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Wyckoff, NJ– Township police released dispatch audio from the moments before Officer Kyle Ferreira arrived at the wrong home and shot Otto, a German shepherd. The audio reveals that the officer was informed that the burglary he was investigating was not in progress- and had actually happened several days before.

The officer was dispatched to 621 Lawlins Rd, but was not corrected when he replied with “622, received” and went to the house across the street. The department claims that the officer knocked on the door, but had he knocked- the family says he would have been aware of the …read more

Conservatives in New Hampshire are making plans to hold a caucus on October 17, to which all registered New Hampshire Republicans and independents are invited. The specific location in New Hampshire will be chosen by the end of May. The hosts will have a list of the New Hampshire voter registered voters. The caucus will then allow all attendees to choose their favorite Republican presidential candidate. The voting will be in multiple stages, using the principles of ranked-choice voting. After the first ballot, the two presidential candidates who poll the fewest votes will be dropped. …read more

Jim Babka, Unbound and Personal

95% of DownsizeDC.org’s communications are written.

That’s one-dimensional. Other outlets like YouTube and Vimeo are missing.

Marshall McLuhan said,”The medium is the message.”

Video is a more personal medium. With it…
I can say things I couldn’t write without being misunderstood. Tone of voice, facial expressions, and other non-verbal cues can express things that words, whether on a screen or document, cannot.

For example, we had people asking for us to speak up on the Baltimore riots. Here’s some things I would’ve SAID…

Riots are the health of The State, and this is because …read more

“I’ll Pay You To Salute Me”: Government Takes Hard Line On NFL

For those unaware, the National Football League operates as a type of legal monopoly thanks to a political situation so cozy it makes the cable companies and Big Pharma look like rogue enemies of the state.
The NFL pays no taxes. Billionaires own all but one of these teams (the Green Bay Packers are owned by shareholders), and unlike with other sports, every NFL team makes a profit. The NFL itself is classified as a 501(c)6, much like your local Chamber of Commerce. Therefore, they don’t have to give the …read more

Baltimore, MD — As the long legal process in the case of Freddie Gray begins to unfold, a spotlight is now shining on the brutal practices of the Baltimore Police Department.
As we documented last month, Freddie Gray was more than likely the victim of what police call “Nickel Rides.” Nickel Rides are a horrific police torture tactic where a suspect is handcuffed and placed in the back of a police van without restraints, and driven recklessly around town by police officers. This practice has also been called a “Rough Ride” or a “Cowboy Ride.”
Now it has been revealed that many …read more

According to this commentary published in Troy Media (a Canadian press outlet that provides editorial content to over 1,000 news outlets), the Premier of Prince Edward Island favors setting up a commisison to study proportional representation for the province. Also, the head of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island also supports the idea. …read more

Texas held local non-partisan elections on May 9, a Saturday. In Aubrey, Libertarian Party member Calvin Tillman was elected to the city council, place 4. The incumbent wasn’t running for re-election. Tillman defeated his only opponent by 147-87. Aubrey is north of Dallas and has a population of 2,595. Thanks to Independent Political Report for this news. …read more

The Portland Press Herald of Maine has this op-ed, pointing out that, last year, former U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe of Maine became a member of the Board of Directors of the Commission on Presidential Debates. The Commission Board only has 17 members. The op-ed pleads with Snowe to advocate that the Commission on Presidential Debates expand entry into the general election presidential debates, which it controls. If even one of the Directors of CPD takes this action, the policy might change.
The op-ed points out that other respected Maine political figures, including William S. Cohen, Eliot R. Cutler, …read more

Phoenix, AZ– In yet another disturbing scene captured on camera, a Phoenix Police Officer was caught on surveillance video brutally stomping 18-year-old Patrick D’Labik’s face into the ground, knocking out several of his teeth.
The incident took place in December when the Officer Kevin McGowan attempted to stop D’Labik allegedly to question him about a homicide suspect. Fearing the officer and having marijuana in his pocket, the teenager ran; ditching the plant as he fled.
McGowan caught up to D’Labik inside a convenience store where the teenager was on the phone with his father. The officer told him to get …read more

Common Dreams | Nadia Prupis
In the wake of Thursday’s federal court ruling that the U.S. National Security Agency’s mass data collection program is illegal, officials in Congress have been left at odds over surveillance reform.
In the remaining six days of the legislative session, some Senate Republicans are rushing to find a short-term solution to keep the program in operation until it comes to the floor for a vote—one which is unlikely to pass in light of the court ruling. The government previously held that Section 215 of the Patriot Act, set to expire on June 1, justified the NSA’s mass …read more