2021-02-23 US Treasury Debt To The Penny
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October 13, 2020 - Kimberly Amadeo for The Balance - The National Debt and How It Affects You
What Causes National Debt
https://www.thebalance.com/what-is-the-national-debt-4031393
October 14, 2020 - Kimberly Amadeo for The Balance - Who Owns the US National Debt?
The Biggest Owner Is Not Foreign Entities, but U.S. Taxpayers
https://www.thebalance.com/who-owns-the-u-s-national-debt-3306124
February 05, 2021 - Kimberly Amadeo for The Balance - US National Debt by Year Compared to GDP and Major Events
Why the U.S. Debt Has Risen Dramatically Since 1929
https://www.thebalance.com/national-debt-by-year-compared-to-gdp-and-major-events-3306287
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February 17, 2021 - US Treasury FiscalData - Debt to the Penny
Total debt of the U.S. government reported daily. Contains information on intragovernmental holdings and debt held by the public.
https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/datasets/debt-to-the-penny/debt-to-the-penny
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Proof that congress has been on a lawless spending spree with taxpayer money and the social security trust fund for decades:
Chapter 11. THE BUDGET AND FISCAL, BUDGET, AND PROGRAM INFORMATION
Title 31 U.S. Code § 1103.Budget ceiling
Congress reaffirms its commitment that budget outlays of the United States Government for a fiscal year may be not more than the receipts of the Government for that year.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/1103
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2021-02-15 In-Q-Tel's Outrageous 501C Revelations
Welcome to the Dystopian Times channel. I'll be bringing you the news and insight into "The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism". What's that? That's the Book supposedly written by Emmanuel Goldstein, the fictional character in George Orwell's 1984. In present dystopian times, it's the comparison between what Big Brother says they are doing and why, versus how those same policies and laws actually impact our lives and those of future generations. Here, we examine the theory versus the practice of the oligarchical collective... the club that you aren't a member of. Learn more about that and the topic of this video from the links below. If you haven't already, see this video for an overview of CIA In-Q-Tel's spending of taxpayers' money.
2021-02-10 In-Q-Tel Plain 'Splainer
Source: https://rumble.com/vdpvrv-2021-02-10-in-q-tel-plain-splainer.htmlmref=fw6y5&mc=3ikh8
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In-Q-Tel's outrageous misappropriation of taxpayer funds:
In-Q-Tel has been using your money to build spy-tech scouting agencies in other regions in North America (presumably Canada), Europe, South Asia, East Asia and the Pacific, Middle East and North Africa. In 2018, they spent $27,575,347 developing technology and program services in these regions. Although a recipient of charity funds, In-Q-Tel has committed to donating a million dollars to the families of deceased CIA agents. Above all insults to the American taxpayer, In-Q-Tel's CEO, Christopher Darby, was paid $1,588,637 plus $572,790 in deferred (held until he leaves) compensation and benefits in the 2018-2019 fiscal year.
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In-Q-Tel: The CIA's Tax-Funded Player In Silicon Valley
Published July 16, 2012 by Steve Henn of NPR
Source: https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2012/07/16/156839153/in-q-tel-the-cias-tax-funded-player-in-silicon-valley
In-Q-Tel 501(c) 990 filings for years 2001 to 2019 can be viewed online at ProPublica
Source: https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/522149962
In-Q-Tel 501(c) 990 filings for year 2018-2019
Source: https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/522149962/202020459349300032/full
More 501C company filings, like...
BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION
BILL HILLARY AND CHELSEA CLINTON FOUNDATION
CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK
CLINTON BUSH HAITI FUND
CLINTON FAMILY FOUNDATION
ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION
CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE INC
DONALD J TRUMP FOUNDATION
JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION
UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION INC
...
Source: https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/full_text_search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=clinton+foundation
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Can Non-Profit Board Members Be Paid?
Charities should generally not compensate persons for service on the board of directors except to reimburse direct expenses of such service. ... Charities may pay reasonable compensation for services provided by officers and staff. In determining reasonable compensation, a charity may wish to rely on the rebuttable presumption test of section 4958 of the Internal Revenue Code and Treasury Regulation section of 53.4958-6.
