Sunday, March 31, 2013

Corporate Media Coverage of the Sandy Hook School Massacre Conspiracies | Conspiracy Theories

Corporate Media Coverage of the Sandy Hook School Massacre Conspiracies | Conspiracy Theories

The Sandy Hook conspiracy theory is full of twists, turns, truths and untruths, whether you are a Sandy Hook truther or sceptic always remember to keep an open mind, examine the facts without prejudice and respect the opinions of those who disagree with your point of view. Below is an article featured on the Global Research website which I want to bring to your attention, an article which attempts to give an insight into the media handling of the Sandy Hook School massacre and the opposing views taken by the corporate media on the truther movement and conspiracies surrounding the event.

Saturday, March 30, 2013

Court decides Amazon, Overstock must charge sales tax to NY customers | GlobalPost

Court decides Amazon, Overstock must charge sales tax to NY customers | GlobalPost

The NY ruling contradicts other state courts and could lead to a US Supreme Court challenge over who pays tax on online sales.

Glenn Beck: Education standards are a Chinese-Muslim conspiracy | The Raw Story

Glenn Beck: Education standards are a Chinese-Muslim conspiracy | The Raw Story

Conspiracy theorist Glenn Beck warned viewers of his Internet channel Thursday night that a set of public education standards encouraging math and language development is actually a massive global conspiracy designed to help the Chinese and, somehow, Muslims, take over the United States.

Friday, March 29, 2013

Texas Investigates School Curriculum Over Previously Debunked Islam Conspiracy Theory

Texas Investigates School Curriculum Over Previously Debunked Islam Conspiracy Theory

Texas. It’s a place of wide-open spaces, great country music, friendly people … and conspiracy theories. The state’s leading curriculum, CSCOPE, has been accused of being “a pro-communist, pro-Islamic curriculum” that threatens to indoctrinate all of our innocent children — and now the state legislature is taking up the case, despite all complaints being dismissed as false. Welcome to Texas, where it’s more dangerous to say something isn’t pro-Islamic than to say that it is.

“Conspiracy Theories” and Media Coverage of the Sandy Hook School Massacre: In Search of the Last Liberal Intellectual | Global Research

“Conspiracy Theories” and Media Coverage of the Sandy Hook School Massacre: In Search of the Last Liberal Intellectual | Global Research

In the wake of the Sandy Hook School shooting public incredulity with the official version of events led to numerous speculations on what really happened. In short order corporate media marshaled pundits to disparage such alternative interpretations as “conspiracy theories” and the work of deranged and even malevolent Sandy Hook “truthers.”

Pat Robertson joins ammo conspiracy theory: Feds ‘going into battle… against us’ | The Raw Story

Pat Robertson joins ammo conspiracy theory: Feds ‘going into battle… against us’ | The Raw Story

Televangelist Pat Robertson on Thursday became the latest conservative voice to promote the conspiracy theory that the government was buying millions of rounds of ammunition to use against the American people. 

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Mockingbird Media Blackout TV: US media turn blind eye to Gitmo hunger strike « SGTreport – The Corporate Propaganda Antidote – Silver, Gold, Truth, Liberty, & Freedom

Mockingbird Media Blackout TV: US media turn blind eye to Gitmo hunger strike « SGTreport – The Corporate Propaganda Antidote – Silver, Gold, Truth, Liberty, & Freedom

The hunger strike among prisoners at Guantanamo Bay is into day 48 – but their plight’s still struggling to garner wider attention. Lawyers say over 100 inmates are refusing food – and are concerned about their deteriorating health. Prison officials continue to downplay the protest, and there’s little coverage in the U.S. media, as Marina Portnaya explains.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Doug LaMalfa Event: Redding Tea Party Orders Media Blackout At Town Hall (VIDEO)

Doug LaMalfa Event: Redding Tea Party Orders Media Blackout At Town Hall (VIDEO)

Media attendees at Rep. Doug LaMalfa's (R-Calif.) first town hall were left with a head-scratcher.

Media Blackout: No Coverage on Massive ‘March for Marriage’ in Washington DC | The Gateway Pundit

Media Blackout: No Coverage on Massive ‘March for Marriage’ in Washington DC | The Gateway Pundit

Once again the mainstream media proves itself to be nothing more than an extension of the DNC.

Lippman Names Commercial Division Advisory Members

Lippman Names Commercial Division Advisory Members

Members of a new Commercial Division Advisory Council were announced yesterday by Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman (See Profile). The list of 37 names includes lawyers from large, mid-sized and boutique firms, current and former judges and in-house counsel for several major corporations. The council will be chaired by Robert Haig of Kelley Drye & Warren.

Judge Judy's son, a DA, mixed up in rape case - UPI.com

Judge Judy's son, a DA, mixed up in rape case - UPI.com

The man charged with raping a 12-year-old girl had been employed by Putnam County, N.J., District Attorney Adam Levy, the son of television's Judge Judy Sheindlin.

