The Washington Standard

Chicago Cops Using State Law to Kill then Charging Innocent People for Murder They Committed

Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. Chicago, IL — (RT) An investigation into 10 recent Chicago criminal cases unearthed the extraordinary reach of the state’s “felony murder rule,” which is being used to cover up police…

Ron Paul Celebrates His 81st Birthday By Trolling the Federal Reserve’s New Facebook Page

Article first appeared at the Free Thought Project. Few people in modern history have spawned an awakening of the masses like former Congressman, Dr. Ron Paul. Throughout his tenure in Congress, Ron Paul was known as ‘Dr. No’…

2,500 Native Americans Successfully Block Oil Pipeline Construction — State of Emergency Declared

Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. Courtesy Little Redfeather Design/Honor the Earth The Camp of the Sacred Stones has swelled from a few dozen to more than 2,500, according to Standing Rock Sioux Tribe officials. They…

Cop Shoots and Kills Unarmed Deaf, Mute Man as He Tries to Communicate Using Sign Language

Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. Charlotte, NC — A community and family is mourning the loss of Daniel Kevin Harris, whose life was taken this week by a State Trooper who apparently fears sign language.…

24 Years Ago Today the Federal Govt Changed its Rules to Launch a Sniper Attack on Off-Grid Family

Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. Samuel and Vicki Weaver (left and rear-center) pose with Sara and Rachel.Randall and Vicki Weaver and their children wanted nothing more than to be left to live an isolated life…

“America’s Toughest Sheriff” Recommended for Criminal Prosecution for Targeting Brown People

Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. “America’s toughest sheriff,” as Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio frequently boasts of himself, is in hot water after a federal judge on Friday recommended criminal prosecution against the contentious Arizona…

The Greatest Threat to Our Freedoms: A Government of Scoundrels, Spies, Thieves, Ruffians, Rapists and Killers

“There is nothing more dangerous than a government of the many controlled by the few.”—Lawrence Lessig, Harvard law professor The U.S. government remains the greatest threat to our freedoms. The systemic violence being perpetrated by agents of the…