From the Trenches World Report
Enforce our Bill of Rights
2010 “See Something, Say Something” campaign proved to be a logistical and PR nightmare.
In December 2010, the following PSA first aired on the check-out screens of hundreds of Walmart stores nationwide. Continue reading “Homeland Security goes to Walmart”
It’s a good thing cars can’t experience emotions or one specific 2014 Jeep Cherokee would be terrified every time security pros Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek come near it. That’s the vehicle they remotely hacked in 2015; now they used the Jeep to show how an attacker can control the steering, accelerator and brakes while the Jeep is driving at high speeds.
Granted, this time they were in the vehicle with a laptop physically connected to the CAN network via the diagnostic port. They reverse-engineered the electronic control unit (ECU) firmware, basically knocking it offline, so they could send fake CAN messages to tell the car what to do, such as slam on the brakes, jerk the steering wheel or hit the gas. Continue reading “They’re back! Car hackers take control of Jeep’s steering and braking”
Researchers at the University of Salamanca (USAL) have developed a ‘Sentiment Analysis’ (SA) algorithm that monitorsTwitter and Facebook.
Psychologist, Paul Ekman has worked with the CIA, DOD and DHS for years, helping develop facial emotion detection, click here to read more. Continue reading “Police to arrest people based on ‘Sentiment Analysis’ of their Tweets”
LIMA, Peru (AP) — It was a national scandal. Peru’s then-vice president accused two domestic intelligence agents of staking her out. Then, a top congressman blamed the spy agency for a break-in at his office. News stories showed the agency had collected data on hundreds of influential Peruvians.
Yet after last year’s outrage, which forced out the prime minister and froze its intelligence-gathering, the spy service went ahead with a $22 million program capable of snooping on thousands of Peruvians at a time. Peru — a top cocaine-producing nation — joined the ranks of world governments that have added commercial spyware to their arsenals. Continue reading “Snapping up cheap spy tools, nations ‘monitoring everyone’”
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A federal appeals court upheld the arrest of an Albuquerque student for burping in class on purpose.
The incident happened in May 2010 when the 13-year-old belched repeatedly during P.E. class. Continue reading “Court upholds arrest of Albuquerque student for burping”
UPPER DEERFIELD TWP. — Gerald Sykes and his wife were asleep late Friday night at their Cumberland County home when their dog began barking.
Sykes’ wife woke him up and he went into the living room. At that point, according to longtime family friend and attorney Rich Kaser, Sykes looked out through the French doors leading to a deck where he saw the shadow of a person outside. Continue reading “Shooting of 76-year-old man by State Police a ‘tragic mistake,’ family friend says”
If anyone doubted that a percentage of the global population are akin to zombies, the incidents following the release of Pokémon Go have surely convinced you. Despite the game only being released in early July, we have already seen a man driving into a tree and a women getting locked in a graveyard whilst chasing these furry little creatures.
Pokémon describes the game on their website in the following way: Continue reading “Pokémon Go, the CIA, “Totalitarianism” and the Future of Surveillance”
At 7:37 a.m. on January 28, 2016, nearly 30 officers from the San Diego joint narcotics task force conducted a raid on Med-West Distributors, a licensed medical cannabis extraction company. The officers, decked out in helmets and tactical gear and clutching assault rifles and handguns, used a sledgehammer to open the door, and then burst into the lobby. Once inside, the task force arrested two employees present, cracked open the company’s safe, and collected its inventory–more than 30,000 cartridges of cannabis oil and a couple of pounds of concentrate. Continue reading “Cops Raid Legal Cannabis Companies Despite Upcoming Recreational Vote”
The Daily Sheeple – by Piper McGowin
For years now, residents of Sonora, California have been hearing a window-shaking loud and so far officially unexplained BOOM! that always happens between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily.