Monday, March 25, 2013

Appeals Court candidates are rated

Appeals Court candidates are rated

The Upstate Tri-County Bar Associations' Commission on Judicial Appointments completed the ratings of seven candidates under consideration by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to fill the vacancy on the New York State Court of Appeals.

Note: Related story here.




Friday, March 22, 2013

Judiciary in need of diversity - Times Union

Judiciary in need of diversity - Times Union

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is about to make his second appointment to the New York Court of Appeals, New York's highest court. The question being debated in Albany is whether diversity should play a part in his selection.

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Conspiracy Theory in Colorado as Head of Prisons Killed on Eve of Gun Laws Signing - BasicsMedia

Conspiracy Theory in Colorado as Head of Prisons Killed on Eve of Gun Laws Signing - BasicsMedia

(BasicsMedia) - The head of Colorado state’s prison system was shot and killed at his home, just hours before the governor signed into law on Wednesday a package of gun control measures spurred by a rash of deadly mass shootings in Colorado and elsewhere.

Monday, March 18, 2013

Rivera Welcomed to High Court

Rivera Welcomed to High Court

"...Court of Appeals Judge Jenny Rivera is congratulated yesterday by Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman after her investiture ceremony, as Judge Victoria Graffeo applauds."

Thieves identified in Gardner Museum theft of Rembrandt and Vermeer paintings - Boston.com

Thieves identified in Gardner Museum theft of Rembrandt and Vermeer paintings - Boston.com

In a stunning twist in a case that had frustrated investigators for decades, federal law enforcement officials said today that they had identified the people who stole $500 million worth of masterworks in a daring heist from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990.

Mali Alert: As Journalists Impose Media Blackout

Mali Alert: As Journalists Impose Media Blackout

Journalists and privately-owned media organisations across the country have embarked on an indefinite media blackout to demand the release of their colleague, Boukary Daou who has been detained without charge since his arrest on March 6, 2013 by officers of the Malian Intelligence Agency.

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

“Let Justice Be Done” - An interview with Jonathan Lippman, Chief Judge of the State of New York

“Let Justice Be Done” - An interview with Jonathan Lippman, Chief Judge of the State of New York

"As we learn from our bible, specifically in the book of Deuteronomy, we are commanded to seek justice for all. As the passage says, ‘Justice, justice, thou shalt pursue’, declared Jonathan Lippman, Chief Judge of the State of New York. This palpable passion for maintaining the loftiest levels of jurisprudence marked the resounding theme of the recent interview that Judge Lippman granted to The Jewish Voice.

Monday, March 11, 2013

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Online anger after police enforce media blackout - timesofmalta.com

Online anger after police enforce media blackout - timesofmalta.com

Blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia’s arrest on Friday night for breaching the pre-election media blackout prompted social media users to openly defy the law yesterday at the risk of a maximum six-month jail term.

Saturday, March 9, 2013

EXCLUSIVE: Contender for State Court of Appeals contributed $80,000-plus to Cuomo's political campaigns and was a former staffer; Guv makes selection soon - NY Daily News

EXCLUSIVE: Contender for State Court of Appeals contributed $80,000-plus to Cuomo's political campaigns and was a former staffer; Guv makes selection soon - NY Daily News
  
Lawyer Maria Vullo was the executive deputy attorney general for economic justice and worked for Cuomo in 2010 when he was attorney general. She has given to his campaigns since 2005, including a recent $1,500 check that came two months after her interview with Commission on Judicial Nomination. A spokesman for Cuomo said the administration didn’t pick the list of nominees.

Friday, March 8, 2013

Fahey among seven nominees for State Court of Appeals - City & Region - The Buffalo News

Fahey among seven nominees for State Court of Appeals - City & Region - The Buffalo News

Judge Eugene M. Fahey of the Appellate Division of State Supreme Court is one of seven individuals to be nominated for the State Court of Appeals following the death in November of Associate Judge Theodore T. Jones, the Commission on Judicial Nomination announced Thursday.

Note: Particular attention should be given to The New York State Commission on Judicial Nomination of 61 year old Eugene M. Fahey. In 2010, Justice Fahey was redesignated as an associate justice of the Appellate Division, Fourth Department by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo. In addition, both Justice Fahey and then New York State Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo, among others, were party to a shameful chapter in New York State Supreme Court history ~ a NYS Supreme Court Decision that speaks loudly on the 'system of justice' in New York State.

Four appellate justices among seven candidates for Court of Appeals seat

Four appellate justices among seven candidates for Court of Appeals seat

ALBANY, N.Y.(Reuters) - The New York State Commission on Judicial Nomination has nominated seven people, including four Appellate Division justices, to fill the Court of Appeals seat vacated by the death of Judge Theodore Jones.

