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"Officials inside the Secret Service clashed over whether they needed a warrant to use location data harvested from ordinary apps installed on smartphones, with some arguing that citizens have agreed to be tracked with such data by accepting app terms of service, despite those apps often not saying their data may end up with the authorities, according to hundreds of pages of internal Secret Service emails obtained by 404 Media.

The emails provide deeper insight into the agency’s use of Locate X, a powerful surveillance capability that allows law enforcement officials to follow a phone, and person’s, precise movements over time at the click of a mouse. In 2023, a government oversight body found that the Secret Service, Customs and Border Protection, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement all used their access to such location data illegally. The Secret Service told 404 Media in an email last week it is no longer using the tool."

https://www.404media.co/fyi-a-warrant-isnt-needed-secret-service-says-you-agreed-to-be-tracked-with-location-data/

#USA #LocationData #Geolocation #Surveillance #Privacy #DataProtection #Intelligence #LocateX


If the Democratic Party *actually* stood for the rights of women and minorities, for support of unions and working people, for quality public education and public healthcare, for a healthy climate and for the safety of our biosphere – If they actually stood up for all these things instead of just *pretending* to do so, then the Republican Party would have no chance of achieving electoral majority in the United States.

But that’s not who the Democratic Party is. It’s not who they have been for at least 40 years. Rather, they are a party standing up for the military-industrial complex, for the police state, for neoliberalism, for capitalism, and for corporate ascendancy.

This election was NOT a victory for the Republican Party. It was instead a total failure of leadership by the Democratic Party, and a well-earned defeat.

Four years from now, if there is another election, we should expect nothing different from them.

We need system change.

#USA #Politics #History #Economics


A few excerpts here from a beautifully written, deeply insightful, and ultimately inspiring essay by Chris Hedges…
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In the end, the election was about despair.

Despair over futures that evaporated with deindustrialization. Despair over the loss of 30 million jobs in mass layoffs. Despair over austerity programs and the funneling of wealth upwards into the hands of rapacious oligarchs. Despair over a liberal class that refuses to acknowledge the suffering it orchestrated under neoliberalism. Despair over the futile, endless wars, as well as the genocide in Gaza, where generals and politicians are never held accountable. Despair over a democratic system that has been seized by corporate and oligarchic power.

Donald Trump is a symptom of our diseased society. He is not its cause. He is what is vomited up out of decay.

Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party live in their own non-reality-based belief system. Harris, who was anointed by party elites and never received a single primary vote, proudly trumpeted her endorsement by Dick Cheney, a politician who left office with a 13% approval rating.

The smug, self-righteous “moral” crusade against Trump stokes the national reality television show that has replaced journalism and politics. It reduces a social, economic, and political crisis to the personality of Trump. It refuses to confront and name the corporate forces responsible for our failed democracy.

The American dream has become an American nightmare.
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FULL ESSAY ➡️ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/the-politics-of-cultural-despair

#USA #Politics #History #Economics #Israel #Gaza
Political cartoon by Mr. Fish. A drawing of several people, men and women, frowning as they gather around a laptop, looking intently at the screen, apparently trying to understand what happened. Caption says: "Democratic strategists trying to figure out how a brown and pink campaign lightly scented with Joe Biden that promoted an inspiring message of equality, civility, democracy, and genocide, failed to get them the keys to the White (Power) House."


#Trump nominiert pro-israelische Politiker auf wichtige Posten

In der Regierung Trump scheinen sich die prowestlichen Kräfte durchgesetzt zu haben. Ein Rückschlag für die #Isolationisten und den #Iran

https://www.audiatur-online.ch/2024/11/12/trump-nominiert-pro-israelische-politiker-auf-wichtige-posten/

#USA #Israel


Dealing with the pain from last week’s disastrous election and trying to understand it all, our Mastodon friend Geoffrey Deihl (@gdeihl) takes a look back at our nation’s sordid history…
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America has always been a violent, racist country. Little wonder, being built on slavery and genocide, spawn of the brutal British Empire.

Our war for independence was no romantic story about a fight for freedom and justice. It was a revolt against a king not playing nice with his colonists. Some were fleeing religious persecution, but many were here to get rich. They had no compunction about murdering the indigenous people who saved them from starving in their first winter on these shores.

Native Americans were slaughtered, the survivors driven across the land to reservations, their resources stolen. Texas was annexed in 1845 from the brown people of Mexico under the newly invented guise of “Manifest Destiny” which argued we have moral virtue, and a divine right to that destiny.

