(via ihatethismess)
Americans may think that a particular politician or party has done them wrong. They rarely reach the conclusion that the system is rotten to its core, and can do nothing except continue in its collapse, while picking their pockets for as long as possible.
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| — | Margaret Kimberly (via azspot) |
The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.
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George Washington, 1732 - 1799 via QOTD |
WASHINGTON—The FBI is pressing Internet service providers to record which Web sites customers visit and retain those logs for two years, a requirement that law enforcement believes could help it in investigations of child pornography and other serious crimes.
FBI Director Robert Mueller supports storing Internet users’ “origin and destination information,” a bureau attorney said at a federal task force meeting on Thursday.
As far back as a 2006 speech, Mueller had called for data retention on the part of Internet providers, and emphasized the point two years later when explicitly asking Congress to enact a law making it mandatory. But it had not been clear before that the FBI was asking companies to begin to keep logs of what Web sites are visited, which few if any currently do.
Responding to the botched terrorism attempt on board Delta flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit, the Department of Homeland Security announced today that it was considering a new rule that would force passengers to fly naked.
As Benjamin Franklin left the Pennsylvania State House after the final meeting of the Constitutional Convention on September 17, 1787, he was approached by the wife of the mayor of Philadelphia. She was curious as to what the new government would be. Franklin replied, “A republic, madam. If you can keep it.
