\ In Colorado, lawmakers are considering a fine for police officers who attempt to stop people from filming, or who attempt to destroy or delete the recording after the fact. A $15,000 fine is being considered for officers who attempt to violate a person’s rights in this way. The bill is currently filed as HB[…]
NASA From Fiona MacDonald at Science Alert: We finally have an understanding of how Mars transformed from a once habitable, Earth-like planet into the dry world we see today. NASA researchers have just announced that Mars’ once rich atmosphere was stripped away by solar winds in the early days of the Solar System, causing the planet[…]
The North Florida Survival Group teaches “patriots” of all ages to handle weapons and survive in the wild. Its goal is to defend “our Constitution against all enemy threats.” / Brian Blanco, Reuters From Kurt Eichenwald at Newsweek / 02.24.2016: Inside a storefront Chinese restaurant in upstate New York, neon light from a multicolored window[…]
Michelle Alexander From Sari Horowitz at The Washington Post: Michelle Alexander, the author of an acclaimed book on mass incarceration, said Wednesday that African American voters should not support Hillary Clinton because of policies that former president Bill Clinton enacted and she supported that were detrimental to black communities. In an essay in The Nation,[…]
Thomas David Deegan faces 1-3 years in prison during next month’s sentencing From Jeff Jenkins at MetroNews: A Wood County jury quickly convicted the man Friday who had threatened last fall to seize control of the state capitol and the state government of West Virginia. Thomas David Deegan, 39, of Mineral Wells, was found guilty[…]
Mitt Romney greets audience members during his 2012 presidential campaign at the airport in Lynchburg, Virginia November 5, 2012. There was so much money sloshing around in the 2012 Republican primary that the presumptive nominee, Romney, couldn’t narrow the field until late May. / Brian Snyder, Reuters From Kurt Eichenwald at Newsweek / 03.08.2016: When[…]
The Kremlin is so worried about internet circumvention tools it now seeks to make mere mentions of them illegal. Image edited by Tetyana Lokot. Tor. VPNs. Website mirroring. The mere mention of these and other online tools for circumventing censorship could soon become “propaganda” under proposed amendments to Russian law. Russian state media regulator Roscomnadzor[…]
Mitt Romney speaking to a crowd of supporters in Des Moines on Jan. 2, 2012, the eve of the Iowa caucuses. Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, said Friday he plans to vote for Ted Cruz in the Utah caucuses, giving the Texas senator a boost in his efforts to rally Republicans against billionaire[…]
GMA/Yahoo From CBS News / 03.18.2016 Voters in the key swing state of Florida are sharing their frustration about their options in the 2016 presidential race. A focus group comprised of Republican and Democratic voters who oppose both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump offered a revealing look at the anger toward the front-runners in both[…]
The Centre for the Study of the Drone has released a new report on the state of the growing commercial drone industry. This report is based on an analysis of 2,732 Section 333 exemption documents issued by the Federal Aviation Administration between September 25, 2014 and December 31, 2015 to individuals, companies, and other institutions[…]
Who has the legal right to film police officers like Michael Slager? REUTERS/Randall Hill This October, former police officer Michael Slager will stand trial for murder in the shooting death of Walter Scott following a daytime traffic stop last year in North Charleston, South Carolina. The critical evidence in the case is a smartphone video[…]
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder At the congressional hearing, Environmental Protection Agency Chief Gina McCarthy was defiant against challenges that her agency did not do enough, and Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, while apologetic, said the blame doesn’t fall completely on him. The Washington Post: EPA’S McCarthy Stands Up To Claims Her Agency Is Responsible For Flint[…]