Please join us for a free screening & discussion of Better This World, the 2008 Republican National Convention documentary at the independent coffee shop The Nicollet (@ Franklin & Nicollet) Sept 14th, 8:30 PM. Musicians will be performing live jazz beforehand.

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Wed, 09/14/2011 - 18:00

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Sentencing David McKay and Spinning the Media: Politicized & Ambitious Law Enforcement Downplays Nationwide RNC Informant Program (CRASS Press Release)

Submitted by flyingmonkeyairlines on Fri, 05/22/2009 - 11:22

David McKay

Minneapolis, May 21st, 2009 — After his first federal trial ended in a hung jury[1], Texan David McKay pled guilty in a second trial rather than letting his friend from Austin and co-defendant, Bradley Crowder, be manipulated into testifying against him.

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David McKay may take plea deal in FBI entrapment case Monday

Submitted by a on Sun, 03/15/2009 - 17:34

UPDATE 3/17 10:30am: Judge decides to accept the guilty plea - details to follow. [Current details about entrapment dimensions coming up.] 12:50pm: Strib summary says entrapment claim dropped, McKay now held until sentencing. COINTELPRO still works, score another round for feds' provocateur playbook; pressuring multiple defendants worked for them.

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Austin and Common Ground Activists Discuss Darby on Democracy Now!

Submitted by haloka on Tue, 01/06/2009 - 23:48

full transcript - http://www.democracynow.org/2009/1/6/prominent_austin_activist_admits_he...

AMY GOODMAN: We asked Brandon Darby to appear on the program, but he’s declined our request, citing the upcoming trial at which he’ll testify.

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Texas 2: Trial Scheduled for Jan. 26th, Support Info

Submitted by haloka on Tue, 01/06/2009 - 13:22

http://news.infoshop.org/article.php?story=20090105210456610

The following mainstream media story has been confirmed by the RNC Felony Working Group. We are calling for those who are able to make it to come out and pack the courtroom, and for those who can't to support the defendants in whatever ways they can, whether it be by sending mail, acting in solidarity in whatever ways people see fit or simply monitoring the outcome of this case. These cases, like all RNC-related cases, affect us all.

Trial date set for men accused of making Molotov cocktails

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New York Times on Snitch, Ex-Activist Brandon Darby

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/05/2009 - 12:55

"Mr. Darby would not provide details about his undercover activities, but said he had also worked as an informant in cases not involving the convention."
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"He wore recording devices at times, including a transmitter embedded in his belt during the convention."

January 5, 2009
Activist Unmasks Himself as Federal Informant in G.O.P. Convention Case
By COLIN MOYNIHAN
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/05/us/05informant.html

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