President Vladimir Putin, of the Russian Federation, grants Edward Snowden (patriot-whistleblower) political asylum.

       [added 7/19/2022]

       Fallout from 9-1-1 (9/11/2001): While the United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries) are stationed at 737 bases, in 130 nations around the world, defending “all freedom-loving people everywhere in the world,” a Special Weapons And Tactics (para-militarized) team of Arlington, texas statute enforcement officers conducts a drug raid on the Garden of Eden, a sustainability community.  Supported by a helicopter, an armored vehicle, unmanned drones, and AR-15 assault rifles, the SWAT team finds no drugs and makes only one arrest for an unpaid “traffic” (a legal term for goods, services, or persons in commercial “transit”) violation.

       NOTE: There were around 3,000 SWAT raids in 1980.  Four decades later that number had risen to nearly 80,000.

       [updated 3/25/2023] Thanks to Freedom’s Phoenix for this entry.