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Radio Free Keene News 2012-05-23

Ian — Thu, 24 May 2012 03:50:51 +0000

Radio Free Keene News is a five minute newscast which is available as a podcast and also will air at the top of some hours on LRN.FM.

Topics covered include the Keene police getting away with murder and activist response to Joe Biden’s visit to Keene. Here’s the archive:

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Kelly and Graham Kicked off Keene State College Campus for Speaking Out at Biden Event

Ian — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:26:00 +0000

Video from inside the event to come, but for now, here’s Ridley’s point of view from outside:

Keene’s Jared Chase Allegedly Set Up By Government Informants

Ian — Tue, 22 May 2012 20:12:34 +0000

According to an attorney with the National Lawyer’s Guild on Democracy Now, Jared Chase of Keene was set up by people working for the government when he was busted at the NATO protests in Chicago a few days ago over molotov cocktails:

Michael Deutsch, an attorney for the protesters with the National Lawyers Guild, accused Chicago police of entrapment.

MICHAEL DEUTSCH: Obviously, we don’t have access to all the information that the state has. But what we do know is, is that there were police—undercover police officers that ingratiated themselves with people who come from out of town. And from our information, these so-called incendiary devices and the plans to attack police stations, attack the mayor’s office, is all coming from the mind of the police informants and are not coming from our clients, who are nonviolent protesters. They are not anarchists. They don’t belong to a Black Bloc organization. They’re involved with nonviolent protest. And what we believe is, is that this is a way to stir up prejudice against the people who are exercising their First Amendment rights.

Kate Tried, Found Guilty of Standing Still and Asking a Question

Ian — Tue, 22 May 2012 19:24:36 +0000

As you may be aware, NH native liberty lover, Ladies in Keene co-host, and Free Keene blogger Kate Ager was arrested for standing on some chalk and not moving off of it fast enough upon Manchester police’s request (see her video here). Here’s the trial where another obedient jury found her guilty of “resisting arrest”:

Prison System Protest

Ian — Tue, 22 May 2012 04:00:22 +0000

Monadnock region liberty activist and newer mover Emberlea McCulligh blogs about one of our recent jail protests:

On May 20th, 2012 I attended Social Sundays put on by the Free Keene folks and that was followed by a protest outside of the Cheshire County Jail in Keene, NH. Myself, Ian Freeman, Paul Hassler, Chris Cantwell, David Crawford and Julia all took up signs and took to opposite sides of Highway 101 to protest the prison system. We currently have two friends and civ dis fellows in the Cheshire Co Jail, sarcastically called the Keene Spiritual Retreat Center! Derrick J. Freeman is facing up to 105 days in jail for victimless crimes and Beau Davis is in for 31 days for possession of an illegal substance (another victim of the War on Drugs). We received a generally good response from folks driving by. Only one car yelled at us negatively. He called us “Fucking Commies”. That made me laugh! This person obviously knows nothing about what we or the communists stand for. His ignorance is not only contemptible but incredibly sad. I have had heated discussions with people over the War On Drugs because I find it to be a waste of money and it destroys the economy, the family and society as a whole. Decriminalize all drugs now! I also advocate for the nullification & peaceful, nonviolent civil disobedience of bad laws. Every day each one of us breaks at least three laws with zero knowledge. How can a society live this way?

Jeffrey Tucker’s Speech at the 2012 Liberty Forum

Ian — Sat, 19 May 2012 19:59:02 +0000

Jeffrey Tucker is an author at LewRockwell.com, executive editor of Laissez Faire Books. He is past editorial vice president of the Ludwig von Mises Institute and past editor for the institute’s website, Mises.org.

This year, he spoke at the 2012 Liberty Forum:

Thanks to videographer Paul Gibbons!

School Board Bureaucrats Questioned About Felony Wiretapping Charges Against FK’s Ademo

Ian — Sat, 19 May 2012 02:47:28 +0000

Dave Ridley attempts to get answers at a Manchester school board meeting regarding Ademo being charged with three felony counts of wiretapping for recording his conversations with school admins:

Fed Gov Gets it Right for Once, Upholds Right to Record Police

Ian — Sat, 19 May 2012 02:24:52 +0000

Carlos Miller, who was almost arrested while visiting Keene, blogs about the Department of Justice issuing a letter to the Baltimore police telling them to stop arresting or threatening photographers and videographers. Here’s a direct link to the full eleven page letter.

School Bureaucrat Destroys Ridley’s Sign

Ian — Fri, 18 May 2012 03:23:33 +0000

Manchester school bureaucrat tears down and mutilates Ridley’s “over-obedience” sign noticing audio recording:

Manch School Board Refuses Ridley’s Questions

Ian — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:33:42 +0000

Accountability is a joke, as proven yet again by this video of Dave Ridley just trying to get answers from some publicly elected school board members about students being prevented from recording video in school. They refuse to answer him once they realize that he is asking questions about an issue that matters: