Monthly Archives: October 2020

Trump ‘16 campaign, PAC illegally co-ordinated, claims election watchdog

Posted on October 21, 2020 by

Trump ‘16 campaign, PAC illegally co-ordinated, claims election watchdog https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/us-politics/article-trump-16-campaign-pac-illegally-co-ordinated-claims-election/ Related https://amp.theguardian.com/technology/commentisfree/2020/oct/15/cambridge-analytica-threat-democracy-facebook-big-tech

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Fact-checking the fact-checkers – Helen Brown Group

Posted on October 17, 2020 by

https://www.helenbrowngroup.com/fact-checking-the-fact-checkers/ https://www.helenbrowngroup.com/about/

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Forged letter warning about wolves on the loose part of Canadian Forces propaganda campaign that went awry | Ottawa Citizen

Posted on October 17, 2020 by

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/forged-letter-warning-about-wolves-on-the-loose-part-of-canadian-forces-propaganda-campaign-that-went-awry Propaganda training that went awry or are they just saying that after getting caught? More details on this and related: http://www.bard.edu/news/emma-briant-breaks-story-on-canadian-military-propaganda-training-2020-10-12 Ottawa Citizen were rated right-center for bias with high factual Ottawa Citizen

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Cyber Security and Automation: An Introduction DNS SinkHoles (Pi-Hole)

Posted on October 12, 2020 by

Interesting layer of security and method to reduce threats, ads and bandwidth usage. I have posted about Open / Public DNS and Secure or Private DNS and related but those didn’t reduce ads and bandwidth usage. Some things may need … Continue reading →

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Hidden cameras and secret trackers reveal where Amazon returns end up

Posted on October 11, 2020 by

I recently returned an electronics item to Amazon when realizing they had a newer version that was not much more. I was surprised that 30 mins after I dropped it off at the post office I got an email from … Continue reading →

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Facebook removes 276 fake accounts linked to conservative group

Posted on October 10, 2020 by

Oct 8 2020 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-facebook-removes-276-fake-accounts-linked-to-conservative-group/ The conservative / republican supporting group also had created fake accounts that were liberal or left leaning. Likely to create divisive posts and extreme left views that were false or misleading and not shared by majority … Continue reading →

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MPI cancellation fees and their legislated monopoly

Posted on October 10, 2020 by

Here is some information about MPI cancellation fees and their legislated monopoly. Also if you ever have issues with MPI don’t always accept the initial response or even a supervisors whether it on the phone or in person. I went … Continue reading →

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OxyContin maker Purdue nears guilty plea agreement in U.S. criminal probe

Posted on October 8, 2020 by

They only agreeing to pay the fines and compensation to victims families if they will not face the criminal charges related to the overdose deaths of almost .5 Million people in the US alone. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8814555/OxyContin-maker-Purdue-nears-guilty-plea-agreement-U-S-criminal-probe-sources.html Related Sackler family transferred $1.36 … Continue reading →

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