Through this time and well before, Africans were packed into the holds of dank, leaking ships for weeks-long voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. The fifty percent that survived disease outbreaks from these barbaric conditions were sold as if animals. Eventually, slavery ripped families apart in the Civil War. The emancipation of blacks led to the Jim Crow laws in the south not overturned until 1965.

To understand what happened on November 5, we must consider history.
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Geoff has written a long, angry, and well-informed essay about our shameful past and present — and near the end, he also offers several good suggestions on how to organize and take action to build a better future. I hope you’ll read the whole thing.

➡️ https://geoffreydeihl.substack.com/p/descent-into-madness

#USA #Politics #History #Economics #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange


#Biden -Administration wird kein Waffenembargo gegen #Israel verhängen

US-Außenminister Antony #Blinken hat die Schritte erläutert, die Israel zur Verbesserung der „humanitären Situation im Gazastreifen“ unternommen hat.

https://www.israelheute.com/erfahren/biden-administration-wird-kein-waffenembargo-gegen-israel-verhaengen/

#USA #Gaza


Sich abzeichnendes #Libanon -Abkommen:
#IDF soll auf Verstöße reagieren dürfen

Die #Hisbollah wird sich nördlich des Litani zurückziehen, die libanesische Armee wird die verbleibende Terrorinfrastruktur zerstören und die Vereinigten Staaten und Russland werden Garantien gegen eine Wiederbewaffnung der Hisbollah geben.

https://www.israelheute.com/erfahren/sich-abzeichnendes-libanon-abkommen-idf-soll-auf-verstoesse-reagieren-duerfen/

#israel #USA #Russland


'White House endorses Israel’s deliberate starvation policy in Gaza'
'The world’s leading self-proclaimed “democracies” are openly embracing the deliberate starvation of civilian populations as a method of war, setting a precedent not only for the waging of future wars, but also for domestic repression against internal political opposition among broad sections of their own populations.'
https://countercurrents.org/2024/11/white-house-endorses-israels-deliberate-starvation-policy-in-gaza/
#gaza #palestine #zionist #usa #warcrimes #genocide #starvation


#usa #israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #uscompany

„The company is believed to have judged that it would be difficult to continue business there amid the war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.“

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/11/13/companies/seven-i-israel-close/


#usa #israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #usforeignpolicy

„Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be ambassador to Israel, has long rejected a Palestinian state in territory previously seized by Israel and has repeatedly signaled his staunch support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.“

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/mike-huckabee-trumps-pick-for-ambassador-to-israel-has-long-called-himself-a-zionist/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all


#usa #israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #starvation / #usforeignpolicy / #humanitarianaid

„The Biden administration sidestepped its own 30-day deadline for Israel to provide significantly more humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip or face a weapons cut-off, saying that progress has been made despite aid groups warning of a looming famine.“

https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3286330/us-sidesteps-own-30-day-deadline-israel-improve-gaza-aid?utm_source=rss_feed


US deadline threat expires: Pressure lifts on Israel to abide by humanitarian law - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy5Cd1oVaHA

#Palestine #Gaza #Israel #USA
@palestine


Ya, not the first time The Land Of The Free™ backs a Genocide

#Guatemala #USA #Palestine #Israel #Genocide


https://t.me/liveukraine_media/26207
⚠️🇺🇦Russian TV is delivering nice news from the Kursk zone claiming that Ukrainian forces have been knocked out of the village of Glushkovo. The problem is, Ukrainian forces never entered it in the first place. Today, Russian newspapers also reported on alleged 'looting by (VIDEO and more) #Ukraine #NukesForUkraine
#SouthKorea #Japan #Press #Taiwan #Media #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar
#10yrInvasionofUkraine


US bans flights to Haiti after airliner hit by gunfire

The move comes after a Spirit Airlines plane was hit by gunfire and had to reroute to the Dominican Republic. Haiti was cut off from the rest of the world a result of spiralling gang violence.

https://www.dw.com/en/us-bans-flights-to-haiti-after-airliner-hit-by-gunfire/a-70770300?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

#Haiti #HaitiNews #USA #USANews #News


Trump picks former governor Huckabee as Israel ambassador

US President-elect Donald Trump has said he is nominating former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee as the next US ambassador to Israel.

https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/1112/1480592-huckabee-trump-israel/

#Israel #IsraelNews #USA #USANews #News


US wants to force regime change in Lebanon, not end Israeli slaughter there

"The U.S. wants to install as President its man, the head of the Lebanese Army, Joseph Aoun. This is because the U.S. controls the Lebanese Army. It sponsors, arms it, and has trained more than 32,000 Lebanese troops. For years the U.S. has even operated a proxy commando unit connected with the Army run by U.S. Special Operations forces and codename Lion Hunter.

