Democratic Underground - General Discussion Discuss <b>politics</b>, <b>issues</b>, and <b>current&nbsp;events</b>. No posts about <a href="?com=forum&amp;id=1134">Israel/Palestine</a>, <a href="?com=forum&amp;id=1217">religion</a>, <a href="?com=forum&amp;id=1172">guns</a>, <a href="?com=forum&amp;id=1162">showbiz</a>, or <a href="?com=forum&amp;id=1203">sports</a> unless there is really big news. No <a href="?com=forum&amp;id=1135">conspiracy theories</a>. No whining about DU. http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:31:03 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:31:03 Turkey:Protesters are starting to counter-pose their own direct democracy to the sham of a democracy Protesters are starting to counter-pose their own direct democracy to the sham of a democracy proposed by Erdogan
http://roarmag.org/2013/06/assemblies-emerging-in-turkey-a-lesson-in-democracy/ …

Something quite amazing is happening in Istanbul. In addition to the silent “standing man” actions ... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023048901 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:28:59 i was looking for a word for it and I found one---Hoplophobia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoplophobia

... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023048850 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:24:04 Chet Flippo dies, IMHO the greatest Rolling Stone magazine writer of all time


http://popcultureblog.dallasnews.com/2013/06/fort-worths-chet-flippo-whose-work-defined-the-rolling-stone-of-the-70s-died-today.html/

Fort Worth’s Chet Flippo, whose work defined the ‘Rolling Stone’ of the ’70s, died today

Fort Worth native Chet Flippo, music critic and journalist whose ... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023048822 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:20:31 Do you know what a 'signature strike' is? Signature Strikes are drone killings that potentially target all military aged males in a strike zone and they account for the majority of drone killings. That is the official name.



"Signature strikes"—attacks based on patterns of activity—were first authorized by President George W. Bush i... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023048775 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:15:48 Blood, spit and cops: Nationwide drug roadblocks raise eyebrows The roadblocks went up on a Friday at several points in two Alabama towns, about 40 miles on either side of Birmingham.

For the next two days, off-duty sheriff's deputies in St. Clair County, to the east, and Bibb County, to the southwest, flagged down motorists and steered them toward federal hi... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023048770 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:15:20 'Tell your boss I owe him another friggin beer' Hot mic catches NSA boss praising FBI chiefs Collective Cognition &#8207;@cognitiveslap 4

'Tell your boss I owe him another friggin beer' Hot mic catches NSA boss praising FBI chiefs for supportive testimony
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2013/06/nsa-friggin-beer-video/66360/ …


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_emb... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023048758 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:14:20 This is something that should take place in every city... https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/998121_613451952009153_1381198124_n.jpg

More information: http://bit.ly/19KPHq0... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023048748 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:13:30 "A Different Kind of Patriotism": Russell Brand on Bradley Manning "A Different Kind of Patriotism": Russell Brand on Bradley Manning

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=UFFkcCh-pCc

Today marks the eighth day of Bradley Manning's court-martial for leaking more than 700,000 United States government documents to Wikileaks. Although the 25-ye... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023048689 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:05:16 ACLU/Daniel Ellsberg Statement and link to petition. There has not been in American history a more important leak than Edward Snowden's release of NSA material—and I include the Pentagon Papers 40 years ago.

Americans and the world recently learned that the U.S. government has been indiscriminately spying on us. And I’ve seen firsthand how the cons... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023048680 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:04:08 Michele Bachman Comes Out - Calls Edward Snowden A Traitor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X7rD8wKqDE&feature=youtube_gdata_player


Its a short video
so you may be able to take it without throwing up.


She sure sounds STUPID
though.

Didn't she call the Democrats traitors too a while back and wanted an investigation?

Boy the company some peo... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023048672 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:02:43 Vermont: We grow them good, fearless, and without Bull Shit! I didn't realize Michael Hastings was from Vermont (my home state and where most my family and friends still live). And knowing that, I can understand why he was the way he was.

We grow up in the mountains, raise milk cows and other small family farms, we value nature (70% of our roads are still... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023048623 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:56:56 AP CEO Says Government Sources Won’t Talk After Justice Department Probe WASHINGTON — The CEO of the Associated Press told an audience Wednesday that the Department of Justice has succeeded in muzzling government employees from talking to AP reporters in the weeks since the seizure of AP phone records was revealed.

