Google May Have Shared Your Private Videos with Strangers

Google May Have Shared Your Private Videos with Strangers:

Google announced this week that its data backup service, Google Takeout, experienced a technical issue that resulted in the leaking of thousands of private user videos.
According to a report by 9 to 5 Google, users that participated in the Takeout data backup program may have had their private videos leaked to other users. The service, which allows users to backup all of the data they are storing with the Internet giant, was established in 2011. This week, users on the service received a notification from the company that their private videos may have been shared with other users.

Media sorta ignored this slur!-----Pelosi rips Trump State of the Union speech in half - AOL News

Pelosi rips Trump State of the Union speech in half - AOL News: 
"...Except for a few passages, Trump’s speech was met with silence and occasional groans from the Democratic side of the chamber, while Republicans applauded loudly and enthusiastically.
“I tore it up,” Pelosi said as she was leaving the chamber. 
“Because it was a courteous thing to do considering the alternative. It was such a dirty speech..."
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AM Fruitcake.

History for February 6

History for February 6 - On-This-Day.com
Aaron Burr 1756, Babe Ruth 1895, Ronald Wilson Reagan 1911 Actor, 40th President of the United States


Zsa Zsa Gabor 1919, Mamie Van Doren 1933, Bob Marley 1945 - Musician (The Wailers, Bob Marley and the Wailers)


1952 - Britain's King George VI died. His daughter, Elizabeth II, succeeded him.


1987 - President Ronald Reagan turned 76 years old this day and became the oldest U.S. President in history.

Senate acquits Trump on abuse of power, obstruction of Congress charges | Fox News

Senate acquits Trump on abuse of power, obstruction of Congress charges | Fox News:

The Senate overwhelmingly acquitted President Trump on both articles of impeachment against him Wednesday afternoon following a brief trial, in a historic rejection of Democrats' claims that the president's Ukraine dealings and handling of congressional subpoenas merited his immediate removal from office.

Illegal Alien Deported After Killing Four Kids Admits She Illegally Returned To The US | The Daily Caller

Illegal Alien Deported After Killing Four Kids Admits She Illegally Returned To The US | The Daily Caller:

A Guatemalan woman — who was jailed and later deported after she killed four children in a bus accident — pleaded guilty Monday to illegally re-entering the United States.
Olga Marina Franco del Cid, a 36-year-old Guatemalan national, pled guilty to one count of illegal re-entry into the U.S. and to one count of false representation of a social security account number, according to a Department of Justice press release.

The way we were-----Hang On Sloopy The McCoys {Stereo}

Boob-tube-----Top 10 Decade Defining TV Shows: 1950s

What word is missing from this article?-----Spain sexual assault: US issues security alert over rise in reported cases - BBC News

Spain sexual assault: US issues security alert over rise in reported cases - BBC News
"The US has issued a security alert for its citizens visiting Spain in response to a rise in the number of reported sexual assaults across the country.

• Students and tourists are advised to "drink responsibly" and avoid travelling alone in a set of guidelines published by the US embassy in Spain.
• The embassy also advised citizens to familiarise themselves with the law...
• It warned its citizens visiting or living in Spain not to "consume beverages that have been out of your control" and to use "the buddy system" - to travel with a friend or a family member.
• "If you have been sexually assaulted, call 112 immediately... [and] consider contacting a local attorney to help you navigate the criminal justice process and protect your rights," the alert added.

...In November, thousands of people took to the streets across Spain after a Barcelona court ruled that five men accused of gang-raping a 14-year-old girl had committed the lesser crime of sexual abuse.
This, the court said, was because the victim was in an "unconscious state"...
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Loud and proud?-----All Democrats Say Their Health Plan Would Cover Undocumented Immigrants

"All Democrats on the stage raised their hands when asked if their health care plan would offer coverage for undocumented immigrants #DemDebate2 "

Mark Zuckerberg: Free Expression on Facebook Will 'Piss Off a Lot of People'

Mark Zuckerberg: Free Expression on Facebook Will 'Piss Off a Lot of People':

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg stated during a recent speech that the company is going to “piss off a lot of people” as Facebook focuses on free expression over censorship. According to Zuckerberg, it “feels like the list of things that you’re not allowed to say socially keeps on growing.”
CNBC reports that while speaking at the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit 2020 in Salt Lake City, Utah, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg stated that Facebook would be standing for principles it believes in whether it upsets critics or not. Notably, Zuckerberg proclaimed the tech giant’s dedication to free speech.

German Power Co. Reveal More Rate Hikes Averaging 8.1% | Climate Dispatch

German Power Co. Reveal More Rate Hikes Averaging 8.1% | Climate Dispatch
"Leading dailies in Germany are reporting today that power companies across the country will be hiking electricity prices once again in the February to April period, affecting millions of households.
This comes at the heels of a January price hike.
“The wave of electricity price increases in Germany is not abating. According to figures from the comparison and brokerage portal Verivox, 86 utilities have announced average price increases of 8.1 percent for the months February to April,” writes Germany’s flagship Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) here.
“For a family with an annual consumption of 4000-kilowatt hours, this would mean additional costs of around 100 euros per year.”
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"...They're into it to gain raw power to exercise over citizens they disagree with. That is scary."

Fans of Best of the Web Today--John McGrew shared a link.
"What I find disturbing about this isn't just that "The Heckler's Veto" has become de rigueur on most of our college campuses, but that these are students at America's most prestigious law schools who represent the next generation of legal thought and practice.
Clearly these students are not into the law for equality or justice.
They're into it to gain raw power to exercise over citizens they disagree with.
That is scary."

Students shut down a speech. Now they want impunity for disrupters.

WSJ.COM|BY WSJ OPINION

Opinion | The Heckler’s Veto at Georgetown Law

Students shut down a speech. Now they want impunity for disrupters.

Lunch video-----Population Control Isn't the Answer to Climate Change. Capitalism Is.

Noon-toon

Trudeau Minister Proposes Forcing News Websites to Have Govt Licence

Trudeau Minister Proposes Forcing News Websites to Have Govt Licence:

Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault has stated that news websites, along with social media companies, could be forced to obtain government licences to operate in Canada.
The minister, who has been tasked with updating Canada’s broadcasting laws using the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), stated that internet news sites will be “asked” to obtain a government-approved licence, broadcaster CTV reports.

Berkeley Weeded Out Job Applicants Who Didn’t Propose Specific Plans To Advance Diversity – Reason.com

Berkeley Weeded Out Job Applicants Who Didn’t Propose Specific Plans To Advance Diversity – Reason.com:

• The university's litmus test is a lawsuit waiting to happen.

"The University of California has been requiring prospective faculty members to affirm that they support diversity. 
This was Orwellian in its own right—reminiscent of the university system's 1950s loyalty oaths, which required faculty to attest that they were not members of the Communist Party.
It now appears that at one campus, UC-Berkeley, the diversity initiative goes much further than previously understood.
Whether a candidate has proposed a specific, concrete plan to advance diversity is now being used as a litmus test for some positions.
No candidate who fails the test can even be considered for employment..."
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