Nancy Pelosi: “China Is One Of The Freest Societies In The World"
Liz Cheney’s Husband Is Partner At Law Firm Representing Hunter Biden:
https://thefederalist.com/2022/08/08/liz-cheneys-husband-is-partner-at-law-firm-representing-hunter-biden/
CBS Removes Documentary on Ukraine Military Aid After Pressure from Ukrainian Govt:
https://news.antiwar.com/2022/08/08/cbs-removes-documentary-on-ukraine-military-aid-after-pressure-from-ukrainian-government/
Russian TV Journalist Who Protested Ukraine War On Air Could Face 10 Years In Prison:
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ovsyannikova-criminal-case-war-protest/31981830.html
In U.S. v. Al-Nashiri the Govt. Is Rewarding Torture and Incentivizing Torturers:
https://www.lawfareblog.com/us-v-al-nashiri-government-rewarding-torture-and-incentivizing-torturers
Saudi firm has pumped Arizona groundwater for years without paying:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/saudi-firm-pumped-arizona-groundwater-130044725.html
US military clamps down on extremist speech, including retweets and likes:
https://theconversation.com/faced-with-a-rise-of-extremism-within-its-ranks-the-us-military-has-clamped-down-on-racist-speech-including-retweets-and-likes-187760
Florida school deputies to carry large rifles on campus
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/08/09/we-mean-business-deputies-will-carry-rifles-in-brevard-schools/
https://www.facebook.com/BrevardCountySheriff/videos/3112778702365866/
CDC Documents Prove Govt. Collusion With Big Tech To Censor Free Speech:
Head of Lancet’s COVID-19 Origins Commission Thinks U.S. is Preventing Real Investigation into the Pandemic:
https://www.currentaffairs.org/2022/08/why-the-chair-of-the-lancets-covid-19-commission-thinks-the-us-government-is-preventing-a-real-investigation-into-the-pandemic
Dr. Fauci’s Retirement Pension ($414,667) Will Exceed President Biden’s Salary:
Lawsuit for Employment/Financial Records of NIH ‘Bioethics’ Official Christine Grady, Spouse of Anthony Fauci:
https://www.judicialwatch.org/judicial-watch-files-lawsuit-for-openthebooks-com-for-employment-financial-records-of-nih-bioethics-official-christine-grady-spouse-of-anthony-fauci/
DOJ Files Motion in Support of Gun Ban for Medical Marijuana Card Holders:
https://reason.com/2022/08/09/the-biden-administration-defends-the-federal-ban-on-gun-possession-by-medical-marijuana-users/
ACLU calls on feds to investigate Texas's policy transporting migrants back to border:
https://www.texastribune.org/2022/08/08/aclu-texas-greg-abbott-migrants-transport/
Judge tosses lawyer's suit over CBP cellphone border search:
https://www.abajournal.com/web/article/federal-judge-tosses-lawyers-suit-over-cellphone-border-search
CBP wants to hire 300 people to investigate officer use-of-force incidents:
“The highest priority going into this growth is going to be to develop very capable, best-in-class teams that are going to be able to respond to use-of-force and critical incidents, bringing that critical transparency and accountability that both Congress and the public expect,” Altman said in an interview.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-oversight/2022/08/cbps-internal-affairs-division-looks-to-hire-hundreds-of-investigators/
The Officer of the Future: Facial Recognition and the CBP-Industrial Complex
General Services Administration wants facial recognition kiosks:
https://www.podcastone.com/episode/GSA-looks-for-ideas-on-using-kiosks-to-collect-biometric-identity-information
Clearview AI Launches Clearview Consent for Commercial Uses:
https://www.clearview.ai/clearview-ai-launches-clearview-consent-companys-first-consent-based-product-for-commercial-use
Amazon Tries to Stop ProctorU Student Facial Recognition Lawsuit:
https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/376497/amazon-cant-pause-battle-with-student-over-facial.html
Corsight AI and OneMind Technologies work together to expand biometric collection in smart cities:
https://www.accesswire.com/709944/Corsight-AI-Partners-with-OneMind-Technologies-to-Enhance-Security-in-Smart-Cities
Flight tracking website revealed how the FBI and police used planes to monitor BLM protests:
https://techxplore.com/news/2022-08-flight-tracking-exposure-irks-billionaires.html
