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Hundreds of residents in a southern-Mexican city smashed up the state capital building in a furious protest over the continued lack of information about 43 local college students, believed to have been abducted by corrupt police.
RT.com
The local police are allegedly working with a powerful drug cartel and it’s feared that 10 newly discovered mass graves may contain the bodies of the students taken on September 26. “Up to 20” charred remains were discovered on Saturday.
As an investigation is underway, 26 police officers have so far been arrested, a number of which admitted to working with the Guerreros Unidos – an …read more

The Weekend of Resistance, part of Ferguson October‘s four days of uprising for Michael Brown, wrapped up on Monday with a day of many demonstrations, direct actions, and arrests.
It was named “Moral Monday”, and was organized as a day calling for mass uprising all over St. Louis. Hundreds of activists traveled from around the country to participate in the resistance.
The civil disobedience began with a march from Wellspring Church to Ferguson Police Department lead by religious leaders, including scholar and activist, Dr. Cornel West.
As the leaders and activists marched through the rain and cold to the station they read …read more

Here is an article about the U.S. Senate debate in Arkansas on October 13. All four candidates who are on the ballot were included. They are the nominees of the Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, and Green Parties. The debate was hosted by Arkansas’s public TV station. …read more

The Tampa Bay Times politics columnist, Steve Bousquet, says here that the upcoming gubernatorial debate should include Adrian Wyllie, the Libertarian. …read more

Thousands gathered at SLU to protest killings by police. The Free Thought Project’s Cassandra Rules, recounts the events of Sunday night’s massive protest during the ‘Weekend of Resistance’ in St. Louis.
St Louis, MO — On Sunday, action for the Ferguson October Weekend of Resistance, demonstrators gathered at the site of the killing of VonDerrit Myers for another very secretive act of civil disobedience.
When protesters arrived in the area, police had once again set up check points at all side streets leading to the location. Non residents were not permitted to enter, and residents were forced to provide identification to …read more

Stepping in between the State and their revenue stream can be quite hazardous.

Activists in Keene, New Hampshire have adopted a charitable strategy in dealing with unacceptable parking policies that the local government has in place.
For years, groups of Keene residents known as “Robin Hooders” have walked the streets filling expired parking meters with their own money, in order to save people from getting parking tickets.
Occasionally, when they encounter an angry parking enforcer, they are prepared to film the situation with their smart phones.
When the Robin Hooders come across a car that already has a ticket on it, they will place …read more

Even though today is Sunday (October 12), briefs were filed today by voting rights groups and by the U.S. Justice Department in the Texas government-photo ID case pending in the Fifth Circuit. Scotusblog has the details. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the link. …read more

On October 11, the Bradenton Times endorsed Bill Wohlsifer, the Libertarian nominee for Florida Attorney General. See the editorial here. The Bradenton Times was founded in 2008 and is an on-line news source. Wohlsifer is the first candidate on the Florida ballot for Attorney General, who is not the Republican or Democratic nominee, since 1916. …read more