Category Archives: Countries

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.

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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

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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

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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

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The Shocking Story of a Brutal Gang Rape at a UVA Frat House That Went Untold for Two Years

By Elaine Magliaro UPDATE: Rolling Stone has posted a note to its readers about Sabrina Erdely’s article A Rape on Campus: A Brutal Assault and Struggle for Justice at UVA. Click here to read the letter. ********** Sabrina Rubin Erdely has an … Continue reading

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Why Shawn Parcells? — “Don’t You Dare Kick That Dog” III

By Bob Stone Benjamin Crump hired world renowned forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden to perform a second autopsy. Yet Crump also hired Shawn Parcells to “assist” Dr. Baden; when Dr. Baden requested no such “assistance.”   So what does Shawn Parcells … Continue reading

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While Truth Was Pulling Her Boots On: “Don’t You Dare Kick That Dog!” II

By Bob Stone “If a child lives with hostility, he learns to fight.”  – Children Learn What They Live by Dorothy Law Nolte On November 6th, if you were paying close attention, you would have noticed a story about Mike … Continue reading

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Happy Thanksgiving!

by Gene Howington Thanksgiving is (no matter what one thinks of the origins of the holiday) a time to do something many often neglect in their daily lives: reflect and be grateful for the good things in their lives.  A … Continue reading

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Regarding St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch, Ham Sandwiches, Pontius Pilate, and the Ferguson Grand Jury

By Elaine Magliaro One of the images that came to my mind when I thought about the situation faced by the Ferguson grand jury was of Pontius Pilate washing his hands. Pontius Pilate–that’s who it seemed St. Louis County prosecutor Robert McCulloch was acting like. He … Continue reading

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The Grievance Syndicate’s Push For An Indictment Based On Ideology

Posted by Bob Stone Here’s an interesting article summing up how the grievance syndicate corrupted the thought process of the protesters and much of the country.   Justice Was Served in Ferguson—This Isn’t Jim Crow America ‘Civil rights’ figures decided long … Continue reading

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