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This Week in TSA Slip-ups: Sex Toys and Loaded Guns
Post Date: 2011-10-29 13:13:43 by PSUSA2
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October 25, 2011 at 2:54 PM | by Omri | Comment (1) Oh TSA. It seems like just yesterday when we were talking about how we don't like to pile on the organization, partly because we say that a lot but mostly because it really was just yesterday. But this week is turning into a rough one for the agency in charge of protecting the nation's airport security, and we'd be remiss as travel bloggers if we didn't cover the latest news. Plus we let a whole month go by before posting this morning's Halloween sex travel story, and we'd like to make that up to you by posting a second one. But before getting to that part, first note what the TSA hasn't been ...
Police State Fascism Is Now Rampant: Martial Law Is Next!
Post Date: 2011-10-27 12:24:41 by farmfriend
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Police State Fascism Is Now Rampant: Martial Law Is Next! LewRockwell.com By Gary D. Barnett October 24, 2011 It is the invariable habit of bureaucracies, at all times and everywhere, to assume…that every citizen is a criminal. Their one apparent purpose, pursued with a relentless and furious diligence, is to convert the assumption into a fact. They hunt endlessly for proofs, and, when proofs are lacking, for mere suspicions. The moment they become aware of a definite citizen, John Doe, seeking what is his right under the law, they begin searching feverishly for an excuse for withholding it from him. ~ H.L. Mencken “If You See Something, Say Something”is the detestable ...
Feds to Blacklist Piracy Sites Under House Proposal
Post Date: 2011-10-26 23:34:19 by RickyJ
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A bipartisan group of House members introduced legislation Wednesday that would boost the government’s authority to disrupt and shutter websites that hawk or host trademark- and copyright-infringing products, including allowing the government to order sites removed from search engines. Much of the package is similar to a stalled Senate measure known as the Protect IP Act. Both proposals amount to the holy grail of intellectual-property enforcement that the recording industry, movie studios and their union and guild workforces have been clamoring for since the George W. Bush administration. Both bills allow the Justice Department for the first time to obtain court orders demanding ...
The Lincoln Putsch: America's Bolshevik Revolution
Post Date: 2011-10-26 11:30:35 by PatrickHenry
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Regardless of how "conservative" the Republican Party may or may not be, it is easy to forget that there was a time when the Party was far from conservative, that in the early days of the party, socialists and outright communists played an active role. In fact, it can and will be argued here that the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 was made possible by communists and socialists, most of them German immigrants in the Midwest, and indeed the prosecution of the War depended in large part on those same alien people. Consider, for example, the following. Union General Franz Sigel had been a leader in the communist Revolution of 1848, a revolution fought to destroy the individual ...
Ten Years After Passage of USA Patriot Act, The Rutherford Institute Warns Against Further Erosions of Civil Liberties [Excellent Summary Piece on the Tyranny!]
Post Date: 2011-10-26 10:02:27 by Eric Stratton
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10/25/2011 Ten Years After Passage of USA Patriot Act, The Rutherford Institute Warns Against Further Erosions of Civil Liberties CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — On October 26, 2001, President George W. Bush signed into law the USA Patriot Act, which in effect gutted the Bill of Rights. Ten years later, whatever success America has had in routing out terrorists has been overshadowed by a society in which the police presence in America has exploded, with unconstitutional and SWAT team tactics increasingly condoned by the courts; the right to be considered innocent until proven guilty has been usurped by a new norm in which all citizens are suspects in a surveillance state; and the right to ...
Haitian Suffering Under Imperial Occupation
Post Date: 2011-10-26 04:03:27 by Stephen Lendman
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Haitian Suffering Under Imperial Occupation - by Stephen Lendman Except briefly after their successful 1804 revolution and under Aristide, Haitians suffered over 500 years of persecution and human misery. It's ongoing today under America's imperial boot, UN paramilitary occupation, and stealth Duvalierist Michel ("Sweet Micky") Martelly's illegitimate April 2011 election. With longstanding ties to Haitian elites, militarists, reactionary Duvalierists, and his thuggish Tonton Macoute assassins, Haitians are stuck with him for five years. He serves Washington and predatory neoliberal interests, not them. As a result, expect hard times getting harder ahead. On ...
