Monthly Archives: June 2014

Law enforcement officers (and supervisors) gone wild …

New ACLU report takes a snapshot of police militarization in the United States – The Washington Post Among the excuses police agencies gave the ACLU for not turning over records were that the requested information “contained trade secrets,” that turning … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Can YOU handle the truth? #ScaldedToDeath #BeatenToDeath

What you hear upon clicking the link below will not soothe your nerves, or help you sleep better, because it isn’t “let me entertain you” mainstream media news … no celebrities or royals are acclaimed; no bellicose billionaires are lionized; … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Will democracy die if TISA, TPPA, TTIP become reality? Yes. So step up.

Press Release – Secret Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) – Financial Services Annex 2014-06-19 Today, WikiLeaks released the secret draft text for the Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) Financial Services Annex, which covers 50 countries and 68.2%1 of world trade … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments

@BarackObama: It’s time to secure this Marine’s release.

Petition | Release U.S.M.C. Sgt. Tahmooressi imprisoned in Mexico. | Change.org On March 31 he got lost while driving, made a wrong turn in the border town of San Ysidro, CA and within yards of that wrong turn, found himself … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Robert Reich on America’s Koch Problem

Robert Reich makes valid points about Charles and David Koch’s dangerously anti-American agenda, and their successes to date, including corrupting U.S. Supreme Court Justices. But what Reich doesn’t say is this: Oppression – beyond all doubt – is the most … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

“If you take a disabled man’s wheelchair away, you ought to have to answer for it under oath.”

Reprieve +1 (917) 855 8064 For immediate release: Sat June 21, 2014 Lawyers move to question ‘callous’ Guantánamo prison chief under oath A federal judge has been asked to compel sworn testimony from the military prison boss who confiscated the wheelchair … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Detroit residents’ human right to water violated

Originally posted on Dear Kitty. Some blog:
This video from the USA says about itself: Water is a Human Right: Detroit Residents Seek U.N. Intervention as City Shuts Off Taps to Thousands 24 June 2014 Activists in Detroit have appealed…

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Mentally ill Florida inmate scalded to death: guards claimed license to kill.

                LAKE CITY: Prisoner: I cleaned up skin of inmate scalded in shower; human-rights groups call for federal intervention – Miami-Dade – MiamiHerald.com He recalled seeing a new inmate brought into DCI one … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Was I set up for another Florida #FacebookForCops hit?

Seeing as I’ve been unable to shake the feeling that I’m close to a seizure even after discussing the matter with my wise, wisecracking friends, it seems in my interests to just write what I’m thinking, and what my friends … Continue reading

Posted in #ColorOfLaw, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

National Maya Peoples’ Strike – Press Release from the Western People’s Council

Originally posted on Guatemala Human Rights Commission:
On June 23, 2014, thousands of people from various indigenous organizations and communities marched at several points across Guatemala to demand that their rights be respected. Read why they marched, from the Western…

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment