Government

MD Creekmore – Trump Coming For Your Guns – Social Credit Score and Red Flag USA

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Thump The Champion For Gun Rights and The Constitution… a Real Patriot… Oh, wait… What?

The Trump administration is considering launching a social credit score-style system in coordination with Big Tech that would use spy data collected from Amazon, Google and Apple devices to determine whether or not an individual can own a gun.

I never thought of Donald Trump as much of a conservative. I have no illusion, I know his type well. He's a New York City Republican, the kind of person who expresses the crude and disgusting views of the NY P.O.S.T. He swims in the same pool as Brilliant Bloomberg and that loony known as Giuliani.

U.S. in Danger of Chinese-Style Social Credit System

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U.S. in Danger of Chinese-Style Social Credit System

Communist China's massive internet surveillance system is coming to the United States, and conservatives should be worried.

Since 2014, the Communist Chinese government has been perfecting its internet monitoring system, which spies on its citizens' online activity. Using the data, the Chinese can "blacklist" various citizens whose online comments they deem undesirable and lower their credit rating, restricting them from traveling, being barred from better schools, jobs and even from getting a loan.

Beijing is now applying its system to foreign businesses in China in the ongoing trade war with the United States.

Paranoid rhetoric from a far right-wing website? Yeah, probably. But we shouldn't discount that possibility of an arbitrary social score system coming to America, possibly put forward by social media companies or maybe something like a credit rating bureau. Their might be push back from the civil libertarians, but it's hard to stop something like that if it's not put forward by the government and big businesses want it. I could also see it being tied in with the Red Flag Laws or the right to vote -- people who are viewed as too dangerous might have their voter files flagged and their voting records deleted by the government. Sometimes it's impossible to stop the procession of dangerous technology.

Conspiracy theories

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I don’t like conspiracy theories.

It seems like more and more people out there are questioning people’s motives, claiming that they are up to no good. Many believe the wealthy and the powerful are doing things dishonestly to make themselves wealthier. Maybe there is some cheating around the edges but I think most people act professionally and while incumbent players may benefit from the established rules, and as such I find most conspiracy theories hard to believe. Folks like to talk and there are always investigative reporters and whistle blowers willing to leak out any conspiracy. As such, most conspiracy theories are unlikely to exist.

China is retaliating with new tariffs on $75 billion worth of US goods

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China is retaliating with new tariffs on $75 billion worth of US goods

China said Friday it will impose new tariffs on $75 billion worth of U.S. goods and resume duties on American autos.

The Chinese State Council said it decided to slap tariffs ranging from 5% to 10% on $75 billion U.S. goods in two batches effective on Sept. 1 and Dec. 15. That happens to be when President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs on Chinese goods are to take effect.

It also said a 25% tariff will be imposed on U.S. cars and a 5% on auto parts and components, which will go into effect on Dec.15. China had paused these tariffs in April.