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Despite Marijuana Reform, the War on Drugs Still Targets People of Color

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“Over 50 people a day are still being arrested for it in New York City alone.  Most of those arrests, predictably, are happening in communities of color. The new numbers for New York City’s 2017 marijuana arrests just came out and they hardly budged — arrests declined by about 1 percent, disappointing many advocates and attorneys who took the mayor’s word on this issue.”

Read more: https://theintercept.com/2018/01/25/marijuana-legalization-weed-drug-arrest/

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How One New Tariff Could Cost You $5,000 This Year

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“You probably won’t save $5,000 in energy costs in three years with solar panels. So you might as well wait until the tariff expires.  This won’t help American solar companies, it will just make people delay installing solar. This could end up slaughtering the entire solar industry. It almost makes you wonder if the real reason is to protect coal and oil energy producers.”

Read more: http://www.thedailybell.com/news-analysis/how-one-new-tariff-could-cost-you-5000-this-year/

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Republicans want ‘dreamers’ to live under permanent suspicion

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“Instant criminalization of millions of people. That’s a lot of new customers for those privatized immigration detention centers.  The private prison industry, incidentally, donated handsomely to Trump’s campaign and inauguration.”

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2018/01/25/republicans-praise-dreamers-publicly-but-want-them-to-live-under-permanent-suspicion/

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Why going to 7-Eleven has become a political act

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“On Jan. 10, U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement agents descended on 98 7-Elevens in 17 states, including California. It was a show of force that must have played well with the president’s anti-immigrant base.  21 workers suspected of being in the country illegally were arrested nationwide.  The raids were nothing but political theater, intended to terrify the most vulnerable.”

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-ulin-7-eleven-ice-raids-20180123-story.html

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Undocumented and disillusioned, I left America. This loss is mutual.

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“I left behind great friends. I left behind most of my belongings. I left behind my illusions of ever becoming a U.S. citizen. I take with me the fond memories of the college that gave me my education. I carry no grudges. The way I see it, this loss is mutual: I lost the chance to have a life in America. America lost the chance to have me.”

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/undocumented-and-disillusioned-i-decided-to-leave-america-this-loss-is-mutual/2018/01/25/a41fec10-f655-11e7-b34a-b85626af34ef_story.html

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FBI fatally shoots victim of kidnapping trio, alone and with his hands bound

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“A kidnapping victim was shot to death Thursday during an FBI investigation at a northeast Houston home.  Investigators said FBI agents were conducting an operation at a home in the 7300 block of Elbert Street when the victim, 47-year-old Ulises Valladares, was shot and killed.  Court records indicate that authorities found Valladares’ with his hands bound tape.  According to sources, FBI agents accidentally shot Valladares. He was taken to LBJ Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.”

Read more: https://www.click2houston.com/news/fbi-investigating-at-scene-of-deadly-shooting-in-northeast-houston

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National park police gun down stopped, unarmed motorist in his car

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“In an interview, Austin said he suspects Ghaisar, who has no criminal record, drove off after stopping because he was spooked by the very first stop initiated by Park Police, in which police cut him off in the middle of the highway and approached with guns drawn, yanking at his front door.”

Read more: https://nypost.com/2018/01/24/dashcam-shows-police-fire-up-to-9-times-killing-stopped-motorist/

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How the Pentagon Enlisted Trump to Continue Its Perpetual “War on Terror”

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“Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan:  This trifecta of semi-permanent US military engagements reflects the extraordinary power of the Pentagon to sway even a president who had made opposition to such policies a central element of his campaign.”

Read more: http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/43327-how-the-pentagon-enlisted-trump-to-continue-its-perpetual-war-on-terror

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NJ Man Arrested After Purchasing Multiple Gift Cards From CVS

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“Mount Olive Township Police were called to the CVS location on Tuesday over ‘suspicious activity,’ according to a police report. A man later identified as 28-year-old Craig Nakonechny had ‘repeatedly’ entered and exited the store and ultimately purchased several gift cards.  This was somehow enough to trigger a call to the police (it’s not clear from whom) and a visit from Officer Anthony Gardner.”

Read more: https://reason.com/blog/2018/01/19/promoting-prostitution-charge-for-nj-man

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Banks Like Capital One Are Enforcing Bans on Cryptocurrency Purchases

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“This isn’t the first time a national bank has taken such a strong and aggressive stance against digital currency. Last October, many customers of TD Bank experienced severe delays and blocks to their accounts while trying to purchase bitcoin on Coinbase.  PNC Bank has also begun taking measures against bitcoin by preventing customers from buying it directly through their bank accounts.”

Read more: https://bitsonline.com/banks-cryptocurrency-ban/

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