There Are Good Reasons to Defund the FBI. They Have Nothing to Do With Trump:
Heritage Foundation Sues DHS for Failing to Answer FOIA Requests:
Ring Doorbell Cameras Loses Bid to Dismiss Biometric Lawsuit:
Motorola Solutions "CommandCentral Aware" allows police to view home and business CCTV cameras in real-time:
https://www.motorolasolutions.com/newsroom/press-releases/expand-real-time-awareness-for-command-center.html
https://www.motorolasolutions.com/en_us/products/command-center-software/real-time-intelligence-operations/commandcentral-aware.html
San Diego Cops Upset About Allowing Residents To Oversee Surveillance Programs:
New bill allows DHS and federal agencies to take down drones:
The Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4687/text
Police Violence
Police lockdown entire school district over a massage gun:
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/lockdown-released-at-thomson-upson-county-schools-after-massager-was-mistaken-as-firearm
https://www.amazon.com/Handheld-Electric-Massager-Intensity-Vibration/dp/B08GNV6H2Z
NYC man thrown to ground and arrested for swimming during heat wave after lifeguards left:
Black schizophrenic woman died after being slammed to concrete at least twice by cops:
Dr. Allecia Wilson also claimed that deputies let Ms Grier fall at least twice on the concrete before she was put inside the car, and demanded that all the bodycam footage recorded during the arrest be released.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/8/9/2115392/-Pathologist-Brianna-Grier-sustained-severe-head-brain-trauma-after-handcuffed-fall-from-cop-car
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/brianna-grier-gruesome-details-revealed-024919893.html
131 Black Men And Boys Killed By Police:
https://newsone.com/playlist/black-men-boys-who-were-killed-by-police/
Maryland Towns to Pay $5M After Police Killed Black Teen By Holding Him Face Down For Six Minutes:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/08/us/anton-black-maryland-police-settlement.html
Sheriff's office reprimanded for banning non-white corrections officers from guarding Derek Chauvin:
Officers Of Color Barred From Guarding Derek Chauvin Due To Race Get $1.5M:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/officers-of-color-barred-from-guarding-derek-chauvin-due-to-race-get-15-million_n_62f50e45e4b0da517ef6511a
Video shows Mississippi trooper choking handcuffed Black man:
Cop fired for reporting sergeant beating and choking handcuffed DUI suspect: https://www.wbtv.com/2022/08/08/he-reported-his-supervisor-choking-handcuffed-man-then-he-was-fired
Judge sentences former Loveland cop for 'abysmal failure to protect and serve'
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/loveland-police-officer-daria-jalali-sentenced-karen-garner-rough-arrest/
Masked Cop Slams Woman to the Ground for Being in a Park at Night:
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/viral-video-shows-physical-altercation-between-atlanta-police-officer-woman/H43AZQ7G5FCTDNWGXBCZRB34L4/
Mexico City Declared Police Abuse Over. Reports of Misconduct Keep Rising:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/09/world/americas/mexico-city-police-abuse.html
Seven People Who’ve Served Decades In Prison Had Their Murder Convictions Overturned Over Alleged Abuse By A Chicago Cop:
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/melissasegura/guevara-chicago-murder-exoneration
Lawsuit Appeal Asks Court If Deputy Should Get Immunity Even Though His Actions Landed Him in Prison:
https://ij.org/case/mario-rosales-qualified-immunity/
The (Brady) List No Portland Police Officer Wants to Be On:
https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/08/10/the-list-no-portland-police-officer-wants-to-be-on/
They were unarmed when police shot at them. Then LAPD pushed for weapons charges:
Chicago police are arresting thousands more Black drivers than they report to state regulators:
Capitol Police officer facing criminal charges tied to hit-and-run cover-up resigns:
MA cop arrested, held without bail, accused of entering breaking into home:
https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/08/10/peabody-police-officer-arrested-held-without-bail-accused-of-entering-breaking-into-home/