Source: https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/tools-resources/can-board-members-be-paid
What should a nonprofit pay its chief executive?
The board of directors is responsible for hiring, and establishing the compensation (salary and benefits) of the executive director/CEO by identifying compensation that is "reasonable and not excessive," but that also is attractive enough to retain the best possible talent to lead the organization. The recommended process for determining the appropriate compensation is to conduct a review of what similarly-sized peer organizations, in the same geographic location, offer their senior leaders. This three-step process is referred to as the "rebuttable presumption" used to establish reasonableness (and also used by boards to reduce the risk of penalties). Nonprofits filing IRS Form 990 must describe the process they use to approve executive compensation as part of the nonprofit’s responses on the annual return, IRS Form 990, Section VI, Part B, line 15.
Source: https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/tools-resources/executive-compensation
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Highest-Paid 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Executives in Greater D.C.
Ranked by Most recent total compensation
Locally Researched by: Carolyn M. Proctor, Washington Business Journal
Nov 13, 2020, 6:00am EST
#3 Darby, Christopher of In-Q-Tel
Source: https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/subscriber-only/2020/11/13/highest-paid-501c3-nonprofit-executives.html
Highest-Paid 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Executives in Greater D.C.
Locally Researched by: Carolyn M. Proctor, Washington Business Journal
Nov 08, 2019, 6:00am EST
#2 Darby, Christopher of In-Q-Tel
Source: https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/subscriber-only/2019/11/08/highest-paid-501c3-nonprofit-executives.html
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Eye on AI - 2020-12-11 - Biodata as an instrument of National Power
Chris Darby, CEO of the CIA-backed tech investment company In-Q-Tel, talks about the commission's recommendation that AI for national security be extended to biotechnology, and that bio-data be considered an instrument of national power.
Source: https://youtu.be/nilYNhYO_80
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McCrary Institute - 2017-10-06 - CIA-GW Intelligence Conference: "Leading CIA: A Conversation among Former CIA Directors"
Panel discussion on "Countdown to Crisis: Asia Pacific Insecurity and America" at the 2017 Ethos and Profession of Intelligence Conference, co-presented by the Central Intelligence Agency and the George Washington University on October 4, 2017. Panelists are John Brennan, Director, CIA, 2013-2017; Gen. Michael Hayden, Director, CIA, 2006-2009; Congressman Porter Goss, Director, CIA, 2005-2006, and Director of Central Intelligence, 2004-2005; and Judge William Webster, Director of Central Intelligence, 1987-1991. Moderated by Susan Gordon, Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence.
McCrary Institute - 2016-09-21 - CIA-GW Intelligence Conference: Panel on Disruptive Technologies and Digital Dilemmas
Panel discussion on "Disruptive Technologies and Digital Dilemmas" at Third Ethos and Profession of Intelligence Conference, Sept. 20, 2016. Speakers were: Chris Darby, In-Q-Tel; Andrew Hallman, Central Intelligence Agency; Chris Inglis, US Naval Academy; Jason Matheny, Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity; and Matt Olsen, IronNet. Moderated by Frank Cilluffo, GW Center for Cyber & Homeland Security.
Source: https://youtu.be/FuVJYxH8f0w
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2020-02-18 - ‘Huawei is definitely beatable if we double down on investments’: In-Q-Tel CEO
‘Huawei is a Titan right now and we can take them down if we want to double down on our investments’: In-Q-Tel CEO
The CEO of the intelligence community venture capital arm In-Q-Tel says that Chinese company Huawei “is definitely beatable” if the US doubles down on investment into 5G.
In-Q-Tel (IQT) CEO and president Chris Darby told the US House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence last week that Huawei is a Titan, but that Titans can fall, and all the US needs to do to gain ground on 5G technology is invest more in home-grown innovation.
If China were to gain global technological superiority, Darby warned, then the rest of the world would have to comply with the norms and values of the Communist Party, which has created an Orwellian surveillance state within its own borders, continues to steal intellectual property all over the world, and uses censorship to drown out any dissent.
