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June 2013

Posted by Mandy Nagy on June 17, 2013 2 Comments

As protests in Turkey near their third week, two major union federations have called a work strike to oppose the eviction of protestors and demand an end to police violence. The Confederation of Public Workers' Unions (KESK) and Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions (DISK) will organize...

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 17, 2013 5 Comments

Today we will again be covering the Zimmerman Jury Selection Day Six live, all day, along with a separate end-of-day wrap-up post. To catch up on the lastest events in State of Florida v. Zimmerman, click here and take a look at our re-cap of last...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 17, 2013 8 Comments

This one is weird. A follow up to Oil field trash never had it so good …, with another photo from Kevin from the Alabama part of Pennsylvania: I took this photo on the main drag In Wellsboro, PA. The dude had a mannequin riding with him and his...

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 16, 2013 3 Comments

Tomorrow begins the second week of jury selection in Florida v. Zimmerman, and we here at Legal Insurrection will once again be following the process on an all-day, live coverage basis. We'll host a live stream of the courtroom and a rolling Twitter feed of...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on June 16, 2013 9 Comments

James O'Keefe's book, Breakthrough: Our Guerrilla War to Expose Fraud and Save Democracy, should really come with the following warning for summer readers: CAUTION: Compelling book causes intense concentration; sunburn is possible. As I recover from being toasted by the California sun, I wanted to share the...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on June 16, 2013 11 Comments

Last week, the Guardian and Washington Post published several slides from a leaked Powerpoint presentation in its stories about the NSA’s domestic surveillance policies and its PRISM program.  Separate from phone carriers, nine internet companies were named in the story as participants in the PRISM...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 16, 2013 17 Comments

Go ahead, complain about the weather. There's nothing you can do about it. https://twitter.com/sasha_cresswell/status/346054323475714048 https://twitter.com/realmyiq2xu/status/346055854455390209...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 16, 2013 12 Comments

Looks like we're heading for a good old fashioned Sunni-Shia showdown in Syria. From The Times of Israel (article links here and here): ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 16, 2013 7 Comments

as in fracking country. Good thing it's being kept out of New York State's Southern Tier, or there might be a booming economy and jobs for the young people. From Kevin: I have friends that live in Horseheads who get all apoplectic over the Marcellus Shale drilling down here...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 15, 2013 6 Comments

We are covering Turkish police renew assault on Gezi Park protesters. This video stands out (warning, graphic): https://twitter.com/vassdan/status/345991520224149506 I wonder if it will be compared to this video: Probably not, as the whole world is not watching Gezi Park....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 15, 2013 3 Comments
As reported by the L.A. Times:
Hundreds of riot police surrounded a park in central Istanbul on Saturday, firing tear gas and water cannons in a renewed push by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to restore order after two weeks of demonstrations that have exasperated his government and exposed the country's deepening political divide. Police forces surrounded Gezi Park shortly before nightfall. They moved beneath sycamore trees toward tents and crowds of hundreds of protesters. Some demonstrators reportedly threw rocks but the dissidents appeared to be overwhelmed by security forces, whose lines spread into adjoining Taksim Square. Ambulances arrived outside the park as tear gas enveloped the trees.
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Watch live streaming video from revoltistanbul at livestream.com
https://twitter.com/OccupyGeziUK/status/346053511697559552 Another video stream here -- is autorun so didn't embed -- street level. https://twitter.com/NewsBreaker/status/345978793367855104 https://twitter.com/Aut_Omnia/status/345988473376866304 https://twitter.com/RedHack_EN/status/345988842127491072

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 15, 2013 21 Comments

Chris Christie all but hands Cory Booker a Senate seat on a silver platter, not giving Republicans a chance to mount what would have been a tough fight in 2014, and it's cool and he's a media star. From John Sexton at Breitbart.com, Chris Christie is running...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on June 15, 2013 0 Comments

Shut yo mouth: Texas high school cuts valedictorian’s mic for talking about the US Constitution Australian University Censors Speech Deemed Offensive to Islam Pro-Palestinian groups on campus aren’t big fans of free speech And dress the way we tell you: New Hampshire senior not allowed to wear Marine uniform at...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on June 15, 2013 21 Comments

In the wake of intense criticism over the agency's targeting of conservative groups, former and current embattled IRS officials, Steven Miller and Lois Lerner, have reportedly received threats of physical violence. From Sky News: Ousted IRS acting commissioner Steven Miller has received threats, a source told Reuters...

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