A tiny company with a UPS Store address could help the government get around browser security

November 14, 2022November 14, 2022 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

A report from The Washington Post has raised doubts about a root certificate authority used by Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and other tech companies with ties to US intelligence. The company in question, called TrustCor, works as a root certificate authority to validate the trustworthiness of websites — and while the report found no concrete evidence of wrongdoing, it raised significant questions about the company’s trustworthiness.
A tiny company with a UPS Store address could help the government get around browser security

Strikes & protests in France (and demonstrations in the US)

October 17, 2022October 17, 2022 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Strikes grow as Macron postpones threat to crush French refinery strike

The French call for NATO exit

MSM was all over the cost of living protests but nothing about the Anti-NATO protests. Videos have emerged of police repression in Paris (at which protest, I’m unsure). Meanwhile, in the US, the Poor People’s Campaign, and allies, held multiple demonstrations to get out the vote (which were mainly covered by local news).

“Now, All of You Are Azov”: Ukrainian ‘Neo-Nazis’ Tour U.S.

October 6, 2022October 6, 2022 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

After meeting with at least 50 members of Congress, soldiers of the neo-Nazi Azov Regiment toured the US to auction off swastika-inspired patches and lobby for an end to restrictions on US arms and training.
“Now, All of You Are Azov”: Ukrainian ‘Neo-Nazis’ Tour U.S.

The Supreme Court Might Be on the Brink of Making Corruption Easier—Again

October 5, 2022October 5, 2022 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Percoco v. United States would seem to be a pretty clear-cut case of political bribery. That the justices are even willing to hear it is a bad sign.
The Supreme Court Might Be on the Brink of Making Corruption Easier—Again

A Fossil Fuels Giant Has Been Raising the Election Chances of Extreme-Right Candidates — Using a Dangerous High-Tech Weapon

September 19, 2022September 19, 2022 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The Federal Election Commission (FEC), a federal agency, states that its mission is to “protect the integrity of the federal campaign finance process by providing transparency and fairly enforcing and administering federal campaign finance laws.” So last week Wall Street On Parade sent an email inquiry to the FEC, asking the following:
A Fossil Fuels Giant Has Been Raising the Election Chances of Extreme-Right Candidates — Using a Dangerous High-Tech Weapon

When Slaveowners Got Reparations

September 6, 2022September 6, 2022 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

On April 16, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill emancipating enslaved people in Washington, the end of a long struggle. But to ease slaveowners’ pain, the District of Columbia Emancipation Act paid those loyal to the Union up to $300 for every enslaved person freed.
When Slaveowners Got Reparations

Previously:

When Abraham Lincoln Tried to Resettle Free Black Americans in the Caribbean

BUT WHY?! Kenya Has Zero Cases But U.S Pharmaceutical Firm To Start Vaccine Trial + WHO Issues Monkeypox Advisory to Kenya

August 6, 2022August 6, 2022 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Video via Wongel Zelalem

Tonix will test its monkeypox vaccine in Kenya next year, and no eyes on accelerated path at FDA

The study of Tonix Pharmaceuticals’ live virus vaccine will occur at Kenya Medical Research Institute, or KEMRI, in the East African country, the partners said Thursday. While Kenya has no reported cases of the virus that leads to painful lesions, the country is close to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which had 163 cases as of July 27, according to a CDC tracker.

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Tonix has been working on monkeypox and smallpox for close to a decade, Lederman said. The company’s vaccine, dubbed TNX-801, is traced back to a research collaboration with the Department of Cell Biology at the University of Alberta.

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