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”