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Date Sent: 2014-12-09
Freedom's Phoenix Edition for Tuesday, December 9, 2014 |
Lucas County dog warden's door-to-door inspections put on hiatus
Man Killed by LAPD said to be Street Performer with Plastic Prop Knife -- Heavy toll, light penalties for police who drive drunk -- Ferguson grand jury documents withheld -- In 179 fatalities involving NYPD cops in 15 years, only 3 cases led to indictments -- The Prison Reform Blues -- There simply are No "Good" Cops Anymore -- Price of renouncing U.S. citizenship goes up -- No Threat At All -- DUI Charges Against Judge Dropped For Lack of Evidence...Then Police Release Video -- Idaho mom's suit over NSA database gets a cool reception from appeals court -- With Q3 Buybacks Surging, These Are The Top 20 Repurchasers Of Their Own Stock -- "Careening Toward A New & Different Kind Of Civil War" -- Ron Paul: 4 Books Every Libertarian Should Read -- von NotHaus thank you to Liberty supporters -- Syria: Israeli jets bomb army facilities near Damascus airport -- Judge Napolitano said America Is Becoming 'Dangerously Close to a Police State' -- Which Candidate is NOT going to get us involved in any wars? -- Former CIA Chief Claims No Lies Were Told About Torture -- Mexico Says 43 Students Likely Incinerated -- Another drug war tragedy -- Joining the military doesn't make you a hero -- Eric Garner's Wife: "I Don't Feel Like It's A Black And White Thing" -- Police Department Mocks Garner With #WeCanBreathe Tweet -- Bondic takes a "light" approach to sticking things together -- Robber With Toy Gun Shot by Pharmacist With Real Gun -- UNSW researchers set world record in solar energy efficiency -- Merk Insights: What's Next for the Dollar and Gold? -- The Oil-Drenched Black Swan
AZ: Christmas Party 2014 @ the home of Ernest and Donna Hancock, Sat Dec 13th, 6 p.m. til?; Dec. 15: This Year's Bill of Rights Day Celebration In Phoenix; Magpoc Homestead Tour/Christmas Party, Dec 20
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Man Killed by LAPD said to be Street Performer with Plastic Prop Knife
12-08-2014
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Photography Is Not a Crime
Los Angeles police gunned down a man at a busy Hollywood intersection Friday night, claiming he had been trying to attack them with a knife, causing them to fear for their lives, which is why they fired several rounds, leaving his body laying on a co
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Heavy toll, light penalties for police who drive drunk
12-08-2014
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Boston Globe
The first time Brian Simpkins was arrested on a charge of drunken driving -- after ramming his Chevy pickup into a tree -- he was just 19. The second time he was arrested -- after he was found passed out in his car
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Ferguson grand jury documents withheld
12-08-2014
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USA Today
McCulloch's executive assistant said the office released everything it still had when the case was closed, but had "turned over and relinquished control" of some FBI's interviews conducted in connection with the shooting.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
In 179 fatalities involving NYPD cops in 15 years, only 3 cases led to indictments
12-08-2014
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Analysis of NYPD-involved deaths starts with the 1999 slaying of unarmed Amadou Diallo in a hail of bullets in the Bronx and ends with last month's shooting death of Akai Gurley in a Brooklyn stairwell. 86% were black or Hispanic.
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
The Prison Reform Blues
12-08-2014
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The state needed a warden who knew how to run a plantation. The prisoners picked cotton and the state collected the money. Most of the prisoners were black; all the guards were white. The facility was so understaffed
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
There simply are No "Good" Cops Anymore
12-08-2014
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I'm talking about the ones who have the integrity to be "Good" enough to do the right thing, even when it's incredibly hard, even when they have to go up against other cops! When he - or she's - got some real skin in the game and might suffer
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News Link • Government
Price of renouncing U.S. citizenship goes up
12-08-2014
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UPI
The cost of renouncing U.S. citizenship will increase Sept. 12, from $450 to $2,350 per person, the U.S. State Department said.
The new fee reflects what a U.S. Federal Register notice calls the "full cost" of the paperwork involved.
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
No Threat At All
12-08-2014
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Simple Justice
The grand jury returned no charges against Lt. Scott Jewell, Sgt. Rich Rochford and Deputy First Class James Harris, who killed Robert Saylor for not leaving a movie theatre. Saylor had Downs Syndrome, but the cops claimed they
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
DUI Charges Against Judge Dropped For Lack of Evidence...Then Police Release Video
12-08-2014
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Jonathan Turley
There were concerns of special treatment but prosecutors insisted they simply lacked sufficient evidence. Now it appears there was video that clearly shows Longoria unable to complete sobriety tests. A fairly easy case for prosecution.
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News Link • Surveillance
Idaho mom's suit over NSA database gets a cool reception from appeals court
12-08-2014
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ars technica
A federal lawsuit directly challenging the NSA's vast phone call database was heard by the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. The 3-judge panel seemed skeptical of the plaintiff's claims the database is unconstitutional.
