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A prominent opposition and rights activist in Russia’s southern province of Ingushetia was shot dead Sunday in at least the third killing of a human rights defender in the volatile North Caucasus region in just over three months. Another Opposition Activist Is Killed in Russia (via NYTimes.com)
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Not as eloquent as “Peace officer, think it over, creep,” but you get the gist. G20 protesters blasted by sonic cannon (via Boing Boing)
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Disgusting. LRAD Sound Cannon Used on Pittsburgh G20 Protesters (via Gizmodo)
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Starting Tuesday, September 1, 2009: These unconstitutional taxes are part of the legislative package surrounding the 996-page Capital Bill, which was sponsored by Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives Michael Madigan. The new tax revenue will not be distributed equally to all churches, religious schools and ministries. Rather, the General Assembly has designated a [...]
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An Internet kill-switch sounds like something Iran or China would use to prevent its people from learning about the “lavish” freedoms we have here in the USA. But what do we do, here in the USA, when politicians want “to permit the president to seize temporary control of private-sector networks during a so-called cybersecurity emergency”? [...]
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How’s that for a provocative headline? It’s also the kind of thing that you hit your forehead for not realizing before: Iraq’s Shiite religious parties, most with ties to Iran, have reestablished a political bloc called the Iraqi National Alliance Of course they have! The only thing keeping Iraqi Shiite’s in check during the Hussein [...]
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I just learned about this guy, and he’s my new hero. Joe Ferraro called in during an interview with The Prez on Thursday and said this: “I’m getting a little ticked off that it feels like the knees are buckling a little bit…We have overwhelming majorities in both the House and the Senate. And we [...]
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In an interview today with Democracy Now!, investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill discusses recently broken news that the C.I.A. hired Blackwater to form terrorist assassination squads. PART 1 OF MY DEMOCRACY NOW! INTERVIEW ON THE CIA… (via RebelReports) PART 2 OF MY DEMOCRACY NOW! INTERVIEW ON THE CIA… (via RebelReports) More articles: C.I.A. Sought Blackwater’s Help [...]
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I love how Rep. Barney Frank lives up to his name: “Ma’am, trying to have a conversation with you would be like arguing with a dining room table. I have no interest in doing it.” Barney Frank Confronts Woman At Town Hall Comparing Obama To Hitler The Conservative protesters at the recent town hall meetings [...]
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