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		<title>Julian Heicklen Expatriates</title>
		<link>http://freekeene.com/2012/05/23/julian-heicklen-expatriates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 02:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Free Concord</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[News has broken today that fully informed jury activist Julian Heicklen has fled the country to avoid a pending warrant out of Santa Ana, California, where he is wanted yet again for distributing educational fliers on the rights of jurors. On May 22, Julian is said to have been granted Israeli citizenship at customs. It [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright" title="http://freeconcord.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/jheicklen_02.jpg?w=169&amp;h=180" src="http://freeconcord.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/jheicklen_02.jpg?w=169&amp;h=180" alt="" width="101" height="108" />News has broken today that fully informed jury activist Julian Heicklen has fled the country to avoid a pending warrant out of Santa Ana, California, where he is wanted yet again for distributing educational fliers on the rights of jurors. On May 22, Julian is said to have been granted Israeli citizenship at customs. It is unclear whether the eighty year old pamphleteering pioneer plans on returning to the United States. Freedoms Phoenix has the story.</p>
<p><a title="http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Article/112245-2012-05-23-julian-heicklen-flees-united-states.htm" href="http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Article/112245-2012-05-23-julian-heicklen-flees-united-states.htm" target="_blank">http://freedomsphoenix.com/Article/112245-2012-05-23-julian-heicklen-flees-united-states.htm</a></p>
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		<title>Kelly and Graham Kicked off Keene State College Campus for Speaking Out at Biden Event</title>
		<link>http://freekeene.com/2012/05/22/kelly-and-graham-kicked-off-keene-state-college-campus-for-speaking-out-at-biden-event/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 02:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Video from inside the event to come, but for now, here&#8217;s Ridley&#8217;s point of view from outside:]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Video from inside the event to come, but for now, here&#8217;s Ridley&#8217;s point of view from outside:</p>
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		<title>Prison System Protest</title>
		<link>http://freekeene.com/2012/05/22/prison-system-protest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 04:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://voluntaryvalues.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/may-20th-2012-011.jpg?w=300&#038;h=168" alt="Jail protest" align="right" />Monadnock region liberty activist and newer mover Emberlea McCulligh <a href="http://voluntaryvalues.com/2012/05/21/prison-system-protest/">blogs about one of our recent jail protests</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>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 &#038; 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? </p></blockquote>
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		<title>Pending: Coverage from the NATO Protests in Chicago</title>
		<link>http://freekeene.com/2012/05/19/pending-coverage-from-the-nato-protests-in-chicago/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 11:29:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Free Concord</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a 27 hour journey with activists from around Massachusetts and New Hampshire, early yesterday morning we arrived in the windy city. Expending almost every battery for the recording devices that I own, there is now upwards of 14 gigabytes of video, image, and audio files waiting to be processed. Throughout the day I filmed [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright" style="margin-left: 16px; margin-right: 16px;" title="http://freeconcord.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/chi_nato_003a.jpg?w=170&amp;h=167" src="http://freeconcord.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/chi_nato_003a.jpg?w=170&amp;h=167" alt="" width="102" height="100" />After a 27 hour journey with activists from around Massachusetts and New Hampshire, early yesterday morning we arrived in the windy city. Expending almost every battery for the recording devices that I own, there is now upwards of 14 gigabytes of video, image, and audio files waiting to be processed. Throughout the day I filmed scenes from a scheduled rally in Daley plaza (where a cell phone jamming device was being used), an unpermitted march throughout downtown Chicago, and an evening assembly in Grant park. The Chicago Tribune has <a title="galleries.apps.chicagotribune.com/chi-120517-nato-summit-protests-friday-pictures/" href="galleries.apps.chicagotribune.com/chi-120517-nato-summit-protests-friday-pictures/" target="_blank">published photos</a> from Friday&#8217;s festivities. Today crowds are expected to continue swelling. Here&#8217;s a juxtaposition preview of some of the coverage you&#8217;ll soon be seeing at Free Concord. The first image was a much more common sight than the second.</p>
<p><a href="http://freeconcord.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/chi_nato_002.jpg"><img title="chi_nato_002" src="http://freeconcord.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/chi_nato_002.jpg" alt="" width="448" height="255" /></a></p>
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<p><em>This post originally published at <a title="http://freeconcord.org/2012/05/19/pending-coverage-from-the-nato-protests-in-chicago/" href="http://freeconcord.org/2012/05/19/pending-coverage-from-the-nato-protests-in-chicago/">freeconcord.org</a>.</em></p>
