Commentaries on free speech ‘zones’, Protecting our kids … or jeopardizing everyone’s freedom?, state spies on the Net, handcuffing the property cops, Witness Against War, anti-China protests and more!

In activist news, Protesters “reinstate” king in Hawaii, Chicoms abduct British protester in Beijing, Beijing’s protest zones: Apply at your own risk, Tennessee Teen battles school’s Confederate flag ban, Mistrial in student’s Confederate flag lawsuit, Ex-drugs policy director calls for legalisation in the UK, Canada to expel US war resister, and Disabled groups protest “Tropic Thunder” premiere

In police state news, NYPD plans to track all vehicles in Manhattan, Brit council tells elderly couple to stop feeding birds in their back garden. and college student escorted out of mall by police for a too short dress.

Til next week

For freedom

Mary lou