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When They Nullify the Law, Jurors Are Just Doing Their Jobs
Post Date: 2017-03-22 06:19:33 by Deckard
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Jury nullification angers judges and prosecutors, but it’s all just part of the jurors’ role in protecting us from the government.Why juries do what they do is often a mystery, especially when they protectively interpose themselves between the government and a defendant. Outsiders can't know what really goes on during jury deliberations, and jurors themselves have no way of knowing what truly motivates their colleagues to bring a not guilty verdict. That's why jury nullification—acquittals of defendants who jurors believe did violate the law but don't deserve punishment, either because of specifics of the case or because jurors oppose the law in ...
Opioid Deaths: Another Drug War Failure
Post Date: 2017-03-22 06:14:53 by Deckard
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Prohibition is the cause of the problem; it's not the solution.Illicit drug use is an old phenomenon, and Jeff Sessions has an old solution: take off the gloves. "We have too much of a tolerance for drug use," the attorney general complained to an audience of law enforcement officials Wednesday, promising more aggressive policing. "Our nation needs to say clearly once again that using drugs is bad," he declared. "It will destroy your life."That claim will fall on a lot of deaf ears among the 100 million Americans who have used marijuana—most of whom found it did not destroy their lives and some of whom found it made their lives better. He is right, ...
ABC Gushes Over ‘Amazing,’ ‘Inspiring’ Story Of Mother And Son Swapping Genders
Post Date: 2017-03-22 06:11:03 by HomerBohn
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According to ABC News anchors Robin Roberts and Juju Chang, there’s nothing more “inspiring” than a mother and son deciding to pump themselves full of hormones and undergo gender reassignment surgery. From NewsBusters.org: On Tuesday’s Good Morning America, anchor Robin Roberts and Nightline anchor Juju Chang touted a story of a mother and son both declaring themselves as transgender and getting gender re-assignment hormones and surgery. The two ABC anchors mutually gushed over the “incredible” “moving” and “touching” story. At the end of the report, Roberts and Chang even praised the courage of the mother for being “inspired” ...
FBI’s Russian-influence probe includes a look at Breitbart, InfoWars news sites
Post Date: 2017-03-21 17:34:44 by Gatlin
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Federal investigators are examining whether far-right news sites played any role last year in a Russian cyber operation that dramatically widened the reach of news stories — some fictional — that favored Donald Trump’s presidential bid, two people familiar with the inquiry say. Operatives for Russia appear to have strategically timed the computer commands, known as “bots,” to blitz social media with links to the pro-Trump stories at times when the billionaire businessman was on the defensive in his race against Democrat Hillary Clinton, these sources said. Russian President Vladimir Putin is accused by the FBI of ordering a campaign intended to influence the U.S. ...
Rand Paul: We Know For Sure Obama Administration Spied On Mike Flynn
Post Date: 2017-03-20 20:42:13 by A K A Stone
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On this week's edition of 'This Week With George Stephanopoulos,' Sen. Rand Paul discussed the president's accusation that his campaign was spied on by the Obama administration: STEPHANOPOULOS: Finally, sir, you're also a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. WE see the president standing by that claim about President Obama. It's caused a rift now with British intelligence over the weekend. How big a problem is this for the president's credibility? How does he fix it? PAUL: I think that we know one thing for sure, that the Obama administration did spy on Flynn. Now, whether it was direct or indirect, somebody was reading and taking -- a transcript ...
Rand Paul: McCain Is 'Unhinged,' 'Past His Prime'
Post Date: 2017-03-20 14:03:59 by Deckard
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Senator Rand Paul responded Thursday on MSNBC to John McCain's crazy accusations that he was "working for Vladimir Putin". "I think he makes a really, really strong case for term limits," Paul told the crew of Morning Joe. "I think maybe he's past his prime; I think maybe he's gotten a little bit unhinged," he said. Paul continued: "I do think that when we talk about NATO, there can be a rational discussion about the pros and cons of expanding it. We currently have troops, combat troops, in about six nations. We have troops actively just stationed in probably a couple dozen others. We have a $20 trillion debt. And one of my favorite articles of ...
