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Beauty Queen Dragged Out of Bed Naked by Deputies
Post Date: 2012-07-27 15:29:57 by Artisan
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LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- A former beauty queen is suing the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department after she says deputies kicked down the wrong apartment door, pointed guns at her and her fiancee and watched as she got out of bed, naked. Calenche Ranae Manos, a former Miss Nevada 2007, says in her lawsuit that the incident happened on the night of November 15, 2011. Manos and her fiancee, Eric Otto Ryder, say deputies had a search warrant for apartment "C" but entered their unit -- clearly marked as apartment "A." "At that time Ms. Manos was still in bed and was naked," the complaint, obtained by Courthouse News Service, states. "The sheriff ...
SCALIA: Cameras In The Supreme Court Would Only 'Miseducate' Americans
Post Date: 2012-07-26 11:26:03 by tom007
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SCALIA: Cameras In The Supreme Court Would Only 'Miseducate' Americans Erin Fuchs | 9 minutes ago | 8 | inShare Email More A A A In an age of a 24-hour news cycle, reporters and lawmakers have been pushing the nation's highest court to get up to speed and finally put cameras in its courtroom so the public can see oral arguments. But some justices have pushed back, including Justice Antonin Scalia. In an interview with C-Span to be broadcast on Sunday, Scalia said putting cameras in the courtroom would "miseducate" the American people because they'd only see 30-second snippets of arguments taken out of context. Most of the public would never take the time to ...
Judge Bars Cameras From Shooting Suspect’s Hearing
Post Date: 2012-07-26 05:58:17 by noone222
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DENVER (AP) – A judge is barring news cameras from the next court hearing for the man accused of opening fire at a movie theater showing “The Dark Knight Rises.” Reporters can still attend the hearing for James Holmes on Monday, when prosecutors are expected to file formal charges against him after an attack Friday that killed 12 people and injured 58 others in Aurora. One video camera and one still camera were allowed for Holmes’ initial court appearance this past Monday, capturing images of a dazed-looking suspect with dyed red hair. TV stations and The Denver Post also wanted audio, video and photography coverage of the next hearing. A judge denied the request ...
Lawless Domestic Spying
Post Date: 2012-07-26 03:20:13 by Stephen Lendman
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Lawless Domestic Spying by Stephen Lendman Years ago, domestic spying was common. Post-9/11, it became institutionalized. Police states do it. So do faux democracies. America is no exception. In 2007, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) established a new domestic spying operation. It's called the National Applications Office (NOA). It's described as "the executive agent to facilitate the use of intelligence community technological assets for civil, homeland security and law enforcement purposes within the United States." It provides sophisticated satellite imagery. Eye in the sky drone spying supplies more. The FBI, CIA, NSA, and Pentagon spy domestically. So ...
‘Sarah Palin’ stripper coming to Tampa for Republican convention
Post Date: 2012-07-24 19:42:02 by tom007
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‘Sarah Palin’ stripper coming to Tampa for Republican convention By David Edwards Monday, July 23, 2012 15:07 EDT Print Sarah Palin stripper coming to Tamp for RNC convention Topics: Palin ♦ Republican convention Sarah Palin ♦ sarah palin Sarah Palin fans who are disappointed that the former vice presidential candidate won’t be speaking at the GOP convention in Tampa next month won’t be left hanging because her stripper look-alike will be entertaining hard-working Republicans at a local “gentleman’s club.” WFLA learned last week that a “dead ringer” for Palin will stripping at Tampa’s Thee Doll House, only 5 miles from the ...
Power Pwn: This DARPA-funded power strip will hack your network
Post Date: 2012-07-24 15:45:02 by bush_is_a_moonie
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The Power Pwn may look like an ordinary power strip, maybe with an included surge protector, but it's far from it. Network administrators and IT staff in general need to be wary of this one: it can do much more than meets the eye. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)'s Cyber Fast Track program helped funded the development of the Power Pwn. Pwnie Express, which developed the $1,295 gizmo, says it's "a fully-integrated enterprise-class penetration testing platform." That's great, but the company also notes its "ingenious form-factor" (again, look at the above picture) and "highly-integrated/modular hardware design," which to me ...
