Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Nearly everything we buy, how we buy, and where we’re buying from is secretly fed into AI-powered verification services that help companies guard against credit-card and other forms of fraud, according to the Wall Street Journal.

More than 16,000 signals are analyzed by a service called Sift, which generates a “Sift score” ranging from 1 – 100. The score is used to flag devices, credit cards and accounts that a vendor may want to block based on a person or entity’s overall “trustworthiness” score, according to a company spokeswoman.  Continue reading “We’re All Being Judged By A Secret ‘Trustworthiness’ Score”

Fellowship of the Minds – by Dr. Eowyn

In lieu of the Darwin Award (since the perpetrator did not die), this qualifies as a candidate for the 2019 Stupid Award.

Some bright bulb at Ridgefield High School, a public high school in Ridgefield, Connecticut, had the ingenious idea of setting fire to the school’s rain-soaked baseball field, Tiger Hollow, with 24 gallons of gasoline so as to dry and warm it up before a game. Continue reading “2019 Stupid Award: Connecticut high school sets baseball field on fire to dry it from the rain”

Time – by Steve McMorran

(WELLINGTON, New Zealand) — New Zealand’s Parliament on Wednesday passed sweeping gun laws that outlaw military style weapons, less than a month after mass shootings at two mosques in the city of Christchurch left 50 people dead and dozens wounded.

A bill outlawing most automatic and semi-automatic weapons and banning components that modify existing weapons was passed by a vote of 119 to 1 in the House of Representatives after an accelerated process of debate and public submission. Continue reading “New Zealand Has Passed Sweeping Gun Laws Banning Most Semi-Automatic Weapons”

Activist Post – by Aaron Kesel

The FBI is abusing ancestry genealogy websites by tapping into their DNA data. What’s worse, these companies are giving up users’ data under presumed consent that is buried in their terms and conditions, according to several reports.

FamilyTreeDNA is the first company known to be cooperating directly with the FBI to give its agents access to its genealogy database, according to a BuzzFeed report.  Continue reading “Ancestry Websites Giving FBI Access to DNA Data; WikiLeaks Reveals CODIS Database Gifted To Other Countries; DHS Rolling Out Rapid DNA Nationwide”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Martinsburg, WV — Last month, one of the most disturbing videos we’ve ever reported on involving the savage beating of a handcuffed 16-year-old boy was released. Though the incident happened in November of 2018, authorities refused to release it until now because the officer responsible for the most egregious abuse is now headed to court after being indicted.

Former officer Michael Kennedy, 29, of Morgantown, is charged with one count of deprivation of rights under color of law. He is accused of using force so excessive that it resulted in severe bodily injury of the 16-year-old.  Continue reading “Cop Facing 10 Years After Horrifying Video Shows Him Try to Beat Handcuffed 16yo Boy to Death”

RT

In a much heralded scientific breakthrough a group of astronomers from the Event Horizon Telescope have unveiled the first-ever image of a black hole.

The major announcement was made in simultaneous news conferences in Washington, Brussels, Santiago, Shanghai, Taipei and Tokyo as the European Commission, European Research Council, and the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project detailed the findings of their mission.  Continue reading “Scientists reveal first ever IMAGE of black hole”

The American Mirror – by Martin Walsh

The crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border has gotten so bad that smugglers are bragging to the media about how much money they are making by sneaking illegal aliens into America.

While speaking with The Guardian, Germán, a client recruiter for human smugglers in Guatemala, boasted about how he has been making tens of thousands of dollars by smuggling illegal aliens into the U.S.  Continue reading “SMUGGLER BRAGS: ‘Never been easier’ to sneak illegals into US”

The New Observer

The recently-completed American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Jewish lobby has just completed its annual summit in Washington—and was packed full of lies and liars, according to president of the Council for the National Interest Philip Giradi.

