The Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

This marks the FIRST time in the history of one of the most violent police forces in the US, in which any officer has faced criminal charges for shooting someone in the line of duty.

Albuquerque, NM — According to multiple sources, the two Albuquerque police officers who shot and killed “illegal camper” James Boyd, last year, will be charged Monday with murder.   Continue reading “For the First Time Ever APD Cops Will Be Charged with Murder for Killing Someone”

gas-2Epic Times

American politicians are all revved up for a gas tax hike — prices are low and Washington wants part of the action while consumers are less likely to notice the increase.

A twelve cent gas tax is being proposed. But here’s the problem: each penny increase in the gas tax takes about $1 billion from the wallets of drivers. So that’s $12 billion out of our wallets and into the coffers of the government.   Continue reading “Big Government Will Raise The Gas Tax And Infrastructure Will Keep Crumbling”

westcottMint Press News – by Moreh B.D.K. for Counter Current News

Jason Westcott had no criminal record to speak of, and yet he died in a SWAT “drug raid” on his house which yielded only $2.00 in marijuana.

It all started when a confidential informant lied to police about Westcott. That informant, who approached the Tampa Bay Times in July using the name Coogle, was a 50-year-old felon and drug addict.   Continue reading “SWAT Team Kills Innocent Man In ‘Drug Raid’ That Found Just $2 Of Marijuana”

ISIS Hack of Pentagon Twitter Accounts Traced Back to MarylandInfowars – by Paul Joseph Watson

According to the group which identifies itself as Anonymous, the ISIS hack of the Pentagon’s Twitter accounts traces back to Maryland – home of the National Security Agency.

Twitter and YouTube accounts belonging to the U.S. military command that oversees operations in the Middle East were reportedly hacked by ISIS sympathizers earlier today, with messages being sent out for almost an hour before the accounts were temporarily shut down.   Continue reading “ISIS Hack of Pentagon Twitter Accounts Traced Back to Maryland”

police investigation.jpgThe Detroit News – by George Hunter

Detroit — Michigan State Police will investigate an incident in which officers from a multi-jurisdictional task force were captured on video hitting and kicking a carjacking suspect.

State Police Lt. Michael Shaw confirmed the agency would conduct the probe. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy had requested state police involvement and indicated she would be “actively monitoring” the investigation, according to Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan.   Continue reading “Michigan State Police to investigate videotaped beating”

Of Two Minds – by Charles Hugh Smith

Rather than being the Monster Under the Bed in central bank nightmares, deflation is the natural result of a competitive economy experiencing productivity gains.

That the global Status Quo is terrified of deflation is the background of every policy decision and official PR sound-bite. The reason behind this unremitting terror:deflation is the Achilles Heel of the global Status Quo. My colleague Gordon T. Long explains why in the latest of our video/slide programs.   Continue reading “The Achilles Heel of the Global Status Quo: Deflation”

UPI – by Andrew V. Pestano

ALBUQUERQUE, Jan. 13 (UPI) — An undercover police officer was shot multiple times by another cop in Albuquerque, N.M., in a problematic drug bust attempting to arrest two suspects for selling $60 worth of methamphetamine.

The shooting took place in a McDonald’s parking lot. The undercover police officer was shot by Lt. Greg Brachle, an 18-year-veteran and the leader of Albuquerque Police Department’s narcotics unit.   Continue reading “Undercover cop shot by head of narcotics department in meth drug bust outside McDonald’s”

A former Glasgow police officer is suing a Barren County gun store after being handed a loaded gun from under the counter and accidentally shooting his finger off. WBKO 13 News – by Jake Boswell

GLASGOW, Ky. (WBKO) — A former Glasgow police officer is suing a Barren County gun store after being handed a loaded gun from under the counter and accidentally shooting his finger off.

According to a civil lawsuit filed Friday, former Glasgow police officer Darrell Smith went into Barren Outdoors back in March and asked to see a .380 caliber handgun.   Continue reading “Former GPD Officer Files Lawsuit After Gunstore Incident”