The 20 Internet Giants That Rule The Web

With each passing year, an increasingly large segment of the population no longer remembers images loading a single pixel row at a time, the earsplitting sound of a 56k modem, or the early domination of web portals.

Many of the top websites in 1998 were news aggregators or search portals, which are easy concepts to understand. Today however, as Visual Capitalist's Nick Routley details below, brand touch-points are often spread out between devices (e.g. mobile apps vs. desktop) and a myriad of services and sub-brands (e.g. Facebook’s constellation of apps). As a result, the world’s biggest websites are complex, interconnected web properties.

The visualization below, which primarily uses data from ComScore’s U.S. Multi-Platform Properties ranking, looks at which of the internet giants have evolved to stay on top, and which have faded into internet lore.

Even as the Biden administration insists that despite media reports to the contrary, it will not provide crack pipes to drug users as part of a “harm reduction” program, two Republican legislators are proposing legislation to ensure that’s the case.

Reps. Lauren Boebert of Colorado and Dan Bishop of North Carolina introduced the Halting the Use of Narcotics Through Effective Recovery Act.

The HUNTER Act is a not-so-subtle reference to Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden whose drug addiction was a dark and well-documented chapter in the family history.

The Biden administration opened the door for the HUNTER Act when it rolled out a $30 million program to make sure drug addicts do not harm themselves. In addition to condoms, syringes and fentanyl strips, so-called “smoking kits” will reportedly be distributed to drug users through the program.

The Biden administration has said that claim is incorrect, but Bishop is not buying it.

America Moves Online

For millions of curious people the late ’90s, the iconic AOL compact disc was the key that opened the door to the World Wide Web. At its peak, an estimated 35 million people accessed the internet using AOL, and the company rode the Dotcom bubble to dizzying heights, reaching a valuation of $222 billion dollars in 1999.

AOL’s brand may not carry the caché it once did, but the brand never completely faded into obscurity. The company continually evolved, finally merging with Yahoo after Verizon acquired both of the legendary online brands. Verizon had high hopes for the company—called Oath—to evolve into a “third option” for advertisers and users who were fed up with Google and Facebook.

Sadly, those ambitions did not materialize as planned. In 2019, Oath was renamed Verizon Media, and was eventually sold once again in 2021.

A City of Gifs and Web Logs

As internet usage began to reach critical mass, web hosts such as AngelFire and GeoCities made it easy for people to create a new home on the Web.

GeoCities, in particular, made a huge impact on the early internet, hosting millions of websites and giving people a way to actually participate in creating online content. If it were a physical community of “home” pages, it would’ve been the third largest city in America, after Los Angeles.

This early online community was at risk of being erased permanently when GeoCities was finally shuttered by Yahoo in 2009, but luckily, the nonprofit Internet Archive took special efforts to create a thorough record of GeoCities-hosted pages.

https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/20-internet-giants-rule-web

Biden Administration Urges Court Not to Allow Release of ‘Secret Report’ on Dominion Voting Machines

Top officials at a U.S. federal cybersecurity agency are urging a judge not to authorize at this time the release of a report that analyzes Dominion Voting Systems equipment in Georgia, arguing doing so could assist hackers trying to “undermine election security.”

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) was recently provided an unredacted copy of the report, which was prepared by J. Alex Halderman, director of the University of Michigan Center for Computer Security and Society.

The report discusses “potential vulnerabilities in Dominion ImageCast X ballot marking devices,” or electronic voting devices, according to the government.

While CISA supports public disclosure of any vulnerabilities and associated mitigation measures with election equipment, allowing the release of the report at this point “increases the risk that malicious actors may be able to exploit any vulnerabilities and threaten election security,” government lawyers said in a Feb. 10 filing in the case.

The case was brought in 2017 by good-government groups and voters who say the lack of paper ballots undermines the voting process.

U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg, an Obama nominee overseeing the case, was urged by CISA to reject attempts to release a redacted version of Halderman’s report for now.

CISA officials want to review the information in the report and help Dominion resolve the vulnerabilities identified before the report is released. They said they weren’t able to provide a date by which they’ll be finished.

Totenberg must weigh the request against the wishes of Georgia Secretary State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican and one of the defendants, who called in late January for the release to happen immediately.

John Poulos, Dominion’s CEO and president, said in a statement released by Raffensperger’s office that Halderman’s review lacked “a holistic approach,” adding that Dominion “supports all efforts to bring real facts and evidence forward to defend the integrity of our machines and the credibility of Georgia’s elections.”

