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State of CRISIS - Charlie
Post Date: 2011-07-20 20:20:46 by Esso
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Philly to fine pedestrians for texting while walking
Post Date: 2011-07-19 15:16:10 by Jethro Tull
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The City of Brotherly Love is getting tougher on pedestrians who don't pay attention while they're walking. Launched in May, a program known as "Give Respect, Get Respect" is geared to crack down on all sorts of "bad behavior" on and off the road, from pedestrians who talk and text while they cross the road to bicyclists who ride on the sidewalk. As one example cited by the CBS Philadelphia station, one cyclist had to slam on his brakes to avoid hitting a man who crossed against the light while yakking it up on his cell phone. Now the program, which has mostly doled out warnings to roadside offenders, is set to kick into high gear by issuing more tickets to ...
Sex, Lies & Audiotape (Part II)--Edgar J. Steele
Post Date: 2011-07-19 10:31:23 by christine
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Here Come de Fix I had an inkling that the fix was in on the morning of the second day of the pretrial hearing concerning our forensic audiology eperts. The lead prosecutor, Assistant US Attorney Traci Whelan, was smiling, humming to herself and positively chirping happily to others before court convened. Never have I seen an attorney, least of all her, look so happy and confident going into a crucial hearing. Clearly, she knew what would be the court’s ruling, though experience should have told her she was losing on the issue of audiology experts and losing badly. She knew. How, do you suppose? Of course, I already explained (Part I) how the judge later would rule (later that same ...
Small Arkansas Town Wants To Ban Free Speech And Freedom Of Assembly, No “Group” Will Be Able To Meet Without Cities Permission
Post Date: 2011-07-19 07:50:37 by HAPPY2BME-4UM
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Small Arkansas Town Wants To Ban Free Speech And Freedom Of Assembly, No “Group” Will Be Able To Meet Without Cities Permission A small Arkansas town of 850 is attempting to ban groups from meeting to talk about the city without first getting permission from the city itself. In a move reminiscent of Nazi Germany, the Gould, Arkansas City Council has moved to ban all groups from discussing the city, even in their own home! Mayor Earnest Nas, in strong statements supporting the peoples constitutional rights, said he is willing to go to court to stop this plan. “This is America and even though this is Gould, Arkansas, this is still part of America. And in America, you can’t ...
Rahm Emanuel: Chicago's War Criminal/Anti-Labor Mayor
Post Date: 2011-07-19 04:25:58 by Stephen Lendman
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Rahm Emanuel: Chicago's War Criminal/Anti-Labor Mayor - by Stephen Lendman Except for Harold Washington's 1983 - 1987 tenure until his untimely death, Chicago never had populist mayors, notably under father Richard J. (April 20, 1955 - December 20, 1976) and son Richard M. Daley (April 24, 1989 - May 16, 2011). However, after two months in office, Emanuel looks likely to be Chicago's worst, based on policy initiatives he supports. As White House chief of staff, he was criminally part of Obama's war cabinet. As Chicago's mayor, he's waging it against labor. Candidate Emanuel, in fact, promised draconian anti-worker cuts "in attacking our budget deficit, (so) ...
The C__stit___io_ State [Pigs Last Budget Cuts - my title]
Post Date: 2011-07-17 09:02:36 by Eric Stratton
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The C__stit___io_ State The judicial branch today announced its list of proposed cuts to services to make the monetary savings required by the Governor57;s new budget proposal. As feared, lots of people are going to be laid off, courthouses will close and services will be drastically compromised. You can read the full list of cuts here [PDF] and here56;s a Capitol Watch post on the proposed cuts. I57;ve listed the most significant (to me) proposed changes below, but first, a quote from the Chief Justice57;s press release [PDF] today: Our state Constitution in Article I, Section 10 states: “All courts shall be open, and every person, for an injury done to him in his person, property or ...
Injustice News Twitter Feed [AKA Pig Tales II}
Post Date: 2011-07-17 08:56:00 by Eric Stratton
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The Latest on the Nation's "Finest" [AKA Pig Tales]
Post Date: 2011-07-17 08:53:29 by Eric Stratton
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National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 07-15-11 By David, on July 16th, 2011Here are the 12 reports of police misconduct tracked in our National Police Misconduct News Feed for this Friday, July 15, 2011: Lake View IA police chief & a fellow cop subject of suit alleging they helped cover up racially motivated beating by falsely arresting the victim [3] http://bit.ly/qHhGKk 2 Braidwood IL cops found liable in $60k jury award to female electric meter reader falsely arrested on the job [0] http://trib.in/qs4M3ZDecatur Co IN deputy on paid leave after charged w/misd battery for groping sleeping 17yr-old57;s genitals [0] http://bit.ly/qJdni5Rockford IL cop involved in fatal ...
