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McCain accuses Paul of 'working for Vladimir Putin'
Post Date: 2017-03-16 20:21:02 by A Pole
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Sen. John McCain accused Sen. Rand Paul of "working for Vladimir Putin" on the Senate floor Wednesday, leading some to wonder if the Arizona Republican had violated Rule 19, a Senate regulation evoked earlier this year when one senator imputes the honor of another. McCain's comments came after Paul objected to a resolution that would allow Montenegro to join the NATO alliance. McCain responded by lobbing accusations at his fellow GOP senator multiple times, both before and after Paul objected to the vote, though the Kentucky senator did not add additional defense Wednesday. Pointedly singling out the "gentleman from Kentucky," McCain said those who object "are ...
Iowa senator in Ron Paul cash-for-endorsement scandal begins prison sentence
Post Date: 2017-03-15 22:22:45 by Gatlin
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Former Iowa state Sen. Kent Sorenson began serving a 15-month prison sentence Tuesday, the fallout from a secret plan to accept cash from Ron Paul campaign aides in exchange for his endorsement of the Texas congressman ahead of the 2012 Iowa caucus. The former Republican lawmaker received notice last month that he was to self-surrender to a federal prison in Chicago on Tuesday, though he is still appealing the sentence handed down by Senior U.S. District Judge Robert Pratt in January. A defense attorney on March 3 asked for Sorenson's self-surrender date to be rescheduled to April so that he could complete his taxes and "wrap up pending financial matters," but Pratt denied ...
Jeff Sessions: Marijuana Is “Only Slightly Less Awful” Than Heroin
Post Date: 2017-03-15 21:58:51 by Gatlin
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The new Attorney General has pot advocates in Massachusetts on edge. Jeff Sessions, the U.S. Attorney General, had some typically harsh words about marijuana today, at a time when legal pot supporters in Massachusetts and elsewhere are on high alert over how the new government will treat the drug. In prepared remarks for a speech to law enforcement in Richmond today, he outlined his stance on marijuana use, which he has long opposed, saying that “dependency” on it is “only slightly less awful” than heroin. I realize this may be an unfashionable belief in a time of growing tolerance of drug use. But too many lives are at stake to worry about being fashionable. I reject ...
Colorado Springs Police: 18 percent of homicides since 2015 have 'marijuana nexus'; no state data
Post Date: 2017-03-15 21:53:15 by Gatlin
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DENVER – A news release from the Colorado Springs Police Department that ties marijuana to homicides over the past several years is among the first reports that have directly linked the two.The police department says that it has reviewed murder cases from 2015 through 2017 so far and established a “marijuana nexus” that determines how many homicide cases involved marijuana transactions.It says that since the beginning of 2017, 11 of the 59 (18.6 percent) homicides in Colorado Springs have a “marijuana nexus.” 2015: 2 of 29 homicides have marijuana nexus 2016: 8 of 22 homicides have marijuana nexus 2017: 1 of 8 homicides have marijuana nexus“In most cases, ...
911 dispatcher in Tamir Rice case suspended for 8 days
Post Date: 2017-03-15 10:48:34 by Deckard
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CLEVELAND (AP) — A 911 dispatcher who took a call that led to a white police officer's fatal shooting of a 12-year-old black boy outside a recreation center has been suspended for eight days.Police Chief Calvin Williams found in a disciplinary letter dated March 10 that Constance Hollinger violated protocol the day of the shooting of Tamir Rice, who had been playing with a pellet gun.Tamir was shot within seconds of a police cruiser skidding to a stop just a few feet away from him in November 2014 outside the Cleveland rec center. The city's internal disciplinary charges accused Hollinger of failing to tell the dispatcher who sent the officers to the rec center that the man who ...
Driver Sues State After Receiving Ticket For 'Obscene' Stick Figure Vehicle Decal
Post Date: 2017-03-15 10:09:54 by Deckard
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from the [same-decal-but-with-Tennessee-in-back-and-driver-in-front] dept The problem with bad laws (well, ONE problem) is they'll need to be enforced at some point. Legislators pass laws out of fear, boredom, or a desire to look busy. They'll pass laws to push personal agendas and closely-held beliefs. They'll pass laws in response to bizarre tragedies so unique they can't be found in expanded actuarial tables or at the behest of favored industry leaders. Every so often, they'll even pass laws citizens are demanding. But far too often, they'll just pass laws because they're legislators and it's right there in the job description. They'll pass laws ...
