Sberbank CEO and Davos gospel thumper Herman Gref dreams of a happy Russia free from the shackles of cash and debit cards; a safe, convenient Russia where commerce is conducted with radiant smiles. It’s a fantastic dream—who could imagine such a pleasantly convenient Russia? But (and just hear me […]
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20 Dec 2024
Federal Government Watchdog Warns the DHS Surveils Americans Without a Warrant Using More Than 20 Technologies
A federal watchdog has released a report detailing how federal law enforcement agencies are using more than 20 types of surveillance technologies without a warrant and with limited privacy protections. Three federal law enforcement agencies under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) could be […]
30 Nov 2024
Meet the Spyware Companies Preparing to Unleash Their Tech During Trump’s 2nd Term
A small but growing number of private companies selling digital tools to hack smartphones and messaging apps, like WhatsApp and Signal, are likely to benefit financially from the incoming Trump administration. In late September, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement signed a $2 million one-year […]
23 Nov 2024
The Biden Administration’s Legacy of Migrant Children Trafficking
As President-Elect Donald Trump prepares to take office in less than 60 days with a plan to initiate the “largest deportation operation in history”, it’s important to reflect on the policies which lead to the current immigration crisis. On November 19th, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana […]
18 Jun 2024
You will be tagged and you will love it
As expected, the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum was the hottest anti-globalist multipolar traditional RETVRN values conference of 2024—possibly of all-time. The unipolar world suffered non-stop humiliations during this mind-blowing freedom event. For example, Moscow Region governor […]
11 Jun 2024
What’s Next for Battlefield America? Israel’s High-Tech Military Tactics Point the Way
“I did not know Israel was capturing or recording my face. [But Israel has] been watching us for years from the sky with their drones. They have been watching us gardening and going to schools and kissing our wives. I feel like I have been watched for so long.” Mosab Abu Toha, Palestinian poet If […]
10 Jun 2024
This Week in the New Normal #92
Our successor to This Week in the Guardian, This Week in the New Normal is our weekly chart of the progress of autocracy, authoritarianism and economic restructuring around the world. 1. Rishi is throwing the election We wrote in our piece on Rishi Sunak’s national service pledge that the Tories […]
5 Jun 2024
SPIEF ’24 – Multipolar World Order converges on St. Petersburg to take PCR tests & chat about sustainable development
It’s happening. Again. It happens every year, unfortunately. I am of course referring to the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, which is an annual gathering of the world’s most anti-globalist minds. As per tradition, you will not be allowed to enter the venue without a negative PCR test. […]
21 May 2024
2024 & the Inevitable Rise of Biometrics
Have you noticed a lot of two-factor authentication prompts lately? Are you getting emailed verification codes that take forever to arrive, so you have to request another? Perhaps you are asked to do captchas to “prove you’re human” and they seem to be getting more complex all the time or simply not […]
