Predator drones used in police surveillance
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Thousands Sterilized, a State Weighs Restitution
Submitted by squarethecircle
North Carolina weights the possibility of restitution for victims of an aggressive sterilization program run by the state from 1933-1977.
Now, along with scores of others selected for state sterilization — among them uneducated young girls who had been raped by older men, poor teenagers from large families, people with epilepsy and those deemed to be too “feeble-minded” to raise children — Mr. Holt is waiting to see what a state that had one of the country’s most aggressive eugenics programs will decide his fertility was worth.
This 28-Year-Old Wants to Kill Credit Card Use
Submitted by misfit20
Founded by a 28-year-old, there's a small 12 person startup in Iowa that's aiming to kill credit cards.
Dwolla was founded by 28-year-old Ben Milne; it's an innovative online payment system that sidesteps credit cards completely.
Predator Drone Used By USA Police, On USA Soil, Against USA Civilians
Submitted by squarethecircle
Privacy concerns are being raised over the fact that North Dakota police have used unmanned Air Force planes to assist in surveillance efforts.
But that was just the start. Local police say they have used two unarmed Predators based at Grand Forks Air Force Base to fly at least two dozen surveillance flights since June. The FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration have used Predators for other domestic investigations, officials said.
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The round-up of stories is telling as to where we came from and where we are going in the U.S.
New York Times finally reporting on the Eugenics Programs officially being implemented up until 1977.
And the announcement that U.S. Predator Drones are going to blanket the Skies for surveillance of U.S. citizens.
I am glad the government has admitted guilt for the Eugenics programs up until the 1977 and the victims in North Carolina are going to get some restitution. But then again, the people in charge of government right now weren't the ones implementing those eugenics programs, and it's really the tax payers who are paying for these atrocities not the people who actually committed them .
It makes you wonder what horrors we are going to learn 30 years from now about the things the government/corporations are doing to us right now.
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