Year: 2019
South China Morning Post – by He Huifeng
Millions of Chinese individuals and businesses have been labelled as untrustworthy on an official blacklist banning them from any number of activities, including accessing financial markets or travelling by air or train, as the use of the government’s social credit system accelerates.
The annual blacklist is part of a broader effort to boost “trustworthiness” in Chinese society and is an extension of China’s social credit system, which is expected to give each of its 1.4 billion citizens a personal score. Continue reading “China’s social credit system shows its teeth, banning millions from taking flights, trains”
Michigan Seeks to Ban Police from Seizing Property from People Who Have Not Been Convicted of Crimes
Via the Detroit Free Press:
Police and prosecutors would be prohibited from seizing cash and property from people accused of a crime until they are convicted on the charges under a bill passed in the state Senate on Wednesday. Continue reading “Michigan Seeks to Ban Police from Seizing Property from People Who Have Not Been Convicted of Crimes”
Body cam footage released February 20, 2019, shows a suspect shoot at a Napa County Sheriff’s deputy only to be killed as a result.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the shooting occurred on February 17, 2019, as Napa County Sheriff’s deputy Riley Jarecki checked on a parked car. Forty-three-year-old Javier Hernandez Morales was sitting in the driver’s seat when Jarecki approached and asked if she could check the vehicle. Continue reading “Suspect Shoots at Deputy from Point-Blank Range, Gets Killed”
Just 26 billionaires now own as much wealth as the poorest 3.8billion people – half the world’s population – combined, according to Oxfam.
A new report by the charity says the 26 richest men and women in the world control a combined £1.1trillion – equal to everything owned by the bottom 50 per cent of all people. Continue reading “Who are the world’s richest people?”
The Earth’s atmosphere is much bigger than previously thought, extending far beyond the Moon, a team of scientists have revealed. The amazing discovery was made thanks to data that has been sitting unexamined for over 20 years.
We now know that the atmosphere surrounding our planet stretches 630,000km (391,464 miles) away and is 50 times the diameter of Earth, thanks to the discovery and analysis of decades-old data by scientists at Russia’s Space Research Institute. Continue reading “Staggering discovery reveals moon lies INSIDE Earth’s atmosphere”
Forget 5G. President Donald Trump wants the U.S. to be a leader in 6G – a technology that is nowhere near ready for prime time.
Trump took to Twitter on Thursday morning to say that he would like 5G, a technology that allows for faster data speed transfers over telecom networks from companies like AT&T and Verizon, to be in the U.S. “as soon as possible.” Continue reading “‘We want 6G!’ Trump takes aim at US tech firms”
Washington Examiner – by Paul Bedard
America’s foreign-born population has reached its highest level in over 100 years, driven by immigrants from Latin America, according to new Census Bureau data.
What’s more, the Pew Research Center has found that most Latinos feel the percentage of foreigners in the United States is just about right, though 14 percent said America needs more. Continue reading “Census: Highest immigrant population in 100 years, over half Latinos”
SARASOTA (WWSB) – Community members took their concerns to the Sarasota City Commission on Wednesday after they say they witnessed an incident of police brutality in Newtown.
Video shows Sarasota Police conducting a traffic stop on Sunday, February 17. A crowd quickly gathers around officers as several of them force a man to the ground and attempt to restrain him.
(KUTV) — Two men, including a former St. George police lieutenant, were arrested during an undercover human trafficking investigation, according to the Utah County Sheriff’s Office.
On February 14, undercover detectives were posing as prostitutes while establishing a relationship with a suspect on social media. Continue reading “Former St. George police lieutenant, Utah man arrested in human trafficking sting”
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The State Land Office says this month’s oil and natural gas lease sale has netted more than $35 million.
Officials say that includes the largest open bid sale in the agency’s history, with numerous tracts in southeastern New Mexico closing at more than $12 million. Continue reading “New Mexico oil and gas lease sale nets $35 million”
Who needs Big Brother to spy on you in your home when Siri and Google will do it for them?
Two recent stories prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that smart device surveillance is real.
According to Mac Rumors, Apple recently applied for a facial recognition and 3D hand gesture patent for their new Homepod 2 smart speaker. Continue reading “Apple’s Homepod 2 and Google’s Nest Guard take spying on your family to the next level”
President Donald Trump has signed the Rapid DNA Act into law which means the police can routinely take DNA samples from people who are arrested but not yet convicted of a crime.
The law, which was signed in 2017 and comes into effect this year, will require several states to connect Rapid DNA machines to Codis – the national DNA database controlled by the FBI. Continue reading “FBI plotting to keep DNA of ENTIRE population on file to create ‘nation of suspects’”
NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) – A Vanderbilt University police department officer is in custody after crashing her car early Tuesday morning.
Police say that Lakisha Renee Chandler crashed her car in front of a business at 203 2nd Ave. North around 2:19 a.m. Continue reading “Vanderbilt police officer arrested for DUI after crashing car near downtown”
Mint Press News – by Stephanie Savell
In September 2001, the Bush administration launched the “Global War on Terror.” Though “global” has long since been dropped from the name, as it turns out, they weren’t kidding.
When I first set out to map all the places in the world where the United States is still fighting terrorism so many years later, I didn’t think it would be that hard to do. This was before the 2017 incident in Niger in which four American soldiers were killed on a counterterror mission and Americans were given an inkling of how far-reaching the war on terrorism might really be. Continue reading “Now in 80 Countries, The American War on Terror Couldn’t Be More Global”
On Wednesday Feb 20th, 2019, the Oregon City Police department posted 3 pictures to their FaceBook page with a note thanking the Benchmade Knife Company for helping them destroy firearms but cutting guns with a bench grinder and torch. Continue reading “Is Benchmade Knife Company Anti-Gun?”
The Organic Prepper – by J.G. Martinez D.
Sounds around us is one of the ways Mother Nature has to warn us, attract us to something, and for humans during these so-called modern times, enjoy and relax. It can be a very powerful tool.
Psychological operations warfare specialists know about this. A lot of tools and technologies have been weaponized, we all know that. Most of them are kept under secrecy, some other ones have been available for the public. The power of sound should not be underestimated and should be handled with care. Sound can break glass or even cause permanent injuries. Continue reading “How to Use SOUND As a Defensive Deterrent”
The Organic Prepper – by Dagny Taggart
Yesterday, the Associated Press published an exclusive report with an alarming headline:
50m Gallons of Polluted Water Pours Daily From US Mine Sites
According to the report, millions of gallons of contaminated water tainted with arsenic, lead, and other toxic metals flow into streams and ponds in certain regions of the US every day. Continue reading “You Won’t Believe How Much Contaminated Water is Pouring From Mine Sites in At Least NINE States”
“Go F*ck Yourself” – Tucker Carlson Bursts Into Expletive-Ridden Tirade During Unaired Fox Interview
This is the interview Fox News didn’t want you to see.
In footage leaked by YouTube channel Now This that looks like it was clandestinely filmed in a control room somewhere inside 1211 Avenue of the Americas, Carlson can be heard cursing out historian Rutger Bregman and dropping several expletives after the two got into a heated debate about the “globalist elite”. Continue reading ““Go F*ck Yourself” – Tucker Carlson Bursts Into Expletive-Ridden Tirade During Unaired Fox Interview”
“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett was arrested in Chicago early Thursday morning for allegedly filing a false report of a crime, police said.
Chicago Police Department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi announced via Twitter early Thursday that Smollett “is under arrest and in custody of detectives.” Continue reading “Jussie Smollett taken into custody by Chicago police over allegedly lying about attack”