(Staff Writer) The New York Police Department (NYPD) sent a cease and desist letter to Google last week, demanding that the company stop allowing its customers to report police checkpoints using their GPS apps.
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“Frothing With Bigots”: Southern Poverty Law Center SPLC Sued By Gavin McInnes For Defamation
(Zero Hedge) Conservative pundit and VICE Media co-founder Gavin McInnes as filed a lawsuit against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) after they deemed his right-wing fraternal organization, the Proud Boys, a hate group.
A Surprising Cause of Conflict in Relationships — and an Easy Remedy
(Lynn Margolies, Ph.D.) A common but often undetected source of conflict in relationships is harboring an inaccurate belief about your partner’s (or teenager’s) intentions. Our perception of why the other person did or didn’t do something, and what we believe that means — is often the true culprit behind persistent hurt, anger, and/or frustration — not just the behavior itself.
Face of Pre-Crime: China’s Shockingly Accurate A.I.
Face of Pre-Crime: China’s Shockingly Accurate A.I.
There’s Hope: ‘I’m Not Going to Enforce That’: Sheriffs Disobey New Anti-Gun Laws—Refuse to Disarm Citizens
(Matt Agorist) Klickitat County, WA — In reaction to the tragic shootings throughout 2018, Washington state has passed and is planning to pass a slew of new anti-gun bills that will make them one of the most regulated states in the country. But these bills are being met by resistance from an unlikely group. A handful of sheriffs is standing up to the “unconstitutional” nature of the bills and is promising disobedience.
What Self-Ownership Means and Why It Matters
(Jeffrey A. Tucker) I’ve been thinking about this idea of self-ownership, a concept almost universally assumed to be a foundation for human rights and the civilized life. At the same, this idea is constantly threatened by political ideologies that presume it not to be true.
3 Tips for Better Communication During Difficult Conversations
(Justin Deschamps) There are a few things we must learn in order to have true freedom, prosperity, and benevolence in our personal lives and society. One of those skills is communication. The following article offers some advice as to how to cultivate good communication skills. With these in hand, an individual can positively contribute to the lives of their fellows and the world at large, should they also dedicate themselves to learn the law so as to respect life with conscious precision.
15 Quotes by Silk Road’s Dread Pirate Roberts that Show Why Ideas are So Dangerous to the State
(Isaac Davis) The internet’s first successful global black market was Silk Road, a website founded by ‘Dread Pirate Roberts,’ the web pseudonym of Ross Ulbricht.
10 Reasons Why Most People Tend To Fear Love — Understanding The Transformative Power of Life and Relationships
(Justin Deschamps) Love is one of the most powerful forces in the universe, yet it is also greatly misunderstood and misused. The power of love can move mountains, destroy civilizations, miraculously heal the sick, give a mother superhuman strength to save her child, and liberate a mind enslaved by trauma and hardship. Love’s power to rejuvenate, heal, and transform becomes active when we consciously work with this all-encompassing cosmic force.
The Bullsh*t of “Good Vibes Only” (and Why Conflict Can Be Good)
(Justin Deschamsp) Can conflict be a good thing? Yes, it can. But in order to understand that, let’s break down what a conflict is in the realms of consciousness.
The Spiritual and Lawful Strategy to Remove the Deep State: Why A Referendum Initiated By The Citizens Will End Our Enslavement
(Justin Deschamps) How do we as a people solve the problems of government corruption? This is a question that people have debated for likely all of human history. In the following article by Joe Martino, he suggests that a referendum would be a viable solution. And it is, from a lawful and spiritual perspective, as I will explain.
Belief Systems and the Power Of Authority
(Julian Wash) Today I would like to return to your awareness an aspect of the Human condition that adheres to the abstract nature of belief. Beliefs come in many shapes and sizes and yet all share something in common— they’re elusive and intangible.
A Crisis in the Making: Know Your Rights or You Will Lose Them
(John W. Whitehead) We are approaching critical mass, the point at which all hell breaks loose.
“Unconstitutional Disaster!”: Trump Celebrates After Judge Strikes Down Obamacare
(Zero Hedge) Update: The White House says that the ruling will be put on hold during the appeals process after California Attorney General Xavier Becerra indicated his coalition of Democratic attorneys general would appeal the ruling.
Protecting Political Discussion: Twitter is the Modern Public Square. So Can the President Block You?
(Justin Deschamps) Politics has devolved markedly in modern times. Principally, politics is supposed to be about the debate—the uncensored flow of ideas maintained by a people that recognize the value of free speech as the primary tool to build unity. A people, living together in some society or culture, have to talk with each other to maintain their mutual lifestyle choices and living standards. In the modern age, social media has become a political forum, as a Federal Judge ruled in mimid-2017 in response to President Trump’s attempt to block twitter users.