Internet passports, deflated NFTs’s and forever batteries + this day in history w/Mark “The Bird” Fidrych and our song of the day by Vera Violent on your #MorningMonarchy for April 13, 2021.
Notes/Links:
China launches hotline for netizens to report ‘illegal’ history comments
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/china-launches-hotline-netizens-report-illegal-history-internet-14601132
Visa moves to allow payment settlements using cryptocurrency
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-crypto-currency-visa-exclusive-idUSKBN2BL0X9
DHS Preparing to Use Private Contractors to “Scour Public Data and Social Media” To Compile Dissident Citizens for Watch List and No Fly Lists
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2021/03/26/dhs-preparing-to-use-private-contractors-to-scour-public-data-and-social-media-to-compile-dissident-citizens-for-watch-list-and-no-fly-lists/
In case you missed the last 20 years: Metadata: The Digital Fingerprint You Had No Idea Is Attached To Every Photo You Take
https://www.activistpost.com/2021/03/metadata-the-digital-fingerprint-you-had-no-idea-is-attached-to-every-photo-you-take.html
You crazy conspiracy theorists, “tHeY aReN’T GoNnA mAKe uS USe vACcINe pASSpOrTs”: ‘Vaccine passports’ are on the way, but developing them won’t be easy
https://archive.is/nyxyf
Cuomo’s understudy, PA Gov. Wolf supports vaccine passports for Pennsylvanians :wolf:
https://delawarevalleyjournal.com/wolf-backs-controversial-vaccine-passport-proposal/
What exactly is a vaccine passport? (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJQM5ZHhFeQ
Judges Impose New Type Of Censorship: ‘Banned From The Internet’
https://www.technocracy.news/judges-impose-new-type-of-censorship-banned-from-the-internet/
Social Credit Score: Twitch will ban users for ‘severe misconduct’ that occurs away from its site
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-twitch-moderation-idUSKBN2BU2QJ
Facebook freezes Venezuela president Maduro’s page
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-venezuela-exclusive-idUSKBN2BJ03Z
Facebook data for over 500M users reportedly leaks online
https://www.cnet.com/news/facebook-data-for-over-500m-users-reportedly-leaks-online/
Something went right! Facebook and Instagram go down for reasons unknown
https://www.rt.com/news/520528-facebook-instagram-down-error/
Facebook Says It’s Your Fault That Hackers Got Half a Billion User Phone Numbers
https://www.vice.com/en/article/88awzp/facebook-says-its-your-fault-that-hackers-got-half-a-billion-user-phone-numbers
Hackers Are Stealing Sex Vids From Home Security Systems
https://futurism.com/the-byte/hackers-stealing-sex-vids-home-security-systems-selling
Apple’s Independent Repair Provider program expands globally
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/03/apples-independent-repair-provider-program-expands-globally/
The ADL Fuels Hatred of Jews By Attacking Free Speech
https://news.gab.com/2021/04/09/the-adl-fuels-hatred-of-jews-by-attacking-free-speech/
Do You Sell Things Online? The IRS Is Going to Make You Pay More Taxes
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/sell-things-online-irs-going-165050069.html
Microsoft wins U.S. Army contract for augmented reality headsets
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/31/microsoft-wins-contract-to-make-modified-hololens-for-us-army.html
Nothing To See Here: Microsoft Files Patent To Mine Cryptos Using Human Brain Activity
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/nothing-see-here-microsoft-files-patent-mine-cryptocurrency-using-unconscious-human-brain
The US Supreme Court hands Google a major win in a long-running copyright battle with Oracle, ruling the use of the Java programming language for the Android mobile operating system was “fair use”
https://news.yahoo.com/google-prevails-over-oracle-key-151313814.html
Google’s Top Security Teams Unilaterally Shut Down A Counterterrorism Operation
https://twitter.com/shartstorm8d8/status/1375547011097841672
Australia cyber attacks hit television channel and parliament
https://news.sky.com/story/australia-cyber-attacks-hit-television-channel-and-parliament-12259318
YouTube is testing removal of the ‘dislike’ counter on videos
https://nypost.com/2021/03/31/youtube-is-testing-removal-of-the-dislike-counter-on-videos/
YouTube CEO: It’s easy to “make up content and post it from your basement” so we boost “authoritative sources”
https://reclaimthenet.org/youtube-ceo-basement-authoritative-sources/
Image: “They don’t know I own this song’s non-fungible token…”
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/414599272672264192/827909788129165342/image0.jpg
NFT ‘self-portrait’ by Sophia the Robot sells for nearly $700,000
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/3/25/nft-self-portrait-by-sophia-the-robot-sells-for-nearly-700k
Nils Frahm: ‘NFTs are the most disgusting thing on the planet’
https://archive.is/XvSHi
.@TomBrady’s ventures off the football field are continuing to expand, with the former New England Patriots quarterback now launching an NFT platform called Autograph, according to a report by @CNNBusiness.
https://archive.is/zOBep
Tom Brady Announces He’s Launching A Celebrity NFT Platform (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFqfKD6SOi0
NASA Has a Plan to Punch an Asteroid With a Spaceship to Protect Earth
https://www.vice.com/en/article/4adknj/nasa-has-a-plan-to-punch-an-asteroid-with-a-spaceship-to-protect-eart
‘Forever’ Battery Made From Nuclear Waste Takes 28,000 Years To Run Out Of Charge
https://humansarefree.com/2021/03/battery-made-from-nuclear-waste-28000-years.html
‘Forever’ Battery Made From Nuclear Waste Takes 28,000 Years To Run Out Of Charge! (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM-my91cGHo
2009 – Former MLB All-star Mark “The Bird” Fidrych dies in truck accident. (Audio)
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/baseball-all-star-killed-in-truck-accident // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik7tKujlPHk
Flashback: Japan Crisis Updates & Biowars/Envirohealth (Apr. 13, 2011)
https://mediamonarchy.com/japan-crisis-updates-biowars-envirohealth/
Flashback: 50th Anniversary: First Man In Space (Apr. 13, 2011)
https://mediamonarchy.com/50th-anniversary-first-man-in-space/
Flashback: 1950 Roswell Memo From the FBI Vault: Alien Psyop (Apr. 13, 2011)
https://mediamonarchy.com/1950-roswell-memo-from-the-fbi-vault-alien-psyop/
A Fracking Well In #Fayetteville, #WestVirginia Is Leaking Chemicals (Apr. 6, 2016)
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/717849070954385409
#Fayetteville, #WestVirginia “water protection plan” shows hundreds of potential contaminants 💦💀 (Apr. 6, 2016)
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/720080788234969088
#PumpUpThaVolume/#TruthMusic: Vera Violent (@Vera_Violent) – “Good Fortune” (Audio)
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/1381781414916419586