TSA Releases VIPR Venom on Tennessee Highways
Post Date: 2011-10-24 16:02:15 by noone222
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If you thought the “Transportation Security Administration” would limit itself to conducting unconstitutional searches at airports, think again. The agency intends to assert jurisdiction over our nation’s highways, waterways, and railroads as well. TSA launched a new campaign of random checkpoints on Tennessee highways last week, complete with a sinister military-style acronym--VIP(E)R—as a name for the program. As with TSA’s random searches at airports, these roadside searches are not based on any actual suspicion of criminal activity or any factual evidence of wrongdoing whatsoever by those detained. They are, in effect, completely random. So first we are told by ...
VIPR Searches and the American Citizen: ‘Dominate. Intimidate. Control.’
Post Date: 2011-10-23 20:22:54 by christine
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The transition to a police state will not come about with a dramatic coup d’etat, with battering rams and marauding militia. As we have experienced first-hand in recent years, it will creep in softly, one violation at a time, until suddenly you find yourself being subjected to random patdowns and security sweeps during your morning commute to work or quick trip to the shopping mall. Perhaps you have yet to experience the particular thrill, and I use that word loosely, of being manhandled by government agents, having your personal possessions pawed through, and your activities and associations scrutinized. If so, not to worry. It’s only a matter of time before more and more ...
Border Patrol INTERNAL Checkpoint! (or, how to deal with drones and animal incarnates)
Post Date: 2011-10-22 11:12:55 by gengis gandhi
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U.S. v. Jones: Where Privacy, Technology and the Constitution Collide
Post Date: 2011-10-22 07:26:20 by Eric Stratton
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U.S. v. Jones: Where Privacy, Technology and the Constitution CollideBy John W. Whitehead 10/10/2011 "The privacy and dignity of our citizens [are] being whittled away by sometimes imperceptible steps. Taken individually, each step may be of little consequence. But when viewed as a whole, there begins to emerge a society quite unlike any we have seen--a society in which government may intrude into the secret regions of a [person's] life."--Justice William O. DouglasTechnology, having outstripped our ability as humans to control it, has become our Frankenstein's monster. Delighted with technology's conveniences, its ability to make our lives easier by performing an ...
Police Union Punishes DA's Office for Not Illegally Charging Woman Who Recorded Cops
Post Date: 2011-10-22 07:07:43 by Eric Stratton
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Police Union Punishes DA's Office for Not Illegally Charging Woman Who Recorded CopsYou may remember Emily Good, the Rochester woman arrested earlier this year for videotaping a traffic stop from her front yard. When last we visited the story, Good57;s neighbors had held a rally for her. Then Rochester police showed up at that rally, and began writing tickets for those attendees who parked more than 12 inches from the curb. The cops even brought rulers. Monroe County District Attorney Michael Green declined to charge Good, because, well, because she didn57;t break any law. This has apparently invoked the wrath of the police union. Green isn57;t running for reelection, but one of his ...
Declaration of Independence Was 'Illegal,' Grounds for Treason, British Lawyers Say
Post Date: 2011-10-22 06:55:54 by Tatarewicz
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The Declaration of Independence was “illegal” and “treasonable,” according to a team of British lawyers, the BBC reports. The assertion was made at a debate in Philadelphia between British and American lawyers over the legitimacy of the United States of America. At the debate, pitting British barristers against American attorneys, lawyers for the former colonial power argued that America’s Declaration of Independence in 1776 “was not only illegal, but actually treasonable,” according to the BBC. The lawyers representing the British team decided that the Americans had no legal grounds for secession. "[President Abraham] Lincoln made the case against ...
