Derrick J Freeman’s Peace News Now broadcast for Monday, May 27 covered the mostly victorious trial result of Vernon Hershberger, an Amish farmer accused of unlawful distribution of raw cow milk in Wisconsin. The trial lasted a full week, and ended with not guilty findings on three of the four charges against Vernon. Also covered in PNN’s episode #122 is Medea Benjamin’s successful interruption of an Obama event to speak out against the terrorism of drone warfare.
Several activists came out this morning to hold peace flags and signs with messages like, “Make love, not war”. As you might expect, some people were upset that we were there, but many others were supportive!
Later, we had a nice conversation with Keene police’s Kyle Macie about various issues including voluntarism and world dictators, the police, local activism, prohibition, and other matters.
Thanks to everyone who smiled, waved, and peace signed!
AKPF #1 continues to amaze the viewers of Cheshire TV local channel 8, as we proudly announce the premiere of the third consecutive episode, aptly titled Theopompus. In this rendition, the good people of Keene make many appearances in local television and internet media spreading the positive word of peaceful resistance.
1. 00:10 Opening AKPF Woo-Hah Doctor Dave’d
2. 01:47 Bill Kurtis and Phyllis George introduce a Ridley Report historical opener
3. 04:14 MSN News contemplates the particulars of the case
4. 06:11 Repsher and Derrick J take a stroll down memory lane with a former enforcer (more…)
Marc Stevens, host of the No State Project has been busy on the phones in the Antrim speeding case trying to track down someone who can show evidence that the statutes apply to us. He finally gets the Senior Assistant to the NH Attorney General on the phone to hopefully iron out this mystery. Unfortunately she has “no idea” and can only make the vague claim that it’s “commonly known”. Get the full audio of his call on Marc’s site.
An arbitrary, round number was reached today on Facebook where Free Keene‘s like count crossed 5,000! Thank you so much! How exciting that it won’t be long before we catch up to the Keene Sentinel’s 5,565 likes. The Keene Sentinel, the area’s pro-state old media has a 100+ year head start, but the gap is closing!
I’m not sure what a flag-waving republican kid has to do with the Free State Project, but that’s the picture Fox News is running on a feature story about the FSP, currently the number-one story in the politics section on FoxNews.com. They get a major fact wrong, claiming the 2012 jury nullification bill was from 2002 – hopefully that will get corrected, but otherwise the piece is very good, and Keene gets a mention:
Libertarians eager to move beyond mere ideological victories are making progress in a long-term effort to migrate to one state to concentrate efforts and reshape communities based on their ideals of less government and individualism. (more…)
Clayton Holton is at every cannabis hearing at the state house that he can physically bring himself to, which is no easy task. Clayton has muscular dystrophy and lost his ability to walk at age 13. He enters the hearing rooms in his motorized wheelchair and every time tells the politicians the same story. For a decade he has been doing this and this year it finally looked like headway was being made. However, the NH Senate gutted critical provisions that will likely mean imminent death for Clayton. He doesn’t have much longer left. He needs your help by signing this petition asking governor Maggie Hassan to get a clue and let patients grow their own cannabis and have an affirmative medical defense – both things stripped from the bill at the request of the morally-vacant NH law enforcement establishment.
Here’s the petition, and here are Clayton’s own words on why you should sign it:
Because my weight is down to 63 pounds, and there are many other patients like me who can’t afford to wait.
As a 28-year-old battling muscular dystrophy, I’ve been fighting for my life since I lost my ability to walk at age 13.
I know from personal experience that medical marijuana works for me, having spent a summer in California several years ago. In the months that I was able to use it legally, I gained more than 10 pounds and was able to stop taking prescription pain medicines altogether. There is no cure for my condition, but medical marijuana relieves my pain and stimulates my appetite, dramatically improving my quality of life when I’m able to use it. (more…)
Derrick J Freeman’s Peace News Now broadcast for Monday, May 27 covered the mostly victorious trial result of Vernon Hershberger, an Amish farmer accused of unlawful distribution of raw cow milk in Wisconsin. The trial lasted a full week, and ended with not guilty findings on three of the four charges against Vernon. Also covered in PNN’s episode #122 is Medea Benjamin’s successful interruption of an Obama event to speak out against the terrorism of drone warfare.
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