Archive for June, 2015
Fatal Police Shootings in 2015 Approaching 400 Nationwide
June 2nd, 2015Via: Washington Post: In an alley in Denver, police gunned down a 17-year-old girl joyriding in a stolen car. In the backwoods of North Carolina, police opened fire on a gun-wielding moonshiner. And in a high-rise apartment in Birmingham, Ala., police shot an elderly man after his son asked them to make sure he was […]
FBI Behind Mysterious Surveillance Aircraft Over U.S. Cities
June 2nd, 2015Via: AP: The FBI is operating a small air force with scores of low-flying planes across the country carrying video and, at times, cellphone surveillance technology — all hidden behind fictitious companies that are fronts for the government, The Associated Press has learned. The planes’ surveillance equipment is generally used without a judge’s approval, and […]
Prosecution of GM May Let Corporate Bosses Off the Hook
June 1st, 2015Too big to jail? Via: Yahoo: Should anybody go to jail? This is undoubtedly one of the thorny questions federal prosecutors are grappling with as they craft a criminal case against General Motors (GM) in response to the recalls that dominated headlines last year. The New York Times reported recently that the Justice Department has […]
Government Wipes Recent Vaccine Injury Data from Website
June 1st, 2015Via: Sharyl Attkisson: In March, the federal government removed the latest vaccine injury court statistics—more than a year’s worth of data—from one of its publicly reported charts. It was an abrupt departure from the normal practice of updating the figures monthly. Wiping the latest data means the “adjudication” chart on a government website no longer […]
