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Title: The Department Of Homeland Security Plans To Compile A List Of All Bloggers, Journalists And “Social Media Influencers”
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FromThe Trenches/The American Dream
URL Source: http://fromthetrenchesworldreport.c ... ocial-media-influencers/227431
Published: Jun 4, 2018
Author: Michael Snyder
Post Date: 2018-06-05 05:48:59 by Deckard
Keywords: None
Views: 1022
Comments: 5
The American Dream – by Michael Snyder Many were hoping that once Barack Obama was out of office we would see less of this Big Brother surveillance nonsense, but instead it seems to be getting even worse. In fact, the Department of Homeland Security has just announced that it intends to compile a comprehensive list of hundreds of thousands of “journalists, editors, correspondents, social media influencers, bloggers etc.”, and collect any “information that could be relevant” about them. So if you have a website, an important blog or you are just very active on social media, the Department of Homeland Security is going to put you on a list and will start collecting information about you. The DHS has already announced that it will hire a contractor to aid in monitoring media coverage, and they will definitely need plenty of help because it is going to be a very big job… As part of its “media monitoring,” the DHS seeks to track more than 290,000 global news sources as well as social media in over 100 languages, including Arabic, Chinese and Russian, for instant translation into English. The successful contracting company will have “24/7 access to a password protected, media influencer database, including journalists, editors, correspondents, social media influencers, bloggers etc.” in order to “identify any and all media coverage related to the Department of Homeland Security or a particular event.” “Any and all media coverage,” as you might imagine, is quite broad and includes “online, print, broadcast, cable, radio, trade and industry publications, local sources, national/international outlets, traditional news sources, and social media.” If this sounds extremely creepy to you, that is because it is extremely creepy. I run several prominent websites including The Most Important News and The Economic Collapse Blog, and so without a doubt I will be on this list. And if I was just a name on a list in some database somewhere, that would be bad enough, but instead it sounds like the DHS will be collecting any “information that could be relevant” about all of us… As Gizmodo noted, the DHS’ vagueness is also a concern. It leaves itself an opening for collecting “any other information that could be relevant” about these influencers, and there’s no hint as to what that could be. Is it strictly functional information like work histories, or sensitive data that could be abused? Either way, the database could be troublesome for bloggers and social media stars who aren’t usually under such close government scrutiny. This is one of the reasons why I wanted to get to Washington. This kind of Orwellian monitoring of our freedoms is unnecessary, it is a colossal waste of taxpayer dollars, and it violates our most basic freedoms. So why does the Department of Homeland Security need to do this? The explanation that they are giving the public is extremely week. The following comes from Forbes… DHS says the “NPPD/OUS [National Protection and Programs Directorate/Office of the Under Secretary] has a critical need to incorporate these functions into their programs in order to better reach Federal, state, local, tribal and private partners.” Who knows what that means, but the document also states the NPPD’s mission is “to protect and enhance the resilience of the nation’s physical and cyberinfrastructure.” But we are not supposed to ask questions about government programs such as this. In fact, just a few days ago a Department of Homeland Security representative stated that those that are questioning this program are “tinfoil hat wearing, black helicopter conspiracy theorists“… If you find yourself skeptical of this proposal of mass state monitoring of the press, consider yourself a bonafide member of the “tinfoil hat wearing, black helicopter conspiracy theorists,” DHS representative Tyler Houlton said Friday. It’s all very routine, he argued, casting the project as an innocent means of “monitoring current events.” Just shut up and let us do this, crackpots. That kind of response should make all of us very angry. If the government is going to monitor us and put our information in a database, we should have the right to ask questions. Freedom of speech is one of our most foundational rights, and many are concerned that “monitoring and tracking” are initial steps that could lead to a significant crackdown on Internet activity. Just check out what is about to happen over in Europe. The Internet has made it possible for ordinary people to communicate with one another on a massive scale, and any efforts by national governments to interfere with that must be greatly resisted. Unfortunately, it appears that this new Department of Homeland Security program is moving ahead rapidly. In fact, it is being reported that seven different companies have “already expressed interest” in participating… Seven companies, mainly minority- or women-owned small businesses, have already expressed interest in becoming a vendor for the contract, according to the FedBizOpps web site. All it takes for evil to flourish is for good men to be nothing. Please spread word about this creepy new surveillance program to everyone that you know, because what they are doing is not right. Michael Snyder is a nationally syndicated writer, media personality and political activist. He is the author of four books including The Beginning Of The End and Living A Life That Really Matters.
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#1. To: Deckard (#0)
There goes the neighbourhood
"Getting worse"? STOP. Predictable: The inferred varmint = Trump. This is dopey propaganda, total misdirection, disinfo and itself a PsyOp. The actual "creepy" agenda to monitor surveil select "Bloggers, Journalists And “Social Media Influencers” is proven to have already been WELL under way starting Day One of the 0bama-Jarrett regime. ONLY IT TARGETED CONSERVATIVES. Liberal Media and 0bama Hold-Overs are still trying to flip reality and with it the truth of ALL matters.
"Getting worse"? STOP. Predictable: The inferred varmint = Trump. This is dopey propaganda, total misdirection, disinfo and itself a PsyOp. . Too funny. I didn't see Trump's name mentioned in that sentence. This has nothing to do with Trump, according to you he's fighting the deep state with his 25D chess mastery or some such nonsense. NSA spying has gotten worse, tyranny has gotten worse, and you think Trump gives a shit. Oh sure - he cares when the spying is done on HIM, but the rest of us slaves just have to bend over and take it, because - freedom. Keep drinking that kool-aid chump. I remember a time when you questioned ALL politicians or at the very least, held their feet to the fire. Yoour unquestioning subservience to Trump (who by-and-large is just another politician) is disheartening.
For whatever reason your past judgment and former ability to efficiently filter out the propaganda and misdirection seems to have puttered out. Maybe you haven't noticed, but there's been an ongoing coup-attempt against Donald Trump that indicts the Media AND 0bama's Deep State AND elements of the NWO as co-conspirators. (You're welcome)
I sincerely have to wonder, WHY are there any Obama holdovers still on the payroll ?? Why has Trump not weeded them out ??
Si vis pacem, para bellum Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God. Never Pick A Fight With An Old Man He Will Just Shoot You He Can't Afford To Get Hurt "If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went." (Will Rogers) AMERICA! Designed by geniuses. Now run by idiots.
If this sounds extremely creepy to you, that is because it is extremely creepy.
#2. To: Deckard (#0)
Many were hoping that once Barack Obama was out of office we would see less of this Big Brother surveillance nonsense, but instead it seems to be getting even worse [UNDER TRUMP].
#3. To: Liberator (#2)
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Many were hoping that once Barack Obama was out of office we would see less of this Big Brother surveillance nonsense, but instead it seems to be getting even worse [UNDER TRUMP].
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#4. To: Deckard (#3)
#5. To: Liberator (#2)
" 0bama Hold-Overs are still trying . . . "
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