Tech Dirt – by Mike Masnick

Yesterday we wrote about an already troubling attempt by Senator John Cornyn to attach adangerous amendment to the Senate’s ECPA reform bill that would massively expand what kinds of electronic communications the FBI has access to (as we noted, the FBI already pretends it has access to this very info, so really this law would be papering over the FBI’s illegal collection of this info). But there’s another amendment, put forth by Senator Jeff Sessions, that is just as, if not more, troubling. It’s basically creating a massive loophole in the 4th Amendment, saying that any and all basic oversight can be tossed out the second the FBI declares the situation to be an “emergency.”   Continue reading “Senator Jeff Sessions Looks To Blast A Giant Hole In The 4th Amendment For ‘Emergency’ Response”

Ready Nutrition – by Jeremiah Johnson

ReadyNutriton Guys and Gals, this article deals with preparation on a different slant: something you may be able to do in your home state to protect you from “Big Daddy” the Federal Government.  Remember, preparation is not only for ELE’s (Extinction Level Events) or an apocalyptic cataclysm.  I would venture to put forth that when one loses their home, this is an apocalyptic event in itself.  One of the things that you may be able to use to prevent this “capture” of your home by the Federal and State government is a Homestead Declaration, and I encourage all of you to pursue this simple avenue if it is available, as I have here in Montana.   Continue reading “Protect Your Property with a Homestead Declaration”

The Newspaper

Residents of Sheridan, Colorado want the public to decide whether or not photo enforcement is used in their community. After being twice denied access to the ballot by city officials, proponents of the referendum decided this time to sue the mayor and city council, accusing them of dirty tricks. .

“We knew we were dealing with people who weren’t dealing from the top of the deck,” initiative sponsor Paul Houston told TheNewspaper. “Which is why we have to go to an Arapahoe County district court judge to get any justice.”   Continue reading “Colorado Residents Fight To Save Anti-Camera Referendum”

Breitbart – by AWR Hawkins

A group of companies and gun-rights advocates say Facebook is “actively suppressing their posts,” thereby diminishing their visibility in Americans’ social media networks.

“Content that would normally reach our nearly one million followers has steadily dropped to a fraction of what it once was, despite our page’s continual growth of new followers,” said a statement from Rob Russo, the social media manager for Alien Gear Holsters, one of the companies now pushing back against Facebook.   Continue reading “Facebook Suppressing Pro-Gun Postings, Say Gun Rights Advocates”

Courthouse News – by Emma Gannon

LITTLETON, Colo. (CN) — After a Wal-Mart shoplifter fled into stranger’s home to avoid arrest, police in suburban Denver destroyed the house in a 19-hour attack with tear gas, flash-bangs and 72 chemical bombs, leaving it “a mass of debris and destroyed belongings,” the family says in a lawsuit against the police.

Leo Lech and his family sued Greenwood Village, its Police Chief John Jackson and his entire force, particularly the SWAT team, on June 3 in Arapahoe County Court.   Continue reading “Home Leveled in Police Siege on a Shoplifter”

New York Daily News – by Meg Wagner

An Ohio man who was beaten by a drunk cop and left locked in a closet for four days without food, water or access to a bathroom was awarded $22 million in court.

Arnold Black sued East Cleveland police over his 2012 detainment, saying a pair of officers mixed up his car with that of a suspected drug dealer and wrongfully took him into custody. One of the cops reeked of alcohol — and punched Black for “messing up” his night at the bar, according to the lawsuit.   Continue reading “Wrongfully arrested Ohio man gets $22 million after drunk cop beats him, locks him in closet for 4 days”

Tenth Amendment Center – by Shane Trejo

Once again, the New York Times has published an editorial attacking constitutional principles. This time, it calls for the virtual dissolution of the Republic.

The reasoning behind this assertion? That the government is too small.   Continue reading “The New York Times’ Vision for America: Limitless Federal Power and the End of State Sovereignty”

RT

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order on Sunday that will penalize people and businesses who support the non-violent boycott of Israel.

In a speech to The Harvard Club, Cuomo said New York would “lead by example.”

