Republic Greed

are we really that shocked by this though?
Sad fact is all of the sheeple will either not read it, not believe it, or call it fake news.

Bloomberg Article

Forget you rprivacy

Privacy took a huge step backward with this. I do think this is something that will get further spread across the globe as all of the nations become more like police states.

Way to stay on point

Mixed messages seem to be day to day with this administration. Not sure why this particular one sent the markets tumbling. Maybe because it involved trade between the world's 2 largest economies????

Facebook equals Data Sieve

us-facebook-privacy-britain
Facebook and the treasure trove of data that it let's walk out the door.

Big Brother Insurance

You Snooze, You Lose: Insurers Make The Old Adage…
 

https://www.propublica.org/article/you-snooze-you-lose-insurers-make-the-old-adage-literally-true

Some very random thoughts......

So if it is sending data, can it received data as well?

     If it can receive data remotely then it can receive commands remotely?

          Could it be hacked and shut down against someone?

How is liability handled in that case?

Black Hole Doppelgangers

Unexpectedly Vanishing Quasars Are Mystifying Scientists https://www.wired.com/story/unexpectedly-vanishing-quasars-are-mystifying-scientists

Puts days what?

Trump Says Of Midterm Losses, 'My Name Wasn't On The Ballot'

Even after all his calls that he was, and this was a vote for him. Hah.

https://www.npr.org/2018/11/18/669037945/trump-says-of-midterm-losses-my-name-wasn-t-on-the-ballot

Bigot says what?

Rep. Steve King Denied Comparing Immigrants To 'Dirt'
Audio Says Otherwise
https://www.npr.org/2018/11/13/667269088/rep-steve-king-denied-comparing-immigrants-to-dirt-audio-says-otherwise

A Scary Thought

A really really bad flu

King Rabbit Introductions

China GTN Ordered to Register as Foreign Agents

U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has ordered two of China’s main state-run media organizations to register as foreign agents.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/justice-department-has-ordered-key-chinese-state-media-firms-to-register-as-foreign-agents-1537296756?mod=e2twp 

 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-media/china-to-its-state-media-keep-calm-dont-inflame-trade-row-with-u-s-idUSKBN1K118L

 https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/01/16/senators-press-justice-department-on-chinese-state-media-outlets-registering-as-foreign-agents/

New King Rabbit Jam

Lift off Jam

Poor NRA

NRA Says It Faces A Financial Crisis In Lawsuit Against New York State Officials

https://www.npr.org/2018/08/04/635618126/nra-says-it-faces-a-financial-crisis-in-lawsuit-against-new-york-state-officials

Trump got played

North Korea Slams U.S. Talks As 'Regrettable' After Pompeo Called Them 'Productive'

https://www.npr.org/2018/07/07/626828951/north-korea-slams-u-s-talks-as-regrettable-after-pompeo-called-them-productive

So, the conspiracy theory mind in me went a little Haywire with this one. What if, Russia totally manipulated this for their benefit a long time ago. They've been giving Aid to North Korea for some time, you obviously can't really pay them for these things, and then North Korea backs out of any talk with Trump, and Putin can come in and appear to be the savior.

Trump will pardon him

Giuliani Says Michael Cohen 'Should Cooperate' With Prosecutors.

Prediction: As soon as he is charged, Trump will pardon Cohen.

https://www.npr.org/2018/07/08/627107199/giuliani-says-michael-cohen-should-cooperate-with-prosecutors

And the court goes right

President Trump Announces Supreme Court Pick Monday Night. Only in how bad it will be. Or how influential the conservative lobbyists have been, regardless of how "on the ball" the white house claims to be on this.

https://www.npr.org/2018/07/09/626497192/anticipation-builds-ahead-trumps-supreme-court-nominee-unveiling

The Internet we have today

The Court Case that Enabled Today's Toxic Internet. Granted, forcing a platform or service to monitor all content is a very slippery slope with mistakes probably out numbering wins. The better option would be to have a shared common decency which the putin trolls seem intent on destroying. Maybe we, as a species, are not smart enough to use social media........

https://www.wired.com/story/the-court-case-that-enabled-todays-toxic-internet

Trump kills more of ACA

Trump Administration Freezes Payments Required By The Affordable Care Act

https://www.npr.org/2018/07/08/627042776/trump-administration-freezes-payments-required-by-the-affordable-care-act

Second Nerve Agent Attack

English Woman Exposed To Nerve Agent Dies. Putin is really unchecked at this point. This is going to blow up in all of our faces in the coming years, of Russia keeps escalating things.

https://www.npr.org/2018/07/08/627122538/english-woman-exposed-to-nerve-agent-dies

Brexit is leaderless

Britain's Brexit Secretary Abruptly Quits, Throwing Deal To Leave EU In Doubt. Nigel farage has to be loving this.

https://www.npr.org/2018/07/09/627199204/britains-brexit-secretary-abruptly-quits-throwing-deal-to-leave-eu-in-doubt

Something smells funny

https://www.thedailybeast.com/gop-senators-to-russian-foreign-minister-we-dont-need-to-be-adversaries

I'm sure they didn't sell their soul while they were there. Maybe just their vote in a few upcoming bills. Magnitsky act repeal for a few extra dollars and attacking our election again in their favore.

A different way to communicate

Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Hints He May Cooperate With Federal Prosecutors

https://www.npr.org/2018/07/02/625286935/trump-lawyer-michael-cohen-hints-he-may-cooperate-with-federal-prosecutors

More likely this is his way of telling Donald , that you had better pardon me or I will spill all of the dirt on you. This guy is just trying to avoid jail any way he can.

