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Jill Stein, the only presidential candidate other than Martin O’Malley who is actively working to qualify for primary season matching funds, has now met the legal requirement in 13 states. Candidates must raise at least $5,000 from each of 20 states. For the purpose of qualifying for primary season matching funds, only the first $250 from any single donor counts.
The Stein campaign is working on these eight states to finish the job: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, and Wisconsin. …read more

West Jordan, UT — A West Jordan police officer just showed the world that cops in America can actually stop a person armed with a knife — without killing them.
In video after video after video, we see police needlessly escalate situations to deadly force prior to attempting any heroic action, or even less lethal action, when confronted with people holding knives. Many times, officers fear for their lives over other non-threatening inanimate objects like screwdrivers, and ink pens, or even a spoon!
Mentally ill individuals have a 1,600% higher chance of being killed by police than anyone else, regardless of race. …read more

Connecticut has a closed presidential primary on April 26 for the Republican and Democratic presidential primaries. Brendan Cox, opinion page editor of The Bulletin of Norwich, has this column of advice for Connecticut independent voters. He is a registered independent himself. He points out that an independent who wants to vote in the more interesting presidential primary is free to wait until the day before the primary to join one of the two major parties. However, anyone who wants to join one of those parties as late as April 25 must do it in person at …read more

Ed Straker has this list of states in which non-Republicans can vote in Republican presidential primaries and caucuses. The list differentiates between open primaries and semi-closed primaries. In open primaries, any voter can choose any party’s ballot. In semi-closed primaries, independents can choose any party’s primary ballot, but members of parties other than the Republican Party cannot.
Straker’s list has 26 states. However, the list appears to be wrong about Arizona and Oklahoma. Independents cannot vote in the Republican presidential primary in Arizona, not any Republican primaries in Oklahoma. If a similar list for Democrats …read more

Even though Gary Johnson has not declared for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination in 2016, the North Carolina Libertarian Party has listed him in its March 15, 2016 presidential primary. The party also listed ten other candidates: Marc Allen Feldman, John David Hale, Cecil Ince, Steve Kerbel, Darryl Perry, Austin Petersen, Derrick Reid, Jack Robinson, Rhett Smith, and Barbara Joy Waymire. Here is the list for all three parties with North Carolina presidential primaries. …read more

Las Vegas, NV — The mother of a police officer is recovering from her injuries after being shot by her own child and in-law with whom she lives.
North Las Vegas police announced last week that no charges will be filed against the officer and her husband who fired more than two dozen rounds at their mother as she returned home around 11:30 pm.
The officer claimed that the 27 rounds were fired “accidentally” and so the department said there is no need for charges.
Of course, shooting at an intruder in your home is a justified measure. However, what does it say …read more

Poulsbo, WA — Instead of simply doing their jobs, officers exposed the blatant double standard between themselves and ordinary citizens by refusing to arrest a deputy who admitted to driving drunk on body cam video after vomiting on himself. Although the cops had probable cause to arrest the inebriated deputy, one of the officers shut off her body camera while apparently discussing how to cover up the embarrassing incident with the police chief.
At 9:25 p.m. on October 16, Poulsbo Officer Danielle Branes responded to a call from a movie theater employee about an intoxicated man sitting in his car ignoring …read more

Brian Irving has this letter to the editor in the Raleigh daily newspaper, the News & Observer. The letter criticizes North Carolina ballot access laws for independent candidates and minor and new political parties. …read more

Like so many years before it, 2015 was a year which saw many paradigm shifting news stories go completely under the radar of mainstream media and thus ignored or disregarded by the majority of citizens.
As time goes on and new “breaking” news occurs it is easy for information to get lost in the shuffle. Sadly, it is this short-term attention span that government relies on to pacify the masses, cover-up its transgressions and demonize anyone who remains mindful of these events.
For years those who have questioned the official narrative of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination have been ridiculed as “conspiracy …read more