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News Link • Economy - International
With Q3 Buybacks Surging, These Are The Top 20 Repurchasers Of Their Own Stock
12-08-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com-Tyler Durden
Back in September, when we looked at the total amount of stock buybacks by S&P 500 companies, we observed that the "Buyback Party Is Over: Stock Repurchases Tumble In The Second Quarter" - according to CapIQ data, after soaring to a record $160 billi
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News Link • Police State
"Careening Toward A New & Different Kind Of Civil War"
12-08-2014
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http://www.zerohedge.com-Tyler Durden
The Beauty Shop had barely stopped smoldering in Ferguson, Missouri, when the Eric Garner grand jury decision came down on Staten Island -- no probable cause to indict one particular cop for something -- manslaughter?
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News Link • Syria
Syria: Israeli jets bomb army facilities near Damascus airport
12-08-2014
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http://www.haaretz.com- Barak R. and Jack K.
Jerusalem tight-lipped on reports of air force attacks in Damascus area and Dimas, near Lebanon border.
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News Link • Justice and Judges
Judge Napolitano said America Is Becoming 'Dangerously Close to a Police...
12-08-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com-Diamond Dog
Judge Napolitano said America Is Becoming 'Dangerously Close to a Police State'.
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News Link • Congress-Congressmen
Banks Push Congress to Insure TRILLIONS in Derivatives: "Americans Could Be on...
12-08-2014
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http://www.shtfplan.com-Michael Snyder
Banks Push Congress to Insure TRILLIONS in Derivatives: "Americans Could Be on the Hook for Absolutely Massive Losses".
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News Link • Central Intelligence Agency
Former CIA Chief Claims No Lies Were Told About Torture
12-08-2014
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http://thelibertybeat.com-
Sunday former Central Intelligence Agency director Michael Hayden claimed that the CIA never lied about it's torture program as alleged by Senate Democrats.
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News Link • Mexico
Mexico Says 43 Students Likely Incinerated
12-08-2014
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http://thelibertybeat.com-
Sunday Mexico's Attorney General Jesus Murillo stated that evidence confirmed that 43 student teachers were incinerated at a garbage dump by gang members.
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News Link • Drug War
Another drug war tragedy
12-08-2014
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http://www.washingtonpost.com-Radley Balko
Kansas police have cleared themselves of any wrongdoing in the death of Brenda Sewell. The 58-year-old woman died in a Lawrence Goodland jail cell after she and her sister were pulled over and arrested for possession of marijuana.
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News Link • Military
Joining the military doesn't make you a hero
12-08-2014
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http://www.bostonglobe.com-Stephen Kinzer
Who is a hero? In today's America, it is someone who chooses a military career, puts on a uniform, and prepares for war. Placing soldiers and veterans on this kind of pedestal is a relatively new phenomenon. Past generations of Americans saw soldie
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News Link • Techno Gadgets
Bondic takes a "light" approach to sticking things together
12-08-2014
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http://www.gizmag.com-Ben Coxworth
Perhaps you've had one or more of the following experiences when trying to stick items together using super glue: the glue sets before the objects can be properly aligned, it won't set fast enough, or it hardens inside the bottle once it's been opene
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News Link • Gun Rights
Robber With Toy Gun Shot by Pharmacist With Real Gun
12-08-2014
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http://www.prisonplanet.com-Kit Daniels
A man with a toy gun attempted to rob a pharmacy but was shot by the pharmacist armed with a real handgun.
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News Link • Transportation
World's largest capacity container ship embarks on maiden voyage
12-08-2014
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http://www.gizmag.com-Darren Quick
The world's largest capacity container ship has set off on its maiden voyage.
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News Link • Energy
UNSW researchers set world record in solar energy efficiency
12-08-2014
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http://www.gizmag.com-
Solar researchers working at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) claim to have produced a system that converts over 40 percent of incoming sunlight into electricity, thereby taking the title of highest solar efficiency for a photovoltaic system
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News Link • Transportation
Drysdale's unique 2-wheel drive, 2-wheel steering motorcycle up for grabs
12-08-2014
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http://www.gizmag.com-Loz Blain
A fascinating and utterly unique piece of motorcycle history is about to go under the hammer on eBay, with less than two days remaining on its auction.
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News Link • Techno Gadgets
Cicret wristband turns your arm into a touch screen
12-08-2014
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http://www.gizmag.com-Stu Robarts
With wearables gaining some traction, smartphones and tablets are by no means the only mobile devices around nowadays. Now, though, Cicret is looking to take things a step farther and turn your arm into a smartphone.
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News Link • Energy
New method could lead to cheap, spray-on solar power for flexible surfaces
12-08-2014
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http://www.gizmag.com-Nick Lavars
Spray-on cells hold considerable promise for reducing the manufacturing costs of solar power. Within this field, colloidal quantum dots (CQD) have also been the focus of a number if research efforts, as they have the potential to soak up a wider rang
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News Link • Economy - International
Merk Insights: What's Next for the Dollar and Gold?
12-08-2014
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http://www.lewrockwell.com-Axel Merk
Who would have predicted oil prices in the sixty-dollar range a year ago? Something is not right about these markets. Our take: don't get burned when markets add fuel to the fire. Here's what to watch out for as we head into 2015; ignore at your
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News Link • Health and Physical Fitness
What is Vitamin B12?
12-08-2014
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http://www.lewrockwell.com-Edward Group
Vitamin B12, also known as cobalamin, is an essential nutrient that is a member of the B-complex vitamins. B12 is the largest and most structurally complex of all known vitamins.
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News Link • History
Alcatraz: A Prison as Disneyland
12-08-2014
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http://www.lewrockwell.com-Chris Hedges
SAN FRANCISCO--I took the ferry from Pier 33 on San Francisco's Embarcadero to Alcatraz. I stepped onto the island from the gangway, walked up the hill to the old prison entrance and was given a portable audio guide.
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News Link • Economy - International
The Oil-Drenched Black Swan
12-08-2014
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http://www.lewrockwell.com-Charles Hugh Smith
Given the presumed 17% expansion of the global economy since 2009, the tiny increases in production could not possibly flood the world in oil unless demand has cratered.
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News Link • Internet
The Internet of Anything: A Social Network for the World's Online Sensors
12-08-2014
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http://www.wired.com-Klint Finley
When her oldest daughter was diagnosed with asthma last March, Yodi Stanton installed air pollution sensors around her London home. She wanted to see if there were links between her daughter's attacks and the number of dirty particles in the air.
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News Link • Drug War
Mexican Missing Students Update...
12-06-2014
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http://www.ibtimes.com, By Julia Glum
Mexican Missing Students Update: National Mobilization for Peace in Mexico Marches Held To Protest Drug War
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News Link • Economy - International
Putin Wants Oligarchs And Criminals To Bring Their Dirty Money Back To Russia
12-06-2014
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Rob Garver
With the Russian ruble's value at historic lows and the country's central bank predicting an imminent recession, President Vladimir Putin struck a combative tone in his annual address to the Federal Assembly in Moscow on Thursday.
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News Link • Bitcoin
Dish Network accepts Bitcoin now!
12-06-2014
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http://www.dailypaul.com, by The Pen
I went online to pay our monthly Dish Network bill and noticed Bitcoin listed as an option for payment.
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News Link • Propaganda
New York Times propagandists exposed...
12-06-2014
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http://www.salon.com, Patrick L. Smith
New York Times propagandists exposed: Finally, the truth about Ukraine and Putin emerges
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News Link • Israel - Palestine
The Price for Criticizing Israel
12-06-2014
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http://consortiumnews.com,By Lawrence Davidson
Part of the neocon grip on Official Washington comes from the harsh career damage inflicted on people who criticize Israel's abuse of the Palestinians, with such critics deemed anti-Semitic and thus often denied work or a place to express their opi
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News Link • Activism
Protests erupt in wake of chokehold death decision
12-06-2014
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By Dana Ford, Greg Botelho and Ben Brumfield
Protesters are flooding the streets of New York and elsewhere -- chanting, blocking traffic and demanding change after the decision not to indict in the chokehold death of Eric Garner.
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News Link • Afghanistan
Obama Plans to Increase Number of Troops in Afghanistan in 2015
12-06-2014
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http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason Ditz
Officials Say Talks With NATO Ongoing on How Many More Troops
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News Link • Hacking, Cyber Security
Operation Auroragold
12-06-2014
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https://firstlook.org, By Ryan Gallagher
In March 2011, two weeks before the Western intervention in Libya, a secret message was delivered to the National Security Agency. An intelligence unit within the U.S. military's Africa Command needed help to hack into Libya's cellphone networks
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Eric Garner's Murder Reveals the Ugly Core of Government and Law Enforcement
12-05-2014
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Reason Magazine
"The grand jury...was subjected to the type of evidence that only trial juries hear, including a soliloquy from the cop himself and all the exculpatory evidence the prosecutor could find." The powers that be didn't take any chances in that case--the
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Ex-police chief who boasted about being corrupt wants out of prison after finding God
12-05-2014
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Rawstory
A former Pennsylvania police chief, serving time in prison for extorting nearly $8,000 from undercover FBI agents he thought were drug dealers, has asked a federal judge to reduce his sentence, saying he has found God behind bars,
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
NYPD officer who shot Gurley in stairwell was texting union rep as victim dying
12-05-2014
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In the six and a half minutes after Peter Liang discharged a single bullet that struck Gurley, 28, he and his partner couldn't be reached. Instead of calling for help for the dying man, Liang was texting his union representative.
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