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suffragette

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13. There's such an ugliness at the core of this, the authoritarianism, the chilling of speech,

Reply to Junkdrawer (Original post)

Tue Jun 11, 2013, 11:02 PM

Jun 2013

The denial of any right to privacy, the profiteering.

I doubt any of our tax dollars were returned after Trailblazer was shut down.

And now we are to trust that private contractors such as Booz Allen are suddenly conducting such a project competently and ethically? And divert ever more funding from social programs that actually enhance all of our safety to this?

Excellent post, Junkdrawer.

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Are we watching the Outing or the Rollout of the Panopticon... err I mean PRISM? [View all] Junkdrawer Jun 2013 OP

If you don't read another thing on DU today, folks, you should read this. Melinda Jun 2013 #1

the commodification of the security state like everything else designed to strip cash from people Agony Jun 2013 #2

I made a "Panopticon" video Generic Other Jun 2013 #3

I wished on a shooting star...it was a satellite.... Junkdrawer Jun 2013 #4

Chilling Generic Other Jun 2013 #6

We're now in the Anthropocene Era... Junkdrawer Jun 2013 #7

Drake and Binney noise Jun 2013 #5

Thank you for bring that to my attention... Junkdrawer Jun 2013 #8

kickeroo frylock Jun 2013 #9

Does it matter stupidicus Jun 2013 #10

Point taken, Junkdrawer Jun 2013 #11

I completely agree. stupidicus Jun 2013 #12

Your answer raises an important question: What is the behavior that makes one a suspect? reusrename Jun 2013 #24

good point stupidicus Jun 2013 #25

There's such an ugliness at the core of this, the authoritarianism, the chilling of speech, suffragette Jun 2013 #13

+1 woo me with science Jun 2013 #14

The more the 1% screws the 99%, the more paranoid the 1% becomes... Junkdrawer Jun 2013 #15

Exactly. I keep thinking of HBGary, when they went after Wikileaks and liberal groups suffragette Jun 2013 #16

A rose by any other name, would smell as sweet. Savannahmann Jun 2013 #17

Excellent and thought provoking post. Thank you. nt UtahLib Jun 2013 #18

Google for Tyrants is right! This is an incredibly scary tool! n/t backscatter712 Jun 2013 #19

"Just remember: before the dust settles, all is not always what it seems." Junkdrawer Jun 2013 #20

Sunday Morning Kick Junkdrawer Jun 2013 #21

"Only last month, the Navy awarded Booz Allen, suffragette Jun 2013 #22

Impossible now for all this to stay undercover. And I'm not convinced they want it secret. Junkdrawer Jun 2013 #23

KICK! Rex Jul 2013 #26