Cheat Sheet - The Lies Ferguson's Dirty Cops Told

Read This, Skip That .... August 15, 2014 PATTERN OF ABUSE 1. The Lies Ferguson's Dirty Cops Told The cops in Ferguson have been in trouble before. Michael Daly reports on the time they arrested the wrong man, and then charged him anyway for bleeding on their uniforms after four of them allegedly beat him. This is how the Ferguson PD ran the town where Michael Brown was gunned down. Read it at The Daily Beast CURVEBALL 2. ISIS Baffling U.S. Intelligence ISIS has been on the forefront of American minds since taking over Iraq's second-largest city two months ago. Eli Lake reports that U.S. analysts are still trying to figure out how big the group is, as well as the real identities of its leaders. Read it at The Daily Beast SUGAR DADDY 3. DOD Dished Out $500M in Gear to Police In just the past year, the Pentagon handed $500 million worth of military equipment to local law enforcement. The swag comes from the Defense Department's excess property program, which has supplied over $4.3 billion worth of gear since 1997. This includes military aircraft, weapons like grenade launchers, and armored vehicles. And it's just a click away for police. Local departments can shop on the DOD's website for smalls arms and supplies, or fill out a one-page request form for an armored vehicle. Read it at The Washington Post GIVING UP 4. Iraq: Maliki to Step Down, Back New PM Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is finally stepping down. Shiite lawmakers said Maliki, who previously refused to relinquish power, agreed to resign after a meeting of Dawa party members in Baghdad late Thursday. He will now support the nomination of Haider al-Abadi as the next prime minister. Read it at USA Today EXTRA EYES 5. National Guard Takes Up Border Posts The first few dozen National Guard soldiers have taken up their observation posts along the Texas-Mexico border, according to Texas National Guard Master Sgt. Ken Walker of the Joint Counterdrug Task Force. The troops are part of the 1,000 or so soldiers Gov. Rick Perry called for last month to help secure the border. The troops have been specially trained to man the observation towers and their goal is to serve as extra eyes and report suspicious behavior to authorities. Some 63,000 unaccompanied children, dubbed "border kids," were arrested crossing the border illegally between last October and July, creating a crisis that has heightened calls for immigration reform. Read it at The Associated Press PHEW Missing Amish Girls Found They are unharmed. JUSTICE? LAPD Sued Over Unarmed Killing Wrongful-death. FINALLY Twitter Cracks Down on Harassment After abusive trolls pushed Zelda Williams from the site. TAKING MEASURES Olympians From Ebola Countries Barred IOC makes move. NEW ERA Rob Manfred Is New MLB Commissioner To succeed Bud Selig. HUFFINGTON POST FYI: It's Perfectly Legal to Film the Cops MEN'S JOURNAL The 70 Best Beers You've Never Heard Of ESQUIRE Janis Joplin, Immortalized GET The Cheat Sheet A speedy, smart summary of news and must-reads from across the Web. You'll love the featured original stories on politics, entertainment, and more from The Daily Beast's diverse group of contributors. GET Culture Beast Weekly cultural recommendations from The Daily Beast. 'The Giver' Will Disappoint Book Fans by Kevin Fallon The Summer's Hot Paranoid Fantasy by William O'Connor Murakami's Weird, Wonderful World by Malcolm Jones

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