Archives for December 2014

VIDEO: Police Choke, Slam Bystander For Filming Arrest With Cell Phone

Daniel Clement, 22, was visiting Baton Rouge from Virginia for the holidays. That’s when he saw the Baton Rouge Police Department abusing a suspect. Clement wiped out his cell phone and started recording.

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A man was recently body slammed by cops who said he had no right to film the police. Now investigators are scrutinizing the incident, and so far, they seem to confirm the man’s account. It’s somewhat difficult for them to conclude anything else… since there’s a video of him recording his video. Daniel Clement, 22, was visiting Baton Rouge from

US Man Indicted In Plot To Blow Up Muslim Holy Sites In Jerusalem

Israeli police say Everett Adam Livvix of Illinois was posing as a former US Navy Seal. He remains in custody on weapons possession charge.

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An Israeli court has ordered an Illinois man charged with plotting anti-Muslim violence detained until the end of court proceedings against him. Everett Adam Livvix was arrested in November and charged with weapons possession. The indictment accused Livvix of planning to blow up Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem. Israeli police said Livvix,

Michigan Governor Signs Bill Requiring Drug Testing Of Welfare Recipients

“This pilot program is intended to help ensure recipients get the wrap-around services they need to overcome drug addiction and lead successful lives. We’ll then have opportunity to assess effectiveness and outcomes,.”

Gov. Rick Snyder speaks at a news conference in Lansing, Mich. (AP/Paul Sancya) Welfare recipients in some Michigan counties will soon be tested if they’re suspected of using drugs, under a set of bills signed into law by Gov. Rick Snyder this week. The Senate and House bills, which were signed into law Friday, will create a yearlong

Iran’s Supreme Leader Trolls US Police Brutality On Twitter, Uses Hashtags #Ferguson, #Jesus

A Twitter account believed to be led by Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has lashed out at the US establishment over police violence and racism, tweeting out messages under popular protest hashtags and appealing to Jesus Christ’s sufferings.

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In a series of tweets on Sunday, the account attacked what it said was America’s hypocrisy over the Ferguson protests. It went as far as contrasting the Biblical motive of Jesus suffering for the oppressed to the alleged US police oppression of African-Americans. In this Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012 file photo released by an official website of the

Debunking Claims That Cop Block Is A “Hate Group”

Cop Block and so many of its followers are often labeled “anti-government.” More than being-anti-government, however, they are pro-peace. They are simply informed enough to recognize that government is the biggest hindrance to achieving that goal.

Protestors confront police during an impromptu rally, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014 to protest the shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown, in Ferguson, Mo., Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014. (TheAntiMedia) In spite of the media and establishment’s attempts to portray divisions between two-party ideologies, similarities are often blatant. One thing they have

Indonesian Official: Prospects Bleak For Missing Jet

AirAsia Flight 8501 vanished Sunday in airspace thick with storm clouds on its way from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. The search expanded Monday, but has yet to find any trace of the Airbus A320.

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In this May 9, 2014 photo, an AirAsia A320-200 plane takes off from Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 in Sepang, Malaysia. An AirAsia plane with 162 people on board went missing on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014 while flying over the Java Sea after taking off from Surabaya, Indonesia for Singapore.   (Photo: Joshua Paul/AP) SURABAYA, Indonesia —