D.C. Dairy Lobbying Organizations Trying to Kill Bill to Legalize Raw Milk in Montana
Post Date: 2017-03-20 13:53:21 by Deckard
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Source: 10th Amendment Center Deep-pocketed national organizations representing big dairy have thrown their political clout behind efforts to kill a bill that would legalize limited raw milk sales in Montana Last week, the National Milk Producers Federation and the International Dairy Foods Association sent a 26-page document to members of the Senate Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Committee urging them to kill House Bill 325 (HB325). “Due to the significant public health risks associated with the consumption of raw milk, the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) respectfully urge that you oppose HB 325, ...
Trump’s Labor Secretary Nominee Alexander Acosta Helped Infamous Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein Avoid Federal Charges
Post Date: 2017-03-20 13:43:57 by Deckard
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President Trump’s Labor secretary nominee Alexander Acosta will likely face some tough questioning at his upcoming Senate confirmation hearing over an unusual plea deal he oversaw for a billionaire sex offender while U.S. attorney in Miami.That billionaire sex offender is none other than the infamous Jeffrey Epstein.Last Thursday, Washington state Sen. Patty Murray, the top Democrat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP), sent a formal request to the Department of Justice to review “all documents and communications” in the case involving Epstein.From the Associated Press:Critics, including attorneys for some underage victims of financier Jeffrey ...
Billionaire Globalist and Illuminati Member David Rockefeller Dies at the Age of 101
Post Date: 2017-03-20 13:20:52 by Deckard
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Multibillionaire globalist David Rockefeller has died at the age of 101. Rockefeller was the last surviving grandson of John D. Rockefeller, the founder of the Standard Oil Company, which he built into an oil empire that made him America’s first billionaire and transformed his family into one of the most powerful in the world. David Rockefeller was a renowned banker and philanthropist who controlled Chase Manhattan bank for more than a decade. Rockefeller worked diligently to spread globalist neoliberal capitalism to the world, and in the process, wielded uncanny global political influence. According to a report in the New York Times: Chase Manhattan had long been known as the ...
What the New CIA Leaks Tell Us About the U.S. Government
Post Date: 2017-03-20 11:27:12 by Deckard
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“The greatest danger to the State is independent intellectual criticism.” – Murray WikiLeaks may have finally done what many small and anti-government advocates have only dreamed of. They exposed the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for what it is: a bloated government bureaucracy that has grown much too large to be restrained. According to the document dump released by Julian Assange’s whistleblower hub, this list of highly confidential information regarding the CIA emerged from the agency’s Center For Cyber Intelligence in Langley, revealing details on the agency’s “global covert hacking program.” the="The" and="and" been="been" ...
TRUMP TOWER SECRET SERVICE THEFT CAUGHT ON VIDEO Thief Knew What He Was After
Post Date: 2017-03-20 10:24:11 by A K A Stone
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The thief who swiped a Secret Service agent’s laptop targeted the agent in question and knew exactly what he was after ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ. Our sources say the thief -- whom they say is a man -- was caught on surveillance video pulling up to the agent's driveway in an Uber at around 3 AM Thursday. The video shows the man make a beeline for the agent's car, removing a backpack with the computer inside and then walking off. As we reported, the hard drive contained Trump Tower floor plans and evacuation protocols, but the agency insists there was no classified info inside. The thief also made off with a passport and several Secret Service lapel pins. It's ...
Whistleblower Tapes: Trump Wiretapped “A Zillion Times” By ‘The Hammer,’ Brennan’s and Clapper’s Secret Computer System
Post Date: 2017-03-20 00:29:28 by A K A Stone
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Whistleblower Tapes: Trump Wiretapped “A Zillion Times” By ‘The Hammer,’ Brennan’s and Clapper’s Secret Computer System By Mary Fanning and Alan Jones President Obama’s Director of National Intelligence (DNI) James Clapper and his Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director John Brennan oversaw a secret supercomputer system known as “THE HAMMER,” according to former NSA/CIA contractor-turned whistleblower Dennis Montgomery. Clapper and Brennan were using the supercomputer system to conduct illegal and unconstitutional government data harvesting and wiretapping. THE HAMMER was installed on federal property in Fort Washington, Maryland at a complex ...
