For almost four years, a cottage industry of media conspiracists has devoted itself to accusing Edward Snowden of being a spy for either Russia and/or China at the time he took and then leaked documents from the National Security Agency. There has never been any evidence presented to substantiate this accusation. In lieu of evidence, […]
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Facebook Expands Roll-Out of Fact-Checker in ‘Fake News’ Crackdown…
Facebook has expanded the roll-out of its fact-checker tool to combat ‘fake news’ as more users report the appearance of the ‘disputed’ message alert. The pop-up lets users know when a story’s accuracy is questionable before they share it. Users in regions including the US have reported seeing the warning, advising them that “before you […]
U.S. Raid on Al Qaeda in Yemen Led to Laptop Ban on Flights…
Three intelligence sources told The Daily Beast that the ban on carry-on electronics aboard U.S.-bound flights from 10 airports in North Africa and the Middle East was the result of information seized during a U.S. raid on Al Qaeda in Yemen in January. The United Kingdom joined the U.S. ban Tuesday. Information from the raid […]
Twitter Begins to Ban Users Advocating Violence…
Twitter Inc said on Tuesday it had stepped up efforts to rid its social network of posts from users advocating political or religious violence, and was increasingly using software to find them rather than relying on reports from users or governments. U.S. and European governments have been pressuring social media companies including Twitter, Facebook Inc […]
Intel Chairman Devin Nunes: President-Elect Trump Was Under Surveillance By Obama Intel Community (VIDEO)…
1.) …”On numerous occasions the [Obama] intelligence community incidentally collected information about U.S. citizens involved in the Trump transition.” 2.) “Details about U.S. persons associated with the incoming administration; details with little or no apparent foreign intelligence value were widely disseminated in intelligence community reporting”…
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UK Joins US, Bans Large Electronics on Middle Eastern Flights…
The United Kingdom took the advice of the United States on Tuesday and banned flight passengers from carrying large electronic devices while traveling from Middle Eastern countries. The restrictions will be implemented in 14 airlines, six of which are based in the U.K., according to CNN. “The additional security measures may cause some disruption for […]
Trump Renews NASA Mission for Space Travel, Deep Space Exploration…
President Trump put NASA on course for deep space exploration Tuesday, signing a bill that authorizes $19.5 billion in funding to revive the agency’s manned-space flight program and plan missions to Mars and beyond. Mr. Trump spoke of the renewal of NASA’s mission, including development of new spacecraft and preparation for a mars mission, in […]
FBI’s Russian-Influence Probe Includes a Look at Breitbart, InfoWars News Sites…
Federal investigators are examining whether far-right news sites played any role last year in a Russian cyber operation that dramatically widened the reach of news stories — some fictional — that favored Donald Trump’s presidential bid, two people familiar with the inquiry say. Operatives for Russia appear to have strategically timed the computer commands, known […]
Who Knew?: The Hangover Heaven Bus That Cures Hangovers in 45 Minutes…
Next time you’re in Las Vegas and you party just a tad too hard, the Hangover Heaven Bus will roll in and save your entire vacation. In 45 minutes, the staff can cure your hangover. Hallelujah. The bus parks at various spots around the strip, and you can board the bus and choose from one […]
The FBI Has Been Slowed by Prosecutors in Probe of Russian Intel Leaks…
The FBI has been slowed by federal prosecutors in its efforts to determine who leaked sensitive surveillance intelligence, creating growing frustration on Capitol Hill that the lone evidence of criminality to emerge to date in the Russia counterintelligence probe has yet to be pursued. FBI officials told congressional leaders that, as of the middle of […]
Key Democratic Officials Now Warning Base Not to Expect Evidence of Trump/Russia Collusion…
From MSNBC politics shows to town hall meetings across the country, the overarching issue for the Democratic Party’s base since Trump’s victory has been Russia, often suffocating attention for other issues. This fixation has persisted even though it has no chance to sink the Trump presidency unless it is proven that high levels of the […]
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Dianne Feinstein Discovers Its Not ‘Just’ Metadata…
Over the course of years of defending the NSA’s bulk metadata programs, Dianne Feinstein made a series of statements to suggest that massive collection of metadata — including aspiring to collect the phone records of every American — was no big deal because it didn’t include content. But it appears Senator Feinstein no longer believes […]
Russian Bank Tells DOJ Mysterious Trump Computer Connections May Have Been Hacker Hoax…
A Russian bank has reported to U.S. authorities that mysterious communications resumed recently between one of its computers and an email server tied to President Trump’s business empire, and it has developed evidence the new activity may be the work of a hacker trying to create a political hoax, Circa has learned. Alfa Bank is […]
Have No Fear, the Russian Boogieman Misinformation Campaign in the U.S. Continues…
Man alive. The propaganda machine in the the United States is working overdrive and you, my friends, are the target. Russia is bad, America is good. That’s all you need to know. Several headlines caught my eye today. Wow. Those Russians are busy creatures. But then I took a look at the actual indictment. Let […]
Senate Intel Leaders: No Evidence Trump Tower Was Wiretapped…
The chairman and vice chair of the Senate intelligence committee said they have seen no evidence that Trump Tower was wiretapped before or after the 2016 election. “Based on the information available to us, we see no indication that Trump Tower was the subject of surveillance by any element of the United States government either […]
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The Media, Obama and the Deep State Connections…
Whenever the media loses control over a powerful term, be it “fake news” or “deep state,” they react with infantile rage, and immediately demand cessation of the term in its “unapproved” use. As part of that process, they attempt to restrict its historical application to some definition that delimits its use against their ideological interest. […]
U.S. Charges Two Russian Spies & Two Hackers for Hacking 500M Yahoo Accounts…
The 2014 Yahoo hack disclosed late last year that compromised over 500 million Yahoo user accounts was believed to be carried out by a state-sponsored hacking group. Now, two Russian intelligence officers and two criminal hackers have been charged by the US government in connection with the 2014 Yahoo hack that compromised about 500 million […]
Australian Woman’s Headphones Catch Fire on Plane…
A woman whose headphones caught fire on a plane suffered burns to her face and hands, Australian officials said on Wednesday as they warned about the dangers of battery-operated devices in-flight. The passenger was listening to music on her own battery-operated headphones as she dozed about two hours into the trip from Beijing to Melbourne […]
High-Profile Twitter Accounts Overrun with Swastikas…
Last night, a swath of Twitter accounts with large followings—including Duke University, BBC North America, Forbes, and Amnesty International—tweeted out the same message, in Turkish, that included a swastika and hashtags that translate to “Nazi Germany, Nazi Holland.” The hacked accounts, which apparently stem from increasing vitriol between Turkey and Holland, appear…
How One Photo Could Have Hacked Your WhatsApp and Telegram Accounts…
Next time when someone sends you a photo of a cute cat or a hot chick on WhatsApp or Telegram then be careful before you click on the image to view — it might hack your account within seconds. A new security vulnerability has recently been patched by two popular end-to-end encrypted messaging services — […]
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