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Day of rage plunges Hong Kong into turmoil after police shoot protester Anna Kam, Casey Quackenbush and Ryan Ho Kilpatrick  https://www.washingtonpost.com November 12, 2019 Protester shot and man set on fire as violence in Hong Kong escalates A police officer shot a protester at close range Nov. 11, and another man was set on fire, as Hong […]

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China’s President Xi Jinping reiterates support for embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, Friday, Dec. 15, 2017. Source: AAP China’s President has told embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam the central government has a high degree of confidence in […]

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Battle for Syrian Town Pits Turkey Against Assad Regime Turkish forces are advancing on Tal Tamar in an apparent bid to expand the area under their control without Russian joint supervision A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency on Sunday shows residents of the village of Abu Rasayn, near the town […]

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This looks just like the SA Brown Shirts thugs prior to the Nazi takeover of Germany in the 1930’s, except its ‘Democracy’ that they are after not the Jews- Mick Raven Anonymous: Hong Kong Defies Face Covering Ban with Joker, Winnie The Pooh and Guy Fawkes Masks To Protest Chinese Mafia And Police – ActivistPost.com […]

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The rich-listers funding politicians who back climate action Stephen Long https://www.abc.net.au 29th Oct 2019 Photo: Simon Holmes a Court is behind the Climate 200 group, which donates to political candidates who back climate action. (ABC News: Andie Noonan) Related Story: Australia’s largest political donors have been revealed — search the list Get out, GetUp! There’s […]

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A landmark law disrupted the gig economy in California. But what comes next for Uber drivers? Uber and Lyft drivers need to decide if they want to unionize, and how. Plus, legal and political challenges are looming. Shirin Ghaffary and Alexia Fernández Campbell https://www.vox.com Oct 4, 2019, 2:30pm EDT In May, California passed legislation that […]

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Media unites to rally for press freedom, taking campaign to front pages and airwaves Matthew Doran https://www.abc.net.au 21st October 2019 Photo: Front pages of the nation’s major newspapers feature campaigns for press freedom. (ABC News: Matthew Doran) Related Story: Journalists will have to keep Federal Government onside to avoid prosecution, Law Council warns Related Story: […]

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B.N. Frank https://www.activistpost.com October 19, 2019 A recent opinion piece from Mercury News reveals more of the same – hackers continue to use wireless devices to threaten people and this happens a lot.  In this case – the hacker used a Nest camera. It was an unremarkable Wednesday afternoon when our nanny texted my wife […]

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Aadhaar, the world’s largest biometric identity database, approved by India’s Supreme Court Siobhan Heanue https://www.abc.net.au 27 Sep 2018 Photo: A villager scans her eyes for the Unique Identification database system. (Reuters: Mansi Thapliyal) Related Story: She’s a model citizen, but she can’t hide in China’s ‘social credit’ system India’s highest court has upheld the legality […]

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Fraudsters targeted my phone account and driver’s licence in a new kind of identity theft Rebecca Trigger https://www.abc.net.au 7 Sep 2019 Photo: Messages were sent to my mobile tipping me off about the fraudulent delivery. (ABC News: Rebecca Trigger) Related Story: It’s known as the ID ‘golden ticket’. Once fraudsters get hold of it your […]

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https://www.abc.net.au/ 12th Oct 2019 She may not have won the Nobel Prize, but Greta Thunberg is back at work continuing to strike for climate change and calling out world leaders. Key points: The Nobel Prize went to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for his work to bring peace to that region of Africa At a […]