NSA DOCUMENTS PROVE SURVEILLANCE OF DONALD TRUMP & HIS FAMILY
Post Date: 2017-03-19 22:09:37 by A K A Stone
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Infowars.com have obtained credible information from law enforcement sources regarding individual records of U.S. citizens under National Security Agency (NSA) electronic surveillance in the years 2004 through 2010 – a database that suggests both Donald J. Trump and Alex Jones were under illegal, unauthorized government monitoring during those years. Michael Zullo, formerly the commander and chief investigator of the Cold Case Posse (CCP), a special investigative group created in 2006 in the office of Joseph M. Arpaio, formerly the sheriff in Maricopa County, an Arizona State Certified Law Enforcement Agency, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, provided sections ...
Most of the information spread online is quantifiably “bullshit” [with Deckard as the biggest promulgator]
Post Date: 2017-03-19 18:16:28 by Gatlin
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The internet encourages the spread of information that is emotionally resonant but factually untrue. In his well-known essay On Bullshit, Harry Frankfurt defines bullshit as speech that is designed to impress but lacks a direct concern for the truth. Under such a definition, . Some types of bullshit are political in nature, such as the misleading claim that only 16 mass shootings took place under President Bush’s tenure, compared to a whopping 162 under President Obama. Such claims are valued for their persuasiveness in making a point, rather than for their connection to reality. Other bullshit, such as clickbait, is motivated by the commercial mandates of the digital age, in which ...
For the First Time Ever, the Federal Govt is Referring to Marijuana as Medicine
Post Date: 2017-03-19 17:25:55 by Deckard
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A profound shift in the federal government’s stance on cannabis was marked by subtle changes made this month to one webpage. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, now has a webpage titled Marijuana as Medicine. Prior to March 2017, it was titled Is Marijuana Medicine? Apparently, they feel the question has been answered. Of course, other agencies are still mired in prohibition, and those enforcing the immoral War on Drugs will still lock you up for having the plant. The timing of NIDA’s update is very curious, as there are signs from the Trump administration that a crackdown may be coming on states’ cannabis ...
Toilet to tap: California brewery makes beer with treated SEWAGE water... and curious customers describe the taste as 'outstanding'
Post Date: 2017-03-19 16:49:07 by HomerBohn
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Stone Brewing, a California brewery, has a beer that uses treated sewage water Curious customers tried Full Circle Pale Ale at a Thursday event in San Diego Verdict was positive: Patrons said it was 'fantastic,' 'outstanding' and 'delicious' Brew reflects city's mission to get third of water from recycled sources by 2021 A Southern California brewery has successfully tested a beer using treated sewage water. Stone Brewing, a large craft brewing operation headquartered in Escondido, presented its Full Circle Pale Ale to curious customers at an event Thursday in San Diego. The new ale is made using recycled, treated sewage water and is part of San Diego's ...
The Most Gruesome Government Report Ever Written Evaluates 34 Ways to Execute a Man
Post Date: 2017-03-19 15:59:48 by cranky
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In 1887, New York State appointed three men to evaluate every possible way to execute a man—which they did in disturbing detail. Government reports rarely make for stimulating reading. That's because most government reports aren't about throwing people off a cliff or clubbing them to death. In 1887, the state of New York published what became popularly known as the Gerry Commission Report. This is one piece of bureaucratic prose that is neither dull nor boring. In fact, it may be among the most macabre and gruesome in the annals of American writing. And it was important. The ramifications of this execution encyclopedia—officially titled "The Commission to ...
James Corden Has Trump's Tax Returns
Post Date: 2017-03-19 10:23:49 by A K A Stone
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Prosecutors: No crime in Florida inmate's hot-shower death [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2017-03-19 05:48:06 by Gatlin
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MIAMI (AP) — Prosecutors in Florida have found no evidence of a crime in the death of a prison inmate left for nearly two hours in a hot shower, concluding that he died accidentally in part because of undiagnosed heart disease and suffered no burn injuries. The memo released Friday by the office of Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle ends a lengthy criminal probe into the 2012 death of 50-year-old Darren Rainey, a mentally troubled man serving a two-year sentence on a cocaine charge. An attorney for Rainey's family, Milton Grimes of Los Angeles, said in a statement that the family is "disappointed and heartbroken" no charges will be brought. "This ...
