Archive for the 'Dictatorship' Category
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.
Did U.S. Navy Patent Tic-Tac UFO Technology?
June 29th, 2019Limited Hangout: ‘Wow, What Is That?’ Navy Pilots Report Unexplained Flying Objects: At some level, there probably exists much more knowledge about the nature of the objects in the videos than we are being told… I think there’s at least better than even odds that an American is at the controls (possibly by remote) of […]
Trump Administration Considering Encryption Crackdown
June 28th, 2019pic.twitter.com/YMODD0Ffal — John McAfee (@officialmcafee) June 28, 2019 Via: Cnet: As tech companies double down on promises to better protect users’ privacy, the US government may have other ideas. Senior Trump officials reportedly met Wednesday to discuss asking Congress to pass legislation that would stop tech companies from using encryption that law enforcement can’t break, […]
