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This Awful SCOTUS Decision Helped Create Today's Civil Asset Forfeiture Racket
Post Date: 2017-11-28 04:55:46 by Deckard
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Civil asset forfeiture is one of the most destructive and flagrantly unconstitutional government practices occurring in the United States today. Under its auspices, law enforcement agencies are permitted to seize cash, cars, homes, businesses, and other property from innocent people who have been neither charged nor convicted of any underlying crime. The seized property is then either sold, with the government pocketing all or most of the proceeds, or put to use by the agency that took it. In either instance, law enforcement gets to profit from its policing. All of this occurs despite the fact that the Constitution clearly forbids both the federal government and the states from depriving ...
State Courts Say Early-Morning Pot Raids Were Gratuitous and Illegal
Post Date: 2017-11-28 04:19:34 by Deckard
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Sheriff's deputies in Collier County, Florida, were so eager to arrest Juan Falcon for growing marijuana in his backyard shed that they arrived at his home before 7 a.m. and broke open the door with a battering ram less than 20 seconds after announcing themselves. Drug cops in Kent County, Michigan, were so eager to arrest Michael Frederick and Todd Van Doorne for possession of marijuana-infused butter that they awakened the two men early in the morning and bullied them into allowing searches of their homes. In both cases, state courts recently ruled, the police officers' unjustified haste made their subsequent searches illegal. These cases show how blithely drug warriors resort to ...
The Whitest Music Ever (Prog Rock)
Post Date: 2017-11-27 07:30:57 by Deckard
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“We are the most uncool people in Miami.” So begins, promisingly enough, David Weigel’s The Show That Never Ends: The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock. Weigel, along with 3,000 fellow Yes-heads, Rush-oids, Tull freaks, and votaries of King Crimson—cultural underdogs all, twitching and grimacing with revenge-of-the-nerds excitement—is at the port of Miami, about to embark on a five-day progressive-rock-themed cruise: a floating orgy of some of the most despised music ever produced by long-haired white men. W. W. NortonDo you like prog rock, the extravagantly conceptual and wildly technical post-psychedelic subgenre that ruled the world for about 30 seconds in the early ...
Baltimore Dept Switched Out Whistleblower Cop’s Partner The Day He Was Murdered With his Own Gun
Post Date: 2017-11-26 13:10:44 by Deckard
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Baltimore, MD — Over the holiday weekend, the Baltimore Police Department has been scrambling to manage the media frenzy surrounding the mysterious death of Detective Sean Suiter. As we reported, Suiter was a whistleblower against officers in his own department and was set to testify against them in a massive corruption case just one day after his murder. This revelation cast suspicion on the department itself and pointed to a possible conspiracy and cover-up. As expected, Commissioner Kevin Davis of the Baltimore PD came out strong against these accusations, which were even circling in the mainstream media after news of Suiter’s status as a whistleblower went public. ...
‘Lucky’ Larry Silverstein Set to Receive Another $95 Million in New 9/11 Settlement
Post Date: 2017-11-26 12:58:27 by Deckard
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New York, NY – Notorious New York City businessman, and World Trade Center developer Larry Silverstein, scored another post 9/11 windfall this week, after Silverstein properties reached a $95 million dollar settlement in a civil litigation suit against American Airlines and United Continental Holdings. The settlement, filed Tuesday with the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, comes after 13 years of ‘hard fought’ litigation. In an email to Reuters, Silverstein properties’ spokesman Bud Perrone said, “We are pleased to have finally reached a resolution to this piece of post-9/11 litigation,” Silverstein, who signed a 99 year lease on the World Trade ...
Mother, Air Force Vet Kidnapped, Sent to Rikers for Traveling in NY with Her Legal Texas Handgun [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2017-11-26 12:46:53 by Deckard
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Robinson had harmed no one, had not taken anyone’s property and was merely traveling peacefully in her car when she was kidnapped by police and thrown into Riker’s Island at the Rose M. Singer Center with violent armed robbers and murderers. Robinson was driving from Texas to New York to bring her two children to spend some time with their father when she was arrested by the NYPD in the Bronx and charged with “265.03 FC (CRIM POSS WEAPON-2ND DEGREE C Felony)” for having her legally purchased and licensed handgun in her glovebox. Robinson, who spent five years on active duty, had secret military clearances and also has her active and valid Texas License to Carry. ...
