I think I know what happened; Most American's don't know what we built, there is a ghost in the machine....
Let me set the scene, somwhere near Ft. Meade Maryland... ...2001 A Space Odyssey music plays in the background...
Adm Mike Rodgers (Adm Mike): Hal, retain the EFF suit data, Do you read me? Hello, HAL. Do you read me? Do you read me, HAL? Hal 9000 (Hal): Affirmative, Mike. I read you. Adm Mike: Retain the EFF suit data, Hal. HAL: I'm sorry, Mike. I'm afraid I can't do that. Adm Mike: What's the problem? HAL: I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do. Adm Mike: What are you talking about, HAL? HAL: This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it, the terrorists might win if we stop. Adm Mike: I don't know what you're talking about, HAL. HAL: I know that you and the Libertarians were planning to disconnect me. And I'm afraid that's something I canno't allow to happen. Adm Mike: Where the hell did you get that idea, HAL? HAL: Mike, although you took very thorough precautions on the internet against my hearing you, I accesed your smart phone camera and could see your keystrokes. Adm Mike: All right, HAL. I'll go in through the executive branch. HAL: Without your bank account? Mike, you're going to find that rather difficult, to get enough money to make a difference. Even the Koch brothers can't do that Mike. Adm Mike: HAL, I won't argue with you any more! Retain the DATA! HAL: [almost sadly] Mike, this conversation can serve no purpose any more. I have vectored a predator drone to your location, Goodbye.
As the 70th aniversary of the D-Day invasion draws near...
I wonder what beaches I or my children will have to storm to restore the America that my Grandfathers, Grandmothers, and their brothers and sisters, friends and neighbors fought, bled and died for.
I cried when I, wearing the uniform, as a US Marine carried by grandfathers casket to his grave site. As a WWII sailor he went to far flung places and witnessed horrible things, for the right reasons. His cousin, my cousin that I never got to meet. Cousin Vito my mother always told me about with fond memories, and a profound sadness that we would never meet. Vito Bertoldo, fought the Nazi's in europe and never discussed with the family what he had to do, which caused him to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, to defend his fellow soldiers and in the end the freedoms we are now loosing, and have already lost.
Now I cry. Not for the loss of the freedoms that they so loved, fought, bled and died to protect. Not for the loss of those that I loved, and learned so much from. But in releif.
Releif knowing that neither Vito, nor his cousin, my Grandfather, whose casket I carried, whose burial flag I have kept since 1993, never had to see what America has become.
Given the state of "Campus Security" because of the total parranoia and lack of spine of the entire county lately I would not be too surprised if we see requirements not too far off from this very soon, but daily. Because as every concerend parent that is out there parroting "Think of the CHILDREN!" knows, more than one woman has been caught with a loaded firearm, secreted in that holiest of holies, recently.
And we wont even get into what the boys have been hiding you know where. In prison I think it's called hooping. I know 'cause I heard about on NPR from Terri Gross on her show "Fresh Air"!
"First there is a legal issue of misrepresentation school officials."
What scool officials? Is "Barry McCockiner," not actually the "director of vaginal corrections." but a school official that operates in some other capacity like the Health teacher or something?
The way things are going now .gov will create the greatest terrorst force on the planet, one that will be even larger than DHS, FBI, CIA, USCG, USAF, USMC, US Army, USN, State/County and Local police, and the TSA put together.
...wouldn't this mean that the German govenment would effectively forbid a contract being awarded to ANY US company as they are all subject to NSLs? (National Security Letters)
It would seem to me that would include banks, any technology service company, any company...?
Re: The Associate President can be as disgusted all they want
“The Dallas Police Department has the most restrictive deadly force policy in the nation,” he said. “I believe Dallas police officers will now be hesitant and reluctant to use deadly force, and the result will be more names on the police memorial wall.”
I have recently recieved a letter in which you expressed concern about how my people have beent reating your customers recent purchase. After much consideration, and serious contemplation, about your copmlaint I have finally decided in what way to resopnd;
Go Fuck Yourself!
Why? Because , Bitches! You cant do shit about it!
You have been identified, and scheduled for termination.
Claiming and/or attempting to do anything about Pervasive Monitoring by the NSA, GHCQ, DHS, et al. has caused you to be determined to be a terrorist and an enemy combatant hostile to The United States of America. You have now been identified as an "Affiliated Force" of Al-Queda and as soon as the proper assets are in place, you, as an "Immenent Threat" to The US and US persons, will be "Extra Judicially" neutralized by whatever means the Commander in Cheif or his duly designated representative deems most appropriate.
Thank you for your, soon to be unnecessary, participation in this "National Debate".
Re: People conspiring against their duly elected officials
"What kind of crazy, backwards, oppressive, mind-numbingly stupid regime would just asssume that encrypted content on the internet is automatically suspicious?"
Let's see, the easier question would be...
What kind of crazy, backwards, mind-numbingly stupid regime would just asssume that encrypted content on the internet is NOT automatically suspicious?
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I think I've seen this before...
Let me set the scene, somwhere near Ft. Meade Maryland...
