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Since at least 1998, a former prosecutor and Deputy Attorney General turned professor has been claiming that the Miranda warning, handcuffs the police. In 1998 University of Utah Professor Paul Cassell wrote a report titled,  “Handcuffing the Cops: Miranda’s Harmful Effects on Law Enforcement”.

Cassell’s report claimed, that since the Miranda vs. Arizona ruling, convictions and confessions have dropped dramatically.   Continue reading “A professor’s 19 year crusade to end Miranda warnings because they’re “handcuffing the cops””

The Great Recession

One of the kookiest moments last month came when Fed Chairwoman Yellen spoke about seeing no financial collapse in sight during our lifetimes

“Would I say there will never ever be another financial crisis? No. Probably that would be going a little too far, but I do think that we’re much safer, and I hope that it will not be in our lifetimes, and I don’t believe it will be.”  (CNBC Play video for quote on next crisis.)

Continue reading “US Economy Keeps Moving Into Summer Storm”

Bloomberg – by David McLaughlin

The rise of global technology superstars like Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google are creating new challenges for competition watchdogs. Along with Microsoft Corp., they are the five most valuable companies in the U.S. today, a ranking that only included Microsoft 10 years ago. They dominate their markets, from e-books and smart phones to search advertising and social-media traffic on mobile devices. This is fueling a global debate over whether it’s time to rein in such winner-take-all companies. While the U.S. has been largely hands off, the European Union’s recent $2.7 billion fine against Alphabet Inc.’s Google for favoring its shopping-comparison service over rivals’ — and the promise of more such actions to come — is cheering those who see pernicious effectsfrom rising concentration. Some officials are even considering novel theories of antitrust, such as privacy issues.   Continue reading “Are Facebook and Google the New Monopolies?”

Courthouse News – by Kevin Koeniger

CINCINNATI (CN) – A 12-year-old claims he was arrested during school, suspended for 10 days, and recommended for expulsion because of two Instagram posts related to the “scary clown craze” that made headlines in fall 2016.

Filing the federal complaint on their son C.W.’s behalf in Cincinnati, John and Catherine Wood say the boy was  “handcuffed … and walked through the school lobby in full view of his classmates” after being frisked by a police officer.   Continue reading “12-Year-Old Sues Over ‘Scary Clown’ Suspension”

World Events and the Bible

WEB Notes: World Events and the Bible was not able to confirm if the monkey in the picture was the monkey himself, the one pushing the issue and sending the “case” to court or the judge himself.

Did Planet of the Apes just become reality?

Continue reading “Tax Dollars Hard At Work As Federal Court To Decide If Monkey Owns Copyright To Selfie”

World Events and the Bible

WEB Notes: Who is surprised? We live in a very polluted world and then we wonder why we get sick. Did you know many of the public water sources contain a plethora of drugs from medications that have been flushed down the toilet and then recycled into drinking water? The truth about the products we are sold and what we consume would shock most people if they really did some research. Make sure to read the linked PDF document on this subject so you can gain more understanding of this issue.

Continue reading “Children’s Toys, Food Packaging, Medications And More Contain Chemicals Linked To Chronic Disease In Men”

RT

The US State Department has approved a potential foreign military sale for Patriot air defense systems, as well as supporting equipment and training to Romania, a Pentagon agency announced.

The possible sale of seven Patriot Configuration-3+ Modernized Fire Units, which include seven radar sets, 28 launching stations, and over 200 different type missiles among other equipment, was made public by the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency this week.  Continue reading “US approves $3.9bn Patriot missile systems sale to Romania”

ABC News

The Latest on the search in Pennsylvania for four missing men (all times local):

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Authorities say they’ve found multiple human remains in their search for four missing young Pennsylvania men and they can now identify one of them.

Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub said early Thursday morning that one victim has been identified as 19-year-old Dean Finocchiaro.   Continue reading “Human remains found in search for 4 missing men”

The Consumerist – by Laura Northrup

Credit card network Visa has an interesting proposal for small food businesses across the country. It will give as many as 50 of them $10,000 each to upgrade their systems, especially to accept contactless mobile payments. The catch is that they have to agree not to accept cash anymore.   Continue reading “Visa Will Give 50 Restaurants $10K Each To Upgrade Payment Tech If They Ban Cash”

The Atlantic – by Aria Bendix

David Wildstein, a former ally and high school classmate of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, was sentenced to three years of probation on Wednesday for his involvement in a 2013 political scheme to shut down lanes on the George Washington Bridge, later dubbed “Bridgegate.” Wildstein pleaded guilty in May 2015 to one charge of conspiracy to commit fraud on federally funded property and one civil rights violation. Under the plea agreement, he faced 21 to 27 months in prison. In addition to serving probation, Wildstein has been barred from working in government and will be required to perform 500 hours of community service.
Continue reading “‘Bridgegate’ Mastermind Avoids Prison Sentence”

Washington Examiner – by Paul Bedard

A revived bid by a top Federal Election Commission Democrat could lead to an “inquisition” against conservative media outlets like the Drudge Report, InfoWars and Breitbart that take political advertising and are overseen by right-leaning owners or editors, according to critics.

The plan, set for discussion at Thursday’s FEC meeting, could open the door to political subpoenas targeting the websites, their editorial news decisions, and their owners, maybe even Matt Drudge and Alex Jones, according to an expert analysis.   Continue reading “New fears Drudge, InfoWars, Breitbart could face Dem FEC ‘inquisition’”

RT

A court in Moscow has sentenced five Chechen men found guilty of killing prominent Russian politician Boris Nemtsov in early 2015 to 11 to 20 years in prison.

“Zaur Dadaev was given a 20-year jail sentence and a fine of 100,000 rubles, Anzor Gubashev’s sentence is 19 years in prison and a 100,000-ruble fine, Shadid Gubashev is to serve 16 years behind bars and pay a 100,000-ruble fine, Temirlan Eskerkhanov received a 14-year jail term and a 100,000-ruble fine, and Khamzat Bakhaev was issued an 11-year sentence and a 100,000-ruble fine,” reads the verdict.   Continue reading “Nemtsov killer sentenced to 20yrs behind bars, accomplices to 11-19yrs”

RT

Germany’s military is launching a new “aviation cyber expertise” as an urgent measure in response to a government-funded research revealing that hackers would be able to seize command of a military aircraft with equipment worth just a few thousand dollars.

The new initiative, propelled by the head of the German Military Aviation Authority, Major General Ansgar Rieks, will see military aircraft fitted with protective systems to avert potential cyber-attacks. Besides that, the government will invest in technical research and raise awareness over the threat to the aviation security stemming from hacking operations, according to Germany’s Defense Ministry spokesman, cited by Reuters.   Continue reading “Berlin to boost aviation safety amid fears hackers can hijack warplanes”

Mail.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — A long-time Republican lawmaker said Tuesday he is “very pessimistic” that his party will push a health care bill through the Senate, even as a colleague warned leaders about retaliation by conservative voters should they react to a collapse of the measure by striking a deal with Democrats.

The downbeat assessments came with Republican leaders aiming toward a climactic Senate vote next week on their wounded legislation erasing much of President Barack Obama’s health care law. The comments highlighted the divisions that top Republicans must heal to have a shot of pushing a bill through the chamber embodying one of the GOP’s top priorities.   Continue reading “Longtime GOP senator pessimistic about health bill prospects”

CIA Director Marc Pompeo said on July 11 at INSA Leadership Dinner that there is allegedly solid evidence that the Syrian authorities had been using chemical weapons in Khan Shaykhun.

As M. Pompeo clarified, President Donald Trump ordered to conduct an investigation on the chemical attack in the Syrian province of Idlib. In their work, the intelligence community allegedly managed to establish the links of Damascus with the incident, but Pompeo did not present any concrete facts.   Continue reading “When will CIA Stop Misleading Trump and Disclose ‘Solid Evidence’ of CW Usage by Assad?”