Brutalized Trump Ralliers Notch Win in Lawsuit Against San Jose
Post Date: 2017-03-19 00:49:46 by Hondo68
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Civil rights case moves ahead for Trump supporters who were 'assaulted, abused, chased, hunted, and terrorized' A judge has refused to toss out a federal lawsuit against the city of San Jose, California, in which the city police are accused of allowing an angry mob of left-wing agitators and violent protesters to target peaceful pro-Trump ralliers. Several people were injured during the June 2 rally. A picture of a pro-Trump woman being pelted by eggs during the incident went viral last spring. “Citizens ranging from their teens to their 70s were assaulted, abused, chased, hunted, and terrorized in a situation for which the city is responsible.” The city was sued by ...
Legendary musician Chuck Berry dead at 90
Post Date: 2017-03-18 21:18:01 by Stoner
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Chuck Berry, one of the creators of rock and roll, has died, according to police. He was 90. St. Charles County, Missouri, police said they responded to a medical emergency on Buckner Road at approximately 12:40 p.m. Inside the home, first responders found an unresponsive man, but despite immediately administering lifesaving techniques, the 90-year-old man could not be revived. He was pronounced dead at 1:26 p.m., police said. The St. Charles County Police Department identified him as Charles Edward Anderson Berry Sr., better known as Chuck Berry. The rock legend had announced in October, on his 90th birthday that he was releasing a new album. PHOTO: SLIDESHOW: Legendary Guitarist Chuck ...
Chuck Berry, rock 'n' roll pioneer, dead at 90
Post Date: 2017-03-18 20:48:38 by Willie Green
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(CNN)Chuck Berry, a music pioneer often called "the Father of Rock 'n' Roll," was found dead Saturday at a residence outside St. Louis, police in St. Charles County said. He was 90. A post on the St. Charles County police Facebook page said officers responded to a medical emergency at a residence around 12:40 p.m. (1:40 p.m. ET) Saturday and found an unresponsive man inside. "Unfortunately, the 90-year-old man could not be revived and was pronounced deceased at 1:26 p.m.," the post said. "The St. Charles County Police Department sadly confirms the death of Charles Edward Anderson Berry Sr., better known as legendary musician Chuck Berry." Wrote rock ...
Prison Guards Who Threw Inmate in Hot Shower, Killing Him, Committed No Crime, State’s Attorney Rules
Post Date: 2017-03-18 19:00:59 by A K A Stone
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Darren Rainey spent two hours locked in a shower inmates at the Dade Correctional Institute said prison guards left set to scalding hot before dying of the injuries caused by the water. Rainey's skin was peeling off when he was removed from the shower. Inmates say he was screaming to be let out before he died, and that guards regularly used extremely hot and cold showers to punish mentally ill patients. Nearly five years later, in a report released Friday, the state's attorney has ruled that there was no criminal conduct by the guards. In her ruling, Katherine Fernandez Rundle said, according to the Miami Herald, that John Fan Fan, a sergeant, and the officers involved in getting ...
Donald Trump claims Germany owes the US and Nato ‘vast sums of money’ for defence of Europe against Russia
Post Date: 2017-03-18 16:53:40 by HomerBohn
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DONALD Trump has blasted cash rich Germany for owing “vast sums of money” to Nato. Tweeting a day after an awkward meeting with German leader Angela Merkel, Trump demanded Berlin should cough up billions of Euros more on defence. Poster Comment:Germany appears to have enough money to invite the entire Muslim world for freebies , housing and courtesy gang rapes, but not the time or money to pay your debts. Get your act together Germany.
Idaho boy injured, family dog killed by government 'cyanide bomb'
Post Date: 2017-03-18 09:19:44 by A K A Stone
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SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A "cyanide bomb" planted by U.S. predator-control agents targeting coyotes near homes and hiking trails in Idaho exploded when a boy handled the device, injuring him and killing his dog, authorities and relatives said on Friday. Canyon Mansfield, 14, was playing with his yellow Labrador retriever, Casey, on Thursday afternoon near his home east of Pocatello when he saw what he thought was a sprinkler head on the ground and touched the device, causing it to detonate. The explosion sprayed the boy and his 3-year-old, 90-pound (40 kg) pet with toxic cyanide gas, according to the boy's mother, Theresa Mansfield. “Canyon said there was a bang like ...
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