The Palmer Raids and the First Red Scare: The Roots of Liberal Anticommunism in the United States
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Why people are getting evicted for calling 911
Why people are getting evicted for calling 911
Experts tell Vox that these laws criminalize poverty, punish victims for asking for help, and have not been shown to actually reduce crime (and several pointed out that reducing 911 calls may even lead to an increase in crime). Litigation challenging these measures has revealed stark violations of civil rights law and the Constitution.
Experts Warn Civil Rights Fallout from COVID Could be Far Worse Than the Pandemic Itself
Lawmakers Reintroduce Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United
Justin Amash Introduces Bill To End Civil Asset Forfeiture Nationwide
Year Zero
2020 was GloboCap Year Zero. The year when the global capitalist ruling classes did away with the illusion of democracy and reminded everyone who is actually in charge, and exactly what happens when anyone challenges them.
Year Zero
A Short Comment on a Big Danger — “Internet of Things”
A Short Comment on a Big Danger
The US Air Force’s Research Lab (yes, it has its own lab) has recently signed a contract to test new software of a company called SignalFrame, a Washington DC wireless tech company. The company’s new software is able to access smartphones, and from your phone jump off to access any other wireless or bluetooth device in the near vicinity. To quote from the article today in the Wall St. Journal, the smartphone is used “as a window onto usage of hundreds of millions of computers, routers, fitness trackers, modern automobiles and other networked devices, known collectively as the ‘Internet of Things’.”
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Next Step in Government Data Tracking Is the Internet of Things
U. S. government agencies from the military to law enforcement have been buying up mobile-phone data from the private sector to use in gathering intelligence, monitoring adversaries and apprehending criminals.
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