Uber launches in Portland despite being completely illegal there
TAKING DOWN "THE MAN", ONE RIDE AT A TIME!!
California’s Prop 47: A Step in Bringing “Justice” to our Criminal Justice System
(The Guardian)- Russell Griffith, a deputy public defender in the Los Angeles crucible known as Compton, had strong words to describe the criminal justice system:...
John Oliver Destroys Corruption in “Asset Forfeiture” Laws in Hilarious Sketch
(The Hollywood Reporter)- John Oliver has proposed an idea for a Law and Order spinoff. The HBO host tackled the topic of civil forfeiture laws, which...
Cops Can Take Your Stuff Without Convicting You of Anything
(Vice)- Last week, the Washington Post released the results of an excellent—albeit alarming—investigation into the use of asset forfeiture in the United States. What is...
The Fun of Empire: Fighting on All Sides
(The Intercept) CBS News, August 18, 2011: President Barack Obama officially demanded that Syrian President Bashar Assad resign for the sake of his own people,...
Georgia County Won’t Pay Medical Bills for Toddler Critically Injured by Flash Bang Grenade During Drug Raid
(Reason)- Politicians like Rep. Lacy Clay (D-Mo.) who have supported the militarization of police but have found it politically unfeasible to do so now have...
Study: TSA Full-Body X-Ray Scanners Miss Guns, Explosives, Knives
(CBS)- Teflon tape, molded plastic explosives and handguns are all concealment tricks that a group of researchers were able to pull off on the Rapiscan...
U.S. Military Bans Glenn Greenwald’s, “The Intercept”
I guess the War Complex is concerned that if the soldiers have the whole story, they may realize they aren't fighting for the good guys after all?
The Military Occupation Of Ferguson, Missouri Is Just A Preview Of What Is Coming To America
(InfoWars)- Let’s be honest – Ferguson, Missouri is under military occupation right now, and the entire world is watching in horror as militarized police fire...
Meet Four Business Owners Squeezed by Operation Choke Point
(The Daily Signal)- With no explanation, Brian Brookman last month lost the bank account for his pawn shop. He had no idea why. Brookman says...
“The border fence is a joke: Filmmaker crosses from US to Mexico dressed as Osama bin Laden
(Daily Mail)- A flamethrowing American conservative activist raised eyebrows in the U.S. on Monday by releasing a video of himself crossing the Rio Grande River...
Fourth U.S. President in a row bombs Iraq for “Sake of Humanity”!
(The Intercept)- U.S. “Humanitarian” Bombing of Iraq: A Redundant Presidential Ritual New York Times, January 17, 1991: CNN, December 16, 1998: ...
Teen facing life in prison for pot brownies awaits fate
I mean WTF! Does our jackboot law enforcement system really have nothing better to do than ruin people's lives for no reason?!
Decades of Incompetence and Corruption at FBI test lab may have hundreds of innocent people rotting in jail
(Washington Post)- Nearly every criminal case reviewed by the FBI and the Justice Department as part of a massive investigation started in 2012 of problems...
Less than 3 percent of the U.S. population identify themselves as gay
(Washington Post)- Less than 3 percent of the U.S. population identify themselves as gay, lesbian or bisexual, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday...
The TSA’s latest stupid idea
(The Guardian)- Passengers using airports that offer direct flights to the US may be forced to switch on their mobile phones and other electronic devices...
How best to fix the U.S. health care system? Unleash the Entrepreneur!
(Reason)- Reason TV‘s health-care coverage has always viewed the Affordable Care Act in its properly Sisyphean context: Obamacare is a government fix for problems created...
More Central American migrants sent to California despite backlash
(Reuters) – Residents of a Southern California town confronted their mayor on Wednesday over the arrival of Central American migrants for processing after they slipped...
Poll: Obama worst president since WWII
(Politico)- A plurality of voters think Barack Obama is the worst president since World War II, a new poll says. According to a Quinnipiac University...
Arizona town: Our London Bridge is not falling
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The London Bridge is not falling down, despite a British tabloid saying that the western Arizona tourist attraction could be bulldozed...
California protesters block bus carrying migrants
MURRIETA, Calif. (AP) — A flight carrying migrants from overcrowded facilities on the Texas border with Mexico arrived Tuesday in Southern California but protesters blocked...
Mom kills self, 2 daughters with nitrogen gas
EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. (AP) — A mother despondent over her son’s suicide killed her two young daughters and herself early Tuesday using suffocating nitrogen gas...
