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Fusion Centers: License plate surveillance
by jim bell 30 Jun '20

30 Jun '20

https://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2020/06/27/document-unmasks-fusion-centers… Document Unmasks Fusion Center’s Participation in License Plate Surveillance By: Mike Maharrey|Published on: Jun 27, 2020|Categories:A document pulled from the BlueLeaks trove reveals the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center (NCRIC) collects automatic license plate reader (ALPR) information and stores it for up to a year, making it accessible to government agencies across the country.The Tenth Amendment Center has long suspected that fusion centers serve as surveillance data collection hubs. The NCRIC document confirms this and additionally reveals that the center owns surveillance technology it makes available to law enforcement agencies in its region. NCRIC is one of 78 fusion centers across the United States. Although states own and operate their fusion centers, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security facilitates and coordinates their activities. According to the DHS website, “The National Network of Fusion Centers is the hub of much of the two-way intelligence and information flow between the federal government and our State, Local, Tribal and Territorial (SLTT) and private sector partners. The fusion centers represent a shared commitment between the federal government and the state and local governments who own and operate them.” The Tenth Amendment Center obtained NCRIC’s ALPR policy through a search of the BlueLeaks database. Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets) published a 269-gigabyte collection of police department data that includes emails, memos, videos, audio files and law enforcement documents. In a tweet, DDoSecrets said the trove includes “ten years of data from over 200 police departments, fusion centers and other law enforcement training and support resources,”. The searchable database contains over 1 million files.

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Is the CypherPunks List a 'Safe Place'???
by CJ Parker 30 Jun '20

30 Jun '20

I recently experienced extreme trauma from being confronted with ideas that went against my own professed belief system. Someone recommended the CypherPunks list to me as a Safe Place to relax in my own skin and not feel threatened by strange, new ideas. It was nice of the person to suggest this would help me recover from my trauma, since, in the past, that person has just been a mean wise-guy toward me. I guess my directing meditative crystal energy toward that person has finally helped them come around... Carlene Johnson Parker "Lab Results Are Back...My Pussy Is A Safe Place"

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[gilmay97@gmail.com: Fwd: Undercover Investigation Minneapolis Riot Was Preplanned]
by Zig the N.g 30 Jun '20

