Law enforcement launched 30 tear gas canisters into Amy Hadley's home, smashed windows, ransacked furniture, destroyed security cameras, and more. The government gave her nothing.| Reason.com
The leaders of the Freedom Convoy have been sentenced in Ottawa. Tamara Lich and Chris Barber received 18-month conditional sentences, including 12 months of house arrest, while the Crown had pushed for 7–8 years in jail. Was this justice—or an overreach?| Frontier Centre For Public Policy
In Thank You Truckers!, Donna Laframboise shares powerful, personal accounts from the Freedom Convoy, exposing the media’s blind spots and spotlighting the everyday Canadians who stood up to sweeping pandemic mandates.| Frontier Centre For Public Policy
A newly revealed WIRED investigation shows that the United States Government is creating a vast social media surveillance network, one that will operate around the clock and rely heavily on private contractors. Officials insist the system targets foreign nationals—but its scope and design make it inevitable that millions of Americans’ online activity will also be swept up. This is unconstitutional. The post Purism Defends the Fourth Amendment in the Digital Age appeared first on Purism.| Purism
When a company collapses, its debts and assets are tallied, auctioned, and parceled out. But what happens when the “asset” in question is your very biology? That’s the question millions of 23andMe customers now face in the wake of the company’s bankruptcy. The post From the Browser to the Bloodstream appeared first on Purism.| Purism
The lawsuits now circling Apple are not just about stolen phones. They are about stolen selves—stolen data, stolen memories, stolen identities. The post Who Owns Your Digital Self? appeared first on Purism.| Purism
In September, a single misconfiguration in Life360’s Android API turned a “family safety” app into a map of human lives exposed. More than 442,000 users had their precise GPS trails, names, and phone numbers dumped online by a threat actor known as Emo. The post Safety Without Surveillance: Designing Digital Sovereignty for All Ages appeared first on Purism.| Purism
The Secret Service’s disruption of a massive SIM-server network near the U.N. is proof that the threats to our communications are real, organized, and capable of overwhelming public safety systems. The post Secret Service Telecom Bust Exposes Cellular Weaknesses appeared first on Purism.| Purism
The Justice Department and a coalition of states are pursuing antitrust action against Google, accusing it of running monopolistic ad-tech systems that exploit users and lock out competition. Regulators are weighing remedies that could force structural changes to Google’s ad empire. The post Purism Approach vs. Google Model appeared first on Purism.| Purism
FAA issues expansive Chicago TFR to protect federal officers By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill The FAA has established an unusually extensive and prolonged temporary flight restriction (TFR) for drones operating over downtown Chicago, at a time when federal law enforcement agents are ramping up immigration raids throughout the city. Citing “special security reasons” the […] The post FAA’s Expansive Chicago Drone Ban Raises Questions Over Security and Civil Liberties appeared fir...| DRONELIFE
Political violence is on the rise, we get insight into why it happens and ways to mitigate it's occurrence. With scholars of politics, social inquiry and criminal justice. [ dur: 58mins. ] Roger Petersen is the Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science at MIT. He is the author of Unders| The Scholars' Circle
Editorial cartoons by John Darkow & Christopher Weyant| CT News Junkie
HARTFORD, CT – Republican leaders in the state House of Representatives called on Chief Justice Raheem Mullins to reconsider recent judicial branch policy changes that restrict Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities inside of courthouses, citing what they call “unintended and dangerous consequences” for law enforcement. Chief Justice Mullins announced on September 16 that ICE […]| CT News Junkie
In the wake of the assassination of conservative Christian activist Charlie Kirk, 79% of voters responded that the United States is in a political crisis, with only 18% saying it is not, poll results show.| CT News Junkie
Editorial cartoons by Adam Zyglis & John Darkow| CT News Junkie
A public resource tracking all the legal challenges to the Trump administration's executive orders and actions. The post Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions appeared first on Just Security.| Just Security
Every American should be alarmed. It was recently reported that a whistleblower from inside the Social Security Administration, Chief Data Officer Charles Borges, has revealed that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) copied a live, full-fidelity version of the nation’s Social Security database onto an Amazon-hosted cloud environment that allegedly lacked independent security oversight. This affects any American who’s ever filled out a Social Security form, The post When “Ef...| Purism
In late August, Italy took a decisive step to protect women from one of the most insidious forms of online abuse: the non‑consensual sharing of intimate or misappropriated images. After years of complaints, activism, and public outrage, a notorious website — home to thousands of stolen photos of women, from ordinary citizens to public figures — was forced offline following a wave of legal and political pressure. The post When Technology Policy Defends Human Dignity appeared first on Pur...| Purism
In her September 15, 2025, New York Times opinion piece, Elizabeth Daniel Vasquez lays bare a reality too many Americans have ignored: the New York Police Department has quietly built one of the most expansive, integrated surveillance systems in the nation’s history. The post The NYPD’s $3B “Domain Awareness System” isn’t just a New York problem—it’s a warning for every American appeared first on Purism.| Purism
Recently, the EU Data Act was officially enacted — and with it, a new era of enforceable digital rights. Where the GDPR set the policy framework, the Data Act demands proof: verifiable, auditable systems that deliver true data portability, secure interoperability, and privacy‑by‑design across sectors. The post Living in the Regulatory Future: Purism, the EU Data Act, and America’s Patchwork Privacy Laws appeared first on Purism.| Purism
