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Obama’s Hammer and the Progress of The Daily Bell

"If both the political and economic legs of the US republic's three-legged 'stool' are eroding, that leaves one sturdy leg, the US military. There's no doubt in my mind that as political consensus continues to erode and the US economy continues to grow worse in many ways that the powers-that-be will lean more and more on US civil and military policing to provide 'social glue.' The US, under Obama's next four years, may become increasingly militarized and even more aggressive, if that's possible, from an interventionist standpoint. It is possible in four years time we may not recognize what the US has become." Continue reading →

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Fayette man accuses police in Roane County of brutalizing him

"According to the Roane Magistrate Clerk’s Office, Fields on Dec. 29 was charged with false pretenses, conspiracy to commit a felony, obstructing an officer and fleeing on foot. Citing technical defects in the criminal complaint, Magistrate Jason D. Bennett dismissed the charges on March 30. As a result of his encounter with Williams, Bragg and Smith, who are named as co-defendants in the suit, Fields says he suffered a broken right orbital bone, nose, teeth, and injuries to his abdomen and genitals that has caused him, among other things, 'pain and suffering, mental and emotional anguish, humiliation and embarrassment.'" Continue reading →

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Australia scraps plan to filter Internet

"The centre-left Labor government had pushed since 2007 for a mandatory Internet filter to protect children, to be administered by service providers, despite criticism it was impractical and set a precedent for censorship. The idea was that the filter would block access to material such as rape, drug use, bestiality and child sex abuse. But Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said the government had now reached an agreement with Internet providers that they would block 'the worst of the worst', adding that about 1,400 sites monitored by Interpol would be barred." Continue reading →

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Why License Plates Exist

"So the State can sell us yet another item no one needs or wants and milk more money from us, not only in the initial fee but later in fines, of course. The excuse that license plates help solve crimes is patently bogus. So rarely does that happen that a fascist organization actually awards a prize when it does. But license plates hand Leviathan another huge advantage, too: utter control of the serfs. Mayor Mike 'Nanny' Bloomberg has forced owners of gas stations to ration their product. And how does he accomplish that? Via those useless but expensive license plates." Continue reading →

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Kansas City, Missouri Makes Red Light Running a Parking Violation

"Running a red light in Kansas City, Missouri is now treated as if the owner of the vehicle parked illegally in the middle of an intersection under city code changes unanimously adopted Thursday. That makes it a crime to own a vehicle that is 'located' within an intersection after the light turns red. Officials embraced this legal contortions to avoid having to offer full due process rights to motorists, since Missouri is one of the few states in the nation where red light light cameras are in use without the approval of the state legislature." Continue reading →

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Egypt police bust baby trafficking ring

"Egyptian police said on Sunday they had broken up a child trafficking ring that sold almost 300 babies for 570 dollars each or less. [..] The official said the network also performed caesarian operations on women who had left it too late for an abortion of an unwanted child in exchange for allowing the doctors to sell the babies, usually to couples who could not have their own children. Adoption is illegal in Egypt, which adheres to Islamic law in some family matters. Some couples have sought to bypass the ban; in 2009, an American couple received a two year jail sentence after a court convicted them of buying a child from an orphanage." Continue reading →

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Lines … Lines … Everywhere There’s Lines

"What's a common thread that runs through everything that government touches? Lines...and lots of waiting. Go to a DMV...you're waiting. Go to a Post Office...you're waiting. Social Security Office?...Dreadful wait. Ever have to go to court?...You're better off settling. TSA?....Your wait is rewarded with a shot of radiation and a genital grab. Drive on a 'public road'?...You get to wait at the unnecessary lights and stand in unnecessary traffic jams. Feel like renovating 'your' house? Wait for a 'permit'. You'd think....YOU'D THINK..that maybe this doofus institution could get counting down without any problems or waiting. Well you'd be wrong." Continue reading →

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Top 10 Cases of Police Brutality

"Power-hungry people who haven’t been given the chance to beat up other people before can sometimes be attracted to the profession. For every few good cops who save lives and go the extra mile, there’s a bad cop who the department turns a blind eye to. Thanks to better monitoring technology and an active online community of activists and civil rights defenders, police brutality is being exposed on a daily basis. Here are ten of the top incidents that hit the media." Continue reading →

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The Gun Grabbers are Stirring

"Just hours after his re-election, President Obama indicated his support for a UN treaty to regulate the international trade in small arms – that is, civilian-owned guns. In a related move, California Senator Diane Feinstein, author of the 1994 federal assault weapons ban, is reportedly drafting a new measure that would be even more restrictive than the earlier ban. Feinstein’s legislation would not remove military-grade weapons from the arsenals of government enforcement agencies. Over the past year, the federal government has dramatically accelerated its acquisition of high-caliber weaponry and ammunition." Continue reading →

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‘Creepy’ camera irks Platte City family

"Last Thursday he noticed the video camera mounted in a tree and trained on his daughter’s yard and windows. She and her father, Steve Nash, suspect the police wanted to catch him feeding cats that the city believes are feral, which they said has been an ongoing issue between him and the city. Nash said he earlier was charged with the city offense of feeding feral cats and was placed on probation. Nash said he addressed the Platte City Board of Aldermen recently, protesting what he called government bullying. A person in civilian clothes came and removed the camera without identifying himself." Continue reading →

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