Lyon, France Terror Attack: Suitcase Detonated Had Remote Control System

Sputnik News: Suitcase Detonated Had Remote Control System.

The suitcase that exploded near a bakery in the French city of Lyon on Friday had a remote control system, local media reported on Saturday, citing sources close to investigators.

According to the BFMTV channel, the detonated bag contained flechettes and a remote control system.
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As shown by CCTV cameras, a man, aged 30-35, rode a bicycle to the bakery and set aside a bundle, which subsequently exploded. The law enforcement forces failed to idenify the person responsible for the attack despite having the CCTV footage as the perpetrator was wearing sunglasses and a cap. The police are now searching for the suspect who is still on the loose, according to French anti-terrorism prosecutor.

Daily Mail: Manhunt for Lyon 'nail bomber' suspect in sunglasses and a cap.

The parcel bomb was packed with nails, screws and bolts outside a bakery[.]
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Police issued an appeal for witnesses on Twitter as they sought the man believed to be in his early 30s, who was picked up by security cameras on a mountain bike immediately before the explosion.

 Image via Daily Mail

Reuters: Terrorist attacker used homemade explosives.

A source close to the investigation said traces of DNA were isolated from the remnants of the bomb. Police found the attacker used triacetone triperoxide or TATP, a powerful homemade explosive.

The case is being handled as a terrorism investigation given the circumstances of the attack, committed in broad daylight, and the use of an explosive device capable of hitting a large number of people with screws and metal balls packed into a bag[.]

Sputnik News: 28th week of Yellow Vests Protests.

Activists have gathered on Saturday in different cities in France for the 28th consecutive week of Yellow Vests protests.

In the lead up to the European Parliament elections, the biggest Yellow Vests marches are being held in Paris and Amiens, the birthplace of the incumbent French president.

Sputnik News Video:  Yellow Vests Hold 28th Week of Mass Protests in Paris.

Junk drawer.

Clearing out some saved-up-over time images I found at various place around the interwebz (aka Albert Gore, Jr.'s Super Information Highway).

Time to clear out the junk drawer file.

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The juxtaposition of the headlines kills me:

Sometimes think not through is what do we:

No one noticed, until...

For curious sundry items?

Lyon, France Attack; most MSM headlines couch their wording and Macron eventually utters, "Attack".

BBC: "Explosion" injures pedestrians in Lyon.

Reuters: "Suspected suitcase bomber blast" in Lyon.

Newsday: "Low force blast" in French city of Lyon wounds 7; "cause unclear".

Bloomaberg: "Blast in French City of Lyon...Cause Unknown."

ABC News: Blast leaves 8 with "minor injuries".

Daily Telegraph: 13 injured in Nail Bomb blast.

Daily Mail: Terror attack in Lyon: Police hunt man seen leaving parcel bomb outside bakery that left 'at least 13' injured including an eight-year-old girl, as Macron condemns the 'attack'.

Breitbart: President Macron Confirms Lyon Explosion is ‘Attack’.

It's a mystery who, or what group, is responsible for this low force, cause-unknown, explosion terrorist attack.

Jerry Nadler Feeling Much Better.

NY DEM Jerry Nadler Tweets he is feeling better after almost passing out earlier today.

The Sun Best describes the almost passing out a "sudden health scare."

Nadler: "Glad to receive fluids."

CAIR files complaint regarding 2018 incident at Minnehaha Regional Park.

KSTP: CAIR announces plans to file complaint in regard to 2018 Minnehaha Regional Park incident.

The Council on American–Islamic Relations-Minnesota announced Friday that it is filing a complaint with the Department of Human Rights against the Minneapolis Parks and Rec Board in relation to an inaccurate 911 call at Minnehaha Regional Park in July 2018 that resulted in four innocent Somali American youths in handcuffs.

The organization also announced it would be filing a complaint with the Minnesota Department of Administration Data Practices Office.

