police state

(ANTIMEDIA Op-Ed) In the aftermath of the gruesome Manchester bombing, which killed 22 people Monday evening, the British government rushed to the rescue, deploying soldiers into the streets of the U.K. in the name of guaranteeing security.

(ANTIMEDIA) So many anti-protest bills have been passed since Trump’s election that the ACLU has launched its own interactive map just to track the legislation. At the writing of this article, at least 25 bills have been introduced across 18 different states.

(ANTIMEDIA) German scientists from the Technical University of Munich have developed technology that uses wi-fi to “see” through walls. Philipp Holl, a 23-year-old undergraduate physics student at the Technical University of Munich, told Business Insider the new device “can basically scan a room with someone’s Wi-Fi transmission.”

(ANTIMEDIA) South Carolina — Very quietly, South Carolina has just legalized the growth of industrial hemp. House Bill 3559, mixed in among a pile of legislation before the General Assembly, was signed into law in mid-May.

The UK inched closer towards martial law today, as Prime Minister May announced that British troops will be deployed on the streets in the aftermath of Monday night’s alleged ‘ISIS terror attack’ in Manchester. 
Along with the government’s ramping-up of police state measures, the UK arm of the ‘Alt-Right’ appear to be inciting street confrontations with British Muslims – labeling them as “enemy combatants.”

This week Theresa May has taken Britain closer towards martial law. 
According to British Home Secretary Amber Rudd, the government has begun an initial deployment of 1,000 British troops onto the streets of the UK in order to help the police after the alleged ‘ISIS attack’ in Manchester on Monday evening.
Total number of troops expected to join the deployment will be 4,000, including some Royal Marines and RAF Police.

It seems that terrorism in the west and the political reactions to it – are now becoming internationalized. 
This latest announcement by the new French president Emmanuel Macron (image, left) seems conveniently timed with Monday evening’s ‘ISIS-inspired’ terrorist bombing event in Manchester, England.
Macron is now seeking to extend of the state of emergency (which expires on July 15) in order to “preserve our democracy.”

Up to 5,000 military personnel are being deployed to police key locations. May has triggered “Operation Temperer,” devised in secret in 2015 under Prime Minister David Cameron, when May was home secretary. The plan was subsequently leaked to the press.
The June 8 general election will now proceed under the barrel of a gun.
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(ANTIMEDIA) A federal appeals court has unanimously reversed part of a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union for Wikimedia, which challenges the NSA’s mass surveillance and collection of internet communications.

(ANTIMEDIA) Salt Lake City, UT — As the country continues to struggle with police brutality, at least one police department in the United States has figured out how to avoid deadly altercations. But what’s behind this evolution — and will it last?