Victor Westerkamp
Victor resides in the Netherlands and writes about freedom and governmental and social changes to the democratic form of nations.
This Social Credit-Style Digital Currency App Tracks User Eye Movements to Ensure Ads are Watched
MoviePass, a discount movie ticketing service terminated in 2019, has come back as an thinly-veiled social credit and digital currency app that keeps track of customers' eye movements to ensure they keep their spectacles where...
After Defrauding Food Stamp Program Out of $2.26 Million, Two Women Head to Prison
Two Tex-Mex border-area women got jail time after illegally acquiring nearly 150 tons of food through a federal food stamp program and reselling the goods in Mexico, netting more than $2 million. The women, who...
Ukraine Is Quietly Unveiling Digital Currency and a Social Credit System
Ukraine has been stealthily working hard on fulfilling all boxes of the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Great Reset checklist: digital identity, vaccination passports, universal basic income (UBI), and a social credit system in one. President...
Study Says Global Social Credit System to be $16.1 Billion Industry
A social credit-based society will be mainstream worldwide by 2026, a report that surveyed market opportunities and infrastructure said while contending the plan would generate revenues worth $16.1 billion. The survey by ResearchAndMarkets.com, titled Social...
Charity Charged After Allegedly Buying Luxury Cars With Child Food Program Funding
A Minnesota nonprofit has been charged after allegedly pocketing millions of dollars in federal funds earmarked to provide free meals for students, instead splurging on cars and luxury items. “The companies and their owners received...
Ukrainian Teens Deployed on Frontlines After ‘Three Days’ Basic Training’: BBC
A weekend BBC article reported that boys as young as 18 who volunteered to serve the Ukrainian armed forces are being sent to the frontlines after a meager three days of training. Journalist Jeremy Bowen...
A Central Bank Digital Currency Is Coming to America
Commentary U.S. President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order to “study” the possibilities for creating a digital national currency—as if the plans hadn’t been brewing for decades. The Order, signed into law by Biden on...
Amazon Delivery Partners Say the Tech Giant Is Squeezing Them Out of Business
Rumors are surfacing about online sales giant Amazon imposing a reign of terror on its small-time delivery entrepreneurs, subjecting them to unannounced closures, moves, and incursions, thereby pushing them into debt. In a March 7...
Japanese ‘Killing Stone’ Splits Open, Releasing 900-year-old Fox Demon, According to Legend
In Japan, the infamous “killing stone” has cracked open, unleashing a demon that had been captivated for 900 years. It signifies a time of great havoc, according to folklore. The cleaved rock is named Sessho-Seki...
McDonald’s Under Pressure to Follow Trend of Canceling Russia
McDonald’s and other major companies have been chastised for not pulling out of Russia in protest of Putin’s military intervention in Ukraine, risking a worldwide loss of appetite for burgers and fries. After netizens picked...
Target Raises Minimum Hourly Wage for Some Positions to $24
Retailer Target announced it would raise the minimum wage for some workers from $15 to $24 per hour to counter inflation and compete in an increasingly tightening labor market. Target, which employs some 350,000 employees...
Skyrocketing US Gas Prices Reach $5, Is There a Ceiling?
Average gas prices are nearing the $4 per gallon mark due to unrest over the Ukrainian-Russian conflict, pushing inflation numbers to their highest levels in nearly 40 years. As of Feb. 5, Americans were paying...