BOMBSHELL - Massachusetts Supreme Court Rules That Most Foreclosure Sales From Previous 5 Years Are VOID
Post Date: 2011-10-21 13:41:37 by gengis gandhi
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BOMBSHELL - Massachusetts Supreme Court Rules That Most Foreclosure Sales From Previous 5 Years Are VOID From Cheyenne: The only thing surprising about this ruling is that it took so long to be made. This is black letter law, folks, the logical extension of the Court's Ibanez decision. Without a promissory note, a foreclosing plaintiff cannot show a legal injury, i.e., does not have standing to sue. Without standing, the action before the court does not qualify as a "case or controversy" under Article III of the constitution. Courts can only make rulings on "cases or controversies;" advisory opinions are a legal nullity. Consequently, a court that purports to ...
Class War in America
Post Date: 2011-10-21 04:15:14 by Stephen Lendman
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Class War in America - by Stephen Lendman Class war raged for decades. Business and America's super-rich always win. In his 1925 short story titled "Rich Boy," F. Scott Fitzgerald said: "Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me. They possess and enjoy early...They think, deep in their hearts, that they are better than we.." "Even when they enter deep into our world....they still think that that they are better than we are. They are different." In his article, titled "The Truth About 'Class War' in America," economist Richard Wolff said: "The last 50 years have indeed seen continuous class warfare in ...
Tennessee Becomes First State To Fight Terrorism Statewide (TSA does random searches on the highway)
Post Date: 2011-10-20 12:59:03 by TommyTheMadArtist
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PORTLAND, Tenn. – You're probably used to seeing TSA's signature blue uniforms at the airport, but now agents are hitting the interstates to fight terrorism with Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response (VIPR). "Where is a terrorist more apt to be found? Not these days on an airplane more likely on the interstate," said Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security Commissioner Bill Gibbons. Tuesday Tennessee was first to deploy VIPR simultaneously at five weigh stations and two bus stations across the state. Agents are recruiting truck drivers, like Rudy Gonzales, into the First Observer Highway Security Program to say something if they see something. ...
Hank Skinner: Unjustly Sentenced to Death
Post Date: 2011-10-20 03:34:27 by Stephen Lendman
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Hank Skinner: Unjustly Sentenced to Death - by Stephen Lendman On December 31, 1993, (New Year's eve) Skinner's live-in girlfriend Twila and her two adult sons were stabbed to death in Pampa, TX. On March 18, 1995, he was convicted and sentenced to death. On November 9, he'll be executed, despite convincing evidence he's innocent. Justice will be denied. As America's death penalty capital, Texas rarely grants it. Since presidential aspirant Rick Perry took office in December 2000, 234 executions occurred, more than under any other modern governor. At the same time, he refuses to admit erroneously putting anyone innocent to death, despite over 130 exonerated inmates ...
Your Tax Dollars Hard at Work Oppressing You!
Post Date: 2011-10-19 19:53:50 by Eric Stratton
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Poster Comment:I have the privilege of being able to hear this ad repeatedly throughout the day on the radio. Who says that the Tyranny has financial issues! Apparently it has more than enough money for "cyber security," which runs in parallel with "national" security, all for our own good of course, and not as if they'd ever spy on us or anything. /s Make no mistake, this is the Cyber Branch of the TSA designed to come into our homes and invade every aspect of our lives that's online.
How Fascism Kills the American Dream
Post Date: 2011-10-19 14:03:48 by christine
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Everyone knows that the term fascist is a pejorative, often used to describe any political position a speaker doesn’t like. There isn’t anyone around who is willing to stand up and say, “I’m a fascist; I think fascism is a great social and economic system.” But I submit that if they were honest, the vast majority of politicians, intellectuals and political activists would have to say just that. Fascism is the system of government that cartelizes the private sector, centrally plans the economy to subsidize producers, exalts the police state as the source of order, denies fundamental rights and liberties to individuals and makes the executive state the unlimited ...
