NYPD has been giving out millions of dollars’ worth of bogus parking tickets. According to analyst who used NYPD’s Open Data.
Declassified documents detail 9/11 commission’s inquiry into Saudi Arabia
Obama’s legacy of perpetual war
Bernie’s healthcare plan would cost $32 trillion
California’s legislature wants to copyright all government publications
Good lord, well that’s a relief. The most useless band of wretches ever to infest a US bureaucracy will no longer target fellow TSA workers who expose their crimes. This is according to the TSA itself, though. No doubt the practice will continue. The Hill
Dubbed “unstable” by the people who know him, Brian Wood, one of the two officers involved in the November 1st, 2015 death of rancher Jack Yantis, is on the loose, and the police themselves have issued a warning about approaching him. Wood has had problems with excessive force in the past, which led to a lawsuit over his manhandling of a 78-year old man. I have a unique policy proposal: refuse to hire cops that have been fired for excessive force, or who have a history of roughing up the elderly. It Wood had been barred from employment with law enforcement, Yantis might still be alive. LibertyFight and CopBlock have been thoroughly covering this story.
Blue privilege does have its limits, it seems. Postal worker Glenn Grays was almost hit by an unmarked car full of plainclothes cops that was driving recklessly through NYC. He yelled at the car, which apparently angered the sensitive cops in the careening car, and they turned around and arrested him. “Stop resisting” is heard on the video, a phrase that is not infrequently followed by an unprovoked police beat-down. They toss him in their unmarked paddy wagon and immediately rear-end another car as they drive away. Geniuses, these. CBS
Military. Rev. Christopher John Antal, having become disgusted with the needless death of drone strikes, as well as Obama’s dangerous nuclear weapon policy, has submitted his resignation from the army. Let’s hope more follow in his footsteps.
The Senate has begun debates over the reauthorization of NSA spying programs. And we all know what the outcome will be, once these “debates” have concluded.
A record 40.8 million people have been displaced by war. 8.6 million in 2015 alone, have of which is due to Middle Eastern conflicts.
What’s more immoral: smoking marijuana, or jailing someone for smoking marijuana? I can’t believe Drug Warriors have the gall to claim the moral high ground.
Historic lawsuit challenges Facebook’s biometric collection bonanza
Overreacting to Putin is a lucrative business for U.S. Army. They’ve got to justify all that spending on war goodies somehow.
Arakansas cops steal $20k from innocent man because only the guilty run around with $20k in cash. Ah, the logic of Drug War minions.
Blue privilege quickly goes to the head apparently: Cop calls innocent men “shitheads”, snatches phone once he realizes he’s being recorded. Classy
There’s nothing progressive about Austin giving Uber the boot. What’s so horrible about allowing the citizens of Austin to directly vote on the matter with their own money?
Ten Ways Israel is Just Like Saudi Arabia
The laws of chemistry conspire against delicious coffee. Freeze yer beans.
This missile base is located in Romania, but a second will go live in Poland in 2018. By encircling Russia with these missile bases, US is deliberately provoking a reaction. If Russia does strike, or some small incident is blown out of proportion and a series of retaliations occur, let it be known that the fault will lie with the US, not Russia, for inciting the most easily-avoidable major war in modern times. Reuters
Forbes. Gifting the leftovers of the Warfare State to the minions of the Prohibition State. The solution is the end the War on Drugs, which provides the excuse the rampant militarization of local cops.
They do it, and will continue to do it, because there are no consequences. Cop Block
Federal judge in Florida is weighing whether to release those as well. Daily Beast