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Amazon Implements ‘Sidewalk’ To Steal Your Privacy

LeeF June 8, 2021 April 8, 2023

Today, June 8, Amazon will activate Amazon Sidewalk, a mass wireless sharing network. Users of all Amazon smart devices will be automatically enrolled, without consent, unless …

Amazon to Pay $61.7M FTC Settlement for Stiffing Drivers on Tips

LeeF February 3, 2021 April 8, 2023

E-commerce giant Amazon will reportedly pay $61.7 million to settle allegations by the FTC that the company failed to pay Flex delivery drivers the full …

FTC and 48 Attorneys General Sue to Break Up Facebook

LeeF December 9, 2020 April 8, 2023

The FTC and 48 Attorneys General filed two separate lawsuits against Facebook on Wednesday. The suit attempts to break up the tech giant into its …

Facebook Pays $644,000 UK Fine Over Cambridge Analytica Case, Doesn’t Admit Fault

LeeF October 30, 2019 April 8, 2023

Facebook has agreed to pay the Information Commissioner’s Office, the United Kingdom’s privacy regulator, a £500,000 fine on Wednesday over its Cambridge Analytica data leak, …

Facebook To Pay Record $5 Billion Fine In FTC Settlement

LeeF July 24, 2019 April 8, 2023

As extensively leaked in advance, on Wednesday morning Facebook agreed to pay a record $5 billion fine to resolve a long-running federal investigation that has …

Report: Amazon Employees Listen in to 1000s of Customer Alexa Recordings

LeeF April 11, 2019 April 8, 2023

Amazon customers have complained that their privacy has been violated after it emerged that the company employs hundreds of people to listen to recordings of them speaking …

Federal Trade Commission Announced Groundbreaking Lawsuit against a Company it Accuses of Paying for Fake Amazon Reviews

LeeF February 26, 2019 April 8, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission announced a groundbreaking lawsuit against a company it accuses of paying for fake Amazon reviews. From the FTC release: The Federal …

VIZIO Ordered to Pay $2.2Mil to FTC, NJ to Settle Charges It Collected Viewing Histories on 11 Million Smart TV’s without Users’ Consent

LeeF February 6, 2017 April 8, 2023

Consumers have bought more than 11 million internet-connected Vizio televisions since 2010. But according to a complaint filed by the FTC and the New Jersey Attorney …

House Republicans Request Investigation on the Clinton Foundation

LeeF July 15, 2016 April 8, 2023

A request to investigate the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation on charges of “public corruption” was made in a letter by 64 House Republicans …

Court of Appeals Issued Decision ‘In re Seagate Technology’ making it Virtually Impossible for Inventors to Demonstrate Willful Infringement

LeeF August 20, 2007 April 8, 2023

In 2005, the multinational corporations asked the Supreme Court to prevent permanent injunctions in patent litigation even after the patent owner had established that there …

Report: Almost 2 million CCP Members Hold Positions at British Consulates, Major UK, US Firms: Leaked Database

4 years ago

A recently leaked database has revealed that 1.95 million registered members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have been employed at universities, major corporations, and British consulates around the world. Some members have been employees of U.S. aerospace manufacturer Boeing and pharmaceutical maker Pfizer. The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), a global coalition of lawmakers, obtained the database from an unidentified Chinese dissident, then shared the material with four media organizations, according to a Dec. 12 report by British newspaper The Mail on Dec. 13, which obtained the list and reviewed it. IPAC, in a statement on … Read More

March for Trump/Million MAGA March Rally in Washington, DC

4 years ago

Hundreds of thousands of Trump supporters descended on the nation’s capital to show their support for our President. For more details, visit http://trumpmarch.com This event was part of a two week bus tour across several states, beginning in West Palm Beach, FL on November 29, 2020 and concluding on December 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. Rep. Vernon Jones Full Speech at March for Trump Rally: Gen. Michael Flynn Full Speech at March for Trump Rally in DC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eJPLT_IK4Y General Michael Flynn and Family Speak at simultaneous Jericho March … Read More

