BART Admits Halting Cell Service to Stop Protests

Well, of course BART’s action resembles a strategy employed by Middle East dictatorships. The high-tech control grid is being deployed uniformly around the world. And yet many in America and Europe and other “social democracies” are stuck in the illusion that we have liberty. BART’s shut-off of subterranean cell phone service in its downtown San [...]

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Denver Man Beaten Bloody after Illegal Left Turn

Denver cops aren’t known for being warm and cuddly. See also Denver Man Beaten for Offering to Testify against Cops. On the night of January 15, 2009, nineteen-year-old Community College of Denver student Alexander Landau was stopped by Denver police for allegedly making an illegal left turn. But according to a federal complaint filed yesterday, [...]

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U.S. Police Waging War on Videographers

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Homeland Security Hasn’t Made Us Safer

The author of this column claims that the sole purpose of the Dept. of Homeland security is to provide bonanzas for favored congressional districts. Its purpose goes further than that: To maintain a constant mood of low-level fear so the people will continue going along with government abuses of power. Hardly anyone has seriously scrutinized [...]

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How Maine Has Become a Constitution-Free Zone

Notice how, over time, we have become conditioned to believe that rights are granted to us by government—a belief that was abhorrent to the Founding Fathers, who believed certain rights are innate and inviolate. When rights are granted by government, they may be easily withdrawn, and a right that may be withdrawn is no right [...]

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Miami-Dade County to Deploy Surveillance Drones

One more time! (Say it with me.) “Weapons and tactics developed for use in war zones can and will be used against the American people.” In places such as Kabul, Gaza, and Baghdad, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) hovering over homes, following suspects, and tracking enemies of the state are a daily reality. So where are [...]

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Philadelphia ‘Authorities’ Back Off When Calmly Dealt With

Notice that the videographer calmly asserts his rights, he is polite, he is fully informed about the TSA’s own regulations, and perhaps most importantly, he responds to questions with questions of his own. This strategy–responding to questions with questions–is one of the most potent ways to deal with “the authorities.” The cop’s performance at the [...]

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Coming Soon: Mobile Surveillance Towers

From ICxTechnologies: “Vantage point is everything when it comes to surveillance. SkyWatch™ units provide a high level platform for an array of surveillance options. Every tower includes the basics for the comfort and safety of the officer inside through adjustable heat and air conditioning, tinted sliding glass windows and comfortable seating. And no matter the [...]

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Illinois Man Faces 75 Years for Recording ‘The Authorities’

They can record and videotape and wiretap us all they want, but try to record “an official” in a public space and you could be looking at hard prison time. This is the 21st Century one-way mirror: They can scrutinize us, but we can’t scrutinize them. What, did you think you were their equal or [...]

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The Evolution and Growth of the Domestic Surveillance Grid

The Washington Post has published a lengthy and comprehensive article about the U.S.’s domestic spy grid that’s worth reading in its entirety. Here’s a telling remark from the introduction, something we’ve been observing at “Government Against the People” since the blog’s inception:  “Technologies and techniques honed for use on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan [...]

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