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The Lesson From Ferguson: Riots Work

The country stands in room filled with gunpowder that could ignite an open insurrection, and the police departments are in the room waving a lit match at the people.

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By Justin King
A protester returns a tear gas canister fired by police into the crowd outside of the Ferguson city hall, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Missouri's governor ordered hundreds more state militia into Ferguson on Tuesday, after a night of protests and rioting over a grand jury's decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, a case that has inflamed racial tensions in the U.S. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

A protester returns a tear gas canister fired by police into the crowd outside of the Ferguson city hall, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Ferguson, Missouri (TFC) – After a cop killed an unarmed teenager, riots broke out. After the grand jury failed to indict the cop and the police tear gassed innocent protesters, riots broke out.

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Senate Committee Secretly Approves New Domestic Spying Measures

The spying bill is named the “Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act” [CISA].

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By Justin King
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark. arrives to pose for photographers in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark. arrives to pose for photographers in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 11, 2015.   The junior Senator, who launched his political career by  advocating for the prosecution of journalists who share government 'secrets', is a signatory to the Cyber-security Information Sharing Act. (TFC) – While

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Boko Haram Pledge To Islamic State Means Nothing

Boko Haram’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, is just another petty African warlord looking to carve out a kingdom for himself and using Islam as a method of recruitment.

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By Justin King
Nigeria's Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau speaking to the camera. Shekau has allegedly made a formal allegiance to ISIS on, March 7, 2015, in an audio message posted on Twitter. (AP Photo)

Nigeria's Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau speaking to the camera. Shekau has allegedly made a formal allegiance to the Islamic State on Saturday, March 7, 2015, in an Arabic audio message with English subtitles and was posted on Twitter, according to the SITE Intelligence monitoring service. Photo: AP (TFC) – Via a message released on

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Anonymous Confirms Itself As This Generation’s Robin Hood

What is Anonymous doing when they aren’t fighting back against rampant government corruption? Helping to alleviate the symptoms of the corruption, of course.

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By Justin King
Anonymous Feed Homeless

Cincinnati, OH (TFC) – When Anonymous typically makes headlines, it’s because they are on the front lines of a riot, they are protesting another police killing of unarmed people, they are staging a worldwide protest, there has been a major hack and leak of government information, or one of the activists associated with the collective has been

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Mark Twain Quotes Show He Would Have Been An Activist Today

“Loyalty to country always. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”

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By Justin King

Florida, Missouri (TFC) – Mark Twain is one of the most loved authors in the United States. His wit and sarcasm proved that his words were timeless pieces of the American experience. He’s an American icon. He was also a thought criminal. Twain was born in 1835, not too far from where Ferguson, Missouri currently sits. Had he lived in his hometown

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15 Facts About The NSA’s Domestic Spying Program

As Snowden considers returning to the US if he can get a fair trial in a federal courtroom, it might be time to review some basic facts about the domestic surveillance program that very likely is aware you are reading this article right now.

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By Justin King

Washington, DC (TFC) – The NSA has a blanket order to spy on your domestic phone calls. It collects information about the date and time of numbers dialed and the length of call. There is no evidence that it is currently storing recordings of the phone calls, though it is widely suspected to be occurring. Under this blanket order, the NSA

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Homan Square Allegation: Police Use Heroin On Suspects During Interrogations

Indeed, for some there is “no outlet” from Homan Square.

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By Justin King
The Homan Square Black Site in Chicago, Illinois.

The Homan Square Black Site in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago, Illinois (TFC) – One of the more troubling aspects of the Homan Square interrogation facility is the death of John Hubbard who is said to have died of an accidental heroin overdose while in police custody after buying drugs from an undercover officer. Prior to the other

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