Twitter Removes ‘Like,’ ‘Reply’ and Retweet Count Functions From Multiple Trump Tweets About the Election

4 years ago

Twitter disabled “liking” and replying to multiple tweets from President Donald Trump about the election on Saturday morning. The platform also removed the retweet count, so that people cannot see how many times it has been shared. Users are now required to quote tweet the messages if they would like to share them. When you attempt to do so, a a window pops up saying “this claim about election fraud is disputed.” There is also a “find out more” button that takes you to a curated list of … Read More

Boris Wins Big and BREXIT Gets Done

5 years ago

Finally, after three and a half long, painful years of dithering and complete failure to enact the will of the British people expressed in the historic Referendum of June 2016 where they voted to LEAVE the European Union, Boris has won, and won big. “Get Brexit Done” was the Conservative leader’s campaign slogan and the public in many ways just wanted it put behind them so they could move on. His Conservative Party took 50 per cent of the electoral vote gaining 51 seats in parliamentary elections, today. This is a sizeable majority of … Read More

Covid Plandemic Schemer Ralph Baric Signs Agreement to Receive Covid MRNA Vaccines jointly Developed by NIAID / Moderna

5 years ago

Dr. Lawrence Sellin, who contributed much to the effort to uncover the truth about COVID, reported that a December 12, 2019 agreement was signed by Dr. Ralph Baric that he would receive the “mRNA coronavirus vaccine candidates developed and jointly-owned by NIAID and Moderna”: On DECEMBER 12, 2019 an agreement was signed (pg 105) that Dr. Ralph Baric of the University of North Carolina would receive "mRNA corona virus vaccine candidates developed and jointly-owned by NIAID and Moderna"@Rossana38510044 @ydeigin @BillyBosticksonhttps://t.co/taAbB9FIvp— Dr. Lawrence Sellin (@LawrenceSellin) February 27, 2021 The … Read More

Elementary School Invites Convicted Felon Drag Queen to Talk to Children

5 years ago

An elementary school in Austin, Texas invited a convicted felon drag queen to talk to children having either ignored or failed to carry out a full background check. The Blackshear Fine Arts Academy invited Miss Kitty Litter ATX (real name David Robinson) to spend time with kids despite Robinson being a convicted prostitute. Emails between the school’s librarian, Roger Grape, and Robinson suggest that Robinson knew he wouldn’t pass a background check and the school either ignored it or failed to carry one out. “The guidelines for submission … Read More

Vatican No. 3 Cardinal George Pell Convicted on Charges He Sexually Abused Choir Boys

6 years ago

The Vatican’s third most powerful official has been convicted in Australia on all charges he sexually abused two choir boys there in the late ’90s, according to two sources with knowledge of the case. A unanimous jury returned its verdict for Cardinal George Pell on Tuesday (Australian time) after more than three days of deliberations, the sources said, in a trial conducted under a gag order by the judge that prevented any details of the trial being made public. Pell, the Vatican’s finance chief and the highest Vatican official to … Read More

Soros, Socialists Behind Mass Protests – Hungary’s Ruling Party Claims

6 years ago

Mass demonstrations in Budapest against changes to the labor code have been fueled by opposition parties and George Soros, the ruling Fidesz coalition claims. Police have been forced to repel large crowds attempting to storm Parliament, while inside, MPs have heckled and harassed fellow lawmakers and even blocked access to the speaker’s podium in an attempt to thwart a vote on the legislation, which eventually passed by large majority. Some protesters have donned masks in defiance of organizers’ requests to avoid facial coverings, and police have responded with tear … Read More

Cato Institute Foreign Policy Scholar Doug Bandow: America Spent $6 Trillion on War on Terror

6 years ago

Cato Institute foreign policy scholar Doug Bandow said on Wednesday that America has spent more than $5.9 trillion on the war on terror and suggested that America’s foreign policy is “the ultimate big government program.” Bandow spoke in Washington, DC, on Wednesday about the war’s impact on the economy. The Committee for Responsible Foreign Policy, a non-partisan organization for a more restrained foreign policy, hosted the event, titled “The Impact of War on the Economy.” Watch the VIDEO at Breitbart News During the talk, Bandow said that an “expansive … Read More

