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Tap It
The National Security Agency has acknowledged in a new classified briefing that it does not need court authorization to listen to domestic phone calls. Which saves them the inconvenience of getting a rubber-stamp from a secret court ( Read more... ) -
Yes, we scan
Politically, this NSA thing is an unusual situation. There is Bill Maher and Greg Gutfeld on one side, and Michael Moore and Rand Paul on the other. So I'm only going to quote Andrew Sullivan's response to David Simon's essay, We are shocked, shocked…, which like both Mein Kampf and The Communist Manifesto is very well-written and persuasive.
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Let's not talk about sex
It's been a tough week for the First Amendment. The IRS admitted to targeting groups based on their political affiliation. Then after The ACLU filed a Freedom of Information Act request concerning the warrantless snooping on citizens' text messages, the most transparent administration ever released this ridiculously redacted document consisting ( Read more... ) -
"We Demand A Plan That Can't Work"
In response to Sandy Hook, Mayors Against Illegal Guns decided to have celebrities tell us to Demand A Plan To End Gun Violence. I'll pass because I have no idea why I should listen to a bunch of people just because they are famous. Their realm of expertise is show business, not criminology. Nor do I have any idea why anyone would listen to ( Read more... ) -
disarming arguments
Lately, there has been much discussion about guns. There would probably be more if it weren't for the upcoming election. And like the Presidential race, most of the arguments on either side are pretty dumb. As some of you might know, I'm against bad arguments even for positions I support. Which seems to annoy nearly everyone. So here I go again ( Read more... ) -
Adam Yauch 1964 - 2012
Adam Yauch, MCA of he Beastie Boys, organizer of the Tibetan Freedom Concert, and co-founder of the the boutique film label Oscilloscope Laboratories, died today at the age of 47 following a long battle with throat cancer.
He is survived by his wife, Dechen, their daughter, Tenzin Losel, and his millions of fans throughout the world.
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