Intel pushback of FBI crypto proposal printed in Fed Govt hometown newspaper
The Intel and DoD establishment has been coming out against the FBI's campaign to weaken or backdoor encryption programs. We can speculate why but the inside fighting first became public at a...
View ArticleHell, we bought it, might as well use it.
Which, of course, is the refrain of petty authoritarian bureaucrats.Baltimore police have been using "cell phone trackers" or Stingrays for a wide variety of criminal investigations; from murder to...
View ArticleTheft on the public dime
You can't argue religion with Davis and her friends. You can't win.However, She cannot expect the citizens of her county, including ANY citizen who qualifies for a marriage license, to support her...
View ArticleDid Bernie just sew up the nomination?
I'm not a Sander's fan and never really looked at him, thinking it very early; but after watching his performance at Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA, I'm beginning to look more closely and think...
View ArticleSo you want to use the No Fly List to....
...restrict one’s Constitutional Rights?Let’s ask Saadiq Long, his wife, and child. Mr. Long is a former US Air Force service member; serving the nation honorably for 10 yrs. But his “problem” is...
View ArticleHey HRC and GOP-new report Encryption and "Going Dark", not so much.
With the renewal of the crypto wars and politicians calling for back doors in secured products, its interesting to see a real report prepared by real people in both the intelligence/security field and...
View ArticleFact-not talking point-HRC just lost millions of votes
*Per new DKos posting rules the below dairy is based on the candidate's own words and facts on the ground from the coal fields. Any GOP taking point would be based on the candidates nationally...
View ArticleSanders' criticism of Corporate America- that will leave a mark.
News coming out seems to confirm Sander's view of corporate America . -Sanders joins picket line with CWA members in front of Verizon HQ in NYC, where he gave an impromptu speech. Meanwhile reports...
View ArticleThe next step is to delegitimize the GOP
Way back in the mists of time, on a newsgroup far, far away, I argued that by climbing in bed with the evangelicals, purposely pursuing an economic policy for the very few (later called the 1%),...
View ArticleWhy and a way forward
I assume the site’s content restrictions have been lifted, so I’m going to put forward my observations, some of which may be uncomfortable. Candidate matters. History, talent on the stump, message,...
View ArticleThe role of the Democratic Party is not to build the Democratic Party...
…..because building a Political party just for the sake of building a party does nothing.The purpose of the Democratic Party is to serve the Nation and its non-millionaire citizens. And the best way...
View ArticleLet them drink cappuccino- disgusting post at a supposed "progressive" site
OK, I don't usually do this, but the owner and name sake of a supposed "Progressive" website just posted that tens of thousands retired miners and wives/widows should lose their meager pension and...
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