Federal court approves Facebook settlement with FTC over Cambridge Analytica…
April 24, 2020
"This agreement has already brought fundamental changes to our company and advances in how we protect people's privacy beyond anything we've done before," wrote Michel Protti, Facebook's chief privacy officer for product, in a blog post. "Most of all, it brings a new level of accountability and ensures that privacy is everyone's responsibility at Facebook."
Sunlight destroys coronavirus quickly, say US scientists…
Scientists have known for decades that broad-spectrum UVC light, which has a wavelength of between 200 to 400 nanometers (nm), is highly effective at killing bacteria and viruses by destroying the molecular bonds that hold their DNA together...
April 24, 2020
"Our most striking observation to date is the powerful effect that solar light appears to have on killing the virus, both surfaces and in the air," he said. "We've seen a similar effect with both temperature and humidity as well, where increasing the temperature and humidity or both is generally less favorable to the virus."
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When the virus was aerosolized -- meaning suspended in the air -- the half-life was one hour when the temperature was 70 to 75 degrees with 20 percent humidity. In the presence of sunlight, this dropped to just one and a half minutes. Bryan concluded that summer-like conditions "will create an environment (where) transmission can be decreased."...Anonymous Hacks Bill Gates Foundation, WHO and Wuhan Lab. Releases Email Addresses and Passwords…
April 24, 2020
Something about this "hack" seems very off in regards to the timing and just the entire "LEAK" as a whole. Be Careful when diving into these emails and trying to access them. Just like the fake Wikileaks dumps that happened a few days ago, users reported back that opening the PDF's "phoned home" to places like Virginia (hint hint), Washington, and more.
Judge Dismisses Twitter’s Lawsuit Over Its Rights to Publish Information About Government Surveillance Orders…
April 24, 2020
On Friday... the judge in this case ruled that it would allow the government’s state-secrets claim and would not require the government to turn over the classified declarations to Twitter’s counsel. And, based on that secret evidence that Twitter’s attorneys were never allowed to access, the judge held that the government’s purported national security concerns were sufficient to justify its censorship of Twitters draft transparency report. Disturbingly, the judge provided next-to-no justification for either of these decisions...
Instagram no longer allows people without an account to view photos and videos on computers…
April 24, 2020
Many small businesses and professionals use Instagram as their only point of contact with customers, a fact that makes this change troublesome for those who, for whatever reason, do not have and do not intend to have an account there.
DNC not trying to hide it anymore and install Jim Clyburn in charge of Kung Flu Committee…
April 23, 2020
The DNC boldly created the Coronavirus Oversight Committee to find new and insightful ways to claim the Wuhan Virus was caused by President Trump. However, it is the installation of Jim Clyburn, the engineer for the Joe Biden campaign, as the head of that committee that shows the political intents for 2020.
House passes $484B coronavirus relief package…
April 23, 2020
The vote was 388-5-1, with four conservative Republicans breaking with GOP leaders to oppose the measure, citing its effect on federal deficit. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) also voted against the measure, while Rep. Justin Amash (I-Mich.) voted present. The four Republicans who voted "no" were House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Biggs (Ariz.) and Reps. Ken Buck (Colo.), Jody Hice (Ga.) and Thomas Massie (Ky.).
China To Donate $30 Million To WHO After US Halts Funding To The Organization…
April 23, 2020
McCain confirmed as Buzzfeed source for peepee fanfiction – BuzzFeed ‘dossier’ version identical to what McCain distributed…
April 23, 2020
The late Republican Sen. John McCain denied being the source for BuzzFeed when it published the Steele dossier of "salacious and unverified" claims against then-candidate Donald Trump in early 2017.
But the text McCain distributed to the FBI and others was "identical" to the text published by Buzzfeed, according to an email by FBI investigator Peter Strzok obtained by government watchdog Judicial Watch.
CDC Report: 66% of Homeless in San Francisco Shelter Have Coronavirus…
April 23, 2020
US District Judge Roger Benitez shoots down California law mandating background checks for ammunition buyers, citing ‘grave injury’ to 2nd Amendment…
April 24, 2020
“The experiment has been tried. The casualties have been counted. California’s new ammunition background check law misfires and the Second Amendment rights of California citizens have been gravely injured,” Benitez wrote in the opinion.
Biden predicts Trump will try to postpone US election…
April 24, 2020
"Mark my words, I think he is gonna try to kick back the election somehow, come up with some rationale why it can't be held," Biden said during an online fundraiser Thursday.
The Los Angeles police will end a controversial program that aimed to use AI to predict where crimes would occur…
April 24, 2020
Pred-Pol software — developed by a UCLA professor in conjunction with the LAPD — was designed to predict in real time where and when crimes were likely to occur over the next 12 hours.
Elon Musk says Starlink internet private beta to begin in roughly three months, public beta in six…
April 24, 2020
The initial beta test will apply to those located in “high latitudes,” Musk added. To date, SpaceX has said that Starlink service will initially be made available to customers in Canada and in the northern United States in 2020, with additional service expansion to follow to other parts of the world throughout 2021.
Google to require all advertisers to pass identity verification process…
April 24, 2020
The change will allow consumers to see who's running an ad and which country they're located in when they click "Why this ad?" on a placement.
Texas Mayor Caught Defying Her Own Stay-At-Home Order At Local Nail Salon is under state investigation…
April 23, 2020
Ames’ visit to the salon prompted a public furor when a photograph of her, wearing a face mask and with her fingers dipped in a bowl of removal solution, was publicly posted Tuesday afternoon.
Ames, who signed the city’s broad business shutdown order that prohibits nonessential businesses from operating until the virus threat has subsided, initially defended her visit. She insisted that she was not getting a manicure but only being shown how to remove the “dip” nails she got prior to the shutdown.
Here Are The U.S. Senators That Used COVID-19 To Push Their Gun Control Agenda…
April 23, 2020
- Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.)
- Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)
- Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.)
Also don't forget Blackface Northam of Virginia
John Durham just added Anthony Scarpelli, chief of the violent crimes and narcotics trafficking section for D.C. to his team…
April 23, 2020
John Durham is ramping up his investigation into the origins of Crossfire Hurricane.
He has added Anthony Scarpelli, chief of the violent crimes and narcotics trafficking section for D.C.https://t.co/p2aafgyiwy
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) April 23, 2020
Big Company Execs Will Now Face Up To 30 Years In Prison, $1 Million Fines For Abusing Coronavirus Relief Program…
April 23, 2020
Members of the Coronavirus Task Force Hold a Press Briefing
April 23, 2020