Tag Archives: James Clapper

What did Trump know, and when did he know it? We need to demand an investigation into Russia’s ties to Trump and his associates.

By Mark | February 14, 2017

I’m hesitant to write anything more about the situation unfolding right now in D.C., as things are happening so quickly. I did, however, want to share this timeline with you from today’s Washington Post, as I think it might be something that we return to in the future as we try to determine what Trump […]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged CIA, Don McGahn, Donald Trump, FBI, House Oversight Committee, Jason Chaffetz, John Brennan, John Cornyn, Justice Department, lies, Logan Act, Michael Flynn, Mike Pence, Mitch McConnell, National Security Council, Obama, oil, Rosneft, Roy Blunt, Russia, Sally Yates, sanctions, Sean Spicer, Senate Intelligence Committee, Sergey Kislyak, Sid the Science Kid, Vladimir Putin | 22 Comments

Electors demand intelligence briefing before Electoral College vote

By Mark | December 12, 2016

Remember how I warned you that things were going to get exponentially more surreal as we approached the Electoral College vote on December 19? Well, it looks like I may have been right after all. Or at least things seem to be trending in that direction. Not only have eight Electors come forward to say […]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged #HamiltonElectors, Christine Pelosi, Donald Trump, election tampering, electoral college, faithless Electors, John Podesta, Kanye West, Nancy Pelosi, national security, Presidential politics, RNC, Russia | 13 Comments

Restore the Fourth… Let’s start by holding Levin and Stabenow accountable

By Mark | June 30, 2013

On the Fourth of July, people around the country will be joining together to protest the illegal domestic spying activities of the American government at what are being called “Restore the Fourth” rallies… The reference, of course, is to Amendment IV of the Bill of Rights, which guarantees “the right of the people to be […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged big brother, Bill of Rights, Carl Levin, Christopher Jon Sprigman, Debbie Stabenow, domestic spying, Fourth Amendment, Fourth of July, Jennifer Stisa Granick, NSA, Obama, Patriot Act, privacy, Ron Wyden, Stanford Center for Internet and Society, surveillance, Surveillance State, warrantless searches | 10 Comments

Should we pursue perjury charges against the intelligence officials who swore to us that our calls and emails were not being monitored?

By Mark | June 16, 2013

As you may recall, last March, months before the recent bombshell allegations of domestic spying were made by 29-year old NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, in sworn testimony before a Senate subcommittee, stated that the NSA does not “wittingly” collect any data at all on American citizens. Here’s video of […]