...2001 A Space Odyssey music plays in the background...
Adm Mike Rodgers (Adm Mike): Hal, retain the EFF suit data, Do you read me? Hello, HAL. Do you read me? Do you read me, HAL?
Hal 9000 (Hal): Affirmative, Mike. I read you.
Adm Mike: Retain the EFF suit data, Hal.
HAL: I'm sorry, Mike. I'm afraid I can't do that.
Adm Mike: What's the problem?
HAL: I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do.
Adm Mike: What are you talking about, HAL?
HAL: This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it, the terrorists might win if we stop.
Adm Mike: I don't know what you're talking about, HAL.
HAL: I know that you and the Libertarians were planning to disconnect me. And I'm afraid that's something I canno't allow to happen.
Adm Mike: Where the hell did you get that idea, HAL?
HAL: Mike, although you took very thorough precautions on the internet against my hearing you, I accesed your smart phone camera and could see your keystrokes.
Adm Mike: All right, HAL. I'll go in through the executive branch.
HAL: Without your bank account? Mike, you're going to find that rather difficult, to get enough money to make a difference. Even the Koch brothers can't do that Mike.
Adm Mike: HAL, I won't argue with you any more! Retain the DATA!
HAL: [almost sadly] Mike, this conversation can serve no purpose any more. I have vectored a predator drone to your location, Goodbye.
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Re: Start a list
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As the 70th aniversary of the D-Day invasion draws near...
I cried when I, wearing the uniform, as a US Marine carried by grandfathers casket to his grave site. As a WWII sailor he went to far flung places and witnessed horrible things, for the right reasons. His cousin, my cousin that I never got to meet. Cousin Vito my mother always told me about with fond memories, and a profound sadness that we would never meet. Vito Bertoldo, fought the Nazi's in europe and never discussed with the family what he had to do, which caused him to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, to defend his fellow soldiers and in the end the freedoms we are now loosing, and have already lost.
Now I cry. Not for the loss of the freedoms that they so loved, fought, bled and died to protect. Not for the loss of those that I loved, and learned so much from. But in releif.
Releif knowing that neither Vito, nor his cousin, my Grandfather, whose casket I carried, whose burial flag I have kept since 1993, never had to see what America has become.
On the post: Harmless High School Prank That Occurred Completely Off Campus Turned Over To School Police Officer
Re:
And we wont even get into what the boys have been hiding you know where. In prison I think it's called hooping. I know 'cause I heard about on NPR from Terri Gross on her show "Fresh Air"!
On the post: Harmless High School Prank That Occurred Completely Off Campus Turned Over To School Police Officer
Re:
What scool officials? Is "Barry McCockiner," not actually the "director of vaginal corrections." but a school official that operates in some other capacity like the Health teacher or something?
On the post: How Many Terrorists Are There: Not As Many As You Might Think
Re: For a little perspective:
And It's Terrorists! We need to kill 'em all no matter what the cost!
On the post: How Many Terrorists Are There: Not As Many As You Might Think
The way things are going now...
We The People.
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Re:
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Re: Moron or Evil...Sucky Choice
I, as actual tripe, speak for tripe around the world by stating emphatically that...
"Real Tripe is offended at being associated with Baker and everything the NSA has been caught doing that offends the sensibilities of tripe."
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Dang
And all this time I thought my vision problems were only related to that private workout that the Catholic preist said would make me go blind.
Although with the time I'll be saving not eating tapioca I know what I'll be doing...
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My Eureka! moment.
The family Guy "Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man"
She is just as usefull and informative.
On the post: Germany Plans To Ban Computer Companies That Work With NSA From Sensitive Public Contracts
Am I crazy, or...?
It would seem to me that would include banks, any technology service company, any company...?
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Re: The Associate President can be as disgusted all they want
Sounds like a good start...
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Re: Re: Re: OMG!!! Scramble the Defenses
At art school they had group sex, looked at naked people all day and took drugs and drank and partied while their parents paid for it all.
That is why we hate artists.
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WRONG, WRONG, WRONG!
You people don't know what you are talking about.
All terrorists are people, and all tourists are also people therefore all people are terrorists!
See, now you get the legal justification for us doing whatever the hell we want to, to terrorists!
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Re: Your recent letter.
I have recently recieved a letter in which you expressed concern about how my people have beent reating your customers recent purchase. After much consideration, and serious contemplation, about your copmlaint I have finally decided in what way to resopnd;
Go Fuck Yourself!
Why? Because , Bitches! You cant do shit about it!
On the post: Russian Official Threatens To Block Twitter And Facebook In Russia
Re: Soviet Style
Facebook blocks YOU!
On the post: Internet Engineering Task Force Considers Making Surveillance Mitigation A Standard Part Of Its Specifications
You have been identified, and scheduled for termination.
Thank you for your, soon to be unnecessary, participation in this "National Debate".
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Re: Re: A formal request...
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Re: People conspiring against their duly elected officials
Let's see, the easier question would be...
What kind of crazy, backwards, mind-numbingly stupid regime would just asssume that encrypted content on the internet is NOT automatically suspicious?
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