Terror Tuesday: Pop! Go the secrets

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FBI files and assassination plots, oh my!

The recently revealed assassination plot against Occupy Wall Street leaders isn’t the first such scheme to be uncovered in publicly released FBI files. 

A drone with “autonomous target prioritization”

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Documents reveal extensive FBI monitoring of Occupy Wall Street movement nationwide

How to resist the federalization and militarization of your local police

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Senator Coburn says we need to act on fusion center report, and a modest proposal towards that end

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Remember that Senate subcommittee for investigations report on fusion centers? The one that said that they produce "a bunch of crap," waste our money, duplicate anti-terrorism efforts and invade our privacy? 

The BPD files: when marching in the street becomes a “Homeland Security” issue

When you hear the phrase "Homeland Security," what do you think? Probably you think about the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, about dirty bomb plots and threats to critical infrastructure. Maybe you think about attacks on our digital infrastructure, or "cyberwar" as the government has taken to calling it lately.

Threatening tweets, “secret” drone wars, costly surveillance state expansion and more

The BPD files: “infighting” among the anti-war left constitutes criminal activity?