House Judiciary Committee drone hearing: one step closer to legislation restricting drone use
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie Earlier today the House Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing examining the privacy implications of allowing aerial drones into domestic airspace, setting the stage for potential legislation restricting the use of drones. While drones are already used across the U.S. by more entities than we know, [...]
Sen. Jeff Merkley reportedly planning to push amendment repealing ‘Monsanto Protection Act’
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie According to a report, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) is planning on proposing an amendment to the upcoming farm bill repealing the rider known as the “Monsanto Protection Act.” The rider quietly attached to the Agricultural Appropriations Bill for 2013 resulted in a great deal of public outrage, [...]
Verizon secretly handed over phone records of AP reporters to the federal government
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie As the Obama administration is hit by scandal after scandal, it was revealed that Verizon wireless handed over private data belonging to journalists with the Associated Press last year without any hesitation or questions asked. Interestingly, the Associated Press said the decision to publish the article that [...]
Obama administration yet again makes a joke of ‘most transparent administration in history’ claim
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie Once again, the Obama administration has turned their claim to be the “most transparent administration in history” into a complete joke, this time by turning over documents on warrantless spying on text messages that are entirely redacted. This isn’t the first time the Obama administration has turned [...]
Supreme Court sides with Monsanto, backs patents on ‘self-replicating technology’
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie The Supreme Court unanimously backed patents on “self-replicating technology” like Monsanto’s Roundup Ready soybeans on Monday and along with it, backed the controversial licensing agreement preventing farmers from using seeds more than once. This comes not even two months after Congress passed the so-called “Monsanto Protection Act,” [...]
Boston: a cynically calculated rehearsal
By Richard Cottrell Contributing writer for End the Lie The aim is to be able to lock down America (or anywhere else). Urgent need: a script. The powers that be decide on a real time live lab exercise to discover the mechanics. Needs to know include: – How fast planners can shut down and gain [...]
Report: US government now buys more malware than anyone else in the world
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie According to a new report, the United States government is now in fact the single largest buyer of malware in the world thanks to the shift to “offensive” cybersecurity and is leaving us all vulnerable in the process. Speaking of the government’s new focus on offensive cybersecurity, [...]
Use of secretive ‘Stingray’ FBI cell phone tracking tool ruled lawful by judge
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie Despite the fact that the FBI was accused of hiding information from judges when obtaining authorization for use of the secretive “Stingray” cell phone tracking device, a judge has ruled that the use of the device by federal agents was lawful. This case could quite unfortunately have [...]
State Department orders Defense Distributed to remove online blueprints for 3D-printable gun
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie Just days after the first video of a successfully fired entirely 3D-printable gun was posted online along with the plans to make it, the State Department’s Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance has sent a letter demanding the removal of the blueprints. In addition to the removal [...]
