You people actually hire cops -- and their fascist, rent-seeking contractors, like MVP Math Inc. -- to teach your kids how to read, write and do the arithmetics? What are you, stupid?
Dial 911 and Die
Steve, from further down in the article: Timpa called 911 on Aug. 10, 2016, from the parking lot of a Dallas porn store, saying he was afraid and needed help. He told a dispatcher he suffered from schizophrenia and depression and was off his prescription medication. The News first reported Timpa’s death in a 2017 investigation that showed Dallas police refused to say how a man who had called 911 for help ended up dead. ... He had already been handcuffed by a private security guard before police arrived. He never threatens to hurt or kill the police.
Tulsi Gabbard’s Chance to Make the Race About the Wars
Tulsi Gabbard, U.S. Representative from Hawaii, is running for president. She’s one of the only Democrats in the race who says anything meaningful or interesting about foreign policy. Unlike the rest of them, she’s decided to make it the center of her campaign. Gabbard was for Iraq War II before she was against it, serving two tours overseas during the war, one at Balad air base north of Baghdad and another in Kuwait. But she has done the very best thing she could do with that experience, and that is to use it to cover her right flank from hawks’ criticism about “weakness” while demanding...
7/30/19 Gareth Porter on John Bolton’s Role in the Iranian Tanker Crisis
Scott interviews Gareth Porter about John Bolton's most recent efforts to raise tensions with Iran. He and Scott speculate about Iran's ability to disrupt international trade in the region by shutting down the Strait of Hormuz, and the likelihood that they would do so given the risks of inciting more serious conflict as a result. Discussed on the show: "Did John Bolton Light the Fuse of the UK-Iranian Tanker Crisis?" (The American Conservative) "Britain Rejects Iran's Offer to Swap Seized Tankers" (News From Antiwar.com) Three Felonies A Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent "What is the law...
7/29/19 Dave DeCamp on This Generation’s WMD
Dave DeCamp discusses the latest in the Trump-Russia collusion conspiracy, which at this point has all but completely fallen apart. Democrats continue to cling to anything that will keep the narrative alive, and the mainstream media has fallen in line by putting out extremely misleading headlines. DeCamp explains one by one why the stories are incorrect. Discussed on the show: "MSM Coverage of Senate Intelligence Report Is Misleading" (Antiwar.com Original)"Senate Intelligence report: “extensive” Russia 2016 election meddling" (Vox) "Russia Hacks All 50 States" (Young Turks) "Russia's...
Amazon Requires Police to Shill Surveillance Cameras in Secret Agreement
Via Trevor Lyman, Vice: Amazon's home security company Ring has enlisted local police departments around the country to advertise its surveillance cameras in exchange for free Ring products and a “portal” that allows police to request footage from these cameras, a secret agreement obtained by Motherboard shows. The agreement also requires police to “keep the terms of this program confidential.” Dozens of police departments around the country have partnered with Ring, but until now, the exact terms of these partnerships have remained unknown. A signed memorandum of understanding between Ring...
This is Your Security Force
"Little girl, you don’t know what you’re getting into," said the cops to the state rep. investigating the child molester.
68% Percent of Americans Would Reject Trump’s Mideast ‘Deal of the Century’
Grant F. Smith: To gauge U.S. public opinion about the “Peace to Prosperity” plan, IRmep put a national sample of American adults in the shoes of Palestinian refugees, notably the 750,000 forcibly expelled during Israel’s creation and their descendants living in Gaza, West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. When asked the purposefully ambiguous question, “If you were expelled & resettled into a resource restricted area, would you fight to return or forfeit legal claims for a new life under a promised economic development plan?” a solid 68 percent of Americans said they would fight to...