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Congress sneaks massive surveillance expansion into budget
You might think that just a few short years after the Snowden revelations, Congress would hesitate to give the executive branch brand new, dragnet surveillance powers. If you thought that, you would be wrong.
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Home of the brave? Law professor says freedom to read is too dangerous!
Live from slate.com: ISIS is so scary that we should think really hard about gutting the First Amendment.
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The makings of an FBI sting operation
Head over to the Intercept to see a beautifully produced, disturbing film about an FBI sting operation against left-wing environmentalists. Using FBI secret wiretaps and undercover videos, the short film follows "Anna," a paid FBI informant, as she seduces Eric McDavid. McDavid was later convicted of federal terrorism offenses and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
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FBI director completely ignores anti-abortion, right-wing terror, focuses exclusively on Muslims
Today FBI director James Comey spoke before the Senate Judiciary Committee. His written testimony is remarkable not only for what it included, but also for what it excluded. I’m going to imitate the Harpers Index to illustrate his remarks in context.
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FBI plan to collect IDs from FOIA requesters is just a waste of everyone’s time
The FBI has a new electronic FOIA submission tool on its website. And guess what? It requires that you scan a copy of your government-issued ID card before asking the government to release documents to the public.
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Massachusetts legislation would require police departments to get public approval before acquiring military equipment
Yesterday the Massachusetts legislature's Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security heard testimony on S.1234/H.2144, an Act relative to military grade controlled property. The bill would institute basic transparency and oversight requirements to govern the way that state and local police obtain military grade equipment, as defined by federal statute.
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State homeland security director in Alabama reportedly covered up racist conspiracy to falsely imprison Black men
Documents leaked to a justice organization by police whistleblowers in Alabama reveal a decades long conspiracy to plant guns and drugs on up to one thousand innocent Black men. The records also reveal a cover up that reached the highest levels of law enforcement in the state, including the local district attorney and a police officer who went on to become the state's current head of homeland security. Some of the police officers involved in the corruption ring are apparently dedicated white supremacists.