Source: https://sociable.co/technology/huawei-beatable-double-down-investments-in-q-tel-ceo/
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2021-02-10 In-Q-Tel Plain 'Splainer
Welcome to the Dystopian Times channel. I'll be bringing you the news and insight into "The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism". What's that? That's the Book supposedly written by Emmanuel Goldstein, the fictional character in George Orwell's 1984. In present dystopian times, it's the comparison between what Big Brother says they are doing and why, versus how those same policies and laws actually impact our lives and those of future generations. Here, we examine the theory versus the practice of the oligarchical collective...the club that you aren't a member of. Learn more about that and the topic of this video from the links below.
Wikipedia, In-Q-Tel:
In-Q-Tel (IQT), formerly Peleus and In-Q-It, is an American not-for-profit venture capital firm based in Arlington, Virginia. It invests in high-tech companies to keep the Central Intelligence Agency, and other intelligence agencies, equipped with the latest in information technology in support of United States intelligence capability.[4] The name "In-Q-Tel" is an intentional reference to Q, the fictional inventor who supplies technology to James Bond.[5]
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-Q-Tel
In-Q-Tel recent investments
-- In-Q-Tel has made 194 investments. Their most recent investment was on Feb 1, 2021, when Quantifind raised $22M.
-- In-Q-Tel has made 15 diversity investments. Their most recent diversity investment was on Sep 3, 2020, when ThruWave raised $6.4M.
-- In-Q-Tel has had 66 exits. In-Q-Tel's most notable exits include FireEye, MongoDB, and Recorded Future.
Source: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/in-q-tel/recent_investments
February 22, 2017 - How Peter Thiel’s company Palantir was built with CIA funding and has helped the likes of the NSA and GCHQ spy since its inception
-- Palantir, co-founded by Peter Thiel in 2004, is a Silicon Valley software company
-- Its clientele includes US intelligence agencies, military, and law enforcement
-- The company produces software that mines vast amounts of data
-- New report says it was founded with the help of the CIA
Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel reportedly solicited financial assistance from the CIA to help found his secretive firm Palantir, which helped the National Security Agency’s controversial domestic surveillance program.
Not only did US intelligence agencies help the company financially when it was in its infancy, but it also reportedly collaborated with it in developing software used to gather sensitive information.
The software is so advanced that the NSA has bragged that Palantir has helped it make use of its 'widest reaching' data mining program that enables the agency to capture 'nearly everything a typical user does on the internet.'
The revelations were reported on Wednesday by The Intercept.
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Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4250750/Peter-Thiel-s-company-Palantir-built-CIA-funding.html
August 24, 2020 - SEC filing of Palantir Investors' Rights Agreement showing In-Q-Tel employee fund as shareholders of Palantir
NOTE: Search document for "In-Q-Tel Employee Fund, LLC"
Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001321655/000119312520244936/d904406dex42.htm
September 30, 2020 - SEC filing of Palantir STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIPSource: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1211060/000120919120053427/xslF345X03/doc4.xml
May 09, 2005 - Bloomberg Business Week - Meet The CIA's Venture Capitalist
As In-Q-Tel's investments grow, so does public scrutiny. The venture is always walking a fine line between the public and private sector. Set up as a nonprofit, it invests taxpayer money with all decisions about where to reinvest being made by an independent board of trustees. All of the proceeds go back to In-Q-Tel to fund new companies, but not a dollar moves before copious reports are filed.
Compensating the CIA's dealmakers is a trickier issue. Typically venture capitalists get a salary and a hefty stake in the returns from companies they fund. To be competitive, In-Q-Tel had to do something similar. And, Louie says, having some skin in the game keeps staffers motivated to do the best deals. So from 20% to 40% of an employee's salary goes into a mandatory fund. For every $3 invested in a company, $1 from an employee fund is also invested.