Divers search for Iowa teen swept away in drain
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Rescue crews peered beneath manhole covers, used sonar in a lake and deployed divers in the search for a teenager...
Prosecutors: Holmes defense misleading victims
DENVER (AP) — Prosecutors in the Colorado theater shooting case are accusing a representative of the defense team of misleading victims, trying to convince them...
Group opposed to gay marriage plans Utah gathering
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An international conservative group that opposes homosexuality is planning its first worldwide conference in the U.S. next year — a...
Flight carrying migrants lands in San Diego
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A flight carrying migrants from overcrowded facilities on the Texas border with Mexico has arrived in Southern California. A federal Department...
Fans brave heat for US-Belgium game watches
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — His right cheek painted with an American flag, Jon Watson sat sweating in the Texas heat. He didn’t mind the searing...
Cops: Truckers duped by woman impersonating doctor
A California truck driver pulled into the Blue Beacon Truck Wash in central Pennsylvania and spotted an advertisement for low-cost health exams for truckers. Needing...
Alabama shuts down church’s sex offender housing
CLANTON, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama pastor says he’s shutting down his refuge for convicted sex offenders because of a new law. Ricky Martin says...
Conservative group plans conference in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An international conservative group that opposes homosexuality is planning its first worldwide conference in the U.S. next year — a...
Crews search for teen in flooded Iowa storm drain
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Rescue crews searched Tuesday for a teenager who was swept away in a Cedar Rapids storm drain after heavy rainfall...
Boy’s death highlights danger of border crossings
EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — When authorities found an 11-year-old Guatemalan boy’s body about a mile from Texas’ southern border, they also discovered his brother’s Chicago...
Conviction of NYC cop cannibalism case overturned
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has overturned the conviction of an ex-NYPD police officer accused of kidnapping, killing and eating young women. The...
New York City police to subway acrobats: Sit down
NEW YORK (AP) — The underground acrobats who flip, somersault and pole-dance among New York City subway riders as trains roll are drawing a new...
Arizona pauses to remember 19 fallen firefighters
PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — Residents wept and stood in salute as they remembered 19 firefighters Monday on the anniversary of their deaths, marked by a...
New Jersey’s Tent City homeless encampment closes
LAKEWOOD, N.J. (AP) — A homeless encampment near the Jersey shore that came to be known as Tent City has closed after the last of...
Oyster farm owners eye options after ruling
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to consider the appeal of a popular oyster farm that federal officials want to shutter...
Police seek help identifying person of interest
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Police have developed a person of interest in the weekend gunfight on Bourbon Street that left 10 injured. Police...
Police: 10 shot on Bourbon Street in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Police in New Orleans now say there were 10 people injured during a weekend gunfight on Bourbon Street. Police updated the...
Green family, Hobby Lobby, connected for 40 years
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Monday’s Supreme Court ruling that the Hobby Lobby crafts store chain does not have to provide all forms of birth control...
At least 20 people shot in NYC over the weekend
NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say at least 20 people were shot across New York City over the weekend, four of them fatally. Among those...
Washington faces difficulties launching legal pot
SEATTLE (AP) — Pete O’Neil saw Washington’s legalization of marijuana in 2012 as a path to retirement, or at least to his kids’ college tuition....
No selfies of porch shooting victim at trial
DETROIT (AP) — Jurors in the upcoming trial of a Detroit-area man who shot a young, drunken woman on his porch won’t see selfies of...
Supreme Court clears ban on gay conversion therapy
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for enforcement of a first-of-its-kind California law that bars psychological counseling aimed at...
Marine who said he was kidnapped returned to US
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Marine Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun disappeared from his unit in Iraq nearly a decade ago under mysterious circumstances. A week later,...
21 people shot in NYC over the weekend
NEW YORK (AP) — A wave of violence swept New York City over the weekend as 21 people were shot, four of them fatally, authorities...
Transgender officer fired in Connecticut
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — When Francesca Quaranta told her fellow police officers in 2012 that she was transgender, she said it began a long and...
A violent weekend in NYC: At least 21 people shot
NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say at least 21 people were shot across New York City over the weekend. Four victims died. Among those injured...
Ex-BP exec can be tried on obstruction charge
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court in New Orleans says a former BP executive can be tried on a charge that he obstructed...
White House: Court ruling risks women’s health
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says women’s health will be jeopardized by a Supreme Court’s decision that allows corporations with religious objections to opt...