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FBI releases Clinton Closed Case file – it gets worse

November 2, 2016 By HeartlandDem 14 Comments

FBI releases Bill Clinton closed case file. Are you up on the east coast and seeing this?https://www.yahoo.com/news/fbi-releases-bill-clinton-closed-case-files-days-232844166.html Washington (AFP) - The FBI has unexpectedly released … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bill-clinton, clinton, closed-case files, fbi, POTUS campaign

23 Million Years of Data Per Year: Why The Surveillance State Cannot Meaningfully Assess Terrorism Risks

April 30, 2013 By marthews 9 Comments

[Cross-posted at Digital Fourth] The NSA has just vigorously denied that their new Utah Data Center, intended for storing and processing intelligence data, will be used to spy on US citizens. The center will have a capacity of at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: border security, Data Valdez, drones, electronic wiretaps, facial recognition, fbi, fusion centers, marathon, massachusetts, NCTC, nsa, overcriminalization, surveillance, tamarlen tsarnaev, terrorism, usaf, warrants, waste

Reflecting on Aaron Swartz’s Death

January 18, 2013 By marthews 21 Comments

Aaron's death teaches us an important lesson about how the law operates here in 21st-century America. He was not the only local activist to be unnecessarily persecuted by government agencies. Laws relating to our Internet activities have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aaron swartz, boston, fbi, jstor, Julian Assange, law-and-lawyers, linda lynn-plante, ortiz, overcriminalization, prosecutorial abuse, tarek mehanna, terrorism, wikileaks

On Reopening For Business, Or, What? No Flying Cars?

June 26, 2011 By fake-consultant 1 Comment

So I took a bit of a break this past month, and I figured by the time I came back y’all would have things sorted out: people would be surely by flying around with jet packs by now, God would have sent fires and floods to smite the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: abortion, Anthony Weiner, civil-rights, Comfortable Shoes, fbi, governor, Jay Inslee, K.Flay, lbgt, national-security, new-york, Nike, Osama bin Laden, washington-state, white-house, Whitey Bulger, workers-rights

Whitey Bulger and Pakistan

June 24, 2011 By tedf 3 Comments

Do you remember the indignation at Pakistan's government after the killing of Osama bin Laden? The common reaction was: either the Pakistanis knew where he was, in which case they were duplicitous, or they didn't know where he was, in which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bin Laden, Bulger, fbi

Better a Safe Subject?

April 26, 2011 By massmarrier 1 Comment

How did Americans become some groveling servants? Even the apparently blustering, gun-in-pocket wingers bend over for the swift kicks from the TSA and other hectoring oppressors. Only the latest catalyst for that question was the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: authoritarian, fbi, homeland-security, liberty, oppression, tsa

Hate is here in my neighborhood too.

September 28, 2010 By liveandletlive 10 Comments

With all the news media about personal attacks and hate directed toward Muslims, and with the many discussions we've had about it on this site, religious hate has never hit this close to home. My eyes are opened now. From Masslive.com It's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: fbi, fear, free-speech, palmer-massachusetts, racism, tea-party

Three Little Letters Lowell Doesn’t Want to Hear: FBI

August 31, 2009 By JimC 14 Comments

Cross-posted from Blue News Tribune. I don't often read the Lowell Sun. But it's must-see this week. LOWELL -- For the most part, City Councilors were guarded yesterday in their comments regarding the city's 10-page investigatory report … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: corruption, fbi, lowell

FYI: FBI

October 3, 2008 By ACLUm blog 1 Comment

The ACLU and others condemn the guidelines as a major step backward toward FBI abuses of the past, such as surveillance of civil rights and anti-war activists such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In August, we urged people to contact … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aclu, fbi, privacy, surveilliance

Kennedy takes lead against new FBI spying powers

August 26, 2008 By ACLUm blog Leave a Comment

The only good news is that, last week, along with Sen. Russ Feingold (Wis.), Sen. Richard Durbin (Ill.), and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.), Sen. Kennedy signed a letter asking Mukasey to delay issuing the new guidelines until they have … [Read more...]

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notoriousvog Notorious VOG @notoriousvog ·
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I'm a firm believer in data collection. I said it about #HandFreeBill b4 @RepChynahTyler sold us out to nativist House/Baker. Then, yrs later, SJC agreed bill was useless w/o data collection. As for a city race commission—to do what? Tell us Boston is racist?!🙄🤦🏾‍♂️#BOSpoli #MApoli

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AGREED💯!
“We need to look at the data at how often these incidents take place, the size of these organizations,…and orgs that are spewing similar hatred”[..]“The state can look and begin to collect data.” ~@Culpepper4Sen

Except Boston is a place for hate.🙄🤦🏾‍♂️ #BOSpoli #MApoli https://twitter.com/Culpepper4Sen/status/1544312043225989121

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noanonymouse Titorelli @noanonymouse ·
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MA is in the top 10 states for gun manufacturers. These merchants of death need to be shut down. I do not want to live in a state that benefits from the 40k people killed with fire arms each year. #MApoli

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votenursedan #NurseDanforCongress @votenursedan ·
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#EnergyCrisis #energy #mapoli #massgop

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notoriousvog Notorious VOG @notoriousvog ·
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AGREED💯!
“We need to look at the data at how often these incidents take place, the size of these organizations,…and orgs that are spewing similar hatred”[..]“The state can look and begin to collect data.” ~@Culpepper4Sen

Except Boston is a place for hate.🙄🤦🏾‍♂️ #BOSpoli #MApoli

Miniard Culpepper @Culpepper4Sen

“We need to look at the data at how often these incidents take place, the size of these organizations, … and organizations that are spewing similar hatred,” he said. “The state can look and begin to collect data.” #mapoli #bospoli #NoPlaceForHate
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/07/04/metro/black-leaders-call-race-commissions-wake-violent-white-supremacist-march-boston/

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mayordriscoll Kim Driscoll @mayordriscoll ·
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Enjoyed chatting this morning with Bill Newman on @WHMP about the LG’s race & issues impacting Western MA. We can’t be a thriving Commonwealth without vibrant cities & towns. I’m excited to leverage strong municipal experience to assist underserved communities across MA. #mapoli

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https://ocpf.us/Reports/PacReports #mapoli #pacandgo

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