The blog of the Birmingham News, Alabama’s biggest newspaper, published an appeal by the Constitution Party for a candidate to step forward to run in an upcoming special legislative election. …read more
This Roll Call analysis shows that in 2014, only four Republican members of the U.S. House were defeated in primaries, and generally those four defeats were not caused because the incumbent was too “centrist.” The article also shows that so far, only six incumbent Republicans in the U.S. House seem likely to face a strong primary challenge.
This article rebuts the assumption commonly made by supporters of top-two systems that “90% of elections are decided in the primaries.” …read more
While I like to concentrate primarily on things available either as a separate .apk for download, or something that is available in the F-Droid app repository, today I want to highlight an app of serious interest that exists in the Google Play Store (and the iOS App Store, if one is so inclined).
Since, as I say often with the Dark Android Project, a lot of what you decide to use out of what I suggest on this site is a matter of personal taste and threshold. Some people go all the way with what I recommend, and others just adapt …read more
Waller County, TX — A Naperville woman died in police custody Monday, after being assaulted by cops just a few days before, during a routine traffic stop. Authorities are claiming the woman committed suicide.
What Happened to Sandra Bland? http://t.co/UzuGnGGjEQ #SandraBland
— ShordeeDooWhop (@Nettaaaaaaaa) July 16, 2015
According to Waller County Sheriff’s Department officials, 28-year-old Sandra Bland was pulled over last Friday for “improperly signaling a lane change” and charged with “assault on a public servant.”
Pulled over by the police for a traffic violation. Then she commits suicide? #SandraBland pic.twitter.com/wOxwbXlXFe
— W.E.B DemBois (@Phil_Cosby_) July 16, 2015
However, Waller County Sheriff Glenn Smith said in …read more
Colorado Springs, CO — In November 2013, officer Tyler Walker and several other officers were dispatched to a residence over reports of a gun. The officers found no probable cause, but they did encounter an inebriated 18-year-old girl, Alexis Acker.
According to reports, Acker was “intoxicated and verbally uncooperative with police,” and became “physically combative” when officers arrested her boyfriend on an unrelated warrant.
Their claims of Acker being “physically combative,” however, hold very little water after reading their report of what was caught on a hospital surveillance camera. The video, obtained by the Colorado Springs Independent, was just discovered as a …read more
According to this story, the Florida legislature will probably convene in special session in August 2015 to draw new U.S. House district boundaries. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. …read more
C-SPAN, in partnership with some newspapers, will host a Republican presidential candidate forum on August 3 in New Hampshire. This is three days before the Fox News debate set for August 6.
Not all Republican presidential candidates have accepted the C-SPAN invitation. The event is not sanctioned by the Republican National Committee. …read more
It’s already past the halfway mark in 2015 and we thought it would be a good time to provide an overview of the trends that we’re seeing in Bitcoin this year. While the price of bitcoin is down 9% year-to-date, if you look below the surface it is clear that Bitcoin had a strong first half and is making great strides as digital money for people around the world and a payment network for innovation.
Price
While the price is down 9% YTD (as of July 13), it’s up over 213% over a two year time frame. It appears the price has …read more
Alexandra Shapiro, attorney for the debates lawsuit Level the Playing Field v Federal Election Commission, has this article in the Washington Times, explaining why the lawsuit was filed. The case was filed June 22. So far, the Federal Election Commission has not responded to the lawsuit, but it must do so later this month. The case is Level the Playing Field v FEC, U.S. District Court, Washington, D.C., 1:15cv-961. …read more
Gardena, Calif. – A federal judge ordered the release of a highly incriminating video that shows Gardena police officers gun down two men who were not only unarmed but posed no outward threat to officers.
Police dash cams recorded parts of the June 2, 2013, fatal shooting of Ricardo Diaz-Zeferino, who was shot eight times, with another man, Eutiquio Acevedo Mendez, being wounded in the attack.
The judge ordered the videos’ release, overriding the emphatic objection of police after the city settled a lawsuit relating to the shooting for $4.7 million, according to the Los Angeles Times. The judge qualified this decision …read more
