The Panic Hour Holds a “False Flag” Shutdown Smokedown – Your Tax Dollars at Work
*See end for an update in response to commentary Today activists who have participated in Smokedown Prohibition events at Independence…
Originals
FOIA Response Reveals Cost of Smokedown for Independence Mall Law Enforcement (You)
Documents obtained by photographer Ed Roper detail expenditures by the US Park Service at Independence Mall on April 20th, May…
Recently Obtained Philly Police Documents Offer a Glimpse into 2012 Surveillance
By Dustin Slaughter Over one week ago, I received the first document release from a series of Right-to-Know requests I’ve…
Smokedown 7 at Independence Mall Ongoing, No Fog Yet Sighted
UPDATE: Smokedown has had smoking and citations given and keeps on. Mike Salvi has it live. Smokedown 7 is still…
Updated: Is City Paper’s Vanishing Article Part of a Disturbing Trend in Philly Journalism?
A fog of questions continue to surround a City Paper article posted on the morning of July 16th, which was…
SEPTA Police Officer Takes a Special – and Inappropriate – Interest in Marijuana Activists
By Dustin Slaughter and Kenneth Lipp On June 30th at Independence Mall, the Panic Hour and Philly NORML held their…
Philly Police’s Liaison to the New DVIC Fusion Center Sued for Alleged 2010 Beating of Autistic Teen
By Kenneth Lipp The Philadelphia Police Department and Mayor Nutter held a press conference today to trumpet the opening of…
Philadelphia’s DVIC: The Fusion Center that Didn’t Exist – Opening Day
By Kenneth Lipp First in a series of posts to inform the public on the public and private sector entities…
Starving for a Brighter Future in Philadelphia
Opposition to one of the largest school privatization efforts in U.S. history is now embodied in a hunger strike at…
Updated Grand-Opening Day for the Delaware Valley Intelligence Center
A clear date is now public for the grand opening of the Delaware Valley Intelligence Center: Friday, June 28, two…
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