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This latest move by the US is being sold to unwitting British holiday makers and business travelers as a “solution to long immigration queues at US airports.” 

(CRN) — Hello, My name is Derrick Broze. I am a journalist with Activist Post, Anti-Media, and MintPress News. I am also an activist and an author based in Houston, Texas. I am being targeted by the Houston Police Department.

New Zealand airport customs agents force thousands of travelers every year to hand over the passwords for their devices, in some cases inspecting files and even copying the data for the government.

Softpedia: NZ Airport Travelers Forced to Surrender Device Passwords, Data Copied by Govt »

(RPI) Chicago police are keeping busy confiscating “illegal guns.” Last year through the summer, the confiscations were occurring at a rate of one every 59 minutes according to Chicago Police Department figures related by Mark Berman in an October 2016 Washington Post 

(COMMONDREAMS) — German police deployed a water cannon and pepper spray to disperse around 500 protesters in Hamburg, ahead of the Group of 20 (G20) Summit this weekend, where advocacy groups say global leaders will continue to support a flawed model for creating a more just world.

Unfolding tragedy, 'OutlawCountry' and class-action corn + this day in history w/the bikini and our song of the day by Gorillaz on your Morning Monarchy for July 5, 2017.

Riot police advance through smoke towards protesters in Ferguson, Mo. Aug. 13, 2014.
“The Internet is watching us now. If they want to. They can see what sites you visit. In the future, television will be watching us, and customizing itself to what it knows about us. The thrilling thing is, that will make us feel we’re part of the medium. The scary thing is, we’ll lose our right to privacy. An ad will appear in the air around us, talking directly to us.”

“Scottish comedian and YouTuber Markus Meechan, better known as Count Dankula, is facing a year in prison for recording and uploading a video where he taught his girlfriend’s pet dog how to “seig heil” on command. As Heat Street reported earlier this year the viral video did not amuse Scottish police, prompting his arrest.” (…)
“On Wednesday, Meechan posted an update about his case. “Legal aid application was rejected,” he posted on Twitter. ‘I’m fucked.'”

US authorities intercepted and recorded millions of phone calls last year under a single wiretap order, authorized as part of a narcotics investigation.
The wiretap order authorized an unknown government agency to carry out real-time intercepts of 3.29 million cell phone conversations over a two-month period at some point during 2016, after the order was applied for in late 2015.

(ANTIMEDIA) Civil asset forfeiture, the process by which government agents can steal cash and other property from Americans without so much as charging them with a crime, has drawn sharp criticism in recent years.