The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
Obama’s unprecedented war on whistleblowers
From Manning to Kiriakou, critics are aggressively targeted as the White House turns a blind eye to abuses
http://www.salon.com/2012/02/09/obamas_unprecedented_war_on_whistleblowers/singleton/
Echoing my constant drone on police state is this author. Unlike most reports, though, he is …
The GOP’s nightmare voting scenario
From McConnell to the WSJ, right-wingers are citing absurd reasons to oppose a plan to scrap the Electoral College
http://www.salon.com/2012/02/07/the_gops_nightmare_voting_scenario/singleton/
Lots of people complain about the electoral college voting system (I used to be one …
Forgetting a key lesson from Watergate?
http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/04/politics/watergate-reform/index.html?hpt=hp_c3
Yes, corrupt money will find its way around any roadblock you care to put in front of it, power attracts the corruptible after all. However, when you legalize corruption, as we have done …
Lieberman, Cantor defend Capitol Hill’s inside traders
Wall Street’s favorites resist the effort to ban profiteering on non-public information
http://www.salon.com/2012/02/02/lieberman_cantor_defend_capitol_hills_inside_traders/singleton/
I hesitated in posting this because it is so boringly predictable it is hardly worth mentioning. However, some people (but …
For those of you not yet tired of me babbling on and on and on an on about our police state here is another fascinating look at it:
ACLU sues Obama administration over assassination secrecy
http://www.salon.com/2012/02/02/aclu_sues_obama_administration_over_assassination_secrecy/singleton/
I like Glenn, but …
The Caging of America
Why do we lock up so many people?
http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/atlarge/2012/01/30/120130crat_atlarge_gopnik
This is a really long article by ‘net standards, but I suggest that anyone who either doesn’t understand how punitive our incarceratative society is or wants to …
If You Thought SOPA Was Bad, Just Wait Until You Meet ACTA
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/01/23/if-you-thought-sopa-was-bad-just-wait-until-you-meet-acta/
Just like the bla bla bla police state bla bla bla, this is getting tiresome in its repetition. The US uses to be a bastion against the …
Judge orders defendant to decrypt laptop
http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/24/tech/web/judge-defendant-decrypt-laptop/index.html?hpt=hp_bn6
This is a follow up to an earlier post.
So it is official now, the government can compel you to testify against yourself, so we can officially cross off the fifth amendment …
Rules of American justice: a tale of three cases
http://www.salon.com/2012/01/24/rules_of_american_justice_a_tale_of_three_cases/singleton/
I recommend reading the full article, but for those of you who can’t wait, here are the new rules our country operates under:
…The Rules of American Justice are quite
Supreme Court rules warrant needed for GPS tracking
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/judicial/story/2012-01-23/supreme-court-GPS/52754354/1
Actually a bit surprising to me, this verdict, as well as its being unanimous. The other concurring statements are interesting as they served to broaden the protection. Of course, the reality …