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Archives for July 2017

Minneapolis Mayoral Candidate Proposes Stripping Police Of Guns

“I think as we look at how to change policing and how we get officers to not react to use their gun in situations, but learning skills around de-escalation training I think are important.”

Carey Wedler
By Carey Wedler
BLM protesters outsideof the Minneapolis Police Department's Third Precinct Nov. 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Minneapolis, MN — Amid several high profile police brutality cases in Minneapolis, a mayoral candidate in the twin cities is advocating stripping the majority of police officers of guns in their routine patrols. Local Fox affiliate KMSP reports that Raymond Dehn, currently a state representative, does not want to completely disarm the police,

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Judge Slams ‘Incompetent’ Police Following Raid On Family’s Tomato Garden

A Federal judge declared raid on a family’s tomato garden was an “unjustified government intrusion based on nothing more than junk science.”

Justin Gardner
By Justin Gardner
Bob Harte displays the indoor garden his family cultivates. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

Wichita, KS – In a “huge and significant victory for the Fourth Amendment,” the federal 10th Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a lawsuit brought by a Kansas City couple who endured a SWAT raid over their tomato plants. Robert and Adlynn Harte — and their two young children — were caught up in a county-wide sweep of suspected cannabis growers, in

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In Ongoing Crackdown, Israel Targets Supporters Of Amnesty International

Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon is working to introduce a set of measures to revoke tax benefits from Amnesty International’s supporters.

Middle East Monitor
By Middle East Monitor
Amnesty International supporters hold a banner in this Feb. 12, 2011 photo. (Photo by Richard Potts via Flikr)

Israel’s finance minister is working on a set of measures to revoke tax benefits for anyone that supports Amnesty International’s campaign for a boycott against the Israeli occupation. Sources in Israel have reported that the Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon is working to introduce a set of measures to revoke tax benefits from Amnesty International’s

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Thank Disability Rights Activists, Not John McCain For Defeat Of Trumpcare

“Folks praising Murkowski, Collins, and McCain: I think you misspelled Hirono, ADAPT, and every activist resisting the Republican agenda.”

Jake Johnson
By Jake Johnson
Protesters supporting people with disabilities gather outside the White House in Washington, May 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Following the Senate's vote on Friday that dealt a crushing blow to the GOP's hopes of repealing Obamacare, major media outlets, Democratic lawmakers, and high-profile pundits singled out Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) vote against the so-called "skinny repeal" measure as the decisive factor in its downfall. But many are objecting strongly to this

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Media Mourn End Of CIA Killing Syrians And Strengthening Al Qaeda

If one only read corporate media reporting, you would likely think that the termination of the CIA program was an abject tragedy.

Ben Norton
By Ben Norton
Members of al-Nusra Front gesture as they drive in a convoy touring villages in the southern countryside of Syria's Idlib province, Decembe, 2014. (Photo: Khalil Ashawi/Reuters)

The US government has finally announced an end to its years-long program to arm and train Syrian rebels. The initiative, one of the CIA’s largest covert operations, with billions of dollars of funding, fueled mass killing in Syria and significantly prolonged the country’s horrific war. Widely respected experts have also acknowledged that it greatly

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US Ambassador Hints Support For Venezuela Reason For New Sanctions On Nicaragua

U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua Laura Dogu said the U.S. government has “noted which countries support Venezuela,” stating that Nicaragua “does not have many friends in Washington, for the support it gives to Venezuela,”

teleSUR
By teleSUR
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, left, welcomes Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega in Caracas, Venezuela, March 17, 2015. Nicaragua has drawn the ire of the U.S. over it's friendly relations with Venezuela. (AP/Ariana Cubillos)

The government of Nicaragua has rejected the decision of the United States to sanction the Central American nation through the so-called Nica Act and demanded respect for its sovereignty. "We reject and condemn the NICA-ACT as the continuity of historical policies of imperial interference of the United States in Nicaragua," Vice President

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