ZD-Net – by  Zack Whittaker

Leaked secret documents have revealed that the CIA has been targeting and compromising home, office, and public wireless routers for years in an effort to carry out clandestine surveillance.

The documents, which could not be immediately verified, are part of an ongoing series of leaks released by the website WikiLeaks, revealing the work of the CIA’s elite hacking unit, dubbed the Engineering Development Group.   Continue reading “CIA has been hacking into Wi-Fi routers for years, leaked documents show”

The Great Recession Blog

Carmageddon, as Wolf Richter has called it, is hitting the US economy exactly as I said a year and a half ago would start to happen at the very end of 2016 or the start of 2017. Measured year-on-year, auto sales have declined every month of 2017, and are now starting to cause the financial wreckage that I said we would experience in what will become a demolition derby for US auto manufacturers.

“A stretched auto consumer, falling used [vehicle] prices, and technological obsolescence of current cars are ingredients for an unprecedented buyer’s strike,” wrote Morgan Stanley’s auto analyst Adam Jonas in a note to clients. (Wolf Street)

Continue reading “Carmageddon Crashes into “the Recovery” Right on Schedule — EXACTLY as Predicted Here”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Taunton, MA — In the Land of the Free, you can and will be charged and convicted of manslaughter for texting your teenage boyfriend and telling him to kill himself. No physical action was needed on the part of Michelle Carter, then 17, to be complicit in her boyfriend’s death other than sending text over the digital either to be read by the troubled teen.

According to the AP, Juvenile Court Judge Lawrence Moniz found that Michelle Carter caused the death of Conrad Roy III, who intentionally filled his truck with carbon monoxide in a store parking lot in July 2014. Carter cried and clutched a handkerchief to her face as Moniz detailed her conduct in explaining how he reached his verdict, but she was stoic when it was formally pronounced.   Continue reading “Girl Convicted of Manslaughter For Causing Teen’s Death with a Text Message”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Two days after Trump ceded unilateral authority on Afghan troop deployments to the Department of Defense, the Pentagon wasted on time and according to AP, the Pentagon will send 4,000 additional American forces to Afghanistan to support existing forces and in hopes of breaking a stalemate in a war that has now been passed on to a third U.S. President. The deployment will be the largest of American manpower under Donald Trump’s young presidency.

According to AP, the decision by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis could be announced as early as next week, and was prompted by “the rising threat posed by Islamic State extremists, evidenced in a rash of deadly attacks in the capital city of Kabul, has only fueled calls for a stronger U.S. presence, as have several recent American combat deaths.” Asked for comment, a Pentagon spokesman, Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, said, “No decisions have been made.”   Continue reading “Pentagon To Send 4,000 Troops To Afghanistan In Trump’s Largest Deployment Yet”

ABC News

After nearly three years of warming relations between the United States and Cuba, President Donald Trump has announced that his administration will unravel many of his predecessor’s policies on the communist state.

Speaking from Miami, Florida, Trump announced changes to President Obama’s historic rapprochement with Cuba — fulfilling a promise to the anti-Castro voting bloc he believes helped his campaign clinch the state, but stirring fear among others he could set back business interests and Cuba’s potential for a more prosperous private sector.   Continue reading “Trump says he’s ‘canceling’ Obama Cuba deal, unveiling new policies”

CBS News – by Aimee Picchi

Illinois residents may feel some solidarity with the likes of Puerto Rico and Detroit.

A financial crunch is spiraling into a serious problem for Illinois lawmakers, prompting some observers to wonder if the state might make history by becoming the first to go bankrupt. At the moment, it’s impossible for a state to file for bankruptcy protection, which is only afforded to counties and municipalities like Detroit.
Continue reading “Could Illinois be the first state to file for bankruptcy?”

The Hill – by Max Greenwood

The Homeland Security Department announced on Thursday that it would keep in place the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy, allowing undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children to remain in the country.

The decision breaks a key campaign promise by Trump to “immediately terminate” the DACA program and stands at odds with the president’s vows to crackdown on illegal immigration.    Continue reading “Trump breaks campaign promise to deport Dreamers”

Media Matters

Right-wing radio host Michael Savage called for a government takeover of media following a shooting at a baseball practice of Republican members of Congress.

