China and U.S.A. Step Too Far

 If you wish to be removed, please [click here]( to unsubscribe. [The DAily GRIND News]( Grind for March 14th, 2018 # First sip "Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated." - Coretta Scott King   [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Foreign Politics The Headline Xi Jinping could be president forever The Grind Chinese lawmakers on Sunday voted to abolish term limits that restricted former presidents to two consecutive terms. The proposal passed with overwhelming support, with only two members of the National People's Congress voting against and three abstaining (the NPC has nearly 3,000 members). The NPC also approved a proposal to add the 'Xi Jinping Thought' political philosophy to the nation's constitution. The Details Since assuming leadership of China's Communist Party in 2012, Xi Jinping has consolidated power in ways we haven't seen since the era of Mao Zedong. "In some ways, the move represents the end of China's 40-year-long reform era," notes NPR's Anthony Kuhn. "The era began...in 1976, when China tried to move away from the political violence and cult personality that characterized [Zedong's] rule." The two-term limit was implemented in 1982 to avoid the sort of problems that come with having a single authoritarian leader. The constitutional amendment passed Sunday effectively makes Xi president for life. Xi also serves as head of the Chinese military and head of the Communist Party, neither of which have term limits. In the meantime, the Chinese government is busy censoring social media posts to hide criticisms like "Xi Zedong." [share]( [tweet]( You Might Like        [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Didn't See That Coming The Headline Why you should stop using Best Buy's Geek Squad The Grind Best Buy's relationship with the FBI was exposed last year during the case of Mark Rettenmaier, a California doctor who was charged with the possession of child pornography based on photos discovered by Geek Squad employees working on Rettenmaier's computer. Best Buy is required by law to report cases where employees inadvertently find child pornography on consumers' computers, but in Rettenmaier's case the pictures were found on a part of the hard drive that required special tools to access - meaning the employees were fishing for information. The Details Digital rights organization Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed an FOIA suit against the FBI to learn more about its use of Geek Squad employees to search consumers' computers without warrants. The documents they obtained revealed that Geek Squad has been working with the FBI for over 10 years and that some employees were paid up to $1,000 to share information with the FBI. Records also show that members of the FBI's Cyber Working Group held a meeting at a Best Buy repair shop in Kentucky. The FBI's relationship with Best Buy is "so cozy and so extensive that it turns searches by Best Buy into government searches," argues attorney James Riddet. "If they're going to set up that network between Best Buy supervisors and FBI agents, you run the risk that Best Buy is a branch of the FBI." Best Buy rejects claims of such a relationship and insists it has fired at least three employees for accepting cash from the FBI. Geek Squad employees are prohibited from looking at "anything other than what is necessary to solve the customer's problem," said Best Buy. -- The EFF plans to pursue its lawsuit against the FBI in the coming months. [share]( [tweet]( Good to the last drop Did you know... On average people fear spiders more than they do death. [share](#) [tweet](#) Help The Daily Grind support our Friends at Lady Freethinker You Might Like    [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}" You can [OPT OUT]( your email address from our list. We respect your right to privacy. [View our policy.]( This email was sent by: The Daily Grind News 6890 E. Sunrise Dr. Suite 120-137 Tucson, AZ. 85750 Don't forget, your friend wants to be interesting too. So [Forward this Email to a Friend](