SURVEY INCLUDED — In 2012, California state judge Ariadne J. Symons (Superior Court of Santa Cruz County) banished a criminal defendant who is a U.S. citizen, Mr. Kyle Robert Cheza, from the state. She required that he agree not to return to the entire state of California for the probation period, and to…

Whose side are you on?: Part 1 — Two sets of citizen groups have filed lawsuits focused on their access to WeChat, an app created by Chinese company Tencent. The two have contrasting stances on whether or not WeChat should be regulated, whether WeChat causes deep social harm versus creates irreplaceable social benefits, and reinforces constitutional rights or…

Whose side are you on?: Part 2 — NOTE: Today, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021 is Chinese New Year! Two sets of Chinese-American citizen groups have filed lawsuits focused on their access to WeChat, an app created by Chinese company Tencent — but they make completely different demands and present conflicting narratives about the impact of the social media…

Survey Drive — Survey Length: 2 Questions, 1 minute. Survey Link: Acceptance of Anti-Government Surveillance Protections Sponsored by Government (SurveyMonkey) Can Gov Tech Protect Citizens from Gov Intrusion? A report by Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science announces a newly developed app against unwanted technological surveillance: Billions of internet of things (IoT) devices — such as smart cameras, microphones and…

Amid criticism for a slower than expected COVID vaccine roll out, the First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, advised today (Jan. 28, 2021) that she will publish on her public site the amount of supply that she receives from pharmaceutical companies. The disclosures could reveal that some areas in the…

On Jan. 15, 2021, the Dutch Prime Minister announced his resignation shortly after investigators disclosed that the nation’s tax bureau had falsely accused over 10,000 families of fraud over child subsidies with the intent to force them into financial ruin. His entire ministry then simply walked out. The fraudulent enterprise…

A recent article reported that Colorado Republican representative Boebert is being sued for blocking a Democrat critic from her Twitter…

Santa Cruz, California state judge Ariadne Symons (D) banished a defendant from the state as a precondition to release in a 2012 misdemeanor case. Return and go to jail. One may reasonably question, “’Sanctuary state’ California? During the Obama/Holder administration in 2012?” The answer would be affirmative. A judge in…

Over and over these last several months of the Year of the Pandemic, members of the political Establishment have repeated the demand that the federal government and public health officials must “Follow the science!” One of the foremost criticisms of the Trump Administration that his opponents pounded during the 2020…