CONTINUED MOMENTUM. The New York Post published a story on May 2 criticizing In-Q-Tel for apparent conflicts of interest resulting from this structure. Louie takes it in stride, though, saying close scrutiny is right when taxpayer money is in question. And he notes that he donates all proceeds from his portion of the employee fund to charity, just to avoid any appearance of a conflict at the top.
Such criticisms haven't been enough to slow In-Q-Tel's momentum as its influence continues to grow within both Silicon Valley and Washington. When Louie started in 1999, he had nine employees and three consultants. Today the firm employs 50.
In-Q-Tel now gets funds from other government agencies, such as the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, a branch of the Defense Dept. that studies data from satellites. In-Q-Tel's annual budget has increased from roughly $27 million to $60 million. Louie can't give exact numbers because, well, that's classified information.
Sources:
Original: http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2005-05-09/meet-the-cias-venture-capitalist
Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20120707085423/http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2005-05-09/meet-the-cias-venture-capitalist
Scholarly Commons Law: In-Q-Tel: The Central Intelligence Agency as Venture Capitalist
SPRING 2013, VOLUME 33, iSSUE 3
Abstract: The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the United States’ principal foreign intelligence and spy organization, chartered the first government-sponsored venture capital firm, dubbed In-Q-Tel, in February 1999. In-Q-Tel represents the twenty-first century fusion of U.S. spy efforts with the venture capital industry. Envisioned as a platform to expand the research and development (R&D) efforts of the CIA into the private sector, In-Q-Tel uses CIA-supplied funds to make strategic investments in startup companies developing commercially focused technologies that are of interest to the CIA and greater intelligence community.
Source: https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1739&context=njilb
Aug 26, 2020 - The Government-Backed VC Firm Behind the Modernization of Mapping All (Mapped) Roads Lead to In-Q-Tel
Source: https://joemorrison.medium.com/the-government-backed-vc-firm-behind-the-modernization-of-mapping-85666167f000
The CIA's In-Q-Tel Model & Its Applicability
Source: https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a423535.pdf
December 9, 2019 - Agency-Related Nonprofit Research Foundations and Corporations
Appendix. Federally Initiated and Funded Venture Capital Firms
Over the last two decades, federal agencies and Congress have established several venture capital (VC) firms. The intent of these firms, including In-Q-Tel (IQT), the Army Venture Capital Initiative (AVCI), and Red Planet Capital (RPC), has been to help ensure agency access to leading-edge technologies and input into technology development to address mission needs. Several factors have contributed to the initiation of these organizations: a long-term shift in the composition of U.S. research and development funding from the federal government to the private sector; the substantial role of small start-ups in driving innovation, especially in information technology; and expanded U.S. and global commercial market opportunities that have diminished the relative attractiveness of serving the federal government market. In-Q-Tel. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), with congressional approval, established the first federal government-sponsored VC firm, In-Q-Tel, in 1999. 129 IQT is an independent, not-forprofit, non-stock company. It is a strategic investor that works closely with intelligence community (IC) entities and the Department of Defense (DOD). IQT’s portfolio includes data analytics, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, machine learning, ubiquitous computing, information technology solutions, communications, novel materials, electronics, commercial space, remote sensing, power and energy, and biotechnology.130 While the CIA has broad statutory authority in how it may expend its funds,131 according to a RAND Corporation report, the agency reportedly used an approach based on DOD’s “other transaction” authority (10 U.S.C. 2371) for developing its contract with IQT. 132 IQT has a management team and a board of trustees. The CIA is the executive agent for IQT.133 Federal agencies, primarily the CIA, provide funding to IQT, which in turn provides investments to selected firms based on needs articulated by the CIA. The In-Q-Tel Interface Center (QIC), a small group of CIA employees, serves as a liaison between the CIA and IQT. IQT investments generally range from $500,000 to $3 million. IQT asserts that for each dollar it has invested, private investors have provided $16. IQT pairs its investment with a development agreement in which IQT and the company work together to adapt the technology to meet IC needs. If successful, IC customers can buy the product directly from the company.134 IQT asserts that its model delivers rapid, cost-effective solutions: IQT identifies and adapts “ready-soon” technologies—off-the-shelf products that can be modified, tested, and delivered for use within 6 to 36 months depending on the difficulty of the problem. Approximately 75% of our deals involve multiple agencies from the [IC] and defense communities, which means a more cost efficient use of taxpayers’ dollars.135 Profits from the liquidation of an IQT investment are allocated between additional IQT investing activity and other strategic information technology initiatives defined by the CIA, in accordance with a memorandum of understanding between the CIA and IQT.136
