Archive for the 'Police State' Category
The End of Western Pluralist Democracy
September 2nd, 2024“Soon we may be needing all our prison space for political offenders.” —A Clockwork Orange, 1971 Via: Craig Murray: No major western leader is ever again going to be able to speak about human rights or ethical values, without attracting howls of derision. They are turning on their own people in order to prevent protest […]
Police Using Video from Tesla Vehicle Cameras in Investigations
August 31st, 2024Via: San Francisco Chronicle: In Oakland and beyond, police called to crime scenes are increasingly looking for more than shell casings and fingerprints. They’re scanning for Teslas parked nearby, hoping their unique outward-facing cameras captured key evidence. And, the Chronicle has found, they’re even resorting to obtaining warrants to tow the cars to ensure they […]
X Banned in Brazil
August 30th, 2024Via: The Verge: A judge in Brazil has ordered the suspension of X after owner Elon Musk failed to designate a new legal representative for the country, according to reports from Bloomberg and local news outlet Poder360. Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes told the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) to limit access to X […]
Police Priorities in Germany
August 28th, 2024Via: Modernity News:
Zuckerberg Admits Facebook Censorship on Covid and Hunter Biden Laptop
August 27th, 2024Mmm hmm. Via: ZeroHedge: In a stunning Monday evening letter to House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, Zuckerberg admitted that senior Biden administration officials “repeatedly pressured” Facebook teams to suppress information related to COVID-19 that the platform would not have otherwise censored – and the administration ‘expressed a lot of frustration with our teams when we […]
Rumble CEO Flees France
August 25th, 2024I’m a little late to this, but for good reason — I’ve just safely departed from Europe. France has threatened Rumble, and now they have crossed a red line by arresting Telegram’s CEO, Pavel Durov, reportedly for not censoring speech. Rumble will not stand for this behavior and… — Chris Pavlovski (@chrispavlovski) August 25, 2024
Billionaire Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Arrested In France
August 24th, 2024Pavel Durov left Russia when the government tried to control his social media company, Telegram. But in the end, it wasn’t Putin who arrested him for allowing the public to exercise free speech. It was a western country, a Biden administration ally and enthusiastic NATO member,… https://t.co/F83E9GbNHC — Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) August 24, 2024 Via: […]
Richard Medhurst: Journalist Critical of Israeli Genocide in Gaza Arrested in UK
August 22nd, 2024Via: Richard Medhurst:
Hackers Release 2.7 Billion Social Security Records: Names, Social Security Numbers, All Known Physical Addresses, Possible Aliases
August 14th, 2024I can hear it now: Get your biometric government ID to save yourself. It’s convenient. It’s smart. It’s secure. And it you don’t get it, you’re probably a conspiracy theorist. Via: Bleeping Computer: Almost 2.7 billion records of personal information for people in the United States were leaked on a hacking forum, exposing names, social […]
UK Riots: The Agenda Becomes Clear
August 14th, 2024Via: Off-Guardian: Whatever the truth of this latest incident, and whatever long term aims it might be used to further, this “strategy of tension” has an immediate political agenda already becoming clear – and it’s as predictable as ever. 1. Further limit social media/free speech 2. Normalise constant surveillance Attacking free speech is the ever-present, […]