"We are moving forward with this case because we believe the Minneapolis Park Board Police is acting in bad faith," Jaylani Hussein, director of CAIR-Minnesota, said during a press conference Friday.
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"We believe that this incident could have been dealt with much different response and due care," Hussein said. "We have reached out and done our part to make sure we work with Minneapolis Park Board in order to understand the full scope of the incident and to come to a solution. But we believe since this incident ... Minneapolis Park Board has refused to provide information about this incident and other incidents that have happened that are very similar."

The MPRB issued a statement in response Friday afternoon:

"The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board has responded to CAIR's data requests and has provided them with the public data we can legally provide," it read. "We will review and respond timely to any complaints CAIR files with any federal, state or local agency."

According to police, a 911 caller on July 10, 2018, reported four males holding knives and sticks at the park. The caller said one suspect said he had a gun in his backpack and that the suspects were assaulting the caller's boyfriend.

I have a few questions. What additional information does CAIR feel it is entitled to? Spell it out. What do you believe is being hidden or kept from you?

With the statement: "We believe that this incident could have been dealt with much different response and due care." Okay, fine. Please explain in detail, and with examples, what and how you "believe" the procedure and process should be handled.

CAIR, please explain what you "believe" the process should be when police receive a 911 call like the one described above and when they arrive on-scene, observing unknown and potential threats? Should the cops offer potential suspects candy and donuts and have a cheerful chat with people who may be armed and dangerous? How are the police supposed to know who does and who doesn't present a threat?

This "issue" will go away, I imagine, after the City of Minneapolis ends up paying CAIR a nice chunk of money and the idiot Soy Boy-child Mayor Jacob Frey (Super Lib) orders more "sensitivity training" for those working in the dangerous, and often fatal, field of law enforcement.

John Brennan's cryptic tweet decoded?

An interesting thread at Reddit:

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Thread comment header:  "John Brennan's tweet decoded! He ordered the assassination of Trump. John 3:13 = JFK Zapruder film frame 313. The frame the bullet hits JFKs head."

Frame 313 of the Zapruder film does appear to be the correct frame number. Time:

...LIFE withheld the gruesome frame No. 313—a picture that became influential by its absence. That one, where the bullet exploded the side of Kennedy’s head, is still shocking when seen today[.]

What Brennan wrote is exactly James 3:13. Bible Gateway:

13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.

What grudge does Brennan have with President Donald Trump? Well, there are a lot of details in that answer, and see Intel Today for the full background.

A very worried John Brennan

Recall WikiLeaks publishing some of Brennan's hacked emails

Today, 21 October 2015 and over the coming days WikiLeaks is releasing documents from one of CIA chief John Brennan's non-government email accounts. Brennan used the account occasionally for several intelligence related projects.

RT: Brennan's hacked emails include his thoughts on toture, Iran and Afghanistan. And yeah...his hacked email was an...AOL account. Who dey?

Completely hilarious that CIA Director Brennan still uses an AOL account for personal email. Probably has a Prodigy mailer CD too[.]

Brennan, a Deep-Stater and loyal Clintonite, is busy pointing fingers at others, including James Comey and James Clapper.

Conservative Review: Brennan worried about jail.

On Monday, former Secret Service agent Dan Bongino appeared on “Fox & Friends” and blasted Obama administration CIA Director John Brennan, saying he “has disgraced the country.”

Bongino was responding to a tweet from Brennan over the weekend claiming Republican leaders  in Congress would do “a great disservice” to the country if they allow Trump to order an investigation into potential interference in the 2016 election by the Obama administration’s intelligence agencies.
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Bongino slammed Brennan as a disgrace and said he was “worried about staying out of jail” because there were criminal leaks to the media Bongino asserts Brennan was involved in.

Brennan was a main architect in then-president Barrack Hussein Obama's "kill list", and Brennan was instrumental in weaponizing the CIA, especially with drones, for the Obama Admin.

James 3:13 and the Zapruder frame 313? An ambiguous, openly veiled threat from Brennan to Trump? A big plate of nothing? A wildly-stretched conspiracy theory from someone on Reddit?

Maybe yes, maybe no - right? Maybe.

One interesting comment at the Reddit thread is why would someone like Brennan use any biblical verse of "3:13" - but especially James 3:13 - knowing that any good conspiracy theory would hop on that reference, tying it to frame 313 of the Zapruder film?