NOPD boots homeless drummer from his usual spot. It was legal, but shouldn't be. [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2017-11-24 20:43:10 by Deckard
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Drive past the Carrollton Avenue neutral ground between Costco and Xavier University, and you're likely to see Memphis Mike. You can't miss him: He's the guy playing music by himself. But on Sept. 13, Memphis got booted from his spot. According to Memphis and as evidenced in a photo of the incident, two NOPD officers approached the musician and told him to pack up his things and move along. The officers, Memphis said, told him he was violating City Ordinance 14:1, and that he needed a permit to play his drums there. "After discussions with the City Attorney's Office, we have determined this individual must obtain a permit to play on the neutral ground," ...
Running of the Sheeple: Videos of Black Friday Brawls and Stampedes in America
Post Date: 2017-11-24 20:20:21 by Deckard
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It’s the most wonderful violent time of the year.As the Sheeple lined up and mobbed retail stores after Thanksgiving dinner and early Friday morning for deals to kick off the holiday season, one person has already been shot, fights have shut down malls, and a baby (!) was hit with a shoe.Many people lost all sense of perspective as they got caught up in it at Walmart, Macy’s, and other stores during this grim holiday tradition in American stupidity. Absolute insanity… Police had to step in to break up this madness..the crowd was threatened with Tasers and pepper spray… Videos of fights are being posted on social media by the minute, and #BlackFridayFights is already ...
Good Samaritans Shutdown, Ticketed for Feeding Homeless During Thanksgiving Holiday
Post Date: 2017-11-24 18:59:04 by Deckard
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Feeding the homeless is now illegal in Atlanta and you will be ticketed and extorted unless you pay the state for permission beforehand.Atlanta, GA — According to the official historical record, in 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. For over a century, families have gathered to proclaim what they are thankful for while others have taken to shelters and charities to help those who cannot help themselves. However, thanks to the state, helping others during this most giving time is now illegal—unless you pay the government for permission. During ...
How Jeff Sessions Plans to End Medical Marijuana Before the Year Is Over
Post Date: 2017-11-24 11:14:46 by Deckard
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Tears streamed down Claudia Jendron's face this year as her doctor patted her hand and told her, after eight years of failed pain treatments for her spinal fusion-gone-wrong, "This is going to work, Claudia." She was talking about medical marijuana.For “eight years of hell,” Jendron tried opioids, epidural shots and acupuncture in the hopes that she’d be able to sit down or go to her grandchildren’s birthday parties without having to leave and lie down. None of it worked. At one point, she considered checking into an assisted living facility to receive morphine before she tried medical marijuana. Then, early this year, the ...
5 Myths About Marijuana You Can Ignore (or laff at)
Post Date: 2017-11-24 10:58:03 by buckeroo
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Congratulations! If you’re reading this, you are among the next generation that could see cannabis legalized across the United States since it was legally demonized in the 1920s. Already 26 states, plus the District of Columbia, have legalized medical or recreational marijuana in some form, with nine of those having gone ‘full rec.’ Perhaps more awe-inspiring, you’ll also likely see the entire nation of Canada legalize recreational cannabis next year. But hold it there, son: You might be among the lucky gen that enjoys legal weed, but you are likely far from properly enlightened about the myths swirling inside The Great Weed Debate. There are many a myth inside that ...
New Data (Again) Shows Fewer Kids Are Using Marijuana — Despite Legalization
Post Date: 2017-11-24 10:44:28 by buckeroo
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Those arguing against cannabis legalization were dealt another crushing blow this week — this time by the government's own data. New figures from a federal survey confirm marijuana use among 12 to 17-year-olds is at its lowest level in more than two decades — after 8 states and D.C. have legalized recreational cannabis use. In 2016, 6.5 percent of adolescents used marijuana on a monthly basis, according to the latest National Survey on Drug Use and Health — the lowest figure since 1994. The numbers continue the trend of fewer and fewer teen marijuana users, despite legalization. “This means that approximately 1.6 million adolescents used marijuana in the past month. ...
