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(@pourmecoffee) June 07, 2013"We welcome this debate. Just email your thoughts to anyone in your contacts list and we'll look at them and respond."
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(@pourmecoffee) June 07, 2013
Obama: Internet monitoring does not apply to U.S. citizens, unless it's something hilarious which some of the guys will check out.
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(@pourmecoffee) June 07, 2013New rule: If your secret surveillance program Powerpoint looks like a Ricoh Copiers Spring Sales Contest presentation, you can't do it.
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(@pourmecoffee) June 07, 2013PRISM headquarters: "Anything actionable to report, Agent?" "Still just porn and cats, Sir. All day, everyone." "Very well then, carry on."
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(@pourmecoffee) June 07, 2013Everyone is wearing a Guy Fawkes mask tomorrow to protest the surveillance state. Don't worry, there won't be any repercussions.
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(@pourmecoffee) June 07, 2013NSA are fools. Get Apple to make a gorgeous, perfectly designed device to track our every f---ing move. People will camp out to get them.
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(@pourmecoffee) June 06, 2013I was pretty sure the government was spying on my Internet because every time I load a web page it makes the Law & Order sound.
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(@pourmecoffee) June 06, 2013Basically, the government is binge-watching Americans.
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(@pourmecoffee) June 06, 2013The next administration will probably give up a lot of surveillance power now that we've tweeted critically about it for a day.
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(@pourmecoffee) June 06, 2013If you suffer from Acute Sudden Onset Civil Libertarianism, ask your representative if rollback of the security state is right for you.
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(@pourmecoffee) June 06, 2013Communicate by ravens or owls, people. It's the only way.
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The Obama Diary 
Thank you UT đ
Yes thank you, UT….
I really want to know the answer to this question. Anyone?
My question is..now that these companies are all coming out and emphatically denying that they were part of PRISM, etcâŚ..doesnât this raise the question of credibility on GG and the Guardian? Would for me! What could the repercussions be for lyingGG and the paper that now has no street./ professional cred?? Was this a âtwoferâ???
It could be much more than a twofer, df. GG & The Guardian are in the toilet. Certainly, WaPo is taking a big hit. A bunch of #NEWSTAINERS have egg all over their faces. The NYTimes Editorial was totally out-of-line. Time will tell. But, for those leaking actual confidential information and those in the media soliciting it – they are messing with the wrong President & AG.
Glenn Greenwald Suggests More Revelations Are âComing Shortlyâ
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/glenn-greenwald-suggests-more-revelations-are-coming-shortly?ref=fpb
Some never learn from their ginormous screw-ups. They just keep going and going. What’s the definition of insanity: doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. The lunatics have taken over the asylum. (No offense intended towards lunatics).
Wow, he’s doubling down. He really has nothing else.
Glenn Greenwald Strikes Again: Top Secret Directive Shows Obama Ordered List Of Targets For Cyber Attacks
http://www.mediaite.com/online/glenn-greenwald-strikes-again-top-secret-directive-shows-obama-ordered-list-of-targets-for-cyber-attacks/
Like Iran? North Korea? This is supposed to get us incensed? Oh Glenn.
You’re quick!! TY đ
For the love of God… If it’s about cyber attacks toward Iran, or North Korea, some moles within the government are REALLY desperate. It’s not even a secret that the administration has authorized cyber-attacks again Iran, in order to slow down their nuclear program.
Sorry, I think Glenn Greenwald, in his zeal to destroy President Obama, doesn’t care about severely injuring that Security of the United States. I for one wan’t a vigorous investigation of these damaging leaks.
Those “revelations” were posted on the last thread…. đ I’ll bring it over…
My concern is who is leaking this information to Greenwald? Greenwald will regret this, and so will the ones who are leaking this information.
You’re so right! Basically, anyone that jumped on the bandwagon….
DF,
That’s exactly the point that BobFR and I made yesterday.
Bob said that the Power Point pages looked suspicious (and I think you responded likewise).
I speculated “sting” operation because the Manning trial started this week, and WaPo and the Guardian are linked by Julian Assange’s Wikileaks dump.
The screws are tightening against @ggreenwald. By next week here’s hoping he’s completed shamed and discredited as a “journalist.” His emoprog friends will be sweating it out too. Too delicious.
https://twitter.com/TVietor08/status/343137307429314560
We can hope!! TOD family will be clinking glasses:) LL said that he would buy đ
Systematic leaking indeed. Something is going on. Moles within agencies or political enemies of the President really losing it, or trying to intimidate him… The constant attacks against Eric Holder are bizarre too. I hope we’ll find out soon.
