If You’re Close To The Scene Of A Crime, Police Can Demand Google Hand Over Your Data
March 13th, 2020Via: ZeroHedge:
“A reverse location search warrant differs from a traditional search warrant in that it doesn’t identify a suspect and establish probable cause to ask for evidence of a suspect’s crimes. Instead, it asks for information about everyone in an area at a certain time, working backwards to identify a suspect.”
Coronavirus: Ohio, Maryland, Michigan Become First States to Shut All K-12 Schools
March 13th, 2020Via: USA Today:
Ohio, Maryland, Michigan and the large urban school districts of Seattle and San Francisco are shutting down all K-12 schools as part of a sweeping attempt to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
Trump Says Travel Restrictions to Washington, California Possible Due to Coronavirus
March 13th, 2020Via: News Tribune:
President Donald Trump on Thursday said domestic travel restrictions affecting areas where the coronavirus has hit hardest could become a possibility.
According to a report in The New York Times, Trump said he could restrict domestic travel to hard-hit states such as Washington or California.
Trump reportedly said the issue had not yet been discussed but added, “Is it a possibility? Yes, if somebody gets a little bit out of control, if an area gets too hot,” according to the Times report.
The Times said that the president did not elaborate, except to say that a containment zone the state of New York had imposed around the city of New Rochelle was “good.”
Detroit Auto Worker in Biden Gun Video Gets a New ‘AR-14’
March 13th, 2020The “AR-14” that Next Level Armament made for Mr. Wayne is fantastic! Complete with a 100 round clip mag. *snort*
Biden is a non-stop, Comedy Gold shit show. The guy doesn’t know what planet he’s on, and every time he opens his mouth, it’s one nonsensical gaffe after another.
Via: guns.com:
Earlier this week Union worker Jerry Wayne confronted Democratic Presidental candidate Joe Biden on guns– a confrontation that ended up with Wayne getting a new one.
In a video of the exchange that went viral, Wayne, who ran into Biden when the former Vice President visited the Fiat-Chrysler auto plant in Detroit on Tuesday, gets an earful from the increasingly combative candidate who in turn used profane remarks to the curious gun owner, slamming the need for an “AR-14” or why anyone needs “100 rounds.”
Dow Plunges 10%, Worst Day Since 1987 Crash
March 12th, 2020Via: MarketWatch:
U.S. stocks staged a fresh plunge Thursday, pushing the S&P 500 index and Nasdaq Composite into a bear market and officially ending a record-setting, 11-year-old bull-market run–and in spectacular fashion.
‘Unfixable’ Boot ROM Security Flaw in Millions of Intel Chips
March 12th, 2020Via: The Register:
A slit in Intel’s security – a tiny window of opportunity – has been discovered, and it’s claimed the momentary weakness could be one day exploited to wreak “utter chaos.”
It is a fascinating vulnerability, though non-trivial to abuse in a practical sense. It cannot be fixed without replacing the silicon, only mitigated, it is claimed: the design flaw is baked into millions of Intel processor chipsets manufactured over the past five years. The problem revolves around cryptographic keys that, if obtained, can be used to break the root of trust in a system.
DJIA Down Over 9%
March 12th, 2020Flashback: “We Simply Use the Computer to Mark Up the Size of the Account.”
For those who might be wondering, “Where did the Federal Reserve get the $1.5 trillion they just committed to injecting?” A blast from the past explanation of how it all works. ????? pic.twitter.com/Bw4N12EFoq
— Ben Rickert (@Ben__Rickert) March 12, 2020
Update: Fed Announces $500 Billion Repo Operation
“Balm for your affliction, child.”
-Father Grigory, Half Life 2
*chortle*
Via: Yahoo Finance:
The New York Fed announced Thursday it will be offering $500 billion in a three-month repurchase operation (repo) at 1:30 p.m. ET, offering immediate relief to tightening financial markets. It will further offer $500 billion in a three-month repo operations and $500 billion in a one-month repo operation for same day settlement tomorrow.
The move marks a major infusion of liquidity from the Fed. Yesterday, the NY Fed announced its would be offering $175 billion in overnight and $45 billion in two-week term repos.
The Fed said it will conduct purchases across a “range of maturities to roughly match the maturity composition of Treasury securities outstanding,” as part of its $60 billion reserve management purchases starting tomorrow through April 13.
Stocks immediately pared losses following the announcement. The Dow recovered more than 1,000 points, after earlier being down more than 2,000 points.
“These changes are being made to address highly unusual disruptions in Treasury financing markets associated with the coronavirus outbreak,” the New York Fed said in a statement. “Reserve management purchases into the second quarter will continue to be conducted with this maturity allocation. The terms of operations will be adjusted as needed to foster smooth Treasury market functioning and efficient and effective policy implementation.”
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Wrecked.
Coronavirus Update from Tom Hanks’ Son Chet
March 12th, 2020This is in reference to: Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson Test Positive for Coronavirus
You’ll love this.
Via: Chet Hanks:
‘Super-Rich Jet Off to Disaster Bunkers Amid Coronavirus Outbreak’
March 12th, 2020In other news: Young people capitalize on cheap coronavirus flights: ‘If I die, I die’
Via: Guardian:
Like hundreds of thousands of people across the world, the super-rich are preparing to self-isolate in the face of an escalation in the coronavirus crisis. But their plans extend far beyond stocking up on hand sanitiser and TV boxsets.
The world’s richest people are chartering private jets to set off for holiday homes or specially prepared disaster bunkers in countries that, so far, appear to have avoided the worst of the Covid-19 outbreak.
Many are understood to be taking personal doctors or nurses on their flights to treat them and their families in the event that they become infected. The wealthy are also besieging doctors in private clinics in Harley Street, London, and across the world, demanding private coronavirus tests.
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Adam Twidell, chief executive of the private jet booking service PrivateFly, said his firm was continuing to see a jump in bookings as wealthy people arranged evacuation flights home from high-risk countries.
He said: “Many are from groups which include elderly passengers or those with health conditions that make them particularly concerned about exposure to crowds on airline flights. We’ve just flown a group back to London from the south of France, with an immunocompromised passenger on board.”
Twidell said other rich clients were arranging flights out of the UK and other European countries in advance of the possible introduction of nationwide quarantine measures following Italy’s lead.
TRUMP SUSPENDS ALL TRAVEL FROM EUROPE TO U.S. FOR 30 DAYS, UK EXEMPTED
March 11th, 2020Via: Reuters:
Under pressure to act, President Donald Trump on Wednesday suspended all travel from Europe to the United States for 30 days starting on Friday in order to fight the coronavirus.
Trump said the travel restrictions did not apply to the United Kingdom. He did not provide a list of countries but said simply the restrictions applied to all of Europe.
