Category Archives: Jurisprudence

Now self-radicalized police act as official lone wolves to kill People of Color

Posted on September 21, 2016 by ann li-summers

By ann summers Apparently some police officers, each in their own jurisdictions and with disproportionate community representation and oversight have decided  to engage in their own stochastic terrorism, where random LEOs have taken it upon themselves to exceed authority and in some … Continue reading →

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flag/anthem/pledge blasphemy cuts only one way – either everyone or no one is politically correct

Posted on August 30, 2016 by ann li-summers

By ann summers In the case of one of the SF 49er quarterbacks, the negative reaction to his personal act of sitting during the playing of the national anthem has been sadly opportunistic and disproportionate even as the scale of the documenting … Continue reading →

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It Takes 290 to Win

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Terry Welshans

Terry Welshans On November 8, 2016, ballots will be cast to elect the 45th President of the United States. We elect our President in a two-step process that was established at the Constitutional Convention September 6, 1787. The first step … Continue reading →

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More Mediated than Stochastic Terrorism: Trump as the dog whistler

Posted on August 12, 2016 by ann li-summers

By ann summers   In Wilmington, N.C., on Tuesday, Mr. Trump said: “Hillary wants to abolish—essentially abolish the Second Amendment. By the way, if she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do folks. Although the Second Amendment people—maybe … Continue reading →

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On the Cover of the Rolling Stochastic Terrorism

Posted on August 10, 2016 by ann li-summers

By ann summers So whenever threats come up and/or actual events, this term gets tossed around: stochastic terrorism is an imprecise idea that while easily uttered and sounding scientistic, does not contain sufficient objectivity in a democracy that demands actionable expectation … Continue reading →

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got Constitution? got cold dead hands?

Posted on August 4, 2016 by ann li-summers

By ann summers   Protesters at a Donald Trump rally in Maine held up pocket copies of the Constitution, echoing a dramatic moment from the Democratic national convention. The Republican nominee briefly stopped his speech as protesters were escorted from … Continue reading →

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raw Turkey and martial law’s disasters, natural & cultural

Posted on July 24, 2016 by ann li-summers

By ann summers Shock Doctrines in 2016 are at work in the current historical context and its appeals for “law and order” are more about shock and awe in their discourse, however constructed. Emergencies caused by natural or cultural events … Continue reading →

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America, “a divided crime scene”, terminated with extreme vetting

Posted on July 18, 2016 by ann li-summers

  By ann summers   The GOP seeks a perfect storm to excite their base by scheduling an opportunity for Open Carry idiots to confront Cleveland protestors outside the secure zone in a surreal 8th grade reenactors’  version of Kent State. And … Continue reading →

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Expert Discourse and using IEDs to “neutralize threats”

Posted on July 13, 2016 by ann li-summers

By ann summers   So Trumpians, RWNJs, and lesser neoconservatives might be described as the following: “They talk a lot about justice. They talk a lot about freedom. They want to change the society into a positive direction. They believe that they’re doing … Continue reading →

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Hate gets a pass…racial profiling as political correctness

Posted on June 19, 2016 by ann li-summers

  By ann summers Because of a “mouth-feel” like styrofoam peanuts, I hate baked Cheetos or their generic imitators even as I definitely like fried Cheetos. So much for common sense about what is healthy snack food—  fortunately it probably isn’t … Continue reading →

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