On COI #206, Kyle Anzalone breaks down recent developments in Libya. The election - planned for December 24th - has been called off. The Western states say they will still recognize the interim government. However, the government will likely face increasing legitimacy...
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Episode 446: Former CBP Agent Josh Childress On BORTAC’s Incursion In Portland
by Peter R. Quiñones | Jul 19, 2020 | Free Man Beyond the Wall
35 Minutes PG-13 Joshua Childress is a former Customs and Border Protection agent who left the job after becoming a Voluntaryist. Pete asked Josh to come on to talk about the revelation that CBP's tactical unit, BORTEC, was used to round people up off the streets of...
You See, The Government is Your Enemy. They Hate You. They Want to Kill You(r Doctor).
by Scott Horton | Mar 26, 2020 | Blog
Feds have 1.5 million expired N95 masks in storage despite CDC clearing them for use Nearly 1.5 million N95 respirator masks, a medical product that is crucial in hospitals fight against the coronavirus, haven't been shipped because they are past their expiration...
Judge Says Conditions at U.S. Border Holding Cells Violated the Constitution
by Scott Horton | Feb 20, 2020 | Blog
Newsweek: A federal judge in Arizona has ruled that conditions at U.S. border holding cells operated by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency violated the Constitution. In a case first launched in 2015 over conditions at Tucson sector holding facilities, U.S....
Digital Privacy at the U.S Border: EFF’s New Guide
by EFF | Mar 10, 2017 | Featured Articles, Justice
Protect Yourself While Traveling To and From the U.S. San Francisco - Increasingly frequent and invasive searches at the U.S. border have raised questions for those of us who want to protect the private data on our computers, phones, and other digital devices. A new...
Trump Nation
by Sheldon Richman | Feb 27, 2017 | Blog
#1: "The son of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali was detained for hours by immigration officials at a Florida airport, a family friend told the Courier-Journal. "Muhammad Ali Jr., 44, and his mother Khalilah Camacho-Ali, the second wife of Muhammad Ali, [both American...
Fear Materialized: Border Agents Demand Social Media Data from Americans
by Sophia Cope | Jan 31, 2017 | Featured Articles, Justice
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) recently filed complaints against U.S Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for, in part, demanding social media information from Muslim American citizens returning home from traveling abroad. According to CAIR, CBP...
Law Enforcement Uses Border Search Exception as 4th Amendment Loophole
by Sophia Cope | Dec 11, 2016 | Featured Articles, Justice
In recent months, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents have sought access to private data on the cell phones of two journalists. Such incidents are offensive because they threaten the independence of the press and pose specific risks to confidential sources. This...
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Blame Mexico? Blame Neocons! Blame Big Pharma! Blame the USA!
ABC News: If fentanyl is so deadly, why do drug dealers use it to lace illicit drugs? I have an alternative explanation. America has been fighting endless wars almost the entire century. Many have come home from these never-ending wars with injuries and pains. Doctors...
My Testimony Before the Maine State Senate
In support of Ld 1054, Defend the Guard legislation: Thank you all so much for the opportunity to testify before your committee today. Today is the 20th anniversary of the beginning of Iraq War II. The consensus now is that we should not have done it. Iraq was not...
These Iraq War Supporters Are Still in Congress
On March 19, 2003 the United States began its military invasion of Iraq. The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq passed Congress in October 2002, with 296 congressmen and 77 senators voting in favor of giving President George W. Bush carte blanche...
Laci Green is Wrong: Democratic Competition vs. Free Market Competition
In environments where there's a lot of competition, people tend to lie out their ass and you can apply this to any competitive situation. Take capitalism. As industrialization took full effect, the Federal Government had to interfere because there was so much false...
Empower the Workers: Decriminalize Economic Activity Between Consenting Adults
The most reliable and effective protection for most workers is provided by the existence of many employers. As we have seen, a person who has only one possible employer has little or no protection. The employers who protect a worker are those who would like to hire...
Chris Rock’s New Special Exposes His Political Ignorance
A common claim among Democrats is that, "It's not that people don't want to be educated, they just haven't been given the opportunity, thus government spending on education needs to increase." If there were ever a group of people capable of "educating" themselves it...
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