"What I learned from our journalists should alarm eve... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023048620 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:56:46 How do you give a girl a good organism? https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/996725_613647961989552_1720773955_n.jpg

Found on the [i]I fucking love science[/i] Facebook page... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023048598 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:54:11 The Presidency-and the executive branch in general-is more powerful than ever before in US history This is something that everyone, regardless of which side of any given issue you are on, has to keep in mind.

The Presidency has grown steadily in power over the past 100-odd years, especially in foreign policy. The Commander-in-Chief has much more direct power over the direction American foreign... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023048557 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:49:17 Glenn Beck Is Luring Christians Into Islamo-Mormon Deistic Universalism Wow. Right Wing Watch [link:http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/glenn-beck-luring-christians-islamo-mormon-deistic-universalism|caught this interview] on the Rick Wiles show with the [link:http://conwebwatch.tripod.com/stories/2008/wndshoebat.html|phony terrrorist] [link:http://en.wikipedia.org/wi... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023048539 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:46:59 If your name is Ahmed or Fatima, you live in fear of NSA surveillance One of the most common responses from the 66% of American citizens in favor of the NSA's data-collection programs is, "I have nothing to hide, so why should I have anything to fear?"

But what if you have nothing to hide but are targeted as a suspect nevertheless?

By that I mean, what if your n... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023048481 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:39:32 HPV infections fell by half in teen girls after vaccine, study shows [div class="excerpt"]Infections with the human papillomavirus tied to cervical cancer fell by more than half in U.S. teen girls after the HPV vaccine was introduced in 2006, despite high-profile controversy -- and low rates of uptake, a new study shows.

Government health officials said Wednesday ... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023048473 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:38:02 Here's to Canada. I like the new law there. :pals: to Canada.... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023048447 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:33:51 America'a Middle Class ranks #27 in world WEDNESDAY, JUN 19, 2013 08:23 AM PDT
[b]American middle-class prosperity is pure fantasy[/b]
New research reveals that the US ranks 27th in the world when it comes to middle-class wealth

..............................

Why?

Here’s a starter list:

-- We don’t have real universal healthc... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023048441 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:32:51 Why the fuck... https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/1017200_10151493849181275_1059499757_n.jpg... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023048413 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:29:30 Tropical Storm Barry - attention Mexican DUers http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/#BARRY

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* PUNTA EL LAGARTO TO BARRA DE NAUTLA MEXICO


http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT02/refresh/AL0213W5_NL_sm2+gif/184530W5_NL_sm.gif... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023048388 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:24:15 Obama Calls For Nuclear Warhead Reduction BERLIN — President Obama on Wednesday called for reducing the number of deployed U.S. strategic nuclear warheads by one-third if the Russian government agrees to a similar cut, reviving a goal outlined early in his presidency to work toward a world without nuclear weapons.

Obama’s proposal, which... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023048386 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:24:06 I think I cost the state of Virginia thousands of dollars Well more to the point I believe that Virginia cost themselves thousands of dollars.

I posted recently that i was pulled over by the police and they searched my car and confiscated 1/2 a joint and wrote me up for it.


I had to pay a $140 fine for it and they took my $6 worth of weed away fr... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023048379 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:23:22 Breach of privacy? Here's one... If you had told me 30 years ago that I would willingly pee in a bottle to get a job, I'd have thought you were crazy. We take off our shoes and subject ourselves to body scans at the airport. We allow CREDIT checks by potential employers.

So, here we are all upset about the NSA breaches of priv... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023048367 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:21:44 Why we should all be afraid of Big Brother http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a250/Larkworthy/Artwork%20by%20Larkworthy%20Antfarm/orwellposterbw3.jpg

To those of you who believe that you have nothing to hide and thus no reason to fear being spied on: I am ashamed that you are my fellow citizen. And I am afraid of you because you insinuat... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023048289 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:10:13 stupid GOP congressmen we have a new candidate in the race to the bottom for the GOP. and not surprisingly the new candidate is from texas
Rep michael burgess,of suburban dallas thinks hes seen 15 week old fetuses masturbating


he joins just illustrious texas idiots as joe barton and louie gohmert as well as senator ... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023048248 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:02:18 I told my husband about the GOP congressman saying a 12-week male fetus can experience pleasure because there are films of the little guys with their hands between their legs. Therefore they can feel pain and blah blah blah. My husband said the male contingent of the GOP have been masturbating since being in utero and they are still doing it. Moreover, th... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023048242 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:01:49 Statistics on phone calls, text messages, emails,etc. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_phone_calls_are_made_daily_in_the_US