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		<title>KSC TV Reports on the BEARCAT</title>
		<link>http://freekeene.com/2012/05/10/ksc-tv-reports-on-the-bearcat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 16:53:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[KSC TV&#8217;s excellent report about the BEARCAT assault truck coming to Keene, NH. Yes, this is being posted late, but I just saw it for the first time:]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>KSC TV&#8217;s excellent report about the BEARCAT assault truck coming to Keene, NH.  Yes, this is being posted late, but I just saw it for the first time:</p>
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		<title>Help Fund Derrick J&#8217;s &#8220;Freeman in Exile&#8221; Activism Tour!</title>
		<link>http://freekeene.com/2012/05/10/help-fund-derrick-js-freeman-in-exile-activism-tour/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 05:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When he gets out of the spiritual retreat, Derrick J is going on tour around the country in search of exciting activism. You can help contribute to make it happen here. Here&#8217;s his plan: After serving a 75-105 day sentence in jail for his victimless crime spree, DerrickJ will be in self-imposed exile from the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://freekeene.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/DerrickJ.png"><img src="http://freekeene.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/DerrickJ.png" alt="" title="DerrickJ" width="100" height="100" class="alignright size-full wp-image-12414" /></a>When he gets out of the spiritual retreat, Derrick J is going on tour around the country in search of exciting activism.  <a href="https://www.wepay.com/donations/exile-activism-tour">You can help contribute to make it happen here.</a>  Here&#8217;s his plan:</p>
<blockquote><p>After serving a 75-105 day sentence in jail for his victimless crime spree, DerrickJ will be in self-imposed exile from the Shire and touring the continent in search of exciting activism. </p>
<p>Are you already getting active for the cause of liberty? Perhaps you&#8217;re part of a liberty community. I want to travel to you and report on the cool ideas and projects that you&#8217;re working on. I&#8217;ll be using agorist cabs whenever possible, but I&#8217;ll need some money for Greyhound busses, too. </p>
<p>While on the road, I&#8217;ll be producing one video per day covering the status of my trip. I&#8217;ll also be producing an episode of Fr33 Agents Radio News<span id="more-17452"></span>, your 5-minute update on the peaceful resistance happening around the globe, 5 days a week. Finally, I will also produce a once-a-week higher quality update highlighting the most exciting activism in my current local area. All of these videos and podcasts will include space for advertisements for your liberty organization.</p>
<p>Specific details about my route and agenda will be listed at LiveFreeOrDance.comand FreeKeene.comas they develop. The trip will be finalized in late July, when I am released from jail. Thank you for supporting liberty activism with your investment today.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Irvin Rosenfeld Lights Up in the State House Smoking Lounge</title>
		<link>http://freekeene.com/2012/05/09/irvin-rosenfeld-lights-up-in-the-state-house-smoking-lounge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 03:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Free Concord</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From freeconcord.org: Yesterday, a much more pleasant aroma than usual lingered through the smoking parlor of the New Hampshire state house. While legislators coughed on tobacco fumes, Irvin Rosenfeld puffed his medicine under the lights of WMUR news cameras. As one of the few surviving participants in a federal medicinal cannabis study, Irvin is given [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>From <a title="http://freeconcord.org/2012/05/09/irvin-rosenfeld-lights-up-in-state-house-smoking-lounge/" href="http://freeconcord.org/2012/05/09/irvin-rosenfeld-lights-up-in-state-house-smoking-lounge/">freeconcord.org</a>:</em></p>
<p><a href="http://freeconcord.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/irvmj_can.jpg"><img class="alignright  wp-image-1981" title="irvmj_can" src="http://freeconcord.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/irvmj_can.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="168" height="151" /></a>Yesterday, a much more pleasant aroma than usual lingered through the smoking parlor of the New Hampshire state house. While legislators coughed on tobacco fumes, Irvin Rosenfeld puffed his medicine under the lights of WMUR news cameras. As one of the few surviving participants in a <a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compassionate_Investigational_New_Drug_program" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compassionate_Investigational_New_Drug_program" target="_blank">federal medicinal cannabis study</a>, Irvin is given 9 ounces of cannabis in pre-rolled joints per month. The cannabis is grown at the University of Mississippi under the control of the federal government. Along with the cannabis, Irvin also possesses immunity from any US drug laws which would otherwise criminalize him.</p>
<p>Since childhood, Irvin has been struck with Multiple Congenital Cartilaginous Exostoses, a bone disorder that causes tumors to form in his joints. Without using any other medicines, Irvin has not had tumor growth since he began using cannabis, which he has been doing regularly for 30 years.</p>
