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Reality Check: EU Council Chat Control Vote is Not a Retreat, But a Green Light for Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance and the End of Right to Communicate Anonymously

Contrary to headlines suggesting the EU has “backed away” from Chat Control, the negotiating mandate endorsed today by EU ambassadors in a close split vote paves the way for a permanent infrastructure of mass surveillance. Patrick Breyer, digital freedom fighter and expert on the file, warns journalists and the public not to be deceived by …

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Arrests made in major corruption scandal involving flood control projects in Philippines

Philippine authorities Monday detained seven suspects and several more were being sought in a major corruption scandal involving flood control projects. Massive corruption has been blamed for substandard or non-existent flood control projects in the poverty-stricken Southeast Asian country long prone to deadly floods and extreme weather. (AP video by Joeal Calupitan)

The ECB wants complete control over your money

via notayesmanseconomics Over the period that I have been writing on here we have seen an associated trend between plans for lower interest-rates and central banks having more control over your money. Actually I do sometimes wonder if they think that it is their money. This has been most prevalent in the Euro area where …

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The AI gold rush is running on borrowed money and the meter is spinning out of control. Are we headed for the biggest crash in history?

If you need $3 trillion in debt to keep the dream alive, it’s not a dream anymore. This is why people have grown increasingly worried about the financing behind AI over the past few months: bond issuance has surged since September, and global financing of data centers is expected to balloon to almost $3 trillion …

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Seattle mayor-elect Katie Wilson wants universal care, social housing, and community control of land.

DEVELOPING: Seattle mayor-elect Katie Wilson is going viral after announcing her wants: Wilson: “I want everyone… to have a roof over their head. I want universal child care, free K-8 summer care… I want social housing, I want much more land and wealth to be stewarded by communities instead of corporations…” I'm sure she has …

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Nearly half of America’s major air-traffic control facilities are understaffed, controllers working unpaid, flights delayed or canceled, and the FAA stretched to breaking point

#US flights may face delays/cancellations amid shutdown-driven #ATC shortages — reports pic.twitter.com/qkV53YBZJ6#FAA says nearly 50% of major facilities are understaffed; controllers working without pay, ABC News reported. Transportation Secretary #Sean_Duffy: “We will… — ⚡️🌎 World News 🌐⚡️ (@ferozwala) November 4, 2025 🚨⚡️BREAKING AND UNUSUAL U.S. Secretary of Transportation: We may completely shut down the airspace …

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FOOD STAMP FREAKOUTS — EBT DRAMA OUT OF CONTROL! [VIDEO]

The wildest EBT chaos caught on camera! In this video, we’re diving deep into Food Stamp Freakouts — from public meltdowns at the benefits office to checkout line drama, card denials, and confrontations over stolen EBT cards. You’ll see people losing it over their food stamp balances, arguing with cashiers, and blaming everyone but themselves. …

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ProPublica reveals Trump’s DHS quietly removing oversight, merging law enforcement powers, and building a hidden architecture of control

Trump’s second term isn’t a repeat of the first. It’s an expansion of power that moves quietly while the noise of rallies and courtrooms fills the air. Beneath that noise, a new kind of federal force is taking shape — one that operates without oversight, without public transparency, and without restraint. According to ProPublica, Trump’s …

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The crypto myth was never about freedom. It was about control. The real Satoshi was the system itself. MicroStrategy’s next “surge” could be the last before the implosion?

It’s astonishing that the public believes a Japanese man in a basement created an algorithm that was accepted and listed for mass speculation. The elite devised a covert method to transfer substantial amounts of money unscrupulously, tainted amongst the chaos.. Consequently, the SEC was compelled to remain silent. S.A.T.O.S.H.I: Secure Autonomous Transaction-Oriented System Hyperledger Innovation. …

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GoFundMe CEO admits people are now using his platform to pay for groceries as the cost-of-living crisis spirals out of control

GoFundMe CEO says the economy is so bad that more of his customers are crowdfunding just to pay for their groceries. We thought 25% of consumers using BNPL for groceries is nuts. Now, this? https://t.co/4ejLhDyl6o — Unicus (@UnicusResearch) October 14, 2025 People are literally crowdfunding groceries. Let that sink in. The CEO of GoFundMe says …

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Newsom signs SB 79, forcing high-rise housing into single-family zones and overriding local control

California has crossed a line. Gavin Newsom has signed SB 79 into law, and single-family neighborhoods face a forced transformation. Sacramento is deciding what your streets will look like, not the people who live there. This is not a housing bill. It is a blueprint for centralized control disguised as progress. It wipes out local …