And I hope the morons who pose as “journalists” in D.C. finally get a clue that they are being used.
“And I hope the morons who pose as âjournalistsâ in D.C. finally get a clue that they are being used.”
Personally, I think the so called “journalists” are not innocent! I think that they are deeply, and willingly, engaged in a war on President Obama. And it’s only us citizens that can organize to stop them.
Agree, nath.
Congratulations, Bobfr.
So much to catch up on. Great reporting today everyone.
Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!
I remember when Bush’s Patriot Act came to be….I would talk on the phone and at some point in the conversation with a friend, just randomly say, ” George W….can you hear me now??” I don’t feel the need to do those things anymore….haven’t since Jan. 2009
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We used to joke, similarly … ‘how you doing tonight, Agent Dick?’ ….
See! You did it too! Those days are gone for me….
Should I have my tin foil hat on? Is this the ultimate mindfuck by the admin? Again, as I said yesterday, when Bush’s program came out in 2006, the telcos didn’t deny it. Now everyone mentioned in PRISM is flat out saying it isn’t happening.
Keep the tin foil in the cupboard, my friend. We may be looking at an amazing sting, but, in any event, we are definitely looking at a bunch of print media & NEWSTAINERS literally plastered with eggs …
Love that Redford-Newman movie! đ
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Yes, very bizarre. Are the telcos lying ? Or has the NSA gone rogue , behind the back of the President and even behind the back of his DNI ?
I trust Barack Obama. I’ve watched him DAILY for five years. This is the most honest president America has seen in a long, long, long time. Problem is, with an honest and brilliant president, if in some dark corners of the permanent government there is a temptation to do something illegal, they surely won’t tell him.
Since it’s Friday, everyone is number one today. So enjoy and congratulations! đ
UT, you are truly amazing! Thank you for all your fabulous posts today and for all your fearless tweets!
Mass shooting comes to L.A. Fuck me.
LibLib,
SoCal is no stranger to mass shootings.
Remember the Christmas party massacre a few years ago? And the Seal Beach beauty salon carnage? And Santee school shooting?
Those are off the top of my head with no Google.
You’re feeling this intensely because it’s in the your neighborhood.
I’m shocked and saddened as well. Condolences to all affected.
Hate guns.
This is true. And I know the area well. Finished taking my pre-reqs there to graduate from UCLA. And missus was going to go there Monday to learn more about the RN program.
Just so everyone knows: Santa Monica College is the premier community college in Southern California. It’s a microcosm of the region. All races, confessions, orientations, and ages go there. It has a large foreign student population. This is a major occurrence.
“As many as six dead in shooting near LA-area community college”
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/07/18831196-as-many-as-six-dead-in-shooting-near-la-area-community-college?lite
As many as six victims were killed and two to three others injured Friday in a series of shootings near a community college in Santa Monica, Calif., west of Los Angeles, authorities said. The suspected shooter was shot and killed by officers at the scene and authorities have another suspect in custody, they said.
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Note: Now they’re reporting seven dead including the suspect.
Watching the news right now. they showed the suspect’s body.
really??
well, from a distance, but yes.
I’m peeking in on KABC
OMG…the number has risen since I last read.
Yep. I lived in Santa Monica from 1970 to 1974 until I graduated from high school, SAMOHi. Did not attend SMCC but attend LACC. This type of thing does not happen in SM. So sad, condolences to the family who lost loved ones. The L.A. community is devastated from this senseless killing. Like the man from Sandy Hook said, it does not hit home until it’s YOUR home that’s impacted. When will our lawmakers wake up?
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Chris Hayes….Mornin’ Joke …Rachel Maddow/Andrea Mitchell….
First time I’ve been on Twitter all day. Most of my TL is mocking GG. The ones still incensed have somehow found their way off my follow list. Weird how that happens.
Man, I unfollowed a whole bunch of cry babies. Can’t stand that drivel.
More paranoia-mongering by that snotty-nosed punk. It’s all a damn game to him.
paranoid.
Turning it on and off…. more than chris has learned to do.
OLD NEWS! and I am and oldsters not as “hip” and “edgy” as you so-called Empogs. Go sit down somewhere until you have something interesting and new to tell us. Oh, and get off my lawn!
