This newspaper story describes the hearing on February 10 in Crum v Duran, the case over whether the New Mexico Constitution mandates that independent voters be allowed to vote in partisan primaries. …read more
Today we’re announcing that we’ve decided to shut down our bitcoin Tip Button. The project has seen some good usage since we launched it, with about 10,000 users accepting bitcoin tips across a variety of websites.
However, another excellent tipping service in the bitcoin community, ChangeTip, has gotten some even better traction, and done a great job at pushing the tipping ecosystem forward. So today we’d like to show our support for them and encourage existing users of our tip button to migrate over to ChangeTip.
At Coinbase, we view our core business as providing bitcoin infrastructure (secure APIs for bitcoin storage, …read more
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New York, New York – NYPD Detective Sekou Bourne is being accused of tackling and assaulting a woman because he thought that she had drugs. However, what the detective believed to be drugs was just a lollipop.
Jarnale Henry claims that the officer assaulted her in her Brooklyn apartment after he mistook her for a drug dealer.
Last April, Bourne was reportedly snooping around Jarnale’s apartment complex in search of drug dealers. At one point, Bourne was hanging around Jarnale’s apartment, so she asked him, “What do you want?” according to court documents.
According to Jarnale, the officer then became violent with her.
“He …read more
“(Terrance Dixon) did this before and his momma got him out of it… if ya’ll find me dead some where, then its your fault.”
Wellston, MO– In yet another case proving that corruption is everywhere, a council woman seems to be running a St. Louis suburb’s police department.
The son of Wellston city councilwoman, Janet Dixon, was raided in 2013 after a tip-off that he was dealing drugs from his home. A 3-year-old and a 9-month-old were also living in the house.
The raid produced heroin as well as cocaine. Terrence Dixon, the public official’s son, admitted in an audio recorded interview with …read more
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Oklahoma City Police Officer Jeremiah Thompson has been charged with child abuse, after a 7-month-old baby that he had been fostering for a month sustained major injuries while in his care.
In November of last year, Thompson called 911 to report that one of his foster children was having trouble breathing. At the time, Thompson was responsible for two young sisters, one 7-months-old and the other 2-years old.
Nearly five minutes into the 911 call, Thompson finally informed the operator that he had dropped the baby. According to court documents, Thompson told the operator, “I did drop her …read more
Torrance, CA — A former Torrance police officer, Zachary Bazilius, has been awarded two million dollars straight from the taxpayers pockets after he alleges he was tased by his supervisor during roll call one morning.
The settlement comes after the state already shelled out over $600,000 in defense costs related to the incident.
The officer claims he was shot with the taser, and alleges he was left with permanent back injuries, a claim the other side has disputed.
Mayor Patrick Furey has stated that he does not believe Bazilius was ever hit with electricity and simply lurched forward after being startled, causing the …read more
Kate Brown, Oregon Secretary of State, has ruled that the Independent Party of Oregon is now entitled to a government-administered primary. But, in theory, the party could lose that status if it doesn’t maintain its current 5% registration level. See this story. The story also says that the Independent Party will let independent voters vote(More)… …read more
New Mexico Representative Nate Gentry (R-Bernalillo) has introduced HB 346. It would move the primary for president and all other office from June to March. Because New Mexico links petition deadlines for independent candidates and newly-qualifying parties to the primary date, the bill would automatically move those deadlines from late June to mid-April. Two years(More)… …read more
The decades old presentation ceremony honoring musical accomplishments got serious this year as performers used the spotlight to shed light on the police state.
Its a trifecta. #HandUpDontShoot all night long! #Ferguson #Grammys2015 #Grammys pic.twitter.com/vOsp11uhXs
— Chuck_MODI (@POPSspotSports) February 9, 2015
The first performer of the night to address the issue of police killings was Pharrell Williams. Williams and company performed a version of “Happy” which is in stark contrast to the original version. Donning their black hoodies and with “hands up,” performers gave an artful gesture in the wake of so many slain lives.
Another artist in the “black lives matter,” Grammy takeover …read more
