The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
Laptop seizures by US government highlight 9/11-era climate of fear
The treatment of dissidents is the true measure of how free a society is: consider today’s examples from the US
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/dec/04/us-constitution-and-civil-liberties
This is a really interesting article that speaks to …
FBI’s abuse of the surveillance state is the real scandal needing investigation
That the stars of America’s national security establishment are being devoured by out-of-control surveillance is a form of sweet justice
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/nov/13/petraeus-surveillance-state-fbi
As Glenn put it: “…there is some …
It seems that there is no longer any point in droning on and on about the ‘impending’ police state, it is now fully embedded in concrete:
Obama moves to make the War on Terror permanent
Complete with a newly coined, …
US supreme court finalizes gift of immunity to the telecom giants
Yet again, the Congress, courts, executive branch and the establishment media work together to protect the nation’s most powerful actors
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/oct/10/supreme-court-telecoms-win-immunity
I haven’t droned on about our police state…
Extremism normalized
How Americans are efficiently trained to acquiesce to ideas once deemed so radical as to be unthinkable
http://www.salon.com/2012/07/31/extremism_normalized/
Regular reader(s) will no doubt be well aware of my thoughts on our police state. I haven’t had a …
As if it were needed…
How FBI Entrapment Is Inventing ‘Terrorists’ – and Letting Bad Guys Off the Hook
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/national-affairs/how-fbi-entrapment-is-inventing-terrorists-and-letting-bad-guys-off-the-hook-20120515
This would be a really terrifying article if it weren’t already so mundane and boring. I have huge troubles quelling …
Federal judge complicity
The Supreme Court is asked to decide if governnment [sic; don’t they do any spell checking?] officials can be held accountable for torturing a US citizen
http://www.salon.com/2012/04/23/federal_judge_complicity/
I am starting to lose steam on reporting about our …
Defendants left unaware of flaws found in cases
Problems with forensic evidence After review, Justice Dept. told only prosecutors
http://www.washingtonpost.com/todays_paper/A%20Section/2012-04-17/A/1/38.2.3249538151_epaper.html
Reviewed lab work held close to vest
Justice Dept., FBI kept tight reins on process, findings of task force
http://www.washingtonpost.com/todays_paper/A%20Section/2012-04-18/A/1/38.2.3088486436_epaper.html…
For Feds, ‘Lying’ Is a Handy Charge
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303299604577328102223038294.html
This is of course a much bigger issue than just NOAA, but I thought it interesting to emphasis that criminal laws are being uses pretty much willy nilly to prosecute people who …
U.S. filmmaker repeatedly detained at border
http://www.salon.com/2012/04/08/u_s_filmmaker_repeatedly_detained_at_border/singleton/
I continue in my seemingly pointless effort to make as many people aware of the loss of Constitutional rights our government (GOP as well as Democrat) has ‘gifted’ its population. It frustrates me …