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Showing posts with label security. Show all posts
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January 29, 2020
Ready to move, Californians tour their top destination: Texas
fromLATimes: Little wonder that Golden State residents are seeking an escape route. California has become a hostile environment for producers as it morphs into a haven for illegal aliens, drug addicts and looters.
Economic Policy: Statism Versus the Free Market The Government is Not Us
Economic Policy: Statism Versus the Free Market The Government is Not Us
The EPA wants to get out of puddles and ditches. Environmental activists are outraged.
fromReason: A welcome new federal approach under the Clean Water Act.
Political Correctness and Other Nitwittery
Political Correctness and Other Nitwittery
National security surveillance apologists are starting to see the light
fromReason: Privacy advocates have long warned about potential abuses. Will the mishandling of the Carter Page investigation change some minds?
Government is Watching Every Move You Make
Government is Watching Every Move You Make
Brazil’s attack on Greenwald mirrors the US case against Assange
fromMediaToday: This is an obvious attack on journalism.
Indoctrination and Censorship
Indoctrination and Censorship
VIDEO: Ayn Rand: The Early Years - In Her Own Words
fromLibertyPen/YouTube: Ayn Rand tells of her childhood in Russia. From Ayn Rand, In Her Own Words.
The rage of the Democrats
fromAmericanThinker: It is obvious that the Democrat Party is at war with America, and Democrats are not interested in stopping any time soon.
Politics and Other Official Acts of Corruption
Politics and Other Official Acts of Corruption
November 5, 2019
The DNA database used to find the Golden State Killer is a national security leak waiting to happen
fromMITTechnologyReview: Here’s how spies could use a crowdsourced genetic ancestry service to compromise your privacy—even if you’re not a member.
Government is Watching Every Move You Make
Pregnant Florida mom uses AR-15 to kill home intruder
fromNYPost: A pregnant woman is credited with saving the lives of her husband and daughter after she used an AR-15 to fatally gun down a home intruder, a report said.
2nd Amendment Assaults
Why John Brennan, Peter Strzok and DOJ needed Julian Assange arrested – and why UK officials obliged…
fromConservativeTreehouse: Peter Strzok appears to have acted as a bridge between the CIA and the FBI. The perfect type of FBI career agent for CIA Director John Brennan to utilize.
Politics and Other Official Acts of Corruption
California's war on weed continues thanks to a red tape-fueled black market
fromReason: California has botched its legalization so badly that the state's attorney general is putting out press releases to brag about how many people they're still arresting.
The War on Unapproved Voluntary Exchange
Walter E Williams: Disproportionalities: Whose fault?
fromCreators: Of those killed by lightning, 82% are men. One can only wonder what social justice warriors would do about these and many other disproportionalities.
Political Correctness and Other Nitwittery
A new kind of tyranny: The global state’s war on those who speak truth to power
fromRutherfordInstitute: “What happens to Julian Assange and to Chelsea Manning is meant to intimidate us, to frighten us into silence. By defending Julian Assange, we defend our most sacred rights. Speak up now or wake up one morning to the silence of a new kind of tyranny. The choice is ours.”—John Pilger, investigative journalist
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July 3, 2019
Hong Kong protests show dangers of a cashless society
fromReason: Many digital payments can be tracked, potentially assisting an authoritarian crackdown.
Economic Policy: Statism Versus The Free Market
VIDEO: Tech Tyranny - Censoring the Town Square
fromLibertyPen/YouTube: Record-low American patriotism is the latest casualty of the sharply polarized political climate in the U.S. today. Fewer than half of U.S. adults say they are extremely proud to be Americans.
Politics and Other Official Acts of Corruption The Government is Not Us
How Amazon and the cops set up an elaborate sting operation that accomplished nothing
fromVice: It was a scare marketing scheme by Amazon that failed when cops were unable to make any arrests.
Government is Watching Every Move You Make
The sinister, unconstitutional effort to ban secure encryption is back
fromReason: Government is demanding everyone be more vulnerable to hackers to protect their snooping.
Government is Watching Every Move You Make The Government is Not Us
U.S. Supreme Court rules police can forcibly carry out blood draws on unconscious drivers
fromRutherfordInstitute: Screw the Fourth Amendment.
Police State America
American pride hits new low; few proud of political system
fromGallup: Record-low American patriotism is the latest casualty of the sharply polarized political climate in the U.S. today. Fewer than half of U.S. adults say they are extremely proud to be Americans.
