New Jersey

How Much Worse Will Trump Do Than Romney And McCain?

It's hard to imagine anyone ever took Mr. Trumpanzee's claims that he will win in deep blue states like California, New York and New Jersey seriously, not even people who are part of his campaign. Maybe Barron Trump took it seriously and the plagiarizer. Maybe someone thought some of the long-dead Christie magic would rub off on him.

Your Tap Water Is Likely Contaminated with Industrial Chemicals

A new study by researchers at Harvard University shows that the water supplies of nearly 6 million Americans are tainted with unsafe levels of polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFASs – a class of industrial chemicals linked to potentially serious health problems. [1]
PFASs have been used for decades in a wide variety of industrial and commercial products, including non-stick coatings on pans, food wrappers, water-repellent clothing, and firefighting foam.

New Jersey Cops Shoot Elderly Man After Responding to Wrong Home

New Jersey cops arrived at the wrong address to investigate a 911 hang-up call, shooting an elderly man multiple times as he stood in his own living room.
The man had fired his shotgun at them through the door thinking they were intruders.
But only after police fired first.
An investigation conducted by New Jersey State Police has since determined the 911 call did not come from 76-year old Gerald Sykes’ residence in Cumberland County as they first believed.

New Jersey Man Receives $175,000 Settlement for Police Siccing Dog on Him and Deleting His Footage After Recording Cops Attacking Woman

A New Jersey man is $175,000 richer after settling with the capitol city of Trenton after officers kicked and punched him while siccing a police dog on him for recording their vicious assault of a woman while calling her a “bitch” and “cunt”.
Police also confiscated his camera and deleted his footage, but were unable to delete footage from another man recording as well as footage from a surveillance camera. Both those videos are below.

New Jersey Police Department to Settle with Family of Man They Killed on Video

The family of Jerame Reid, who was shot dead as he held his hands up, reached a tentative settlement with the Bridgeton Police Department in New Jersey.
The shooting was caught on dash cam video as well as a witness video, which is the only reason the family managed to reach a settlement.
But the video was not enough to indict the cops.
The settlement is still tentative and the family’s lawyer is hoping for more.

Many States Out of Step with the Constitution on the Use of Force by Police

By José-Antonio Orosco | CounterPunch | July 18, 2016 Recently, President Obama held a town hall meeting to address the growing tension between minority communities and police forces after the shootings of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, and the police officers in Dallas.  He urged police officers to forge trust with communities and recommended better training […]

US Mainlands Sees First Baby Born with Zika-Linked Microcephaly

The second baby with Zika-lined microcephaly was born in the United States in New Jersey on June 1. She was delivered at Hackensack University Medical Center where the mother discovered via ultrasound that her new daughter had serious side effects and complications due to her infection with the Zika virus. Though this is the second born in the US, it’s the first in the contiguous United States.
Microcephaly is characterized by incomplete brain development and an unusually small head. Many children with this disorder also have intellectual disabilities.

The Political Revolution Is Not A Personality Cult And It Isn't Only About Bernie, As He Keeps Explaining

Click on the image to read our message about Alex LawThis evening at 6pm progressive reform candidate Alex Law will be debating the candidate of the pernicious Norcross political machine, corrupt conservative Democrat Donald Norcross. The debate will take place at Rowan College in Sewell (Gloucester County, New Jersey) and Alex has been battling the Norcross forces to allow media coverage.