For the Love of God, Guns, and GovernanceI love the story of America. How a group of people just like us, living in the colonies at the time, came to declare themselves free and independent. Instead of following the dictates, taxes, and punishments of a King far away in England, the people of America would now govern themselves.
Supreme Court’s “Catch-22″ on Government Spying | Accuracy.OrgCNN reports: “The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s sweeping electronic eavesdropping on suspected foreign terrorists and spies. “The 5-4 … majority concluded the plaintiffs – which included attorneys and journalists – lacked ‘standing’ or jurisdiction to proceed, without proof that suspects have been eavesdropped upon.
US Supreme Court refuses to let Americans challenge FISA eavesdropping law – RT USAThe United States Supreme Court will not let Americans challenge a provision in a foreign intelligence law that lets the federal government secretly eavesdrop on the intimate communications of millions of Americans.
Moments of spirituality can induce liberal attitudes, researchers find“There’s great overlap between religious beliefs and political orientations,” says one of the study authors, Jordan Peterson of U of T’s Department of Psychology. “We found that religious individuals tend to be more conservative and spiritual people tend to be more liberal.
The co-author of ‘Hubris’ on torture, secrets-and what we still don’t know – MSNBCMichael Isikoff says the American public doesn’t yet have the full story of the decisions, actions–and motives–that led to the war in Iraq. As we approach the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion next month, he says there are cautionary lessons for the Obama White House.
Obama officials refuse to say if assassination power extends to US soilThe Justice Department “white paper” purporting to authorize Obama’s power to extrajudicially execute US citizens was leaked three weeks ago. Since then, the administration – including the president himself and his nominee to lead the CIA, John Brennan – has been repeatedly asked whether this authority extends to US soil, i.e., whether the president has the right to execute US citizens on US soil without charges.
Stephen Donnelly: Follow the money to the real culprits – Independent.ieWHO is profiting from the bailout of Europe’s banks? That is the question posed by a German documentary, State Secrets and Bank Bailouts, to be aired in France and Germany next week. Last Wednesday, I met financial journalist Harald Schumann and documentary maker Arpad Bondy in Berlin for a screening with the German press.
Aaron Swartz Prosecutors Saw ‘Guerilla’ Manifesto As Proof Of Malicious IntentA Justice Department representative told congressional staffers during a recent briefing on the computer fraud prosecution of Internet activist Aaron Swartz that Swartz’s “Guerilla Open Access Manifesto” played a role in the prosecution, sources told The Huffington Post.
NRA declares government will seize guns – RT USAThe National Rifle Association claims it has obtained a Justice Department memo that notes President Obama’s gun control initiatives would be ineffective without seizing citizens’ assault rifles and requiring a federal gun registration.
Jeremy Hammond on Aaron Swartz and the Criminalization of Digital Dissent – Media ChannelThe following is Jeremy Hammond in his own words, written from solitary confinement at The Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in New York City… The tragic death of internet freedom fighter Aaron Swartz reveals the government’s flawed “cyber security strategy” as well as its systematic corruption involving computer crime investigations, intellectual property law, and government/corporate transparency.
Hacker Jeremy Hammond attacks US cyberwars from behind bars – RT USAOnly hours before a federal judge dismissed concerns over a possible conflict of interest and refused to step down in the case against hacker Jeremy Hammond, the defendant issued a strong-worded assault critiquing the government that’s prosecuting him.
Whistle-blower Had to Fight NSA, LA Times to Tell StoryWhistle-blower AT&T technician Mark Klein says his effort to reveal alleged government surveillance of domestic Internet traffic was blocked not only by U.S. intelligence officials but also by the top editors of the Los Angeles Times.
Scorecard: How Many Rights Have Americans REALLY Lost? | Washington’s BlogHow Many Constitutional Freedoms Do We Still Have? Preface: While a lot of people talk about the loss of our Constitutional liberties, people usually speak in a vague, generalized manner … or focus on only one issue and ignore the rest.
“To conquer a Nation, first disarm its citizens.”
— Adolf Hitler
New Whistleblower Describes How Bank of America Flagrantly Violates Dual Tracking, Single Point of Contact Requirements in State/Federal Mortgage Settlement ” naked capitalismRemember that big, ballyhooed mortgage settlement of early last year? The one where homeowners got $25 billion of relief (well actually only around $5 billion in cold cash, but why bother with pesky details?) The one made possible by Eric Schneiderman abandoning his fellow state attorneys general to grasp the brass ring of a do-just-about-nothing Residential Mortgage-Backed Task Force?
Drones have killed 4,700, U.S. senator saysJust how many people have America’s drones killed? Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has put the death toll at 4,700-the first time an American official has publicly put a figure on the impact of strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles. The South Carolina lawmaker’s office said he was citing an estimate already discussed on cable television.
“Corporations are legal fictions created by the State to shield executives from liability… It’s like if I had a little hand-puppet, and I went to rob a bank, and the hand-puppet held the little gun and told people to hand over all the money, and then the hand-puppet grabbed the money and ran out, and then I got caught and I handed the hand-puppet over the police and then the police tried the hand-puppet, put the hand-puppet in jail, and I get to keep all the money.”
–Stefan Molyneux
