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It’s Time To Push Hard On Surveillance Reform

April 16, 2015 By marthews Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: basaaly moalin, Edward Snowden, fourth-amendment, government-surveillance, nsa, patriot-act, september-11, surveillance, surveillance state repeal act, terrorism

MA-05: In their only debate, Clark and Addivinola spar over surveillance

December 9, 2013 By marthews 1 Comment

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Frank Addivinola, katherine-clark, ma-05, nsa, surveillance

Big rally against surveillance in DC this weekend

October 22, 2013 By marthews Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aclu, aclu-of-massachusetts, civil, electronic wiretaps, illegal-nsa-wiretaps, nsa, nsa-spying, privacy, surveillance, wiretap, wiretapping, wiretapping-cheney-lies-bush-constitution

Coakley channeling the NSA? New wiretapping bill would legalize mass wiretaps at switching stations

June 18, 2013 By marthews 35 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: article xiv, fourth-amendment, law-and-lawyers, martha-coakley, massachusetts, nsa, petition, politics, surveillance, wiretapping

Ramblings from a Crackpot Science Fiction Fan’s Unpublished Novella

June 11, 2013 By farnkoff Leave a Comment

“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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: nsa, science fiction, snowden, whistleblowers

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

Last Stand before Mass Exodus

March 20, 2009 By lasthorseman 1 Comment

The Obama Deception Can not recommend it more highly. http://video.google.com/videop... See you all at Sachsenhausen. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 9/11, aig, c4, global-warming, m$m, microsoft, net-neutrality, nsa, suitcase-nuke

What Part of De-populated Nature Preserve Do You Not Understand

March 16, 2009 By lasthorseman Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 9/11, anti-war, cia, nsa, peace, progressive, suitcase-nuke, truth-movement

Digital TV, only at 3 AM

March 1, 2008 By lasthorseman Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: dtv, electric-rationing, nsa, privacy, spygate, surveillance-society

Infraguard

February 8, 2008 By lasthorseman 1 Comment

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: apocalypse, endtimes, nsa, spygate

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matthewpgifford Matthew Gifford @matthewpgifford ·
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Good morning Cambridge!

Team @cdempc is starting the day out and about in the community chatting with morning commuters, if you see our signs stop by and say hi! #mapoli

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mike_champagne Champagne 🍾🇺🇸| 🇺🇦 @mike_champagne ·
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Ahh MA political commercials have started. #MAPOLI

Note that the GOP governor won’t bad-mouth Baker but will swing low talking about working families struggling to live in MA due to tax-addicted politicians in the state house/governor mansion.

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Mayor Petty takes significant cash lead over Kennedy in Worcester state Senate race https://www.telegram.com/story/news/2022/07/06/joe-petty-has-cash-lead-over-robyn-kennedy-state-senate-race/7815184001/ @marco_cartolano #mapoli

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qpalfrey Quentin Palfrey @qpalfrey ·
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Holtec must not be allowed to dump radioactive waste into the delicate ecosystem of Cape Cod Bay. As AG I'll stand up to Holtec and other polluters looking to damage our natural environment in Massachusetts. #mapoli
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/07/06/metro/epa-warns-company-dismantling-pilgrim-plant-against-dumping-waste-water-into-cape-cod-bay/

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karenspilka Senate President Karen Spilka @karenspilka ·
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Proud to co-author this op ed with @MA_Senate Education Chair @SenJasonLewis in @CommonWealthMag on our efforts in the Senate to transform the early education and child care system in Massachusetts https://bit.ly/3AtZIdx #mapoli 1/3

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trurorenfro 🥬 Barry Escarole 🥬 @trurorenfro ·
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts deserves better than this dog whistling schmuck.

The troopers who lost their license to carry may now apply like any other citizen for a new license from the police chief of the towns where they reside.

Diehl is a dink. #voteblue #mapoli

Diehl For MA @DiehlForMA

I'm disappointed by reports in the Boston Herald that MA state troopers fired for refusing to get vaccinated now will also lose their firearms licenses. I stand with these troopers, their health care decisions & their freedom; 1st responders are heroes & deserve better treatment.

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