Archive for the 'Dictatorship' Category
Britain Has Voted to Leave the European Union
June 23rd, 2016Update: Nikkei 225 Down 7.92% Via: TheStreet: As the yen surged, the Japanese stock markets tumbled. The Nikkei 225 plunged 7.92% to close at 14,952.02–the lowest level in 20 months and the largest decline since April 17, 2000. — Update: Gold: Two Year High Via: Reuters: Gold soared as much as 8 percent to its […]
Europe’s Robots Would Become ‘Electronic Persons’ Under Draft Plan
June 22nd, 2016Good luck with that. What about the rest of the world, where automation is rolling out without restriction? Chinese corporations will shit themselves laughing at this one as tens of thousands of human workers are being replaced by robots. My guess is that the controllers have two options as we head into the automated machine […]
Advanced GPS Tracking Possible for Auckland Tolling
June 22nd, 2016The system would track positions of all cars, and could enforce traffic laws. Have a nice day. Via: New Zealand Herald: The Government says GPS tracking may be used to charge drivers for using Auckland’s roads – a move which experts say is the most advanced in the world but also raises concerns about “Big […]
New Cleveland RNC Police & Military Docs: FEMA Base to Setup at NASA
June 21st, 2016Via: Unicorn Riot: A trove of new documents exposes how Cleveland’s impending Republican National Convention will subject the public to a massive domestic military operation. Following decades of planning and millions of dollars spent, the RNC this July will amass into an unprecedented security state, constricting the constitutional rights of thousands of people. As the […]
Switzerland: Gotthard Base Tunnel Ritual
June 16th, 2016Wow! You might want to bookmark this one. Via: Independent: Switzerland has opened up the world’s biggest railway tunnel, 17 years and £8bn after it committed to break the record. It held a celebration for the completion of the 35-mile Gotthard Base Tunnel, which runs through the Alps. Crowds gathered to celebrate the tunnel’s record-breaking […]
British MP Murdered
June 16th, 2016Fascinating: Poll Reveals 10-Point Swing Towards Brexit With A Week To Go And then… Cue lone nut. I’ll be very surprised if the Brexit is allowed to happen. My guess is that anything and everything would be done to prevent it. Via: Guardian: The grieving husband of Jo Cox, the Labour MP shot and stabbed […]
FBI Says Utility Pole Surveillance Cam Locations Must Be Kept Secret
June 15th, 2016Via: Ars Technica: The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has successfully convinced a federal judge to block the disclosure of where the bureau has attached surveillance cams on Seattle utility poles. The decision Monday stopping Seattle City Light from divulging the information was expected, as claims of national security tend to trump the public’s right […]
Computer Crash Wipes Out Years of Air Force Investigation Records
June 15th, 2016Via: Government Executive: The U.S. Air Force has lost records concerning 100,000 investigations into everything from workplace disputes to fraud. A database that hosts files from the Air Force’s inspector general and legislative liaison divisions became corrupted last month, destroying data created between 2004 and now, service officials said. Neither the Air Force nor Lockheed […]
GCHQ Spy Programme with Secret Link to Scottish Police
June 12th, 2016Via: The National: SECRET reports leaked by US whistleblower Edward Snowden have revealed how UK mass surveillance of phone and internet activity was accessed by Scottish police forces. The documents confirm that a little-known policing body called the Scottish Recording Centre (SRC) was given access to information logs that include millions of communications data, including […]
The Google-Linked Startup That’s Working to Put Hillary Clinton in the White House
June 8th, 2016You’ll love this one. Via: Quartz: An under-the-radar startup funded by billionaire Eric Schmidt has become a major technology vendor for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, underscoring the bonds between Silicon Valley and Democratic politics. The Groundwork, according to Democratic campaign operatives and technologists, is part of efforts by Schmidt—the executive chairman of Google parent-company Alphabet—to […]