FOOTNOTE on page 25:
132 Tim Webb, Christopher Guo, and Jennifer Lamping Lewis, et al., RAND Corporation, Venture Capital and Strategic Investment for Developing Government Mission Capabilities, prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, 2014, p. 27. Under certain circumstances, DOD can enter into another transaction (OT) agreement instead of a traditional contract. OT agreements are generally exempt from federal procurement laws and regulations. These exemptions grant government officials the flexibility to include, amend, or exclude contract clauses and requirements that are mandatory in traditional procurements (e.g., termination clauses, cost accounting standards, payments, audit requirements, intellectual property, and contract disputes). OT authorities also grant more flexibility to structure agreements in numerous ways, including joint ventures; partnerships; consortia; or multiple agencies joining together to fund an agreement encompassing multiple providers. For more information see, CRS Report R45521, Department of Defense Use of Other Transaction Authority: Background, Analysis, and Issues for Congress, by Heidi M. Peters.
Source: https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R46109
Wikipedia, Conflict of interest:
A widely used definition is: "A conflict of interest is a set of circumstances that creates a risk that professional judgement or actions regarding a primary interest will be unduly influenced by a secondary interest." Primary interest refers to the principal goals of the profession or activity, such as the protection of clients, the health of patients, the integrity of research, and the duties of public officer. Secondary interest includes personal benefit and is not limited to only financial gain but also such motives as the desire for professional advancement, or the wish to do favours for family and friends. These secondary interests are not treated as wrong in and of themselves, but become objectionable when they are believed to have greater weight than the primary interests. Conflict of interest rules in the public sphere mainly focus on financial relationships since they are relatively more objective, fungible, and quantifiable, and usually involve the political, legal, and medical fields.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflict_of_interest
Wikipedia, Insider Trading:
Insider trading is the trading of a public company's stock or other securities (such as bonds or stock options) based on material, nonpublic information about the company.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insider_trading
2010-03-04 - Form APP WD - Withdrawal of an Application for exemption [Section 12(g)] or from filing certain reports [Section 13(a)]:SEC Accession No. 0001157998-10-000005
IN Q TEL INC (Filer) CIK:
IN Q TEL EMPLOYEE FUND LLC (Filer) CIK:
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001157999/000115799810000005/0001157998-10-000005-index.html
Re: In-Q-Tel Inc. and In-Q-Tel Employee Fund, LLC; File No. 813-00344
Reference is made to the application for an order of exemption pursuant to Sections 6(b) and 6(e) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 for In-Q-Tel, Inc. and In-Q-Tel Employee Fund, LLC (the Applicants), File No. 813-00344 (as amended, the (Application).
The Applicants wish to withdraw the Application because: (1) In-Q-Tel Employee Fund, LLC (the Fund) has fewer than one hundred (100) beneficial owners; (2) In-Q-Tel, Inc. does not plan to create additional funds or permit an increase in the number of beneficial
owners of the Fund; and (3) the Applicants do not plan any public offering.
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1157998/000115799810000005/inqtel.txt
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2021-02-03 The Google-Military-Surveillance Complex
Welcome to the Dystopian Times channel. I'll be bringing you the news and insight into "The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism". What's that? That's the Book supposedly written by Emmanuel Goldstein, the fictional character in George Orwell's 1984. In present dystopian times, it's the comparison between what Big Brother says they are doing and why, versus how those same policies and laws actually impact our lives and those of future generations. Here, we examine the theory versus the practice of the oligarchical collective...the club that you aren't a member of. Learn more about that and the topic of this video from the links below.
