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The Sky Did Not Fall

A flower from the cover art for Thich Nhat Hanh's "Calming The Fearful Mind: A Zen Response To Terrorism"
The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself

March 15 marks three years since, amid the shrill protests of the intelligence community, Congress allowed key sections of the mass-surveillance-enabling PATRIOT Act to lapse. This week, we’re again hearing shrill cries of the intelligence community and their lackeys on the Hill, declaring that if Congress allows mass-surveillance-enabling Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act […]

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BLOCK S.139 IN THE SENATE!

Let your senator know that nothing less than real NSA surveillance reform will do. Perhaps you’ve been following the continuing debate in Congress on NSA surveillance, and the expiration of Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act that makes the dragnet possible. If so, then you likely heard that Thursday the House voted down Rep. […]