Free Thought Project – by Claire Bernish

Chicago Police officers are now the subject of intensive criticism over the shooting death of 18-year-old Paul O’Neal, after the release of a series of body and dash cam videos showing a number of procedural errors — and a startling lack of coordination — including firing at a fleeing vehicle and an astounding admission by the cop who fired the fatal shot that he did not know if O’Neal was even armed.

That admission appears to indicate that cop perceived crossfire shots from the other officers on scene had been fired by O’Neal, when in fact the teen did not have a weapon at all. In direct violation of departmental policy, officers fired at the vehicle they believed O’Neal had stolen — worse, that gunfire directly endangered not only the suspected car thief, but other officers and everyone in the neighborhood.
Continue reading “Cop Kills Unarmed Teen Because He Mistook Fellow Cop’s Gunfire as the Teen’s”

Underground Reporter – by James Holbrooks

Jerusalem — Last Wednesday, Israeli lawmakers legalized the imprisonment of Palestinian children as young as — by their own words — twelve years old.

The new law, passed by legislators as the “Youth Bill,” allows authorities to “imprison a minor convicted of serious crimes such as murder, attempted murder or manslaughter even if he or she is under the age of 14,” the Knesset said in a press release.   Continue reading “Palestinian Children As Young As 12 Can Now Be Legally Imprisoned By Israel”

End of American Dream – by Michael Snyder

The Obama administration is absolutely furious with Israel. At the end of July, the U.S. State Department issued a scathing press statement in which it publicly rebuked the government for Israel for “settlement activity” in East Jerusalem which the Obama administration considers to be “corrosive to the cause of peace”. There has always been tension between the Netanyahu government and the Obama administration, but I don’t know if we have ever seen the State Department use such strong language to condemn Israeli activity. Unfortunately, the rapid deterioration of the relationship between the United States and Israel could have some very serious implications for the entire region in the months ahead. As you will see below, Newsweek is reporting that France is ready to make a renewed push for a UN Security Council resolution that would formally establish a Palestinian state, and this time around the Obama administration may be ready to go along with such a resolution.   Continue reading “U.S. Anger At Israel Could Result In A UN Security Council Resolution Establishing A Palestinian State”

SHTF Plan – by Jeremiah Johnson

The Obama Administration has been characterized by not only a lack of transparency on issues that surface, but a deliberate obfuscation to mask true actions and intentions.  There are literally no limits to what the man and his handlers will do outside of the law to attain their ends, while simultaneously “crafting” legislation to enslave the citizenry.  The fawning, lying press trumpets his victories and quietly spins his defeats: objectivity cannot be maintained by journalists on the government payroll and command.   Continue reading “Make No Mistake: “Everyone Who Is Warning About Clinton Is A Target and They Are Marked””

Subject Politics

Former CNN and Emmy award winning Journalist Amber Lyon just blew the whistle on CNN’s shady business practices.  According to Lyon, ‘CNN is paid by the US government for reporting on some events, and not reporting on others.  The Obama Administration pays CNN for content control.’

It’s now abundantly clear just how far political corruption reaches. They’re controlling the content to manipulate public opinion.   Continue reading “Former CNN Jounalist Just Exposed CNN For Taking Bribes From US, Foreign Governments”

The Organic Prepper

In their usual fingers-in-ears-la-la-la fashion, the mainstream media and Hillary Clinton supporters are all in denial that there is an issue with the Democratic nominee’s health, despite mounting evidence that something is seriously wrong. In fact, they’re trying to manipulate the issue to make those who are concerned look like they are the ones with problems because only crazy right-wing conspiracy theorists would say otherwise.

This weekend, a photo began to go viral of HRC being helped up the stairs and looking pretty darned frail. But, if you notice, she isn’t dressed for summer in these photos.   Continue reading “Nothing to See Here: Mainstream Media Dismisses Concerns About Hillary Clinton’s Health Issues”

Mail.com

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Investigators were treating the death of a 10-year-old boy on the world’s tallest waterslide as a “civil matter” rather than a criminal incident, a police spokesman said Monday, as the park and Kansas authorities pressed to sort out what caused the tragedy.

Few details have been released about the death Sunday of Caleb Thomas Schwab, the son of a Kansas state legislator. The 168-foot-tall Verruckt is one of the top attractions of Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kansas. The park was closed Monday amid the investigation.   Continue reading “Police: Nothing criminal suspected in boy’s waterslide death”

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WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Johnny Small was just 15 when police came to arrest him in 1988 — so young he assumed he was in trouble for a curfew violation. Instead, police charged him with first-degree murder of a woman who owned a tropical-fish store — a place Small says he’d never even visited.

