Archive for the 'Police State' Category
The Untold Story of Milk
February 9th, 2007Oh man, I can’t wait to get this: The Untold Story of Milk: Green Pastures, Contented Cows and Raw Dairy Products by Ron Schmid. Via: Amazon Reviewer: Milk is bad for you. No mammal needs milk after being weaned. Raw milk is dirty, dangerous, and a major health hazard. Only pasteurized milk is clean and […]
U.S. Set to Begin a Vast Expansion of DNA Sampling
February 5th, 2007Via: New York Times: The Justice Department is completing rules to allow the collection of DNA from most people arrested or detained by federal authorities, a vast expansion of DNA gathering that will include hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants, by far the largest group affected. The new forensic DNA sampling was authorized by Congress […]
UK: Ministers Plan ‘Big Brother’ Police Powers
February 4th, 2007Via: Telegraph: A swathe of controversial “Big Brother” style crime-fighting techniques are to be introduced by the Government under the cover of the 2012 London Olympics, a leaked memo has revealed. The document, drawn up by officials at the Home Office and sent to 10 Downing Street, paves the way for a much wider use […]
X-Ray Cameras ‘Plan for Lampposts’
January 29th, 2007How do you top the security cameras to watch the speed cameras story? Do you really want to know? Via: Telegraph: Airport-style x-ray cameras which see through clothes, could be installed on street lampposts in a bid to combat terrorism, it was claimed last night. The measure was suggested in a memo sent last week […]
Raw Milk and Lifting the Veil that has Been Pulled Over Our Eyes
January 28th, 2007As all of you know, I find the “expert” opinions on medicine, energy, economics and several other areas to be riddled with bullshit. I have found that experimentation always trumps theory. No number of people with PhDs, paid trolls or “peer reviewed” journals are going to convince me that something that works for me isn’t […]
UK: Security Cameras to Watch the Speed Cameras
January 26th, 2007Via: BBC: Speed cameras in the Scottish Borders may soon be monitored by security cameras to protect them from vandals. It is among the measures being considered by the Lothian and Borders Safety Camera Partnership. There have been seven camera attacks in just three years, with machines being set alight, damaged or pulled over. Cameras […]
Federal Drug Agent Shoots Himself During Firearms Safety Class
January 16th, 2007How many of these dimwits are working for how many three letter agencies? How much is it costing American taxpayers? How many people are killed in f*ckups like this? Do we ever even hear about them? This incident happened in a classroom. Think about the countless 4am, no-knock raids, carried out by people like the […]
Ignorance of the Invisible Law Is no Excuse…
January 10th, 2007Via: Wonkette: In our brave new era of Imperial Stormtroopers marching in the Rose Bowl Parade and people put in prison forever for no reason, it’s no surprise that the Supreme Court declined to get involved in the 9th Circuit’s refusal to reveal the secret invisible law that requires us to show I.D. at the […]
History Professor Thrown to the Ground, Arrested for Asking Cop for ID
January 10th, 2007Via: HNN: On Thursday, just after noon, the Tufts historian Felipe Fernandez-Armesto was arrested by Atlanta police as he crossed the middle of the street between the Hilton and Hyatt hotels. After being thrown on the ground and handcuffed, the former Oxford don was formally arrested, his hands cuffed behind his back. Several policemen pressed […]
Britons to be Scanned for FBI Database
January 9th, 2007And then it was too late… Via: Guardian: Millions of Britons who visit the United States are to have their fingerprints stored on the FBI database alongside those of criminals, in a move that has outraged civil rights groups. The Observer has established that under new plans to combat terrorism, the US government will demand […]
