U.S. Homelessness Epidemic Explodes Under Biden-Harris
December 30th, 2024Via: ZeroHedge:
The latest Annual Homelessness Assessment Report, released by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), reveals that homelessness across the United States has surged to record highs during the Biden-Harris administration. This is largely attributed to the ongoing housing affordability crisis. Additionally, Biden-Harris’ disastrous open southern border policies unleashed untold millions of illegal aliens, compounding the problem as Democrat-run cities are giving free hotel rooms to illegals while their own homeless populations suffer.
HUD’s report found 770,000 people were ‘experiencing homelessness’ on a single night in January 2024, an 18% jump from 2023 figures. This number does not include the nation’s entire homeless population because some stay with friends or family.
The figure follows a dramatic 12% rise in homelessness in 2023, and is the highest since the country began using the yearly point-in-time survey in 2007.
Forbes: Global Warming Probably Caused Cold Weather Deaths to Double in U.S. Between 1999 and 2022
December 30th, 2024Comedy Gold.
Via: Forbes:
The number of people who died in the United States from cold weather-related causes more than doubled between 1999 and 2022, according to an article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Thursday, and scientists say increasing extreme winter weather events due to climate change could be to blame.
Walking Tour of Downtown Oakland, California
December 28th, 2024It’s not quite the case that, “No businesses” can survive there. I wonder what all those Chinese businesses, without any customers, are actually doing???
Via: Metal Leo:
Apple Photos Phones Home on iOS 18 and macOS 15
December 28th, 2024Apple privacy:
In case anyone thinks this is somehow an endorsement of Windows, see: Pointless Rant About Hopeless Situation.
Via: Jeff Johnson:
From my own perspective, computing privacy is simple: if something happens entirely on my computer, then it’s private, whereas if my computer sends data to the manufacturer of the computer, then it’s not private, or at least not entirely private. Thus, the only way to guarantee computing privacy is to not send data off the device.
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It ought to be up to the individual user to decide their own tolerance for the risk of privacy violations. In this specific case, I have no tolerance for risk, because I simply have no interest in the Enhanced Visual Search feature, even if it happened to work flawlessly. There’s no benefit to outweigh the risk. By enabling the “feature” without asking, Apple disrespects users and their preferences. I never wanted my iPhone to phone home to Apple.
Related: ‘Apple’s Best Product Is Now Privacy’
Aaron Siri on Tucker Carlson
December 28th, 2024The New York Times claims the evil Bobby Kennedy wants to ban the polio vaccine and paralyze children. That’s an absurd lie, explains his lawyer Aaron Siri.
(0:00) The Establishment’s Attempt to Discredit Bobby Kennedy Jr.
(8:18) The Vaccine Religion
(18:57) Did Anyone Protest… pic.twitter.com/li0KhP5aye— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) December 27, 2024
“The Paper Passport’s Days Are Numbered – Despite New Privacy Risks”
December 27th, 2024Via: Wired:
In a matter of years, no matter where you live or travel, your face will likely be your new passport.
For centuries, people have used some form of passport while moving from place to place. But the widespread standardization of passports as we know them today didn’t really begin until after World War 1, when passports were commonly used as a security measure and to deter spies entering a country. Even then, some considered passports to be an “anachronism in the modern world.”
But the use of paper passports—which were first digitized as “e-Passports” with NFC chips in 2006—is slowly undergoing one of its biggest transformations to date. The travel industry, airports, and governments are working to remove the need to show your passport while flying internationally. Eventually, you may not need to carry your passport at all.
Instead, face recognition technology and smartphones are increasingly being used to check and confirm your identity against travel details before you can fly.
Related: Omnipresent AI Cameras Will Ensure Good Behavior, Says Larry Ellison
New Zealand: The Gene Technology Bill
December 27th, 2024Via: Hatchard Report:
60 Minutes Piece on How Mossad Turned Hezbollah’s Communications Devices Into Bombs
December 26th, 2024Via: The Warzone:
“We create a pretend world,” Michael explained. “We are a global production company. We write the screenplay, we’re the directors, we’re the producers, we’re the main actors, and the world is our stage.”
Chinese Test Flight of New Stealth Aircraft
December 26th, 2024Via: The Warzone:
In something of a stunning development, China appears to already be flying a stealthy, high-performance sixth-generation crewed combat aircraft, imagery of which began to emerge today.
— Justin Bronk (@Justin_Br0nk) December 26, 2024
Demand At Food Banks Has Soared To Record Levels All Over The United States
December 25th, 2024Via: Economic Collapse Blog:
Why is demand at food banks all over the country higher than it has ever been before? The media keeps insisting that economic conditions are just fine, but it has become quite obvious to everyone that this is not true. In particular, the rising cost of living has been absolutely crushing households from coast to coast. In the old days, most of the people that would show up at food banks were unemployed. But now food banks are serving large numbers of people that actually do have jobs but that don’t make enough to pay for all of the basics. The ranks of the “working poor” are growing very rapidly, and this is creating an unprecedented crisis all over America.
