In Waller County, Texas, Sandra Bland knew her rights and asserted them, as trooper created confrontation, threatened taser “I will light you up”…
--was the police video edited before its release? Vice News explores
--in Cincinnati, campus cop kills unarmed black man stopped for a missing license plate
--lame ducks Stewart and Obama compare notes on Daily Show
--Congressional Republicans take short break from obstructing immigration reform, exploiting the death of Kate Steinle in San Francisco to inflame tensions
--at Vatican climate change confab, my Gov. Moonbeam issues dire warnings about extinction, and leaving oil in the ground; he should heed his own words
--California’s Lt. Gov., Gavin Newsom, is leading an open process to get marijuana legalization right
--former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich gets a big break, as appeals court tosses 5 charges related to his appointment of Obama’s senate successor
--NY Times editorial joins your humble host in calling out the staged videos being used to bring down Planned Parenthood
--aerial firefighters in California continue to be hampered by drones flown by amateurs
--China gives Ai Weiwei his passport back
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