Protests and Resistance

Kevin Lessmiller | Courthouse News Service Protesters took to the governor’s mansion Thursday after a Minnesota police officer shot and killed a black man during a traffic stop the night before, the aftermath of which was apparently streamed live on Facebook. The man was identified as 32-year-old Philando Castile of St. Paul, Minn. He was … Read more

  Matt Agorist | The Free Thought Project 2016/05/12 In a video uploaded to Youtube recently, a brave grandmother filmed herself refusing to ‘show her papers’ at an unconstitutional DUI checkpoint in California. The results were inspiring. Sobriety checkpoints — also known as DUI checkpoints — are the most common roadblocks you might encounter. They … Read more

Matt Agorist | The Free Thought Project 2016/05/08 Odessa, TX — On Thursday morning, an Odessa man and his family were rudely awakened by a dozen militarized DEA and SWAT officers with AR-15s at their front door. Instead of cowering to the men who were clearly not authorized to be there, this man stood his … Read more

Claire Bernish | The Free Thought Project “I would never, ever point my firearm at anyone, including an officer of the law, unless they pointed their firearm at me,” asserted Nevada Assemblywoman Michele Fiore in an interview with Steve Sebelius of KLAS-8. “Now, once you point your firearm at me, I’m sorry, then it becomes … Read more

2016/05/03 Vyacheslav Oliynyk is an Olympic level wrestler at the most elite level. He was the former champion and won the gold medal. A native of Ukraine, he just celebrated his 50th birthday last week. But you’d never guess his age judging by how strong and agile he looked when he fended off seven police … Read more

Makers of riot control products are seeing increased demand from law enforcement bodies across America who fear Ferguson-style civil unrest hitting other areas of the country, according to a new report. The report, published by Sandler Research, says that demand for surveillance drones is driving growth, with new systems that deploy water canons to “handle … Read more

Matt Agorist | The Free Thought Project 2016/04/29 Southfield, MI —  Two men went from being arrested and facing felony charges to being released, cleared of all charges, and now, given a six-figure settlement — after getting into a restaurant brawl with two belligerent Detroit cops. Tywonn Mitchell, 20, and Naybon Moore, 26, were driving to Grandy’s Coney … Read more

Amanda Froelich | True Activist This Polish artist’s surreal work is as thought-provoking as it is beautiful. A picture is worth a thousand words, and artist Igor Morski is an expert at conveying powerful truths through condemning illustrations. Just take a look at his controversial artwork below. Each piece calls out an ugly aspect of … Read more

Paul Joseph Watson | InfoWars The Department of Homeland Security oversaw a first of its kind three day training exercise in Texas this week during which police officers from fifteen different departments took part in drills on how to deal with riots and conduct mass arrests. Dozens of McLennan Community College students posed as unruly … Read more