Neil Campbell

Neil lives in Canada and writes about society and politics.

Jeff Bezos talks to the press during a news conference in Shanghai in June of 2007. An investigation by a cybersecurity firm into an unsecured ElasticSearch database located in China revealed an organization, most likely Chinese, had collected data on tens of thousands of Amazon vendors and hundreds of thousands of individual reviewers who participated in a scheme to sell 5-star Amazon ratings in exchange for free merchandise.

Hundreds of Thousands Caught in Chinese 5-Star Amazon Review Scam: Report

A recent investigation into an unsecured database revealed approximately 75,000 Amazon vendors and 200,000 individuals involved in a scheme which traded 5 star reviews on Amazon for free merchandise. SafetyDetectives, a cybersecurity review site, discovered...

An out of service bag covers a pump handle at a gas station May 12, 2021 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Colonial Paid DarkSide 75 Bitcoin to recover its data.

Colonial Pays DarkSide 75 Bitcoin Ransom to Recover Data

The United States’ largest oil pipeline, Colonial Pipeline Co., reportedly paid hacker group DarkSide $4 to $5 million USD in cryptocurrency to remove the ransomware installed in its systems that led to a crippling of...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill January 19, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Blinken’s State Department followed in Mike Pompeo’s footsteps by openly sanctioning a Chinese Communist Party official for their role in the brutal, nearly 22-year-long persecution of Falun Gong.

US Hits Chinese Official in Second Sanctions Targeting Persecution of Falun Gong

The U.S. State Department saddled a mid-level Chinese Communist Party (CCP) member in charge of persecuting spiritual groups with sanctions on May 12, barring the official and his family from entering the United States. The...

An effigy of Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey, dressed as a Capitol riot participant, is placed near the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on March 25, 2021. Rep. Mo Brooks says the Big Tech cartel’s stranglehold on online speech is becoming more and more like what goes under the Chinese Communist Party and wants to curtail the trend before it becomes too late to control.

Twitter Reiterates Trump Ban, Announces Algorithm to Influence User Posts

Twitter recently terminated an account that presented itself as linked to former President Donald Trump’s newly launched website, reiterating its commitment to censoring the 45th President during the early months of the Biden administration. Trump...

Protesters occupy the arrival hall of the Hong Kong International Airport during a demonstration on August 12, 2019. A reporter from the Hong Kong Epoch Times, an international publication critical of the Chinese Communist Party, was attacked by a man with a baseball bat after leaving her apartment on May 11.

Baseball Bat Attack on Hong Kong Reporter Draws State Department Condemnation

A reporter for a Hong Kong newspaper critical of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was assaulted with a baseball bat during broad daylight on May 11 in an escalating pattern of intimidation and harassment against...

Robert Mueller, former head of the FBI, briefs the media at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, 30 January 2008, after talks with the Chinese Communist Party. Mueller lauded the Party’s “anti-terrorism measures,” which cracked down on persecuted groups, democracy protestors, and people of spiritual faith, installed ahead of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

‘This is Where the USSR got Formed’: Alaskan Couple Mistakenly Targeted in FBI Search for Pelosi’s Laptop

A small town Alaskan couple is concerned about the future of the United States after the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided their home in search of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s stolen laptop, but came up...

President of Seychelles Wavel Ramkalawan (R) and Former President Danny Faure (2nd R) wait to receive the first dose of the Chinese Communist Party’s Sinopharm injection at the Seychelles Hospital in Victoria, on January 10, 2021.

World’s Most Immunized Country Admits COVID-19 Vaccines ‘Less Good at Preventing Infection’ as Positive Cases Skyrocket

A tiny tourist hotspot in an archipelago off the eastern coast of Africa recently drew international attention after statistics showed a major spike in positive PCR tests for SARS-CoV-2 despite the country boasting the title...

A statue by British artist Martin William depicting a child of color getting vaccinated in front of the Chinese Communist Party-friendly World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva. A former nurse at Houston Methodist Hospital says she was terminated after refusing the hospital’s mandatory vaccination policy.

‘Constantly Being Pressured and Pressured’: Houston Nurse Terminated After Refusing Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine

A long-time Houston nurse said she lived under an environment of constant pressure and fear of discipline before eventually being terminated from her position at Houston Methodist Hospital for refusing to accept the hospital’s mandatory...

Coronavirus stimulus spending checks that were sent to citizens across the country April 29, 2020 in Washington, D.C. The Biden administration’s trillions of dollars in spending packages has led to a situation where it’s more profitable to stay at home than go to work.

Amazon $3 Wage Bump a Warehouse Recruitment Stunt as Employers Struggle to Compete Against Welfare

E-commerce giant Amazon announced plans to permanently raise wages for more than 500,000 employees starting this month. The world’s third largest company is struggling to hire workers amid competition not only from rivals Costco, Walmart,...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis meets with fans during Day One of The Walker Cup at Seminole Golf Club on May 8, 2021 in Juno Beach, Florida. DeSantis signed the SB90 election reform bill into law on May 6, excluding all media except for the Fox & Friends morning show. Fox says DeSantis blindsided producers with the decision when he signed the bill during what was an otherwise regularly scheduled interview.

DeSantis Excludes All Media Except Fox at Election Reform Bill Signing

Florida continues to be the vanguard in legislative reform after a new election integrity bill was signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis on May 6. The signing event was unique in that all news...

How an Ex-GM VP and Billionaire Software Mogul Crippled Red China’s Huawei

A billionaire U.S. tech mogul who first climbed the ivory towers of Detroit and Silicon Valley before landing one of the most elite posts in Washington recently spoke about the historic efforts his team took...

This photo taken on April 23, 2021 shows the Long March 5B rocket, which launched China's Tianhe space station core module on April 29, at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site. NASA criticized the CCP after the world was fortunate enough to have the rocket land in the Indian Ocean.

Chinese Criticize Regime for Using Free-falling Rocket to Mock India Pandemic Losses

Chinese took to the internet to complain after the Chinese Communist Party’s internal security apparatus committed a huge gaffe on Weibo, the mainland’s version of Twitter, when comparing widespread funeral pyres in pandemic-stricken India to...

…