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102 Years Ago Today, WWI Soldiers Called a Christmas Truce and Refused to Fight — Here’s Why it Failed

Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. “It was a short peace in a terrible war,” recalled 108-year-old Alfred Anderson, 90 years after the storied Christmas truce in 1914, during the nascent stages of World War I.…

Drug War Fail: Govt’s Own Study Shows Fatal Overdoses Have Doubled Over 15 Years

Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. Over the years, as the drug war has fueled the ever growing police state in America, the actual drug problem and occurrence of overdoses continues to grow. This fact is…

Couple Forced to Destroy 40yo Pond on Their Own Property Because Govt Owns the Rainwater

Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. Butte Falls, OR — An Oregon couple has been told they must destroy a 2-acre pond on their land — the property’s most attractive feature — because the government said…

After Silencing Walmart, Police Union Demands Amazon Remove ‘Offensive’ Black Lives Matter Shirt

Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. First Amendment be damned. The United States’ largest police union has successfully censored Walmart and now they’ve set their sites on Amazon — for daring to sell a t-shirt that…

Cops Raid Wrong Home Then Humiliate Family By Posting Photos Of Them Handcuffed On Snapchat

Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. New York, NY — NYPD police officers just raided the wrong home and then posted photos of the innocent family in handcuffs to Snapchat. Police claim that they were searching for…

‘Child Exploitation Officer’ Caught Distributing Child Porn on Duty — Busted AGAIN, Gets 12 Years

Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. North Adams, MA — Less than one year after being given back access to the internet for his previous conviction of distributing child pornography, former Adams Police Officer Alan C. Vigiard downloaded…

Anonymous’ Journalist Released after 4 Years in Jail — Vows Never to Back Down

Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. Barrett Brown, the activist and journalist known best for his work with anonymous, was recently released from jail after serving a brutal 4-year sentence. During that time he spent at least…