He was convicted and sentenced to life behind bars, mainly on the testimony of co-defendant — a friend who once lived with Small’s family. That man, David Bollinger, has since recanted. Bollinger says he testified only because prosecutors promised his charged would be dropped in exchange, and threatened the death penalty if he didn’t cooperate.  Continue reading “Convicted of murder as a teen, man now has shot at freedom”

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HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s longtime president has praised his security forces while warning against violent protests, days after the police crushed an anti-government march in the capital, Harare.

President Robert Mugabe spoke Monday at a commemoration event notable for the absence of some of his previously loyal wartime allies. The commemorations are held annually to honor this southern African country’s dead heroes, particularly those who fought in the 1970s independence war.   Continue reading “Zimbabwe’s president warns against further protests”

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QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber killed at least 67 people and wounded dozens more in an attack that struck a government-run hospital in the southwestern city of Quetta on Monday, police and doctors said.

Witnesses described horrifying scenes of bodies scattered on the ground the wounded screaming out for help. Hours after the attack, a breakaway faction of militant Taliban group claimed responsibility.   Continue reading “Suicide bombing at Pakistani hospital in Quetta kills 67”

Janet_Yellen_official_Federal_Reserve_portraitThe Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is the head of the central banking system of the United States. Known colloquially as “Chair of the Fed”, “Fed Chair” or “Fed Chief”. The Chair is the “active executive officer”[2] of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The currently used gender-neutral title for this position is “Chair.”

The current chair is Janet Yellen, the first woman to hold the position.[3] She began her term on February 1, 2014, and previously served as the Vice-Chair from 2010 to 2014.   Continue reading “Millard’s Target”

CBC News

Canadian Jewish groups are blasting the Green Party of Canada for passing a resolution this weekend supporting sanctions against Israel.

B’nai Brith issued a statement Sunday night saying it was “irate” that delegates at the party’s biennial convention in Ottawa voted in support of the so-called Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement, also called BDS.   Continue reading “Jewish groups condemn Green Party for supporting Israeli boycott policy”

USA Today – by Steph Solis

New Jersey already draws ire for not letting drivers pump their own gas. But the state might ban them from having a cup of coffee behind the wheel too.

A bill under consideration in the state Legislature calls to prohibit “any activity unrelated to the actual operation of a motor vehicle in a manner that interferes with the safe operation of the vehicle on a public road or highway.” That means no cup of coffee for those sitting in traffic, no munching on that breakfast burrito, no time to groom. (No, the law does not target coffee verbatim.)   Continue reading “Only in New Jersey: Bill would ban motorists from drinking coffee and driving”

Anti-War – by Uri Avnery

On June 28, 1914, the Austrian heir to the throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, visited Sarajevo, the main town of Bosnia, then an Austrian province.

Three young Serbian inhabitants of Bosnia had decided to assassinate him, in order to achieve the attachment of Bosnia to Serbia. They threw bombs at the car of the archduke. All three failed to harm him.   Continue reading “The Shot Heard All Over the Country”

Courthouse News – by Kevin Lessmiller

(CN) — A public defender office claims in court that the New York Police Department won’t disclose how many millions of dollars it seizes in cash each year through civil forfeiture.

The Bronx Defenders sued the NYPD and outgoing Commissioner Bill Bratton on Thursday, seeking access to records “pertaining to the policies and procedures regarding, and accounting for, money and property seized from defendants incident to arrest.”   Continue reading “Public Defenders Sue for NYPD Seizure Info”

Courthouse News – by Victoria Prieskop

ALBUQUERQUE (CN) — Two Albuquerque police officers killed a man and dumped his body in an arroyo in 1976 and the Albuquerque Police Department covered it up for 40 years, the late José Farfan’s son claims in court.

Dino Farfan sued Albuquerque on Aug. 5 in Bernalillo County Court. He claims that on April 26, 1976, Albuquerque police Officers Robert Earl Davis and Robert Todd Hobson arrested his father, José Farfan, on misdemeanor charges of receiving stolen property.   Continue reading “Albuquerque Cops Accused of Murder & Coverup”

The Intercept – by Naomi LaChance

AFTER A WATCHDOG BLOG repeatedly linked him and other local officials to  corruption and fraud, the Sheriff of Terrebone Parish in Louisiana on Tuesday sent six deputies to raid a police officer’s home to seize computers and other electronic devices.

Sheriff Jerry Larpenter’s deputies submitted affidavits alleging criminal defamation against the anonymous author of the ExposeDAT blog, and obtained search warrants to seize evidence in the officer’s house and from Facebook.   Continue reading “Sheriff Raids House to Find Anonymous Blogger Who Called Him Corrupt”