Crocodile Tears Over Navalny While Ignoring Assange
"I really could not have a lower opinion of people who would rather talk about Navalny’s persecution in a far away country that has nothing to do with them than Julian Assange being persecuted at the hands of their own government. It’s the most pathetic, bootlicking behavior imaginable."
https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2024/02/17/crocodile-tears-over-navalny-while-ignoring-assange/
'I Think We Should Kill 'Em All,' GOP Rep. Andy Ogles Says of Palestinians in Gaza
https://www.commondreams.org/news/andy-ogles-gaza
How the ADL’s Anti-Palestinian Advocacy Helped Shape U.S. Terror Laws
https://theintercept.com/2024/02/21/adl-palestine-terrorism-legislation/
At the UN, the US Vetoes a Ceasefire Resolution—and Proposes Another One
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/02/at-the-un-the-us-is-finally-working-for-a-ceasefire/
https://www.vox.com/world-politics/2024/2/20/24078693/ceasefire-resolution-gaza-veto-us-un
The CIA Built "12 Secret Spy Bases" In Ukraine & Waged Shadow War For Last Decade
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/25/world/europe/cia-ukraine-intelligence-russia-war.html
GOP Nominates Ex-NYPD Detective to Challenge Senator Gillibrand
https://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/mike-sapraicone-gillbrand-senate-gop-qddmq96d
Judge Overseeing Trump-Georgia Case Once Donated To Fani Willis' Campaign
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/21/scott-mcafee-fani-willis-donation-trump/
San Fransisco police ‘sweep’ lawsuit on hold as Supreme Court considers homeless people’s rights
Mass. School Committee ask for National Guard support to prevent ‘potential tragedy'
https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/brockton-school-officials-asking-national-guard-support-prevent-potential-tragedy/G2THTB6J75ATHB22GOWK6B3LSQ/
Texas Prison Profits Surge as Immigration Spikes
https://www.newsweek.com/texas-border-immigration-surge-geo-group-profits-detention-ethics-reform-bill-opposition-1871731
A lesbian mom got ensnared by an Interpol list. She ended up in ICE immigration detention
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/interpol-mothers-immigration-case-detention-edited-rcna137904
American Muslims continue legal fight against FBI terror watchlist
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/american-muslims-continue-legal-fight-against-fbi-terror-watchlist/3142455
TSA to hold recruiting events during Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament Weekend
https://www.tsa.gov/news/press/releases/2024/02/21/tsa-hold-several-recruiting-events-during-ciaa-tournament-weekend
DEA agent on trial accused of taking $250K in bribes from Mafia
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2024-02-22/little-dark-secret-dea-agent-on-trial-accused-of-taking-250k-in-bribes-from-mafia
DHS looking for increased authority to investigate drug crimes
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/dhs-increased-authority-investigate-drug-crimes/story?id=107457403
Limiting police facial recognition gaining support in Maryland General Assembly
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/02/17/limiting-police-use-of-facial-recognition-technology-gaining-support-in-maryland-general-assembly/
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to allegedly investigate police facial recognition March 8th
Tinder expands selfie ID facial recognition verification to the US, UK, Brazil and Mexico
When Eyes in the Sky Start Looking Right at You
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/20/science/satellites-albedo-privacy.html
Proposition E Would Make It Easier for San Fan Police To Surveil People
Here Are the Secret Locations of ShotSpotter Gunfire Sensors
https://www.wired.com/story/shotspotter-secret-sensor-locations-leak/
TSA warns against rising risk of drones while holding drone response training
https://www.tsa.gov/about/employee-stories/drone-threat-increases-tsa-holds-first-drone-response-training-outside-us
NYPD to fly "rescue" drones over city beaches this summer
DEA purchases two drones for VT police department
https://www.wcax.com/2024/02/18/milton-police-acquire-two-new-drones/
Proposed bill would expand drone use for VT law enforcement
https://www.wcax.com/video/2024/02/16/proposed-bill-would-expand-drone-use-law-enforcement/
Public Safety Committee approves SDPD, SDFD use of drones
"They are often used as real-time data for checking hot spots while fighting a fire, for example, and they decided that is not something that needs to be saved. Along the same lines, Link said not all of their flights are recorded, and if they are they are likely considered evidence of a crime, but the public is able to request to see a recording."
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/san-diegos-public-safety-committee-approves-sdpd-sdfd-use-of-drone-technology/3435821/
City Council approves 5 Santa Cruz police drones
Missouri bill would require warrants for police drones
Open letter to Hattiesburg Mayor about police drones
"The third proposal, to begin use of police drone surveillance, while potentially useful, requires development of strict standards to respect citizen privacy and possible mis-arrests of innocent residents. Documented evidence of false arrests, incorrect facial recognition, and invasion of privacy is plentiful."
https://www.clarionledger.com/story/opinion/2024/02/20/open-letter-to-hattiesburg-ms-mayor-about-radar-drones-use-by-police/72633880007/
Police Violence
Don't Let Crime Fears Undermine Americans' Rights
https://reason.com/2024/02/23/dont-let-crime-fears-undermine-americans-rights/
Privatization of U.S. Prisons Problem for At-Risk Communities, People
"Since 2000, the number of people housed in private prisons has increased 5%."
