FREE SPEECH DEPT.
Marc Randazza, Freedom Fighter
The New York Times is reporting that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has hired Marc Randazza to defend him against the lawsuit filed by the families of the Sandy Hook shooting victims over Jones’s claims that the shooting was some kind of hoax. Since days after the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.,… Read more
DISCLOSURES DEPT.
GDPR Compliance Notice
I’m pretty sure the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) doesn’t apply to this website because (1) it is not hosted in the EU, (2) it doesn’t target people in the EU, (3) it’s not even a business website, and (4) fuck that Eurotrash bureaucratic bullshit. Personal data collected: This is a normal website, meaning… Read more
ENVIRONMENT DEPT.
Dumb Green Energy
The California Energy Commission wants to force new homes to use solar energy : California moved a step closer Wednesday to requiring solar panels on new homes and low-rise apartment buildings starting in 2020, the first such mandate nationwide and the state’s latest step to curb greenhouse gas emissions. This clean energy revolution comes at… Read more
SEX WORK DEPT.
Five Signs Your Daughter May Be an Online Sex Worker!
I normally like to post something light on Fridays, but today I have to address a serious issue. In these post-Backpage days of heightened awareness about online prostitution rings, many concerned parents are asking themselves, “How can I know if my daughter is experimenting with online sex work?” I’ve been following online sex workers for… Read more
PRIVACY DEPT.
The Encryption Problem?
Attorney General Jeff sessions gave a speech on Monday to the Association of State Criminal Investigative Agencies, in which he outlined how the Department of Justice was going to be helping them out. As you’d expect, it was the usual law-and-order-rah-rah stuff, and there was plenty to argue with. I’d like to focus on this bit:… Read more
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