This Coca-Cola commercial blatantly sends subliminal messages that mass surveillance is okay, they even almost made it seem like it’s a good thing. Subliminal advertising which promotes surveillance of the people has always existed, but expect to see a rise in commercials that trivialize the surveillance state we live in. In my opinion, this is part of the damage control campaign to correct the distrust that the NSA leaks have caused towards the government.
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A North Carolina policeman has been detained after shooting dead an unarmed African-American man, who was trying to get help following a car crash. On Saturday morning, three police officers in Charlotte, NC responded to a 911 call from a woman, who said that an unknown male was knocking on the door of her house, the local media reports. When the patrol arrived at the scene, the man – later identified as Jonathan Farrell, 24 – rushed at the officers, making them believe that he may be dangerous.
Rockets used in the Syrian chemical weapons attack bore Russian writing, United Nations inspectors have revealed. The discovery of Cyrillic characters was disclosed in a long-awaited report today that also said there was “clear and compelling evidence” that they carried the nerve agent Sarin. Russia is a strong ally of Bashar al-Assad and the disclosure came as Moscow was at loggerheads with the West over how to ensure the brutal dictator gives up his chemical arsenal.
Donal MacIntyre Sunday Express A Sunday Express investigation has revealed that film footage of Diana’s last hours was “kept secret”. An exhaustive inquiry in the French capital has confirmed the existence of CCTV records of the night Diana died in August 1997. A key traffic camera overlooking the scene of the crash in the Alma Tunnel was said to be switched off or malfunctioning.
By Hayley Dixon A leaked draft of a report by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is understood to concede that the computer predictions for global warming and the effects of carbon emissions have been proved to be inaccurate. The report, to be published later this month, is a six year assessment which is seen as the gospel of climate science and is cited to justify fuel taxes and subsidies for renewable energy.
She’s the second consecutive New York beauty queen to take the Miss America title, but she’s the first Indian-American to wear the national crown — er, tiara — atop her perfectly coiffed head. “I was the first Indian Miss New York, and I’m so proud to be the first Indian Miss America,” Nina Davuluri said after she won. Davuluri’s resume goes considerably deeper than her heritage, however.
Pastor Jeremiah Steepek transformed himself into a homeless person and went to the 10,000 member church that he was to be introduced as the head pastor at that morning. He walked around his soon to be church for 30 minutes while it was filling with people for service, only 3 people out of the 7-10,000 people said hello to him. He asked people for change to buy food – no one in the church gave him change.
Ross Pittman, Guest Waking Times “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”- George Santayana Past presidents of the United States and other high profile political leaders have repeatedly issued warnings over the last 214 years that the U.S. government is under the control of an “invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people.” According to six of our former presidents, one vice-president, and a myriad of other high profile political leaders, an invisible government that is “incredibly evil in intent”
A transcript of the Lew Rockwell Show episode 152 with Naomi Wolf. ANNOUNCER: This is the Lew Rockwell Show. ROCKWELL: Well, how thrilling to have as our guest this morning, Naomi Wolf. Naomi — I was going to say she’s one of the most interesting writers and thinkers in America in the Progressive tradition but really she spans more than that; she appeals to Libertarians and Conservatives.
by Daniel G. J. Joe Nacchio, the former CEO of the defunct telecom Qwest, made the allegations along with his lawyers in a federal court in Denver in 2007. NSA officials asked Qwest to participate in a warrantless wiretapping program that the telecom’s lawyers believed was illegal in February 2001, six months before Sept. 11, court transcripts reveal. The court transcripts were the basis of a Denver Post article published on Oct. 21, 2007. The transcripts were of Nacchio’s trial for insider trading, which ended up revealing a lot more. At the trial
Germany’ Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution regularly hands over classified data to the NSA, media report. The revelation comes as Edward Snowden’s leaks show that Germany’s foreign spy agencies share troves of data with the US and UK. Citing secret government documents, Suddeutsche Zeitung reported that Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, charged with domestic security, works closely with the US and regularly sends them information.
If an Android phone or tablet has logged on to a distinct Wi-Fi network, chances are Google knows the password. Michael Horowitz of the blog Defensive Computing said that given there are “dozens and dozens of system settings to configure” on an Android phone, understanding the privacy implications can be difficult.
‘Are you sexually active? If so, with one partner, multiple partners or same-sex partners?” Be ready to answer those questions and more the next time you go to the doctor, whether it’s the dermatologist or the cardiologist and no matter if the questions are unrelated to why you’re seeking medical help. And you can thank the Obama health law. “This is nasty business,” says New York cardiologist Dr. Adam Budzikowski. He called the sex questions “insensitive, stupid and very intrusive.” He couldn’t think of an occasion when a cardiologist would need such information — but he knows he’ll be pushed…
Texas has recently become one of the states that has limited the use drones by citizens in civilian airspace tipping the scales in favor of law enforcement use of unmanned surveillance. The law that was adopted in May came into force this September, making private use of drones without proper permission from the authorities punishable by a fine up to $500. The legislation, House Bill 912 also imposes civil penalties of up to $10,000 for those who improperly photograph or filmed someone else’s private property with the intent to distribute and commit malice.
Scientists have discovered that nature created mechanical gears long before man made cars and bikes – in the legs of a tiny jumping insect. The baby Issus bug, a plant hopping garden dweller, has curved cog-like strips of teeth on each hind leg which interlock and rotate like mechanical gears to help it jump. The discovery proves that gear mechanisms previously thought to be a solely man made invention were in fact first created by nature.
By Annette Cary Hockey fans at the season opener of the Tri-City Americans will have a chance to help the U.S. Department of Homeland Security improve its facial recognition capabilities. Video will be taped by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory at the Sept. 21 game in a portion of the Toyota Center in Kennewick. It is planned to be used by the U.S. government to test the capabilities of facial recognition software that is available or in the prototype stage.
By Joe Kloc On Monday, journalist Jason Leopold wrote an article for Al Jazeera America about the FBI’s interest in the recently deceased journalist Michael Hastings. The piece unexpectedly drew the ire of the bureau; the following day Leopold tweeted that an FBI spokesperson called him and “reamed me out [about] Hastings story. She said she’s going to say bad things [about] me to reporters.” “I’ve had a lot of people say bad things about me,” Leopold told the Daily Dot. “They’ve never given me advanced notice.”