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#kpfthoustontx – July 27+28+30, 2025. Sun. at 1pm, re-aired Mon. at 2pm, and Weds 11am (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS:
- Fort [Bend] County commissioners appoint new citizens redistricting committee members amid ongoing debate;
- ‘We’re cooked’: Mattress Mack issues stark warning for Harris County;
- Houston mayor’s newly created police ‘club unit’ closed 5 clubs over 3-day period;
- Trump signs an executive order to make it easier to remove homeless people from streets;
- Texans will pay higher power bills as clean energy development slows because of tax credit cuts, economists say;
- , I thought I’d share some of the headlines from the Texas Tribune to demonstrate how Republicans are working hard for Texas:
- Independents Drive Trump’s Approval to 37%, [a] Second-Term Low;
- Democrats desperately look for a redistricting edge in California, New York and Maryland;
From 2014. Still worth a read: “Police Recruiting: Who are they attracting?”
On last week’s show, there was a lot of discussion on police and a police department’s relationship with the community it serves. There was also some discussion of the kinds of recruits police departments are attracting. Callers concluded that the primary pool of police recruits may come from ex-military personnel. At first blush, this would seem a perfect skillset fit; ex-military people are typically tough, disciplined, know how to take and give orders, and are trained in enforcing compliance.
This might lead one to conclude that military training and experience is the perfect precursor to a police career.
But is it? Continue reading
Police Recruiting: Who are they attracting?
On last week’s show, there was a lot of discussion on police and a police department’s relationship with the community it serves. There was also some discussion of the kinds of recruits police departments are attracting. Callers concluded that the primary pool of police recruits may come from ex-military personnel. At first blush, this would seem a perfect skillset fit; ex-military people are typically tough, disciplined, know how to take and give orders, and are trained in enforcing compliance.
This might lead one to conclude that military training and experience is the perfect precursor to a police career.
But is it? Continue reading
“NYPD arrests 2 for filming cops. Seizes cameras, SD card to destroy evidence. They took the wrong SD card” [VIDEO]
I post this without comment. Judge for yourself. ~ Mike
From liveleak.com:
NYPD must be required to wear badge cameras!
Cameraman :
”We were arrested while filming an NYPD checkpoint on a bridge between a soon to be gentrified Bronx and a quickly gentrifying Harlem. We were charged with OGA, DisCon, and resisting arrest. I was holding a bag of yarn in one hand and a canvas in the other. My partner had food in his hands when he was tackled. Even though their violent actions were unjust, we did not resist. Simultaneous with our “arrests”, the checkpoint was closed down”
Read more at NYPD arrests 2 for filming cops. Seizes cameras SD card to destroy evidence. They took the wrong SD card
Flier to OWS Protesters: “Defending Against Tear Gas”, —By Adam Weinstein (MotherJones)
Below is a copyrighted article from Mother Jones Magazine, printed in its entirety. I don’t normally do that (I’d normally excerpt and link to it), but I hope they’ll forgive my lapse of legal protocol in order to ensure its widest dissemination. – Mike
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—By Adam Weinstein | Fri Oct. 28, 2011 6:30 AM PDT
“Maalox is a must.” That’s one of the many tips to be found in “Defending Against Tear Gas,” a fascinating flier making the rounds on the internet today (and shown in full below—click to embiggen) Continue reading
Why We Need Our Troops Home: To Protect US! Amazing video will bring you to your feet to cheer! [Video, Updated]
Twitter has its bad points, like spam tweets and sheer addiction-making.
But THIS … This is the pearl in a thousand oysters that reminds you why Twitter and Youtube are amazingly great!
(Okay, this post won’t win Pulitzers for writing style, but watch the video!)
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FROM: @KeithOlbermann amazing video of marine defending protesters to NYPD near Times Square Oct 15 RT @jopauca: This is the Marine from last night http://bit.ly/p5ElQLLong post from Deck.ly 2011-10-17T03:29:44 View on Twitter
From the Youtube site: Uploaded by BklynJHandyon Oct 16, 2011
United States Marine Corps. Sgt. Shamar Thomas from Roosevelt, NY went toe to toe with the New York Police Department. An activist in the Occupy Wall Street movement, Thomas voiced his opinions of the NYPD police brutality that had and has been plaguing the #OWS movement.
Thomas is a 24-year-old Marine Veteran (2 tours in Iraq), he currently plays amateur football and is in college.
Thomas comes from a long line of people who sacrifice for their country: Mother, Army Veteran (Iraq), Step father, Army, active duty (Afghanistan), Grand father, Air Force veteran (Vietnam), Great Grand Father Navy veteran (World War II).
Flashbulb Memory: A Human-to-Human Moment in Tiananmen Square in Beijing
By Michael R. Honig
“The way to make God laugh is to tell him your plans.” That thought crosses my mind often.
My background is Jewish East Central European. If I was going to visit any continent first, then, you’d think it would be the lands of my ancestors. So if 10 years ago, someone had told me that during my life, I’d visit China before I traveled to Europe, I’d have thought they were nuts.
Or not.
I met my wife on Valentine’s Day 2002, and we married on December 28, 2003. My wife is a Canadian citizen, but she was actually born in Fu Jing City, in Hei Long Jiang Province in the northeastern part of the Peoples Republic of China.
I’ll bet that about now you can see what’s coming … Continue reading

