Boston Globe – by Laura Crimaldi

SALEM — The wooded spot overlooking Walgreens on Boston Street is unremarkable. The rocky ledge of knotted trees is surrounded by houses, and the path to the top is unpaved.

But the days of anonymity for the site known as Proctor’s Ledge are over. Researchers announced this week they have confirmed the plot is where 19 people accused of witchcraft were hanged in a wave of hysteria that swept this seaside city in 1692.   Continue reading “Researchers pinpoint site of Salem witch hangings”

MassPrivateI

Community-Oriented Policing (COP) is being used with the help of religious groups, businesses, schools etc., to spy on everyone.

Community oriented policing research began in the 1970’s but wasn’t officially implemented until1994, which means police have been spying on Americans for TWENTY TWO YEARS! The Center for Problem Oriented Policing website is a great resource to find out more about COP.   Continue reading “Police use ‘Community Oriented Policing’ to create entire communities of spies!”

Federal Observer – by Neal Ross

I know I sometimes come across spreading doom and gloom; all pessimistic and cynical, but that is just how I feel based upon how I see things. Sometimes, in outbursts of anger or frustration I lash out at people for continuing to believe in the system as it exists today; thinking that by playing within the existing framework they can somehow effect change in this country. If you’ll allow me, I’ll attempt to explain why I believe this to be futile; and I promise to try and keep it civil.   Continue reading “Ross: Isn’t It Time?”

Mail.com

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Attackers set off explosions at a Starbucks cafe in a bustling shopping area in Indonesia’s capital and waged gunbattles with police Thursday, leaving bodies in the streets as office workers watched in terror from high-rise buildings.

Police said five attackers and two civilians were killed, while 10 people were injured in the brazen attacks, which followed several warnings in recent weeks by police that Islamic militants were planning something big. It was unclear if any perpetrators remained at large.   Continue reading “Brazen attacks in Jakarta leave 5 gunmen, 2 others dead”

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HOUSTON (AP) — An Iraqi refugee who is facing charges he tried to help the Islamic State group wanted to set off bombs at two Houston malls and was learning to make electronic transmitters that could be used to detonate explosive devices, a federal agent testified Wednesday.

Omar Faraj Saeed Al Hardan, who came to Houston from Iraq in 2009, was indicted last week on three charges, including attempting to provide support to a designated terrorist organization. He pleaded not guilty to all three charges during a court appearance on Wednesday.   Continue reading “Federal agent says Iraqi refugee wanted to bomb Texas malls”

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CINCINNATI (AP) — No charges will be filed against a man who fatally shot his 14-year-old son after mistaking him for an intruder.

Hamilton County Prosecutor Joseph Deters said Wednesday that the man, 72, won’t be charged in the Tuesday morning shooting in the basement of the Cincinnati-area home. The man had watched his son, Georta Mack, walk to the school bus and the boy later called his father to say he was on the bus, Deters said in his statement.   Continue reading “No charges for man who killed son he mistook for intruder”

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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — After months of talk of impeachment, critics of Gov. Paul LePage are ready to introduce an impeachment order to investigate allegations of abuse of power.

A group of lawmakers led by Democratic Rep. Ben Chipman of Portland submitted the impeachment order, which was due to be debated Thursday on the House floor. The proposal, which faces long odds, aims to punish the Republican governor for using influence to pressure a school operator into taking back a job offer from Democratic House Speaker Mark Eves, who responded by filing a civil lawsuit in federal court.   Continue reading “Maine House ready to debate LePage impeachment investigation”

Fortune -by Clay Dillow

Encrypted communication for the modern terrorist.

The Islamic State has long relied on messaging apps like Facebook’s FB -4.16% What’sApp, Telegram, and Twitter TWTR -8.66% direct messaging to communicate and distribute propaganda. Now, online counterterrorism outfit Ghost Security Group claims ISIS has built its own Android-based, encrypted messaging app that circumvents conventional messaging apps like WhatsApp that are easier for the F.B.I. to monitor.   Continue reading “ISIS Has Its Own Secure Messaging App”

ABC News

A former Las Vegas police officer seen via body-camera video in a bloody confrontation while arresting a woman last year has now been indicted on federal charges, accused of a civil rights violation and lying about his use of force.

The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday said that a federal grand jury in Nevada indicted Richard Thomas Scavone on charges that he violated the woman’s civil rights by using excessive force and for obstruction of justice for falsifying the police report where he claimed she was resisting arrest.   Continue reading “Federal Charges for Vegas Police Officer in Body-Camera Case”

The Triplicate – by David Grieder

Prosecutors are hoping to exclude video footage of an officer allegedly stealing cash from the defendant during a drug raid, concerned that it will compromise the outcome of their case.

Crescent City resident James Banuelos is scheduled for a Jan. 25 jury trial on charges including methamphetamine possession and operating a drug house.   Continue reading “Prosecutors move to exclude video of drug raid”

Stumpy and his wife Martha went to the state fair every year. Every year Stumpy would say, “Martha, I’d like to ride in that there airplane.” And every year Martha would say, “I know Stumpy, but that airplane ride costs ten dollars, and ten dollars is ten dollars.”

One year Stumpy and Martha went to the fair and Stumpy said, “Martha, I’m 71 years old. If I don’t ride that airplane this year I may never get another chance.”   Continue reading “The Value of Money”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

It was just yesterday when we documented the continuing slide in the loonie, which is suffering mightily in the face of oil’s inexorable decline.

As regular readers are no doubt acutely aware, Canada is struggling through a dramatic economic adjustment, especially in Alberta, the heart of the country’s oil patch. Amid the ongoing crude carnage the province has seen soaring property crime, rising food bank usage and, sadly, elevated suicide rates, as Albertans struggle to comprehend how things up north could have gone south (so to speak) so quickly.   Continue reading “Canadians Panic As Food Prices Soar On Collapsing Currency”

The Washington Post – by Andrea Peterson and Matt McFarland

William Merideth had just finished grilling dinner for his family when he saw a drone hovering over his land. So he did what he said any Kentuckian would do — he grabbed his Benelli M1 Super 90 shotgun, took aim and unleashed three rounds of birdshot.

“The only people I’ve heard anything negative from are liberals that don’t want us having guns and people who own drones,” said the truck company owner, now a self-described “drone slayer.” Downing the quadcopter, which had a camera, was a way to assert his right to privacy and property, he said.   Continue reading “You may be powerless to stop a drone from hovering over your own yard”

I posted this back in 2013 to clear up any misunderstanding of unalienable vs. inalienable, there is a marked difference in these terms.

Activist Post – by Susan Boskey, June 23, 2013

This July 4th Americans celebrate their 237th Independence Day. The Declaration of Independence, signed during the midst of the American Revolution in 1776, was not just a statement of grievances against the British monarchy but also a declaration of freedom from it, citing unalienable rights of self-governance. I said un-alienable, not in-alienable rights. Most believe there is no real difference between the two words. But not so fast. When unalienable was replaced with inalienable it diminished the original intention of personal rights; among which are “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”
Continue reading “How The Declaration Of Independence Got Hijacked”