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Monthly Archives: December 2014
FFS Update: Rule 4 Refinement
Rule #4 has been amended to clarify its relationship to Rules 2 and 3 as follows: b) “Stalking” is “any person who intentionally and repeatedly follows or harasses another person and who makes a credible threat, either expressed or implied, … Continue reading
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Rep. Peter King of New York Thinks That Eric Garner Was Responsible for His Own Death (VIDEO)
By Elaine Magliaro On Wednesday, the announcement was made that a Staten Island grand jury had declined to indict Daniel Pantaleo, the NYPD officer who placed Eric Garner in a fatal chokehold. According to reports, the city’s medical examiner ruled Garner’s death … Continue reading
In the Case of Tamir Rice, the Twelve-Year-Old Boy Killed by a Policeman in Cleveland: The Officer Who Shot Him Was Found Unfit for Duty in 2012
By Elaine Magliaro The Shooting of Tamir Rice by a Cleveland Police Officer Taylor Berman (Gawker) reported this afternoon that Tim Loehmann, the Cleveland police officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice last month, had resigned from a smaller … Continue reading
Posted in Society, United States
Tagged Law Enforcement, Officer Involved Shootings, police, Tamir Rice
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Mike Brown Shooting: Open Discussion, December 3, 2014
Documents Released in the Ferguson Case Here are documents and evidence presented to the grand jury in Clayton, Mo., that was deciding whether to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the August shooting of Michael Brown.
UPDATE: Judge Allows Libel Suit Against Glenn Beck to Proceed
By Elaine Magliaro Last April, I wrote a post about Glenn Beck being sued by a 20-year-old Saudi Arabian student named Abdulrahman Alharbi. After the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013, Boston Magazine reported that Alharbi “became the focus of public speculation for … Continue reading
Posted in Propaganda, Society, United States
Tagged Abdulrahman Alharbi, Boston Marathon Bombing, Glenn Beck
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One More Scene from “Post Racial” America: Texas School Board Member Apologizes for KKK ‘White Christmas’ Facebook Post
By Elaine Magliaro Yesterday, KTAL TV reported that Chris Harris, a board member for the Hooks Independent School District, apologized after he posted an image of a Ku Klux Klan member with a caption reading “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas” to his … Continue reading
Charles Pierce on Local Police Forces Acting Like Armies of Occupation
By Elaine Magliaro Charlie Pierce wrote a post for his Politics Blog at Esquire about some of the police forces in this country acting like “armies of occupation.” He noted that President Obama was to host a meeting earlier today that would focus … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Politics, Society, United States
Tagged Charles P. Pierce, Law Enforcement, Militarization of Local Police, police
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Luscious Libations: Elaine’s Pear Martini Recipe
By Elaine Magliaro This is a good autumn/winter cocktail. INGREDIENTS 2 parts vodka (pear vodka, if you have it) 2 parts pear puree* 1 part pear liqueur (I use Mathilde Poire Liqueur) 1 part freshly squeezed lemon juice, strained 1 … Continue reading
Posted in Edible Flowers, Libations
Tagged Cocktails, Edible Flowers, Libations, Pear Martini Recipe
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Music Monday: When Music Speaks To Us (Desire)
by Gene Howington As I am wont to do, I was thinking about the nature of desire in a philosophical sense. Buddha teaches us that the desire is the root of all suffering, but does that make desire inherently evil … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Music
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