Tag Archives: NSA
Keep The NSA out of your phone: Faraday pouches for phones that block hackers and the government.
Edward Snowden recently revealed more info about NSA spying on people via their wireless phones. This info was already out there, but when Snowden says it, people pay more attention (bbc.com, 10-5-15, “Edward Snowden interview: ‘Smartphones can be taken over’”) … Continue reading →
CARTOON: A MILLION IRAQI WIDOWS…FOR OUR “FREEDOM”
This is not really new, but it was in the news at the beginning of the week: “Iraq’s violent conflict has left as many as one million widows over the past few years, the country’s Minister of Women’s Affairs Bayan … Continue reading →
IS THE SECURITY STATE A COMPLETE HOAX?–PARIS EDITION
A headline to an article at Prison Planet says it very well: “Global NSA Surveillance Did Nothing to Prevent Paris Shooting.” Exactly. We are told by our overlords that, for our own safety, we must all be watched and monitored … Continue reading →
“LEGAL” VS. RIGHT: FERGUSON, FORECLOSURE, FUBAR
Of course no one was surprised when Darren Wilson was not indicted for killing Michael Brown. That’s because we live in a society where what is “legal” has overtaken what is right. The grand jury has now essentially said it … Continue reading →
BE AN OUTLAW: THE ANNOTATED LYRICS
So I wrote a new song inspired by current events. My wife says it sounds like The Monkees–OK, I can live with that. I was going for a Clash-meets-Archies type sound (check the tambourine and oohs and ahs), for what … Continue reading →
FYI: DRONE SURVIVAL GUIDE
Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not after you… From the “So Absurd It Has To Be Real Department” comes the Drone Survival Guide. I’m gonna keep mine on my phone because when you see one of these, it … Continue reading →
STOP PRETENDING WE’RE LIVING IN A 50s SITCOM
I always feel a little awkward, like I’m making people uncomfortable, when I question conventional wisdom out loud. Not that I’m some genius thinker or what have you. But if I suggest that perhaps everything is rigged, that money itself … Continue reading →