Congress Goes Full Orwell
Congress has reauthorized FISA and granted the US government expanded surveillance powers to essentially ignore the 4th Amendment to the Constitution while spying on American citizens.
Congress has reauthorized FISA and granted the US government expanded surveillance powers to essentially ignore the 4th Amendment to the Constitution while spying on American citizens.
A change in definitions in Section 702 of the bill to extend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act could give the NSA power to compel any business that offers free WiFi to customers to hand over user data.
Tucker Carlson aired an interview with an Arab pastor in Bethlehem in which Carlson said Christians who aren’t critical of the destruction in Gaza have “lost the plot.” This is why Hamas hides behind civilians—to ratchet up world pressure on Israel.
Commentator Keith Olbermann responded to Monday’s 9–0 Supreme Court ruling striking down a move by Colorado to keep Donald Trump off the ballot by posting that the justices, including two women of color, are “inept at reading comprehension.”
Germany’s Defense Ministry has confirmed the authenticity of an intercepted audio recording, of German military officials discussing plans to bomb the bridge connecting Russia to the Crimean peninsula.
Google’s excuse that its woke AI chatbot Gemini “may not be reliable” doesn’t hold water—unless you believe it was released to the public without being thoroughly demoed, tested, and presented to senior management for approval.
The New York Times reports that the CIA built 12 secret facilities along the border between Russia and Ukraine over the last eight years, but adds that saving those facilities is another reason the US must send more money to Ukraine.Continue Reading
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said last week that Ukraine has the right to use NATO-supplied weapons to strike deep inside Russia—which suggests that Russia might feel free to respond deep inside NATO countries.
Two illegal migrants accused of taking part in a mob attack on New York City police officers Jan. 27 were finally arrested this week. The men are allegedly part of a violent Venezuelan gang entering the US through lax border enforcement.Continue Reading
Egypt is constructing an eight-square-mile walled enclosure in the Sinai Desert to house up to 100,000 refugees fleeing the battle for the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
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