WikiLeaks documents show that the CIA has hacking tools to attack Apple Mac and iPhone firmware, which is that part of computer memory intended to remain unchanged and, therefore, not available for software applications. Spyware inside firmware is difficult to delete even if the operating system is reinstalled. The CIA can infect factory-fresh iPhones and operate them remotely, including taking files, address books, text messages, and call logs. [But don’t worry. This is to fight terrorism, right?] [...]

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In a US Congressional hearing, the FBI came under attack from both sides of the aisle for its use of facial-recognition software, because that violates citizen privacy and can lead to arrests of innocent people. An official says that only criminal mugshots are collected, but it is known that the FBI also collects images from driver's licenses, passports, visas, and security videos. The agency now is seeking to access all state databases that have photos, and these contain images of about half the US adult population. [...]

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Alex Jones, founder of InfoWars, reading from a script, made an apology directly to James Alefantis, owner of the Comet Ping Pong pizza shop that is the center of the Pizzagate pedophile-allegation controversy based on emails from John Podesta, a long-time Clinton insider. [...]

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Paul Ryan's bill to replace Obamacare failed last Friday, and the vote was cancelled. President Trump says that it will explode all on its own. Rand Paul says he wants to repeal Obamacare instead of replacing it. Premiums are too high because of the mandate and because people who already are sick are allowed to buy insurance at the same rates as healthy people, and that forces all rates through the roof. [...]

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Brawls broke out at a pro-Trump Rally in Huntington Beach, California, when Antifa members, dressed in black like commandos, assaulted Trump supporters. Jennifer Sterling, one of the pro-Trump event organizers, was pepper sprayed by the attackers, and four of them were arrested on felony charges. [...]

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