According to Judge Richard Posner, of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the “eighteenth-century guys” responsible for writing the Constitution could never have foreseen modern culture and technology. Therefore, in his eyes, it’s just a waste of time for judges to study the Constitution and the history behind it, since it’s irrelevant to today. Those […]
Archive for June, 2016
Federal Judge Richard Posner Sees No Value in Studying “Outdated” Constitution
Philly Cop Arrested For Robbing Workers of $38 After Luring Them With Promise of Pizza
In some weird elaborate scheme to steal the pocket money of a couple guys doing side work who he had already not paid for that work, Officer Michael Winkler lured them to a street he was working at in an undercover car with promises of pizza, then made them hand over all the cash they […]
Two Good Cops Suspended For Failing to Report Bad Apple Choking Handcuffed Man in Waco
Three patrol officers were suspended after the McLennan County District Attorney’s Office previewed dashcam video of the arrest and determined that one of the officers grabbed the suspect, Qualon Deshon Weaver, 35, by the neck, Waco police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton said in a press release Friday. Street Crimes Unit Officers Kevin Spicer, Adam Beseda […]
Police Traumatize 9-Year-Old Over “Racist” Brownie Comment
New Jersey parents say their child was “traumatized” and “intimidated” by police after he made a harmless comment about brownies. The 9-year-old third grader made the remark on June 16 while the treats were being served at an end of the year party at William P. Tatem Elementary School in Collingswood. Another student told teachers […]
Europe Must Reform To Avoid A Populist Domino Effect
This isn’t the time for Europeans to retreat into themselves; it’s time for reform. We need reforms that will increase trade, justice, and democracy in Europe. If Europe makes the necessary changes, it would offer hope and counter a populist domino effect in France, Italy, the Netherlands, and other countries. Source Article from https://www.popularresistance.org/europe-must-reform-to-avoid-a-populist-domino-effect/ Views: […]
Business Owners Arrested; Dozens Halt Pipeline Construction
Print Friendly Above Photo: Aravinda Ananda sitting in on construction site. Photo credit: Jimmy Betts West Roxbury, MA – Two business owners, Aravinda Ananda and Joseph Rotella of Spencer Organ Company, were arrested for disrupting construction on Spectra Energy’s West Roxbury Lateral pipeline. They were arrested Tuesday morning and arraigned that afternoon at West Roxbury District […]
Senate Food Fight Erupts Over Sham GMO Labeling Bill
Print Friendly Above Photo: CT Senate Democrats/flickr/cc Sen. Bernie Sanders has vowed to put a hold on the legislation, which could be voted on days after Vermont’s law takes effect The pending “compromise” GMO labeling bill has food safety and consumer advocates both in and out of government scrambling to block the legislation, which they warn […]
500,000 Petitions To Congress Demand Rejection Of TPP
Print Friendly Above Photo: From foe.org Today, June 29, Friends of the Earth, Sierra Club, Food and Water Watch and other environmental advocates delivered more than 500,000 petitions to Congress demanding the rejection of a Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal that promises to ramp up fossil fuel exports, accelerate climate change and encourage deregulation of environmental safeguards across the […]
Chomsky: Suffering Major Downside Of Corporate Globalization
Print Friendly Above Photo: via Wikimedia “We can be very optimistic. Things like this have happened before and they’ve been overcome.” The following is an interview with Noam Chomsky, conducted by James Resnick: How has the way you understand the world changed over time and what (or who) has prompted the most significant shifts in […]
KKK Ascending: Nationalists See Opportunities in Rise of Trump
Susanne Posel ,Chief Editor Occupy Corporatism | Media Spokesperson, HEALTH MAX Group The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) has seen a surge recently, as the group has migrated from the deep South to northern places in the US. This new strategy, to “work on a unified Klan and/or alliance” just in time for summer […]
There Is More Than Just One ‘Area 51’ & They Exist In Places You Won’t Believe Is Possible
“It is ironic that the U.S. would begin a devastating war, allegedly in search of weapons of mass destruction, when the most worrisome developments in this field are occurring in your own backyard. It is ironic that the U.S. should be fighting monstrously expensive wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, allegedly to bring democracy to those […]
A Tiny Sustainable Three Story House Truck – Take A Look Inside
The average house size has increased substantially in recent decades, and in response, there is a growing movement of people seeking alternatives to large, expensive, and energy-intensive housing. Australia currently holds the record for the country with the largest homes; the average size of a new Australian house increased from 162.2 square metres (1,742 sq feet) […]
Confirmed: NASA Just Discovered Earth Has A Second Moon
NASA has just declared that Earth appears to have a second moon that has been orbiting around our planet for nearly a century. This second moon doesn’t quite resemble the one we’re used to seeing in the starry night sky, however. Actually an asteroid, it has been discovered in an orbit around the sun that […]
When I Read The Letter I Wrote To My Future Self Last Year, I Was Almost In Tears
Dear Diary, Today was an exhausting day, but I’m hoping that my hard work will eventually pay off with that promotion. The good news is that Julie, that cute girl in accounting, smiled at me. YAY! If that’s what comes to mind when someone suggests that you begin journaling, your opinion is in desperate need […]
Meet Mosha, The First Elephant To Receive A Prosthetic Leg (VIDEO)
Technology has opened our eyes to possibilities one could have never imagined to become a reality. And while there is plenty of discussion on how scientific advancements have made our world a lazier, more dependent place, they have also achieved so much worth celebrating, like technology being used to help animals with missing limbs become mobile […]
Corbyn: Clowns to the left of him, jokers to the right
By Stuart Littlewood A political beacon is about to be extinguished unless he breaks with the doomed Labour Party and sets up on his own. Well I don’t know why I came here tonight I got the feeling that something ain’t right, I’m so scared in case I fall off my chair, And I’m wondering […]
Border Walls and Turkish Hypocrisy
The Turkish government’s border wall with Syria is starting to take final shape—a massive concrete structure designed to deter “refugees” from Syria crossing the border—even as it condemns Europeans who also want to stop the invasion. The so-called “smart towers” also contain automated motion-activated machine guns which open fire automatically. The 500-mile-long wall project […]
Istanbul Airport: Russia’s Muslim Terrorists
News that the three ISIS suicide bombers who killed 44 people in a gun and bomb attack at Istanbul Atatürk Airport are from Dagestan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan, has highlighted the fact that Russia has a massive—and growing—radical Islam problem. The Turkish police have also arrested three further “Russian nationals” suspected of links with ISIS […]
US-Supplied “Rebel” Weapons in ISIS Hands
Conclusive evidence that the US government’s “aid” to “moderate Syrian rebels” goes straight to ISIS has emerged following the capture of Falluja in Iraq today. A large number of M79 Osa anti-tank rockets were seized from ISIS stores in the city—weapons which the US originally supplied to its “moderate rebel” allies in Syria. M79 […]
Georgia School Cop Who Left Dog in Hot Car to Die Also Shot Another K-9 Previously
On June 10th, Lieutenant Daniel Peabody of the Cherokee County Marshal’s Office left his K-9 to die in a hot car, later claiming to have forgotten about him. Inca, the dog who had been assigned to Peabody by the Cherokee Schools police, died from a heat stroke as a result. The car that the dog […]