Writing in an article on the Unz Review, Giraldi—who heads up the non-profit, non-partisan advocacy group aligned with The Council for the National Interest Foundation, founded in 1989 by former Congressmen Paul Findley and Pete McCloskey—said that “numerous American politicians addressed the gathering and it is completely reasonable to observe that the meeting constituted the most powerful gathering of people dedicated to promoting the interests of a foreign nation ever witnessed in any country in the history of the world.”  Continue reading “AIPAC Jewish Lobby “Full of Lies and Liars” Says Council for the National Interest”

Daily Mail

Officials in east China are forcing its street cleaners to wear GPS-tracking bracelets in order to monitor idle workers.

More than 500 sanitation workers in Nanjing, Jiangsu province have been required to wear the smart bracelets, which would track their location in real time and send out an audio alert if the wearer stopped moving for more than 20 minutes.  Continue reading “Chinese officials force street cleaners to wear GPS-tracking bracelets while on duty to make sure they are not slacking off”

The Organic Prepper

A new gun control bill introduced in the Oregon State Legislature added 45 pages of draconian amendments the night before the vote. SB978 passed the Judiciary Committee yesterday and now heads to the Oregon Senate.

It’s a good thing that some parts of this state have vowed to be 2A sanctuaries because Oregonians are going to need them. If the gun owners – and even pepper spray owners – in other parts of the state hope to defend themselves, they could be facing a vast new array of felony charges.  Continue reading “Oregon’s SB-978 Gun Control Bill Is So Hysterically Restrictive That PEPPER SPRAY Is a Felony”

Vox – by Zack Beauchamp

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has managed to hold on to power, winning what will be a record fifth term in office despite having faced a bruising reelection fight.

The preliminary results from Israel’s Tuesday election have Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party getting 35 seats out of a total 120 seats in the Knesset (Israel’s parliament). While Likud didn’t win an outright majority of seats, that’s typical in Israeli elections.  Continue reading “Benjamin Netanyahu won Israel’s election. Here’s what comes next.”

Breitbart – by John Binder

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released nearly 8,000 border crossers and illegal aliens over the last week, new federal data confirms.

According to catch and release numbers obtained by Breitbart News, DHS has released about 7,935 border crossers and illegal aliens into the interior of the United States in the last seven days.  Continue reading “DHS Releases Nearly 8,000 Border Crossers, Illegal Aliens in One Week”

Yahoo News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agents on Tuesday broke up a billion dollar Medicare scam that peddled unneeded orthopedic braces to hundreds of thousands of seniors. Two dozen people were charged, including doctors accused of writing bogus prescriptions.

The Justice Department said the scheme relied on overseas call centers to pry Medicare numbers from beneficiaries. Authorities also announced charges against owners of call centers, telemedicine firms and medical equipment companies that shipped unneeded back, shoulder, wrist and knee braces.  Continue reading “Feds charge 2 dozen in billion dollar Medicare brace scam”

AJC

ANSON COUNTY, N.C. —  North Carolina sheriff’s deputy is accused of planting drugs in someone’s vehicle as part of a revenge plot.

Anson County Sheriff Landric Reid said he’s grateful his detectives were able to uncover the alleged scheme before anyone’s life was ruined.  Continue reading “Deputy accused of planting drugs in revenge plot against ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend”

New York Post

JACKSON, Miss. — Somebody slowed the police’s roll: Thieves keep stealing the wheels off of the patrol cars in Mississippi’s capital city.

Jackson police spokesman Sgt. Roderick Holmes tells local news outlets that three police cars were towed Saturday after police discovered their wheels had been stolen. The cars had been parked behind a police museum in downtown Jackson. Holmes says police aren’t sure when the wheels were taken.  Continue reading “Thieves keep stealing wheels from capital city’s police cars”

Daily Mail

A homeowner in Idaho was able to prevent an armed intruder who attempted to rob him on an early February morning.

Shocking footage shows Caspian ‘Cash’ Shamel, from Idaho Falls, fighting off the suspect as his fiancée – Isabel Allen – runs to alert local authorities.  Continue reading “Idaho homeowner fends off armed thief as his fiancée runs and alerts police”