U.S. marshal accused in romance scams that bilked $2M from seniors:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/08/10/marshal-romance-scam-money/
NYPD cop who worked as 'unpaid bodyguard' for Roger Stone on January 6, fired:
https://gothamist.com/news/nypd-officer-who-served-as-roger-stones-bodyguard-on-jan-is-6-terminated
NY police unions endorsing five Republicans for state Senate:
https://nypost.com/2022/08/09/nassau-police-unions-endorsing-five-republicans-for-state-senate/
Florida sheriff asks panel to overturn order blocking holding DUI arrestees for 8 hours after posting bond:
https://www.courthousenews.com/florida-sheriff-asks-panel-to-overturn-order-blocking-eight-hour-dui-hold-policy/
Florida Sheriff Accused Of Pressuring Candidates To Drop Races:
Vermont sheriff suspends captain seen kicking handcuffed suspect:
Armed and Intoxicated Off-Duty Federal Agent Shot and Killed by Deputies in Florida Keys:
Criminal Justice Reformer Trounces Police-Backed Candidate to Replace Top Prosecutor in Floyd Murder:
https://theintercept.com/2022/08/10/police-reform-minneapolis-george-floyd-hennepin-county/
Three Prosecutors Who Are Investigating Their Political Opponents:
Crime, Incarceration, and "Reform" Prosecutors: a Debate:
CPAC Dallas panel proclaims 'We are all domestic terrorists'
https://www.chron.com/politics/article/CPAC-Dallas-we-are-all-domestic-terrorists-banner-17359959.php
Biden wants to REFUND the police: President wants to hire 100,000 more cops
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11035061/Biden-seeking-37B-fighting-crime-hiring-police.html
Judicial Rubber-Stamping of Search Warrants Can Be Deadly:
https://reason.com/2022/08/10/judicial-rubber-stamping-of-search-warrants-can-be-deadly/
Man Arrested for Promoting Jury Nullification Wins Federal Case:
Alabama City Disbanded Its Entire Police Force After Leaked Racist Text:
https://www.al.com/news/2022/08/after-racist-text-vincent-council-reportedly-moves-to-fire-police-chief-disband-department.html
New York Replaces ‘Inmates’ with ‘Incarcerated Individuals’
NY: Harrison police promotional test to be retaken after possible ‘cheating’
Cheating NYPD cops got questions and answers to sergeants exam this week:
https://nypost.com/2022/08/06/nypd-sergeants-test-beset-with-cheating-allegations/
Ex-NYPD top aide: Bail reform was ‘atom bomb’ that ‘set us back a decade’
https://nypost.com/2022/08/07/ex-nypd-aide-john-miller-bail-reform-set-us-back-a-decade/
8 years after scathing audit of New Orleans sex-crimes unit, panel finds little has improved:
https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/article_e315fdee-11ce-11ed-8629-4b08a856da65.html
Appeals Court: Missouri cops allowed to search vehicles without probable cause
https://www.techdirt.com/2022/08/09/appeals-court-frisking-a-vehicle-is-completely-normal-and-not-any-sort-of-rights-violation/
Appeals Court: Florida cops who beat a man accused of animal cruelty cannot be sued because he can't prove they acted with malice
https://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/202014091.pdf
Appeals Court: Florida cops cannot be sued for conducting warrantless inspections of strip clubs
https://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/202014292.pdf
Appeals Court: Alabama sheriff's cannot keep poor people in jail because they cannot afford bail
https://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/201813894.pdf
The claims of abuses against prisoners in a St. Louis jail are horrific. They’re also not unique:
Women’s Prisons Are Filled With Domestic Violence Survivors:
https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2022/08/domestic-violence-prison-abuser-oklahoma-new-york-law/
Texas Forensics Lab Loses Its License After Probe:
Embark Autonomous Trucks And Texas Police Simulate Real Traffic Stops:
Police Reform: Make Police Insurance Pay for Officer Misconduct
https://www.centerforjusticeresearch.org/lp/civilian-payouts
Democratic infighting threatens policing package:
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3594875-dem-infighting-threatens-policing-package/
Judge: Walgreens contributed to San Francisco opioid epidemic