We Won’t Be Getting “Back to Normal.” Not Soon. Not Ever.
by Daisy Luther
(April 8, 2020) When will we get back to normal?
If you yearn for the days before COVID-19 swept across the planet, I regret to … Read the rest
(April 8, 2020) When will we get back to normal?
If you yearn for the days before COVID-19 swept across the planet, I regret to … Read the rest
The Department of Homeland Security is hard at work thinking of ways to make traveling miserable and invasive for the rest of us. And chances are good … Read the rest
These days, you can’t really go anywhere without encountering cameras. Going into a store? Chances are there are security cameras. Getting money at an ATM? More cameras. … Read the rest
I see quite frequently, people warning that the US is becoming an ‘Orwellian nightmare,’ or that we’re living in a country that’s fast becoming a new 1984. … Read the rest
Over the past few months, both mainstream and alternative news outlets have been covering massive protests in Hong Kong where tens of thousands of people have taken … Read the rest
Just in case we haven’t provided you with enough creepy dystopian news lately, the nation’s leader in Creepy Dystopia, California, has a brand new program. The “Cradle … Read the rest
Some time between throwing some burgers on the grill and shooting off fireworks with a beer in one hand and a lighter in the other, ask yourself this question:
In these Orwellian times, when it is revealed that yet another government agency is spying on us in yet another way, most of us aren’t one … Read the rest
One of my favorite TV shows was Person of Interest. In that show, a genius programmer was hired by the government to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) … Read the rest
If you want a totalitarian regime, you have to take extra steps to control the populace. And that’s just what Venezuela has … Read the rest
At first glance of Amazon’s new patent application, one would be tempted to think it no more than a built-in “smart” security system.
But no, this facial … Read the rest
More than 1,400 Google staff, many journalists, and human rights organizations are calling on Google to halt its controversial project called Dragonfly.
Once, people who warned that the world was entering a time when all citizens would be microchipped, tracked, and traced were laughed at, mocked, and labeled religious … Read the rest