The Tin Foil Hatters Were Right Again: ‘CIA Admits to Hacking Cars and Trucks for Undetectable Assassinations’
Post Date: 2017-03-15 08:42:32 by Deckard
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With the advent of computerized cars came warnings that hackers could remotely compromise vehicle controls systems and gain access to core driving features like brakes and steering. Several incidents over the last couple of years suggest that such nefarious activity has already taken place, with many citing the death of journalist Michael Hastings, and more recently, the deaths of a high profile oil executive and the personal chauffeur of Vladimir Putin. For the most part, those “accidents” were never investigated as possible assassinations utilizing cyber attacks, because the notion that such a thing could actually happen is almost unbelievable for most. But ...
Rule by Thieves: One Week in the Life of the American Kleptocracy
Post Date: 2017-03-15 06:57:01 by Deckard
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“The first and most important thing to understand about politics is this: forget Right, Left, Center, socialism, fascism, or democracy. Every government that exists — or ever existed, or ever will exist — is a kleptocracy, meaning ‘rule by thieves.’ Competing ideologies merely provide different excuses to separate the Productive Class from what they produce. If the taxpayer/voters won’t willingly fork over to end poverty, then maybe they’ll cough up to fight drugs or terrorism. Conflicting ideologies, as presently constituted, are nothing more than a cover for what’s really going on, like the colors of competing gangs.” — Author L. Neil ...
Anarchists Fixing Potholes In Roads In Portland, Oregon [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2017-03-15 06:36:46 by Deckard
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By Vic Bishop Over one half of every tax dollar we give to Uncle Sam is spent on ‘defense,’ yet anytime a free-thinker questions the need to be ruled by a giant, bloated, corrupt government, the argument is that we need government because we need roads. Public infrastructure is in serious neglect, though, and to set an example of this disconnect between reality and fantasy, a group of Portland anarchists has established a group which fixes potholes in public roads without notifying the government, and without using public taxes. From the ‘about’ section on their Facebook page: “Because we believe in building community solutions to the issues we face, outside of the ...
SWAT Team Destroys Innocent Family’s Home Looking for Unarmed Homeless Man
Post Date: 2017-03-15 06:13:31 by Deckard
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FRESNO, Calif. (CN) – A married couple claim Fresno sheriff’s officers destroyed their house by using it as a training ground for a teargas-wielding SWAT team, 50 vehicles, two helicopters, a K-9 unit and a fire truck — because an unarmed homeless man had been found in their closet. David and Gretchen Jessen sued Fresno County and the City of Clovis on March 8 in Fresno County Court. They say the unconstitutional assault on their home was “excessive, unreasonable, violent, destructive … intrusive … unnecessary and unreasonable.” The Jessens, who are farmers, say in their complaint that the sheriff and police used their house as a military ...
my message to Pres. Trump
Post Date: 2017-03-14 13:32:43 by BobCeleste
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An Open Letter To President Trump. Sir, we did not elect you to fix ObamaCare, we elected you and gave you majorities in both houses to Get Rid of obamaCare. The simple and easiest way is to roll back health care to 1987 and add in the across state borders clause and that's it. Sir, we elected you to Uphold The US Constitution, not defecate on it. Mr. President, No where in the Constitution of the United States of America do you have authority to do anymore. If we had wanted it fiddled with or 'fixed' you could have saved a lot of money and we a lot of grief by electing romney and his boyfriend ryan. Please do what we sent you to do. Rev. Bob Celeste Poster Comment:We ...
WikiLeaks' latest release raises questions about who and why
Post Date: 2017-03-13 07:51:42 by Justified
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WASHINGTON (AP) — It's not just who did it, but why. WikiLeaks' release of nearly 8,000 documents that purportedly reveal secrets about the CIA's tools for breaking into targeted computers, cellphones and even smart TVs has given rise to multiple theories about who stole the documents and for what reason. Perhaps it was a U.S. spy or contractor who felt jilted. Maybe the CIA was exposed by a foreign country that wanted to embarrass U.S. intelligence. Could it have been a CIA insider worried about Americans' privacy rights? Some possible motives behind last week's disclosure: FROM THE SOURCE In a statement released with the documents, the anti-secrecy group ...