Plaintiffs, including the Coalition for Good Governance, also support the release of the report, David Cross, one of their lawyers, confirmed to The Epoch Times.

The plaintiffs said in a filing before a copy was sent to CISA that the agency should get a copy and begin its evaluation process, but that the evaluation “should not unreasonably delay the public disclosure of the report, which must be promptly disclosed to Georgia state and county election officials, and filed on the public docket, so that public officials can secure the upcoming May primary elections.”

They asked Totenberg to order them to file a redacted version of the report on the docket, which would make it accessible to the public, no later than March 4

https://www.theepochtimes.com/biden-administration-urges-court-not-to-allow-release-of-secret-report-on-dominion-voting-machines_4273710.html?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=ZeroHedge

Former senator Bill Heffernan claimed in Parliament on the 19th of October 2015, that he had a police document that lists 28 prominent people that includes a former Prime Minister and current judges that are suspected of being pedophiles.

Liberal senator Bill Heffernan claims that a former Australian prime minister is among 28 ‘alleged pedophiles’ named in a police document.

Many of the people on the list and otherwise named in the documents were “prominent”, Senator Heffernan said: “They were delivered to me by a police agency some time ago because no one seems to want to deal with them.”

There is enough detail in Senator Heffernan’s claims to make them very credible.

The list “formed part of police documents that had been “signed off” by Gary Crooke, QC, the former senior counsel assisting NSW’s Wood royal commission into police corruption in the 1990s.

The list includes a former Australian Prime Minister, judges, police, members of the legal fraternity and others.

He also claimed every Commonwealth attorney-general since Philip Ruddock had seen the list.

Senator Heffernan didn’t name any names but called on Attorney-General George Brandis to expand the child abuse royal commission so that it includes the legal fraternity. Since then, Heffernan’s claims have been hidden under a blanket of suppression orders.

Use link for video

https://commonwealthofaustralia.org/bill-heffernan-former-prime-minister-a-pedophile/

==Kari Lake vs. Australian 60 Minutes “journalist” after the formal interview has ended. =

https://www.bitchute.com/video/MAsDWOKeGJsz/

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Is Trying to Change the World Using Other People's Money

There are any number of global elites trying to change the world and destroy the West. George Soros may be the most infamous. Even Mark Zuckerberg used his considerable personal wealth to put his thumb on the scale in 2020 by funding local election offices through a non-profit. While you may detest their goals and actions, at least they use their own money to gain influence and results. BlackRock CEO Larry Fink is no less determined to change how our economy and society function. However, he uses the power amassed by managing other people’s money to achieve his political goals.

One organization is calling Fink out. In October, Consumers’ Research launched a multi-million dollar ad campaign to expose BlackRock’s bad business practices and Larry Fink’s hypocritical woke principles. Now, the campaign has a website, WhoIsLarryFink.com, and a new digital ad:

https://youtu.be/pUf9Ht41-Hs

Consumers’ Research is an independent educational 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that seeks to increase the knowledge and understanding of issues, policies, products, and services of concern to consumers and promote the freedom to act on that knowledge and understanding. It believes the cost, quality, and variety of available goods and services increase when American consumers have more information.

Before this phase of the campaign, Consumers’ Research released a television advertisement and penned a letter to Governors that included a consumer warning focused on BlackRock’s use of American investment dollars to fund the Chinese Communist Party. Since the release of the consumer warning, several states have taken action to protect their consumers from the shady dealings of BlackRock and Fink. Consumers’ Research also recently launched the website BlackRockLovesChina.com.

Will Hild, Executive Director of Consumers’ Research, believes that Fink’s behavior is crucial to highlight because he is a fiduciary using assets under management to change the behavior of American corporations — all while investing in the status quo in China. BlackRock even had investments in Chinese companies that were banned during the Trump administration, according to Hild.

BlackRock has at least $10 trillion in assets under its management. That would make the firm the third-largest GDP in the world if it were a sovereign nation. Fink and his management team use their considerable balance sheet to push companies to adopt green energy standards, commit to zero emissions, and adopt social justice policies. The money they manage includes the retirement savings of working-class and public employee pensioners as well as employees with 401(k)s.

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/stacey-lennox/2022/02/12/blackrock-ceo-larry-fink-is-trying-to-change-the-world-using-other-peoples-money-n1558658

Canberra anti-vaccination protesters told to pack up as deadline looms

Thousands of anti-vax protesters have been given a deadline to move on by Sunday evening – or else police could take action.