Inquisitr reports that the explanation floating around Sonora from a local geologist/teacher is that an Army Depot in Hawthorne, Nevada, all the way across the state and behind a mountain range which disposes of old munitions like bombs, might be what residents have been hearing. Continue reading “Deep Underground Military Bases? Sonora, Ca Hit By Mysterious Clockwork “Booms” Daily For Years & The New Explanation Makes No Sense”
Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch today released 294 pages of new Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) “302” documents revealing that top Washington IRS officials, including Lois Lerner and Holly Paz, knew that the agency was specifically targeting “Tea Party” and other conservative organizations two full years before disclosing it to Congress and the public. An FBI 302 document contains detailed narratives of FBI agent investigations. The Obama Justice Department and FBI investigations into the Obama IRS scandal resulted inno criminal charges. Continue reading “FBI Investigation Documents of IRS Scandal”
Texas Tribune – by Jonathan Silver
Almost 7,000 individuals in Texas have died while in police custody or behind bars over the past 10 years, according to an online report released Wednesday by a University of Texas at Austin research institute. Nearly 2,000 people who died had not been convicted of a crime, Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis data shows.
“We can’t have an informed conversation about who’s dying at the hands of police or who’s dying in jails if we don’t literally know who’s dying and how they’re dying,” said Amanda Woog, a postdoctoral fellow at the institute. “I think this information can help us get to the bottom causes of mortality in the criminal justice system and with that lead us to solutions.” Continue reading “Report Finds Almost 7,000 In-Custody Deaths in Texas”
Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby is going from prosecutor to civil defendant in connection with the case of the death of Freddie Gray.
On Wednesday, Mosby announced that charges against three officers still facing trial were being dropped. Mosby gave only a statement, but had to leave without taking questions because five of the officers in the case have filed lawsuits against her. Continue reading “Freddie Gray officers suing prosecutor Marilyn Mosby”
According to a NYC. gov page, CityBridge was chosen in 2014 to offer free private Wi-Fi to NYC residents. CityBridge is a consortium of companies that includes Intersection, Qualcomm, and CIVIQ Smartscapes – to develop and operate the LinkNYC network. (the above pic. shows one of two surveillance cameras)
These kiosks, called ‘Links,’ will provide the public with a fast, private Wi-Fi network providing free domestic calling, two USB charging ports, a tablet for accessing the internet, and a red 911 button to contact emergency services. New York city plans on installing nearly10,000 spying kiosks. Continue reading “10K Google Wi-Fi kiosks are collecting millions of faces and MAC addresses”
After hundreds of Bernie Sanders supporters stormed out of the Democratic National Convention, the Wells Fargo Center appeared almost empty. The Democrats are now advertising for “Actors” who will be paid $50 a day to attend the rest of the convention to “cheer” and “wear promotional material.”
The DNC is literally trying to fill empty seats with paid actors for their national convention! Continue reading “Democrats RUNNING ADS on Craig’s List for “Actors to fill empty seats” at Convention: $50 a day to applaud”
Many of the training plan proposals we’ve received from U.S. law enforcement agencies will allude to a ‘visual presentation’ component of the lesson, but for the majority agencies this is as much evidence of that presentation as they choose to provide. Continue reading “Clip art and controversy in Colorado police’s MRAP training materials”
Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist
Manchester, CT — After the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in December 2012, Connecticut passed gun laws in April 2013 that made it amongst the most restrictive states in the country. However, residents can still traverse their way through the bureaucratic red tape and legally obtain a permit allowing them to open carry and conceal carry a firearm. Continue reading “VIDEO: Cops Ignore Dispatch Calls for REAL Crimes to Unlawfully Hold Innocent People at Gunpoint”
Washington Examiner – by PETE KASPEROWICZ
The Obama administration’s Office of Personnel Management is encouraging federal workers to work from home if it’s too hot to go to the office.
OPM Acting Director Beth Cobert released a memo late last week warning that the severe heat and humidity seen so far this summer makes it “necessary for us all to take precautions and protect ourselves and our family’s health and well-being.” Continue reading “Federal workers told to stay home if it’s too hot outside”