Spain takes them

Spain Takes In Migrant Ship Stranded After Italy, Malta Refused To Let It Dock

https://www.npr.org/2018/06/11/618849580/italy-and-malta-close-their-ports-to-migrant-rescue-ship-spain-takes-it-in

Ford is back.

Ford Buys Detroit Train Station, Once An Icon Of Detroit's Decay : NPR https://www.npr.org/2018/06/11/619027008/once-an-icon-of-detroit-decay-historic-train-station-has-new-owner-ford?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news

Trump’s War with Amazon Is Personal

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/04/trump-war-with-amazon-and-the-washington-post-is-personal

Now, according to four sources close to the White House, Trump is discussing ways to escalate his Twitter attacks on Amazon to further damage the company. “He’s off the hook on this. It’s war,” one source told me. “He gets obsessed with something, and now he’s obsessed with Bezos,” said another source. “Trump is like, how can I fuck with him?”

White shark cafe

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/28/613394086/great-white-sharks-have-a-secret-cafe-and-they-led-scientists-right-to-it

'Spider-Man' Scales Building To Save Dangling Child

This was an amazing story of heroism IMO. I read he was given a job by the fire department as well.

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/28/614963176/spider-man-scales-building-to-save-dangling-child-macron-offers-him-citizenship

You are the product

US cell carriers are selling access to your real-time phone location data | ZDNet https://www.zdnet.com/article/us-cell-carriers-selling-access-to-real-time-location-data/

Scary big brother world

Privacy jyst rollled over in her grave.......
Face recognition police tools 'staggeringly inaccurate' - BBC News http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44089161

Remember when.....

Manhunt ensues as North Korean counter-espionage official defects

http://english.dailynk.com/english/m/read.php

What's Missing

Warning paywall

American soldiers in Syria showed me something Trump doesn’t understand http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/american-soldiers-are-honored-to-be-in-syria-we-should-be-too/2018/04/05/bada6624-3912-11e8-8fd2-49fe3c675a89_story.html

So is this irony?

NRA Bans Guns During Convention Speech By President, Vice President

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/01/607054795/nra-bans-guns-during-convention-speech-by-president-vice-president

EPA?, What EPA?

Pruitt Proposes New Rule Defining What Science Can Be Used By EPA

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/24/605341791/pruitt-proposes-new-rule-defining-what-science-can-be-used-by-epa

This is some scary s***

https://youtu.be/h4hZn_i-2nI

Of course they are

Facebook Is Steering Users Away From Privacy Protections https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-is-steering-users-away-from-privacy-protections

What parts of you are the product do people not get?

Mr robot strikes

http://www.businessinsider.de/hackers-stole-a-casinos-database-through-a-thermometer-in-the-lobby-fish-tank-2018-4?r=UK&IR=T

Lip service to Privacy

Despite Zuckerberg Pledge, Facebook Fights State Privacy Laws

https://www.wired.com/story/despite-zuckerberg-pledge-facebook-fights-state-privacy-laws

Still new things out there to learn

https://health.howstuffworks.com/human-body/parts/new-human-highway-organ-identified.htm

The EPA wins ......

https://theintercept.com/2017/12/28/scott-pruitt-failed-banker-running-epa-superfund-program/

Quality is job #1

For Republicans, dumping Scott Pruitt would be a win-win-win-win-win-win-win. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/04/for-republicans-dumping-scott-pruitt-would-be-a-win-win-win-win-win-win-win.html

Monitoring the news makers

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michellefabio/2018/04/06/department-of-homeland-security-compiling-database-of-journalists-and-media-influencers/#2a1d13646121

Too far maybe?

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2018/04/05/facebook-building-8-explored-data-sharing-agreement-with-hospitals.html

An the planet looses

Former Coal Lobbyist On Tap For No. 2 Spot At EPA

https://www.npr.org/2018/03/17/593546626/former-coal-lobbyist-on-tap-for-no-2-spot-at-epa

Russia can disconnect

http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2018/03/if-war-comes-russia-could-disconnect-internet-yes-entire-country/146572/

Trump Doesn’t Give a Dam

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/12/opinion/donald-trump-infrastructure.html

Ego knows no bounds

Trump Claims His SOTU Had The Highest Ratings In History. It Didn't https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/01/582414052/trump-claims-his-sotu-had-the-highest-ratings-in-history-it-didnt

More surveillance for you

https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2018/1/26/16932350/ice-immigration-customs-license-plate-recognition-contract-vigilant-solutions

RIP

Hugh Masekela, Father Of South African Jazz, Dies At 78 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/23/579885226/hugh-masekela-father-of-south-african-jazz-dies-at-78

Facebook about face

Facebook Says Social Media Can Be Negative For Democracy : The Two-Way : NPR https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/22/579732762/facebook-says-social-media-can-be-negative-for-democracy

Sad if true

https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/21/trump-grandfather-friedrich-banished-germany-historian-royal-decree?CMP=share_btn_tw&__twitter_impression=true

Working for a mistrial

Manafort Case Drags As Judge Puzzles Over Legal Positions https://www.npr.org/2018/01/16/578309566/manafort-case-drags-as-judge-puzzles-over-legal-positions

More government distrust

How the Government Hides Secret Surveillance Programs | WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/stingray-secret-surveillance-programs/

Trump fire and fury

Michael Wolff’s ‘Fire and Fury’: Inside Trump’s White House http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/01/michael-wolff-fire-and-fury-book-donald-trump.html