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Nov 11, 2018
Debt ceiling will be set to record high of $22 trillion
fromWashingtonExaminer: The federal government is set to reinstate its borrowing limit to a record $22 trillion but it won’t provide enough money to fund the government past summer.Economic Policy: Statism Versus The Free Market
Privacy vs. security: Why the widespread use of encryption is essential to national security
fromCNSNews: Government may not like it but privacy and security go hand in hand. The widespread use of strong encryption both guarantees individuals’ right to privacy while hardening society against waves of data breaches.Government is Watching Every Move You Make
FLORIDA: Rick Scott files suit accusing Dem officials of 'trying to steal the election' after his narrow Senate victory, while a mystery ballot box is found two DAYS after the vote... then Trump wades in
fromTheDailyMail: Florida Governor and Senator elect Rick Scott announced he was suing Broward County and Palm Beach County elections officials alleging 'rampant fraud'.Politics and Other Official Acts of Corruption
8 ways in which Jeff Sessions sucked
fromReason: The former attorney general's worst hits -- and they were bad.Police State America
A badge of shame: the government’s war on America’s military veterans
fromRutherfordInstitute: In recent years, military veterans have been increasingly targeted for surveillance, censorship, involuntary commitment, labeled as extremists and stripped of their 2nd Amendment rights.Defense Versus The War Machine The Government is Not Us
It's time for Congress to acknowledge the collapse of pot prohibition
fromReason: Two-thirds of the states have now legalized marijuana for medical or recreational use.The War on Unapproved Voluntary Exchange
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July 23, 2016
Economic Policy: Statism Versus The Free Market
The War on Unapproved Voluntary Exchange
Regulation Nation
Police State America
The Government is Not Us Politics and Other Official Acts of Corruption
Police State America
Trump’s tariffs injure another American business
fromReason: Tariffs always divert resources toward government-favored firms and away from everyone else.Economic Policy: Statism Versus The Free Market
Gambling, smoking and drinking give Pennsylvania a lot of money in 'sin taxes'
fromPennLive: How one state profits wildly by exploiting citizens for exercising politically incorrect liberty.The War on Unapproved Voluntary Exchange
As branches close, some banks are saying they don't want people's money
fromLATimes: Edward Manley, 91, asked his son to deposit $38.50 in coins into his Wells Fargo account. Wells refused to accept them. Manley and his son are now suspected money launderers.Regulation Nation
Cop costs taxpayers $60,000 and a drug bust after lying about almost everything related to the traffic stop
fromTechDirt: The only thing in this story that makes it an anomaly is the resignation. Other than that, it's par for the course. Cops lie. And the reason they do it so frequently is that they almost always get away with it.Police State America
VIDEO: Tucker Carlson, Rand Paul - Deep State Warriors and Their Security Clearances
fromLibertyPen/YouTube: From Tucker Carlson Tonight, Rand paul joins Tucker to discuss how and why leakers and liars, such as John Brennan and James Clapper, continue to possess national security clearances.The Government is Not Us Politics and Other Official Acts of Corruption
DOJ demands a sheriff to return the $69,000 in seized drug money he spent buying a Dodge muscle car
fromDailyMail: This is policing for profit, a program that allows police departments to legally steal property if they can conjure probable cause of a crime. No conviction needed.Police State America
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tax policy,
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December 2, 2017
We live in a police state, and our legal system is the cause
from InsiderSources: Things have gotten so ridiculous in the search for victimless criminals that police have even taken to setting each other up, if only inadvertently. Recently, Detroit officers posing as drug buyers brawled with officers posing as dealers.Police State America The War on Unapproved Voluntary Exchange
A non-political strategy for freedom
from LibertarianRepublic: You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete. -- R. Buckminster FullerIndividual Liberty: America's First Principle Justice is a Result, Not Just a Process
It's too easy for the government to invade privacy in name of security
from LibertarianRepublic: The use of the cellphone as a surveillance tool is at the heart of a major privacy case heard by the Supreme Court this week in Carpenter v. United States. At issue may be the very future of privacy in America.Government is Watching Every Move You Make
Bill expanding concealed-carry gun rights advances in House
from NY Times: Gun rights legislation that would allow concealed-carry permit holders from one state to legally carry their guns to any other state passed a key House panel and appeared to be headed for a vote on the floor of the House.2nd Amendment Assaults