30 Jun '20

As grarpamp recently pointed out, "protests" often seem to be either coordinated by one large political faction or another, or get coopted as such. As such, it is sadly, absolutely no surprise to see Trump's CHAD Zone: Trump Establishes Manlier CHAD Camp Next To CHAZ Camp https://babylonbee.com/news/trump-establishes-manlier-chad-camp-next-to-cha… On more mundaine matters, some history for ya buffs: A Brief History Of Antifa: Part I Soeren Kern via The Gatestone Institute, https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/16104/antifa-history https://www.zerohedge.com/political/brief-history-antifa-part-i ----- Forwarded message from Gil May <gilmay97(a)gmail.com> ----- From: Gil May <gilmay97(a)gmail.com> To: reader(a)gmail.com Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2020 20:40:58 +1000 Subject: Fwd: Undercover Investigation Minneapolis Riot Was Preplanned Undercover Investigation Minneapolis Riot Was Preplanned [image: image] <https://track.slsv2.com/track/click?linkData=1-55d6eyJsaW5rIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9c…> *Undercover Investigation: Minneapolis Riot * <https://track.slsv2.com/track/click?linkData=1-293eeyJsaW5rIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9c…> *Was Pre-Planned* <https://track.slsv2.com/track/click?linkData=1-293eeyJsaW5rIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9c…> The site has been under constant DDoS attack since the declaration of emergency began on March 15th. The site gets knocked offline several times daily but the server has been reconfigured to make the site come back up in about 5 mins. When you see a connection error, please try going back to the site in a few minutes. Last night, the attacks caused me to get locked out of my site. I was only now able to get back in. Apologies for the delay in this report. ***** Protesters occupying the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, or "CHAZ" in Seattle's Capitol Hill District are claiming that they will not disperse until their list of 30 demands <https://track.slsv2.com/track/click?linkData=1-cb7beyJsaW5rIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9c…> have been met, including "dismantlement of the police department (of which they are occupying a station), the abolition of imprisonment, free public housing and socialized healthcare." According to a friend of a friend of mine who owns a home in captured CHAZ territory, he is being extorted for thousands of dollars to prevent occupiers from burning his house down. George Webb takes a very dark view of the situation, believing that CHAZ is a set-up for a Euromaidan-type of false flag event, similar to what we saw in 2013 in Ukraine, in which foreign snipers were brought in to shoot members of both sides of the protest, thus kicking off the 2014 Ukrainian Revolution. He believes Minnesota Attorney General and former DNC Deputy Chair, Keith Ellison will help coordinate the delivery to CHAZ of a large weapons cache to re-enact a Kent State massacre that will be blamed on Trump and prevent his re-election. The Liberal establishment is clearly in support of these developments. The Minnesota Freedom Fund promoted by several Hollywood celebrities, which pays bail for rioters and the George Floyd GoFundMe have each taken in tens of millions of dollars in donations. US corporations have funneled over $450 million <https://track.slsv2.com/track/click?linkData=1-a37deyJsaW5rIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9c…> into Black Lives Matter over the past 2 weeks. BLM donations are being processed by the DNC's de facto payment portal, ActBlue <https://track.slsv2.com/track/click?linkData=1-4b62eyJsaW5rIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9c…>, whose Terms of Service states that if a campaign or a committee doesn't cash an ActBlue check within 60 days or a contribution is refused, the donation "will be re-designated as a contribution to ActBlue." Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan and Washington State Governor Jay Inslee appear delighted about what's happening, exulting in the prospect of a "summer of love" <https://track.slsv2.com/track/click?linkData=1-2061eyJsaW5rIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9c…>. New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio and his wife were also beeming about the riots and the demands for a de-funding of the NYPD, with his wife describing a police-free City as "Nirvana" albeit unreachable. Their daughter, Chiara was arrested rioting with Antifa. Many top Democrats are sympathetic to Antifa, including Ellison, who tweeted a selfie holding the Antifa Manual, saying that this should "strike fear in the heart" of Donald Trump. His son, Jeremiah tweeted his support for Antifa on the Monday following the first weekend of rioting. Facial-recognition technology has confirmed that Ilhan Omar and her then-married boyfriend, Tim Mynett attended the riots following the Trump rally in Minneapolis and her daughter was soliciting logistics support Antifa during the George Floyd riots while Minnesota Governor Tim Walz' daughter was tweeting out police locations to Antifa. Linwood Kaine, the son of Virginia Senator, former DNC Chair and Hillary Clinton Vice Presidential running mate Tim Kaine is a member of Antifa who was arrested at an anti-Trump rally in 2017. *This video is Part 1 of a documentary by Millie Weaver about the overwhelming evidence that the mass riots across the country were pre-planned. It focuses on the Leftist radicalization of minors through the **Sunrise* <https://track.slsv2.com/track/click?linkData=1-b208eyJsaW5rIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9c…>* climate change movement. Sunrise has formed a powerful grassroots that helped propel many Social Democrats into office, along with their Globalist Agenda 21 platform, the Green New Deal.* *These minors have also been involved in helping to coordinate the riots.* Weaver says here that during the peak of rioting in Minneapolis, their undercover investigator within the Sunrise movement sent some of their internal communiqués to the DOJ. Soon afterwards Discord, the messaging application put out a public statement saying they would not help aid terrorism, which was quickly followed by many Black Lives Matter and Sunrise Movement kids tweeting warnings not to use Discord, telling followers to switch to the Signal app. This put Signal in the top 10 most downloaded social app on iOS for the first time, causing Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey to command his followers to download the app. Following the first week of violent week of riots that saw dozens of people beaten or killed, causing billions of dollars of property damage, New York Congresswoman, AOC participated in a private Zoom conference with the leadership of the Sunrise movement, downplaying the violence and encouraging the abolition of police departments. She said, "You know, there are folks who are dismayed at the violence and at the destruction...when you talk about police abolition and people say that this is a radical demand. 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Cointelegraph: Experts Split on Practical Implications of Quantum Cryptography
by jim bell 30 Jun '20

30 Jun '20

Cointelegraph: Experts Split on Practical Implications of Quantum Cryptography. https://cointelegraph.com/news/experts-split-on-practical-implications-of-q…

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Cointelegraph: Blockchain Prediction Platform Augur Launches V2 on July 28
by jim bell 30 Jun '20

30 Jun '20

Cointelegraph: Blockchain Prediction Platform Augur Launches V2 on July 28. https://cointelegraph.com/news/blockchain-prediction-platform-augur-launche…

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Could Teleporting Ever Work?
by jim bell 30 Jun '20

30 Jun '20

https://gizmodo.com/could-teleporting-ever-work-1844131586 "Teleportation" that can only copy a person, not merely move him, would greatly complicate episodes of Star Trek.

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Re: Personal Black Box? The Man Whose Surveillance Camera Sparked a National Uprising
by jim bell 30 Jun '20

30 Jun '20

medium.com: The Man Whose Surveillance Camera Sparked a National Uprising. https://level.medium.com/the-man-whose-surveillance-camera-sparked-a-nation… Jim Bell's comment. When video exists, justice has a greater likelihood of being done.