That's a good observation. As good as a follow-up comment noting that if linking the James 3:13 verse to the Zapruder frame 313 is intentional, what better way for Brennan to operate in plain sight?

  Stimpy HAZ popcorn ready!

Nadler almost passes out.

Roll Call: Rep. Nadler appears to ‘almost pass out,’ gets medical help at event.

House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler came close to collapse in his home state of New York while attending an event with Mayor Bill de Blasio.

At a Friday press conference in New York City, de Blasio came to Nadler’s aid, offering water and making sure the fellow Democrat was feeling alright.
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The story was first reported by NBC News 4 in New York, which reported he appeared to “almost pass out.”

In a video from NBC News 4, de Blasio asks Nadler if he was OK. Nadler can be heard responding with a faint “no” before putting his hand over his face. He then put his head down on the table where he was sitting.

And she's gone...Theresa May resigns.

BBC: Theresa May resigns over Brexit: What happened?

In an emotional statement outside her office in Downing St, Mrs May finally announced she was stepping down as prime minister.

She will quit as Conservative party leader on 7 June but will stay in office until a successor is found.

 So...June 7th plus one second?

 

Five fingers and a thumb.

Six-finger discount? Twelve?

Not pho-shopped as far as I can tell.

(Genetics) The Tech: Even though rare, having extra fingers or toes is usually dominant.

Sweet Asteroid of Death teases us once again.

Express: NASA asteroid Earth approach: MILE-WIDE asteroid with its own MINI MOON set to skim Earth.

NASA has warned an asteroid big enough to boast its own mini moon will this week make a near-Earth approach.
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Asteroid 1999 KW4 is actually two objects, consisting of a larger space rock measuring 0.8 mile across (1.3km) and a mini moon orbiting it.

WSFA: ‘Potentially hazardous asteroid’ with its own moon to pass by Earth this weekend.

It will only travel as close as 3.2 million miles from Earth, which equals about 13 times the distance between the Earth and the moon, CNET reported.
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The flyby will be visible starting May 24 and last until May 27. If you miss it, you’ll have to wait until 2036 to see it again.

The second image...it's a two-day old muffin marked down half-price in the bakery shelf at Starbucks.

3,372,362 and climbing every 13 seconds.

I've been meaning to mention The World Wide Web Gun Defense Clock, a site listed under the 2nd Amendment sidebar on the right. Be sure to click on "Want to Know More?" and explore the statistics.

The number will be higher by the time you click on the link.

Meghan McCain Demands to be taken cereal!

Meghan McCain is cereal; super cereal. 

Yahoo: Meghan McCain Demands to Be Taken Seriously by ‘The View’ Co-Hosts.

[.]Meghan McCain seemed a bit irritated and annoyed with her colleagues for not taking her viewpoints on politics seriously enough[.]

 Epic Injustice!

"Cover-Up" the bestest buzzword put into play by DEMS since "Impeach".

Ooooooooh...the DEMS drag out "Cover Up" as their latest catchphrase because..."impeach" has lost its shock-value? What took 'em so long?

My favorite gin blossom DEM is Steny Hoyer, who sobered up long enough to parrot DEM talking points. Washington Examiner:

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Tuesday that most House Democrats aren’t demanding immediate impeachment but aim to show the country that President Donald Trump is hiding something big.

“The big issue that I think needs to be made to the American people is that this president is conducting one of the biggest cover-ups of any administration in the history of the United States[.]”

 

 Steny Hoyer; Wasting Away in Margaritaville

Now I understand how Twitter works: Ban James Woods for paraphrasing a quote from The Wire and Emerson but crosshairs on Julian Assange is fine.

Bounding Into Comics: James Woods responds to Twitter ban.

Actor James Woods has responded to his ban on Twitter.

The conservative actor was banned from the platform after quoting the television show The Wire. Woods wrote, “”If you try to kill the King, you better not miss.” #HangThemAll” The quote from The Wire paraphrases Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Woods’ girlfriend Sara Miller revealed Twitter claims the tweet violated their “rules against abusive behavior.”