California’s New Privacy Rules Are a National Signal The California Privacy Protection Agency’s latest regulations redraw the playing field. This is the first set of rules in the U.S. to require: Annual, independent cybersecurity audits for high-risk businesses Comprehensive risk assessments for key data processing activities Bias and privacy impact reviews for automated decision-making systems […] The post California’s New Privacy Rules Are a National Signal appeared first on Purism.| Purism
Purism makes premium phones, laptops, mini PCs and servers running free software on PureOS. Purism products respect people's privacy and freedom while protecting their security.| Purism
I tried not to write anything about the murder of Charlie Kirk. I did not want to add to the noise, but in one of his recent press conference appearances, Spencer Cox, the governor of Utah, used the expression “The American Experiment.” . . . Continue reading →| The Heidelblog
By Ahmed Adel | September 18, 2025 European Union member countries will soon vote on the “Chat Control” law, which aims to end privacy when texting. Instead of a message going directly from sender …| Aletho News
How does the US Supreme Court decision to allow ICE to target immigrants based on language, accent, race, and employment affect the sweeps of undocumented immigrants in the US. And what are the social and economic impacts of Trump's deportation policy? [ dur: 29mins. ] Hiroshi Motomura is the Susan Westerberg Prager Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of Americans in Waiting: The Lost Story of Immigration and Citizenship in the United ...| The Scholars' Circle
As part of an ongoing attack on free expression, Donald Trump is trying to criminalize flag burning. Is this proposed ban constitutional? [ dur: 29mins. ] Dennis Baron is Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is a frequent commentator on language issues in the national media and has written a number of popular books, including What's Your Pronoun? (2020). Then, why is child care in America so expensive? This vital service that is so crucial for c...| The Scholars' Circle
The Cradle | September 15, 2025 Syria is set to hold parliamentary elections on 15 September, its first since the fall of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s government to extremist forces la…| Aletho News
On October 14, the EU will vote on Chat Control—a law that could force WhatsApp, Signal, and iMessage to scan ALL private messages, even encrypted ones. Supporters claim it protects children, but critics warn it’s mass surveillance in disguise. Encryption broken for one purpose can be repurposed for censorship and control.| Learn Liberty
Fascism didn’t vanish with Hitler or Mussolini; it adapts, hides, and waits. But would you recognize it if it stood before you?| Learn Liberty
Research and Editorial Support: Jayat Joshi April 23, 2024 was a pivotal day in India’s history. So was November 5, 2024. (You can decide after reading whether they were for better or for worse.) On that day in April, the Supreme Court’s nine-judge bench, spearheaded by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, reserved judgment on a crucial […]| Learn Liberty
🌍 What if utopia isn’t about control, but about freedom? Not a state-run ideal, but a society without government or taxes, built on voluntary cooperation and radical individual liberty.| Learn Liberty
The Trump Administration is using the Alien Enemies Act to seize Venezuelans and ship them to a notorious prison El Salvador without due process. What can be done to protect and uphold the rule of law and human rights in the face of the Trump Administration's rejection of them? What are some means of legal and political resistance when human rights are being violated? [ dur: 58mins. ] Jennifer Selin is Associate Professor of Law at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State Uni...| The Scholars' Circle
Purism makes premium phones, laptops, mini PCs and servers running free software on PureOS. Purism products respect people's privacy and freedom while protecting their security.| Purism
The Sacramento Homeless Union has won a federal lawsuit against the City of Sacramento, resulting in a legal settlement that provides protections for unhoused residents during extreme heat events.| Davis Vanguard
In this episode of FO° Talks, Fair Observer Chair Claire Whitaker and retired CIA officer Glenn Carle discuss US President Donald...| Fair Observer
The EU is edging towards its biggest peacetime surveillance experiment yet — scanning every private message before it's even sent.| The Daily Sceptic
Once again, residents across Connecticut are gearing up for protests across the state this weekend.| CT News Junkie
NEWTOWN, CT — The Park Avenue shooting in Midtown Manhattan that resulted in the deaths of four people could have been prevented, according to the Newtown Action Alliance.| CT News Junkie
Planet Fitness has ended the membership of a woman after complaints about the presence of a man in the women’s locker room.| Breitbart
Hello, long-lost other blogger here. So, uh, it’s pretty bad out there! You are probably trying to figure out what the hell to do about it. Here are some words of advice, from wisdom gained through…| LibrarianShipwreck
UPDATE: U.S. District Judge Susan Brnovich has granted the defense's motion for a mistrial. "I, at the beginning of this, gave the government some leeway,| Reason.com
Meet the Arizona activists fighting to mobilize one tribal nation.| Mother Jones
If good intentions created good laws, there would be no need for congressional debate. I have no doubt the authors of this bill genuinely want to protect| Reason.com
"Vote-by-mail simply does not work in Native American communities."| Mother Jones
Against all odds, Rashid Shahriar made an extraordinary journey from Bangladesh to Nairobi. He risked his life to attend the| www.learnliberty.org
If things go to plan, Victoria's harshest public health tools won't be needed again while the state is well protected against COVID-19 by vaccinations.| www.abc.net.au
The hidden depths of U.S. surveillance reveal the post-9/11 shift towards extensive data collection and its impact on privacy| 911Truth.Org
The new home of Brian McGlinchey’s independent journalism is Stark Realities with Brian McGlinchey, a Substack newsletter. →→ Visit Stark Realities with Brian McGlinchey: Invigoratingly unorthodox perspectives for intellectually honest readers Since 9/11, America’s War on Terror has resulted in the deaths of more than 6,600 American service members and more than 100,000 Iraqis, Afghans, […]| LibertyMcG
Or, why I thought the joke in my last comic was actually a bit shit but posted it anyway…| Wayne Myers