Note: Particular attention should be given to The New York State Commission on Judicial Nomination of, at the very least, 61 year old Eugene M. Fahey. In 2010, Justice Fahey was redesignated as an associate justice of the Appellate Division, Fourth Department by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo. In addition, both Justice Fahey and then New York State Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo, among others, were party to a shameful chapter in New York State Supreme Court history ~ a NYS Supreme Court Decision that speaks loudly on the 'system of justice' in New York State.

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Daily Kos: Will Citizen's United corrupt our courts?

Daily Kos: Will Citizen's United corrupt our courts?

(reposted w/permission from fossilagenda.com)
Money and the Courts
In June, 2009, the United States Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision with conservatives Scalia, Roberts, Alito and Thomas in the minority, held that the appearance of judicial bias could be so “extreme” as to require a judge to withdraw from hearing a case.

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Vatican Orders Media Blackout - Business Insider

Vatican Orders Media Blackout - Business Insider

The College of Cardinals has imposed a media blackout after reports of secret talks appeared in Italian newspapers, according to Jason Horowitz of the Washington Post.

Hugo Chavez: conspiracy theory claims president died in Cuba - Telegraph

Hugo Chavez: conspiracy theory claims president died in Cuba - Telegraph

After weeks of uncertainty over the state of his health, the left-wing leader made an unexpected return to Caracas a fortnight ago. He had been receiving treatment in Cuba after undergoing surgery for an undisclosed type of cancer since mid-December. 

parapoliticalSPLC Calls for Militia Crackdown |

parapoliticalSPLC Calls for Militia Crackdown |

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is calling for a federal crackdown on “conspiracy-minded antigovernment Patriot groups.” In a statement released today to coincide with the publication of the Spring issue of the SPLC newsletter Investigative Report, the Center warned of “an 813-percent rise since 2008″ of “conspiracy-minded antigovernment Patriot groups” and requested Attorney-General Eric Holder form an “interagency task force to assess the adequacy of federal resources devoted to the threat.”

Monday, March 4, 2013

Famous last tweets before cardinals enter media blackout of conclave « Today's Catholic News

Famous last tweets before cardinals enter media blackout of conclave « Today's Catholic News

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While @Pontifex has fallen silent during the interregnum, a handful of social media-savvy cardinals are still tweeting while they can before a different kind of “ex-communication” sets in.

Sheldon Silver pushes for Constitution chance that would keep friend on bench - NYPOST.com

Sheldon Silver pushes for Constitution chance that would keep friend on bench - NYPOST.com

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is pushing a constitutional amendment that would allow his longtime pal, Court of Appeals Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, to serve an additional eight years on the bench, The Post has learned.

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Supreme Court Authorizes Lawless Wiretapping | Global Research

Supreme Court Authorizes Lawless Wiretapping | Global Research

America’s Supremes are notoriously hard right. Equal justice under law is just a figure of speech. Rule of law principles and egalitarian fairness don’t matter. Power politics corrupts the High Court. It lacks legitimacy. - See more at: http://www.globalresearch.ca/supreme-court-authorizes-lawless-wiretapping/5324835#sthash.M4hGl8G2.dpuf
America's Supremes are notoriously hard right.  Equal justice under law is just a figure of speech.  Rule of law principles and egalitarian fairness don't matter.  Power politics corrupts the High Court. It lacks legitimacy.

America’s Supremes are notoriously hard right. Equal justice under law is just a figure of speech. Rule of law principles and egalitarian fairness don’t matter. Power politics corrupts the High Court. It lacks legitimacy. - See more at: http://www.globalresearch.ca/supreme-court-authorizes-lawless-wiretapping/5324835#sthash.M4hGl8G2.dpuf


America’s Supremes are notoriously hard right. Equal justice under law is just a figure of speech. Rule of law principles and egalitarian fairness don’t matter. Power politics corrupts the High Court. It lacks legitimacy. - See more at: http://www.globalresearch.ca/supreme-court-authorizes-lawless-wiretapping/5324835#sthash.M4hGl8G2.dpuf
America’s Supremes are notoriously hard right. Equal justice under law is just a figure of speech. Rule of law principles and egalitarian fairness don’t matter. Power politics corrupts the High Court. It lacks legitimacy. - See more at: http://www.globalresearch.ca/supreme-court-authorizes-lawless-wiretapping/5324835#sthash.M4hGl8G2.dpuf

Friday, March 1, 2013

North Tonawanda Police Chief Randy Szukala to retire - City & Region - The Buffalo News

North Tonawanda Police Chief Randy Szukala to retire - City & Region - The Buffalo News

Police Chief Randy Szukala, who was the youngest chief in the city’s history, has announced he will retire at the end of March after nine years on the job.

Note this additional excerpt from the article: "Szukala, who told Ortt about his retirement a couple of weeks ago, was known for adding cameras to the repertoire of officers’ crime-fighting tools and increasing the department’s rate of solving crimes."

Then read: North Tonawanda Police Department: "What happened to the evidence?"