Political stupidity in the extreme
That’s what I mean by stupid. Comey cannot see his motives or his actions from any point of view other than his own.
Tag Archives: surveillance
Edward Snowden three years on
President Obama’s policy is to jail whistleblowers and protect the people who manage his national security state. Presidents have become so accustomed to serving the national security state’s interests now, that is how they see their job.
America’s reputation: Obama’s latest concern
President Obama observes that violence at Trump’s rallies threatens to tarnish the “American brand,” as he calls it. Yes, that …
May I have a permission slip?
We have a fairly new phrase to add to our political vocabulary. In addition to the surveillance state, we also …
Open letter to the people of Brazil from Edward Snowden
An open letter to the people of Brazil, from Edward Snowden: Six months ago, I stepped out from the shadows …
Scientia est potentia
You can’t stare down a spy agency without being prepared to burn your life to the ground over the smallest …
NSA to Angela Merkel: “You’ve become a public distraction”
Now Angela Merkel discovers Washington set up a listening post in Berlin to monitor her cell phone. How brazen can you …
“I swear to tell the truth,” the wicked truth
If a liar swears an oath to tell the truth, does that make it more likely the liar will actually …
False Tradeoff
For men to be secure, they must first be free. ~ David Greenfield How much surveillance can we accept? Jerry …
“We target very specifically areas of concern”
“I can give assurances to the public in Europe and around the world that we’re not going around snooping at …
Freedom, Secrecy, Treason, and Civil Disobedience
I ran across a post last night that asked why Edward Snowden gets more attention than William Binney, who has …
See Something, Post Something
We have technology that citizens can use to alter the balance of power between free citizens and tyrannical government. We have to organize ourselves to use this technology, to constrain and publicize tyrannical behavior. We can’t let ourselves fall under the dominion of a police state if we can prevent it. Ubiquitous video recordings of government behavior can help. Every government official should know that what they do and say when they interact with citizens can find its way to YouTube in a matter of minutes.
The surveillance state has to come under surveillance.
The Jeffersonian 