Huffington Post here reports that persons close to Donald Trump have told leading Republicans that Trump will remain loyal to the Republican Party and will not run for President other than as a Republican. Thanks to PoliticalWire for the link. …read more
On my science and tech news podcast Sovryn Tech, I’ve been covering for years what I call the “Amazon World Domination Tour”, which is in reference to my theory that–if you are concerned about privacy, security, anonymity, and control of your devices and property overall–Amazon may be the most dangerous company out there, even more so than Alphabet/Google (and Alphabet has openly stated that Amazon is their only real competition). In fact, I think Alphabet is so concerned about Amazon, it was a major reason for their choice of Google’s new parent company’s name: “Alphabet” would come before “Amazon” on …read more
Denver, CO — For the first time ever, the topic of jury nullification has become a trending national news story, thanks to the aggression of an overzealous police department.
Jury nullification activists have gathered near a Denver courthouse in recent weeks, hoping to inform jurors and other citizens about nullifying unjust laws.
When they were met with resistance from the police, a federal judge granted an injunction, stating that the activists had the right to hand out jury nullification literature.
However, on Wednesday morning, police defied the judge’s order and removed a tent that the activists placed in front of the courthouse.
For those …read more
Brick Township, NJ – A man is disputing official police reports in the death of his 21-year-old son, Julian Hoffman. Derek Hoffman claims he has video evidence that his son surrendered to police before he was gunned down by multiple officers.
On Monday, August 24th, police received a 9-1-1 call at approximately 10:50 pm from a man claiming he was going to “create a disturbance,” who then immediately hung up. Police responded to the call, claiming they were approached by a man who appeared to be carrying a gun. According to their official statement:
“After the subject failed to comply with the …read more
The Federal Election Commission has received forms from 835 individuals who claim they are running for President. The number was 586 before Public Policy Polling included Deez Nuts in some of its polls. That got so much publicity, it stimulated hundreds more entries, virtually all of them obviously jokes. See this story. Thanks to the Center for Competitive Politics for the link. The number grows every day. …read more
Attorneys are approaching Gregg Levendoski to defend his case after the medical marijuana patient was subject to a militarized raid over two dozen marijuana plants. 60 local, state and federal officers, including SWAT teams, stormed the remote property and arrested Levendoski, his son and his girlfriend.
It literally was a show of force, as a local news crew was invited along to witness the gross intrusion on civil rights.
Levendoski, not standing for it, has come forward to tell his story.
The 54-year-old is HIV positive, has hepatitis C and multiple forms of cancer. and is a registered medical cannabis patient who …read more
Your chance to curtail asset forfeiture. #LuisvUS #SupremeCourt Retweet
Earlier this week, Perry Willis and I asked our supporters at the Zero Aggression Project, to help us file an important amicus brief with the Supreme Court. Now, I’m coming to you, here at DownsizeDC.org.
We know we’ve proposed two briefs in three weeks. This might seem like a bit much, but this is the busy time at the Supreme Court. This asset forfeiture case is important. We really need your assistance with…
Luis v. United States.
This is another chance to build on previous successes. Recall that…
We filed an earlier brief (one of only …read more
A number of different whistleblowers have recently joined together in a massive lawsuit against multiple government agencies, citing civil rights violations and malicious prosecution.
Thomas Drake, Diane Roark, Ed Loomis, J. Kirk Wiebe and William Binney have filed a lawsuit against the NSA, FBI, and DOJ, claiming that the highest ranking officials of those agencies attempted to silence them through prosecution, media smear tactics and occupational threats.
According to the lawsuit:
Plaintiffs sue Defendants, as individuals and in their official and unofficial capacities, for violations when Robert S. Mueller was Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) of their constitutional and civil …read more
We’re excited to announce support for buying bitcoin with 3D Secure-enabled credit and debit cards for users located in the UK and Spain. 3D Secure enables two-factor authentication for making purchases with credit and debit cards.
To get started, sign in and visit the payments method page. Click “Add Credit / Debit Card” to add your card. Once you have added an eligible card, you will be able to select this payment method from the buy page to instantly purchase bitcoin in GBP or EUR. Since credit and debit cards will not require a customer to pre-fund their Coinbase account with …read more
On August 25, U.S. District Court Judge James M. Moody, Jr., upheld the March 3 petition deadline that was in effect in Arkansas in 2014 (and will be again in 2018, under current law), for non-presidential independent candidate petitions. He said the deadline is needed to give the state time to check the petitions. Of course, independent candidates go directly onto the November ballot, which is not printed until September. The decision is Moore v Martin, 4:14cv-65, eastern district. In 2014, the primary was in late May, which meant that independent candidates had to qualify more …read more
