Tag Archives: Glenn Greenwald

The Trump administration uses Quebec shooting to justify Muslim ban, only to find the gunman was actually a white Trump supporter

By Mark | January 30, 2017

Last night, a gunman opened fire on people praying at the Quebec City Islamic Cultural Center, leaving six dead and five critically injured. Somehow, I didn’t hear about it until this afternoon, when I was listening to audio of Trump press secretary Sean Spicer’s surreal and rambling press conference. Spicer, for those of you who […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Alexandre Bissonnette, anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim, Canada, Donald Trump, executive actions, fear mongering, hypocrisy, hypocrisy watch, Muslim, national security, Pamela Gellar, Quebec, Quebec City Islamic Cultural Center, religious freedom, Sean Spicer, Shaun King, white nationalist | 9 Comments

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden comes clean on why he turned over classified government documents to the press, just how much the intelligence community knows about us, and what his actions will likely cost him

By Mark | June 9, 2013

Earlier today, the identity of last week’s much-talked-about National Security Agency whistleblower was made public. His name is Edward Snowden, and he’s a former technical assistant for the CIA, who, most recently, worked for the NSA through the defence contractor Booz Allen Hamilton. If you haven’t seen it yet, I’d highly recommend that you watch […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Uncategorized | Also tagged Booz Allen Hamilton, Bradley Manning, Bush, China, Constitution, Courage, Dianne Feinstein, domestic spying, Edward Snowden, EFF, Electronic Frontier Foundation, espionage, Espionage Act, Facebook, FBI, FISA, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, Google, Microsoft, Nathan Hale, national security, National Security Agency, NSA, Obama, PalTalk, Patriot Act, patriotism, PRISM, privacy, Protect America Act, Skype, surveillance, surveillance culture, Surveillance State, telecommunications, threats to Democracy, treason, Verizon, War on Terror, whistle blower, Yahoo, YouTube | 43 Comments

Guilty until proven innocent in the age of ubiquitous electronic surveillance

By Mark | June 6, 2013

Upon taking office, President Obama issued a memorandum on the subject of transparency: “My Administration,” he said, “is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government. We will work together to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration. Openness will strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged 9/11, 9/11 changed everything, Al Gore, AOL, Apple, Bernie Sanders, Bradley Manning, Bush, Constitution, Dianne Feinstein, domestic spying, EFF, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Facebook, FBI, FISA, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, Google, Microsoft, national security, National Security Agency, NSA, Obama, PalTalk, Patriot Act, PRISM, privacy, Protect America Act, Russ Feingold, Russell Tice, Skype, surveillance, surveillance culture, Surveillance State, telecommunications, threats to Democracy, Verizon, war on drugs, War on Terror, whistle blower, Yahoo, YouTube | 35 Comments

Move to Amend chapter to open in Ypsi/Arbor, challenge concept of corporate personhood

By Mark | August 3, 2011

Some local folks are starting an Ypsi/Arbor chapter of a national organization dedicated to the elimination of so-called “corporate personhood.” Their names are Reagan M. Sova and Joel Skene, and I thought that I’d take the opportunity to ask them some questions. Following is our brief, but dense conversation. MARK: So, I hear that you’re […]