“We are also a place of action,” he continued. “We want to take immediate action because we want Israel to know that we’re on their side. If you boycott against Israel, New York will boycott you.”   Continue reading “NY governor signs pro-Israel executive order to ‘blacklist’ BDS supporters”

Tenth Amendment Center – by Kelli Sladick

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (June 2, 2016) – Two local New York law enforcement agencies spent over $550,000 purchasing and maintaining stingray devices to track the location of phones and sweep up electronic communications. Documents obtained by the ACLU reveal the departments went to great lengths to hide the existence of the devices and rarely obtain court orders for their use.   Continue reading “New York Police Departments Spend $550K On Stingrays; Rarely Obtain Court Orders for Use”

Washington’s Blog

Presumption of a Cover-Up …

Judges and lawyers know that – if someone intentionally destroys evidence – he’s probably trying to hide his crime.  American law has long recognized that destruction of evidence raises a presumption of guiltfor  the person who destroyed the evidence.

So what does it mean when the US government intentionally destroyed massive amounts of evidence related to 9/11?   Continue reading “US Government Intentionally Destroys 9/11 Evidence”

Breitbart – by AWR Hawkins

Government has a right to regulate the Second Amendment, Hillary Clinton said in an interview on the June 5 airing of This Week With George Stephanopoulos,

Clinton contended that Americans have historically recognized the government’s “right” to regulate the bearing of arms, suggesting that it was not until District of Columbia v Heller(2008) that anyone thought otherwise.   Continue reading “Hillary Clinton: Government Has ‘A Right’ To Regulate 2nd Amendment”

Newsmax – by Brian Freeman

The IRS has finally released a comprehensive list of the organizations it targeted for intrusive scrutiny, under pressure from federal judges fed up with what they said was the agency stonewalling The Washington Times reports.

The move was spurred by a class-action lawsuit brought against the IRS for targeting for extra scrutiny conservative tea party groups’ applications for tax-exempt status, so the list is important to determine who would have a claim against the agency.   Continue reading “IRS Releases Larger List of Targeted Groups”

Tech Dirt – by Tim Cushing

The nation’s courts continue to ensure that the less you know as a law enforcement officer, the more leeway you’ll be granted. USA Today’s Brad Heath tweeted out a screenshot from a Medicare fraud case that shows ignorance of the law is no excuse… unless you’re in law enforcement.   Continue reading “Another Court Says Law Enforcement Officers Don’t Really Need To Know The Laws They’re Enforcing”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Keene, NH — Nothing illustrates how the times are changing quite like an 11-year-old boy filming the police and shutting down a speed trap.

Mikey, an 11-year-old boy from New Hampshire made an awesome video this week showing him holding up a sign to warn motorists that there was a speed trap ahead. Within only a few minutes, this mini-rights flexing guru shuts down the officer and forces him to move on.  Continue reading “Watch an 11-Year-Old Boy Shut Down a Speed Trap and Flex His Rights Like a Pro!”

MassPrivateI

‘Visual Analytics for Command, Control and Interoperability Environments” (VACCINE) is a social media spying tool developed by DHS.

The U.S. Coast Guard secretly spied on baseball fans during last years All-Star Week. 

“VACCINE’s social media analytics tool was used by U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) during Major League Baseball’s All-Star Week.”   Continue reading “‘VACCINE’ is being used to spy on baseball fans, festivalgoers etc., part 4”

Chicago Tribune – by Jeremy Gorner

City officials plan to release videos, reports and other materials next week from about 100 police incidents, including officer-involved shootings, as part of an effort to improve public trust in Chicago police, according to a memo obtained Friday by the Tribune.

The impending release of the materials comes after Mayor Rahm Emanuel‘s Police Accountability Task Force — formed as part of the fallout from the court-ordered release last November of the Laquan McDonald shooting video — recommended that videos of police-related incidents be made public within 60 days.   Continue reading “City to release videos from as many as 100 police shootings, other incidents”

SHTF Plan – by Mac Slavo

In the lead up to the Presidential election we’ve seen pockets of riotous behavior across America. Whether supporting Trump, Sanders, Hillary or Cruz, average Americans appear to be ready to go to war with their government or with each other. This sentiment, coupled with continued economic degradation and a general feeling of a populace that has for decades been marginalized by the political machine in the United States, is showing all the signs of serious civil unrest on the horizon.   Continue reading “Elite Special Forces Insider Warns Of Serious Civil Unrest This Summer: “Everything Is Right For Things To Go Very Wrong””

AL.com – by Cory Shaffer

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Many Cleveland police officers will not be wearing body cameras if protests turn violent during the Republican National Convention, officials said.

Police officials have told officers that a host of logistical issues, including an inability to attach the cameras to police riot gear, means officers will not be able to wear the devices.   Continue reading “Cleveland police in riot gear won’t wear body cameras during RNC”