Archive for the 'Dictatorship' Category
“Iran Vows to Secure Strait of Hormuz”
July 24th, 2019It’s hard to know how much of the Iran situation is simply noise. The problem is that we can go from noise to a genuine crisis in the blink of an eye due to the tight geography of the Strait of Hormuz. How many warships can be packed in there before confusion or a false […]
China Says Army Can Be Deployed At Hong Kong’s Request
July 24th, 2019Via: AFP: China issued a stark reminder Wednesday that its army could be deployed in Hong Kong if city authorities requested support in maintaining “public order” after weeks of sometimes violent protests. Hong Kong has been plunged into its worst crisis in recent history after millions of demonstrators took to the streets — and sporadic […]
Intelligence Authorization Bill Criminalizes Whistleblowers and Reporters
July 24th, 2019Via: Ron Paul:
Parents Who Won’t Vaccinate Their Kids Turning to Home-Schooling in California
July 24th, 2019Via: Los Angeles Times: In 2016, California implemented one of the strictest immunization laws in the country, requiring that all children be up to date on their vaccinations to attend school unless a doctor says otherwise. The law, however, does not apply to children who are home-schooled, a loophole that parents seem to be increasingly […]
Hong Kong Police Fire Rubber Bullets, Tear Gas as Protests Descend Into Chaos
July 21st, 2019Via: Reuters: Hong Kong police fired rubber bullets and tear gas in running clashes with protesters late on Sunday amid chaotic scenes as anger over an extradition bill morphs into a fresh front against what many see as a broader erosion of freedoms by Beijing. Thousands of protesters descended on China’s representative office in the […]
Russia’s Secret Intelligence Agency Hacked: ‘Largest Data Breach In Its History’
July 21st, 2019Via: Forbes: Red faces in Moscow this weekend, with the news that hackers have successfully targeted FSB—Russia’s Federal Security Service. The hackers managed to steal 7.5 terabytes of data from a major contractor, exposing secret FSB projects to de-anonymize Tor browsing, scrape social media, and help the state split its internet off from the rest […]
Will USA Ban Bitcoin?
July 18th, 2019Via: In It for the Money:
New Zealand Gun Owners Refusing to Turn Over Firearms to Government
July 8th, 2019Via: Reason: Once again, responding to a horrendous crime by inflicting knee-jerk, authoritarian restrictions on innocent people proves to be an ineffective means of convincing people to obey. Specifically, New Zealand’s government—which also stepped up censorship and domestic surveillance after bloody attacks on two Christchurch mosques earlier this year—is running into stiff resistance to new […]
Why Does the Pope’s Audience Hall at the Vatican Look Like a Giant Snake Head?
July 4th, 2019I’m think I’ve posted this before, but just in case… Via: Reddit: More: Inside the Pope’s Reptilian Audience Hall in Vatican City
List of Alternatives to All Google Products
July 4th, 2019Via: TechSpot: With growing concerns over online privacy and securing personal data, more people than ever are considering alternatives to Google products.