    Of course Twitter doesn’t inform his followers. @RealJamesWoods has received the following email: pic.twitter.com/2nnnVBVktQ

    — Sara Miller (@Millerita) April 20, 2019

Woods spoke to The Daily Wire where he indicated he will not be returning to Twitter, “Twitter demanded that I rescind my tweet paraphrasing Emerson.” He added, “It now seems they have chosen to delete that tweet from my account without my permission. Until free speech is allowed on Twitter, I will not be permitted to participate in our democracy with my voice. As long as Jack Dorsey remains the coward he seems to be, my Twitter days are in the past.”

And then there's the below, Julian Assange in unmistakable crosshairs. Not linking directly to the account, you can find it on your own if you really want:

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From The Twitter Rules:

WATB Twitter CEO and Soy Boy Jack Dorsey, below. I think his issues stem from his inability to grow a real beard and, maybe, the nose ring:

Twatter CEO, Censor and Hipster Doofus Jack Dorsey

Zazzy Nadler!

CNBC: Nadler threatens to go to court to force ex-White House counsel Don McGahn to testify.

House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., on Tuesday threatened to go to court to get former White House counsel Don McGahn to testify before his committee.

“Let me be clear: This committee will hear Mr. McGahn’s testimony, even if we have to go to court to secure it,” Nadler said.

NY Post: Jerry Nadler’s cynical, cowardly show.

Everyone on Judiciary knows perfectly well that Congress can’t compel testimony from top presidential advisers except in the most extraordinary circumstances: The chief executive’s right to frank, confidential discussions with his staff is well-established.

So Nadler’s bluster about how he’ll “go to court to secure” McGahn’s appearance is just noise for the cameras.

The Zazzy Nadler in June's GQ, on sale now:

Other Zazzy DEM.

Game of Thrones finale continuity error...NO...not the water bottle.

Newsweek: 'Game of Thrones' Fans Spot Water Bottle in 'The Iron Throne' Finale, But Was There a Second One?

Yes, there was a second continuity error. But very few caught it:

Tech News

Technocracy: UK Pedestrian Fined $115 For Avoiding Facial Recognition Camera.

Police fined a pedestrian £90 for disorderly behaviour after he tried to cover his face when he saw a controversial facial recognition camera on a street in London.

Officers set up the camera on a van in Romford, East London, which then cross-checked photos of faces of passers-by against a database of wanted criminals.

But one man was unimpressed about being filmed and covered his face with his hat and jacket, before being stopped by officers who took his picture anyway.

After being pulled aside, the man told police: ‘If I want to cover me face, I’ll cover me face. Don’t push me over when I’m walking down the street.’

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C|Net: Good reasons not to trust tech companies.

...why wouldn't a company like Facebook go the extra step and just listen in on our conversations through our phones?

"Most Americans can't go through their day without having one of these companies in their lives," said Margaret O'Mara, a history professor at the University of Washington and author of The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America.

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TechTalks: Self-driving forklifts are here.

...factories and industrial complexes are closed environments, and are much more predictable. There’s no threat of kids running in the forklift’s path, and the lighting, weather and traffic conditions are usually constant. “The rules for forklifts are easier than self-driving cars because the environment is structured,” [says Saurav Agarwal, CTO and co-founder at Stocked Robotics, an Austin-based AI company focused on automating industrial vehicles].

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Here's a trip down memory lane. TechSpot: The Most Memorable Game Controllers over the past 40 years.

The departure from the arcades has drastically morphed how players control games. Here we will take a look at some of the more memorable gamepads and controllers for consoles and PC over the last four decades.

How many do you remember? Hit the link for more.

 

 PC Gaming Technology circa 4th 5th Millennium BC

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ZD Net: Six ways the new Mac Pro could go terribly wrong.

Once upon a time, Apple understood extreme pro users. From about 2006 to about 2012, Apple sold what is fondly referred to as the "cheese grater" Mac Pro, so named because the holes on the side of the unit were reminiscent of a cheese grater.
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Then, in 2013, Apple introduced what's come to be known as the "trash can" Mac Pro, because it looks like a glossy little trash can. When Phil Schiller introduced it, he was so proud of it that he bragged, "Can't innovate, my ass."

