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
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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
Las Vegas, NV — Abel Correa was 24-years old when veteran officers Glenn Taylor and Eli Prunchak gunned him down in his home.
Correa, who has a history of mental illness was accused of breaking a neighbor’s window. When police showed up, they claimed that Correa “lunged” at officers holding a wrench and a screwdriver. However, this was not seen in the video.
In a press conference on Wednesday, Undersheriff Kevin McMahill inadvertently highlighted the incompetence police exhibit when dealing with the mentally ill.
Short clip from media briefing by @LVMPD. @news3lv pic.twitter.com/5OynENa8uP
— sergio avila (@SergioNews3LV) August 12, 2015
“The case today that I’m …read more
Austin, Texas – Austin Police Officer VonTrey Clark is suspected of hiring a hitman to kill his pregnant ex-girlfriend because she refused to get an abortion, and he did not want to pay child support. This week, police served warrants on his home and police locker where they allegedly discovered evidence that he was connected to the murder.
According to the recent search warrant, obtained by KXAN, police interviewed one of the suspects in the homicide of Samantha Dean, Clark’s ex-girlfriend, and discovered that Clark wanted “to pay someone $5,000 to kill Dean and her baby due to Dean wanting Clark …read more
Baltimore, MD — A Baltimore cop was caught in a photograph, which is now going viral, pointing his pistol into a crowd of hundreds.
The incident began Sunday night as a crowd gathered to watch dirt bikers perform. Police showed up to disperse the crowd, when one of them took to threatening the lives of hundreds.
“It just seemed so egregious,” said Noah Scialom, who took the photo. “I just took a few pictures, and I couldn’t believe that he did it.”
After a glass bottle had allegedly broken near a group of officers, this one cop felt that it was necessary to …read more
After filing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Chicago Police Department (CPD), The Guardian has discovered over 3,600 people have been detained at a secure facility known as Homan Square. Notorious for allegedly denying access to defense attorneys and committing human rights abuses, the officers at this CIA-style black site have been accused of coercing confessions, committing torture, and shackling detainees for prolonged periods. Although the CPD has denied these accusations, the department has been marred with a history of abuse and corruption.
On February 24, The Guardian exposed a police detention facility in Chicago where arrestees were …read more
On the evening of August 11, Ari Melber, standing in for hostess Rachel Maddow, aired a segment on Donald Trump and sore loser laws. I was a guest for about four minutes, and my segment can be seen here. Before I came on the show, Melber had quoted from an Ohio law that says independent candidates associated with a political party may not get on the general election ballot.
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This is old news, but it has just come to my attention. In 2000 Ralph Nader won a federal lawsuit against South Dakota’s June petition deadline for independent presidential candidates. Nader v Hazeltine, 110 F Supp 2d 1201. The court said June is too early for presidential independents. The state did not appeal, and in 2001 passed Senate Bill 7, moving the deadline for presidential independents from June to the first Tuesday in August.
However, in 2012, the legislature passed HB 1182. The intent of that bill was to move the non-presidential independent deadline from June …read more
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Boston, MA — In just the last year, cops across the country have been caught on cellphone videos behaving in unscrupulous ways. From shooting unarmed citizens in the back as they flee over a break light, to beating children, the cellphone has proven to be a game changer in the police accountability movement.
It is no wonder that police unions have attempted to prevent your ability to film the police; it can be detrimental to public relations, and it should be. Trust in the police should never be blind, and the revolution taking place with cellphones is giving vision to those …read more