Eroding Social Justice in Spain
Post Date: 2012-07-24 03:52:11 by Stephen Lendman
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Eroding Social Justice in Spain by Stephen Lendman Along with Greece, Spain represents the epicenter of decaying Western societies. Multiple rounds of social spending cuts reflect Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's war on his own people. Complicit parliamentarians go along. At issue is class warfare, transferring household wealth to bankers, other corporate predators, and privileged elites, eroding Spain's middle class, and destroying a whole youth generation and perhaps others to come. More on this below. Spaniards protest angrily against what no one should tolerate. They're back after the latest announced austerity package. On July 19, London's Guardian headlined ...
Approaching Financial Abyss
Post Date: 2012-07-24 03:13:31 by Stephen Lendman
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Approaching Financial Abyss An ocean of liquidity and institutionalized fraud alone keep dysfunctional economies from imploding. Conditions look increasingly grim. Political solutions resolve nothing. On July 20, Der Spiegel headlined "Merkel Is Driving Europe into the Abyss." It quoted the Financial daily Handelsblatt saying: "German Chancellor Angela Merkel has managed once again to get a parliamentary majority. But who cares? No one." "Regardless of whether the vote passes with or without the opposition, more questions than answers remain. Since the financial crisis began two years ago, euro-zone leaders have passed one aid package after the next, increasing ...
The scariest innovation in the Aurora mass shooting isn’t guns or ammo. It’s SWAT gear.
Post Date: 2012-07-23 19:08:35 by farmfriend
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Armored and Dangerous The scariest innovation in the Aurora mass shooting isn’t guns or ammo. It’s SWAT gear. By William Saletan|Posted Monday, July 23, 2012, at 9:09 AM ET James Holmes, the alleged perpetrator of Friday’s movie-theater massacre in Aurora, Col., was well-armed. He had an assault rifle with a 100-round magazine. He had a 12-gauge shotgun and two semiautomatic pistols. He had gas canisters to confuse the moviegoers, and an apartment full of explosives to kill police. But that wasn’t the scariest thing about him. Mass murderers are generally well-armed. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, the kids who gunned down 12 high-school students and a teacher in ...
New York Senate bill seeks to end anonymous internet posting
Post Date: 2012-07-23 01:42:49 by Americans 1st
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Anonymity is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, the United States was founded, in part, thanks to Thomas Paine's anonymously written, pro-revolution pamphlet Common Sense. On the other hand, 12-year-olds who post anonymously on the internet can be rather unpleasant and cause real problems by cyberbullying. Whether you think the good outweighs the bad, this news is troubling indeed: A far-reaching bill introduced in the New York State Senate could end the practice of posting online once and for all. Sen. Thomas F. O'Mara / NY SenateIntroduced by New York State Sen. Thomas F. O'Mara (R—Big Flats), S6779 would require that any anonymous post online is subject to removal ...
Saudi Arabia Rocked by Protests
Post Date: 2012-07-22 03:21:32 by Stephen Lendman
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Saudi Kingdom Rocked by Protests by Stephen Lendman On February 14, 1945, Franklin Roosevelt met with Saudi King Ibn Saud on the USS Quincy. A nearly seven decade relationship followed. America was guaranteed access to what the State Department called "a stupendous source of strategic power, and one of the greatest material prizes in world history." It explains much about Washington's obsession with controlling the region. It has around two-thirds of the world's proved oil reserves and major natural gas supplies. Little wonder America supports what some observers call the world's most repressive regime. State terror is policy. Freedom is prohibited. Authority ...
Colorado Batman shooting shows obvious signs of being staged
Post Date: 2012-07-21 11:50:47 by Ada
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James Holmes, the Aurora, Colorado shooter who reportedly opened fire at a Batman movie premiere, was a medical student at the University of Colorado, pursuing a PhD in neuroscience, reports ABC News. (abcnews.go.com/US/mass-sh...o-movie-theater-14-peop…) As part of the attack, Holmes painted his hair red and referred to himself as “The Joker,” one of the arch enemies in the DC Comics-inspired Batman movie series. (newyork.cbslocal.com/2012...14-dead-in-colorado-the…) According to news reports, this sudden violent rampage was completely out of character for James Holmes, who was described as “shy.” The New York Times is now reporting: Billy Kromka, a ...