Since then, that machine has been pretty much a failure.
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It's entirely possible the new Mac Pro could go horribly wrong:
#1 Proprietary modules and module interfaces

#2 Limited module selection

#3 Lack of user maintainability and some kind of unexpected lock-in

#4 Lack of, or minimal upgradeability

#5 Form over functional heat management

#6 Pricing that limits purchases to high-end enterprises only

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Extreme Tech: Elon Musk: Tesla Broke in 10 Months Without ‘Hardcore’ Cost Reduction.

Tesla may have just raised $2.7B in additional funding, but the company’s cash burn rate is so high, even that amount won’t keep the lights on for very long. According to CEO Elon Musk, the company is instituting “hardcore” cost-cutting rules and scrutinizing every penny that leaves the firm.["]

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MobileSyrup: Justin Trudeau to launch Digital Charter to combat hate speech and disinformation.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his government will be launching a digital charter in order to combat hate speech and online disinformation.
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“We look forward to working alongside internet companies, but indeed, if they do not choose to act, we will be forced to continue to act in ways that protect Canadians and we will have more to say about the kinds of tools we will be using in the coming weeks and months,” Trudeau said.

Learn To Code Launch Digital Charters.
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Technology.Org: Same computer password for the last 10 years? You might need a vibrating cybernudge.

Researchers say changing human behaviour key to foiling cyberattacks.
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People routinely put off, ignore or forget cyber security measures such as changing passwords, updating privacy settings and locking computer screens.

So..."passwordABC1", "Admin123" and "tHatsHitheadBoss88"...I should change those then...?

Is Oregon Live, The Oregonian, painting a sympathetic portrait of Angel Granados Dias, the armed student apprehended at Parkrose High?

I ran across an interesting thread on Reddit:

"The rollout of Angel’s identity on OregonLive will come via a sympathetic puff-piece they are now preparing, focusing on mental health and personal/family adversity, especially if he is from a migrant family. Unlike other trench coat gunmen in schools, the pivot will be away from issues of firearm access and provenance."

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Here's the link to the Oregon Live story. It's interesting to note that there are 28 reader comments that, earlier, were viewable, but now, clicking on "View Comments" results to the message of "Comments are not available for this story." Comments at the Reddit link are not kind towards The Oregonian and its coverage on this story.

Angel Granados Dias was arrested on accusations of bringing a loaded shotgun into Parkrose High School on May 17, 2019. He was booked into Multnomah County's jail system just after midnight on Saturday, May 18, 2019. (Multnomah County Sheriff's Office)

Is this a case of "if he'd been wearing a MAGA hat and his name was Nick Sandmann", would we know everything about his entire life by now?

While I haven't checked since earlier this morning, 4 and 8 Chan didn't have much info on the background and life of Dias.

Oregon Public Broadcasting has an event timeline on what occurred at Parkrose High School.

Deadspin: Former Oregon receiver Keanon Lowe tackled Dias.

Former Oregon receiver [and football coach, track coach and security guard at Parkrose High School] Keanon Lowe was able to tackle an armed student to the ground before anyone got hurt[.]

Keanon Loew, Hero

Armed Forces Day May 18, 2019

National Today: Armed Forces Day.

Armed Forces Day is a special holiday for people all over the world to come together and thank the men and women of the United States Armed Forces. First conceived by President Harry S. Truman, the holiday was established in 1949. The creation of a single day celebration for all five branches of the United States military made sense due to its recent unification under the Department of Defense. Today, Armed Forces Day is celebrated on the third Saturday of every May. Be sure to mark your calendar & support our military!

BOB O'Rourke roasted for live-streaming haircut.

Hit the Daily Mail link below, if you dare, for the full video of BOB getting a haircut. It's not the haircut itself, the barber is cool. It's listening to BOB desperately reinventing himself, again. It's fascinating...

The link has a good collection of social media reactions roasting BOB Francis. If he were anything but a DEM, his candidacy would be over have ended long ago.

Daily Mail: Whoever thought live-streaming barber's visit would be a good idea should be fired[.]