March 7, 2014 - Oakland emails give another glimpse into the Google-Military-Surveillance Complex
Source: https://pando.com/2014/03/07/the-google-military-surveillance-complex/
Oakland’s Domain Awareness Center (2013 – 2014)
Source: https://oaklandprivacy.org/oaklands-domain-awareness-center-2013-2014/
If you haven't already, see this video for statistics from the Google Transparency Reports
2021-01-24 Remember When The Internet Was A Public Utility?
https://rumble.com/vd7p7p-2021-01-24-remember-when-the-internet-was-a-public-utility.html?mref=fw6y5&mc=3ikh8
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2021-01-27 Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2020
Welcome to the Dystopian Times channel. I'll be bringing you the news and insight into "The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism". What's that? That's the Book supposedly written by Emmanuel Goldstein, the fictional character in George Orwell's 1984. In present dystopian times, it's the comparison between what Big Brother says they are doing and why, versus how those same policies and laws actually impact our lives and those of future generations. Here, we examine the theory versus the practice of the oligarchical collective...the club that you aren't a member of. Learn more about that and the topic of this video from the links below.
Statement from National Security Advisor Robert C. O’Brien
NATIONAL SECURITY & DEFENSE
Issued on: January 15, 2021
Source: https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/statement-national-security-advisor-robert-c-obrien-011521/
National Strategy to Secure 5G Implementation Plan
Topics: Internet Policy, Secure 5G
Date: January 19, 2021
Source: https://www.ntia.gov/5g-implementation-plan
The FCC's 5G FAST Plan
Under Chairman Pai, the FCC is pursuing a comprehensive strategy to Facilitate America's Superiority in 5G Technology (the 5G FAST Plan). The Chairman's strategy includes three key components: (1) pushing more spectrum into the marketplace; (2) updating infrastructure policy; and (3) modernizing outdated regulations.
Source: https://www.fcc.gov/5G
S.893 - Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2020
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (Introduced 03/27/2019)
Committees: Senate - Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Committee Meetings: 07/24/19 10:30AM
Committee Reports: S. Rept. 116-184
Latest Action: 03/23/2020 Became Public Law No: 116-129.
Public Law No: 116-129 (03/23/2020)
[116th Congress Public Law 129]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/893/text
JUNE 22, 2017 - President Trump Remarks on U.S. Leadership in Emerging Technology
Source: https://www.c-span.org/video/?430371-1/president-trump-delivers-remarks-emerging-technology
Remarks by President Trump at American Leadership in Emerging Technology Event
INFRASTRUCTURE & TECHNOLOGY
Issued on: June 22, 2017
Source: https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-american-leadership-emerging-technology-event/
June 23, 2017 - Technology Week Recap
Source: https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/articles/technology-week-recap/
WILMINGTON, Delaware, Sept. 1, 2020 – The following is being released by Omni Agent Solutions the Court Appointed Claims and Noticing Agent for the Boy Scouts of America. The Boy Scouts of America (“BSA”) has filed bankruptcy in order to restructure its nonprofit organization and pay Sexual Abuse Survivors.
Source: https://www.scoutingnewsroom.org/press-releases/sexual-abuse-survivors-need-to-file-claims-in-boy-scouts-of-america-bankruptcy-by-november-16-2020/
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2021-01-24 Remember When The Internet Was A Public Utility?
Welcome to the Dystopian Times channel. I'll be bringing you the news and insight into "The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism". What's that? That's the Book supposedly written by Emmanuel Goldstein, the fictional character in George Orwell's 1984. In present dystopian times, it's the comparison between what Big Brother says they are doing and why, versus how those same policies and laws actually impact our lives and those of future generations. Here, we examine the theory versus the practice of the oligarchical collective...the club that you aren't a member of. Learn more about that and the topic of this video from the links below.
