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Protesters descend on Albuquerque City Hall to decry deadly shootings
Protesters filled Albuquerque City Hall on Monday evening, forcing the city council to clear its legislative agenda and turn the podium over to citizens furious with police over a spiking number of fatal shootings. City
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Obama considers sending anti-aircraft weapons to Syrian opposition
President Barack Obama may authorize the shipment of new air defense systems to rebel forces in Syria’s ongoing civil war, a new Associated Press report states. Citing an unnamed US official, the AP stated Obama
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Infographic: The Militarized U.S. Police, by the Numbers
Many of us know retired police officers who remember a world where it was considered a failure to draw a weapon unless under direct attack. Even if such an action was required, the result
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Obama’s New NSA Proposal and Democratic Partisan Hackery
I vividly recall the first time I realized just how mindlessly and uncritically supportive of President Obama many Democrats were willing to be. In April 2009, two federal courts, in a lawsuit brought by
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Social media: Weapon of PsyWar & you’re the target
For centuries the most powerful intelligence gathering service on the planet was the Catholic rite of ‘confession’, where millions of people told vital info to the Pope on guilty acts which could then be
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15yo NATO bombings of Yugoslavia in 15 dramatic photos
2,000 civilians died during 78 days of devastating NATO airstrikes on Yugoslavia in 1999, when citizens of a European country became accustomed to war-heads flying over their heads, hiding in bomb shelters and praying
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15 years on: Looking back at NATO’s ‘humanitarian’ bombing of Yugoslavia
Exactly 15 years ago, on March 24, NATO began its 78-day bombing of Yugoslavia. The alliance bypassed the UN under a “humanitarian” pretext, launching aggression that claimed hundreds of civilian lives and caused a
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Communities grow weary of militarized police
As numerous law enforcement agencies across the United States begin enrolling large armored vehicles into the force, pockets of resistance are forming among some communities concerned with the trend. According to a report by the
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Mentally ill homeless vet ‘baked to death’ in scorching 100+°F NYC jail cell
A mentally ill veteran was “basically baked to death” in his Rikers Island jail cell last month as temperatures reached more than 100 degrees, a New York City official told the Associated Press. According to
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Google Claims it Will Now Encrypt All Search Data – Do You Believe Them?
The headlines read, “Google to encrypt searches, aims to foil NSA and China”. Really? Google aims to foil the NSA… now that sure sounds great, but beyond the flowery headlines, that’s pretty hard to believe
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95.7% of Crimeans give finger to US tyrant
In an unprecedented turnout unmatched by any Western election, Crimeans voted 95.7% to join Russia. As I pointed out earlier today, under the twisted logic of Washington Crimea has never been a part of Ukraine
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95.7% of Crimeans in referendum voted to join Russia – preliminary results
The resolution would have invalidated tomorrow's referendum in Crimea over its potential secession from Ukraine—at least in the eyes of the United Nations. Samantha Power, the American Ambassador to the United Nations, had words about
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Google’s Schmidt: We were attacked by the Chinese and the NSA
Google chairman Eric Schmidt admitted on Friday that government attacks from China and the US forced his company to enhance security protocols. Speaking at the SXSW technology conference in Austin, Texas, Schmidt said governments around
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Trooper sues more than 100 cops for harassment after pulling over Miami police officer
Florida Highway Patrol trooper Donna Jane Watts was just doing her job when she pulled over a Miami police officer for topping speeds of 120 mph, but the fallout has been anything but routine:
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Bands Invoice US Government for Using Their Music to Torture Guantanamo Detainees
In a recent interview with Pheonix New Times, the industrial rock band Skinny Puppy didn’t just chat about what it was like to make their new album and what the band’s future plans are;
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Davos 2014: Elite are Launching Global Internet Governance
At the World Economic Forum (WEF) the Global Commission on Internet Governance (GCIG) was announced as a “two-year initiative that will present a comprehensive stand on the future of multi-stakeholder Internet governance.” The GCIG was
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Snowden to ask Russian police for protection after US threats – lawyer
NSA whistleblower, Edward Snowden, will ask Russian law enforcers to protect him, his lawyer, Anatoly Kucherena, has said. The former NSA contractor is concerned about his safety after seeing death threats coming from the
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Bloggers, public have First Amendment protection – US court
A federal appeals court has ruled that bloggers and the general public have the same protection of the First Amendment as journalists when sued for defamation. Should the issue be of public concern, the
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Mandela’s sharp statements rarely cited in mainstream media
As the world remembers Nelson Mandela’s legacy as South Africa's first black president and anti-apartheid icon, he was also deeply skeptical of American power, the Iraq invasion, and was a key supporter of the
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It Comes Down To This
Whoever you are: A professional, unemployed, casual laborer or just a person, male or female, young or old none of that matters. You don’t need to be an expert, a commentator, a reporter or
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