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Texas Police Tase Overweight Asthmatic to Death in Drug Raid That Uncovers No Drugs

"On May 16th, Forth Worth police entered the home of Jarmaine Darden, 34, in search of cocaine. The raid, which does not appear to have uncovered any cocaine, ended with the 34-year-old father dead after police tased him multiple times. Family members told CBS 11 that the 350-pound man, who'd been asleep on the couch when police came in, couldn't drop to the ground on his stomach as officers commanded because he suffered from asthma. According to what witnesses told CBS 11, Darden stopped breathing and died after police tased him the second time. An investigation into the incident is underway." Continue reading →

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Rand Paul Defends Apple Tax Avoidance Against Homeland Security Subcommittee

"Sen. Rand Paul attends the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Subcommittee hearing that called for executives of Apple to testify on the companies tax practices. In the hearing, Sen. Paul defended the job-creating efforts Apple has made and lambasted his fellow Members for perpetuating a U.S. tax code that hinders corporate growth and productivity." Continue reading →

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What happened in West, Texas?

"Five weeks after the massive explosion that leveled vast portions of the heavily Czech community of West, Texas, there is no clear explanation of what took place that day. Instead of producing answers, the renamed ATF, now known as the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (BATFE for the purpose of this article) is spending its time obstructing a federal investigation." Continue reading →

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When the Vicious Sit in Judgment

"llinois resident Michael Cook has been charged with drug and firearms offenses in East St. Louis following the death of a colleague from a cocaine overdose. Cook and his friend, Joe Christ, were staying at a hunting lodge last March 10 when Christ was found dead. Cook was accused of using heroin while in possession of firearms. There are two unusual – and, most likely, related – aspects of this case. The first is that Cook and Christ were sitting Circuit Court Judges. The second is that Cook, despite being accused of firearms-related felonies, was released on his own recognizance – most likely as a matter of 'professional courtesy' from another judge." Continue reading →

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Police Chief as Judge, Jury, and Executioner

"In reacting to the murder of Jason Ellis, Bardstown Police Chief Rick McCubbin spoke of revenge, rather than justice: 'I can assure you we won’t give up on this person or persons until we either have them in custody or in the front sight of one of our weapons. I certainly hope the latter is the case.' Dominic Aguilar of Roseville, California, whose friend Ernesto Duenez, Jr. was gunned down in his front yard by a police officer named John Moody, was arrested and charged with a felony for a Facebook post expressing the hope that Moody would meet a violent end. Why was one considered a crime, but not the other?" Continue reading →

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Seattle police pay $20,000 for cover-up involving violence against protesters

"The Seattle Police Department (SPD) paid the Seattle Times $20,000 after admitting to withholding an internal memo criticizing the department’s response against protesters in a May 1, 2012 demonstration. The Times reported on Tuesday that the department confessed to violating the state’s Public Records Act by not making the memo public, which criticized Assistant Chief Mike Sanford for 'contradictory orders, haphazard planning and operational interference' during the 2012 'May Day” demonstration in downtown Seattle. The payout prevents the department from being sued by the Times for violating the law." Continue reading →

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Bill Bonner: How Government ‘Works’

"A theory should explain something without reference to something else. That is, a metaphor doesn't work. It's just a description. If you say that government is a kind of 'social contract,' you are merely describing how it seems to you...or what you think it might be comparable to. Let's try a simpler insight: government is a natural phenomenon, an expression of power relationships, in which some people seek to dominate others by force. These dominators gather 'insiders' together so that they can take money, power and status away from other people, the 'outsiders.'" Continue reading →

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OKPay To Suspend Money Services for All Bitcoin Exchanges

"Mt. Gox has recently been informed by OKPay, one of our longtime partners, that they are planning to stop performing wire transfers to and from all Bitcoin exchanges, including Mt. Gox[...] We will soon stop accepting deposits via OKPay. This may take up to a couple of weeks, but it will happen eventually. Withdrawals to OKPay accounts will not be cut immediately, but will only be allowed up to the amount that OKPay users have deposited into Mt. Gox via OKPay. Beyond that amount there are other methods of withdrawal available." Continue reading →

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Perpetual Travel (PT) And Entrepreneurial Anonymity With Steve Michaels

"In this episode, we discuss: Freedom & how to live it in an unfree world; Perpetual Travel (PT) and what that means; How to anonymize yourself with a New Mexico LLC; Bitcoin & what it can do for entrepreneurs; Staying positive in an uncertain world. 'The Perpetual Traveler' Steve Michaels joins me in an in-depth discussion on the philosophy of freedom, and how to leverage this knowledge into more financial freedom and keeping what you earn." Continue reading →

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