Tuesday, January 12, 2016

RSN: Meet the Militia: The Zealots, Cowboys and 'Rogue Infidels' of the Oregon Insurgency, Ringling Circus Elephants to Retire in May, House Passes Sweeping FOIA Reform Legislation




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Meet the Militia: The Zealots, Cowboys and 'Rogue Infidels' of the Oregon Insurgency 
In recent days, a group of white militiamen protesting government 'tyranny' have occupied a wildlife refuge in Oregon. (photo: Rob Kerr/Getty Images) 
Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone 
Dickinson writes: "The Oregon militants are proving as stubborn as they are self-righteous, and their armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge shows no signs of resolving soon." 
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Erica Garner and Kemi Alabi | 'Failure to Supervise' Goes All the Way to the Top 
Erica Garner and Kemi Alabi, Reader Supported News 
Excerpt: "My father, Eric Garner, was killed by New York Police Department officer Daniel Pantaleo a year and a half ago, but last week marks the department's first official charge of wrongdoing in his case. The charge was not made against Pantaleo, the officer who placed my father in a fatal - and illegal - chokehold, but against Sgt. Kizzy Adonis, one of two supervising officers at the scene." 
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David Bowie's Radicalism 
Sarah Jaffe, In These Times 
Jaffe writes: "Philosopher Simon Critchley finds something important in Bowie's costumes and alien characters: permission to do something other than grow up in suburbia and get a 9-to-5 job." 
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House Passes Sweeping FOIA Reform Legislation 
Megan R. Wilson and Cristina Marcos, The Hill 
Excerpt: "Approved by voice vote, the measure would limit exemptions under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that now allow federal agencies to hold back information." 
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Companies, Scientists, and Activists Worldwide Call On Global Leaders to Protect Strong Encryption 
Jenna McLaughlin, The Intercept 
McLaughlin writes: "Nearly 200 experts, companies, and activists in 42 countries have signed a letter demanding that world leaders take a stand in support of encryption technology, which protects nearly every internet transaction from banking and health records to emails and web browsing." 
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Aid Convoy Reaches Besieged, Starving Syrian Town of Madaya 
Reuters 
Excerpt: "An aid convoy entered a besieged Syrian town on Monday where thousands have been trapped without supplies for months and people are reported to have died of starvation." 
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Ringling Circus Elephants to Retire in May 
Tamara Lush, Associated Press 
Lush writes: "The move comes amid increasing scrutiny of circus elephant acts with local governments passing 'anti-circus' and 'anti-elephant' ordinances in response to concerns over animal cruelty." 
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