The official music video for Julian Porte's Ballad of Kelly Thomas. Filmed in a documentary style during protests in front of the Fullerton Police Department in Orange County California.
They're banning pet pigs in St, Charles, Missouri (even small, hypoallergenic ones like Pepper!) and Nice Cream in Illinois (even though it's packed with natural ingredients and the owner says its bacterial levels are well below state-approved levels!), but neither of those could claim the top slot because--well, this time Nanny of the Month is doing something differen... (more)
As former Vice President Dick Cheney publishes his long-awaited memoir, we speak to Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell. "This is a book written out of fear, fear that one day someone will 'Pinochet' Dick Cheney," says Wilkerson, alluding to the former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, who was ar... (more)
There are so many unanswered questions about the days 9/11, and instead of making up theories and speculating, we go to the horses mouth to get answers, sadly the response we get from these questions only invites more speculation about what happened on 9/11.
Ask questions, demand answers, We Are Patriots, We Are Fearless because We Are Change
Doug Casey, chairman of Casey Research, sat down with Kerry Lutz on The Financial Survival Network to discuss how to survive and thrive during The Greater Depression, the role of the state in today's world, the collapse of the dollar, the degradation of The United States, and more.
As New Zealand braces itself following the introduction of a 3 strikes-style scheme for dealing with online copyright infringement, the CEO of one of the country’s largest ISPs has slammed the legislation. TelstraClear chief Allan Freeth says that punishing consumers isn’t the answer and that business models requiring new legislation in order to function are flawed and need to be changed.
Although New Zealand’s Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Act 20... (more)
Six-year-old Karina Ricci doesn't ever have a typical day. She has no schedule to follow, no lessons to complete.
She spends her time watching TV, doing arts and crafts or practicing the piano. She learned to spell by e-mailing with friends; she uses math concepts while cooking dinner.
Everything she knows has been absorbed "organically," according to her dad, Dr. Carlo Ricci. She's not just on summer break -- this is her life year round as an at-home unschooler.... (more)
This is the greatest schooling philosophy by far, better than homeschooling, better than Montessori. It's anarchism, whereas schooling is central planning. - Chris
One of the most hateful things about America are the petty bureaucrats. Even the police in America have become the enemy of the people. In this article Doug Casey looks at the bureaucratic numbskulls who clear us through customs. What are they looking for?
How many of us know that the tiny strips inside the new U.S. currency can be read by sensing devices that are discretely situated in the customs areas of most airports?
Are the customs agents looking for bombs, o... (more)
August 20 is Lemonade Freedom Day and everyone who can do so is asked to set up a stand; everyone else is urged to imbibe. The reason? Authorities across America are closing down kids’ lemonade stands because, in many states and localities, they violate health codes, licensing laws, and other permit requirements. A recent headline in Reason online declared, “Lemonade-Stand Crackdown Continues: Cops Make Girls Cry From ... (more)
Will Grigg, blogger and author of Liberty in Eclipse, discusses the “Character First” program spun off from Bill Gothard’s increasingly popular Christian ministry (or authoritarian cult) that advocates abject deference to a military-style hierarchy in all human interactions; parallels with prewar Germany’s rising authoritarianism; and why true character (like Bradley Manning&rs... (more)
GREENFIELD -- It took a Greenfield District Court jury about two hours on Tuesday to acquit a pair of New Hampshire men accused of illegally filming at the Franklin County Jail last summer.
"We can put this behind us and move on with our other projects," said defendant Pete Eyre, who along with Adam Mueller had been charged with unlawfully filming law enforcement officials at the Greenfield jail last July.
Eyre, 31, and Mueller, 28, both of Keene, are subscribers of... (more)
This was a huge victory, representing yourself in court is a big f&%king deal, as Joe Biden would say. - Chris
Pete and Ademo found not guilty of felony wiretapping for recording scumbag police! Ademo found not guilty of obstruction of justice! They represented themselves in court and won! EPIC WIN!
Check out Copblock.org/greenfield for background on the case!
WOW. Copblock and Liberty on Tour‘s Pete and Ademo went to trial today on felony “wiretapping” charges and “resisting arrest” in Greenfield, MA. (Click for extensive background info.) Over fifty supporters turned out! The courtroom was literally full with libe... (more)
Jeffrey Tucker of Mises.org takes a short break from gambling and showgirls for a chat with Stefan Molyneux of Freedomain Radio about his new book "It's a Jetson's World," and how the peace a... (more)
Shocking!! Man explains to WFTV News why he loves the Orlando Police Department - Hilarious!!
July 6, 2011 - At the FNB feeding of the homeless in the Lake Eola Park. A lone man carrying an "I (heart) OPD" sign conducts an interview with WFTV Channel 9 news. What this man says next will shock you!!!
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This hero did an AMA on Reddit here... (more)
Jasiri X tells the story of Jordan Miles, the 18 year old honor student who was brutally beaten by 3 undercover Pittsburgh Police officers while walking to his grandmother's house. "Jordan Miles" was mixed by Diezel and directed by Paradise Gray.
Call Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala at 412.3... (more)
A Royal Navy medic was jailed for seven months today after he refused to draw a gun because he disagreed with the war in Afghanistan.
Leading Medical Advisor Michael Lyons disobeyed the order by an officer to pick up an SA80 as part of rifle training on the grounds that it was 'against his moral beliefs.'
Lyons, 25, told a court martial he became disillusioned with the service after reading about troops killing civilians on whistle-blowing website Wikileaks.
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Apple, the consumer electronics company, has outgrown its headquarters in Cupertino, California. It wants to build a bigger, better campus. That’s when the shakedown started. You know the kind: "What are you going to ‘give back’ to the community?"
Thanks to the success of iPods, iPhones, iTunes, iPads and Macs, Apple’s headquarters building in Cupertino is woefully too small. So the company bought some nearby land and in early June co-founder a... (more)
"I feel less safe because you're doing these invasive exams on a six year old." Sen. Rand Paul grills TSA's John Pistole over their groping of children.
Will Grigg, blogger and author of Liberty in Eclipse, discusses the book Philip Dru: Administrator: A Story of Tomorrow by Col. Edward Mandell House (for which Will wrote the forward), the political operator behind Woodrow Wilson, the book’s proposal for a corporate-state co-administered gov... (more)
