Sadism in the Cell: Thanks to a Vindictive Prison System, Abu-Jamal is Still in ‘The Hole’ Linn Washington Jr. January 20, 2012 Those intent on tormenting now ex-death-row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal have done it again, this time perhaps even exceeding their past efforts to painfully harass this man widely perceived as a political prisoner. The [...]
TSA Admits Wrongdoing in Cases of Two Elderly Woman Who Claim They Were Strip-Searched January 19th, 2012 Via: New York Daily News: In an about-face, the feds have admitted wrongdoing in the cases of two elderly women who say they were strip-searched at Kennedy Airport by overzealous screeners. Federal officials had initially insisted that [...]
NYPD developing portable body scanner for detecting concealed weapons January 18, 2012 Print Version Source: Gizmag The NYPD is developing a new device that can detect whether a perp is carrying heat without frisking him, Commissioner Ray Kelly announced today. The large mechanism uses infrared rays to scan a “form of radiation emitted from the [...]
UCSF Professor: “Society Will Pay a Huge Price in Cancer” Because of DHS Full Vehicle X-Ray Machines January 16, 2012 Print Version Source: CNet Internal Homeland Security documents describing specifications for border-crossing scanners, which emit gamma or X-ray radiation to probe vehicles and their occupants, are raising new health and privacy concerns, CNET has learned. [...]
Obama czar proposed government should ‘infiltrate’ social network sites, chat rooms, message boards. January 13, 2012 Print Version By Arron Klein Just prior to his appointment as President Obama’s so-called regulatory czar, Cass Sunstein wrote a lengthy academic paper suggesting the government should “infiltrate” social network websites, chat rooms and message boards. Such “cognitive [...]
Obama says he doesn’t even need NDAA to indefinitely detain Americans Natural News EXCERPT January 4, 2012 “My Administration has consistently opposed such measures. Ultimately, I decided to sign this bill not only because of the critically important services it provides for our forces and their families and the national security programs it authorizes, but [...]
Library Sends Police To Collect Overdue Books From 5-Year-Old January 3, 2012 Print Version Source: CBS Boston CHARLTON (CBS) – A Charlton mom says her local library crossed the line when they sent police to collect her daughter’s overdue library books. Her mom says the 5-year-old girl was so afraid that she burst into [...]
Obama Signs Indefinite Detention Without Trial Bill Into Law; Claims His Regime Won’t Use It January 1st, 2012 Whatever you say, Mr. Hopey Changey. What about the next resident of the White House and the next? Via: AFP: The measure, which passed by wide majorities in Congress, says the US military has the power [...]
The transparency problem: the government will not tell you why it’s legal to kill you December 27, 2011 Print Version By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie President Barack Obama has leveraged heavy rhetoric on the subject of transparency for some time now, even going as far as to publish on the official White [...]
Man Pepper Sprayed to Death by Police. While Tied to Chair. December 26, 2011 Print Version By John C Dvorak TAMPA – No doubt you’ve heard the adage: a picture is worth a thousand words. A picture of 62-year-old Nick Christie could be worth thousands of dollars when a jury sees it. The photo shows [...]
For Bloggers at Risk: Creating a Contingency Plan December 24th, 2011 Via: Electronic Frontier Foundation: Therefore, all bloggers–whether well-connected or just starting out–should consider creating a plan in the unfortunate event they are detained. That said, there are numerous resources bloggers can use to stay informed when other bloggers in their country are detained, harassed, [...]
The American Fascist Sandwich: Indefinite Detention and Internment Camps December 25, 2011 Print Version By Brennan Browne Activist Post The Bill of Rights is no more. On December 15th, 2011 at the hands of a metastasizing malignancy, masquerading as purveyors of freedom, whatever hope we had of liberty and the pursuit of peace was officially [...]
Smart Meters Make Themselves At Home . . . by Force December 23, 2011 Print Version By Heather Callaghan Activist Post Many Idaho residents want nothing to do with the new Smart Meters forced on them by Idaho Electric and the Public Utilities Commission in order to replace analog electric meters. Some simply don’t want [...]
Sniper Detectors Coming to America’s Heartland December 23, 2011 Print Version Source: Fox News Gunshots ring out in the dead of night, and not a single person reports it. Yet police know exactly where the shots came from, even before they arrive on the scene. It sounds like a scene from The Minority Report, [...]
S ource: Physorg “It sees you when you’re sleeping and knows when you’re awake” could be the theme song for a new spy satellite being developed by DARPA. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s latest proof-of-concept project is called the Membrane Optical Imager for Real-Time Exploitation (MOIRE), and would provide real-time images and video of any place [...]
