April 2012
44 posts
Police Routinely Track Phones, Usually With Little... →
wisconsinforward:
Law enforcement tracking of cellphones, once the province mainly of federal agents, has become a powerful and widely used surveillance tool for local police officials, with hundreds of departments, large and small, often using it aggressively with little or no court oversight, documents show.
The practice has become big business for cellphone companies, too, with a handful of...
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Retroactive state law lets GOP chairman's brother... →
Wells Fargo bank will file a court challenge to a new state law signed by Gov. Rick Snyder that overturned a $2.4-million judgment against the brother and business partner of Michigan Republican Party Chairman Bobby Schostak, the bank’s attorney said Friday.
The law Snyder signed Thursday, which says a lender can recover only the real estate offered as collateral when a certain type of...
March 2012
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Georgia Senate Votes to Cut Jobless Benefits →
stfuconservatives:
racetothestoneage:
Georgians who lose their jobs next year could see fewer unemployment checks under a bill passed by the state Senate. Supporters say it will help re-pay $700 million Georgia borrowed from the federal government to cover unemployment reserves. The bill would cut the amount of benefits jobless workers receive by as much as half. And it would mandate a...
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The New Jim Crow: How the War on Drugs Gave Birth... →
Perhaps greater lies have been told in the past century, but they can be counted on one hand. Racial caste is alive and well in America.
Most people don’t like it when I say this. It makes them angry. In the “era of colorblindness” there’s a nearly fanatical desire to cling to the myth that we as a nation have “moved beyond” race. Here are a few facts that run counter to that triumphant racial...
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STFU, Conservatives: Set Off Your Medical Pendant,... →
amaditalks:
A 68 year old black Marine veteran was shot and killed in his own home in White Plains, NY after police responded to a “medical emergency” call when the man accidentally activated his medical assistance pendant device.
In the middle of the night, police banged on his door…
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“There is a young America and there is an old America, and they don’t form a...”
– “The War Against Youth” (via climateadaptation)
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"It's outrageous that immigration detention... →
motherjones:
In February, DHS unveiled a new set of guidelines designed to crack down on sexual assault and inhumane conditions at immigrant detention centers. On Wednesday, House Republicans held a hearing to accuse the Obama administration of coddling detainees.
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“He used bad words! He maybe smoked pot! He was suspended from school for...”
– Breaking: Trayvon Martin a normal teenage boy (via notemily)
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“Think you’ve already heard every possible argument against the health-insurance...”
– Outside Supreme Court, conservatives sound like liberals - The Washington Post - The Washington Post
Well, there you have it: old white conservative men have zero sense of irony.
(via shorterexcerpts)
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Ideas and Opinions.: Woman Dies After Being... →
rubyshimmer:
BTW THE ENTIRE INCIDENT IS ON VIDEO!
Anna Brown, 29, died on the floor of a jail cell within an hour of being dragged from St. Mary’s Hospital. As blood clots spread from her legs to her lungs the hospital staff was busy refusing her further treatment. She was arrested…
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Oklahoma legislators pass drug-tests-for-welfare... →
stfuconservatives:
“The Oklahoma Senate has dropped legislation that would require politicians throughout the state to be drug tested along with people receiving temporary public assistance.
The bill, passed by the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services on Monday, would still require applicants for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to undergo a mandatory drug...
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Missouri Republicans suggest budget that literally... →
stfuconservatives:
In $24 BILLION budget, Missouri GOP members are cutting $28 million for a program that supplies aid for the blind. And naturally, experts are predicting that it will actually cost taxpayers more in the long run.
“Christopher Gray, executive director of the Missouri Council of the Blind, said lawmakers are focusing on numbers instead of the impact their decision will have on...