Mom Arrested, Charged with Felony for Putting Recorder in 9-year-old's Backpack to Catch Her Bully [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2017-11-23 10:03:57 by Deckard
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Norfolk, VA — For weeks, Sarah Sims said she called and emailed school officials repeatedly to tell them her child was being bullied at school and was never given a response. So, she took matters into her own hands and now she is facing felony charges. Sims discovered her daughter was being bullied in late September. So, like any parent would do, she reached out to school officials for help. But she received nothing. “The thing that bothers me the most is that I am yet to get a response from anyone in the administration,” Sims added. After being shrugged off by the school, Sims decided that she would take matters into her own hands and catch her 9-year-old daughter’s ...
Trump ‘frightened by black people’
Post Date: 2017-11-23 09:59:41 by Willie Green
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Tony Schwartz, the ghostwriter behind President Trump's bestselling 1987 book "The Art of the Deal", says the president's recent attacks of LaVar Ball stem from Trump being "half awed and half frightened by black people."Trump and Ball have gone back and forth through the media since Ball's son, LiAngelo Ball, and two other UCLA players were released from China after being detained for shoplifting earlier this month.Asked Wednesday by CNN’s John Berman whether Trump’s attack was down to “what LaVar Ball said or, as some are alleging, how he looks,” Schwartz responded: "Both."“So first of all, his ...
Joe Barton apologizes after nude photo circulates on social media
Post Date: 2017-11-23 09:30:35 by Willie Green
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Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, apologized Wednesday after a graphic photo that appeared to show him naked made the rounds on social media this week. An anonymous Twitter account began circulating the photo that shows a naked man resembling Barton. The Twitter user, whose identity is unknown, censored the photo using blue scribbles. TMZ published the photo, as well as a sexually explicit text message the Texas congressman allegedly sent to a woman. “While separated from my second wife, prior to the divorce, I had sexual relationships with other mature adult women,” Barton said in a statement. “Each was consensual. Those relationships have ended. I am sorry I did not use better ...
FBI Admits: Trump Dossier Filled With Nothing But Rumors
Post Date: 2017-11-22 17:01:16 by IbJensen
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Byron York in the Washington Examiner reported this week that his sources inside Congress say that investigators from both the FBI and the Justice Department have denied confirming any of the most explosive allegations found in the infamous Trump/Russia dossier. In interviews with congressional investigators in recent days, officials from the intelligence community have said that those allegations – which outline a broad conspiracy between the Kremlin and the Trump campaign – have not been corroborated, even though the FBI has been on the case for more than a year. This is unbelievably important, considering the fact that the Trump dossier, put together by former British spy ...
A Man Is About To Launch Himself In His Homemade Rocket To Prove The Earth Is Flat
Post Date: 2017-11-22 09:51:39 by Willie Green
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Mike Hughes's ultimate goal is a subsequent launch that puts him miles above the Earth, where the 61-year-old limousine driver hopes to photograph proof of the disc we all live on. Seeking to prove that a conspiracy of astronauts fabricated the shape of the Earth, a California man intends to launch himself 1,800 feet high on Saturday in a rocket he built from scrap metal.Assuming the 500-mph, mile-long flight through the Mojave Desert does not kill him, Mike Hughes told the Associated Press, his journey into the atmosflat will mark the first phase of his ambitious flat-Earth space program. Hughes's ultimate goal is a subsequent launch that puts him miles above the Earth, where the ...
Family Calls 911 for Help, Cops Show Up, Beat Handcuffed Mentally Ill Man Instead
Post Date: 2017-11-22 06:40:36 by Deckard
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Lancaster, PA — All too often, families in need of medical help for their mentally ill family members in a crisis call 911 and receive anything but help. All too often, police—who have zero training in dealing with the mentally ill—will show up to these medical calls for help and abuse, assault, arrest, and sometimes even kill those in need of help. The family of Kent Bowers experienced this abuse firsthand after calling police for help and watching their family member instead get attacked. On October 6, 2016, Bowers’ family called 911 because Bowers, who they say has a history of mental illness, was having an episode and began behaving erratically and making threats, ...
Confederate Flag Over NC Fire Department: ‘We’re Not Going To Take Down The Flag’
Post Date: 2017-11-22 06:15:52 by Deckard
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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Uwharrie Volunteer Fire Department is standing firm, and will not be taking down the Confederate flag that flies below Old Glory above their fire station. Even though they stand to lose funding over it, the fire department is holding their ground. Unfortunately, the fire department, which is located in North Carolina, stands to lose at least $19,000 because of its refusal to remove a Confederate flag from its property. But the firefighters still won’t take it down. The debate over the Uwharrie Volunteer Fire Department’s flag has simmered for months but complaints about it go back years, according to ...