From the last thread.
After careful consideration of all the factors(and 10 minutes of his show), Iâve come to a conclusion. Chris Hayes and GG are unmitigated anal orificesâŚâŚâŚâŚ..âthe result of defective sperm and a putrid egg.â đŚ
You are a right Mr. Yardarm, and based on what I’m seeing on Twitter right now, quite a few would agree with you.
The President inherited an office that still has stains, left by an elephant, embedded in the carpet.
Ok, some important news: tonight’s menu
Baked cod marinated in soy sauce, ground mustard, and olive oil
Roasted asparagus with LL’s secret spices
Yum:) Naan with roasted vegetables…onions, zucchini, red peppers…..gin and tonic was so good last night, I’ll have another tonight!
I loves me some gin and tonic…..think I’ll have one too. See you at the TOD concert later tonight West Coast TOD’ers…..
“Baked cod marinated in soy sauce,”
Hmm..that’s an interesting twist…last weekend I made cod in coconut curry. I must try this baked cod recipe. đ đ
It’s a marinade I use for fish and poultry. Quite yummy. My own creation.
Ah..In that case I will be requesting the recipe from you soon. Thanks!!!
2 tbs of soy sauce, 2 tbs of ground mustard, 2 tbs of olive oil. Bump up if you have a lot of meat to marinade.
That’s it? WOW..cool. I just wrote it down. Will try it one of these days soon and let you know how it turned out. Thanks LL!
with the mustard, you can use 1 or 2 tbs. Up to your taste.
OK. Thanks LL đ
mmmmmmm…….
I love Roasted Veggies….it intensifies the flavor
So did I. And where I think MSNBC miscalculated was that they assumed that because of his age, he would influence many young impressionable viewers (who admire and like PBO) to turn against the President based on these silly ideological “issues” that he presents daily on his show. Instead of gaining young viewers, they LOST the older mature audience who, while they may have had certain issues with Ed Schultz, were willing to watch his show at least when when he wasn’t yelling and screaming at PBO, because at least Ed came down much harder on the GOP than Hayes ever would.
Zandar â@ZandarVTS 8m
@TheScottFinley @allanbrauer POTUS said “executive, legislative, federal judges all signed off on this”, Chris Hayes goes “BUT NOT
SCOTUS!”
Zandar â@ZandarVTS 23m
Wow. My opinion of Chris Hayes has crashed and burned after that diatribe. All laws must be “rendered Constitutional” by SCOTUS?
Retweeted by Matt Murphy
A lot of folks seem thoroughly disgusted with him tonight – even people who liked him at first.
So from my sources, GiGi is making a fool of himself on CNN. Good.
DOUBLE STANDARDS
The Media That Bashes Obama Today Ignores Their Own Complicity In Bushâs Crimes
By: Rmuse
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The list of media cover-ups of Republicansâ applying a different standard to President Obama, an African American man, than a white George Bush is endless, and they are both responsible for the populationsâ ignorance of Republican attempts to keep this nation from progressing much beyond the devastation of the last Republican administration. For the New York Times to claim President Obama has lost credibility for a seven year practice their favorite son George W. Bush began informs that the only credibility gap in this country exists in main stream media and not the Obama Administration. It is important to remember that this is the same New York Times that promoted the rush to war with Iraq when they knew Bush was lying and didnât call for impeachment when Bush outed an active CIA operative to silence a man who reported Iraq was not developing a nuclear weapon. As guilty as Republicans are for applying a different standard to President Obama than they did Bush, the main stream media is worse because their job is supposed to be reporting truth, but truth requires applying the same standard for all; something media and Republicans are incapable of.
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http://www.politicususa.com/republicans-media-forget-role-enabling-bush.html
Greenwald et al., are so screwed ….
…. probably in more ways than we yet know ….
#TrustBarack
DO.NOT.FUCK.WITH.OBAMA.
You don’t say.
http://thinkprogress.org/security/2013/06/06/2114781/gun-dealers-trafficking-mexico/
A recent study not only confirms the claim that many of the guns used in the ongoing violence in Mexico are from the United States, but finds that some U.S. gun dealers depend on this illegal gun running to stay afloat.
Their is a Mole either in WH, State, DOD, or Congress with access to Top Secret security information.
Special clearances have levels, and that is how they track them, pin down whoever is doing this.
