Joining me today is Jordan Chariton of Status Coup to talk about what by all rights should have been recognized as, and is, one of the largest stories and one of the largest scandals in recent memory. Yet it was systematically ignored, belittled and shut down by both the media and the government — you Read More…
Tag: Michigan
One U.S. State Takes Steps To Hold The NSA Accountable For Warrantless Surveillance
In less than a month, a Michigan state law will take effect and ban any state or local government from aiding the National Security Agency’s controversial program that gathers data on Americans in violation of the Fourth Amendment. On the heels of the fifth anniversary of whistleblower Edward Snowden’s disclosure of classified National Security Agency Read More…
US Mother Sentenced To 7 Days In Jail For Refusing To Vaccinate Her Son
Casting a spotlight on a highly controversial issue, a Michigan mother was jailed Wednesday for refusing to have her nine-year-old son vaccinated, the Associated Press reports. The case stems from a legal agreement the woman, Rebecca Bredow, had with her ex-husband to space out vaccinations for their son. When the shots began to get grouped together, the mother says, she Read More…
Innocent Man Sentenced To Prison For Standing On Sidewalk, Informing People Of Their Rights
Keith Wood was sentenced to time in jail after he faced both felony and misdemeanor charges for passing out jury nullification pamphlets outside of a courthouse. Big Rapids, MI — A former pastor will serve time in jail for a conviction of “jury tampering,” after he was arrested and charged with a felony for handing out Read More…
5 Officials Charged With Manslaughter for Their Role in the Flint Water Crisis
Michigan’s attorney general announced Wednesday that the head of the state’s health department and four others have been charged with involuntary manslaughter for their role in the years-long Flint water crisis. Nick Lyon, director of Michigan Health and Human Services, “failed in his responsibilities to protect the health and safety of the citizens of Flint,” Read More…
Flint Threatens to Kick 8,000 Families Out of Their Homes if They Don’t Pay for Poison Water
Flint, MI — By now, nearly everyone knows multiple government officials in Michigan knowingly poisoned thousands of men, women, and children after the city switched its municipal water source from the Detroit water system to the Flint River. Now, however, as if poisoning residents and their children weren’t enough, the city of Flint is threatening to Read More…