Tag: congress
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2/17 defcon: cyber-coup, backdoor & track more
cyber-attack hits canadian government computers* report: egypt shut down net with big switch, not phone calls* voice of america uses social media to aid foreign dissent* surveillance footage & code clues indicate stuxnet hit iran* cia head panetta warns of possible cyber-pearl harbor* lynn urges partnership against cyber threat* dod talks up plans to deploy…
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house extends key patriot act provisions
“patriot act” extension lands on “president’s” desk from threat level: The House voted Monday to extend to December three expiring provisions of the Patriot Act spy legislation. The measure’s passage, by a 275-144 vote, was expected. The three provisions are expiring at month’s end. Rather than seriously debate or alter them, the House punted —…
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obamessiah releases $3.73t budget; phony partisan squabbling begins
as tax revenues drop, US borrows 40¢ of every dollar spent from voanews: One key reason that U.S. President Barack Obama, his Democratic Party allies in the Congress and rival Republicans are squabbling over the budget is that the budget deficit is expected to hit its highest level in decades. Newly published budget documents say…
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‘Patriot Act’ Extensions Down, But Not Out
The good news is that for the first time in years an unconstitutional police state law is ‘shot down.’ At least for the time being.
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2/3 Defcon: Killswitch, Bandwidth, Floodgates
Lieberman says US internet killswitch bill is different than Egypt’s internet killswitch // Vodafone volluded with Egyptian regime’s information warfare psyop // US recruiting young cyber warriors
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1/27 Defcon: Congress, Connections & ‘The Company’
‘Protecting cyberspace as a national asset act of 2010’ – Bill to give president right to shutdown net back in Congress // Google comes under fire for ‘secret’ relationship with NSA // Social networks under attack as tide of cyber-scepticism sweeps US; They don’t connect people – they isolate them // Internet down in Egypt…
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Police State Updates: This Is Only a Test
Thriller author recruited by DHS to dream up terror attacks for ‘Red Cell’ program ‘horrified’ at how easy it is to attack US // Man arrested for allegedly threatening Washington Dem Rep. McDermott // Man arrested in threats to Colorado Dem Sen. Bennet’s staffers // Congress quietly prepares to renew Patriot Act
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geithner says US insolvent
from lew rockwell: The U.S. government is insolvent. Who says so? Timothy F. Geithner, the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. Geithner sent a letter to Congress on Jan. 6, 2011 asking for the debt limit to be raised. If it is not raised, he warned, the U.S. will default on its debt. In his words:…
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arizona assassin obsessed with mind control (updated)
from paul joseph watson: Jared Loughner, the gunman who shot Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and numerous other victims including a Federal Judge and a nine-year-old girl during a political event in Tucson today, was a US military recruit who was obsessed with mind control, mirroring the circumstances of many other mass shooters in history. Loughner’s You…
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12/31 binge & purge: prices, crisis & new year predictions
global food prices in 2011 face perilous rise* inflation may become a bigger worry in 2011 for food companies* food stamps to be spread out in 2011: michigan to change its food stamp distribution policy in 2011* food safety news naughty list 2010* with food safety bill, US govt will spend nearly $1m per person…
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12/23 binge & purge: hotel, motel, holiday in (cambodia)
obama to sign ‘food safety bill’ in early 2011* food safety bill proceeds after snafu fixed* terror plot to attack US hotel & restaurant food over a single weekend* al-ciada looking to attack US food?* US food chains investing in cambodia* feds order farmer to destroy wheat crops: shocking revelations of wickard v filburn* ‘save…
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fcc gets votes to pass ‘net neutrality’ rules
video: fcc confident ‘net neutrality’ is legal from wsj: The top communications regulator won support to pass contentious new rules for Internet traffic, a move likely to face legal challenges and create uncertainty about Internet regulation. The Federal Communications Commission is set to approve on Tuesday Chairman Julius Genachowski’s proposed rules governing net neutrality -…
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#NewWorldNextWeek: Medieval Climate Change, ObamaCare Unconstitutional, Gootube Censorship
Story #1: Scientists Admit Climate Change Worse Before Human CO2 // Story #2: Virginia Court Rules Portions of ‘ObamaCare’ Unconstitutional // Story #3: YouTube Will Allow Users to Flag Videos for Promoting ‘Terrorism’
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12/16 Defcon: Strategic Partnersnitch
‘Killswitch’ inside Intel’s new processor // Army wants smartphones for soldiers // Facebook biometrics finds friends in pics