Question: Hope many on average phones are made a day in US

I estimate about 2 billion calls are made in a day.

http://email.about.com/od/emailtrivia/f/emails_per_day.htm

Question: How Many Emails Are Sent Every Day?... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023048236 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:00:05 Surveillance history belies 'trust us': Why you should worry Less than two weeks after news broke that the government has been secretly seizing millions of phone and Internet records, polls show about half of the public approves of the vacuum-cleaner approach to keeping them safe from terrorism. Tuesday's House hearing on the National Security Agency programs... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023048196 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:50:47 George Zimmer: Men's Wearhouse Has 'Chosen To Silence My Concerns By Terminating Me'
<snip>

"We believe that despite Zimmer's planned transition to a smaller role at the company, he had difficulty letting go of the reins and the leadership of the business," Jaffe said in a note to clients. "We believe this led to a conflict with the board and his subsequent termination."

Jaf... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023048189 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:50:26 FBI ends search for Jimmy Hoffa's body Source: [b]Reuters[/b]

[div class="excerpt"][b][link:http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/19/us-usa-crime-hoffa-idUSBRE95I0B720130619|FBI ends search for Jimmy Hoffa's body][/b]

By Joseph Lichterman
OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Michigan | Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:08pm EDT

(Reuters) - The FBI has called ... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023048178 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:48:47 Hastings was asked if he got death threats Have you ever been warned/threatened by any of the interests whose power your style of reporting threatens to jeopardize?
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5 points

1 year ago



Yes. Every once and awhile, I'll get a death threat from someone--like, "if we don't like what you w... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023048151 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:44:14 The NSA state of secrecy must end By Katrina vanden Heuvel

Revelations of the sweeping collection of data on Americans by the National Security Agency (NSA) require that Congress launch a grand inquest into the post-9/11 national security state. Special committees in both the House and the Senate, armed with subpoena power, shoul... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023048144 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:43:41 Unelected Emergency Manager Set To Break Detroit’s Pension Promises Rick Cooley &#8207;@rcooley123

Unelected Emergency Manager Set To Break Detroit’s Pension Promises
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/06/18/2174741/detroit-pension-bankruptcy/ …


Detroit’s unelected “emergency manager” wants to stiff the city’s pensioners while repaying the large financi... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023048104 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:37:32 Google files First Amendment court case against NSA surveillance secrecy Google filed a court petition Tuesday demanding it be allowed to share information about government surveillance programs with the public.
In a First Amendment plea lodged with the secretive U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, Google (GOOG, Fortune 500) asked that the court let it disclos... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023048078 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:33:09 That Cheerios Commercial Just Got Even Better http://youtu.be/gwReRl4Z7EQ... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023048006 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:19:31 W's back!!! Please come CAPTION Mr. All Hat, No Cattle!!! http://images.sodahead.com/polls/001521877/2529992478_george_w_bush_picture_2_xlarge.jpeg

W.("Does anyone know what happened in [i]My Pet Goat[/i]?") is saying: "We don't need new ideas. . . . In fact for me, the Republican Party has always been sort of a no-brainer"... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023048002 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:18:48 Nevermind https://www.facebook.com/groups/2426871461/10151651854651462/?notif_t=group_comment_reply

thanks!

Didn't realize which FB page this was. ... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023047924 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:06:46 Michael Hastings' last article Why Democrats Love To Spy On Americans



Besides Senators Ron Wyden and Mark Udall, most Democrats abandoned their civil liberty positions during the age of Obama. With a new leak investigation looming, the Democrat leadership are now being forced to confront all the secrets they’ve tried to hi... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023047899 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:02:34 Privacy glasses screw with facial recognition systems Foiling facial recognition systems that identify people based on photographs may be as simple as wearing a special set of glasses equipped with near-infrared LEDs powered by a battery pack. The LEDs are arranged around the nose and eyes. The human eye can't pick up the near-infrared, but a camera se... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023047866 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:57:32