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Secret Service Tracks Threats Against President Obama on Social Media
By ROBBIE BROWN New York Times One night last summer, Jarvis Britton of Birmingham, Ala., sent out a series of Twitter messages that he later described as “stupid” jokes. Prosecutors did not think they were funny. When Secret Service agents showed up at his house to question him, Mr. Britton said he had been…
GOP Resistance to Confirming Todd Jones as ATF Director is Stiffening
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Anyone who follows politics inside the Beltway knows the confirmation process for ATF director, by it’s nature, is challenging. That’s certainly the case with Minnesota U.S. Attorney B. Todd Jones, who has been the acting head of ATF. Kevin Diaz of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that GOP resistance to Jone’s…
Ex-FBI Director Freeh Investigating Attorney Tied to BP’s Multibillion-Dollar Settlement
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Former FBI Director Louis Freeh was appointed by federal judges to investigate a court-supervised administrator of BP’s multibillion-dollar settlement, the Associated Press reports. Freeh, a private consultant, was named a “special master” by U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier. Freeh is to investigate whether an attorney on the staff of claims administrator, Patrick…
Sheriff’s Departments in California Under Investigation for Treatment of Black Residents
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Sheriff’s deputies in the Los Angeles area are accused of unlawfully targeting black residents in public housing, the Associated Press reports. Deputies for the Lancaster and Palmdale Sheriff’s Departments are under investigation for allegedly making unnecessary stops, seizures and force. The findings follow a two-year investigation, the AP reported. “While our investigation…
Border Patrol Seeks Weaponizing Domestic Drones Amid Serious Questions
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol officials are hoping to soon use “non-lethal weapons designed to immobilize” people on surveillance drones, the Atlantic reports. The discovery comes from documents obtained by the Electronic Frontier Foundation. “This is the first we’ve heard of any federal agency proposing using weapons on drones flown domestically,” the EFF wrote. “The…
Accused Gangster ‘Whitey’ Bulger Is Heard Bragging About Murder
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Voice recordings of accused mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger were played at his murder and racketeering trial Tuesday, showing a different side than the relatively quiet defendant that the juror has so far seen, the Boston Globe reports. The recordings capture Bulger talking about murder, guns and funneling cash. “Pa-pa-pa-pa-pow,” whispered…
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