Bicycling – by David Colon

In the video, the cyclist gets thrown from his bike, sails through the air, and hits the ground hard.

Heins Rodriguez, a 26-year-old from Queens, New York, was riding his bike in the Corona neighborhood on August 13, 2015. Based on surveillance footage from the area, we know how the ride ended: A pair of police officers following Rodriguez in an unmarked car veered toward him, running him off the road and possibly striking him. Rodriguez crashed on the sidewalk, landing on his side.   Continue reading “Why Did Police Run This Cyclist Off His Bike?”

Free Thought Project – by Jack Burns

Thomasville, GA — Thomasville police officers have been cleared by a grand jury in the shooting death of 37-year-old Herbert Gilbert Jr. Following the grand jury’s ruling that the officer-involved-shooting was justified, Thomasville Police released body camera footage of the deadly encounter. The graphic footage shows Gilbert’s attempt to flee in his SUV, only to be gunned down by officers who presumably feared for their lives. Gilbert did not have a gun, was not attempting to run-over any officers, and was actually backing up his vehicle when officer Josh Smith shot him 8 times through the windshield. His original crime? He had an illegal plant.   Continue reading “Video Shows Horrors of Drug War as Cops Corner Unarmed Man for Having a Plant, Execute Him”

New York Times – by Craig S. Smith

BERKELEY, Calif. — Many people have grown accustomed to talking to their smart devices, asking them to read a text, play a song or set an alarm. But someone else might be secretly talking to them, too.

Over the last two years, researchers in China and the United States have begun demonstrating that they can send hidden commands that are undetectable to the human ear to Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa and Google’s Assistant. Inside university labs, the researchers have been able to secretly activate the artificial intelligence systems on smartphones and smart speakers, making them dial phone numbers or open websites. In the wrong hands, the technology could be used to unlock doors, wire money or buy stuff online — simply with music playing over the radio.   Continue reading “Alexa and Siri Can Hear This Hidden Command. You Can’t.”

The New American – by Christian Gomez

Under a Department of Justice program known as “Equitable Sharing,” local police are being deputized as federal agents in order to participate in Joint Terrorism Task Forces, enabling them to bypass their state’s own forfeiture and surveillance laws so they can spy on individuals suspected of terrorism or other crimes falling under federal jurisdiction.

This is according to an online article written by the Tenth Amendment Center’s Director of Communications Michael Maharrey. In the article, entitled “Local Cops Skirt State Limits on Surveillance by Joining Federal Task Forces,” Maharrey writes:   Continue reading “DOJ’s Stealth Nationalization of Local Police”

MassPrivateI

It appears the police in Brookhaven, Georgia are not content with just having their own ‘Operation Plugged In’ cam-share program.

What they have done is create one of the most disturbing corporate/police relationships I have had the displeasure of writing about.   Continue reading “Georgia Power Company leasing license plate readers to police departments”

The Blaze – by Aaron Colen

Georgia state Sen. Michael Williams made waves with his “deportation bus” ad, and for several hours, YouTube had taken the video down for violating its hate speech policy before later putting it back up, The Hill reported.

“They are doing everything they can to keep our message from reaching voters with the truth,” Williams said in a statement Wednesday. “They will not silence me nor our movement.”   Continue reading “YouTube removed GOP candidate’s ‘deportation bus’ ad for hate speech — then put it back up”

NPR

If you are reading this, you are likely one of the more than 14 million people who vehemently believe that this audio clip is saying either the word “Yanny” or the word “Laurel.”

If you haven’t heard it yet, take a listen:   Continue reading “‘Yanny’ or ‘Laurel’? Why People Hear Different Things In That Viral Clip”

100% Fed Up

THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS! Our government is handing out millions to sham daycare centers run by Somali Muslims who came to the US as refugees. They’re now scamming and stealing taxpayer dollars.  Millions of taxpayer dollars appear to be going to support terrorists in the Middle East and Africa by using childcare centers as fronts, according to an investigation in Minnesota.   Continue reading “$100 MILLION IN 2017: Minnesota Muslims Sending Suitcases Full Of Gov’t Money To Fund Terrorists Abroad”

ABC 6 News

There are new restrictions on which types of animals are permitted on American Airlines flights.

Insects, goats and hedgehogs cannot be brought on planes as emotional support animals.

Miniature horses are still OK, as long as they have been properly trained as service animals.   Continue reading “American Airlines: No hedgehogs, goats; mini horses are OK”

Free Thought Project – by Jack Burns

Newark, Delaware – Police officers are being criticized for their response to a call about two stray dogs, and the concerned citizen who called animal control to ask for help is saying that the officers’ actions were actually what she hoped she could save the dogs from.

Leigh Spencer told Fox 29 that she was horrified when she witnessed the officers intentionally trying to run over over the dogs with their patrol cars. “I was the one that called Animal Control, and this was the outcome,” she said.   Continue reading “Woman Calls for Help to Catch Two Dogs, Cops Respond by Running Over, Shooting Them”