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Tasered for Suffering a Seizure, Man Says

“In response to a 911 call because plaintiff Scott Sheeley was suffering a seizure, City of Austin Police Officers and Gold Cross Ambulance Service paramedics went to Sheeley’s home on a ‘Sick Cared For’ assignment. Instead of providing medical care, police officers, with the assistance of ambulance paramedics, violently restrained Sheeley, depressing his ability to breathe, and repeatedly shocked him with a Taser gun. Ambulance paramedics then administered drugs to Sheeley that further depressed his ability to breathe, sending him into respiratory arrest and cardiac arrest. As a result, Sheeley suffered physical and emotional injuries, including permanent brain damage.” Continue reading →

Canadians call for marijuana referendum after two U.S. states legalize it

“The youth wing of Canada’s third-ranked Liberal Party said in a statement the result of the referendums in Tuesday’s US presidential election ‘is an important first step and inspiration to activists in Canada who want to see Canada embrace a smart drug policy.’ ‘The citizens of Washington and Colorado are sending a clear message to the world today: prohibition isn’t working,’ the group’s spokesman David Valentin said in a statement. Valentin and others argued that Canada was losing billions of dollars in potential revenue from taxing marijuana sales while ‘wasting’ money on enforcement of drug laws.” Continue reading →

Taliban urge Obama to pull troops out now

“Taliban insurgents told re-elected President Barack Obama to admit that the United States has lost the war in Afghanistan and pull its troops out now. ‘Obama must by now know that they have lost the war in Afghanistan,’ spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said on the Islamists’ website. ‘So, without further lying and delays, they should leave our sacred land and focus on their own country instead.’ Accusing Americans of committing war crimes, he added: ‘The American administration should stop acting like police in the world and focus on solving their own people’s problems, and don’t make the world hate Americans even more.'” Continue reading →

Puerto Ricans push for U.S. statehood in referendum vote

“For the first time, a majority of Puerto Rican voters expressed support for changing their homeland’s status from a U.S. commonwealth to full statehood Tuesday night. According to CNN, the non-binding referendum on the issue was split into two questions. Residents voted against remaining a territory by a margin of 54 percent to 46 percent in the first part of the referendum, while 61 percent supported statehood in the second part. President Barack Obama expressed support for the referendum. Puerto Rican Secretary of State Kenneth McClintock said economic factors weighed heavily in statehood winning majority support.” Continue reading →

Welfare States: Federal Grants Now a Third of State Revenue

“The Pew Center on the States has a great new illustration of how dependent states have become on federal dollars since the recession. States now count on the federal government for $1 out of every $3 in revenue, according the 2010 Census, which offers the most recent finalized data. That’s your stimulus money at work. And $1 out of every $3 is just the national average: In Arizona, 46.9 percent of state revenue came from federal grants; in Louisiana, 48 percent; and in Mississippi, a whopping 49.6 percent.” Continue reading →

Julian Assange says victorious Obama ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’

” WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday described re-elected President Barack Obama was a ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’ and said he expected the US government to keep attacking the anti-secrecy website. Speaking to AFP by telephone from Ecuador’s London embassy, where he sought asylum in June in a bid to avoid extradition to Sweden over sex crime allegations, Assange said Obama’s victory was no cause for celebration. ‘Obama seems to be a nice man, and that is precisely the problem,’ the 41-year-old Australian told AFP, after the president defeated Republican Mitt Romney on Tuesday night.” Continue reading →

Lew Rockwell: No Choice Between 2 Warmongering Puppets

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Stewart: 2 years and $3 billion later, U.S. in ‘same place we were’ before election

“Jon Stewart pointed out that for all of the fuss and expense of the 2012 election, the U.S. has ended up in virtually the exact same political situation as it was two years ago. After announcing Democratic victories in Massachusetts and Missouri, as well as the results of the presidential race, Stewart said, ‘Once again, just let me very quickly announce this: House of Representatives, Republican. In the Senate, Democrats, the presidency, Barack Obama, let’s see. Two years, $3 billion and we are clearly in the same place we were when it started.'” Continue reading →