Five people, including House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA), were wounded during baseball practice in Alexandria, VA. The assailant, “identified by multiple law enforcement officials as James T. Hodgkinson II,” was killed by police after they exchanged gunfire.   Continue reading “Trump ally Michael Savage calls for government takeover of the media following shooting at GOP baseball practice”

Informaza News

Oliver Stone joined Stephen Colbert on the Late Show which aired Tuesday June 13th.  He sat down with Colbert to discuss and promote his upcoming Putin Interviews, which will debut June 15th on SHOWTIME.

Colbert, having watched previews of Stone’s upcoming program, questioned Stone on what he described as Stone’s “apparent sympathy” for Vladimir Putin, despite claims of Russian intervention in the 2016 U.S Presidential Elections. To this, Stone retorted something to the effect of “Israel had far more involvement in the US election than Russia…Why don’t you ask me about that?” according to a source within the audience. To this, Colbert replied “I’ll ask you about that when you make a documentary about Israel!””   Continue reading “Oliver Stone Mentions Israeli Interference in U.S Politics, Colbert Edits it Out of Show”

CBC News

Russian-language propagandists are taking aim at Canada’s military mission to Latvia by linking the troops to the Armed Forces’ most-disgraced commander.

A website with the same name as a prominent Russian news program has re-published infamous photos of convicted killer Russell Williams, a former commander in Canada’s air force, posing in women’s underwear, suggesting the Canadian military is full of homosexuals and shouldn’t be counted on by Latvians.   Continue reading “Anti-Canada propaganda greets troops in Latvia”

Yahoo News

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Lottery officials say players in the state could see the end of Powerball and Mega Millions games this month if Illinois doesn’t end its budget impasse.

Acting Director Greg Smith said Thursday the lack of a budget will result in players being “denied the opportunity” to participate. The Chicago Sun-Times first reported the news.

The stalemate could enter a third year if there’s no agreement by July 1.   Continue reading “Illinois will lose Powerball, Mega Millions without budget”

eParis Extra

Paris, Texas – On Monday, a notice was posted that the Commissioners Court will hold a meeting discussing the possible relocation of the Confederate Monument that is located on the South lawn of the County Courthouse.

The meeting is to take place Friday, June 16, 2017 at 9 a.m. at the Lamar County Courthouse. This meeting is open for the public to attend.   Continue reading “Commissioners Court to Discuss Relocating Confederate Monument”

MassPrivateI

Hitachi, is field testing a portable breathalyzer that uses facial recognition. Field testing, means cops will be given free portable breathalyzers to use on our streets and highways.

Portable breathalyzers have a checkered history and are notoriously inaccurate. Not long ago, the FTC called a million dollar portable breathalyzer ‘dangerous and deceptive’.

“Breathometer agreed to settle FTC charges that they lacked scientific evidence to back up their advertising claims. Overstating the accuracy of the devices was deceptive — and dangerous.”
Continue reading “Cops to be equipped with portable breathalyzers that use facial recognition”

The Washington Free Beacon – by Brent Scher

Police have blocked off Georgia Republican Karen Handel’s neighborhood after reports that letters containing a white powdery substance and calling Handel a “dirty fascist” were left at homes of her neighbors.

Cops have been going from mailbox to mailbox after finding the “suspicious package,” according to local reports, which also indicate that Roswell police continue to flood to the area.   Continue reading “Powder-Filled Letters With Threatening Notes Shut Down Georgia Republican’s Neighborhood”

Mother Jones – by Samantha Michaels

It’s no secret that President Donald Trump has been very good for private prison executives. After the Justice Department announced earlier this year that it would continue using private lockups—a reversal of an Obama policy announced in 2016—prison companies’ stock prices soared. Now, a campaign finance watchdog is suing to figure out whether one of these prison companies influenced the Trump administration’s policy reversal by donating large sums to a pro-Trump super-PAC during the 2016 presidential campaign.   Continue reading “Lawsuit Accuses Private Prison Company of Illegally Funding a Trump Super-PAC”