More Lawsuits in Police Killing in NY [Pigs providing security by killing those they are "securing"]
Post Date: 2011-10-18 09:35:23 by Eric Stratton
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More Lawsuits in Police Killing in NY By ADAM KLASFELDMANHATTAN (CN) - Nine friends of Pace University football star Danroy Henry Jr., whom police shot to death after a homecoming game party, have filed federal lawsuits claiming police assaulted, Tasered and arrested them for trying to help their friend as he bled to death. In an April lawsuit, Henry's parents said Pleasantville police Officer Aaron Hess jumped onto the hood of their son's car and shot him through the windshield for no reason. Two other students, Desmond Hinds and Brandon Cox, were in the car with him, but were not killed. A ...
Gas Prices Are Constitutional Issue for Businessman Fighting Banks [Piggy Banks ALERT]
Post Date: 2011-10-18 09:25:43 by Eric Stratton
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Gas Prices Are Constitutional Issue for Businessman Fighting Banks By IULIA FILIP SAVANNAH, Ga. (CN) - The owner of 24 gas stations sued Georgia to block a law that bars him from displaying signs advertising reduced gas prices for members of his "PumpPal" club. Savannah businessman Gregory Parker says he created his direct-withdrawal debit program to reduce the high fees he must pay to accept bank-issued debit and credit cards. Parker's constitutional complaint in Chatham County Court claims the state is seeking "to regulate, for the first time, the manner and content of discount gasoline advertising at gas stations located in Georgia." ...
Supreme Court's Deference to Congress Equals Disrespect to the Constitution
Post Date: 2011-10-18 00:26:27 by James Deffenbach
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Fellow Constitutionalists, Article VI of the Constitution declares that “This Constitution… shall be the supreme law of the land.” Yet when the Supreme Court reviews the Constitutionality of laws passed by Congress, the Court gives great deference to Congress. This has always seemed backward to me. Shouldn’t the Court be giving its greatest deference to the clear meaning of the Constitution? I’m not suggesting that the Court shouldn’t respect Congress. Respect between the branches of government is critically important to our Republic. However, the role of the Court is to be a check on the other two branches of government. It can’t fulfill that role AND ...
THIS IS HEAVY! [Occupytimessquare] 1 Marine vs. 30 Cops (Marine Wins)
Post Date: 2011-10-17 22:38:44 by gengis gandhi
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America's Multi-Headed Monster
Post Date: 2011-10-17 04:25:41 by Stephen Lendman
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America's Multi-Headed Monster - by Stephen Lendman It' combines and represents: • money power in private hands to make more of it at the public's expense; • super-wealth and privilege; • one-party rule - corrupted money party duopoly power; and • major media managed news, not real information and analysis. Angry street protesters nationwide must understand and focus on these above other issues. Achieving social justice depends on it. Basic information on how America's been run from inception is also essential. It was established as a government of men, not laws. Then and now, democracy was illusory, not real. Constitutional language about ...
Beyond innocence, Morton owed answers
Post Date: 2011-10-15 14:11:19 by christine
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We all should celebrate the swift action of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to dismiss Michael Morton's 1987 conviction and life sentence for a murder he did not commit. That happened Wednesday, eight days after Morton walked out of a Texas prison, where he had spent nearly 25 years for killing his wife, Christine Morton. In the past few weeks, it has become abundantly clear to anyone paying attention that Morton did not commit that heinous crime in 1986. For the first time in his life, Michael Morton has no conviction over his head. It's a good day for justice, but that won't be fully realized until the system is held accountable for the misconduct or incompetence by the ...
Stephen Anderson, Ex NYPD Cop: We Planted Evidence, Framed Innocent People To Reach Quotas
Post Date: 2011-10-14 08:55:50 by Ada
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A former New York City narcotics detective testified in court that planting drugs on innocent people was common practice, a quick and easy way to boost arrest numbers. According to the New York Daily News, the practice is known among NYPD officers as “flaking,” and officers in Brooklyn and Queens narcotics squads were doing a whole lot of it. Stephen Anderson, the former detective, was snared along with a group of other officers for “flaking” four men in Queens back in 2008. He is now cooperating with prosecutor’s and is spilling the beans on the crooked practice of framings and false arrests, often to reach arrest quotas. "It was something I was seeing a ...
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