Too Venal for Words category archive
American Stasi 0
The EFF warns us that ICE is ramping up its surveillance–and not just of immigrants. From their report:
- ICE had scanned the driver’s license photos of 1 in 3 adults.
- ICE had access to the driver’s license data of 3 in 4 adults.
- ICE was tracking the movements of drivers in cities home to 3 in 4 adults.
- ICE could locate 3 in 4 adults through their utility records.
- ICE built its surveillance dragnet by tapping data from private companies and state and local bureaucracies.
- ICE spent approximately $2.8 billion between 2008 and 2021 on new surveillance, data collection and data-sharing programs.
Follow the link for the full report.
And, in more news of the American Stasi . . . .
Extra-Special Bonus QOTD, Republican Family Values Dept. 0
UVa’s Larry Sabato, regarding Donald Trump’s reaction to the death from cancer of JFK’s granddaughter:
Follow the link for context.
The Nutcracker Suet 0
This is the official dance in celebration of Republican family values.
This New Gilded Age 0
The Trump maladministration launches plans to stiff national park employees of their honorably-eaarned wages.
Destructive Driving 0
Just what we wanted: More evidence that we are a broken society.
What’s the Best Catch There Is? 0
Why, of course, it’s a Trumpled Catch-22>.
Aside:
The pretzel twists that the Trump maladministration comes up with so as to be mean for the sake of mean leave one’s jaw ajar.
Cabinet Capers 0
Lawrence talks with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse about the abominable antics of Donald Trump’s cabinet appointees.
Patriot Pariah Gamers
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I never expected to find myself living in a rogue state . . . .
Republican Thought Police 0
Honest to Betsy, you couldn’t make this stuff up.
Park Dangers 0
Mary Trump reports on the damage that the Trump maladministration’s government shutdown in doing to America’s national parks.