In Florida, You’re Presumed Guilty: Drug 'Crimes' With No Criminal Intent
Post Date: 2012-07-21 09:09:42 by Ada
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Thanks to a state Supreme Court ruling effectively disposing of the need for prosecutors to prove criminal intent, the Florida state government can continue imprisoning people for possessing substances they didn’t know were illegal. Florida is one of two states (the other is Washington) afflicted with drug possession statutes that don’t require the government to prove criminal intent. The statute permits defendants to offer an affirmative defense of "unwitting possession" – which means that the defendant, not the state, has the burden of proof. The state Supreme Court, ruling the recent case of Florida v. Adkins, has rejected a challenge to that statute filed on ...
Dick Morris: Obama's Administration 'End Run ' around the 2nd Amendment
Post Date: 2012-07-21 08:08:03 by Itistoolate
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Hillary's End Run on Gun Control! Dick Morris TV: Lunch ALERT! Her sneaky plan to get it implemented without a vote of the Senate
Obamacare and the Revenge of the 'Secret Constitution'
Post Date: 2012-07-19 10:19:31 by Ada
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"[T]he majority has at all times a right to govern the minority, and to bind the latter to obedience to the will of the former…. In a general sense the will of the majority of the people is absolute and sovereign, limited only by its means and power to make its will effectual." ~ Joseph Story, Commentaries on the Constitution, III, 327, 330 "The scientific concept of dictatorship means nothing else but this – Power without limit, resting directly upon force, restrained by no laws, absolutely unrestrained by rules." ~ Vladimir Lenin A constitution merely prolongs the pretense that a political government can be limited by laws that it will interpret. ...
Judge Voids Wisconsin Voter ID Enforcement
Post Date: 2012-07-18 13:14:21 by farmfriend
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Judge Voids Wisconsin Voter ID Enforcement By Susie Madrak An appeal is likely, but with two pending appeals in other state jurisdictions and the State Supreme Court saying they did not intend to intervene until they were settled, the law will probably be on hold until after the November elections: A Dane County judge on Tuesday permanently barred enforcement of the photo identification requirements of Wisconsin's voter ID law, saying that it imposes too great a burden on voters in Wisconsin than the state constitution allows. Circuit Judge David Flanagan ruled that Wisconsin Act 23, the voter ID law, "tells more than 300,000 Wisconsin voters who do not now have an acceptable ...
Mitch McConnell and the Corporate War on Transparency
Post Date: 2012-07-18 11:56:05 by tom007
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Tuesday, 17 July 2012 10:34 By Donald Cohen, Cry Wolf Project | News Analysis 6 font size decrease font size increase font size Print Email Senator Mitch McConnell argued in 1987 that we should reject limits on corporate campaign contributions and instead, embrace public disclosure of campaign contributions important "so," he said, "voters can judge for themselves what is appropriate." He was right. Telling voters about the sources of political campaign contributions would help them understand about the influences on our elected representatives, and hopefully level the playing field between the powerful and the powerless in society. But this week, McConnell is ...
Becoming a “Permanent Tourist”
Post Date: 2012-07-18 04:52:03 by Tatarewicz
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In an interview with Louis James, world traveler and legendary speculator Doug Casey makes a compelling case for becoming a “permanent tourist” to be best able to survive the coming economic crash. Louis James: Doug, what is uppermost on your mind today. Doug: Lately I’ve been thinking about the EU’s rising tide of troubles. A major financial and economic catastrophe in Europe is unavoidable. From there, it’s likely to spread out to the whole world. L: I fear you’re right, but the latest headlines have it that the EU bigwigs are taking measures to make it easier for Greece’s new pro- bailout government to honor its austerity obligations. Doesn’t ...
Olympiad Readiness: Militarized London Total Policing
Post Date: 2012-07-18 03:29:23 by Stephen Lendman
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Olympiad Readiness: Militarized London Total Policing by Stephen Lendman Olympism today differs vastly from its Athens roots. A previous article explained it's more about profiteering, exploitation, and cynicism than sport. Militarized London reflects something more. A 2011 "Total Policing" brochure explained. In September 2011, Bernard Hogan-Howe became Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service. Straightaway he announced a "total policing" policy. Effectively it means anything goes. He said it's "about total war on suspects and total victim care." Take the latter concern with a grain of salt. An 11-page brochure said police intend to use ...
