At least 400 people have been arrested in Washington, DC after the Democracy Spring march and sit-in at the US Capitol building. Protesters focused their demands on creating fairer elections and politics that are unmarred by corporations’ big bucks. (Article by The Daily Sheeple, republished from http://www.thedailysheeple.com/media-blackout-as-d-c-jails-fill-with-hundreds-arrested-at-capitol-protesting-for-fairer-elections_042016)   The Democracy Spring movement is calling on Congress […]

Is the Illinois state legislature attempting to foment a revolt among state citizens? Because that’s precisely what may happen if lawmakers who have introduced a proposal recently to grab guns, succeed. As reported by The New American in late December, a recently introduced resolution in the state legislature is a grave and direct threat to […]

Yet another case of a driver sexually assaulted in the name of the war on drugs dramatically illustrates the dangerously broad powerthat police officers have to mess with motorists. According to a lawsuit filed last September, described in a February 3 ruling by federal judge in Pennsylvania, Kimberlee Carbone was pulled over by New Castle police […]

In a desperate bid to keep the killer cop off the stand, South Carolina cops settled for $2,150,000 with Zachary Hammond’s family in their wrongful death lawsuit. (Article by Grant Stern, republished from https://photographyisnotacrime.com/2016/03/30/south-carolina-cops-pay-zachary-hammonds-family-2-15mm-wrongful-death-settlement/) Seneca Police Lt. Mark Tiller shot and killed Hammond, then lied about the circumstances, claiming the teen tried to run him over. But Tiller […]

A grieving pet owner said she plans to sue the NYPD after an officer gunned down her friendly dog on February 13. (Article by Lily Dane, republished from http://www.thedailysheeple.com/video-nypd-cops-kill-dog-then-rough-up-female-owner_032016) Yvonne Rosado said her 4-year-old pit bull, Spike, was shot to death by an officer who responded to an unrelated call from a neighbor in her Bronx […]

Congress just passed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) recently, sneaking it through in a budget bill to prevent a government shutdown before the holidays. As reported in Wired, “CISA had alarmed the privacy community by giving companies the ability to share cybersecurity information with federal agencies, including the NSA. … That means CISA’s information-sharing […]

Well, that was fast. On Tuesday, President Obama addressed Cubans about the importance of human rights and peaceful dialogue. On Thursday, pro-democracy demonstrators in Havana were beaten and arrested by Cuban police agents just steps away from where Obama had spoken. (Article by Patrick Symmes, republished from https://www.yahoo.com/politics/cuban-agents-brutalize-democracy-protesters-1393527552835638.html) The demonstration occurred three blocks from the Grand […]

The BRICS nations comprise of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The members are all developing or newly industrialised countries, with a significant influence on regional and global affairs. What is the Brics’ stance on marijuana and why should you care? Russia has the one of the world’s most intolerant drug policies, with no […]

Though promising as a crime-fighting tool (albeit with several privacy concerns), license plate scanners could soon be utilized by the state to deter prostitution — in a totally creepy and intrusive manner. Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nury Martinez recently put forward a proposal which entails setting up cameras in places frequented by prostitutes, in hopes of […]

The number of individuals killed by police in the United States continues to soar, with 2015 marking the highest figures yet. It’s estimated that around 1,000 people passed away at the hands of police officers last year. The Washington Post reported that 986 were killed by cops and The Guardian reported 1,140 killings by the police. In addition […]

Five bodies hang from a pole suspended between two cranes, a public display which serves as a reminder to those who might contemplate a life of crime. (Article by Peter Oborne, republished from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3502079/Saudi-Arabia-s-kingdom-savagery-DOES-Britain-cosy-butchers.html) They belonged to a gang of five robbers, all of whom were publicly beheaded before their corpses were hoisted high in the […]

Terrence “Terry” Ingram, a beekeeper from Apple River, Illinois, has become the latest victim of flagrant government tyranny. According to the Prairie Advocate, Ingram, owner of Apple Creek Apiaries, recently had his bees and beehives stolen from him by the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDofA), in addition to the destruction of more than 15 years’ worth of research […]

The second-highest court in Maryland upheld a historic decision by a state trial court that the warrantless use of cellphone tracking devices, known as Stingrays, violates the Fourth Amendment. Stingrays simulate cellphone towers in order to fool nearby mobile phones into connecting with them, thereby revealing the phones’ locations. The surveillance technology can gather data […]

The criterion for obtaining a search warrant has become so vague that police officers can now cite their “training and experience” as an excuse to acquire one, according to a new report by The Washington Post highlighting America’s rising police state. A review of 2,000 search warrants obtained by law enforcement in Washington D.C. between […]

Ideally (and this is what most Americans have been conditioned to believe), the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) function is to reduce the manufacture, sale and trafficking of illegal drugs. In reality, however, that’s not entirely the case. Case in point: The government of Bolivia recently booted U.S. DEA agents out of the country, and ironically, […]