The survey, which tracks shifting attitudes on the economy and perceptions of capitalism, shows that after the unprecedented government intervention in the U.S. economy during the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans of all political persuasions are re-evaluating their beliefs about capitalism.
We're being spied on by phones, computers, TVs, cars – even the doorbells.
Worse, argues Oxford professor CARISSA VELIZ, we're doing it to ourselves by giving away our data
"Most of us know that our personal data is being collected, stored and analyzed thanks to our relationship with our mobile phones, computers and the internet.
But are we really aware of the full extent of the privacy invasions into our daily lives?
Let's start at dawn.
What is the first thing you do when you wake up?
You probably check your phone.
By doing that, you are informing a whole host of busybodies – your smartphone manufacturer, app developers and your mobile company, as well as intelligence agencies (if they happen to be watching you) – what time you wake up, where you've been sleeping and who you share a bed with, providing they keep their phone with them too...Read all!
Facebook--Harriett Lublin "FTA: Of those who have an opinion (84% of the sample), almost two-thirds (65.5%) support forensic audits. Those people questioning the integrity of the election may have an open mind, but:
The new survey also found that 41% of voters still don't believe that Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election fairly.
When over 40% of the public questions the results of a national election, it is vital to establish the truth of the matter via careful investigation.
If such a substantial portion of the public believes that the president illegitimately occupies the Oval Office, repression won't work well.
It risks political disintegration through passive resistance and maybe worse...Read all!
"A decade ago, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) under President Barack Obama targeted tea party organizations for extra scrutiny and even denial of tax-exempt status. Democrats and the IRS seem determined to be even more brazen under Joe Biden.
As PJ Media’s Mark Tapscott reported last week, the IRS denied a 501(c)(3) tax exemption to the Texas-based group Christians Engaged because its Bible-based Christian teachings “are typically affiliated with the [Republican] party and candidates.”
...Meanwhile, a sitting Democratic politician threatened to target the Roman Catholic Church’s tax-exempt status if the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)drafts rules on Communionthat he doesn’t like.
...“If they’re going to politically weaponize religion by ‘rebuking’ Democrats who support women’s reproductive choice, then a ‘rebuke’ of their tax-exempt status may be in order,” Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) threatened...Read all.
Americans have witnessed it in the censorship of reports on COVID-19 treatments and infections, Hunter Biden's infamous laptop, claims of election fraud, the "consensus" on climate change, and more.
In a recent letter to Microsoft President Brad Smith, Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan called out the tech company for its "increasingly aggressive editorial control" over stories it doesn't like.
“Just from a fairness and a logical factor, if you are illegal, you can cross the border, you can remain here in the US, but if you are a legitimate business or if you simply are a Mexican or US citizen, you can’t cross that border today—even if you’re fully vaccinated,” Wolf said. “It needs to be rationalized, because, right now, they are incentivizing folks to cross illegally and disincentivizing folks to cross legally.”
1787 - Edward Gibbon completed "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire." It was published the following May.
1885 - Chichester Bell and Charles S. Tainter applied for a patent for the gramophone. It was granted on May 4, 1886.
1893 - The New York stock market crashed. By the end of the year 600 banks and 74 railroads had gone out of business.
1931 - Igor Sikorsky filed U.S. Patent 1,994,488, which marked the breakthrough in helicopter technology.
1967 - The world's first cash dispenser was installed at Barclays Bank in Enfield, England. The device was invented by John Sheppard-Barron. The machine operated on a voucher system and the maximum withdrawal was $28.
1980 - U.S. President Carter signed legislation reviving draft registration.
1998 - In a live joint news conference in China U.S. President Clinton and President Jiang Zemin offered an uncensored airing of differences on human rights, freedom, trade and Tibet.
Three South Texas border residents penned an open letter to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris expressing their frustrations and fears about living on the front lines of the current border crisis. The letter comes in the wake of Vice President Harris’s visit to the border — 850 miles from the epicenter of the border crisis.
"A sufficient number of verified recall signatures had previously been reached by recall proponents in April," the Secretary of State’s office announced in a statement. "However, in accordance with California election law, voters were given a 30-day period from April 26 to June 8th to request county officials remove their signatures from recall petitions."
CNN’s Jake Tapper is one of the most respected people in news today. As CNN’s chief Washington anchor and co-host of “State of the Union,” Tapper has sat down with presidents, covered inaugurations, and continues to interview senators, dignitaries and newsmakers week in and week out.