So called "comedian" to square off with lying POS JBT Arpaio?
Post Date: 2012-07-17 18:45:19 by PSUSA2
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Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz., responded to George Lopez's profanity-filled tirade against him by telling the comedian to come meet with him. "Get some guts, come down here and meet me face to face. Let's see how you act then," Arpaio, known as "America's Toughest Sheriff," told ABC affiliate KNXV. Lopez has no comment regarding Arpaio's invitation, according to his publicist. Lopez's attack on Arapio was part of the comedian's "It's not me, it's you" standup comedy show on HBO Saturday night. The rant came after Lopez joked that Mitt Romney is Latino but won't admit it. Lopez's comments regarding Arpaio ...
How the Feds Feed the Rich
Post Date: 2012-07-17 07:37:32 by Tatarewicz
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We’ve been sticking our necks out. We had a strong hunch that the rich had gotten a whole lot richer not because they were suddenly greedier or suddenly smarter, but because of the feds. The feds were handing out money. The rich were first in line. But we didn’t have any real proof...until now. Relatively speaking, the rich have gotten a lot richer over the last 30 years. The whiners and fixers want to do something about it. They say the rich weren’t taxed heavily enough...and they weren’t regulated enough. That had little to do with it, we pointed out. Instead, the meddlers themselves caused the rich to get richer. Who’s right? We are, of course... A report ...
World Economies on Life Support
Post Date: 2012-07-17 03:21:13 by Stephen Lendman
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World Economies on Life Support by Stephen Lendman Since crisis economic conditions erupted in fall 2007, resolution has been sorely lacking. US corporations and America's super-rich benefitted from over $3 trillion in tax cuts. Anywhere from $9 trillion to double or triple that amount went to bankers that caused the crisis. Ordinary Americans have been largely left out. The nation's economic engine stalled. Recovery is more illusion than reality. Increasingly it looks dangerously troubled. More on that below. Financial analyst Martin Weiss said he's "never seen anything like the whirlwinds and dark clouds now encircling the so-called advanced economies of the ...
14 incredibly creepy surveillance technologies that Big Brother will be using to spy on you
Post Date: 2012-07-14 01:00:47 by Tatarewicz
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Most of us don't think much about it, but the truth is that people are being watched, tracked and monitored more today than at any other time in human history. The explosive growth of technology in recent years has given governments, spy agencies and big corporations monitoring tools that the despots and dictators of the past could only dream of. Previous generations never had to deal with "pre-crime" surveillance cameras that use body language to spot criminals or unmanned drones watching them from far above. Previous generations would have never even dreamed that street lights and refrigerators might be spying on them. Many of the incredibly creepy surveillance ...
UK Democracy in Terminal Decline
Post Date: 2012-07-13 03:20:29 by Stephen Lendman
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UK Democracy in Terminal Decline by Stephen Lendman Like America, UK democracy long ago passed the point of no return. Arguably it never existed. Britain's "Democratic Audit" (DA) says it's in terminal decline. DA is a University of Liverpool-based independent research organization. It studies the quality and effectiveness of UK democracy. It published three previous audits in 1996, 1999 and 2002. Its new one is damning. It evaluated UK democracy based on 75 criteria. They're "derived from established international standards...." "While we note dozens of examples of specific democratic improvements," it said, "our overall assessment ...
URGENT: THE UNITED STATES REVERSES POLICY TO REGULATE ARMS
Post Date: 2012-07-12 23:15:05 by bush_is_a_moonie
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States reversed policy on Wednesday and said it would back launching talks on a treaty to regulate arms sales as long as the talks operated by consensus, a stance critics said gave every nation a veto. The decision, announced in a statement released by the U.S. State Department, overturns the position of former President George W. Bush's administration, which had opposed such a treaty on the grounds that national controls were better. On Wednesday Obama Took the First Major Step in a Plan to Ban All Firearms in the United States . The Obama administration intends to force gun control and a complete ban on all weapons for US citizens through the ...
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