The Truth about the FBI USPS idHSC Voluntary Fingerprint Submission Program
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The Truth about the FBI USPS idHSC Voluntary Fingerprint Submission Program

There’s a lot of confusion around the Internet about the FBI’s recently announced idHSC program (seen by some as ldHSC), where you can voluntarily submit your fingerprints at the post office (USPS) to find out what agencies have associated with your fingerprints. Here’s the real info.

Full Text of Alexander Vindman’s Prepared Testimony Before the House Intelligence, Oversight and Reform, and Foreign Affairs Committees
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Full Text of Alexander Vindman’s Prepared Testimony Before the House Intelligence, Oversight and Reform, and Foreign Affairs Committees

Below is the full, searchable text of the testimony submitted by National Security Council Ukraine Expert Alexander Vindman to the House Intelligence, Oversight and Reform, and Foreign Affairs Committees on Tuesday, October 29, 2019.

Full Text of Ambassador Gordon Sondland's Prepared Testimony Before the House Intelligence, Oversight and Reform, and Foreign Affairs Committees
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Full Text of Ambassador Gordon Sondland’s Prepared Testimony Before the House Intelligence, Oversight and Reform, and Foreign Affairs Committees

Below is the full, searchable text submitted by Ambassador Gordon Sondland to the House Intelligence, Oversight and Reform, and Foreign Affairs Committees on Thursday, October 17th, 2019.

Full Text of Text Messages Produced by Ambassador Kurt Volker to the House Intelligence, Oversight and Reform, and Foreign Affairs Committees
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Searchable Full Text of Text Messages Produced by Ambassador Kurt Volker to the House Intelligence, Oversight and Reform, and Foreign Affairs Committees plus PDF of Actual Messages

Below is the full, searchable text of the text messages produced by Ambassador Kurt Volker to the House Intelligence, Oversight and Reform, and Foreign Affairs Committees on October 3, 2019.

Searchable Full Text of Whistleblower Complaint Regarding President Trump
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Searchable Full Text of Whistleblower Complaint Regarding President Trump

Below is the full, searchable transcript of the whistleblower complaint against President Donald Trump, Attorney General William Barr, and Attorney Rudy Giuliani.

Full Searchable Text of Transcript of Call Between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky
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Full Searchable Text of Transcript of Call Between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky

Below is the full, searchable transcript of the telephone call between U.S. President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky. The Internet Patrol makes no judgement nor offers any opinion about the content of the call. The Internet Patrol is simply making it available because we know how, and people are searching for it.

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New Online (and Offline) Dating Term Trend: Houseplanting Dating

Move over kittenfishing, mosting, and paperclipping, the new dating term is Houseplanting. Houseplant dating is basically when you date several people at once, leading to one or more of them not getting ‘watered’.

How a Meme Goes Viral Takes on a Life of Its Own and Becomes Fake News
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How a Meme Goes Viral, Takes on a Life of Its Own, Becomes Fake News and then Real: a Cautionary Tale

The Facebook event “Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us” was put up as a joke. This is the story about how a seemingly innocent joke can turn viral and become fake news. In other words, it is a cautionary tale for us all.

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Digital Nudging – Like Dark Patterns Only More Polite

Move over, dark patterns, you’re being.. er.. nudged out by digital nudging. What is digital nudging? Well, you get a digital nudge any time you use a digital platform and, where you have a choice to make, the ‘right’ or ‘correct’ choice is made the easiest to choose, or the most attractive. Of course, right and correct are in the eyes of the marketer or website providing the nudge, not the consumer.

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The Mueller Report Online – Full Text of the Mueller Report Including Conclusions

As a public service, as many do not have the ability to or know how to navigate the Internet to find such documents, the Internet Patrol is providing access to the full text of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report. Even this public version, while heavily redacted, is still an historic moment in our democracy. Here is the full text of the Mueller Report.

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What is the Florida Man Challenge and How Did the Florida Man Challenge Get Started?

You may recently have heard about the ‘Florida Man Challenge’ – where you Google the phrase ‘florida man’ followed by the date of your birthday. Or maybe you saw a friend post it on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or elsewhere. And now you are wondering what it is and how the Florida Man Challenge got started. Here are the answers to the questions that you have about Florida Man, and the Florida Man Challenge.

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Online Full Text of Michael Cohen’s 2/27/19 Testimony Before the Committee on Oversight and Reform

Here is the full transcript of the opening statement testimony of Michael Cohen, former lawyer to President Donald J. Trump, before the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the U.S. House of Representatives on February 27, 2019.

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Just in Time for Black Friday and Cyber Monday Our Readers Share Their Top Holiday Gift Ideas

With Black Friday and Cyber Monday just around the corner, we surveyed our readers, asking them what is making their best gift ideas list this year. Here are their suggestions.

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How do You Feel about Having a ‘Social Score’? China Implements Social Credit Scores – Can Other Countries be Far Behind?

China has started rolling out the Chinese ‘social credit score’, which takes into account, among other things, your behaviors, and your purchases. But don’t think you’re immune if you don’t live in China; companies around the world, including the U.S., are already compiling a ‘social score’ on you. While a “social score” is different in some ways from a “social credit score”, it’s not really that far removed, and the potential is pretty concerning.

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Feds Test Nationwide Mobile Phone Emergency Alert Today – Don’t Panic

In the immortal words of Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe, don’t panic… that is don’t panic today when you receive a nationwide presidential emergency alert, at 2:18pm Eastern Time via FEMA on your cell phone, smartphone, or other mobile device. It is a test. It is only a test. If it were a real emergency you would receive vital information via this newly launched alert system.