When legal drugs harm and illegal drugs help
from ScientificAmerican: The frequently arbitrary nature of our drug classification schemes is causing more and more confusion.The War on Unapproved Voluntary Exchange
Libertarians: Our rulers are wearing no clothes
from the Libertarian Institute: Libertarians have always said that our rulers are wearing no clothes. Now it’s turning out that this figure of speech is the literal truth.Politics and Other Official Acts of Corruption
December 1, 2017
‘Surrender your firearms’ – gov’t now confiscating guns from medical cannabis users
from TheFreeThoughtProject: Gun owners in Hawaii who legally use medical cannabis have been told they have 30 days to “voluntarily surrender” their firearms to the police.2nd Amendment Assaults The Government is Not Us The War on Unapproved Voluntary Exchange
Supreme Court justices voice support for digital privacy
from USA Today: A majority of Supreme Court justices voiced concerns Wednesday that the government's ability to monitor people through their cellphones violates their privacy.Government is Watching Every Move You Make
Records show these prosecutors gave themselves huge bonuses using asset forfeiture funds
from Rare: The district attorney’s office in Suffolk County on Long Island, N.Y., has been caught funneling enormous sums of criminal asset forfeiture funds straight into employees’ pockets with huge bonuses as high as $108,886.The Government is Not Us Police State America Politics and Other Official Acts of Corruption
A bipartisan tradition of enabling spendaholics
from Creators: Our national debt is $20.5 trillion and heading to $30 trillion by 2030. But rather than a wake-up call for Republicans, they want to get rid of the spending caps meant to constrain lawmakers' uncontrollable appetite to spend.Economic Policy: Statism Versus The Free Market
Macy’s parade security used to promote surveillance and police state
from TheDailyBell: The authorities make sure to push the idea that agents see you without you seeing them. They want everyone to know that embedded amongst the crowds are government spies. This is just getting people used to the idea of being watched.Government is Watching Every Move You Make
John Stossel: The Evil Rich
from Creators: As Republicans struggle to agree on a tax plan, Democrats and much of the media label each attempt at reform a "gift" to rich people. They are right in that any tax cut disproportionately favors rich people since the rich pay much more tax.Economic Policy: Statism Versus The Free Market
November 10, 2017
TSA fails most tests in latest undercover operation at US airports
from ABC News: Procedures that are highly effective in eroding individual rights are not so effective at detecting contraband.Government is Watching Every Move You Make
Marijuana Legalization 2017: States and cities where weed won this November
from Inverse: Pot remains illegal at a federal level and is still seen as a “life-wrecking” substance by the country’s Attorney General. But cannabis advocates made enormous strides in elections across the country this week.The War on Unapproved Voluntary Exchange
Could giving property rights to the world's poor unlock trillions?
from BBC: Some of the most important parts of our modern economy can't be seen - but they can be heard. That's what one Peruvian economist concluded while walking through the idyllic rice fields of Bali, Indonesia, in the 1990s.Economic Policy: Statism Versus The Free Market
Congress is blowing its shot at real NSA reform
from The Verge: This year’s 702 reauthorization is the best chance in years to rein in the NSA.Government is Watching Every Move You Make
Senate pushes to eliminate Jeff Sessions' civil asset forfeiture program
from Civilized: A bipartisan group of senators released a letter yesterday in which they called on the legislative body to pass a law to restrict the ability of the Department of Justice to enact civil asset forfeiture programs.Police State America
Founder of web browser Opera says worried about online privacy
from Reuters: People should worry about online data collection by technology companies because it gives them unparalleled insight into users lives, the creator of one of the biggest web browsers, Opera, said on Thursday.Government is Watching Every Move You Make
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November 9, 2017
Venezuela teeters on brink of default
from Yahoo: End stage socialism is to about to economically crush Venezuela.
Economic Policy: Statism Versus The Free Market
Economic Policy: Statism Versus The Free Market
Mozilla's Privacy Not Included guide reveals if holiday gifts will spy on you
from CSO Online: Black Friday ads are leaking left and right, but do you know if that holiday gift can spy on you or be hacked?
Government is Watching Every Move You Make
WATCH: Liberals gather to scream at the sky
from PJ Media: Anguished snowflakes emerged from their safe spaces last night and gathered in approximately 25 cities to "scream helplessly at the sky" in protest of President Trump's election.
Political Correctness and Other Nitwittery
Political Correctness and Other Nitwittery