A deadline for anti-vaccination protesters to pack up and leave Canberra is looming, with ACT Police giving the group until Sunday to move on.

Up to 10,000 protesters descended on Parliament House on Saturday as part of the ‘Convoy to Canberra’ protests against vaccine mandates.

Many of the group have been staying at the Exhibition Park in Canberra (EPIC) in the capital’s north after being evicted from their previous illegal campsite across from the National Library in the parliamentary triangle.

But the situation will come to a head today, with ACT Police saying anyone without a booking will have to move on so preparations for the Canberra show can begin.

There is no specific time for the demonstrators to leave but authorities insisted the campsite would need to be vacated on Sunday.

“ACT Policing is working with EPIC management today to notify campers that they will need to vacate the site by the end of the weekend,” a spokesman said in a statement.

People who remain in EPIC after this time may be considered trespassing.”

But police have said the demonstrators have been well behaved overnight, with no arrests taking place at EPIC following Saturday’s march.

One man was arrested on Saturday after he breached a fence and ran onto the forecourt area, with police quickly tackling him to the ground.

Two other people were also arrested during the protest, police revealed.

https://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/canberra-antivaccination-protesters-told-to-pack-up-as-deadline-looms/news-story/02e0f067b13ea3b9e8067451a9589150

Canberra Protesters need to go where the real powers is - Shine a light!

What is under Mt Ainslie?

Campbell Park, Australia

Campbell Park, together with Russell Offices, are the headquarters of the Australian Defence Force and the Australian Department of Defence, together forming the Australian Defence Organisation. Campbell Park is located in Canberra, the national capital of Australia, in the suburb of Campbell, Australian Capital Territory.

https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Campbell_Park,_Australia

ASIO Headquarters

Ben Chifley Building, 70 Constitution Ave, Parkes ACT 2600

https://www.asio.gov.au/contact-us.html

https://gab.com/Lightntruth/posts/107788149677164140

Rep. Lisa McClain on Stop CCP Act: ‘We’ve Struck a Nerve’

Rep. Lisa McClain spoke with Breitbart News about her recently-introduced bill, the STOP CPP Act, and said, “It seems like we’ve struck a nerve,” in response to potential retaliatory sanctions from China.

McClain spoke with Breitbart News Saturday host Matthew Boyle about her new bill.

McClain discussed her recently-introduced bill, the Stop CCP Act, which would sanction members of the Chinese Communist Party and their relatives.

“Basically the Stop CCP Act restricts travel for the the members of the CCP and their family members, as well as it puts financial sanctions on those same people and it’s clearly that simple,” the congresswoman said. “I mean, this bill sends a strong message that China’s behaviors will not be tolerated.”

McClain said that because Biden has not been tough on China, “Congress needs to be.”

“I would leave you with this thought: Weakness breeds aggression. And all you have to do is look around the world today and see that play out,” she said.

Boyle highlighted an exclusive Breitbart News report about McClain’s Stop CCP Act that explained that Xi Jinping’s daughter would not have been allowed to attend Harvard University if the bill was law. He also brought up a Chinese propagandist’s threat to enforce retaliatory sanctions against members of the U.S. government if McClain’s bill gets passed into law.

McClain welcomed the sanctions, telling Boyle, “It seems like we’ve struck a nerve. And as it pertains to the sanctions. Frankly, go ahead. I don’t have any plans on going to China anytime soon,”

“I don’t send my kids to get educated at the Confucius Institutes over in China. So to me, I’m not really concerned about that,” she said.

McClain said Congress needs to stop turning a blind eye to China’s various human rights violations, whether with Hong Kong, the Uyghur Muslims, or Taiwan. “We have to stop doing that. Because again, I’ll say it: weakness breeds aggression.”

Although she welcomes potential sanctions from China, the Michigan Congresswoman said they would likely hurt the Biden family. “It may have an effect on Biden and his family. I mean, it’s not surprising to me that Joe Biden is not tough on China. I mean, think about it, his family profits from them,” she said.

Boyle highlighted Breitbart News senior contributor Peter Schweizer’s new book, Red-Handed: How American Elites Get Rich Helping China Win, which exposes how the Biden family and other American officials profit from business dealings with individuals tied to “the highest levels of Chinese intelligence.”

He asked the congresswoman if she thinks a special counsel is necessary to investigate the Biden family’s numerous ties to Chinese and Ukrainian business entities.

