Jan 31, 2012 | Abuses of Power, Leaks
Another international conflict, another horrific taxpayer-funded sex scandal for DynCorp, the private security contractor tasked with training the Afghan police. While the company is officially based in the DC area, most of its business is managed on a satellite...
Jan 31, 2012 | Abuses of Power, WAR: By Design
(AP) (CBS News) The White House is signing off on a controversial new law that would authorize the U.S. military to arrest and indefinitely detain alleged al Qaeda members or other terrorist operatives captured on American soil. As the bill neared final passage in the...
Jan 27, 2012 | Abuses of Power
Written by Joe Wolverton, II Friday, 15 April 2011 10:35 On March 30, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y., picture, left) and 15 co-sponsors (including Republican leaders) introduced S. 679, the “Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act.” The measure would...
Jan 27, 2012 | Abuses of Power, Video
Posted on | September 26, 2011 | 12 Comments Up close shot of Deputy Inspector Anthony Bologna’s badge Newer Fresher Update: Pepper Spray happy NYPD Deputy Inspector Anthony Bologna Is punished…not really Update: Correction he’s not a Captain he’s Deputy...
Jan 27, 2012 | Abuses of Power, Video
By VC | April 20th, 2011 | CelleBrite Michigan state police (or should we say police state?) have been using a handheld mobile forensics device to steal information from cell phones belonging to motorists stopped for minor traffic violations. The high-tech device...
Jan 27, 2012 | Abuses of Power, News
EFF activist Eva Galperin interviews EFF criminal defense attorney, Hanni Fakhoury, on the newest edition of Line Noise, the EFF podcast. Whether law enforcement wants to search your home computer, tries to browse through your smart phone at a traffic stop, or seeks...
Jan 27, 2012 | Abuses of Power
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton exits a limousine. AP State Department dominates the limo count, says purchases reflect need to protect diplomats and foreign visitors in a dangerous world By Joe Eaton 2:00 am, May 31, 2011 Updated: 1:03 pm, August 29, 2011...
Jan 27, 2012 | Abuses of Power
By David Kravets, wired.com | Published 8 months ago The secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court approved all 1,506 government requests to electronically monitor suspected “agents” of a foreign power or terrorists on US soil last year, according to a Justice...
Jan 27, 2012 | Abuses of Power
Virginia Roberts’ Account of Jeffrey Epstein’s Elite Connections and Her Encounters with Bill Clinton One of Jeffrey Epstein’s most prominent accusers, Virginia Roberts (now Virginia Giuffre), has provided a detailed account of the convicted sex...
Jan 27, 2012 | Abuses of Power
Indiana Supreme Court Ruling Opens Door to Warrantless Entry In May 2011, a controversial Indiana Supreme Court ruling in Barnes vs. State of Indiana sent shockwaves through civil liberties communities across the country. The 3-2 decision effectively held that...
Jan 27, 2012 | Abuses of Power, News, Video
The Congressional Supercommittee and Agricultural Legislation In late 2011, the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, commonly known as the “supercommittee,” became a focal point of controversy over legislative process and concentrated power. The...
Jan 27, 2012 | Abuses of Power, Events & Assassinations, Video
Jan 27, 2012 | Abuses of Power
Where has your PNR data gone? (click image for larger version or here for details) The U.S. government has filed its initial answer to our lawsuit against U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for illegally withholding records of its travel surveillance system, and...
Jan 27, 2012 | Abuses of Power, Activism, Video
A remarkable and direct speech to the House regarding the current overreach of Government authority and the plans of Congress to expand War Powers beyond control....
Jan 27, 2012 | Abuses of Power, Video
Jan 27, 2012 | Abuses of Power
Any uniformed peace officer shall wear a badge, nameplate, or other device which bears clearly on its face the identification number or name of the officer. http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/cacode/PEN/3/2/3/4.5/s830.10
Jan 27, 2012 | Abuses of Power, Globalist Corporations
The Expansion of Domestic Surveillance and Security Infrastructure By the early 2010s, a vast and rapidly growing network of surveillance technologies, security protocols, and legal frameworks had fundamentally reshaped the relationship between American citizens and...
Jan 25, 2012 | Abuses of Power, Video
On June 8, 2011 the following unfortunate arrest took place in Canton, OH. Notifying the policy when you have a firearm is required by Ohio Law, but when this individual with a thirty-day old license tries to do that he is repeatedly ordered to look away, shut up, or...
Jan 25, 2012 | Abuses of Power, Activism
Do you know what to do when the police try to seize your server, computer, or phone? Take our quiz to see how well you know your rights when law enforcement threatens your digital data. 1) The cops have a warrant to search my computer. They’re demanding my...
Jan 25, 2012 | Abuses of Power
House Maneuvered to Extend PATRIOT Act Surveillance Powers in 2011 In February 2011, the US House of Representatives executed a procedural maneuver to ensure the extension of three expiring surveillance provisions within the PATRIOT Act. After an initial attempt to...
Nov 13, 2011 | Abuses of Power, Anonymous
Flex your rights: The top 3 things to do in every police encounter Dealing with police in the U.S. can be a touchy situation, no matter who you are, where you’re going, or what you’re up to. That’s why three law enforcement experts attending the 2011 Drug Policy...
Oct 31, 2011 | Abuses of Power
EVERY politician has access to this, and they abuse it regularly. Yet Silvio is coming under fire by the mainstream. Hmm… could this be the result of yet another puppet, not doing as he’s told? Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian prime minister, has...
