Rand Paul stalls Patriot Act renewal and defends gun culture all in one fell swoop
• Huffington PostPaul's objections mean the Patriot Act will likely expire Thursday night before both the House and Senate can vote on an extension. (Update on Vote)
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Police State
New Federal Rules To Require Black Boxes to Record Driver Activity in Every Car
• Popular ScienceFederal officials are poised to announce next month that all cars must contain a black box, similar to that installed on airplanes, to give authorities a glimpse of your activities in the event of a car wreck. The devices could help pin down what hap
Patriot Act Extension
Written By: • LetterGood afternoon, Sen. Paul has spent the past four hours on the Senate floor fighting attempts to ram through the USA PATRIOT Act extensions and urging Senate Democrat Leader Reid to keep his agreement to allow amendments and votes. While we a
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In Saakashvili's Georgia, the Bloom Is Off the Rose
Stephen LendmanProtests to end tyranny
DC Police Claim Man in Wheelchair Fell
• http://www.copblock.orgOn Thursday, May 19, the Metro Transit Police on routine patrol at the U St. Metrorail station observed a patron in a wheelchair drinking an alcoholic beverage. The officers asked the patron to leave the area and he refused. The officers then att
Extending Key Patriot Act Provisions
Stephen LendmanPolice state America
Killings, Detentions and Torture in Egypt
Stephen LendmanEgypt is a brutal police state
How Byron Sonne’s obsession with the G20 security apparatus cost him everything
• www.torontolife.comIn the buildup to the summit, Byron Sonne, a slim, balding 37-year-old computer consultant, shot photos and videos of security measures and uploaded them to the Internet under the nickname Toronto Goat.
Byron Sonne: Canadian security geek jailed for taunting G20 security theatre
• www.boingboing.netSonne's story is the sad tale of a geek who lost everything -- his marriage, his home, his livelihood -- because he couldn't figure out how to contain or express his disgust with the state's increasing encroachment on personal liberty.
Leave National Military Park, Citing Objection to Ron Paul Decals on Car
• www.rutherford.orgFree Speech Violation: Park Ranger Orders Visitor to Leave National Military Park, Citing Objection to Ron Paul Decals on Car
Today on LewRockwell.com - Wednesday May 18th, 2011
• lewrockwell.comThe Federal Tornado Is Coming - Build your financial storm shelter now, says Gary North. / The Truth About Neocons - Chris Manion talks to Lew Rockwell about the movement for power and eternal war. / How Police States Are Built - Jack Douglas on auth
America's Appalling Human Rights Record
Stephen LendmanAmerica defiles human and civil rights
Today on LewRockwell.com - Monday May 16th, 2011
• lewrockwell.comThe Predator State Attacks Google - For Big Pharma. Article by Lew Rockwell. / Armed Strangers Broke into My House and Killed My Dad - Did he deserve it because they were cops? Article by Will Grigg. / Planet Depreciated - Karen De Coster on fitnes
Supporter of WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning sues government over laptop seizure
• Boston GlobeA former MIT researcher from Cambridge, alleges in the suit that federal agents seized his laptop, USB storage device, video camera, and cellphone while they interrogated him about his association with Private First Class Bradley Manning.
Indiana: Full Frontal Fascism
Larken RoseIf you live in Indiana, you now have no rights at all. Just thought you should know.
Court: No right to resist illegal cop entry into home
• Northwest Indiana TimesOverturning a common law dating back to the English Magna Carta of 1215, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Hoosiers have no right to resist unlawful police entry into their homes.
Agent: I was ordered to let U.S. guns into Mexico
• prisonplanet.comFederal agent John Dodson says what he was asked to do was beyond belief. He was intentionally letting guns go to Mexico? “Yes ma’am,” Dodson told CBS News. “The agency was.”
UPDATED - "Why can't the feds get these guys?" - New Times Reader about Arpaio and Hen
John GreenA bewildered New Times reader writes a letter to the editor asking how, despite volumes of evidence of wrongdoing, the feds can't nab Joe Arpaio and David Henderschott, his deputy and real power behind the MCSO.
Ray McGovern: My Take
Prosecution of Ray McGovern is Dropped
Ray McGovernHe stood silently with his back turned to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when she delivered her address on Feb. 15 at George Washington University, in which she insisted other governments around the world not stifle free expression.
Obstructing and Delaying Aristide's Return
Stephen LendmanObama administration obstructing Aristide's right to go home
US citizen recalls 'humiliating' post-9/11 arrest
• APThe material witness law has existed in some form since 1789. But after Sept. 11, federal authorities began using it to seize someone suspected of ties to terrorism even when they had insufficient evidence to believe he had committed a crime.
America's Total Surveillance Society
Stephen LendmanAmerica spies illegally at home
Continued Middle East Protests and Violence
Stephen LendmanSpreading regional protests
US Workers: Resurgent or Waging a Rearguard Action?
Stephen LendmanUS Federal, state and local governments are waging war on worker rights
Not to Kick Her While She's Down, But ...
Larken RoseIn the recent story about the woman accosted by American fascists for taking a picture of a tourist attraction, there's one point I haven't heard mentioned. Here it is.
Can a Garden Be Copyrighted?
• dailybell.comIt takes perpetual ownership to build a garden.
Mother of 3 Arrested for Taking Pictures of Tourist Attraction at Airport
• www.longislandlawyerblog.comThis case is a frightening example of what can happen when a photographer encounters ignorant bullies with badges.
Ray McGovern Brutalized and Left Bleeding
• Boiling Frog(Sibel Edmonds)As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave her speech at George Washington University yesterday, condemning governments that arrest protesters and do not allo free expression, 71-year-old Ray McGovern was grabbed from the audience
Important New Information on Aafia Siddiqui's Case
Stephen LendmanAafia is one of America's most unjustly and brutally treated political prisoners
Goldwater Institute promotes 4th amendment killing Fusion Centers
Sierra HancockAlternative Policing: Public police, policymakers, and political leaders should look to civilianization, outsourcing, privatization, managed competition, and regionalization to maximize use of available resources and to improve policing services, wi
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