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Technologies designed to combat COVID-19 were redirected by law enforcement and intelligence services in other democracies as governments expanded their digital arsenals amid the pandemic. Back in April of 2020, NTEB warned you that the COVID-19 crisis was being used as a cover to roll out and implement technology that would create a global surveillance society. Here we are two and a half years later, and the Liberal media is finally catching up with us as the AP story below will show you. As grueling as it was to live through, the pandemic was simply the opening shot of the...

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Just what does an illegal alien get when they’re released at the border? I presume they get a court date or notice that they will get one in the future. They seem to be getting a free trip to somewhere within the US, if they’re lucky, or they’re dumped on the street at the border. But what else do they get? Do they get papers that allow them to take a job legally? What benefits do they have access to? I’m curious as I have not seen a decent list recently about what is currently given to an illegal alien...

Renowned actor Tim Robbins told comedian Russell Brand during a podcast interview aired over the weekend that his views about COVID-19 restrictions completely changed when Robbins visited parts of the world where people publicly asserted their right to be free from masking, and that lockdown enforcers’ coercion, sanctimony, and demonization of those with different views have fed an atmosphere of tribalism and repression that is dangerous for civil society. In conversation with Brand on the Dec. 18 episode of the comedian’s podcast, Robbins also voiced his dismay at official policies based on limited scientific studies that discouraged patterns of behavior...

Williams was convicted of six murders, including one triple murder in 1989, but freed after almost 30 years in prison when his final murder charge was tossed because evidence of prosecutorial misconduct came to light. Williams was part of a funeral procession for formerly incarcerated friend Tyree Little in Philadelphia, his friends told the Philadelphia Inquirer. As he stepped out of his car on the 3000 block of Lehigh Avenue at around 2.20pm, he was shot once in the head. [snip]

President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the Russian army must learn from and fix the problems it had suffered in Ukraine, promising to give the military whatever it needed to prosecute a war nearing the end of its 10th month. In a speech to defence chiefs in Moscow, Putin said there were no financial limits on what the government would provide in terms of equipment and hardware. "We have no funding restrictions. The country and the government are providing everything that the army asks for," he said. Putin acknowledged, not for the first time, that the call-up of 300,000...

In a landslide tragedy that killed at least 21 people in Selangor on Friday (Dec 16), a man and his friend managed to save a mother and her baby. The man, who declined to be named, told Astro Awani that he was sleeping in a tent with his wife and two children at the campsite near Genting Highlands when they heard a sudden loud sound. "Luckily my tent was at the end, my leg was a little sprained because of running", he said. Recounting the moment of anxiety, the man said that all the survivors came out holding flashlights to...

Update from Ukraine | Zelenskyi in USA | 1,8bln support for Ukrainian army. What are the JDAM bombs? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh3IRhn2i6I&list=RDCMUCpr-NNORb2UQYDD3k-w-OFg&start_radio=1 Follow on Instagram up to date uploads. https://www.instagram.com/denys_pilot/ SUMMARY & MAPS Military Maps & Comment here: https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-300-summary/ Invasion Day 300 – Summary December 20, 2022

Ian CrossPosted at 12:41 PM, Dec 14, 2022 and last updated 10:15 AM, Dec 14, 2022 COLUMBUS, Ohio — If you’re a weirdo who loves cats and lives in Cleveland, you may soon be able to announce that to the world with your license plate while supporting an organization that helps cat owners and their feline companions. A bill to add a “Weirdo Cat Lovers of Cleveland” license plate option had its first hearing in the Ohio Statehouse’s Transportation and Public Safety Committee Tuesday, bringing the legislation one step closer to passing. Recent Stories from news5cleveland.com Proceeds from the $15...

The magnitude of prejudice and aversion against individuals refusing COVID-19 vaccination was detailed in three studies spanning 21 countries. In data from the U.S., vaccinated people were 16 percentage points (95% CI 14-19) more likely to have antipathy toward those who remain unvaccinated than toward the vaccinated. "Incompetence" was endorsed 14 percentage points more often and "untrustworthy" 13 percentage points more often by the vaccinated about the unvaccinated, Michael Bang Petersen, PhD, of Aarhus University in Denmark, and colleagues reported in Natureopens in a new tab or window. "The conflict between those who are vaccinated against COVID-19 and those who...