https://www.sentencingproject.org/reports/private-prisons-in-the-united-states/
Separate water fountains for Black people still stand in front of the Jones County Courthouse
In Ellisville, Mississippi, for instance, two water fountains remain standing in front of the Jones County Courthouse. When they were first built in the late 1930s, the words “white” and “colored” designated which fountain was to be used by which race.
https://theconversation.com/separate-water-fountains-for-black-people-still-stand-in-the-south-thinly-veiled-monuments-to-the-long-strange-dehumanizing-history-of-segregation-222106
Horrifying: Mississippi Court Appoints Lawyers for Just 1 in 5 Defendants Before Indictment
https://www.djournal.com/news/state-news/no-questions-multiple-denials-this-mississippi-court-appoints-lawyers-for-just-1-in-5-defendants/article_0707a232-d101-11ee-b2d3-b7b88d15b52e.html
Texts show how unfounded conspiracy theory led prosecutors to secretly investigate judge's family
https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/next/next-with-kyle-clark/text-messages-show-unfounded-conspiracy-theory-led-prosecutors-secretly-investigate-judges-family/73-a4cc6ffc-c9ad-4290-a7ac-fc03968bf4b2
Baltimore prosecutor convicted of mortgage fraud
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/02/06/mosby-verdict-mortgage-fraud-convicted/
Lawmakers press to avoid funding pitfall for public defenders
https://rollcall.com/2024/02/21/lawmakers-press-to-avoid-funding-pitfall-for-public-defenders/
Colorado prosecutors accused in plot against judge, withholding evidence
https://kdvr.com/news/local/barry-morphew-prosecutors-complaint-judge-evidence-suzanne/
Prosecutor Secretly Worked for Judges Overseeing His Cases
King County Prosecutors Decline to Charge Seattle Cop for Killing Pedestrian
DOJ revises prosecutors’ manual on news media guidelines
https://www.rcfp.org/doj-revises-justice-manual/
https://www.justice.gov/jm/justice-manual
Illinois mayor under investigation for weaponizing police in retaliatory business raids
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dolton-mayor-tiffany-henyard-investigation
NC attorney charged with felony secret peeping of a juvenile
https://www.wral.com/story/raleigh-attorney-charged-with-felony-secret-peeping/21295837
Black People Keep Dying At This Memphis Jail — And The Lawsuits Are Piling Up
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/shelby-county-memphis-jail-deaths_n_65ce8b1ae4b043f1c0aa82b4
Family blasts plea deal of DC cop who shot and killed Black man driving away
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/02/23/dc-police-antwan-gilmore-shooting-manslaughter-plea/
Charges Dismissed Against White Troopers Who ‘Ruthlessly’ Beat Black Man Then Bragged About In Texts
https://news.yahoo.com/charges-dismissed-against-former-white-190000946.html
Black mom sues police for $10M over arrest of her 10-year-old son for public urination
https://www.actionnews5.com/2024/02/23/2-million-lawsuit-filed-after-10-year-old-arrested-public-urination/
Police Dogs Originated from Slavery—and Must Be Abolished
https://theappeal.org/police-dogs-originated-from-slavery-and-must-be-abolished/
Appeals court: Innocent man who spent 11 years in jail for murder can sue cops who knew fingerprints on the victim's car belonged to a violent sex offender
http://media.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/24/02/222860P.pdf
Cop Sued For Lying In Police Report — And It’s Not The First Lie He's Told
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/article/gerald-goines-sued-wrongful-arrest-18677527.php
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/houston-police-gerald-goines-sued_n_65d4c31de4b0f7fbe7b4215a
Albuquerque Cops Got Paid To Make DWI Cases Disappear
https://www.krqe.com/news/investigations/recording-albuquerque-dwi-suspect-says-he-was-offered-a-guarantee-for-8500/
WTF? Cop who charged a motorist with driving under an OVI suspension and later claimed he couldn't remember why he stopped her has case dismissed
The Fact That This Went To Appeals Court Is Mind-Boggling
https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/1/2024/2024-Ohio-635.pdf
NJ cop slams own police chief onto car hood after showing up drunk to accident scene
Video shows other BCSO deputy’s behavior during DWI arrest of one of their own
Court Rules New Orleans Police Department Knew Cop Who Sexually Assaulted A Child Was A "Habitual Offender"
Virginia cop who killed a leashed dog in homeowners yard can be sued
https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/222120.P.pdf
St. Louis Police Chief Receives a Third of His Pay From a Local Foundation, Raising Concerns
https://www.propublica.org/article/st-louis-robert-tracy-police-chief-salary-local-foundation
Vermont County Sheriff Captain Banned From Police Work
Marion County constable arrested for carrying handgun
Columbus cop arrested for shoplifting
NYC Parents Are Suing Child Protective Services Over Coercive, Traumatizing Home Searches
New US background database unlikely to stop police misconduct
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/18/database-police-officer-background-checks
New Hampshire considers greatly expanding scope of settlement fund for youth center abuse victims
12 Years After Degrading Mass Strip Search, Women in Prison Won $1.4M Settlement
Prince George County nurse strip searched by corrections officer can sue
https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/211960.P.pdf
Reforming Solitary Confinement Without the High Court