Bigot Cop Pulls Gun on Asian Man, Accuses Him of Being “an ISIS” and Beats Him

Lewis and Clark County, MT — A sheriff’s deputy with Lewis and Clark County was arrested Monday morning after allegedly pulling a gun on a man at a party and assaulting him.
On December 4, Philip Jay Clark, 49, showed up to a bonfire party “super intoxicated,” according to the victim, identified as C.F. in court documents.
“He (C.F) said Clark, ‘Got a little bit violent and a little bit aggressive right away.’ He said it seemed like Clark wanted to fight. He said after shaking Clark’s hand Clark, ‘pulled out his gun, pointed it at me and then laughed, handed …read more

Arkansas Newspaper Story on Libertarian Party Ballot Access Lawsuit

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, the largest newspaper in the state, has this story about the Libertarian Party lawsuit against the law that says it must have chosen all its nominees for 2016 at a state convention no later than November 5, 2015.
The story says there will be a trial starting February 13, but that is inaccurate. The trial in this case is set for more than a year from now (the week starting February 13, 2017, not 2016). But there is a status conference on February 10, 2016, and the Libertarian Party will soon ask for injunctive relief so …read more

While Raiding Her Family’s Home for Being Behind on Rent, Cops Kill 12-yo Girl

Penn Township, Pa — 12-year-old Ciara Meyer was shot and killed by a police officer this Monday morning as her family was being evicted from their home. According to police, her father, 57-year-old Donald B. Meyer, pointed a gun at Pennsylvania State Constable Clarke Steele during the eviction. The police say that Steele shot at Meyer when he had the gun pulled on him, and grazed the man’s arm. However, the bullet went on to fatally strike young Ciara Meyer after it went through her father.
Donald Meyer was taken to the hospital but was also charged with aggravated assault, simple …read more

The LG “Magic Slot”…It’s Not What You Think

You’d think that marketing companies would spend a little more time doing their homework. I’m reminded of Alphabet/Google recently naming their subscription YouTube service as none other than “YouTube Red”. A very simple play on the words there and you end up with “RedTube”, which is one of the oldest and most popular free porn sites on the Web. Not that I have a problem with RedTube, but somehow I don’t think parents would want their kids confusing YouTube with that service. This sort of thing happens all the time, with even the biggest of companies.
One such large company is …read more

Level the Playing Field Files Amended Complaint in Debates Case

On January 5, Level the Playing Field, the Libertarian Party, and the Green Party, filed an amended complaint in the lawsuit concerning presidential debates. The amended complaint was needed because only in December 2015 did the FEC formally deny the complaint filed against the Commission on Presidential Debates, so the new complaint was needed to reflect that. …read more

U.S. Supreme Court Sets Conference Date for Michigan Ballot Access Case

The U.S. Supreme Court conference of Friday, January 22, will consider Erard v Johnson, the Michigan Socialist Party’s ballot access case. The issue is Michigan law that requires newly-qualifying parties to show approximately twice as much support to get on the ballot, as old parties must show to remain on.
However, the January 22 conference date may simply decide whether the case was timely filed. There is a dispute as to whether it was filed in time. The case number at this point is 15M76. …read more

VA Senator — US Allies, Turkey & Saudi Arabia are the “Two Greatest Dangers to World Peace”

(RT) — Republican Virginia state Senator Dick Black said Saudi Arabia and Turkey are the greatest threats to world peace in an interview with RT, adding that Saudi Arabia’s “absolute barbarity” is overlooked because of its long-standing relationship with the US.

“I believe that Saudi Arabia and Turkey are the two greatest dangers to world peace,” Senator Black told RT. “It is Saudi Arabia, through the Wahhabist doctrine, that is spreading terrorism across the globe. It’s not Iran, it’s not Syria or any other country.”
Saudi Arabia’s state-sponsored teachings of Wahhabism promote an ultra-conservative, austere version of Sunni Islam. Meanwhile, Black told …read more

These Jimmy Kimmel Interviews Will Leave You Speechless as Americans Praise North Korea Nukes

Los Angeles, CA – With North Korea claiming to have successfully detonated their first hydrogen bomb one would assume Americans, particularly on the West coast, would be extremely alarmed at the news.
Jimmy Kimmel took to the streets of Los Angeles to gauge people’s reaction to the news.
To highlight how gullible the average American is Kimmel decided to sound excited and cheerful when asking about the recent nuclear test in North Korea. Rising to the occasion, the people on the street ignorantly congratulated Kim Jong Un and North Korea on the successful H-bomb test.
While Kimmel did a great job using his …read more

2015 Bitcoin Year in Review

We’ve seen the Bitcoin ecosystem mature in many ways over the past year. Here are some of the most important Bitcoin trends of 2015:

Bitcoin transactions per day more than doubled

In December 2014, the Bitcoin network averaged 86,038 transactions per day. In December 2015, the Bitcoin network averaged 202,869 transactions per day (as of 12/23/15). This means that daily transactions on the bitcoin network more than doubled (136% growth year over year) in 2015.

Despite the strong growth in transactions, no single use case has broken out to the mainstream. This is something to keep an eye on in 2016 and beyond.

Bitcoin …read more