The chief purpose of life, for any of us,
is to increase according to our capacity
our knowledge of God by all means we have,
and to be moved by it to praise and thanks.
J. R. R. Tolkien
Posted on 12/12/2023 8:00:29 PM PST by ransomnote
means
“....voting for a bill that will continue abortion tourism, will continue transgender surgery funding, will continue diversity-equity-inclusion funding … and you’re thinking you’re voting just to extend FISA,” Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) said***
All courtesy of Matt Gaetz's pride and joy Speaker: Mike Johnson. WOW! What a difference from Kevin McCarthy! And, if I am not mistaken, more borrowed $$$ for Ukraine.
Is it alright now, now that it is 'our' side betraying the American people? 😐
I’ll add you to my cat lover list. 😻😸😻
So many Rs are corrupt and/or beholden to those in the shadows. Revolting.
Meow!
That’s about right....for the Sniffer and his Enabler.
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The chief purpose of life, for any of us,
is to increase according to our capacity
our knowledge of God by all means we have,
and to be moved by it to praise and thanks.
J. R. R. Tolkien
Well, of course they have ...
Benny Johnson
@bennyjohnson
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BIDEN: “We’ve already begun to secure contracts on three new COVID vaccines.”
Did Google Just Defeat Every Geofence Warrant?
https://reason.com/volokh/2023/12/13/did-google-just-defeat-every-geofence-warrant/
Excerpt:
.....Google will no longer keep location history even for the users who opted in to have it turned on. Instead, the location history will only be kept on the user’s phone.
The Timeline feature in Maps helps you remember places you’ve been and is powered by a setting called Location History. If you’re among the subset of users who have chosen to turn Location History on (it’s off by default), soon your Timeline will be saved right on your device — giving you even more control over your data. Just like before, you can delete all or part of your information at any time or disable the setting entirely.
If you’re getting a new phone or are worried about losing your existing one, you can always choose to back up your data to the cloud so it doesn’t get lost. We’ll automatically encrypt your backed-up data so no one can read it, including Google.
Additionally, when you first turn on Location History, the auto-delete control will be set to three months by default, which means that any data older than that will be automatically deleted. Previously this option was set to 18 months. If you want to save memories to your Timeline for a longer period, don’t worry — you can always choose to extend the period or turn off auto-delete controls altogether.
These changes will gradually roll out through the next year on Android and iOS, and you’ll receive a notification when this update comes to your account.
Unless I’m missing something, this will entirely defeat geofence warrants— which, I would speculate, was probably the point of Google’s policy change. If Google doesn’t keep the records, Google will have no records to turn over. If the government comes to Google with a court order for geofence data, Google will just say, sorry, we don’t keep that stuff anymore.
.....It will be interesting to see if we learn why Google made this change. Google is a private company. It has to answer to its shareholders, not to the public interest. And it’s totally plausible that this was just a sensible business decision. If Google can provide location history for those who want it without keeping the records, Google presumably benefits by not having to deal with the privacy headaches of responding to geofence warrants.
If this is what drove Google’ decision, it’s an example of a less-appreciated way that the market regulates privacy. If you’re providing a data service, responding to court orders for user data is not part of your business model. It’s a costly hassle. And it can only lead to bad press. So you might look for ways to avoid keeping records, as records never kept are records that cannot be turned over.
Marietta, Georgia
Ketchikan, Alaska
🇺🇸🇮🇱NEW ARTICLE: US Seeks Plausible Deniability as it Lights Middle East on Fire
“US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin posing as concerned for the Palestinian population all while arming Israel to continue indiscriminately brutalizing them, is being done to convince the world the US is pleading peace all while in actuality pursuing wider war.
The US used the proxy war in Ukraine to reorder Europe and reassert hegemony over the continent, rolling back European cooperation with both Russia and China. The US likely seeks to repeat a similar process in the Middle East where relations are improving within the region between Iran and Saudi Arabia, and between Syria and the rest of the Arab World. The region also collectively continues moving closer with Russia and China as well as toward multipolarism.”
READ MORE: https://journal-neo.su/2023/12/11/us-seeks-plausible-deniability-as-it-lights-middle-east-on-fire/
None! Joe Bitem is already 1/3 $trillion into debt this current fiscal year. Almost daily we hear how The Joe is spending a $billion here, $500 million there. No one ever asks where the $$$ is coming from.
The current inflation rate is 17+%. The Fed has just said that inflation is stable and they are halting rate increases, PLUS the Fed expects to lower interest rates three times this coming year.
What is going on? A massive con game! The Fed is making money easily available in an election year. 'What about inflation?' you might ask. Don't expect to hear much about that; if you do expect the same evasions and lies you are getting now. Joe Bitem is creating vast sums of money out of thin air AND using it to pay off Dem donors and supporters.
That will continue to pressure inflation - silently. If they try to force prices lower it could cause deflation; in the 1930s deflation was called The Great Depression.
The elite Deep State is producing a stage show called The Great Scam. No one is sure how it will turn out but it is supposed to joyfully carry a Demo'Rat into the WH and Congress like a Christmas parade.
He is a True Holy Father! (Does he read FR? He sure is informed!)
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(Must watch. Hilarious!)This one it's better. pic.twitter.com/rLmXWreEQ8— freaK_ (@freaKlouD9) December 15, 2023
Re Vaxx shreds us:
Quite sad. And all unvaxxed children are presumably at risk because their parents shed on them.
God, help us all.
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