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NSA Chief To Testify Before Congress Today As FBI Expands Use Of Patriot Act 12 Jun 2013 | 05:25 pm
The head of the National Security Agency General Keith Alexander will testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee today at 2 pm EST. The hearing was scheduled prior to the bombshell revelations...
Apparently Clapper Makes it a Habit to Lie While Defending NSA Programs 12 Jun 2013 | 04:30 pm
Not only did Director of National Intelligence James Clapper purposely give misleading answers to Congress while under oath to hide the existence of NSA programs, but he also apparently lies about wha...
Turkey: Regime Ignores International Community’s Outrage 12 Jun 2013 | 03:35 pm
Here is a nightly report on the events in Turkey for 12-6-13: Another day and night of excessive police force, tons of gas of many types, TOMAs, panzers and thousands of batons mark a historic and un...
Google Asks Government For Permission To Publish More National Security Request Data 12 Jun 2013 | 02:40 pm
After enduring a week of bad press over its involvement with NSA spying programs, Google has written an open letter to the U.S. government asking for permission to publish more data on national securi...
Fatster’s Roundup 12 Jun 2013 | 01:45 pm
❖ “United States scales back plans for Guantanamo prosecutions. Far fewer prisoners will be tried [than] originally planned after a recent court ruling cast doubt on the validity of some charges”. ❖ ...
We’re Nummer Eins! 12 Jun 2013 | 09:30 am
You know it's bad when the Germans start comparing your present to their past.
Late Late Night FDL: The Fever 12 Jun 2013 | 06:00 am
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band -- The Fever , live in Houston, Texas, 1978.
Late Night: And Lobby Is Fabulous! 12 Jun 2013 | 04:00 am
Pope Francis has admitted there’s a secret in the Vatican, and it’s not some really cool way to conjure demons like the Grimoire of Pope Honorius.
Revisiting Anti-Gay Pastor Patrick Wooden and His ‘Gay Men Wear Diapers’ Claim 12 Jun 2013 | 03:08 am
Last year, North Carolina was immersed in a ballot initiative over marriage equality. Unfortunately, not only did the lgbt community and our allies lose this fight, but it introduced the world to Patr...
Another Day Older and Deeper in Debt 12 Jun 2013 | 02:16 am
Last week in a narrow vote, the Pennsylvania Senate Banking and Insurance Committee approved Senate Bill 975, opening the door to thousands of predatory payday lenders to come to Pennsylvania and char...
