Tokyo — While in Tokyo on Thursday for his first visit to Asia as secretary of state, Rex Tillerson said a “new approach” to the North Korea situation is needed. At the same time, the North Koreans themselves were denouncing the United States’ use of heavy firepower in its ongoing drills with South Korea. “North Read More…
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Feds Drop Charges in Child Porn Case to Protect Secrets
In a case that’s drawn criticism from multiple angles, last week federal prosecutors dropped all charges against a Washington man who allegedly downloaded child pornography from a website that was infiltrated, taken over, and allegedly even improved by the FBI. The site, Playpen, operated on a platform designed to mask the real identities of its users, Read More…
China Just Issued a Nuclear Warning to Donald Trump and the United States
Following comments made by White House spokesman Sean Spicer on Monday in which he said the United States would absolutely protect its interests in the South China Sea, the Asian superpower has fired back through its state-run media — going so far as to suggest China should beef up its nuclear arsenal in the face Read More…
China Flexes Its Muscles on Singapore, Taiwan, and US over Military Ties
Beijing — While Taiwan faces regional pressure to adhere to the one-China policy — due, in large part, to its budding friendship with the United States — the city-state of Singapore has found itself in a similar position as China continues to invoke sovereignty on an issue of seized military hardware. From a report by Read More…
5 Stories the Media Ignored While Reporting on the Kim Kardashian Robbery
One of the saving graces of the ailing corporate media — for the folks setting the agenda, anyhow — is its relentless ability to hyper-focus the public’s attention on altogether meaningless events. Take, for instance, an armed robbery that sees property stolen but no one harmed. Such an event is unfortunate, yes, but such is Read More…
This Orwellian Technology Automates Censorship And Is Even Worse Than It Sounds
As people around the world struggle to come to terms with the recent years’ rise in terrorist attacks — and on the heels of a mass shooting in Orlando that left 49 people dead — many are looking to social media platforms to up their game in the battle against online radicalization. Now, a computer Read More…