But the amount of funding that they have at their finger tips can cast a lot of fear in the hearts of those who would dare throttle them.

And so the job will have to be done at some fast approaching point. Google can be argued is not only a threat to information but are now essentially a threat to our country’s security because of their close association with the Chinese and others. This is very new territory and some degree of balance must be struck.

I suppose the analogy might be that Google when it steps off the earth and into space it will become its own government and civilization of sorts?

“The champions of socialism call themselves progressives, but they recommend a system which is characterized by rigid observance of routine and by a resistance to every kind of improvement. They call themselves liberals, but they are intent upon abolishing liberty. They call themselves democrats, but they yearn for dictatorship. They call themselves revolutionaries, but they want to make the government omnipotent. They promise the blessings of the Garden of Eden, but they plan to transform the world into a gigantic post office. Every man but one a subordinate clerk in a bureau.”
Ludwig von Mises

https://www.axios.com/peter-thiel-says-fbi-cia-should-probe-google-9846a042-e689-49bc-bdc7-595988ce5d8c.html

These now massive companies may well be beyond the U.S. government and any remedies that they may seek to enforce. So big and so flush with cash that they are a threat to their own country in the interests of corporate profits. That is pure capitalism. (Maybe a little too pure?)

What will we do?

Wodun: Can you provide me a link where one applies to use Brave rewards so I might be able to take advantage of it?

Meanwhile, thank you for the donation, even if I never see it. Note also that you could simply mail me a check. :)

I set up a small monthly donation through Brave reawards to BTB, which our host is not set up to receive but will continue to accrue. It isn’t much but maybe a cup of coffee or an inexpensive meal a year.

Of all the sites I do this for, billwhittle.com is the only one participating in the program. I’m not sure how it works for content providers. It is based on a virtual currency that is translated into American dollers, so there might be limitations on how it is spent.

https://www.projectveritas.com/video/insider-blows-whistle-exec-reveals-google-plan-to-prevent-trump-situation-in-2020-on-hidden-cam/

I’ll try to post the link.

Bob: Thanks for noting this. I have updated the post, and added a new post highlighting Google’s fascist behavior.

https://youtu.be/IP4smtWSrJU

James Street: That doesn’t seem compromised to me. That seems instead to be a very wide-ranging examples of opinion.

When I ask Google “christian problems” the first line result was
https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2014/08/26/40-problems-with-christianity/
——-The title of this link reads “40 Problems with Christianity”

When I asked duckduckgo “islam problems” the first line result was:
http://www.nobeliefs.com/islam.htm
The title of this link reads “THE PROBLEMS WITH ISLAM” (“consists of selected articles, mainly from ex-Muslim authors who have written against the violence, corruption, and tyrannical nature of Islam.”)

When I asked Google “islam problems” the first line result was
“https://www.resetdoc.org/story/problems-in-the-islamic-world-cannot-be-blamed-exclusively-on-islam/
——The title of this link reads “Problems in the Islamic world cannot be blamed exclusively on Islam”

You decide.

To all: The important thing here is for Google to see a drop in usage, shifting to other search engines. Only that will make them take notice that they are losing market share, something they depend on entirely.

https://duckduckgo.com/bang

“How we made search private

You can’t beat Google when it comes to online search. So we’re PAYING them to use their BRILLIANT search results in order to remove all trackers and logs. The result: The world’s best and most private search engine. Only now you can search without ads following you around, recommending products you’ve already bought. And no more data mining by companies with dubious intentions. We want you to dance like nobody’s watching and search like nobody’s watching.”

I wonder if the same is true for duckduckgo?

This is a prime and excellent example of the nature of man related to the abuse of power and also an excellent real world illustration of the effectiveness of the counter balance to that abuse of power and the nature of man related to power, the Constitution.

A perfect example of why our imperfect system is as functional, effective and appropriate to the task required. And the left means to use it as a weapon against itself and destroy it. To rebuild it in what superior form you might ask? Details, details.