Upcoming Holy Land Foundation Appeal for Justice
Post Date: 2011-07-17 04:47:29 by Stephen Lendman
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Upcoming Holy Land Foundation Appeal for Justice - by Stephen Lendman On September 1, the US 5th Circuit Appeals Court will hear arguments on behalf of five wrongly convicted Holy Land Foundation (HLF) principles. More on their case below. On June 15, 2009 former UK MP turned activist George Galloway said: "As I stand here in Dallas, I have to say it's one of the most monstrous injustices in modern times in America." It's that and more, attorney Nancy Hollander, representing Shukri Abu Baker, HLF's President and CEO, saying: "It's remarkable. My client was convicted of providing charity. There was not, in ten years of wiretapping his home, his office, ...
Crackdowns, Torture and Intimidation in Bahrain
Post Date: 2011-07-16 04:39:43 by Stephen Lendman
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Crackdowns, Torture and Intimidation in Bahrain - by Stephen Lendman Largely ignored by Washington, Western governments, and America's media, the ruling Al Khalifa monarchy continues cracking down brutally against nonviolent protesters since civil resistance began last February. On July 14, UK Telegraph writer Richard Spencer headlined, "Bahraini woman poet tells of torture while in custody," saying: Incarcerated after reciting a poem critical of government policies, "Ayat al-Qurmezi (age 20) became one of the symbols of the (ongoing) protests....After she was arrested....she was beaten, electro(shocked) and threatened with sexual assault while in custody." On ...
Here Are The 29 Public Companies With More Cash Than The US Treasury
Post Date: 2011-07-15 13:08:17 by Esso
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Executive Order # 13575: The theft of rural and agricultural lands for UN Agenda 21
Post Date: 2011-07-15 12:11:35 by HAPPY2BME-4UM
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Executive Order # 13575: The theft of rural and agricultural lands for UN Agenda 21July 14, 2011 by ppjg Marti Oakley (c)copyright 2011 All rights reserved New Council or not, it would be a relatively simple matter to halt the coming terrorism by corporate federal agencies against agricultural property owners. Our governors would have only to refuse any contracting with these federal corporations which would deny them access inside the geographical boundaries of the states. Obama recently signed EO 13575, establishing the White House Rural Council. The council is a list of the most aggressive agencies and departments in the US government. The all inclusive ...
Debt Ceiling Debate Charade Masks Planned Entitlement Cuts
Post Date: 2011-07-15 04:34:57 by Stephen Lendman
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Debt Ceiling Debate Charade Masks Planned Entitlement Cuts - by Stephen Lendman Short of finalizing details and assuring enough bipartisan support, it's a done deal to slash Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and other social spending while leaving outsized military budgets and generous handouts to corporate favorites in place. At the same time, the timeline to accomplish it is undetermined. Political posturing may extend the August 2 deadline until fall or beyond. It's how corrupted Washington always works, notably since the 1980s under both parties. Obama was elected to assure continuity and accomplish by rhetorical duplicity what Republicans on their own can't do. ...
Consent of the Governed?
Post Date: 2011-07-13 12:09:03 by christine
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What gives some people the right to rule others? At least since John Locke’s time, the most common and seemingly compelling answer has been “the consent of the governed.” When the North American revolutionaries set out to justify their secession from the British Empire, they declared, among other things: “Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed.” This sounds good, especially if one doesn’t think about it very hard or very long, but the harder and longer one thinks about it, the more problematic it becomes. One question after another comes to mind. Must every person consent? If not, how many must, and ...
Citing Secret Order, Federal Court Dismisses Airline Passenger Lawsuit Against DHS & TSA Over Scanners, Virtual Strip Searches & Full-Body ‘Rub-Downs’
Post Date: 2011-07-13 09:20:30 by Eric Stratton
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7/8/2011 Citing Secret Order, Federal Court Dismisses Airline Passenger Lawsuit Against DHS & TSA Over Scanners, Virtual Strip Searches & Full-Body ‘Rub-Downs’ WASHINGTON, DC — A federal court has dismissed a Fourth Amendment lawsuit filed by The Rutherford Institute challenging the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) airport security screening policy of requiring air passengers to either submit to virtual strip searches involving advanced imaging technology (AIT), which exposes intimate details of a person's body to government agents, or submit to highly invasive pat down searches during which TSA agents may go so far as to reach inside a ...
The Right To Lie to the Cops
Post Date: 2011-07-13 06:24:56 by Ada
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In Casey Anthony’s case we see an example of a grave injustice in the modern system. I’m not talking about her acquittal. When the prosecutor fails to prove someone’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, the only responsible thing for the jury to do is refuse to damn the suspect to time in a cage. An innocent person imprisoned is so much worse than a guilty person let go, as in the former instance the state seduces all of society to cheer on and legitimize an injustice. Also, whereas justice for the guilty is at least a metaphysical possibility outside of prison, it is downright precluded institutionally for the innocent on the inside. The actual travesty here is the offense ...
