From locals to state to federal agencies, government preparing to crack down on dissent in Ferguson

America's police kill roughly one person a day. All eyes are once again on #Ferguson http://t.co/KanccPdAc3 pic.twitter.com/2UQgAEmKko

Ferguson holds up a mirror to militarized American society, where dissent is a threat and police are above the law

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News you need to know about criminal justice, dissent, and technology

This week has seen a torrent of important civil liberties stories. Catch up:

PENTAGON TRAINING PROGRAM (STILL) LISTS DISSENT AS A POSSIBLE THREAT

HuffPo:

A new version of a computer-based cyber-security training course from the Pentagon still classifies disillusionment with U.S. foreign policy as a "threat indicator" that a federal employee might be a spy.

Pentagon prepares for climate change by ramping up anti-dissent measures

Well, this is terrifying:

On the ‘nothing to hide’ mentality and the impact of mass surveillance on dissenters

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Targeting dissent: a novel approach to restricting anti-drone protests at Hancock Air Field

The Department of Defense and police in the area around the Hancock Air Field near Syracuse, NY appear to have implemented a novel method of stifling anti-drone war dissent.

The ongoing criminalization of dissent

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On May 6, 2012, an Oakland police officer shot dead Alan Blueford, a black high school student. The city held a community meeting where residents and activists voiced their outrage to police chief Howard Johnson and the city leadership. Watch the video above to see what happened that night.

“Dissent is what will save us.”

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The majority of those incidences are baton strikes to the head and face. We saw broken collar bones, broken arms, teeth knocked out, heads bashed in, lips busted and a number of concussions."