Democratic Presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke was ridiculed on social media for live-streaming a 'weird' 20-minute video showing him getting a haircut during a campaign stop in Texas.
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[BOB] took questions from viewers during the stream, before eventually discussing his education reform platform.
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To fill the awkward silences, O'Rourke gave an update on his three children, explaining that his daughter Molly was taking a standardized test.

BOB XP

Meme Superstar Grumpy Cat has died.

BBC: Grumpy Cat legend has died.

Grumpy Cat, the feline famous on the internet for her permanent scowl, has died aged seven, her owners say.

A statement says she died on Tuesday following complications from a recent urinary tract infection.

The cat from Arizona had "helped millions of people smile".

Grumpy, whose real name was Tardar Sauce, went viral in 2012 after photographs of her sour expression emerged online. Her image quickly spread as a meme.

@RealGrumpyCat

President Trump welcomes NY Mayor DEM Bill de Blasio into the 2020 election. "He won't last long."

Texarkana Gazette: NY DEM Mayor Bill de Blasio enters presidential race, candidate # 23.

de Blasio welcomed into the race Via President Trump @Twitter:

New Zealand man visited by police(?) for unclear reasons who won't discuss anything unless he stops filming. He doesn't.

Via You Tube and Facebook:

Napoleon Ardern
May 4 at 2:59 PM ·

9.45am SUNDAY 5th May - NEW ZEALAND Police Visit me. With Firearms !!! -- want to talk, but then will not be filmed. Authoritarian State INTIMIDATION of all that OPPOSE Socialism. All those that have an opinion that they don't like. Share, this before it gets memory holed.

Some comments at the You Tube link: 

rahera k.Published on May 5, 2019
i don't know who Mr. Napoleon Ardern is or anything about him. (edit: ok just watched the video again, i guess his name is Nick Bush.) i was just alerted to this video now and i think it is an important video for New Zealanders to see.

Thomas W
There's only one reason they won't talk on camera, abd [sic] that's that they aren't working within the bounds of the law and their remit[.]

Pug
They don't want to talk on camera because the recording will be proof positive that they are acting in an unlawful, unconstitutional manner. Political Policing on behalf of the Islamic headscarf wearing PM, waging her Cultural Marxist War on people of a European, Christian Background.

STOP/RESET
So New Zealand is making lists of people with bad opinions

Calvin Abbott
Political Commissars not police.

mike allen
it is Jacindas brave new world.

DKsFan1
Never talk to the police. They are not there for a friendly chat.... They are information gathers, to gather information against YOU or ppl that you care about so they can convict you, fine you or put you in a cage. Use your rights and say nothing... any lawyer will tell you that.

P Robinson
I'm hearing about more of this going on - the police turning up at peoples properties wrt firearms. My 2 cents: if you arent [sic] willing to be recorded as a public servant, you need to find a new job.

Anyone else heard of this happening in NZ, or elsewhere?

New study confirms Google algorithm manipulates search results favoring liberal sources.

Life Site News: Google prioritizes left-wing media sites in search results, new study finds.

A new study by researchers at Northwestern University “presents an algorithm audit of the Google Top Stories box,” examining the results’ variety and ideological leanings, the Daily Mail reports. The researchers looked at the 6,302 articles that appeared in Google’s Top Stories box in November 2017, and found that CNN had the largest percentage of articles at 10%, followed by the New York Times at 6.5% and the Washington Post at 5.6%. From there, Fox News was fourth at just 3%.

The rest of the top twenty sources were all left-leaning organizations or publications, such as Politico, NPR, ABC News, NBC News, and the Huffington Post. No openly conservative news publisher, such as the Daily Caller, made the list.
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The findings are only the latest revelations to undermine Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s repeated insistence that the company’s ubiquitous services are ideologically neutral. In April, documents revealed that Google manually manipulates search results and even maintains a blcaklist of conservative sites including The American Spectator and Conservative Tribune.

This new Northwestern University pdf is located here. If the direct link to the pdf goes glitchy, here's the link to the ACM Digital Library and after "Full Text" select either HTML or PDF version for the study.