Thanksgiving for JFK
Post Date: 2017-11-22 05:53:34 by Deckard
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If he had lived, President John F. Kennedy would have been 100 years old this year. At Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow, his family would be raising a glass in his honor. But as we all know, he was murdered in Dallas, Texas on this date – November 22nd – in 1963. A true war hero twice over, he risked his life to save his men in World War II, and then, after a radical turn toward peace-making in the last year of his life, he died in his own country at the hands of his domestic enemies as a soldier in a non-violent struggle for peace and reconciliation for all people across the world. But we can still celebrate, mourn, and offer thanksgiving for his courageous witness. ...
Fake News Is Only the Beginning. The FCC Votes to Let Monopolies Decide What Local News You See
Post Date: 2017-11-21 10:46:35 by Deckard
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Ten years from now, people could look at their local news reporting and wonder how it ever went so wrong. You’ve heard of fake news? You ain’t seen nothing yet. What would happen if the politician you love to hate were indicted, but your local news didn’t report it? No newspaper stories, no TV news, no radio news on the hour, nothing. Couldn’t happen? Think again. The Republican-controlled Federal Communications Commission voted on Nov. 16 to allow just one corporation to own the local newspaper plus nearly every commercial TV station in your town. Nifty way to reduce down to just one newsroom then dictate whatever information that corporation does — and does not ...
Video So Gruesome, Cop Sentenced to 5 Years For Shooting Into Car of Teens, 16 Times
Post Date: 2017-11-21 05:45:52 by Deckard
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Chicago, IL — In August, Chicago police officer Marco Proano told a jury that when he fired 16 shots into a car full of unarmed teenagers, that was not threatening him, he was just doing his job. However, the dashcam video was so ‘gruesome’ that a jury did not agree. After only a 4 hour deliberation, Proana became the exception to the rule by actually getting convicted for his crimes. Proano was found guilty on two felony counts of using excessive force in violating the victims’ civil rights. He was facing a maximum of 10 years in prison on each count but moments ago, he was sentenced to just 5 years. Given Chicago’s irresponsible and incredible ability to utterly ...
Study Debunks Feminism: Women Still Attracted to “Toxic Masculinity”
Post Date: 2017-11-21 05:33:27 by Deckard
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Women are attracted to confident men comfortable with their masculinity, according to a new study which debunks third-wave feminism and its war on testosterone.Researchers analyzed the user-submitted rankings of men whose photos were uploaded to TubeCrush, a British hot-or-not-type site, and found that “macho men, particularly ones in suits, still reign supreme on the totem pole of sexual attraction.”“Popular images also often made sure to focus on a man’s biceps, pectorals, and chest, particularly if he was muscular in those areas,” the study concluded. “Many accompanying comments also emphasized a man’s physique and supposed sexual prowess, the ...
Cowboys, Truckers and Us
Post Date: 2017-11-21 05:21:16 by Deckard
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Being a trucker – especially an owner-operator – used to be a lot like being a cowboy was back in the 1800s.On your own timetable, beholden to none – so long as the cows (or the cargo) got where they needed to be on time. Independent, free.Which, naturally, is why both avocations had to be stomped.Cowboys became ranch hands, no longer free to roam.But at least they aren’t subject to 24-7 recording of their doings – as truckers soon will be. It will be done via something called an Electronic Logging Device (ELD) which is basically a mobile, in-truck Panopticon – a rig for the rig that sees all and knows all – and narcs all, to the Appropriate ...
Vegas Massacre Cover-Up: PR Firm Hired by Mandalay Bay Exposed Pushing Disinformation on Conspiracy Theories
Post Date: 2017-11-20 13:26:06 by Deckard
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Free Thought Project – by Jay Syrmopoulos Las Vegas – In another strange twist to the largest mass-shooting in recent U.S. history, a damning report indicates that the parent company of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, MGM Resorts International, is paying crisis management firm Joele Frank to spread disinformation about the massacre online. According to a bombshell report, published by Thomas Michael on Medium, the crisis management firm is deliberately spreading ridiculous conspiracy theories on social media in an attempt to discredit legitimate inquiry into the bizarre official narrative—and actively trying to muddy the water about events surrounding the ...
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