“To the extent that you have aided and abetted Snowden, even in his current movements, why shouldn’t you, Mr. Greenwald, be charged with a crime?” Mr. Gregory asked.
Blurry lines.
Sunday, August 04, 2013
Life During Wartime
Blurry lines.
Gambling Our Way To Prosperity
I'm not anti-casino really, though I find it "hilarious" when there are actual public subsidies for such things, but the idea that they're catalyst for economic growth or a remedy for state/local budget woes is ridiculous.
Also, too, can't pick empty pockets.
Nine of the 11 Pennsylvania casinos posted slots revenue declines in July, leading to a 3.7 percent overall decrease.
Also, too, can't pick empty pockets.
Keeping Us Safe
Shot.
Oh, OK then. Just for the terra ists.
Chaser.
The article still makes it sounds like the NSA is reluctant to share its knowledge of everything with everybody, but they do sometimes and everyone haz a sad because they don't do it all the time.
Agencies working to curb drug trafficking, cyberattacks, money laundering, counterfeiting and even copyright infringement complain that their attempts to exploit the security agency’s vast resources have often been turned down because their own investigations are not considered a high enough priority, current and former government officials say.
Oh, OK then. Just for the terra ists.
Chaser.
Smaller intelligence units within the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Secret Service, the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security have sometimes been given access to the security agency’s surveillance tools for particular cases, intelligence officials say.
The article still makes it sounds like the NSA is reluctant to share its knowledge of everything with everybody, but they do sometimes and everyone haz a sad because they don't do it all the time.
Life During Wartime
“To the extent that you have aided and abetted Snowden, even in his current movements, why shouldn’t you, Mr. Greenwald, be charged with a crime?” Mr. Gregory asked.
Blurry lines.
Saturday, August 03, 2013
Priorities
I'm not sure why it's so important that Larry Summers is the next Fed Chair, but it's been funny watching the pro-Larry crowds take to the streets and protest.
Still Happening
Suburban Philly county is still granting same sex marriage licenses. The courts haven't stopped them.
The documents were in response to a lawsuit filed this week by the state Health Department that seeks a court order to stop Hanes from granting licenses to gay and lesbian couples. County officials said as of late Friday afternoon, Hanes had issued same-sex couples 62 marriage licenses since July 24 and 13 of those have been completed and the marriages recorded.
Orange Alert
The intercepts and a subsequent analysis of them by American intelligence agencies prompted the United States to issue an unusual global travel alert to American citizens on Friday, warning of the potential for terrorist attacks by operatives of Al Qaeda and their associates beginning Sunday through the end of August.
The bulletin to travelers and expatriates, issued by the State Department, came less than a day after the department announced that it was closing nearly two dozen American diplomatic missions in the Middle East and North Africa, including facilities in Egypt, Iraq, Yemen, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Britain said Friday that it would close its embassy in Yemen on Monday and Tuesday because of “increased security concerns.”The timing is interesting. The danger may be real, of course. Hard to know. But if anything happens to any American anywhere in the world in the next six weeks they've been warned. And if nothing happens, look how well it works!
The bulletin by the State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs did not advise against travel to any particular country, but it warned Americans to be particularly mindful of their surroundings, especially in tourist areas, and recommended that they register their travel plans with the State Department.I suppose it would be pretty funny if everyone intending international travel from now until 9/11 rang up "the State Department" on Monday.
And, of course, all the "officials" are unnamed for fear of revealing sources and methods.
Well, At Least
At least let Rachel Maddow be in charge of Russian Olympics coverage, dammit.
I still say boycott, because I'm the kind of jerk who doesn't get why the sanctity of an international curling tournament somehow trumps the right of young people to not get horribly tortured for being gay. What an asshole I am.
I still say boycott, because I'm the kind of jerk who doesn't get why the sanctity of an international curling tournament somehow trumps the right of young people to not get horribly tortured for being gay. What an asshole I am.
Friday, August 02, 2013
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