An inspirational Melbourne school principal who died suddenly is being remembered as 'a visionary' and 'a thoroughly decent person'. Maria Karvouni, 59, principal of co-ed school Auburn High, died last weekend after a battle with illness, sending its teachers, students and their parents into mourning. Ms Karvouni was 'an outstanding person, a wonderful, dedicated leader' and the driving force behind Auburn's success, the school said in one of hundreds of online tributes.

Cmdr. Robert Ramirez III was found dead in his home on Monday. The highly decorated commanding officer of Navy's SEAL Tean 1, Cmdr. Robert Ramirez III, was found dead at his San Diego County home on Dec. 19. In a statement on Wednesday, Naval Special Warfare Command officials said that foul play was not suspected in Ramirez's death, and that an investigation is being conducted by the San Diego police department...

A Georgia Court of Appeals judge has died at age 64. Judge Clyde Reese died on Saturday, the court announced, saying he died unexpectedly after a short hospital stay. No cause of death was given. A former commissioner of the Department of Community Health, Reese was appointed to the 15-judge court in 2016 by Gov. Nathan Deal, winning election to a six-year term in 2019. Gov. Brian Kemp will appoint a replacement.

Germany is replacing nuclear power with coal and candles. They’re gonna party like it’s 1899!Germany is replacing nuclear power with coal and candles. They’re gonna party like it’s 1899!Sources:https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2022/7/12/23205691/germany-energy-crisis-nuclear-power-coal-climate-change-russia-ukrainehttps://www.npr.org/sections/money/2022/12/20/1144258347/facing-an-energy-crisis-germans-stock-up-on-candles

With former President Donald Trump officially launching his 2024 presidential campaign, the GOP candidate’s campaign on Monday launched an “Official Trump 2024 Vice President Poll” to ask people who should be his running mate. The poll requires a donation to his campaign before users can enter a name of their choice for Trump’s vice president pick, according to a campaign email Monday.

A New York City coroner confirms to PEOPLE that the actress died due to a complication following a common surgery that she had 10 years before her deathCharbli Dean's cause of death has been determined by a New York City Medical Examiner. The Triangle of Sadness actress –– whose full name is Charlbi Dean Kriek –– died from an unexpected and sudden illness in August. She was 32. At the time, the illness was not revealed. A spokesperson for the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner confirmed to PEOPLE on Wednesday that she died of bacterial sepsis. The...

The Biden administration will send to Ukraine the most advanced air defense weapon in its arsenal, the Patriot missile system, a senior administration official said late Tuesday, marking the most significant addition to American military support for the government in Kyiv in months.The Patriot is to be included in a new $2 billion package of weapons that President Biden plans to unveil Wednesday, marking the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Washington, said the official, who spoke to reporters on the condition of anonymity in advance of a formal announcement.The visit, during which Zelensky will visit Biden at the...

Merry, merry Christmas, lonely, lonely Christmas? It doesn't have to be. One couple in Singapore are looking to make Christmas a little cheerier for those who're feeling a tad lonesome during the festive season. In a video posted to TikTok on Monday (Dec 19), David Loh and Esther Chua basically sent out an "open jio" to everyone for their pizza party on Christmas Eve. "Many of you don't know but Christmas is a time when the lonely get lonelier," said Chua, 25, in the clip. Loh also shared his experience of spending the last few Christmas seasons alone, where he...

Former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani recently claimed in an interview that multiple conservative media outlets suppressed the Hunter Biden laptop story.During Newsmax’s Saturday Report, Giuliani said that former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo under the Trump administration, Fox News’ Sean Hannity, and Just the News’ John Solomon were involved in burying the story on Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden. “I had this whole thing – let’s say half of it; certainly enough to prosecute — in 2019,” Giuliani said on the Saturday Report, adding that he shared the information about Hunter’s laptop to Hannity, Solomon, and Pompeo, “who also buried...

Google’s YouTube TV is close to getting over the goal line on a rich deal for the NFL’s Sunday Ticket out-of-market games subscription package in the U.S., according to multiple reports. If the pact goes through, starting with the 2023 NFL season, YouTube TV would become the exclusive home to Sunday Ticket after the package rolls off DirecTV, which has hosted it for nearly three decades. The “advanced talks” for Sunday Ticket between YouTube and the NFL were first reported by the Wall Street Journal. Google has “discussed” paying the NFL $2.5 billion per year for Sunday Ticket, the New...