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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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1/3 NY awarded contracts for 2.5 GW of OSW the day before @MassGovernor vetoed the #NextGenClimate bill, which included 2.4 GW of OSW for MA. The result? NY is now positioned as the “undeniable center of gravity” for the E. Coast OSW industry.

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If you ever wondered how popular climate legislation backed by super-activists gets watered down or drowned ...

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