In his new novel The Devil May Dance, Tapper continues the story started in his previous bestseller, The Hellfire Club. Taking us into the world of political stars Charlie and Margaret Marder, Tapper re-creates the world of the 1960s, complete with backroom deals and secret societies. In this new journey, they befriend dazzling celebrities like Frank Sinatra and must learn to deal with sinister forces from Hollywood’s stages and the newly founded Church of Scientology.
Jake Tapper has covered historical political events such as the inauguration of President Barack Obama and the death of Osama bin Laden. His work has won him several awards, including an Emmy for Outstanding Live Coverage of a Current News Story and the Edward R. Murrow Award.
This program is part of our Good Lit series, underwritten by the Bernard Osher Foundation.
"...ever wondered what happened to David Bellamy? "I’m skeptical about man-made climate change. There’s absolutely no proof that carbon dioxide will kill us all. It’s not a poison, it’s the most important gas in the world. Carbon dioxide is an airborne fertilizer. How can farmers grow increasing amounts of food without a rise in CO2?” "The 80-year old environmentalist and former broadcaster, admitted that his skepticism signaled the end of his career as he had known it. “From that moment, I really wasn’t welcome at the BBC,” he said. “They froze me out, because I don’t believe in global warming. My career dried up. I was thrown out of my own conservation groups and I got spat at in London.” Mr Bellamy said things first began to change in 1996 when he spoke out against wind farms during one of his regular appearances on Blue Peter. “That was the beginning really,” he told the Daily Mail. “From that moment, I was not welcome at the BBC.” “I worked with the Wildlife Trusts for 52 years,” he said “And when they dropped me, they didn’t even tell me. They didn’t have the guts. “I read about it in the newspapers. Can you believe it? “Now they don’t want to be anywhere near me. But what are they doing? The WWF might have saved a few pandas, but what about the forests? “What have Greenpeace done?” Mr Bellamy’s wife Rosemary admitted that they had both been devastated by the developments. “It did upset us terribly,” she said. “But we pretended not to be upset, didn’t we David? The best thing to do was not to talk about it. So we didn’t. It’s been very difficult, because he does feel strongly about things.” Mr Bellamy insisted that he had no regrets about being so outspoken and had not changed his opinions about global warming. “I still say it’s poppycock,” he said. "For the last 16 years, temperatures have been going down and the carbon dioxide has been going up and the crops have got greener and grow quicker.
"We’ve done plenty to smash up the planet, but there’s been no global warming caused by man. “If you believe it, fine. But I don’t and there’s thousands like me." He added: "Who cares if they’ve put me on the back burner? I can still talk to my flowers, which are all fine and growing amazingly and say, “Thank you very much, David!” David J. Bellamy OBE (born 1933) is an English professor, botanist, author, broadcaster and environmental campaigner. Credentials: Honorary Dr. of Science, Bournemouth University (1999), PhD.BSc., OBE., DUniv., FLS. FIBiol., Sadly died in December 2019 aged 86."
Chinese researchers appear to have deleted important data from a global database operated by the National Institutes of Health that could provide key insights into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, a preprint study claims.
The entire investigation is an attempt to prosecute people based on their beliefs.
Those who purge their views and admit their wrongthink will be given mercy.
Those who don’t will pay dearly.
“My lawyer has given me names of books and movies to help me see what life is like for others in our country. I’ve learned that even though we live in a wonderful country things still need to improve. People of all colors should feel as safe as I do to walk down the street.”
That passage is part book report, part white privilege mea culpa submitted to a federal court this month by Anna Morgan-Lloyd, one of the more than 500 Americans arrested for her involvement in the events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6.
The 49-year-old grandmother of five from southern Indiana was charged with four counts of trespassing and disorderly conduct even though she walked through an open door and was inside the building for about five minutes.
She was ratted out to the FBI by a county worker who saw her January 6 posts on Facebook.
On Wednesday, Lloyd, who has a clean criminal record, pleaded guilty to one count of “parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building”—but not before she consented to undergo a reeducation exercise at the urging of her court-appointed lawyer.
(Like many January 6 defendants, Lloyd does not have the means to hire a private attorney.)...READ ALL!!!!
As the coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc on America during Donald Trump's presidency last year, failed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton lambasted as racist the president's suggestions that the virus may have originated in a Chinese lab.
"Most of us know that our personal data is being collected, stored and analyzed thanks to our relationship with our mobile phones, computers and the internet. 
"We’ve done plenty to smash up the planet, but there’s been no global warming caused by man.
That passage is part book report, part white privilege mea culpa submitted to a federal court this month by Anna Morgan-Lloyd, one of the more than 500 Americans arrested for her involvement in the events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. 