GOP Tries To BAN First Amendment Rights In 34 States!
Political correctness/cancel culture of the right.
FBI CAUGHT Spying On Americans Without A Warrant, Again
Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti weigh in on reports that the FBI pursued domestic terrorists without a warrant.
How Do We End Racism in Policing?
Abolishing qualified immunity is spot on. American Civil Liberties Union The murder of George Floyd last year was another wake-up call for many Americans about racism in policing. It was also a reminder that past efforts to address racist police practices have failed repeatedly. At the time of […]
Homeland Security launches review of extremism within agency
By Ben Fox, Associated Press/ABC News WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security on Monday announced an internal review to assess the threat of violent extremism from within the agency, part of a broader administration focus on domestic threats following the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. […]
Police Hesitation Is Leading To THOUSANDS of Increased Homicides
Oh, well. Folks need to organize their own protection systems.
Are We Next? China Unveils Nark App To Report On “Misinformed” Friends and Family
China is the test market.
Free Country? Numerous Anti-Protest Bills Sweep The Nation
The state tries to strengthen its position.
How Would UK Police Handle Knife Wielding Teen?
An interesting case study.
This Is America #138: Chauvin Trial Ends, Streets Explode
It’s Going Down On today’s episode we speak with Kieran, President of CWA Local 7250 and long-time organizer in the Minneapolis area about how rank-n-file union members kicked the National Guard out of a union controlled Labor Center building. We talk about the National Guard on the streets […]
Post Office CAUGHT SPYING On Americans’ ‘Inflammatory’ Social Media Posts
Saagar Enjeti and Ryan Grim react to reports that The Postal Service is running a covert operations program.
The Murder of Daunte Wright: Co-optation and Revolt
Crimethinc On April 11, 2021, a police officer in the Twin Cities suburb Brooklyn Center pulled over Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, allegedly on account of expired tags. Taking place in the midst of the trial of the police officer who murdered George Floyd in Minneapolis last […]
Manhattan to Stop Prosecuting Prostitution, Part of Nationwide Shift
By Jonah E. Bromwich, New York Times The district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., moved to dismiss thousands of cases dating back decades, amid a growing movement to change the criminal justice system’s approach to prostitution. The Manhattan district attorney’s office announced Wednesday that it would no longer […]
Will Jawando: Here’s How My County Is Transforming Policing
Democratic strategist and council member at-large of Montgomery County, Maryland, Will Jawando, discusses the types of systematic changes he’d like to see for policing.
How The Government MANUFACTURES Terror “Plots” To Terrify The Public
Krystal Ball breaks down the downfalls of a heightened security state, referencing the government’s manufacturing of terror plots.
Cops Are Actually Held Accountable TWICE As Often When The Victim Is Black
This is probably at least plausible because civil rights organizations are more accustomed to dealing with these issues and more likely to pursue a case. Blacks tend to view police attacks on other blacks as a collective threat, while whites are more likely to dismiss such things as […]
The War on Drugs Should Never Have Been Fought
By Jason Good, Narconon Any kid from the 1980s and 1990s can recall the D.A.R.E. anti-drug program. The well-known drug abuse awareness program came on the coattails of Nancy Reagan’s “just say no” campaign. The campaign, steeped in the misguided ideology of the “war on drugs” purported to […]
This Is One Of The Worst Dates In The History Of This Nation
By Peter R. Quinones It started at Ruby Ridge. A guy took his family to the middle of nowhere to get away from those he believed were trying to stoke a race war (any questions when you consider the modern day?), and they followed him there. After the […]
How Much Do U.S. Cities Spend Every Year On Policing?
From 2017. By Niall McCarthy, Forbes Over the past three decades, U.S. cities have allocated larger and larger shares of their budgets towards law enforcement. Today, the U.S. collectively spends $100 billion a year on policing and a further $80 billion on incarceration. Even though crime levels have […]
Biden Continues Trump’s Mandatory Minimum Policy
That didn’t take long either.
Police in America – Where Are The Good Apples?
