The Little Cards That Tell Police ‘Let’s Forget This Ever Happened’
Some cops give their friends and family union-issued “courtesy cards” to help get them out of minor infractions. The cards embody everything wrong with modern […]
Paranoia
Germany seizes server hosting U.S. police files stolen in Houston breach – HoustonChronicle.com
BOSTON — At the behest of the U.S. government, German authorities have seized a computer server that hosted a huge cache of files from scores […]
Trump Administration Strips C.D.C. of Control of Coronavirus Data – The New York Times
Hospitals have been ordered to bypass the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and send all patient information to a central database in Washington, raising […]
Military police battalion is assigned to help secure the nation’s capital.- The New York Times
Washington D.C. is the nation’s capital. It is being roiled by protest. And it is the one jurisdiction where the Army can deploy without needing […]
A grocery store owner’s account of serving desperate clients in New Orleans amid coronavirus – The Washington Post
I know every person who comes into this store, and they know me. Burnell’s Market. It’s my name above the door. These are my neighbors, […]
These maps use phone data to track social distancing – The Washington Post
On Tuesday, a company called Unacast that collects and analyzes phone GPS location data launched a “Social Distancing Scoreboard” that grades, county by county, which […]
Border Patrol Will Deploy Elite Tactical Agents to Sanctuary Cities – The New York Times
Agents from a special tactical team that normally confronts smugglers on the border are being sent to sanctuary cities across the country. Source: Border Patrol […]
Federal Judge Invites Scammed Students to Propose Additional Punishments for Betsy DeVos
The courts have had it up to here with Betsy DeVos and her agency’s repeat—and apparently ongoing—violation of court orders that require her to stop […]
U.S. to start collecting DNA from people detained at border | CTV News
HOUSTON — The U.S. government on Monday launched a pilot program to collect DNA from people in immigration custody and submit it to the FBI, […]
Why Printers Add Secret Tracking Dots
They’re almost invisible but contain a hidden code – and their presence on a leaked document has sparked speculation about their usefulness to FBI investigators. […]