This video was posted just minutes ago by Patricia Bynes, Democratic Committeewoman of Ferguson Township, Missouri. It shows police officers in the city of Ferguson launching tear gas and stun grenades at protestors. This is the third night in a row that police and protestors have faced off in the northern St. Louis suburb. It […]
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Riot police and protestors clash for the fourth straight day in Ferguson, Missouri over the killing of a young, unarmed black man… Anonymous promises to hold police force responsible if immediate action isn’t taken
Posted in Civil Liberties, Uncategorized Also tagged #OpFerguson, Anonymous, democracy protests, Dorian Johnson, Ferguson, Michael Brown, Mike Brown's Law, Missouri, Patricia Bynes, police, police brutality, police state, police tactics, protests, racism, riot police, riots, sonic weapons 89 Comments
My thoughts on the heat wave… Do we continue to sit in this pan of water as it begins to boil our flesh from our bones, or do we leap out, and go for the throat of the man holding the pan?
The last that I heard, over 4,500 communities had experienced record high temperatures this week. Apparently, streets are literally buckling in some places, like in St. Louis, where they’ve now surpassed the 100-degree mark for eight consecutive days. Several dozen people have died already and it looks as though the nation’s corn crop, among others, […]
Posted in Environment, Michigan, Predictions, Rants, Science Also tagged AC, air conditioning, Al Gore, cherries, corn, global climate change, Global Warming, global warming denial, heat, Hiero's Journey, high-fructose corn syrup, Sterling Lanier, Traverse City, Traverse City Mango Festival 23 Comments
The Governor comes through with $500K for Ypsi Freighthouse
As promised, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm came to town this morning to drop off a giant $500,000 check for the restoration of Ypsilanti’s historic Freighthouse… Here’s a photo snapped by our friend Thomas Kula, who somehow managed to position himself in the front row: The following video comes from the Ypsilanti Citizen. If you watch […]
Posted in Michigan, Rail, Ypsilanti Also tagged Ann Arbor - Detroit rail, Chicago, Detroit, Dingell, Friends of the Freighthouse, Granholm, high-speed rail, Milwaukee, Paul Schreiber, Recovery Act, stimulus, Thomas Kula, transportation enhancement, Ypsilanti Citizen, Ypsilanti Freighthouse 12 Comments