“We’re not dealing with bad apples, we’re dealing with a rotten tree.” Trevor addresses Daunte Wright, Caron Nazario, and the system that protects bad cops.
Nearly 100 Cities Are Considering Decriminalizing Psychedelics, Map Show
By Kyle Jaeger, Marijuana Moment The movement to decriminalize psychedelics has spread so rapidly this year that it can be hard to keep track. But Decriminalize Nature, the group coordinating many of these initiatives, is up to the task. The group recently shared a map with the most […]
Adam Toledo video: Footage of Chicago police shooting released
Chicago police release bodycam footage of shooting on 13-year-old Adam Toledo.
Who Ordered Capitol Police To STAND DOWN On 1/6?
Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti react to newly released findings on the January 6th Capitol riots.
Tucker torches Biden’s pick to head ATF is an ‘unhinged’ man
‘Tucker Carlson Tonight’ host says ‘nothing the Democratic party advocates for is more dishonest than gun control.’
Biden Re-Ignites the Waco Fire
By James Bovard, The American Conservative Last week, President Joe Biden nominated David Chipman to be head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the premier federal firearms enforcement agency. Biden complemented that announcement with a call for a national red flag law to entitle police […]
Biden’s ATF Pick Is Literally a Veteran of the Waco Massacre
Trump had Bill Barr of Ruby Ridge infamy. Now, Biden has this dude from Waco infamy. Saagar Enjeti reacts to Biden’s pick for head of the ATF, David Chipman,
Police Say an Antifa Activist Likely Shot at Officers. His Gun Suggests Otherwise.
By Mike Baker and Evan Hill, New York Times Investigators said that Michael Reinoehl probably opened fire before officers killed him last year. But some key evidence raises questions about that conclusion. SEATTLE — When a U.S. Marshals task force killed a self-described antifa activist in Washington State […]
U.S. Army officer sues two Virginia cops after violent traffic stop
A U.S. Army officer is suing two Virginia police officers over a violent traffic stop last December. Police body camera video shows the officer in full uniform being approached by the cops with their guns drawn. Christina Ruffini has more.
Minnesota officer fatally shoots 20-year-old Daunte Wright
Police said the officer accidentally discharged a gun instead of a Taser when she killed Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, on Sunday. Protests erupted overnight.
Police release body cam footage from officer-involved shooting in Minnesota
Police released the body cam footage from an officer-involved shooting in Minnesota.
Are Police COVERING UP A Political Assassination?
He got Fred Hamptoned and Randy Weavered. Krystal Ball discusses new details in the assassination of Antifa activist, William Reinhoel.
Officer Near Minneapolis Kills Motorist, and a Crowd Confronts the Police
By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Azi Paybarah, New York Times BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. — A police officer in Minnesota fatally shot a motorist on Sunday in the city of Brooklyn Center, about 10 miles north of Minneapolis where a police officer is on trial and charged with murdering George […]
Anti-war activist visited by police after posting embarrassing AOC video
By Max Blumenthal, The Grayzone An anti-war activist was visited by California Highway Patrol officers after posting video of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s bumbling comments on Israel-Palestine. The action, which AOC denies triggering, was initiated by a call to US Capitol Police. As he waited for a food delivery […]
Tulsi Gabbard slams surveillance push by leadership as ‘treacherous’
Former Hawaii congresswoman reacts tactics being suggested to crackdown on domestic terrorism on ‘Fox News Primetime.’
Intelligence Report on “Extremism” Equates Anarchists With Right-Wing Militias
Here it comes. Right on schedule. I disagree with some of Kristian Williams’ analysis in this, which includes the usual special pleading and false dichotomies, but the core point is on target. By Kristian Williams, Truthout Mainstream Democrats are in a hawkish mood when it comes to “domestic […]
End the War on Drugs for Good | Christina Dent
In this heartfelt and thoughtful talk, Christina shares her ideas about the destructive impact of the war on drugs and the mounting evidence that the opposite approach would be much more effective. Christina Dent is a life-long Mississippian and was a staunch supporter of the War on Drugs […]
Snoop Dogg Teams Up w/ Charles Koch To Legalize Weed
Whatever works.
