Contradicting the rulings of six others federal courts, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals annihilated free speech rights in upholding a district court decision stating citizens do not have the right to film public officials — politicians, police, and others — in public. (TFTP) In affirming the decision of the lower court to dismiss, the Read More…
Claire Bernish
Coincidence? Military Industrial Complex Hit Highest Stock Prices Ever As Govt Hypes North Korea War
Feckless boasts of military might and icy vows to annihilate one another might not necessarily prove war between the U.S., North Korea, and their allies is nigh, but the monumental increase in stocks of weapons and defense manufacturers — the economic fingerprints a preparation for a colossal military endeavor — just might. “North Korea best not make Read More…
Microchipping Humans: First They Traded Freedom for Security, Now It’s Privacy for Convenience
RFID chips are in the news again, this time as employees volunteer for implants — but the chips’ convenience lures more to implants before the impact on rights can be assessed. If a steel truth exists in decades of technological innovation, it rests firmly in the convenience provided society — indeed, while the mother of Read More…
Massive US Sex Trafficking Bust Ensnares Over 1,000—Including Law Enforcement And Clergy
From Seattle to Tuscaloosa, police arrested more than 1,000 people in just one month — including a law enforcement officer and pastor — as part of a sweeping crackdown on child sex offenders, and juvenile and adult sex trafficking in the United States. Police from 37 departments in 17 states participated in the annual National Johns Suppression Read More…
One Of The World’s Largest Banks Was Just Accused Of Laundering Millions For Drug Cartels
Commonwealth Bank is in hot water, as civil penalties proceedings begin after an investigation found tens of thousands of violations of money laundering and terrorist financing laws. (TFTP) Commonwealth Bank of Australia stands accused by the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) of a stupefying 53,700 violations of money laundering and counter-terrorism-financing laws, in which the Read More…
It’s Here – Geoengineering Now Normalized As Scientists Spray Chemicals To Dim the Sun, Soak Up CO2
Scientists plan to use geoengineering — capturing carbon from the air, and spraying aerosols to dim sunlight — to stave off theorized global warming. (TFTP) Undeterred by steep cost and the interminable controversy on the very concept of global warming, scientists will again experiment with geoengineering — as a means to bolster the effect of cloud cover Read More…