If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties‚ subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Voters in San Francisco have decided to approve controversial new rules known as Proposition E‚ that significantly expand law enforcement’s powers of surveillance. Other than allowing the police free rein when it comes to the surveillance tech they choose to use for a period of one year‚ Preposition E also absolves them of any duty to properly assess how effective the technology might be or how it may affect people’s privacy and safety. To top it off‚ some types of surveillance will not be subject to oversight for an indefinite amount of time. The approval of measures‚ pushed by Mayor London Breed‚ a Democrat‚ as a way to “make San Francisco affordable and safe again” – to paraphrase his sloganeering – can be seen as pushback regarding the developments in the city once known for its liberalism and “peace and love.” Preposition E is one of three different key policy measures from a mayor who is reportedly engaged in an uncertain reelection battle set to play out in the fall. Meanwhile‚ some reports tie the outcome of the vote to the difficulties San Francisco has faced post-pandemic. But it’s almost a smokescreen for long-standing public safety concerns‚ poverty‚ and gentrification – brought on not only by the mishandling of the pandemic but San Francisco’s role as “ground zero” of the Big Tech phenomenon. And Big Tech apparently had a hand in making Preposition E happen. Despite the legislation coming from the Democrat camp‚ the outcome of the vote is seen as a win in liberal media reports for “conservative ideas” – notwithstanding the fact that privacy-invasive policies are often opposed by the conservatively-minded people in the US. One of the provisions of Proposition E is to allow the police to use drones in addition to cars in pursuit of suspects‚ and deployment of facial recognition and surveillance cameras even without getting permission from the police commission board. Among those campaigning against Preposition E was the digital rights group EFF‚ which said the measure was a threat not only to privacy and safety‚ but also‚ “democratic ideals.” And EFF had no problem calling it “deceptive” – and calling on voters to say “no” to it. “Don’t be fooled by the misleading arguments of Prop E’s supporters. A group of tech billionaires have contributed a small fortune to convince San Francisco voters that they would be safer if surveilled‚” said EFF. The post San Francisco Passes Proposition E‚ Allowing Police Year-Long Use of Surveillance Tech Without Assessing Effectiveness or Privacy Risks appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

An interactive slide show posted to the New York Times site on Wednesday‚ the day before President Biden’s State of the Union address (“How the State of the Union Became a Picture of Disunion”) relayed a slanted history of partisan scrapping at recent State of the Union addresses that suggested Republicans were almost wholly responsible for the turn to incivility. The slideshow featured historical text by Peter Baker‚ White House correspondent. Here’s the entry for George W. Bush suggesting nothing untoward had happened at a SOTU before at least 2007: “Even at the height of the Iraq war‚ decorum still reigned. In 2007‚ George W. Bush called it a “high privilege” to address the first female speaker of the House‚ Nancy Pelosi‚ even though she was a vocal critic of his war policy.” But Baker completely skipped over the start of the present-day SOTU partisanship: The booing of George W. Bush by Democrats during his State of the Union addresses in both 2004 and 2005. And one anti-Republican point Baker included‚ Obama’s 2009 speech in which Rep. Joe Wilson shouted “You Lie” when Obama said illegal immigrants wouldn’t be eligible for Obamacare‚ was not even made at a State of the Union but at a joint session of Congress. It made the slideshow anyway. Liberal reporter Glenn Thrush opened his 2009 Politico story by recounting Democratic misbehavior: ….In 2004‚ Democrats delivered a “Chorus Of Boos” during Bush's State Of The Union when he called for renewal of the Patriot Act.‚ according to The Washington Times. In 2005‚ Dems howled‚ hissed and shouted "No!" when Bush pushed for Social Security reform in the SOU:  "Foreshadowing the contentiousness of the coming debate‚ Democrats broke decorum and booed twice‚" according to the National Journal. Even Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was lumped in when he mouthed “not true” to a statement by President Barack Obama during the 2010 SOTU -- but that squabble was started by Obama himself‚ when the president broke decorum by singling out the Supreme Court (who were in the chamber) for what he considered a bad decision on campaign finance. But Baker’s text suggested Alito was the bad actor: “During his 2010 State of the Union‚ Justice Samuel Alito mouthed “not true” when Mr. Obama chided the Supreme Court over a campaign finance ruling.” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made the cut after ripping up her copy of President Donald Trump’s speech in 2020. Marjorie Taylor Green’s 2023 “You lie” outburst against Biden was also represented‚ as was Rep. Lauren Boebert heckling of Biden in 2022 “while talking about his dead son.” In a previous Times deletion of inconvenient SOTU history‚ congressional reporter Carl Hulse’s reporting on Wilson’s 2009 outburst treated it as unprecedented‚ skipping the Democratic boobirds coming out at Bush’s 2005 SOTU before belatedly throwing in a sentence in a follow-up story.

