The part of the PATRIOT Act that has been used to legitimate the mass collection of all of our phone call information, and much else besides, is a wicked awful provision known as "Section 215." Section 215 allows the FBI - and, it appears, … [Read more...]
MA-05: In their only debate, Clark and Addivinola spar over surveillance
Democratic nominee Katherine Clark and Republican nominee Frank Addivinola spent a substantial portion of their only televised debate sparring over privacy and surveillance. Here's a transcript of the relevant section of the debate … [Read more...]
Big rally against surveillance in DC this weekend
There will be the biggest ever rally against the NSA down in DC this coming Saturday at 12pm-3pm - over 3,000 4,000 people have already signed up. I'll be heading down there Saturday morning, and it would be great if BMGers would be willing … [Read more...]
Coakley channeling the NSA? New wiretapping bill would legalize mass wiretaps at switching stations
At a time when rolling back federal surveillance programs seems particularly challenging, we can still have a major effect here at the state level. Recently, Attorney-General Martha Coakley proposed a new bill that would actually … [Read more...]
Ramblings from a Crackpot Science Fiction Fan’s Unpublished Novella
“Who run bartertown?” The conservative coalition run bartertown, Selfish, greedy, cowardly intellectuals on the top and their mental slaves, the ones with the brawn, on the bottom. The cops, the soldiers, even a goodly proportion of the … [Read more...]
23 Million Years of Data Per Year: Why The Surveillance State Cannot Meaningfully Assess Terrorism Risks
[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...]
Last Stand before Mass Exodus
The Obama Deception Can not recommend it more highly. http://video.google.com/videop... See you all at Sachsenhausen. … [Read more...]
What Part of De-populated Nature Preserve Do You Not Understand
Fantastic warm spring day trailride with all three very frisky Apocalyptic horses trotting neck and neck over barely unfrozen ground. Grampy giving a two year old complete enjoyment doing simple but very cool things like running up … [Read more...]
Digital TV, only at 3 AM
Hundreds of high definition digital channels await you a mere 353 days, 12 hours, 10 minutes from right now. Are you impressed? No I am highly depressed. What they tell you and what is behind the scenes. It is much … [Read more...]
Infraguard
Infraguard is a Google search of the day keyword. It is why one can expect nothing other than tyranny from the United States government. Boston, the "cradle of liberty"? I think not. … [Read more...]