“The development marks the first time since the former British colony’s return to Chinese rule in 1997 that it has sought to outlaw a political organisation.”
Tag Archives: Orwellian
How your data is used by police, and where it goes wrong
“For fans of the 2002 Tom Cruise film ‘Minority Report,’ this will sound like life catching up with art.”
Why the Media is Desperate to Reclaim its “Gatekeeper” Status for News
“Don’t you miss the good old days when you could believe that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction when the media reported it?”
Was Brett Kavanaugh’s JFK coverup contribution his ticket to SCOTUS?
“In his last decision before being nominated by President Trump to serve on the Supreme Court, Kavanaugh ruled in favor of the CIA.”
Read more: http://jfkfacts.org/judge-karen-henderson-dissents-from-brett-kavanaughs-decision-favoring-cia/
Plutonium went missing in San Antonio, but the government says nothing
“More than a year later, state and federal officials don’t know where the plutonium – one of the most valuable and dangerous substances on earth – is. Nor has the cesium been recovered.”
Judge Napolitano: I am deeply disappointed by Trump’s Supreme Court pick
“On Monday night, he rewarded the swamp denizens and deep state outliers by nominating one of their own to the Supreme Court.”
Customs detains American mom and daughter for suspected human trafficking
“A mother and daughter were detained at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport by U.S. Customs officers Sunday because they did not share the same last name, the mother alleges.”
IRS Now Blocking 362,000+ Americans From Getting Passports
“The stated purpose of the bill was ‘to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.'”
Read more: https://thepointsguy.com/news/irs-blocking-americans-from-getting-passports/
Americans Now Can’t Leave the U.S. Without IRS Permission
“In turning to greater use of emigration controls, the US is embracing ever greater control of its domestic population and its resources. Such oversight of US citizens, however, was almost completely unknown in the nineteenth century.”
Read more: https://mises.org/wire/you-now-cant-leave-us-unless-irs-lets-you
NYT Sees ‘Dystopia’ in Chinese Surveillance—Which Looks a Lot Like US Surveillance
“There’s a category of story we call ‘Them Not Us’—US media reporting on problems abroad, and seemingly not noticing that they have the same problems at home.”