Tuesday, December 6, 2016

RSN: Marc Ash | They'll Be Back, FBI Policy of Manufacturing Terrorism Plots Reaffirmed by Appeals Court,




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Marc Ash | They'll Be Back 
Morton County, North Dakota Sheriff's Deputies paint a stark portrait of policing in America in 2016. (photo: #WaterDefenders)
Marc Ash, Reader Supported News 
Ash writes: "The stand at Cannonball, North Dakota, on the banks of the Missouri River was one of most courageous, determined, and successful civil disobedience protest actions seen in the U.S. in recent years." 
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Walter Scott Mistrial: Prosecutor Insists, 'We Will Try Michael Slager Again' 
Kirsten West Savali, The Root 
Savali writes: "The Slager jury consisted of 11 whites and one black - the kind of jury that killers with badges probably dream about." 
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Pentagon Hid Study Exposing $125 Billion in Wasteful Spending 
Craig Whitlock and Bob Woodward, The Washington Post 
Excerpt: "The Pentagon has buried an internal study that exposed $125 billion in administrative waste in its business operations amid fears Congress would use the findings as an excuse to slash the defense budget, according to interviews and confidential memos obtained by The Washington Post." 
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FBI Policy of Manufacturing Terrorism Plots Reaffirmed by Appeals Court 
Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof 
Gosztola writes: "The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling that provides further support for the FBI and its policy of inducing individuals, typically Muslims, to plot acts of terrorism. The appeals court additionally backed the outcome of the notorious FBI sting operation against the Newburgh Four." 
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Broken Machines Could Throw Michigan Recount Into Chaos 
Sam Thielman, Guardian UK 
Thielman writes: "Broken polling machines may have put vote counts in question in more than half of Detroit's precincts and nearly one-third of surrounding Wayne County, possibly throwing the Michigan recount into chaos." 
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Police Rack Up an Almost Perfectly Deadly Record in Philippine Drug War 
Clare Baldwin, Andrew R.C. Marshall, and Damir Sagolj, Reuters 
Excerpt: "In 51 shootings by police in drug busts, 100 suspects were killed and just 3 wounded. The 97 percent kill ratio, eyewitness testimony and other evidence amassed by Reuters suggest officers are summarily gunning down suspects in President Duterte's crackdown." 
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Oklahoma's Earthquakes on the Wane After Wastewater Rules Take Hold 
Rowena Lindsay, The Christian Science Monitor 
Excerpt: "After a sudden increase in earthquakes, which have been linked to oil extraction practices, Oklahoma instituted new limits on wastewater injection. Since then, the quakes have dropped off significantly." 
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