Filip Liu, a 31-year-old software developer from Beijing, was traveling in the far western Chinese region of Xinjiang when he was pulled to one side by police as he got off a bus. The officers took Liu’s iPhone, hooked it up to a handheld device that looked like a laptop and told him they were […]
The UK Is Illegally Detaining Two Journalists, Seemingly Making Them Vanish…
The UK government is responsible for the illegal arrest, sentencing, and detainment without trial of two journalists: Julian Assange, who recently had his Internet and communications cut off; and Tommy Robinson, all without any type of legal concession. Argue as you may about Robinson and his colorful past, including shortly being a member of BNP […]
Surveillance State? Nah, Can’t Happen…Because it Happened Already…
Many have argued that there is neither a surveillance state, nor a concerted effort to disarm the public door-to-door, house by house, etc. Some of these are far-leftists, masquerading as conservatives…trying to appear “skeptically cynical.” We’ll “game” the thought, to bring everyone back from opacity to transparency. The Communists, Marxists, Leftists, Progressives, Liberals, Democrats, and […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping Confident and Relaxed as Lawmakers Vote to Remove Term Limit…
Xi, who had maintained a poker face throughout the opening day of China’s parliamentary session last Monday, appeared much more at ease on Sunday. He even smiled when Wang Cheng, the vice-chairman of the National People’s Congress, announced the final result of the voting. Only two of the 2,964 deputies voted against the constitutional revisions, […]
Battlefield America Is the New Normal: We’re Not in Mayberry Anymore…
America, you’ve been fooled again. While the nation has been distracted by a media maelstrom dominated by news of white supremacists, Powerball jackpots, Hurricane Harvey, and a Mayweather v. McGregor fight, the American Police State has been carving its own path of devastation and destruction through what’s…
Trump Set to Roll Back Obama’s Crackdown on Military Equipment for Local Police…
Cameras, Microphones and Sensors on 3,200 Street Lights in San Diego…
General Electric will put cameras, microphones and sensors on 3,200 street lights in San Diego this year, marking the first large-scale use of “smart city” tools GE says can help monitor traffic and pinpoint crime, but raising potential privacy concerns. Based on technology from GE’s Current division, Intel Corp and AT&T Inc, the system will […]
Congress Hands Government Authority to Microchip People with ‘Mental Disabilities’…
While this quietly passed last week under the guise of helping parents and guardians of children and adults suffering from Alzheimer’s, dementia, developmental disabilities such as autism as the like, after you watch this video, you will clearly see where the program in H.R. 4919 could be abused by…
The Tyranny of 9/11: The Building Blocks of the American Police State from A-Z (Short) by John W. Whitehead…
Since the towers fell on 9/11, the American people have been treated like enemy combatants, to be spied on, tracked, scanned, frisked, searched, subjected to all manner of intrusions, intimidated…