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[WAR] The ministry of truth: NATO liberation of Libya, 2011
by Zenaan Harkness 29 Jun '20

29 Jun '20

If the following were not true, we'd be incredulous that someone would propose such an unbelievable and lame movie plot. Sadly, this is what North America and NATO stand for. I Thought NATO “Liberated” Libya in 2011? http://journal-neo.org/2016/08/04/i-thought-nato-liberated-libya-in-2011/ “Operation Unified Protector is one of the most successful in NATO’s history… We have done this together for the people of Libya, so they can take their future firmly and safely into their own hands. Libyans have now liberated their country. And they have transformed the region. This is their victory” - Former NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, speaking in October, 2011. http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_80052.htm “In Libya, the death of Muammar al-Qaddafi showed that our role in protecting the Libyan people, and helping them break free from a tyrant, was the right thing to do” – US President, Barack Obama, speakingin October, 2011. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-obama-foreignpolicy-idUSTRE79L0MH20111023 “I am proud to stand here on the soil of a free Tripoli and on behalf of the American people I congratulate Libya. This is Libya’s moment, this is Libya’s victory, the future belongs to you” – Former US Secretary of State and Democratic Nominee for President, Hillary Clinton, speaking in October, 2011. https://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/10/19/172519.html On August the 1st, US warplanes bombed Islamic State (IS/ISIS/ISIL) targets in the Libyan city of Sirte, almost exactly five years after Western imperialists declared NATO’s 2011 war in Libya a complete success. http://journal-neo.org/2015/10/17/nato-s-humanitarian-intervention-in-libya… These strikes are not the first conducted by the US in Libya this year, in a broader campaign that is officially aimed at defeating an enemy that the US had a major hand in creating in the first place (I’m sure the military-industrial complex isn’t complaining however). Peter Cook, the Pentagon’s Press Secretary, said in a statement released on the 1st of August in relation to the strikes that: http://www.defense.gov/News/News-Releases/News-Release-View/Article/881794/… “Today, at the request of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), the United States military conducted precision air strikes [which is Orwellian/Pentagon-speak for dropping bombs (not uncommonly on civilians)] against ISIL targets in Sirte, Libya, to support GNA-affiliated forces seeking to defeat ISIL in its primary stronghold in Libya… The U.S. stands with the international community in supporting the GNA as it strives to restore stability and security to Libya.” Wait a minute though, have I missed something? I thought Libya was “liberated” in 2011 and the country is now a beacon of ‘freedom and democracy’ for the Middle East and North Africa? Are the Libyan people not enjoying being “free from a tyrant;” similar to the liberty the Syrian people will experience if Assad the ‘tyrant’ is overthrown and the country is handed over to al-Qaeda? Since the future belonged to the Libyan people in 2011, is the country not a vibrant and prosperous democracy today? Is Libya not one of the major hubs of the Mediterranean, with trade booming and flocks of tourists travelling from across the world to sample the delights of the country – from the fascinating culture of the indigenous people to the stunning (I must admit) Roman ruins? I thought the standard of living for the average Libyan was much higher than it was before the tyrant was deposed? Is Libya not helping to build the African continent up to try and alleviate the millions of people who live in poverty? I thought the “most successful” campaign in NATO’s history meant that terrorism could not gain a foothold in the country, considering the Western alliance spends the majority of its time (after antagonising Russia that is) talking about fighting terrorism? I thought NATO’s love-bombs only hit the baddies, and never killed or maimed any civilians? Are the Libyan people not enjoying the fruits of another Western foreign policy success story? Are the Libyan people not enjoying the stability that always follows a Western war of aggression? I thought the Libyan “kinetic military action” was yet another triumphant imperial endeavour, just like Afghanistan, Iraq and the numerous other countries that were lucky to be the targets of Western ‘humanitarian’ forces? Steven MacMillan is an independent writer, researcher, geopolitical analyst and editor of The Analyst Report, http://www.theanalystreport.net/ especially for the online magazine “New Eastern Outlook”. http://journal-neo.org/

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Timothy C. May: Libertaria in Cypherspace
by jim bell 28 Jun '20

