“Smile! You’re on Covert Camera” 0
The EFF reports a disturbing trend (emphasis added):
Our findings suggest that the absence of a warrant requirement has fostered a culture of unrestricted access to sensitive location data, allowing agencies to leverage that data beyond the scope of specific criminal investigations.
Much more at the link.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another oxymoronic “responsible gun owner” performs a random act of politeness.
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid.
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you brother,
You can’t have one without the other.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
UNC law professor Gene Nickol tells NC Republicans that, try as they might,
Follow the link for his reasoning.
Afterthought:
I think “racist agenda” would have been a more appropriate phrasing, but that’s just me.
The Rule of Lawless 0
At Above the Law, Kathryn Rubino reports on DOJ attorneys fired by the Trump maladministration. A snippet:
The prosecutors fired were doing their jobs. That is, apparently, the problem.
Follow the link for context.
Republican Family Values 0
Speaking of following the money.
“A Stand-Up Guy” 0
Farron follows the money.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Several times in this series of posts that started when I saw a car plastered with NRA bumper stickers when this blog was very young, I’ve noted many occasions when politeness went to the dogs.
This time, the dog went to politeness.
And we are again reminded that “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron.
The Poison of Positive Thinking* 0
Methinks Atrios nails it. This would explain a lot:
Trump doesn’t just lie, he believes he can manifest reality through his proclamations.
Therefore, the lies aren’t lies, at least in his own mind.
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*Though, in actuality, very little thinking is involved.
American Stasi 0
As far as I can tell, this is little more than KKK v. 2.0.
A Pillow of the Community 0
Mike Lindell wants himself some of Donald Trump’s slush fund.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Sucking you down the rabbit hole? Per El Reg, to Google’s Hotel California of AI.
Afterthought:
For you whippersnappers who don’t ken the reference to “Hotel California,” well, just Yahoo! it.
Republican Thought Police 0
Ring of Fire’s Josh G. discusses the Smithsonian’s struggle to resist the Trump maladministration’s attempt to erase history.
Aside:
Early my career, I lived in Northern Virginia and worked in downtown D. C. The commute was not pleasant (I’m sure it’s much worse now), but being able to visit the Smithsonian on a regular basis was one of the great pleasures of living in the D. C. area.
To see Donald Trump attempt to spread his taint over the Smithsonian disgusts me beyond words.
American Stasi 0
Retired ATF agent David Ziegler contrasts the behavior of Donald Trump’s secretive police with the standards he was expected to comply with when he was on active duty and issues a warning:
For those who believed, “It can’t happen here,” it already has.
Follow the link for his reasoing.