OPINION: Crash2 could well turn out to be the saviour of internet freedoms

by John Ward The electorates of the Western World remain largely unaware of how close they are to losing their social rights, liberties and savings. Only the last of these, alongside Crash2, stands a chance of creating the necessary levels of frustration and desperation to take power back from unelected censors….and those who lie on their … Read more

Snowden win: Mass surveillance breached human rights, European Court rules

Context: Human rights and journalism campaigners have today welcomed a landmark ruling that mass surveillance by GCHQ violated European law. The test case judgment, from the European Court of Human Rights, is being hailed as a ‘significant step forward’ in the protection of privacy and freedom worldwide. via lawgazette.co.uk: Human rights and journalism campaigners have today … Read more

Philadelphia Will Dismantle Its Asset Forfeiture Program and Pay $3 Million to Victims

via reason: Four years after Philadelphia police seized the home of Markela and Chris Sourovelis for a minor drug crime committed by their son, the city has agreed to almost completely dismantle its controversial civil asset forfeiture program and pay $3 million to its victims. The Institute for Justice, a libertarian public interest law firm, announced … Read more

Democratic leaders admit to colluding with FBI & DOJ leadership to withhold information from the President

by sundance I’ve probably reviewed thousands of congressional letters, and intelligence committee letters from oversight, along with even more executive agency responses.  In fact, CTH has shared hundreds of outlines covering granular details within many of the internal memos and correspondences.  However, I have never seen anything like this before. The combination of arrogance, hubris and desperation within … Read more

Nobody Even Noticed

This week alone, Miss America, The Emmys, CNN and Monday Night Football, all suffered the WORST and lowest ratings in history. It’s almost as if people are starting to wake up from a trance! CHK

What are they trying to hide and why are they trying to hide it?

THE DEEP STATE STRIKES BACK: FBI, DOJ Plan Redactions Despite Trump’s Document Order. The Justice Department, FBI and Office of the Director of National Intelligence are going through a methodical review and can’t offer a timeline for finishing, said the people, who weren’t authorized to speak publicly about the sensitive matter. The White House issued a … Read more

The FISA / text classified release and the media

by pilgrimboy I could be wrong, but it seems to me that Trump calling for the release of the classified documents and texts in the run up to the Russian investigation is huge. The biggest story going right now. Bigger, by far, than the Kavanaugh story. (the White House statement – https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/statement-press-secretary-34/) With the Democratic leadership … Read more

Hypocrisy is the theme for Connecticut Democrats this election year.

by Cinderella Broom From Trevor Louden, an article exposes the fact that Connecticut legislators pointing fingers at Pres. Trump for Russian ties are in bed themselves with Communist organizations. The article quotes each of Connecticut’s senators and five House members who are relentlessly scalding Pres. Trump for his alleged (unproven/fabricated) collusion with the Russian government. For example, … Read more

FBI responds to Kavanaugh accuser’s demand for them to investigate Kavanaugh, says it’s “totally inappropriate”

Jake Gibson Verified account @JakeBGibson A Federal Law Enforcement Official says, “It’s totally inappropriate for someone to demand we use law enforcement resources to investigate a 35 year old allegation when she won’t go under oath and can’t remember key details including when or where it happened.” A Federal Law Enforcement Official says, “It's totally … Read more

Australia’s fruit growing industry and farmers cripple by a handful of needles

Whatever the reason for it, it’s impact on Australia has been far-reaching. The industry — already on its knees — is struggling under the weight of trailer after trailer of wasted produce. And now copycats are making recovery efforts almost impossible. Shoppers are avoiding strawberries that are available because of a fear — rational or … Read more

NYTimes is Looking for Biased Reporting Tips! Got some?

Wanna have some fun today? If yes, here is a grassroots action project for you! Yesterday, The New York Times released a request “looking for examples of online ads, posts and texts that contain political disinformation or false claims and are being deliberately spread on internet platforms to try to influence local, statewide, and federal … Read more