Senator provokes outrage by saying US has an ‘under-incarceration problem’ with 2.1 million imprisoned
This is the guy the neocons really want to be their frontman. Watch out for this dude. By Stuti Mishra, Independent Republican senator Tom Cotton is facing a backlash for suggesting the US, which imprisons more people per capita than any other country, has an “under-incarceration” problem. The […]
Former police officer accused of sexual abuse while working as school D.A.R.E officer
A former Bucks County police officer is facing charges after authorities say he sexually abused four teens while he worked as a D.A.R.E officer, officials said. Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub announced the charges Wednesday against former Warminster Township Police Officer James Carey, 52.
The Coming Counter-Coup Against the GOP
This article contains a fairly interesting critique of the police/carceral state from a “culturally conservative” perspective. If we can get the Left and Right hating the prison-industrial complex with equal fervor, then we’ve got something. By Stephen Baskerville, Chronicles The left’s new monopoly cannot be resisted without breaking […]
As Drone Whistleblower Daniel Hale Pleads Guilty, Advocates Warn of ‘Profound Threat’ to Free Press
Soviet America attack press freedom to defend war criminals and torturers. By Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams Press freedom, peace, and human rights advocates are rallying behind Daniel Hale, the former intelligence analyst who blew the whistle on the U.S. government’s drone assassination program, and who pleaded guilty Wednesday […]
Who is Winning the Culture War?
This is an interesting discussion of the culture wars from a serious left/Marxist perspective. My viewpoint is that the cultural left has been the hands-down winner on most cultural issues (outside of certain narrow geographical, subcultural, institutional, or socioeconomic sectors). But the economic right has been the hands-down […]
Northam moves to legalize small amounts of marijuana this summer
By Mel Leonor, Richmond Times Dispatch Gov. Ralph Northam is moving on Wednesday to speed up marijuana legalization in Virginia, backing changes to the legislation that would do away with penalties for possession of an ounce effective this summer. Northam will also seek to accelerate spending on public […]
Vaccine Passports Are Just the Beginning…
By Buck Sexton, American Consequences Morning Joe is the premier MSNBC news program for latté liberals who worship snide elitism. If you were a B student in prep school with parents that got you into Brown University with a phone call to the advancement office, but you swear […]
Drug Arrests BANNED In Baltimore
Good job, Baltimore. I’m sure FOX will have a hissy fit over this but they can go fuck themselves. Kyle’s commentary in this is spot on.
How the USA PATRIOT Act redefines “Domestic Terrorism”
American Civil Liberties Union Section 802 of the USA PATRIOT Act (Pub. L. No. 107-52) expanded the definition of terrorism to cover “”domestic,”” as opposed to international, terrorism. A person engages in domestic terrorism if they do an act “dangerous to human life” that is a violation of […]
Law Enforcement Will ‘Hide Behind’ Them Every Time
Peter R. Quinones When the news broke that a law enforcement officer (school resource officer) refused to enter Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida to engage school shooter Nikolas Cruz, many in the public demanded the law enforcement officer lose his job. It’s been over three […]
The ‘Social Credit Score’ Is Coming
By Peter R. Quinones I was turned on to the Netflix series “Black Mirror” a few months after the first season was released. If you started with Season 1, Episode 1 – “The National Anthem” – as I did, you instantly knew this was a different kind of […]
School Calls Child Services on Mom Who Was 7 Minutes Late to Pick Up Her 10-Year-Old Son
“It Takes a Police State to Raise a Child.” By Lenore Skenazy, Reason When 10 -year-old Braylin Harvey was picked up seven minutes late from his Chicago public school, the school called the Department of Child and Family Services to report a case of neglect. Two days later, […]
Former Minneapolis police officer murder trial set to begin
This is getting started just in time for some more summer rioting. Derek Chauvin is being charged with two counts of murder and one count of manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.
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