Investigation as man, 82, tasered by police
Post Date: 2011-07-12 22:48:10 by abraxas
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Investigation as man, 82, tasered by police PA Monday, 11 July 2011 An 82-year-old pensioner required hospital treatment after being tasered by police, a watchdog said today. The elderly pensioner was being arrested for carrying an offensive weapon and criminal damage when officers fired the electroshock weapon at him. The Independent Police Complaints Commission has launched an investigation into the incident in Ealing, west London. The taser was discharged after armed police were called to Islip Gardens on the morning of June 28 to reports of a man being threatened. The 82-year-old was taken into custody at Acton police station but, when he complained of pain, officers called an ...
The New Normal Recovery
Post Date: 2011-07-12 21:14:37 by Esso
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Quartzsite in an uproar, in 'state of emergency' due to video on YouTube Read
Post Date: 2011-07-12 15:33:10 by HAPPY2BME-4UM
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Quartzsite in an uproar, in 'state of emergency' due to video on YouTube Read "Frankly, this council is out of control." He said since being in office, he has discovered that every pay period, eight to 10 paychecks go to unnamed people and that he has been denied access to financial records to find out where the money goes at every turn. He said that's been happening since 1991 and amounts to $250,000 every year. "That's literally millions of dollars," he said. The Western Arizona town of Quartzsite was in a state of upheaval Monday after the Town Council ousted the mayor from power and declared a state of emergency, all because of an online video that ...
John Boehner Statement On Practically Agreeing To A Debt Ceiling Hike
Post Date: 2011-07-10 11:57:18 by Esso
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Statement by Speaker Boehner on Debt Limit Discussions House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) released the following statement today regarding ongoing debt limit discussions with the White House: "Despite good-faith efforts to find common ground, the White House will not pursue a bigger debt reduction agreement without tax hikes. I believe the best approach may be to focus on producing a smaller measure, based on the cuts identified in the Biden-led negotiations, that still meets our call for spending reforms and cuts greater than the amount of any debt limit increase." Zero Hedge translation: in two weeks we get news of no tax hikes, and no deficit reduction, which will be spun by ...
Acton man who built sprawling 'Phonehenge West' compound is ordered jailed
Post Date: 2011-07-10 11:44:54 by Ferret
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LANCASTER - A 59-year-old Acton man who was convicted last month of a dozen misdemeanor counts for building a sprawling compound he dubbed "Phonehenge West" today was ordered taken into custody. Superior Court Judge Daviann Mitchell ordered Alan Kimble Fahey to be remanded in lieu of $75,000 bail pending his sentencing, which was postponed to July 22. The judge determined that Fahey had failed to comply with the conditions for his release on his own recognizance, which included removing people from unpermitted structures and turning off the power, Jane Robison of the District Attorney's Office said. Fahey was convicted last month of 12 misdemeanor charges, including 10 ...
Libertarian Strategy and Principle: A Long-Term View
Post Date: 2011-07-09 18:54:13 by Ada
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It didn’t take long for the shift to transpire. The conservatives, after eight years defending the obscenely criminal and authoritarian Bush regime to the most degenerate depths, have rediscovered their role as rigorous defenders of Constitutional federalism, boasting that dissent is the highest form of patriotism, questioning the very legal and moral legitimacy of governmental and even executive power, daring to hope aloud that the regime fails. The left-liberals, meanwhile, have resumed their role as the most enthusiastic admirers of American leviathan, calling for its expansion in a hundred different directions, questioning the patriotism of those who oppose their commander in ...
Egyptians Again Rally for Change
Post Date: 2011-07-09 04:48:28 by Stephen Lendman
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Egyptians Again Rally for Change - by Stephen Lendman Before and after Mubarak was ousted, Egypt's military arrested, imprisoned, tortured, and disappeared thousands, a practice continuing to ruthlessly stay in power and prevent change. Moreover, thousands arrested are being tried in military courts, denying them due process or judicial fairness. Allowed only court-appointed counsel, attorneys get minutes with clients to review charges before presenting their case in proceedings. In addition, multiple defendants are tried simultaneously. Ten thousand or more were sentenced in recent months, some to death, and lawyers can't appeal. Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) ...
Light Bulb Backlash Hits Dimwits in Congress
Post Date: 2011-07-09 00:03:41 by farmfriend
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Light Bulb Backlash Hits Dimwits in Congress
Oak Park Woman Faces 93-Days in Jail For Planting Vegetable Garden [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2011-07-08 21:24:01 by Eric Stratton
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Oak Park Woman Faces 93-Days in Jail For Planting Vegetable Garden By ALEXIS WILEY Video at source OAK PARK, Mich. (WJBK) - "The price of organic food is kind of through the roof," said Julie Bass. So, why not grow your own? However, Bass' garden is a little unique because it's in her front yard. "We thought it'd be really cool to do it so the neighbors could see. The kids love it. The kids from the neighborhood all come and help," she said. Bass' cool garden has landed her in hot water with the City of Oak Park. Code enforcement gave her a warning, then a ticket and now she's been charged with a misdemeanor. "I think it's sad that the ...
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