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Amid the border crisis and surging drug problems‚ author Peter Schweizer has completely exposed China’s massive influence over all of it. Schweizer explains to Mark Levin that in early 2021‚ there was a congressional commission that reported to the White House there were 2‚000 Chinese nationals just south of the border in Mexico. These Chinese nationals have been assisting the Mexican cartels with creating fentanyl to smuggle across the border. The report on this issue was issued by the congressional commission in 2021‚ but rather than taking it as a sign to protect the border‚ the Biden administration has left it wide open. “That‚ to me‚ is the epitome of negligence‚ criminal negligence‚ because what you’re essentially saying is we know this is a systematic effort; we know that fentanyl is coming; we know that tens of thousands of Americans are dying every year‚” Schweizer tells Levin‚ adding‚ “and our agenda is more important than actually protecting the American people.” Meanwhile‚ President Biden has refused to even confront the Chinese verbally about what they’re doing with the fentanyl trade — despite fentanyl poisoning now being the leading cause of death in the United States for people under the age of 45. “What you seem to be suggesting here is that Joe Biden is one of the greatest facilitators of the sale and use of fentanyl in the United States of America given his policies‚” Levin says. “He’s also one of the greatest‚ as the left calls them‚ ‘slavers’ in American history‚ given his border policies and the fact that unknown infinite numbers of women and children are being sold into sex slavery and pornography‚” he adds. “If you look at the human cost of the open border — human cost to Americans‚ human cost to women and children — the body count is astronomical‚” Schweizer says in agreement. Want more from Mark Levin?To enjoy more of "the Great One" — Mark Levin as you've never seen him before — subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America‚ defend the Constitution‚ and live the American dream.

Classic RPG Fallout 2 is available as a free download as part of an Amazon Prime subscription for a limited time. So if the Fallout 5 wait is proving unbearable‚ or if you want an RPG with the setting and approach of New Vegas‚ there’s no better time to get involved with one of the greatest role-playing games of all time‚ despite its age. Continue reading Incredible classic Fallout available as a free game for a limited time MORE FROM PCGAMESN: How Fallout 2 defined the series‚ Best Fallout companions

Every once in a while‚ a game comes along that’s so beautiful it stops you in your tracks. Sometimes it’s for sheer visual fidelity; the likes of Crysis‚ Skyrim‚ Final Fantasy‚ and Red Dead Redemption 2 all come to mind for their jaw-dropping looks at launch. Other times‚ it’s all in the art style; Tunic‚ Outer Wilds‚ The Witness‚ Hollow Knight - and now Summerhouse‚ a bite-size building game all about perfecting pretty properties‚ made by just one person and out now on Steam. Even just the first images caught my eye‚ but seeing it in motion is really something special. Continue reading A beautiful new indie sandbox game just hit Steam‚ and I’m mesmerized MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best indie games‚ Most relaxing games‚ Best building games

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Elden Ring is hands down one of the best games ever made. In fact‚ it even got the number three on our best RPGs of all time list and the number one spot on our best PS5 Games list. But to experience the full breadth of Elden Ring in all its glory‚ you’ll need to be aware of how to access the optional content in the base game.

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