Two U.S. men charged with beheading plot to help Islamic State
Reuters | Prosecutors charged two U.S. men on Friday of plotting to help the Islamic State militant group by beheading Americans.
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House votes to block NSA snooping through Americans’ emails
The Washington Times | The House voted Thursday to halt the government’s probing of Americans’ emails and other data.
Miami Police Kill Homeless Man In Front of Dozens of Terrified Children
PINAC | A Miami police officer killed a homeless man, shooting him five times Thursday outside a public library for failing to drop a stick he was holding.
Atheist Demands The Right To Skip Airport Security Entirely
Daily Caller | Zoltan Istvan argues that atheists should have the right to skip airport security entirely, because atheists “aren’t attracted to terrorism.”
UK intelligence agencies should keep mass surveillance powers, report says
London Guardian | Report by official reviewer of counter-terrorism laws also says power to issue interception warrants should be transferred from ministers to judges.
Cops Protect Town from Hardened Criminal, Issue Arrest Warrant to 75-yo Woman for Tall Grass
Free Thought Project | If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear……unless you’re a 75-year-old woman with tall grass.
NEW CRISIS: America’s Children’s Books Contain TOO MANY WHITE PEOPLE
Daily Caller | The latest thing some American college professor has deemed racist.
TSA whistleblower says agency operates on culture of ‘fear and distrust’ & lax security
RT | A testimony by TSA whistleblowers before a Senate panel says that the agency is suffering from low morale and a culture of “fear and distrust.”
The War on Free Speech – U.S. Department of Justice Subpoenas Reason.com Over Comment Section
Michael Krieger | The United States Department of Justice is using federal grand jury subpoenas to identify anonymous commenters engaged in typical internet bluster.
Officer Resigns After Viral Video Made Him ‘Internet Famous’ for Pulling Gun on Kids
Free Thought Project | Casebolt’s attorney confirmed his resignation today.
South Carolina Police Officer Michael Slager Indicted by Grand Jury on Murder Charge for Shooting Man in Back
Carlos Miller | A trial date has not been set but Slager faces between to 30 years to life in prison if convicted.
Wearables at work: the new frontier of employee surveillance
Financial Times | Technology has made it possible for employers to monitor employees more closely than ever.
Major Medical Journal Retracts Numerous Scientific Papers After Fake Peer-Review Scandal
Zero Hedge | A major publisher of scholarly medical and science articles has retracted 43 papers because of “fabricated” peer reviews.
‘Osama’s house looks better than mine’: Homeowner Pissed After SWAT Team Destroys Home
Adan Salazar | “This is a para-military action, done by para-military thugs. This is not a police force.”
Baltimore Man Shot In The Face for Attempting to Run Away and Hide From Police
Free Thought Project | A man was shot in the face after running away from Baltimore police Sunday morning.