When does a free state become a police state?…
Reflecting the Authoritarian Climate, Washington Will Remain Militarized Until at Least March,,,
by Glenn Greenwald Washington, DC has been continuously militarized beginning the week leading up to Joe Biden’s inauguration, when 20,000 National Guard troops were deployed onto the streets of the nation’s capital. The original justification was that this show of massive force was necessary to secure the inauguration in light of the January 6 riot […]
Lockdown Britain Steps Closer Towards Totalitarianism…
Today Britain’s MPs failed the most important test of their political careers….
In “Decision He’ll Come to Regret,” Judge Allows Warrantless Aerial Surveillance of Baltimore…
For many years we’ve been documenting the developments surrounding spy planes over the skies of the Baltimore metro area, monitoring residents as the region has become the testing ground for the surveillance state. In early April, under cover of the coronavirus pandemic, Baltimore City’s Board of Estimates approved the contract to resurrect the spy plane […]
Land of the Free? Home of the Brave?…
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt on Biology: “Something that can be digitally manipulated”…
It’s easy to laugh at the barking insanity of these monsters, but at the same time, you probably know someone who spent their hard earned money to buy a “smart speaker” surveillance platform for their home. Via: CNBC: Brain inserts and carbon-absorbing bacteria aren’t just the fantasies of Silicon Valley’s richest executives, they’re also a […]
Inside the Vast Police State at the Heart of China’s Belt and Road…
Twice a day, employees at an upscale jewelry boutique in China’s remote western region of Xinjiang stop what they’re doing and don bulletproof vests and combat helmets. Thrusting long clubs, they practice defending the store against attackers. Their imaginary assailants aren’t jewel thieves—they’re Muslim terrorists. The state-mandated drills are part of China’s suppression campaign against […]
IBM Used NYPD Surveillance Footage to Develop Technology That Lets Police Search by Skin Color…
In the decade after the 9/11 attacks, the New York City Police Department moved to put millions of New Yorkers under constant watch. Warning of terrorism threats, the department created a plan to carpet Manhattan’s downtown streets with thousands of cameras and had, by 2008, centralized its video surveillance operations to a single command center. […]
Rep. Meadows: “We’ve Learned New Information” Suggesting FBI/DOJ Leaked to Press, Used Articles to Obtain FISA Warrants…
Battlefield America: The Ongoing War on the American People…
“A government which will turn its tanks upon its people, for any reason, is a government with a taste of blood and a thirst for power and must either be smartly rebuked, or blindly obeyed in deadly fear.”—John Salter – Police in a small Georgia town tasered a 5-foot-2, 87-year-old woman who was using a […]