami International Airport, baggage handlers are going on a shopping spree with passengers’ bags. What they don’t know is that they are being recorded on a hidden camera. The Miami-Dade Police Department set up the camera as part of an […]
Cop Sexually Assaults 19-Year-Old and Only Sentenced on Misdemeanor Charges
Cop Sexually Assaults 19-Year-Old and Only Sentenced on Misdemeanor Charges. Justin King April 16, 2015 (TFC) Omaha, Nebraska — A cop took a deal in relation to charges of sexually assaulting a teenage girl and will not receive a felony conviction, will not have to register as a sex offender, will only serve a […]
Top UN Official Says ‘Global War on Terror’ Is Laying Waste to Human Rights | Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community
Top UN Official Says ‘Global War on Terror’ Is Laying Waste to Human Rights | Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community. The United Nations, which is the legal guardian of scores of human rights treaties banning torture, unlawful imprisonment, degrading treatment of prisoners of war and enforced disappearances, is troubled […]
Who’s come to fix your broadband? It may be a Fed in disguise. Without a search warrant • The Register
Who’s come to fix your broadband? It may be a Fed in disguise. Without a search warrant • The Register. Iain Thomson A Nevada court has ruled FBI agents can dress up as ISP repairmen to blag their way into a suspect’s home without a search warrant – but must tell the courts about it […]
Suit: Man held 20 hours after asking to file TSA complaint | www.wpxi.com
Suit: Man held 20 hours after asking to file TSA complaint | www.wpxi.com. By MARYCLAIRE DALE The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — A traveler detained for more than 20 hours after a search of energy bars and a sports watch in his carry-on bag at an airport has sued the Transportation Security Administration and accused a […]
Ron Paul: “Reality Is Now Setting In For America… It Was All Based On Lies & Ignorance” | Zero Hedge
Ron Paul: “Reality Is Now Setting In For America… It Was All Based On Lies & Ignorance” | Zero Hedge. If Americans were honest with themselves they would acknowledge that the Republic is no more. We now live in a police state. If we do not recognize and resist this development, freedom and prosperity for […]
Red Light Camera Studies: Red light cameras are admittedly pure profit, do nothing to cease traffic accidents, protect citizens, or allow safety
The preponderance of independent research (in other words, research that was not funded by ticket camera vendors or units of government interested in justifying camera-based traffic enforcement) has illustrated that ticket cameras typically increase, not decrease, the number of accidents at controlled intersections. Red Light Camera Studies.
Law as a Weapon: How RICO Subverts Liberty and the True Purpose of Law: The Independent Review: The Independent Institute
Law as a Weapon: How RICO Subverts Liberty and the True Purpose of Law: The Independent Review: The Independent Institute. Law as a Weapon: How RICO Subverts Liberty and the True Purpose of Law By William L. Anderson Candice E. Jackson This article appeared in the Summer 2004 issue of The Independent Review Abstract Much […]
A SWAT Raid Based On Faulty Information Kills a Man Over His ‘Huge Stash.’ Worth Maybe All of $2.
A SWAT Raid Based On Faulty Information Kills a Man Over His ‘Huge Stash.’ Worth Maybe All of $2.. By Nick Morpus (14 hours ago) In a sad case of investigative error, a man has tragically lost his life in a SWAT raid. The raid turned up only $2.00 worth of marijuana in his possession. […]
Media Blacks Out New Snowden Interview The Government Doesn’t Want You to See | Ben Swann Truth In Media
Media Blacks Out New Snowden Interview The Government Doesn’t Want You to See | Ben Swann Truth In Media. This past Sunday evening former NSA contractor Edward Snowden sat down for an interview with German television network ARD. The interview has been intentionally blocked from the US public, with virtually no major broadcast news outlets […]
Airline Passenger’s Stripping Protest Lands Officers In First-Amendment School | PopularResistance.Org
Airline Passenger’s Stripping Protest Lands Officers In First-Amendment School | PopularResistance.Org. For failing to understand and respect the civil liberties of U.S. citizens, law enforcement officers at the Richmond International Airport will now be required to take a two-hour class on the First and Fourth amendments. The new class is part of the settlement of a lawsuit […]
Former Broward judge found guilty of DUI, reckless driving – WSVN-TV – 7NEWS Miami Ft. Lauderdale News, Weather, Deco
Former Broward judge found guilty of DUI, reckless driving – WSVN-TV – 7NEWS Miami Ft. Lauderdale News, Weather, Deco. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) — A Broward County judge accused of reckless driving and driving under the influence of alcohol was found guilty on both counts, Friday. Former judge Cynthia Imperato was sentenced to 12 […]
