The US is flying drones over the Gaza Strip to help gather intelligence on the locations of hostages taken by the Hamas Movement and other Palestinian armed factions during the October 7 surprise attack, Reuters reported on November 3, citing a pair of United States officials.
US Is Flying Combat Drones Over Gaza – Reports
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The NYPD used its drones 13 times to make 239 arrests during the demonstrations that erupted last week over the Hamas-Israel war and could bust more people caught breaking the law on video, NYPD officials said.
NYPD used drones for arrests in pro-Palestine protests in NYC
Judging from the behavior of the governments of Israel, Europe and the US, nazi Germany may not have won militarily, but it did infect Western leadership with the fascistic and genocidal disease that is thriving today.
Did the NAZIs win World War 2?
By Chip Gibbons / The Dissenter
Israel’s war on the besieged Gaza Strip has entered its sixth day. The Israeli military has launched a massive bombardment with airstrikes killing over 1,000 Palestinians.
The FBI’s Material Support for Israeli Apartheid Against Palestinians
Knew the majority, of this, but hadn’t put it all together in one place. New, to me, was her support of the Kurdish militias. I’ll probably duplicate this, onto its own page, where I can add more to it at a later date!
Ex-Dem Tulsi Gabbard Responds When Asked About Possibly Being Trump’s VP
The 42-year-old made an appearance on Fox News’ “Hannity” and admitted her secret ambition to be Trump’s running mate in the 2024 presidential election.
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But the eNaira launch came nine months after the CBN effectively banned cryptocurrencies, which were used to fund anti-police brutality protests that swept the country in late 2020. The CBN claimed crypto jeopardized the financial system and could be used to fund terrorism and froze protestors’ bank accounts.
For all the (mostly misleading) talk of the US government having too much say in content moderation decisions, this move would literally put US government officials effectively in control of content moderation decisions for TikTok. Apparently the thinking is “welp, it’s better than the Chinese government.” But… that doesn’t mean it’s good. Or constitutional.
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Honestly, what this reads as is the moral panic over China and TikTok so eating the brains of US officials that rather than saying “hey, we should have privacy laws that block this,” they thought instead “hey, that would be cool if we could just do all the things we accuse China of doing, but where we pull the strings.”
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So, look, if we’re going to talk about US government influence over content moderation choices, why aren’t we talking much more about this?
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CFIUS monitoring agencies, including the departments of Justice, Treasury and Defense, would have the right to access TikTok facilities at any time and overrule its policies or contracting decisions. CFIUS would also set the rules for all new company hires, including that they must be U.S. citizens, must consent to additional background checks and could be denied the job at any time.
A Draft Of TikTok’s Plan To Avoid A Ban Gives The U.S. Government Unprecedented Oversight Power
Records from the Department of Homeland Security show it sought to expand undercover operations online despite pushback from Facebook
Revealed: how US immigration uses fake social media profiles across investigations
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Meanwhile, social media surveillance continues uninterrupted. The documents show CBP is still allowed to create fake profiles to passively monitor public Facebook posts. ICE can go a bit further. It has been given explicit permission to create fake accounts to engage in undercover investigations as long as the tactics used online are somewhat analogous to undercover activities carried out in the real world.
Last week, First Lady Jill Biden reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 despite being double vaxxed and boosted.
So, About that Global Pandemic Treaty…
The most distinctly American fact you will ever learn is that the piercing cry you associate with the bald eagle is actually a Hollywood invention.
Even The Bald Eagle’s Call Is Propaganda
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