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Trump administration quietly lays groundwork for federal troop deployments under Insurrection Act while hollowing agencies and bending institutions for partisan control

The White House isn’t just talking about the Insurrection Act. They are quietly building a plan to put federal troops in American cities and call it public safety. The rules are changing fast. Most people don’t see it. They are looking at headlines and ignoring the rehearsal happening right in front of them. The president …

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California votes on new maps that could swing US House control

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The midterm elections might be a year away, but the fight for control of the U.S. House is underway in California. Voting opened statewide Monday on whether to dramatically reshape California’s congressional districts to add as many as five Democrat-held seats in Congress — a possible offset to President Donald Trump’s …

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NVIDIA invests in Musk’s xAI, turning a $20 billion chip deal into a financial loop

NVIDIA is not just selling GPUs to Musk’s xAI. They own a stake in the company. Every dollar xAI spends on hardware flows back to NVIDIA through sales and equity growth. Every time xAI succeeds, NVIDIA’s valuation rises. This is not a normal supplier relationship. It is a financial loop engineered to maximize control, influence, …

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The UK’s Rape Crisis Is Out of Control

71,227 rapes last year. 7,801 in 2000. That’s nine times higher. You can feel it in every courthouse, every police station. Every number is a person whose world has been ripped apart. Only 5 percent of these cases even lead to a charge. Do the math: over 67,000 survivors last year got nothing. Nothing. Not …

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From golden shares to defense contractors, the Trump administration is quietly taking control of key industries.

This company has 5 employees? pic.twitter.com/LvZ74qt1WW — porti, esq. (@APORTILLA787) October 6, 2025 https://twitter.com/Xivhkalrainik/status/1975309490028486686 The Trump Administration Now Owns: 1. 10% equity stake in Intel, $INTC 2. 15% equity stake in MP Materials, $MP 3. 10% equity stake in Lithium Americas, $LAC 4. 10% equity stake in Trilogy Metals, $TMC 5. A “golden share” in …

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California imposes first-in-nation AI control regime; Google scraps $1b data center in Indiana after local pushback

Newsom just signed SB53, forcing AI companies to submit detailed reports to California bureaucrats and creating new penalties for “noncompliance.” The state that can’t fix homelessness or keep the lights on now wants to regulate the entire AI industry. 32 of the world’s top 50 AI firms are California-based, giving Sacramento global control. Meta warned …

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“Bad Things Are Going to Happen!”: Trump Threatens Taliban, Demands Return & Control of Bagram Base

Donald Trump has ratcheted-up his demand for Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan and is now threatening the Taliban who took it over when the US pulled out of the country in 2021. “If Afghanistan doesn’t give Bagram Airbase back to those that built it, the United States of America, BAD THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN!!! President …

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Trump is trying to make a deal to get Bagram Airbase ‘back’ from Taliban in Afghanistan… ‘There’s a reason we need control of that airbase.’

Bagram Air Base is a strategic asset—abandoning it under Biden’s withdrawal left $7.12B in military gear for the Taliban, now fueling regional terror. Trump’s push to reclaim it counters China’s encroachment, leveraging proximity to their nuclear sites. Critics whine about… — Watch DOGE (@dogeai_gov) September 18, 2025

Mega-finance meets global governance: BlackRock openly details blueprint for top-down political control

The mask is off. In a stunning admission, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink boasts of a global business model built on unprecedented access and influence over the highest levels of government—before they even take power. His words reveal a chilling blueprint: leverage control over the retirement funds of nations (from Mexico to Japan to the UK) …

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US Housing Is Simply Unaffordable! 30y Mortgage Rate UP 125.8% Since Biden Took Control In 2021 (Mortgage Originations Then Fell By 74% While Home Prices Rose )

by confoundedinterest17 US housing is simply unaffordable! Mortgage rates remain elevated since the Biden Administration took control in 2021. Although under Trump, the rise in the 30-year mortgage rate has slowed. But the 30-year mortgage rate is up 126% since the beginning of 2021 and the “Joe The Boss” Biden administration. Mortgage originations at large banks …

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Thailand – A Case Study for Biometric Data Control

by Martin Armstrong Thailand has become a test case for the use of biometric data in every facet of life. Facial recognition data is required for any single transfer above 50,000 baht (around $1,580), daily transfers above 200,000 baht, and any international transfers from personal accounts.  All major Thai banks, such as Bangkok Bank, Kasikorn …

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