But, should make a arrest, change dynamic of whole storyline.
I have no doubt that they’re doing just that, Jovie. And GiGi and WaPo gave them the info that it’s someone in NSA. Narrows things down much better.
I wonder why they haven’t been able to determine who it is? Seems like they should be enough tracks……
Or maybe they already know and just aren’t telling me!
They probably want to see who else he or she leaks to.
Maybe grab somebody bigger?
Ah, yes. I need to brush up on my spycraft.
I remember the singer Adele saying that she would tell her friends different stories then whichever stories came out in the press would lead her to who the gossipers were. She then got rid of those “friends.”
Yes! I remember that very cool interview. Good practice.
Read down-thread, Claire and meta on just that tactic – the WaPo & Guardian ‘PRISM ppts’ are not identical đ
Thanks, Bobfr.
May this is proof that the govt. is not listening to every American’s telephone conversation or monitoring every person’s e-mail, faxes, etc.
And here it is!
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And my guess is that they have a pretty good idea who it is.
Yes, I think they would probably have all their ducks in a row, rather than let a criminal investigation go on and on, dragging out the story.
Good news to hear, these people need to go to prison for life.
I am delighted to hear about this! These leakers and endangering the lives of Americans.
GOOD QUESTION …..
Rhoda â@RhodaJA 8m
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Leaks: AP-Yemen; Fox-N. Korea; Guardian-NSA/PRISM; Guardian-cyber list. Plus IRS, and who in GOP faked and leaked Benghazi email.
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Retweeted by Matt Murphy
I will be very surprised if the leaker doesn’t turn out to be a Bush appointee burrowed in.
I’m with you. I said that very thing yesterday…
Oh, it’s definitely a bitter RWNJ.
One scenario, LL:
Since they already knew who leaked the NK info to Rosen, take that one off the list.
They know someone leaked the phony Benghazi emails to Jonathan Karl.
They know someone leaked to the AP about the Yemen bomb maker.
Whether the IRS leaks are from the same person, may or may not figure into the sting.
So, you create a PRISM ppt and you make it available to the person or persons -that may be the reason the version leaked to the WaPo is slightly different from the one leaked to the Guardian – you think are the likely traitors.
And, you wait.
When the leaks happen you know exactly who was provided access to the phony, but apparently legit, ppt.
The vehement denials from every Internet company make it highly unlikely that PRISM is an NSA operation. It makes it much more likely that a trap was set and some folk are now caught in it.
That leak to the AP must have really pissed off a bunch of folk, not least of whom is President Obama. It would take time to construct an effective trap. We know how patient, disciplined PBO is. Folk should have caught a clue by the time he announced OBL was a midnight snack for the fishes.
#TrustBarack
The fact that the two powerpoints were slightly different is pretty telling.
Yep, LL. That ain’t no accident đ
Anyone watching our President today, who has even a trillionth of a clue, should know this is not going to end well for certain people.
EXCELLENT BOB!!
Thanks Bob for sharing the President’s remarks. After listening to the President, I now know why you’ve been unwavering in asking us to trust him. Any sane person who listens to him with an open mind knows exactly that he is trustworthy President whose sole interest is in protecting, and improving the lives of, the American people.
So it seems that Chris Hayes is angering a lot of folks on Twitter while his BFF Greenwald is making a fool of himself on CNN.
New name: All In the Tank with Chris
The President looked Serene today in responding to questions.
And then he said something of note, he said; you will here more about this in the coming days.
Does he have an arrest planned?
Me thinks so!
Hopefully soon!
as I said above: DO.NOT.FUCK.WITH.OBAMA.
He had a slight smirk and as Jovie said, he looked extremely serene, unnervingly so. If I were certain persons, I would be afraid. Very afraid…
Serious question for you: Are you ready for NBC taking over Prem broadcasts?
Prem as in Premier league?
yes.
Oh hell to the no. After they screwed up the Olympics broadcasting with their non-stop yammering and childish coverage?
This is why we can’t have nice things.
Sadly, FSC was going the same route, replacing UK commentators with in house ones for certain matches. The CL final has been unwatchable. I wish BeIN Sport had gotten the rights.
Wow, Rachel is like a dog with a new found bone tonight.
New post.
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/06/07/night-owls-white-house-performances-the-blues/
UT – In addition to the ravens and owls, my favorite:
Basically, the government is binge-watching Americans.
Keeping our sanity, daily, eh?