2017 was a chaotic year filled with violent protest, threats of nuclear war, ongoing Cold War-style accusations of collusion with ‘the Russians,’ and widespread allegations of sexual harassment. Establishment media outlets like Washington Post and CNN took it upon themselves to protect American democracy from the Trump administration, but in typical fashion, many of the Read More…
Police State
DHS Expanding Operations Into More Than 70 Countries, Violating Travelers and National Sovereignty
The Department of Homeland Security is expanding globally in an effort to “strengthen international security while preventing a terrorist attack, drug shipment, or human smuggling ring” according to a report by the New York Times. An estimated 2,000 Homeland Security employees from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and special agents to Transportation Security Administration officials are now being deployed to Read More…
U.S. Judge Rules Trump Administration Must Provide Detained American With Legal Counsel
While the Trump administration attempts to strip the citizenship of an American citizen who has been held for more than 3 months, a federal judge has ruled he must be given access to a lawyer. A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. government must provide a lawyer to an American citizen who is currently Read More…
U.S. Border Crossings Have Become Authoritarian Testing Grounds
Last week, my brother and his longterm girlfriend entered these United States at JFK international airport in New York City. She’s a Chinese citizen with a tourist (B1/B2 visa), which leads to many restrictions on when she’s allowed to enter and for how long. They are always meticulous about playing everything exactly by the book, and this Read More…
The Death of Academic Freedom: Prof James Tracy Denied First Amendment Rights By Federal Court
On December 11, 2017, in a serious miscarriage of justice, a jury in West Palm Beach, Florida, ruled unanimously in favor of Florida Atlantic University and against former Media Studies Professor James Tracy, who was suing for reinstatement after his firing in 2016. The jury found that Tracy’s “controversial” articles on Memory Hole Blog were Read More…
Protecting The Sex Abusers: U.S. Congress In Search Of An Unspoken Bordello
In accordance with the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995(CAA) the Office of Compliance (OC) compiled and published shocking statistics listing (1) the number of settlements paid to its employees and interns after allegations of abuse by legislators; (2) the total amount of dollars paid by US Treasury to the victims of Congressional workplace abuse. The Read More…