They wrote a comprehensive explanation of their goals, and now their cause is on the front page of HN

What is public knowledge worth?

"3. the information system which informs the collective is filtered by a quality control mechanism that relies on individuals to a high degree.

Lanier argues that only under those circumstances can a collective be smarter than a person. If any of these conditions are broken, the collective becomes unreliable or worse."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wisdom_of_Crowds#Criticism

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions

If you are talking about the "Muslim Registry":

http://www.breitbart.com/california/2017/01/15/s-f-mayor-opp...

"Look, I’m not going to rule out anything. I wouldn’t — we’re not going to have a registry based on a religion." -- Priebus

http://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/11/20/priebus-were-not-g...

If you don't like breitbart:

http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/11/16/13649764/t...

"it seems Trump is trying to say that he was previously talking about illegal immigration and a wall -- not a registry for Muslims. And he seems taken aback by stories that said he wanted such a database."

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2015/nov/24/...

One example of reporting that buries the lede:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/barack-obam...