2021-02-03 The Google-Military-Surveillance Complex
https://rumble.com/vdj38t-2021-02-03-the-google-military-surveillance-complex.html?mref=fw6y5&mc=3ikh8
Wikipedia Net Neutrality
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_neutrality_in_the_United_States
The Federal Register Vol. 82, No. 105 dated to Friday, June 2, 2017
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-06-02/pdf/2017-11455.pdf
New York Times, Jan. 4, 2021
We Built Google. This Is Not the Company We Want to Work For.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/04/opinion/google-union.html
Section 230 (47 U.S. Code § 230) of the The Communications Decency Act (Telecommunications Act of 1996)
47 U.S. Code § 230 - Protection for private blocking and screening of offensive material
(b)Policy
It is the policy of the United States—
(4)to remove disincentives for the development and utilization of blocking and filtering technologies that empower parents to restrict their children’s access to objectionable or inappropriate online material; and
(5)to ensure vigorous enforcement of Federal criminal laws to deter and punish trafficking in obscenity, stalking, and harassment by means of computer.
(c)Protection for “Good Samaritan” blocking and screening of offensive material
(2)Civil liability
No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be held liable on account of—
(A)any action voluntarily taken in good faith to restrict access to or availability of material that the provider or user considers to be obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, excessively violent, harassing, or otherwise objectionable, whether or not such material is constitutionally protected; or
(B)any action taken to enable or make available to information content providers or others the technical means to restrict access to material described in paragraph (1).[1]
https://law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/230
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It's never too late to mount a campaign to amend Section 230 to change clause (c)(2)(A). Why not write a letter to your house and senate reps with the following text?:
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I request that you present a new bill to amend article (c)(2)(A) of 47 U.S. Code § 230 to read as follows:
"No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be held liable on account of—
(A)any action voluntarily taken in good faith to restrict access to or availability of material that the provider or user determines to be in contravention of federal criminal law codes [insert list of law codes] or"
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Mind you, 20 million comments didn't stop the FCC from terminating the public utility status of the internet, so we can only hope that reps can be moved to respect the will of the American people. And don't forget, American taxpayers funded the development of the internet (ARPANET) and provided venture capital through In-Q-tel for the big tech social media platforms. You should be asking, "Where are my dividend checks, Google, Facebook and Twitter?!"
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2021-01-21 WEF Wonders If AI Is Coming For Jobs Faster Than We Thought
Welcome to the Dystopian Times channel. I'll be bringing you the news and insight into "The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism". What's that? That's the Book supposedly written by Emmanuel Goldstein, the fictional character in George Orwell's 1984. In present dystopian times, it's the comparison between what Big Brother says they are doing and why, versus how those same policies and laws actually impact our lives and those of future generations. Here, we examine the theory versus the practice of the oligarchical collective...the club that you aren't a member of. Learn more about that and the topic of this video from the links below.
What if AI is coming for jobs faster than we thought?
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/09/what-if-ai-is-coming-for-jobs-faster-than-we-thought
Emmanuel Goldstein & The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Goldstein
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2021-01-20 New US Office of Artificial Intelligence
Welcome to the Dystopian Times channel. I'll be bringing you the news and insight into "The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism". What's that? That's the Book supposedly written by Emmanuel Goldstein, the fictional character in George Orwell's 1984. In present dystopian times, it's the comparison between what Big Brother says they are doing and why, versus how those same policies and laws actually impact our lives and those of future generations. Here, we examine the theory versus the practice of the oligarchical collective...the club that you aren't a member of. Learn more about that and the topic of this video from the links below.
The White House Launches the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office
Source: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/white-house-launches-national-artificial-intelligence-initiative-office/
After 2021-01-20 use the archive here: https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/white-house-launches-national-artificial-intelligence-initiative-office/
December 3, 2020 - EO 13960 - Executive Order on Promoting the Use of Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence in the Federal Government
https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-promoting-use-trustworthy-artificial-intelligence-federal-government/
Executive Order 13960 of December 3, 2020
Promoting the Use of Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence in the Federal Government
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/08/2020-27065/promoting-the-use-of-trustworthy-artificial-intelligence-in-the-federal-government
For a listing of all AI EOs, reports and memos during the Trump Administration, follow this link: https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/search/?s=artificial+intelligence
For AI EOs only, use this link:
https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/ai/executive-order-ai/
Emmanuel Goldstein & The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Goldstein
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