Archive for October, 2020
A Week Before the Election, Texas National Guard Prepares to Deploy Troops to Cities
October 28th, 2020Via: Texas Tribune: The Texas Army National Guard said Monday that up to 1,000 troops could be dispatched to cities across Texas ahead of the Nov. 3 election. Brandon Jones, a spokesperson for the Guard, said the deployment is not related to the election and troops would not be stationed at polling places. He said […]
Philadelphia Riots: National Guard Deployed
October 28th, 2020Via: Fox: The Pennsylvania National Guard was deployed to Philadelphia Tuesday as the city braces for a second night of violent riots after tense confrontations between angry demonstrators and police hours after two officers shot and killed a Black man. Several hundred guardsmen will assist local agencies in “protecting life, property and the right to […]
NSA Ducks Questions About ‘Back Doors’ in Tech Products
October 28th, 2020Via: Reuters: The U.S. National Security Agency is rebuffing efforts by a leading Congressional critic to determine whether it is continuing to place so-called back doors into commercial technology products, in a controversial practice that critics say damages both U.S. industry and national security. The NSA has long sought agreements with technology companies under which […]
Medical Authorities Refuse to Mention Vitamin D as COVID-19 Treatment
October 28th, 2020Via: Peak Prosperity: Related: Study finds over 80 percent of COVID-19 patients have vitamin D deficiency
Customs and Border Protection Conducts Warrantless Tracking of People Inside the U.S.
October 27th, 2020Via: Nextgov: Customs and Border Protection is using commercially available location data from cell phones to conduct warrantless tracking of people inside the U.S. and refused to provide lawmakers with a legal justification for these activities, according to five senators. In a letter sent Friday to Homeland Security Department Inspector General Joseph Cuffari, five Democratic […]
Large Anti-Lockdown Riots in Italy and Spain
October 27th, 2020Via: Daily Mail: Protests erupted across Europe last night as thousands of angry demonstrators called on their governments to reconsider a second-round of lockdown restrictions. In Italy, violence was reported in at least two major northern cities, Milan and Turin, as vast crowds protested freedom-limiting restrictions enforced to tackle a second surge in coronavirus cases. […]
Supposedly Retired, F-117 Stealth Fighter Seen Flying in San Diego
October 25th, 2020Via: Airway 1: Those who were driving on the highways near the Miramar Naval Base in San Diego on Tuesday may have witnessed a strange scene: two planes of unusual shapes and painted in black landing on the runway, famous for being the setting for the film Top Gun. The mysterious planes were F-117 Nighthawk […]
South Korea: 48 Dead After Flu Vaccination
October 24th, 2020This is the official number. What’s the real number??? Via: Reuters: The number of South Koreans who have died after getting flu shots has risen to 48, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Saturday, adding that the vaccines would continue to reduce the chance of having simultaneous epidemics. The health authorities […]
College-Age Americans Face Worst Job Prospects in Decades
October 24th, 2020Via: Bloomberg: America’s youngest workers started the year with a rare opportunity to slingshot their careers in the hottest job market in decades. They’ll end 2020 facing some of the nation’s bleakest employment prospects and the most volatile job market ever for recent college graduates.
What It’s Like to Use a De-Googled Phone in Real Life?
October 23rd, 2020Via: Rob Braxman Tech:
