The Freedom Watch

Theresa May government to create ‘new internet’ to control what is said online

"Theresa May is planning to introduce huge regulations on the way the internet works, allowing the government to decide what is said online. The government intends to introduce huge restrictions on what people can post, share and publish online. The plans will allow Britain to become 'the global leader in the regulation of the use of personal data and the internet', the manifesto claims. It comes just soon after the Investigatory Powers Act came into law. That legislation allowed the government to force internet companies to keep records on their customers' browsing histories, as well as giving ministers the power to break apps like WhatsApp so that messages can be read." Continue reading →

Continue ReadingTheresa May government to create ‘new internet’ to control what is said online

Trump’s DOJ is going to eviscerate sentencing reform

"Steve Cook is a prime example of a mid-twentieth century mindset trapped in an era of evolving understanding of human nature and criminal justice. The AP continues by reporting that, at the behest of Cook, the 'DOJ’s new policy encouraging harsher punishments for criminals is now turning his attention to hate crimes, marijuana and the ways law enforcement seizes suspects’ cash and property'." Continue reading →

Continue ReadingTrump’s DOJ is going to eviscerate sentencing reform

Lockheed Sees $28 Billion From Saudi Arms Sales; $50 Billion to Boeing

"The massive US arms deal with Saudi Arabia signed last month by President Trump is continuing to drive up arms makers’ stock, though at present the exact dollar values for specific companies are a matter of some speculation. These companies and other well-connected US arms makers are all expected to make quite a bit of money off this new arms deal with Saudi Arabia, as well as more money off of President Trump’s planned military spending increases. As the chance of peace suddenly breaking out looks more and more remote, the arms makers are expected to continue raking in money hand over fist." Continue reading →

Continue ReadingLockheed Sees $28 Billion From Saudi Arms Sales; $50 Billion to Boeing

US Airstrikes Kill 43 Civilians In Apartments

"After destroying a hospital yesterday in the same part of Raqqa, the US has not publicly commented on today's strike. Such incidents rarely make it into the official Pentagon list of civilian casualties in the two nations, which is usually around 10% of the actual death toll as calculated by private NGOs." Continue reading →

Continue ReadingUS Airstrikes Kill 43 Civilians In Apartments

Anti-Muslim Bigots Are “Useful Idiots” for ISIS

"The Islamophobes see themselves as politically incorrect truth-tellers; as bold and blunt opponents of the radicals and the extremists. The reality is that they are the accomplices, the unpaid agents, of those very same radicals and extremists. Every terrorist needs a Katie Hopkins. It is one of the great ironies of our time — those who shout loudest about the threat posed by ISIS are often the biggest propagandists for ISIS." Continue reading →

Continue ReadingAnti-Muslim Bigots Are “Useful Idiots” for ISIS

‘We need a final solution,’ British columnist tweets after Manchester bombing

"A British tabloid columnist faced calls for a police investigation on Tuesday after she used the term 'final solution' to describe how the country should respond to the deadly bombing in Manchester. The phrase is the well-known euphemism used by the Nazis for the genocide of the Jews. In late 2015, during the U.S. presidential election, Donald Trump praised Hopkins on Twitter as a 'respected columnist' and thanked her for her 'powerful writing on the U.K.’s Muslim problems.'" Continue reading →

Continue Reading‘We need a final solution,’ British columnist tweets after Manchester bombing

GOP bid to rewrite tax code falters

"The GOP's dreams have collided with interest-group lobbying and the tax system's reality. Politicians all profess to hate the tax code, but they don't agree on exactly what they hate. Voters gripe about complexity but are wary of losing cherished breaks that are woven into the economy." Continue reading →

Continue ReadingGOP bid to rewrite tax code falters

Trump escalates war of words against Germany after tense summits

"The tit-for-tat row has escalated rapidly after Trump criticized major NATO allies over their military spending and refused to endorse a global climate change accord at back-to-back summits last week. On Monday, Merkel showed how seriously she is concerned about Washington's dependability under Trump by repeating the message she delivered a day earlier that the times when Europe could fully rely on others were 'over to a certain extent'." Continue reading →

Continue ReadingTrump escalates war of words against Germany after tense summits