“We have data on that 21-year-old who’s living at home with mom and dad.” The fight for internet privacy has focused much of its attention on government surveillance, but mass data collection is done by private companies as well—and one such firm has “centralized and weaponized” all that information for its customers, Bloomberg reports on Friday. Read More…
Constitutional Rights
Sheriff Raids Good Cop’s Home, for Alleged ‘Crime’ of Exposing Political Corruption on Facebook
Houma, LA – In Terrebonne Parish, if you want to expose corruption of local politicians, don’t be surprised when cops invade your home and seize your property. The owner of a Facebook page called “ExposeDat” (similar to the New Orleans Saints’ motto WhoDat) was apparently getting too close to the truth, so Sheriff Jerry Larpenter – one Read More…
The Harsh Truth About the Gun Debate Politicians Refuse to Talk About
As of late, there has been a number of violent attacks throughout Europe that have been largely ignored by the American media. For example, a deadly knife attack in Japan claimed the lives of 19 people and injured 26 others approximately a week ago, but the tragedy received little mainstream coverage. In mid-July, a teenage Read More…
National Guard, DEA, State Police Raid 81-yo Cancer Patient’s Organic Garden to “Protect” You
In a gross display of wasted taxpayer dollars, dozens of Massachusetts National Guard personnel, operating under a grant from the DEA, alongside Massachusetts State Police, descended into the backyard of an 81-year-old cancer patient in a raid last week — to protect society from the dangers of his four marijuana plants. Paul Jackson, 81, of Martha’s Vineyard, Read More…
Independent Media Heads to New York to Confront NBC Over MSM Lies
During the chaos of breaking news events like the failed coup in Turkey last month, reliable, factual accounts of what is happening on the ground are especially important. If the MSM had reported that President Erdogan had been killed or captured by the coup faction, for instance, or that he had fled the country, that Read More…
Feds Suing To Access Utah Prescription Database; State Should Refuse To Comply
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency wants to access a Utah database of confidential prescription records. But the feds have a problem. The state requires a warrant before law enforcement agencies can access the Utah Controlled Substance Database. The DEA doesn’t have one. Not to be deterred, the drug police have sued the state in federal Read More…






