Day: May 2, 2020

Categories Shows

Smart cities for mass surveillance

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The rise of smart cities is a tool in the mass surveillance toolbox. These technologies will be used to invade our privacy and even though they’re being put in place in order to create a robust response to the coronavirus pandemic, history has shown us that when the ruling elite get new toys to undermine our freedoms, they won’t let them go without a fight. … Read More >Smart cities for mass surveillance

Categories UK

Poorest in England MORE THAN TWICE as likely to die from Covid-19 as richest, new stats reveal

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New UK figures show that the deadly coronavirus does indeed discriminate in unequal societies, and badly, revealing that Covid-19 deaths in the most deprived areas of England are over double the amount in the least deprived areas. … Read More >Poorest in England MORE THAN TWICE as likely to die from Covid-19 as richest, new stats reveal

Categories UK

‘Trying every trick in the book’: UK government changes rules to hit 100k coronavirus tests target – report

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In its scramble to hit the target of 100,000 Covid-19 tests a day by the end of April, the UK government has revised the way it counts them, the Health Service Journal (HSJ) reports. UK health officials deny the claim. … Read More >‘Trying every trick in the book’: UK government changes rules to hit 100k coronavirus tests target – report

Categories USA

Bezos ordered to testify in Congress, as Amazon accused of ‘possibly criminally false’ statements on business practices

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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has been ordered to testify before Congress by the House Judiciary Committee, which has accused the corporation of lying about its private labeling practices to cover up possible antitrust violations. … Read More >Bezos ordered to testify in Congress, as Amazon accused of ‘possibly criminally false’ statements on business practices

Categories USA

Desperate New Yorkers mark May Day with CANCEL RENT protests at governor’s office & city landmarks (VIDEOS)

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New Yorkers are staging demonstrations all over the state to demand reprieve from rent, honking their horns outside the governor’s mansion and unfurling banners from bridges as the Covid-19 shutdown devastates their finances. … Read More >Desperate New Yorkers mark May Day with CANCEL RENT protests at governor’s office & city landmarks (VIDEOS)

Categories Asia & Pacific

North Korea’s Kim makes public appearance at FERTILIZER PLANT amid death rumors fueled by Trump’s coy stance (PHOTOS)

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has made his first public appearance in weeks, at a fertilizer factory north of Pyongyang. The state media reports and photos, however, have not entirely dispelled speculation about his health. … Read More >North Korea’s Kim makes public appearance at FERTILIZER PLANT amid death rumors fueled by Trump’s coy stance (PHOTOS)