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DHS has a program gathering domestic intelligence — and virtually no one knows about it
For years, the Department of Homeland Security has run a virtually unknown program gathering domestic intelligence, one of many revelations in a wide-ranging tranche of internal documents reviewed by POLITICO.
DHS has a program gathering domestic intelligence — and virtually no one knows about it
TRUTH COPS: Leaked Documents Outline DHS’s Plans to Police Disinformation
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY is quietly broadening its efforts to curb speech it considers dangerous, an investigation by The Intercept has found. Years of internal DHS memos, emails, and documents — obtained via leaks, Freedom of Information Act requests, and an ongoing lawsuit, as well as public reports — illustrate an expansive effort by the agency to influence tech platforms.
TRUTH COPS: Leaked Documents Outline DHS’s Plans to Police Disinformation
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Disrupt The Cognitive Infrastructure
H/T: Unorthodox Truth
Surgeon general calls out platforms over COVID-19 misinformation
Surgeon general calls out platforms over COVID-19 misinformation
The report calls for an all-of-society push to address vaccine and coronavirus misinformation, including sweeping policy recommendations for companies like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy specifically calls on companies to redesign their algorithms to “avoid amplifying misinformation.” He also suggests that they build more “friction” into sharing functions that urge users to rethink whether to share a post containing false information.
Murthy also recommends that platforms put out “clear consequences for accounts that repeatedly violate platform policies,” like instituting broader bans and suspensions for sharing misinformation.
Previously:
White House ‘Flagging’ COVID ‘Disinformation’ for Social Media Companies
Trump did similar but I don’t remember any outrage. I didn’t even know about it, until I read this on TechDirt (the author claims that the current administration is only complaining, not demanding). I don’t see it that way, though, and feel there’s no difference; it’s fascism!
Updated: Despite Donald Trump Pardon, Steve Bannon Could Still Face State Charges
Despite Donald Trump Pardon, Steve Bannon Could Still Face State Charges
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DHS advises companies to avoid Chinese hardware and software services
DHS advises companies to avoid Chinese hardware and software services
The DHS urged U.S. companies to take care when sharing data with Chinese firms; using equipment produced or maintained by Chinese companies; and even when working with companies that have Chinese citizens in “key leadership and security-focused roles.”
Good luck with that!
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Goods from West Bank settlements to be labeled “Made in Israel,” Pompeo says
Report – Chad Wolf’s Wife Works At Firm That Received $6 Million In DHS Contracts
Report – Chad Wolf’s Wife Works At Firm That Received $6 Million In DHS Contracts
“After Mr. Wolf joined DHS, it began pumping millions of dollars into his wife’s firm, which also happens to be his largest financial asset,” Kyle Herrig, who leads the left-leaning watchdog group Accountable.US, told NBC. “The arrangement is highly problematic and warrants congressional scrutiny.”
DHS Head Chad Wolf Adopts Language of War in Threats Against Portland Protesters
DHS Head Chad Wolf Adopts Language of War in Threats Against Portland Protesters
While these are extreme events, the phrase “all options on the table” is largely used in politics as a code phrase conveying the most extreme violence imaginable, without having to explicitly state it. The phrase was famously used by President George W. Bush throughout his administration when discussing Iran and its supposed nuclear weapons program. When asked by a reporter if “all options” could mean a nuclear attack on Iran, Bush refused to answer, simply re-stating that “all options” were on the table.
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The phrase, therefore, is continually used against foreign enemies of the U.S. government as a way of threatening war or even nuclear annihilation without having to explicitly state it, letting the threat pass under the radar of many, and allowing for plausible deniability if challenged. The fact that government officials are beginning to use that same rhetoric against the domestic population in Portland is not a positive sign for the future of the city or the country.
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