By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

Over the past decades, Europe has created little of real relevance in terms of technological platforms, social networks, operating systems, or search engines.

In contrast, it has built an extensive regulatory apparatus designed to limit and punish those who have actually innovated.

Rather than producing its own alternatives to American tech giants, the EU has chosen to suffocate existing ones through regulations such as the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Continue reading “EU Tech Laws Erect Digital Iron Curtain”

By The Post Millennial

Gov Katie Hobbs vetoes bill to prevent CCP from buying up Arizona land

Arizona’s Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs refused to back a bill to prevent the Chinese communist government from buying and owning land in her state. The bill, which would have banned the CCP from having a substantial interest of 30% or more in Arizona land, was GOP-backed. Continue reading “Gov Katie Hobbs vetoes bill to prevent CCP from buying up Arizona land”

By Ken Macon – Reclaim The Net

Abstract digital artwork featuring a smartphone with finger print patterns on its screen, surrounded by vibrant streaks and grid lines in red, orange, yellow, blue, and teal colors.

Welcome to a new privacy-first initiative challenging the digital identity status quo, urging a sharp turn away from the surveillance-ready infrastructure embedded in mobile driver’s licenses. Continue reading “No Phone Home Is the Privacy Rebellion Digital IDs Didn’t See Coming”

By Leo Hohmann

Two Chinese nationals were charged in Michigan Tuesday with allegedly smuggling a dangerous pathogen into the United States, claiming it was for the purpose of studying at the University of Michigan. Continue reading “Two Chinese nationals arrested in Michigan on charges of smuggling deadly pathogen into United States”

By Haaretz

I heard him the facility commander explaining: ‘The top brass is saying that Sde Teiman is being called a cemetery.’ Still, the Israeli media and the public are deliberately ignoring the sickening big picture that is the detention center

Sde Teiman Detention Center, near Be'er Sheva

Continue reading “What Every IDF Soldier Serving at Notorious Sde Teiman Knows Is Happening to Its Palestinian Detainees”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Gaza’s Health Ministry said on Monday that Israeli forces killed 51 Palestinians and wounded 503 over the previous 24-hour period as Israeli strikes continue to pound targets across the Strip and Israeli troops are gunning down people seeking aid. Continue reading “Israeli Forces Kill 51 Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours”

By Ken Macon – Reclaim The Net

Illustration of a TSA officer smiling next to a TSA PreCheck scanning device that says LOOK HERE and Participation is optional, with a man standing nearby.

American Airlines has begun using facial recognition to verify passenger identities at airport security, further embedding biometric technology into the air travel experience. The airline’s new Touchless ID program, now live at several major airports, allows select travelers to move through TSA PreCheck without showing ID or boarding passes. Continue reading “Biometric Surveillance Expands: American Airlines Rolls Out Facial Recognition at Four Major Airports”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt on Monday responded to the attack in Colorado by demanding “anti-Zionists” be banned off social media “once and for all.” Continue reading “ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt Demands ‘Anti-Zionists’ Be Banned Off Social Media ‘Once And For All’”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

For the third time since the Russia-Ukraine war started, a large explosion has damaged the bridge connecting Russia’s mainland to Crimea.

Ukraine’s security service (SBU) has quickly claimed responsibility, describing that this time it was an underwater explosive attack, possibly facilitated with an unmanned submarine, which left the structure which goes from the Russian city of Krasnodar in the east to Kerch in Crimea “in disrepair”.

Continue reading “Ukraine Strikes Kerch Bridge In Crimea With Underwater Explosives”

By Roberto Wakerell-Cruz – The Postmillennial

11 hospitalized after stabbing spree at Oregon homeless shelter, suspect arrested

A male suspect was arrested after 12 people were stabbed at a homeless shelter in Salem, Oregon on Sunday. 11 would end up going to the hospital. Continue reading “11 hospitalized after stabbing spree at Oregon homeless shelter, suspect arrested”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Sunday slammed US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for a “Cold War mentality” in response to his remarks about China at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, which included him warning that the US is ready to “fight and win” a war over Taiwan. Continue reading “Hegseth Says US Ready to ‘Fight and Win’ a War With China Over Taiwan”

By Cindy Harper – Reclaim The Net

Illustration of a magnifying glass with a green checkmark surrounded by yellow stars representing the European Union, with various checklist and document icons, some marked with red crosses and others with green checkmarks, on a dark blue background.

The European Commission has launched a €5 million initiative presented as a fact-checking support program; but beneath the surface, it reads as yet another calculated step toward institutionalizing censorship across the European Union. Continue reading “European Commission Launches €5.69M European Fact-Checking Funding Network to Advance “Democracy Shield” and Expand Censorship Infrastructure”

By blueapples – Zerohedge

The spectre of Artificial Intelligence has cast its shadow over humanity, haunting it with nightmares of a dystopian hellscape under the oppression of a technocratic elite which may be too formidable to ever defeat. The inherently exponential growth of AI means that nightmare is becoming a reality even more quickly than anticipated. Its advent brings with it fears over the erosion of social constructs fundamental to humanity. Among those fears is the deleterious impact the use of AI-powered technocratic systems in the hands of the government will have on civil liberties. Continue reading “Trump Admin Tasks Palantir With Expanding US Surveillance State”

By Hayden Cunningham – The Postmillennial

Female track & field competitors refuse to stand on winners' podium with transgender athlete in Oregon

Two female high school athletes in Oregon refused to stand on the podium during a medal ceremony after a biologically male athlete, who identifies as transgender, competed among the girls for high jump at the state championship. Continue reading “Female track & field competitors refuse to stand on winners’ podium with transgender athlete in Oregon”

By Isaac’s Army

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This is basically a social credit system being put on all USA citizens and so much more…

Palantir is an IDF war tool…

Here are a few things they specialize in… Continue reading “I don’t think people understand how dangerous Palantir Technologies is…”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Israel has approved the establishment of 22 Jewish settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank as it continues its policy of the de facto annexation of the Palestinian territory. Continue reading “Israel Approves Biggest West Bank Settlement Expansion in Over 30 Years”

By Cindy Harper – Reclaim The Net

A rising Canadian YouTube channel that had been pulling major traction has suddenly been banned following an aggressive report from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), which labeled the channel a “content farm” and reached out to YouTube directly. Not long after, the channel was gone. Continue reading “CBC Brags About Shutting Down Popular Political Clips YouTube Channel”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie called for an “end” to “all US military aid to Israel” on Thursday, insisting “nothing can justify the number of civilian casualties (tens of thousands of women and children) inflicted by Israel in Gaza in the last two years.” Continue reading “Rep. Thomas Massie: ‘We Should End All U.S. Military Aid to Israel Now’”