Chinese citizens, frustrated by censorship in their own country, are using the White House’s petition site to complain. Original post on motherjones.com Comments on reddit.com
The Police Department has refined its policy on the public’s use of cameras and video in the wake of a YouTube posting of an arrest that led to the firing of four officers. Original post on omaha.com Comments on reddit.com
North Korea says it has sentenced a US citizen to 15 years of hard labour, amid ongoing tensions with the US. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Kenneth Bae charged with plotting to overthrow government after reportedly taking photographs of homeless children Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
The US Department of Justice has filed a brief in a Maryland court case defending citizens’ rights to photograph and record police officers in the course of their duty. The DOJ, in fact, goes… Original post on theverge.com Comments on reddit.com
The Pentagon operates drones abroad that are armed with sophisticated sensors, Hellfire missiles, and laser-guided bombs. The House of Representatives wants to know if they’re used at home. Read this article by Declan McCullagh on CNET News. Original post on cnet.com Comments on reddit.com
Sen. Rand Paul just offered to end his filibuster and allow a vote on CIA nominee John Brennan if he could get a vote tomorrow on a non-binding resolution regarding drone killing of US citizens on US soil. But Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin objected to allowing a vote on the resolution. So Paul resumed speaking. Paul’s resolution said it was the sense of the Senate that the use of drones to execute or target American citizens on American soil who pose no imminent threat clearly violates Constitutional rights of due process. Throughout his first six hours, Sen. Paul painted a dire picture of what a President could do with the power to kill by drone non-combatant US citizens who have never been charged or given a chance to defend themselves. I don’t want the President deciding whether or not I’m guilty, Paul said. Original post on examiner.com Comments on reddit.com
UN ambassadors arrived in chauffeur-driven Mercedes, and congratulated themselves while ignoring human-rights abuses the world over. Original post on nationalpost.com Comments on reddit.com
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Islam: 74% of French say it’s an ‘intolerant’ religion, New Ipsos survey, published on Le Monde.fr,, General news, Ansa Original post on ansa.it Comments on reddit.com
Even amid other environmental gains, it is the improvement in air quality that has most burnished the city’s green credentials. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
This week, as Congressional incompetence threatens to plunge the US into another recession, it’s comforting to know that Democrats and Republicans can still agree on at least one thing: that the US… Original post on theverge.com Comments on reddit.com
Meet the prominent legislators who think it’s okay to throw Americans in jail forever without charges or trial. Original post on theatlantic.com Comments on reddit.com
WASHINGTON — Congress stripped a provision Tuesday from a defense bill that aimed to shield Americans from the possibility of being imprisoned indefinitely without trial by the military. The provision was replaced with a passage that appears to give citizens little protection from indefinite detention. Original post on huffingtonpost.com Comments on reddit.com
We’ve finished our first J cell! Original post on eyewire.org Comments on reddit.com
Four senators want Americans protected from warrantless E-mail, text message searches. Original post on usnews.com Comments on reddit.com
Landmark European court of human rights judgment says CIA tortured wrongly detained German citizen Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
A review of more than 230 Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
In Tennessee, a homeland security law requires the state’s citizens to acknowledge the security provided by the Almighty God–or risk 12 months in prison. Original post on alternet.org Comments on reddit.com
By Barbara Starr Three U.S. Navy amphibious warships are returning to the eastern Mediterranean to remain on standby in the event they are needed to assist Americans leaving Israel in the coming days, according to two U.S. officials. Original post on cnn.com Comments on reddit.com
In an effort to ensure new voter-approved amendments that legalize limited use of recreational marijuana in Colorado and Washington are not overrun by the federal government, Democratic U. Original post on rd.com Comments on reddit.com
Al Franken is right: Citizens United belongs in the Dumpster of Bad Ideas. And I’m helping him put it there by fighting for a constitutional amendment to overturn it. You can join us here: Original post on alfranken.com Comments on reddit.com
More and more groups are emerging to make protecting women — and shaming the do-nothing police — a cause, combating a longstanding problem in Egypt. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Former National Security Agency official Bill Binney says US is illegally collecting huge amounts of data on his fellow citizens Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Obama comes out for Original post on addictinginfo.org Comments on reddit.com
