The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
The very definition of a police state:
With CIA help, NYPD moves covertly in Muslim areas
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2011/08/24/us_sept_11_nypd_intelligence/index.html
Now, when it gets expanded beyond NY civil ‘liberties’ will exist only for people who have not (yet) popped up on the radar …
The Petraeus projection: The CIA director’s record since the surge
Hero worship hides the military failures of the CIA director’s “global killing machine”
http://politics.salon.com/2011/10/03/petraeus_projection/singleton/
This is a very interesting article that lays out pretty well what I personally feel is …
Free speech and state power: Americans shouldn’t feel complacent about French hypocrisy
Yeah, the French look like merde arresting a comedian for a Facebook post. But we’re free-speech hypocrites too
http://www.salon.com/2015/01/17/free_speech_and_state_power_americans_shouldnt_feel_complacent_about_french_hypocrisy/
Another thoughtful article on Salon; though to be fair, …
Judge Tosses Muslim Spying Suit Against NYPD, Says Any Damage Was Caused by Reporters Who Exposed It
https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/02/21/judge-tosses-muslim-spying-suit-nypd-saying-damages-caused-reporters-exposed/
Kind of amazing that someone would go on legal record spouting such nonsense, but then again, this is the sort of thing …
‘Affluenza’: Is it real?
http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/12/health/affluenza-youth/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
More proof, as if it were needed, of our oligarchical police state. Rich, get off, poor go to jail for the rest of your life. I have no doubt that the ‘syndrome’ is real, but …
Lurid Subprime Scams Unveiled in Long-Running Fraud Trial
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/lurid-subprime-scams-unveiled-in-long-running-fraud-trial-20131212
Matt is more upset about this sort of thing than I am. I _expect_ this sort of behavior when our government regulation has been as completely neutered as it has been …
The bad joke called ‘the FISA court’ shows how a ‘drone court’ would work
Newly released data show that the government submitted 1,789 eavesdropping requests last year, and none was rejected
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/may/03/fisa-court-rubber-stamp-drones
More ‘droning’ on about the police state. I …
Will I be next? Our police state is working diligently to eliminate any sort of questioning of its actions. This is a critical issue to regaining our freedom as a representative democracy (if you think we live in one now …
Court upholds right to give police the finger
A New York man can seek damages following a disorderly conduct arrest when he “flipped the bird” at police
http://www.salon.com/2013/01/04/court_upholds_right_to_give_polive_the_finger/
I couldn’t think of a better title, so stole the one from …
Software maker faces jail because his product was illegally used
Robert Stuart legally sold gambling software to overseas online casinos but the program was used by others in N.Y.
http://www.salon.com/2013/01/03/software_maker_faces_jail_because_his_product_was_illegally_used/
This is one of the ‘lesser’ impacts of our police …