Washington supplies the Lebanese Army with weapons that are three generations behind with many being obsolete. This is to make sure it could never mount a significant confrontation against Israel, which the Pentagon gives the latest and best spyware and armament. The Lebanese army is not even permitted by the U.S. to fight back when fired upon by Israel."

https://www.liberationnews.org/us-wants-to-force-regime-change-in-lebanon-not-end-israeli-slaughter-there/

#lebanon #usa #israel


Despite 30-day Gaza aid ultimatum, US says support for Israel will proceed | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/12/despite-thirty-day-gaza-aid-ultimatum-us-says-support-for-israel-will-proceed

Horrific, just horrific! And the hypocrisy is staggering! But I am not surprised in the least!

#Palestine #Gaza #Israel #USA
@palestine


'‘Gaza Scorecard’ – Israel Failed to Meet US Deadline on Deteriorating Situation'
What has Biden and the USA, done about it? Absolutely nothing!
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-scorecard-israel-failed-to-meet-us-deadline-on-deteriorating-situation/
#gaza #palestine #usa #warcrimes #genocide #massmurder


The Biden administration says Israel has made progress on the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza and so it won’t limit its arms transfers to Israel.

Relief groups say conditions are worse than ever.

(AP) #Israel #USA #Gaza

https://apnews.com/article/48cd09c1c007cacd6d7a309589490320


Guerre de Palestine
🔸 En sommet à Riyad, les dirigeants arabes et musulmans dénoncent le « génocide » en cours à Gaza
https://www.rfi.fr/fr/moyen-orient/20241111-arabie-saoudite-un-sommet-sur-fond-de-crise-au-moyen-orient-et-de-victoire-de-trump
#Palestine #guerre #génocide #Arabes #musulmans #Arabiesaoudite #Iran #Liban #USA #UK #France #Europe #Canada #Québec #Montréal


Aid groups say Israel misses US deadline to boost humanitarian help for Gaza

Joe Biden's deadline for Israel to allow aid into Gaza comes to an end this Wednesday (November 13). The situation in Gaza though remains critical. Israel has failed to meet US demands to allow greater humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip, where conditions are worse than at any point in the [...]

https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241112-aid-groups-say-israel-misses-us-deadline-to-boost-humanitarian-help-for-gaza

#Palestine #PalestineNews #Israel #IsraelNews #USA #USANews #Palestine #News


Igual no votaron a Harris porque han sentido que ahora viven peor que hace cuatro años, cuando estuvo #Trump. La democracia consiste en respetar la voluntad de la mayoría, aunque a veces voten engañados. Los medios tienen la responsabilidad de informar bien a la gente y en #USA como en la UE han priorizado la propaganda bélica con #Ucrania a contar quién paga el gasto militar y la inflación derivada de las sanciones a #Putin. Y tampoco han condenado tajantemente el #genocidio palestino.


Israelis React With Excitement to Election Win

While many around the world are optimistic about Trump’s election, the news is particularly welcomed in Israel. Read More👇
https://ac.news/israelis-react-with-excitement-to-election-win/

#uselection2024 #uselection #usa #news #israel


' 57 Groups to Senate: Vote to Block Weapons for Israel
"Despite clear evidence showing that Israel is committing war crimes and blocking humanitarian aid, the U.S. is still unconscionably selling billions of dollars of offensive weapons to Israel," said one advocate.'
https://www.commondreams.org/news/does-israel-need-us-weapons?utm_source=Common+Dreams&utm_campaign=45a579cae1-Top+News%3A+Mon.+11%2F11%2F24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-3b949b3e19-600813801
#palestine #lebanon #zionist #usa #warcrimes #genocide #massmurder


In summary, Palestine is indeed the American achilles heel!
#usa #trump #Palestine


#USA & #UK warplanes with #American & #British #AirForce personnel are #bombing #Yemen for 3rd day in a row.

Western #terrorism is neverending. They distract you with big public remembrance day ceremonies, while they're trying to mass murder more brown peoples in Middle East.

Your public #Taxpayers monies are paying for this shit.

#Colonialism #Warmongers #TaxFundedTerrorists #Inhumane #WarCriminals