The militarization of state and local police through federal government programs changed the character of policing in the United States. It has turned “protect and serve” into “command and control.” Instead of serving the community as “peace officers,” many state and local law enforcement agencies have turned into domestic military forces. We see the images on TV news—cops in military gear, riding on armored vehicles and toting military-style weapons. Police apologists claim militarizing law enforcement agencies helps them fight dangerous criminals more effectively and that it makes the...
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Episode 598: Dave Smith Answers His Critics
87 Minutes PG-13 Dave Smith is the host of the Part of the Problem podcast and is a frequent guest on cable TV news. Dave joins Pete to answer a couple critics who appeared on another podcast and challenged not only his strategy with the Libertarian Party, but took some personal swipes as well. Dave then answers some of Pete's questions and objections to Libertarian Party utilization. All of Dave's Links Get Autonomy 19 Skills PDF Download The Monopoly On Violence Pete's Patreon Pete's Substack Pete's Paypal Pete's Books on Amazon Pete on Facebook Pete on...
Breonna Taylor’s Boyfriend’s 911 Call
Kenneth Walker clearly had no idea that the men who murdered his girlfriend were members of his local security force. For weeks they called her a "suspect" to dehumanize her -- every single member of local TV news surely went along with this as they always do -- and charged Walker with attempted murder, charges which were only dropped due to public outcry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0EnRabtRhg
18 Months Of Negotiation To Crack The Saudi Blockade Of Yemen
To airlift 7 Yemenis in need of medical care to Jordan. The Saudi blockade of the airport at Sana has prevented much needed medical care going in or out of Yemen. It took 18 months of negotiations just to be able to airlift 7 people. But , the article claims "Prince Mohammed has also faced stinging international criticism over his conduct of the war." Really, what criticism? Where is all this harsh criticism? Where was any coverage of this on network TV news? The airport in Sana has been closed to civilian traffic since 2015, effectively imprisoning thousands of Yemenis requiring...
News Roundup 3/9/19
Kelley Vlahos breaks down how different political factions are reacting to the BDS Movement. [Link] The EUROCOM commander calls for more US troops and warships to be deployed to Europe. He also said the US is considering sending more weapons to Ukraine. [Link] The Philippines is battling a measles outbreak that has killed over 260 people in 2019. [Link] The US deploys THAAD missile defense to Israel. [Link] An American woman is stranded in Saudi Arabia. The woman divorced her Saudi husband. The country’s sexist guardianship laws make it impossible for her to travel. [Link] The SDF claim...
Judge Nap Suspended
It's not certain that he's fired yet, but it doesn't look good. We don't know who 2 of his sources were, but apparently, the one he named, former CIA analyst Larry Johnson, has told the New York Times that he hadn't even talked to Nap before the story and that the Judge must have misunderstood what he'd heard from an "intermediary source" who'd read a post he'd written on a message board. Too bad. He's the best person on TV news by...
The Antiwar Comic: Only Certain News is Fit to Print
So, I was pretty shocked about the WikiLeaks revelations. I mean, I always suspected the media was compromised, but I never really understood the full extent until I saw the headlines of the little meetings they were having. For more comics visit The Webcomic...
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