Why is New Zealand “Hiding” the Mosque Shooting Video?
On Friday there was a mass shooting in New Zealand allegedly carried out by a single person, Brenton Tarrant.
In today’s age of technology, the entire attack was livestreamed on Facebook for the world to witness. Naturally, the video was downloaded and has been spreading like wildfire across the Internet, including social media sites like Facebook and Twitter.
But then something rather strange happened.
Unlike the 9/11 videos of terrorists crashing airliners into the World Trade Center, or the numerous (and extremely graphic) propaganda videos of ISIS carrying out brutal and bloody executions (not being limited to beheadings, shootings, setting people on fire, drowning them, and other various ways of killing a human being), or those similar cartel execution videos, the government of New Zealand was quick to clamp down and classify the mosque shooting video as “objectional content,” thus making it illegal to download and even more illegal to share the video with other people.
A friendly reminder that it’s illegal to download and/or share the mosque shooting video.
And how serious is the government of New Zealand about stopping people from downloading and sharing the shooting video? Just as this unspecified eighteen-year-old young man who was arrested and actually denied bail for doing just that. He’s facing at least ten years in jail for sharing the video of the shooter, plus more for his online postings. How crazy is that?
Telstra (an Australian ISP) censoring the Internet.
Following the government’s rather extreme response to the shooting, it’s been reported that various Internet Service Provider (ISP) companies in New Zealand and Australia have quickly been blacklisting and blocking people from accessing websites that have been reported to have allegedly shared the video at one point in time. We’re not talking about blocking the page on the site that was reported, but the entire site as a whole.
It’s, you know, to help keep your fragile mind safe and all. It’s for your own good. Trust us. We’d never lie to you. And don’t you dare try to read Brenton Tarrant’s manifesto. He’s evil. Trust us. We’ll just tell you what you need to know about him. Trust us.
The big question is, Why is New Zealand being so hardcore about censoring the mosque shooting video and basically stopping people from talking about the incident? Read more…
Categories: Uncategorized Tags: crime, government, society
Bribing and Cheating Your Way Through the System
Yesterday a major news story broke in which we learned that many wealthy parents, including some Hollywood celebrities, have been caught using bribes and other tactics in order to give their children significant advantages to be accepted into colleges and universities.
Oh, wow. Imagine that. Parents with lots of money used their resources to give their kids an unfair advantage. That’s new, right?
In other words, a story like this is nothing surprising as all. As long as people hold some sort of advantage, whether it’s money or favors or information or whatever, then at least some of them will use it to gain an edge over the competition. It’s low, it’s dirty, it’s shameful, but it can be extremely effective. That’s just a part of life no matter where you live.
Bribes aren’t always in cash.
We’ve seen this a countless number of times throughout history. Chances are likely that you know somebody who gained an unfair advantage simply because they had that type of parents. And you know what? In the end, it doesn’t even matter.
Back in middle school, I was on two football teams. For each team the head coach’s son got to be the starting quarterback, not because of talent, but simply because he was the coach’s son. We all knew they weren’t that good of players, but what could we really do about it? Nothing. Just focus on your position and help out your fellow players. Neither of those starting quarterbacks played football at higher levels, but for those couple of years they got to be the star of the team simply because of their fathers being the head coaches. Read more…
Categories: Uncategorized Tags: college, crime, society
Fall Back, Spring Forward, Is It Worth It Changing Our Clocks For Daylight Savings?
It’s that time of year again as we approach the dreaded start of daylight savings and having to “spring forward” and lose an hour of sleep. Noooooooooooooooo!
People whine, gripe and complain about how it’s so much harder to wake up on Sunday and Monday morning following the annual switch from standard to daylight time, and coping with that sudden loss of an hour. It can be somewhat of a big deal when you’ve got a standard routine and consistent times for falling asleep as well as waking up in the morning.
On the other hand, people generally love it in the fall when we go from daylight time back to standard time, and we “fall back” and gain an extra hour of sleep. Generally speaking, it’s easier on the body when you’re got that extra hour of rest. It’s not so difficult waking up for school and work on the following Monday.
In both cases, it only takes a couple of days for your body to adjust to the time change and get settled into its slightly adjusted routine.
When you consider the fact that as of 2007, standard time only lasts for four months, and that our society has greatly changed since the late 1910s when the shift to daylight time was first used in the U.S., is it still worth it changing our clocks twice a year?
What’s the point with dealing with this twice-yearly switching if it only lasts for four months? Read more…
Categories: Uncategorized, weather Tags: society, weather
Facebook, Project LifeLog, Mass Government Spying, and You
Last week we took a look at everybody’s favorite social media website and the fact that absolutely nothing that you do on there is ever truly “private.”
And just now, believe it or not, other articles have come forward informing us that the massive surveillance conducted by Facebook isn’t just contained within Facebook. It turns out that other apps on your phone and tablet have been transmitting data to Facebook, whether you like it or not.
Now let’s take a look at some of Q’s recent postings and see just how deep that rabbit hole goes concerning the world of Facebook.
Q posting – Facebook & DARPA
Last night Q made a posting comparing DARPA’s Project LifeLog and Facebook. Like I mentioned in my previous article, the Department of Defense created LifeLog as a way of tracking people’s thoughts, movements and actions, from where they go every day to what books they read, which TV shows they enjoy, etc. Its purpose was to catalog and monitor EVERYTHING possible relating to average, everyday people.
LifeLog officially ended on February 4, 2004.
Facebook was founded on February 4, 2004.
So why was Project LifeLog cancelled?
Perhaps the question we have to ask ourselves is, was LifeLog really cancelled? Read more…
Categories: Uncategorized Tags: Facebook, government, society
How To Survive the Momo Challenge
*disclaimer* I am merely stating my opinion. Go do your own research. Seek professional help if you believe that you or your child may be experiencing anxiety, depression and/or suicidal thoughts or actions.
It’s incredibly easy surviving the dreaded Momo Challenge that’s been sweeping the nation’s news stations over the past month.
Fox 5 Atlanta – The Momo Challenge
Are you ready?
Ignore it. Just say no.
DO teach your kids about the dangers of fads, crazes, challenges, as well as depression and acts of violence, but as far as this particular “challenge” goes, it looks like it doesn’t have any substance to it.
While there has been a bunch of publicity warning parents about the dangers of the Momo Challenge and how it may lead kids down the dark path of depression and suicide, the truth behind the this latest craze is even more strange. After doing some brief research, it appears that the Momo Challenge doesn’t even exist. It seems to be nothing more than an Internet hoax.
So why the fear?
Its reputation is associated with violence, suicide and death, and that alone has many parents concerned for their kids. Add in the claims of this challenge allegedly being spotted in some YouTube videos for kids, as well as popping up in WhatsApp, and there you go. But that’s really as far as the reports go. Read more…
Categories: Uncategorized Tags: society