Secret FBI Program Jails Black Activist for Speaking Out Against Police Brutality on Facebook

7 years ago

When militarized FBI agents clad in tactical gear raided the Dallas, TX home of Rakem Balogun in December 2017—forcing him and his 15-year-old son outside in their underwear on the cold and windy night as agents ransacked his residence—he thought it had to be a mistake. In an exclusive report by The Guardian, Balogun explains that he was stunned to later learn that he was under investigation for “domestic terrorism” and had been under law enforcement surveillance for years. Incredibly, Balogun’s arrest and the FBI raid on his … Read More

Brooke Axtell tells Her Story of Being Sex Trafficked in the US at Age 7

8 years ago

Like many survivors of domestic violence, my abuse started long before I met my then-boyfriend. Sexual exploitation trained me to believe I was unworthy of the love I so desperately craved. I was 7 years old when I was trafficked for sex. My favorite color was pink and I loved to dance. My room was filled with books, dolls and art. I read for hours on my white chair surrounded by stuffed animals, listening to my white music box with the delicate roses and gold edges. When I … Read More

Lorreta Fuddy, the Health Director Responsible for Obama’s Fraudulent Birth Certificate, Lone Casualty in Plane Crash

11 years ago

What are the chances that the individual responsible for authenticating Barack Hussein Obama’s long form birth certificate, Loretta Fuddy, just happened to be the sole fatality out of nine on board a small plane that was forced to make an emergency water landing off the coast of Hawaii? What are the chances that the other passengers either walked away virtually unscathed (according to eyewitness reports) or had only minor injuries while Loretta Fuddy died? What are the chances that the engine failure just happened to occur over the … Read More

The FISA Court Grants Near Dictatorial Powers to US Attorney General, Eric Holder and the Obama Administration to Spy on Americans

16 years ago

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC, also called the FISA Court) granted almost dictatorial powers to the U.S. Attorney General to spy on Americans, signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton, a James P. Chandler, Eric H. Holder, Jr., David J. Kappos (IBM) colleague. This opinion was declared unconstitutional by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on May 07, 2015. However, it gave Eric Holder the excuse he used to steal the privacy of American citizens during most of the Obama Administration nonetheless … Read More

The Murder and Myth of Matthew Shepard

26 years ago

Matthew Shepard was a gay American student at the University of Wyoming who was beaten, tortured, and left to die near Laramie on the night of October 6, 1998.[1] He was taken by rescuers to Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado, where he died six days later from severe head injuries received during his beating. Suspects Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson were arrested shortly after the attack and charged with first-degree murder following Shepard’s death. Significant media coverage was given to the murder and what role Shepard’s sexual orientation played as a motive for the commission of the crime. An … Read More

Bayh–Dole Act Becomes Law Giving Universities Rights to Patents Generated from Federal Funding

44 years ago

The Bayh-Dole Act also provides the U.S. government “march-in” rights which allow the federal agency, in special circumstances, to require the patent owner to grant a “nonexclusive, partially exclusive, or exclusive license in any field of use to a responsible applicant or applicants.” In other words, the federal government can “march in” with a compulsory license for research funded by the federal grant. In situations where “action is necessary to alleviate health or safety needs,” the government has the ability to force the company with the inventions generated … Read More

Piazza Fontana Bombing

55 years ago

On this day in Milan, Italy, a bomb exploded killing 17 and injuring 88 people. The same afternoon, three other bombs were detonated in Rome and Milan, and another was found unexploded. Albert Camus in his essay “L’Exil d’Hélène” discusses contemporary disregard for the Greek value of limits. Camus writes that only the artist by his nature recognizes his limits, limits which the historic spirit disregards. The very idea of a super-secret organization like Gladio to remake the world in its own image reflects that same disregard for the Greek … Read More