“Absolutely,” she responded. “Do I think that’s gonna happen happen? Absolutely not.” However, McClain said that “there’s going to be a lot of oversight” if Republicans regain control of the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2022 midterms.

The two discussed the possibility of getting McClain’s Stop CCP Act tied together in a package with the annual National Defense Authorization Act. McClain said that it is a possibility, but due to Democrat control of the House, Senate, and Presidency, it would likely not pass.

“We are setting the table for when we take the House back, and do I see it potentially being in the NDAA? Yeah, I mean, at some point in time,” she said.

McClain ended the interview calling out Congressional Democrats for trying to take a humanitarian stance yet remaining silent on the CCP.

“Because the Democrats right now, what I find is so hypocritical is they are always out front of all the humanitarian efforts and all of the humanitarian issues, but they are crickets on the Uyghur issue,” she said.

“The humanitarian issues that are going on in Hong Kong. How come we don’t hear it? Where’s their voice? Why aren’t they screaming at the top of their lungs?”

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/02/12/exclusive-rep-lisa-mcclain-on-stop-ccp-act-weve-struck-a-nerve/

Street Artist Sabo Puts Up Recall Soros-Backed Los Angeles D.A. George Gascon Signs Ahead of Super Bowl

In a statement to Breitbart News, Sabo said: “L.A. has some nerve holding the Super Bowl in town when it was only a month or two ago LAPD told everyone that they can not protect them from robberies and violent homeless people.”

Sabo appears to be referring to a recent warning issued by the head of L.A. Police Protective League, the union representing rank-and-file LAPD officers. “My message to anyone thinking about coming to Los Angeles… is don’t,” Jamie McBride, head of the LAPPL, said in an interview late last year.

“We can’t guarantee your safety. It is really, really out of control.”

https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2022/02/12/street-artist-sabo-puts-up-recall-soros-backed-los-angeles-d-a-george-gascon-signs-ahead-of-super-bowl/

Biden Promises ‘Widespread Human Suffering’ in Wake of a Russian Invasion

As American diplomats scurry to flee Ukraine, President Joe Biden said Russia is poised to spread misery throughout the country if it follows up its massive troop buildup with an invasion.

Biden spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin for an hour on Saturday. Earlier Saturday, the State Department announced that most U.S. diplomatic personnel are being pulled out of Ukraine, which is currently encircled by about 130,000 Russian troops.

The call focused on “Russia’s escalating military buildup on the borders of Ukraine,” according to a White House readout.

“President Biden was clear that, if Russia undertakes a further invasion of Ukraine, the United States together with our Allies and partners will respond decisively and impose swift and severe costs on Russia.

“President Biden reiterated that a further Russian invasion of Ukraine would produce widespread human suffering and diminish Russia’s standing.

“President Biden was clear with President Putin that while the United States remains prepared to engage in diplomacy, in full coordination with our Allies and partners, we are equally prepared for other scenarios,” the readout said.

A senior administration official termed the call “professional and substantive” but said there was “no fundamental change in the dynamic that has been unfolding now for several weeks,” CNN reported.

“The two presidents agreed that our teams will stay engaged in the days ahead,” the official said. “Russia may decide to proceed with military action anyway. Indeed, that is a distinct possibility.”

The official said the U.S. remains “committed to keeping the prospect of de-escalation through diplomacy alive.”

“But we’re also clear-eyed about the prospects of that, given the readily apparent steps Russia is taking on the ground in plain sight, right before our eyes. The stakes of this are too high not to give Russia every chance to avoid an action that we believe would be catastrophic. So as always, we continue along two paths.”

The official said Biden made offers to assure Russia of its security, but it “remains unclear whether Russia is interested in pursuing its goals diplomatically.”

As for whether an invasion will actually take place, the official said, “I think the honest answer to that question is we don’t have full visibility into President Putin’s decision making.”

“But you know, we are not basing our assessment of this on what the Russians say publicly,” the official added.

“We are basing his assessment on what we are seeing on the ground … which is a continued Russian buildup on the border with Ukraine, and no meaningful evidence of de-escalation, or really of any interest in de-escalation.”

The official said the U.S. will continue and even increase its support for Ukraine to help it defend itself should Russian aggression escalate.

French President Emmanuel Macron also spoke with Putin for about 90 minutes on Saturday, according to The Washington Post.

https://www.westernjournal.com/biden-promises-widespread-human-suffering-russian-invasion-ukraine/