<p>The purpose of Irvin&#8217;s visit to the state was to clear up misconceptions about medicinal cannabis and to meet with legislators who are still on the fence. At the end of the attached video, you can see interactions with Rep. Al Baldasaro and Sen. Gary Lambert, both former opponents of medicinal cannabis legislation. Biker Bill has <a title="http://bikerbillnh.blogspot.com/2012/05/federally-approved-medical-marijuana.html" href="http://bikerbillnh.blogspot.com/2012/05/federally-approved-medical-marijuana.html" target="_blank">coverage of the press conference</a> prior to the discussion in the smoking lounge, and WMUR did <a title="http://www.wmur.com/r/31029653/detail.html" href="http://www.wmur.com/r/31029653/detail.html" target="_blank">a piece</a> on the visit that aired last night as well.</p>
<p><a href="http://freekeene.com/2012/05/09/irvin-rosenfeld-lights-up-in-the-state-house-smoking-lounge/"><em>Click here to view the embedded video.</em></a></p>
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		<title>Eric Holder advocates brainwashing kids</title>
		<link>http://freekeene.com/2012/05/09/eric-holder-advocates-brainwashing-kids/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 23:31:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Schlessinger Jr</dc:creator>
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		<title>My Affidavit To The NH Senate</title>
		<link>http://freekeene.com/2012/05/06/my-affidaivt-to-the-nh-senate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 03:39:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Jardis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is the sworn statement I&#8217;ve submitted to the New Hampshire Senate Judiciary Committee about what I believe is blatant abuse of Part II, Article 73-a by select judges in the New Hampshire Judicial Branch. To those of you reading this in law enforcement:  The complaint for False Reports to Law Enforcement only has to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://freekeene.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/NHSenateJardis.pdf">Here</a> is the sworn statement I&#8217;ve submitted to the New Hampshire Senate Judiciary Committee about what I believe is blatant abuse of Part II, Article 73-a by select judges in the New Hampshire Judicial Branch.</p>
<p>To those of you reading this in law enforcement:  The complaint for False Reports to Law Enforcement only has to allege knowingly, but you could even prove <em>purposefully</em>.  The Judge stopped, turned around, and stated unequivocally &#8220;<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>that&#8217;s a criminal offense.</strong></span>&#8220;  He made darn sure the bailiffs arrested Ademo.</p>
<p>Could he have felt threatened?  Sure.  Was it a criminal offense?  Absolutely not.</p>
<p>Would someone please arrest Judge Burke already?</p>
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		<title>Medea Benjamin Dragged From Press Conference During Drone Killings Monologue</title>
		<link>http://freekeene.com/2012/05/06/medea-benjamin-dragged-from-press-conference-during-drone-killings-monologue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 01:54:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Free Concord</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a surprise to learn that Medea Benjamin was allowed into a press conference marking the anniversary of Osama Bin Laden&#8217;s mysterious execution. &#8216;Counterterrorism Advisor&#8217; John Brennan spoke about US military operations overseas, including the use of drones to kill suspected combatants, at the April 30 event at the Woodrow Wilson International Center in DC. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://freeconcord.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/dronewar1.jpg"><img class="alignright  wp-image-1971" title="dronewar1" src="http://freeconcord.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/dronewar1.jpg?w=213" alt="" width="107" height="151" /></a>It&#8217;s a surprise to learn that Medea Benjamin was allowed into a press conference marking the anniversary of Osama Bin Laden&#8217;s mysterious execution. &#8216;Counterterrorism Advisor&#8217; John Brennan spoke about US military operations overseas, including the use of drones to kill suspected combatants, at the April 30 event at the Woodrow Wilson International Center in DC. Medea (whom you may remember from the <a title="http://freeconcord.org/2011/09/24/dc-jefferson-5-dancers-charges-dropped-journalist-jason-talley-arrested-in-keene/" href="http://freeconcord.org/2011/09/24/dc-jefferson-5-dancers-charges-dropped-journalist-jason-talley-arrested-in-keene/">Jefferson Dance Party</a>) stood and interrupted the official&#8217;s speech and spoke out on behalf of innocent victims of increasingly advanced US militarism. The venue was reasonable enough to not ask that she be arrested after police dragged her from the room. Linked you can read <a title="http://codepink.org/blog/2012/05/shame-on-you-why-i-interrupted-obama-counter-terrorism-adviser-john-brennan/" href="http://codepink.org/blog/2012/05/shame-on-you-why-i-interrupted-obama-counter-terrorism-adviser-john-brennan/" target="_blank">Medea&#8217;s account</a> of the event, and see the courageous interruption below:</p>
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<p><strong>NH News</strong></p>
<p>Today Dave Ridley published an illustrated weekly audio broadcast from Ron Paul on the current state of US foreign intervention. <span id="more-17408"></span>He makes note of the fact that suicide rates among combat veterans are higher than rates of combat fatalities. He goes on to cite how Joseph Stiglitz, chief economist for the World Bank (and a Keynesian, nonetheless) wrote a 2008 article, <a title="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/03/AR2010090302200.html" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/03/AR2010090302200.html" target="_blank">The True Cost of the Iraq War</a>, and discusses how <a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_broken_window" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_broken_window" target="_blank">broken window</a> economic strategies are bleeding the market.</p>
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