Amish grandpa farmer found guilty on ALL counts involving his homemade salves - faces up to 48 years in prison
Post Date: 2017-03-11 13:31:21 by Deckard
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We are SHOCKED and saddened to report that on March 2nd, Amish farmer (and father and grandfather) Samuel Girod- who we have reported on before - was found guilty by a federal jury for making and distributing herbal products on his family farm. The FDA requires manufacturers of defined drugs to register their facility with them and the Girod farm is not registered. He will be sentenced by a judge on June 16 at 10 a.m. Watch this video I made below: In the end, the government charged Girod with conspiracy to impede an officer, obstruction of a proceeding before an agency, failing to register with the FDA, eights counts of causing misbranded drugs to be introduced ...
Incredible story of how the man awarded $25million for wrongful imprisonment blew it ALL on getting his old gang back together - before being sent BACK to prison for knee-capping enemy live on camera
Post Date: 2017-03-11 07:36:20 by cranky
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Thaddeus Jimenez was 13 in 1997 when he was sentenced to 45 years in prison for the shooting death of a man he didn't killAfter two key witnesses retracted their testimony and new evidence came to light, Jimenez was released from prison in 2009 In 2012, he received a $25million judgement from the cityHe spent that on cars, weapons, drugs, and recreating a new Simon City Royals gang in ChicagoIn 2015, a passenger in his Mercedes filmed him as he randomly shot an unarmed acquaintance in the kneesHe goes back to prison for nine years for the crime 'The restitution he received for his terrible injuries did not bring healing' said his lawyer Thaddeus Jimenez.Jimenez won a $25 million ...
Air Force Sergeant cradles dead military dog draped in US flag after heartbreaking decision to put him down
Post Date: 2017-03-10 21:14:23 by Stoner
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Kyle Smith served four military tours with Bodza and adopted him in 2014 when the German Shepherd was retired from duty ByJamie Bullen 13:38, 10 MAR 2017Updated16:43, 10 MAR 2017 News Video thumbnail, Air Force Sergeant cradles dead military dog draped in US flag after heartbreaking decision to put him down Click to play Air Force Sergeant and his adopted dog before he was put down These tear-jerking pictures show the moment an Air Force dog handler cradled his dead cannine partner draped in the US flag. Sergeant Kyle Smith, from North Carolina, bid an emotional farewell to four-legged companion Bodza after the German Shepherd was put down. A picture showed Kyle's giving his ...
The Amazon Echo Is Spying On You, Shuts Down When Asked About CIA, NSA
Post Date: 2017-03-10 13:25:21 by A K A Stone
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Cops Brag on Facebook About Tiny Pot Bust, Then The Internet Destroyed Them
Post Date: 2017-03-10 13:06:30 by Deckard
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Madison County, GA — In spite of their best and most tyrannical intentions, the police state is losing the information war in regards to the war on drugs. No longer do the majority of Americans buy into the reefer madness that was used for decades to wage a racist and vile campaign that destroyed everything it touched. However, in spite of the fact that they are losing the information war, the dinosaur drug warriors continue to charge on — after all, their paychecks and pensions depend on it. A recent Facebook post this week, by the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, highlights the utter failure that is the war on drugs. On Sunday morning, the department took to social media to ...
BREAKING: ObamaÂ’s Brother Just TWEETED Out BarackÂ’s Birth Certificate- ItÂ’s NOT From Hawaii
Post Date: 2017-03-10 12:09:03 by 3-Dee
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BREAKING: Obama’s Brother Just TWEETED Out Barack’s Birth Certificate- It’s NOT From Hawaii 10 Mar, 2017 by Just An American Okay…WHAT? What has just happened? I’ll tell you…. Malik, Barack Obama’s brother has just tweeted out former President’s alleged birth certificate. First… here check it out. Of course keep in mind, this is a tweet and in the world we live in today it is very hard to tell truth from deception…but we’re here to report what is happening out there so here you go. Allegedly folks, this is Barack Obama’s birth certificate according to his not to close brother, Malik Obama. It says…. ...
'Throw popcorn in my face,' some heard Reeves say at time of movie theater shooting
Post Date: 2017-03-10 11:19:22 by Deckard
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DADE CITY — Right about the time that Curtis Reeves drew a pistol and shot Chad Oulson in the chest, killing him, three different people heard Reeves say something about popcorn."Throw popcorn in my face," was what Mark Turner, a retired Air Force officer, recalled hearing from his spot at the end of Reeves' row inside Cobb Grove 16 cinemas three years ago. Charles Cummings, one row down from Reeves, heard the popcorn comment, too. So did Derek Friedhoff, a few rows down. He said it was prefaced by "show you" or "teach you." A surveillance video from the theater had captured Oulson's arm grabbing Reeves' bag of popcorn and tossing it at him ...
Might Be the Weakest Secretary of State Ever
Post Date: 2017-03-10 10:46:38 by Willie Green
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There are five avenues to power at Foggy Bottom, and they’re all blocked to the current man in charge. While much of America’s political class is transfixed by the debate about connections between Russia and the White House, a quieter but perhaps more consequential drama is playing out at Foggy Bottom. It concerns the startling diminution of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and perhaps the entire department that he heads. Normally the most important position in the cabinet, the secretary of state has had little impact on the Trump administration so far. And, if anything, his role appears headed for further decline. The secretary of state draws his or her power less from the ...
Dennis Kucinich: I'm no fan of Trump's but he's got a point about wiretapping
Post Date: 2017-03-10 09:28:50 by A K A Stone
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President Trump’s assertion that his phones at Trump Tower were tapped last year has been treated as hilarious—and in some circles as beyond contempt. But I can vouch for the fact that extracurricular surveillance does occur, regardless of whether it is officially approved. I was wiretapped in 2011 after taking a phone call in my congressional office from a foreign leader. That a secret recording had been made of this call was revealed to me by the Washington Times in 2015, a full two years after I left office. The newspaper’s investigative reporters called me, saying they had obtained a tape of a sensitive telephone conversation that they wanted me to verify. When I met ...
Trump endorses RINOcare. Are we doomed?
Post Date: 2017-03-09 15:45:09 by TrappedInMd
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The text of Republican health care reform bill to replace Obamacare was released Monday night. Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump offered a full-throated endorsement of the legislation put forward by House Republican leadership. The bill is “out for review,” President Trump tweeted. Well, the CR review is in, and the bill is terrible. For the last six years, the primary complaints of Republicans against Obamacare were the unconstitutional individual mandate and the insurance regulations that are driving up the cost of premiums. Neither of those problems are addressed in the RINOcare bill. A Republican version of the individual mandate remains in place to penalize ...
Trump Administration Wants A Clean Reauthorization For NSA Surveillance
Post Date: 2017-03-09 13:52:37 by Deckard
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Considering the new administration has stepped up its ousting of immigrants, expressed its disinterest in pursuing civil rights investigations of the nation's law enforcement agencies, applauded asset forfeiture, and declared war on leakers, it comes as no surprise the White House supports a clean reauthorization of Section 702 surveillance. The Trump administration does not want to reform an internet surveillance law to address privacy concerns, a White House official told Reuters on Wednesday, saying it is needed to protect national security. The announcement could put President Donald Trump on a collision course with Congress, where some Republicans and Democrats have advocated ...
Ron Paul Just Destroyed TSA in Epic Rant Every American Should Hear
Post Date: 2017-03-09 13:17:03 by Deckard
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Ron Paul, a staunch proponent of privacy and civil liberties, wasted no time in condemning the Transportation Security Administration’s new patdown policy in a scathing video released on Tuesday. While his criticisms of the TSA are nothing new, Paul proves once again that he remains the most steadfast opponent to the agency’s controversial practice of body scans and patdowns that have led to substantial inconvenience and humiliation of travelers. Previously, the TSA’s patdown policy allowed for five types of procedures. Their new procedures do away with those different options in favor of one, all-encompassing and remarkably more thorough patdown. The new ...
Lying Cops Get Owned as They Try to Intimidate Rights-Flexing Attorney
Post Date: 2017-03-09 13:09:58 by Deckard
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Wilmington, NC — A powerful video, taken by an attorney while being harassed by police, illustrates the power of filming — and why cops will lie through their teeth, apply intimidation tactics, and threaten you to get you to stop it. Attorney Jesse Bright, who works as an Uber driver in his spare time, was on a round trip drive, bringing a man who works as a pet groomer to pick up his paycheck on Feb 26. During the first Uber stop, police suddenly surrounded the vehicle and forced the passenger to submit to a search because they were near a known “drug house.” For his safety and to account for the officers’ actions, Bright began filming. When Sergeant Kenneth Becker ...
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