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On August 12, the Sixth Circuit refused to hear Erard v Michigan Secretary of State, 14-1873. This is the case in which the Socialist Party, which is not ballot-qualified in Michigan, argues that Michigan discriminates against new parties, relative to old parties. Michigan requires approximately twice as many signatures for a newly-qualifying party to get on the ballot as it requires votes for an already-qualified party to remain on. …read more

There is a classic story from the early 2000’s where I believe it was an editor of PC Magazine that had made the claim that no one will EVER need more than an 80GB hard drive in their computer. It’s hilarious–at least over the past decade it has been funny since the advent of multi-terabyte drives–to consider that people would never use more than that, when of course they do…sometimes just by installing a couple of games on your hard drive.
Now, the popularity of cloud computing aside–with fewer and fewer things being done locally on your computer or mobile device, …read more

These Drug Dealers Killed More People in the Last Decade than the Mexican Cartels

There is a dubious new addition to the Forbes 2015 America’s Richest Families list. The Sackler family, which owns 100 percent of Purdue Pharma, amassed the 16th largest family fortune in the U.S., estimated to be worth $14 billion dollars.
What makes this distinction dubious is the fact that the Sackler’s built their fortune by peddling the highly addictive, and often deadly, opiate painkiller OxyContin as a supposedly non-addictive version of oxycodone, labeling it as “abuse resistant.”
Purdue Pharma has generated estimated sales of over $35 billion dollars …read more

Ferguson, MO — During recent protests commemorating Michael Brown’s death, the St. Louis County Police Department updated its strategy in the emergency operation’s center (EOC). A host of police and fire officials from different departments were busy monitoring chat rooms, tweets and video on social media, while sharing updates by police radio.
They plunged into the online force that has been so successful at exposing corruption and violence in their own ranks.
One of the people involved in that social media operation was Vera Cully, hired by St. Louis County to oversee their social media accounts in November 2014. The county did …read more

It is common knowledge now that Lady Justice has lifted her blindfold in America. The heaviest weight of the law falls on the poor, while wealth and power means immunity.
This malady seems to have seeped into every crevice of government, and public education is not immune.
If a student misbehaves at a poor school with lots of minority students, the student is more likely to see policemen than a doctor or psychologist. The student is more likely to be expelled than be diagnosed with a behavioral disorder.
This is according to a recent study published by Penn State University. Researchers collected data …read more

In 1986, N.W.A. rocked the world when they popularized West Coast hip hop. However, just as soon as they took over the airwaves, they were banned from the airwaves.
In spite of being banned from most mainstream American radio stations, N.W.A. managed to sell over 10 million records in the U.S. alone. The group was active from 1986 to 1991 and for those five years, young suburban white kids got a dose of what life was like for a black man growing up in the hood.
The group’s lineup, consisting of MC Ren, DJ Yella, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, and Ice Cube, shook …read more

On August 11, attorneys for the state of South Dakota filed a brief in Libertarian Party of South Dakota v Krebs, 4:15-cv-4111. The lawsuit was filed by the Libertarian and Constitution Parties on June 15, 2015, against the March petition deadline for a newly-qualifying party. The state’s brief says the Libertarian and Constitution Parties haven’t been injured by the deadline (so far, at least) and therefore they don’t have standing.
Three times, the U.S. Supreme Court has found that minor party or independent candidates do have standing to challenge restrictive ballot access laws whether they have tried to petition …read more

On August 10, Damon J. Baldone filed a lawsuit in state court, to force local election officials to accept his voter registration card that shows he is a Republican and a Democrat. Baldone is an attorney and is representing himself. The case is Baldone v Terrebonne Parish Registrar of Voters, 32nd judicial district court 175157.
Baldone hopes to run for the legislature again this year. If he were permitted to register into both parties, then he would be on the ballot as “Democrat, Republican.” The election is October 2015. Here is his Petition for a Writ …read more

Charles Lane, veteran opinion writer for the Washington Post, has this column, “Are we headed for a 4-party moment?” He suggests the diversity of opinion in the U.S. is greater than in the recent past. He contrasts the present period to the 1850’s and also 1948. Thanks to Henry Hirose for the link. …read more

Most important story ever. #ISIS — declassified documents expose U.S. role. Retweet.

You’re about to learn a secret almost no one else knows.

Turn on the news. Donald Trump! You’ll get days of experts repeating the same talking points about him. Meanwhile…

The regime media forsakes its alleged duty. Perhaps the most critical story in American history passes unreported.

U.S. officials purposely fostered the creation of ISIS, according to declassified Pentagon documents. Why is this story ignored? To answer that question you need to know about…

Agenda Setting Theory — the media controls what you think and talk about by picking and choosing what it …read more