28 Jun '20

https://news.bitcoin.com/timothy-c-may-libertaria-in-cyberspace/ [quote begins] Timothy C. May: Libertaria in Cyberspace Here are a few points about why “cyberspace,” or a computer-mediated network, is more hospitable than physical locations for the kind of “crypto-anarchy” libertarian system I’ve been describing. Several folks have commented recently about ocean-going libertarian havens, supertankers used as data havens, and so forth. In the 1970s, especially, there were several unsuccessful attempts to acquire islands in the Pacific for the site of what some called “Libertaria.” (Some keywords: Vanuatu, Minerva, Mike Oliver, Tonga) Obtaining an entire island is problematic. Getting the consent of the residents is one issue (familiar to those on the this list who weathered the Hurricane Andrew diversion debate). Being allowed to operate by the leading world powers is another… the U.S. has enforced trade embargoes and blockades against many nations in the past several decades, including Cuba, North Korea, Libya, Iran, Iraq, and others. Further, the U.S. has invaded some countries— Panama- is a good example— whose government it disliked. How long would a supertanker “data haven” or libertarian regime last in such an environment? (Stephenson’s fascinating Snow Crash didn’t address the issue of why the “Raft” wasn’t simply sunk by the remaining military forces.) I should note that the recent splintering of countries may provide opportunities for libertarian (or PPL, if you prefer to think of it in this way) regions. Some have speculated that Russia itself is a candidate, given that it has little vested in the previous system and may be willing to abandon statism. If several dozen new countries are formed, some opportunities exist. The basic problem is that physical space is too small, too exposed to the view of others. “Libertaria” in the form of, say, an island, is too exposed to the retaliation of world powers. (I won’t go into the “private nukes” strategy, which I need to think about further.) A floating private nation (or whatever it’s called) is too vulnerable to a single well-placed torpedo. Even if it serves as a kind of Swiss-bank, and thus gets some of the same protection Switzerland got (to wit, many leaders kept their loot there), it is too vulnerable to a single attacker or invader. Piracy will be just one of the problems. Finally, how many of us want to move to a South Pacific island? Or a North Sea oil rig? Or even to Russia? [end of partial quote]

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Michael Wilson Thesis
by jim bell 27 Jun '20

27 Jun '20

https://eprints.qut.edu.au/199696/1/Michael_Wilson_Thesis.pdf [partial quote follows] "As the political and legal battles of the first ‘crypto-war’ were heating up in the1990’s, the technologist and activist Timothy C. May (1992) authored the CryptoAnarchist Manifesto. The manifesto proclaims cryptographic software “will altercompletely the nature of government regulation, the ability to tax and controleconomic interactions, the ability to keep information secret, and will even alter thenature of trust and reputation” while also recognising the potential that “crypto anarchywill allow national secrets to be trade freely and will allow illicit and stolen materialsto be traded… an anonymous computerized market will even make possible abhorrentmarkets for assassinations and extortion” (May, 1992, paras. 1, 3). Similarly,prominent crypto-anarchist Jim Bell (1996) published the tenth (and final) volume of 78his essay Assassination Politics in 1996, where he argued for an online assassinationmarket as a tool of social control in service of the comparatively powerless. The ideawas that citizens could use cryptography to mask their identities to place ‘bets’ on thetime of death of public officials and business leaders. The logic is that everyone whois willing to contribute to a bounty will place a ‘bet’ on the time of death, while the‘winner’ would be the person who conducts the assassination via their foreknowledgeof the time of death. The proposal attests to how the politics of privacy protection wereparticularly controversial during the 1990s. It is for this reason that the ‘crypto-war’ was so fiercely fought on both sides,prompted by the initial release of public key encryption to members of the public.Following the Second World War, cryptographic software was legally classified as amunition and subject to strict regulation and export controls (Levin, 1998, p. 532). Bythe early 1990s, the NSA was attempting to install a ‘Clipper Chip’ within telephones,to provide the US Government with ‘backdoor’ access to encrypted communications(Froomkin, 1995, p. 745). As a result of the proposal, technologist Philip Zimmermanpublished public-key encryption tool Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) via file-sharingservices in June of 1991. Characteristic of crypto-anarchists of the time, Zimmerman(1994) published PGP’s code in a physical book titled PGP Source Code and Internals,so the technology could be discretely distributed. As Zimmerman (1994, para. 3)observes in the foreword of the book, “cryptography is a surprisingly politicaltechnology.” By publishing the code, Zimmerman became the subject of aninvestigation by the US Customs Service examining whether he had violated the USArms Export Control Act (1976), although the case was dropped in 1996 withoutexplanation (Lauzon, 1998, p. 1327). The release of public-key encryption technologythus empowered ordinary users to protect their privacy. 79The popularity and development of such privacy-enhancing technologies hasincreased significantly since the ‘crypto-war’ of the 1990s. Tracking the trends in theirdevelopment during the decade from 1997, Goldberg (2007, p. 11) observes how thethen-recently developed Tor Browser was exponentially growing in popularity.Similarly, in response to growing awareness about mass surveillance, the CryptoPartymovement was established in 2011 to educate the public about cryptographic software.The decentralized movement promotes “crypto parties” where experts educate citizensabout encryption and digital anonymity. In this vein, they are a type of informationsecurity workshop (e.g. Albrechtsen & Hovden, 2010). Data provided by the TorProject (2018) highlights how the number of publicly52 connecting users increased sixfold after the Snowden Disclosures in June 2013. Subsequent studies suggest some ofthis increase was attributable to a Ukrainian botnet connecting to the network (Gehl,2016, p. 1223), however there has been a sustained two-fold increase (amounting to atleast two million daily users) on the network (Tor Project, 2018). Evidently, suchprivacy-enhancing technologies are becoming increasingly popular. [end of partial quote]

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