From the New York Times, "U.S. Postal Service Logging All Mail for Law Enforcement": The Mail Isolation Control and Tracking program was created after the anthrax attacks in late 2001 that killed five people, including two postal workers. Highly secret, it seeped into public view last month when the F.B.I. cited it in its investigation of ricin-laced letters sent to President Obama and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. It enables the Postal Service to retrace the path of mail at the request of law enforcement. No one disputes that it is sweeping.
“In the past, mail covers were used when you had a reason to suspect someone of a crime,” said Mark D. Rasch, who started a computer crimes unit in the fraud section of the criminal division of the Justice Department and worked on several fraud cases using mail covers. “Now it seems to be, ‘Let’s record everyone’s mail so in the future we might go back and see who you were communicating with.’ Essentially you’ve added mail covers on millions of Americans.”
So they are recording all the junk mail they dump in my mailbox? |
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I was part of a discussion earlier and a question was raised. Considering all the information companies are sharing with governments, could it be possible that media players that connect to the internet for data, are not only getting information, but are sending it out? For example if you allow WM11 to connect to the net to get track info, it could send a list of songs you have, which is then saved for later use, either for marketing purposes or more sinister invasions of privacy? Also, could that be used as a consensual conduit for companies to gather information on your habits, preferences and activities?
No. They'd have general information about your "household", not you. |
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- Obama really drove the point home that the two parties are very much two heads of the same horse. ....
No he did not. Obama did not drive that point home, either verbally or by his behavior. You might believe the two parties are the same but there is no reason to attribute that or proof of it to any given politician. |
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Get behind tor and then ----> pay with bitcoin!
Or, less to my preference but available, pay for VPN with paypal... |
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Reserved
NOW we be cooking! I'm probably in, need to check funds. |
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The framers of the US Constitution wished for the government they created to be scared of the people, not for the people to be scared of the govenment.
The government IS scared of the people. That's why they are they are hiring more and more goons and setting up a security state. Bullies are quite often scared of their victims and will attempt to oppress them and keep them down out of that fear. And the govt have a lot to be scared about. Their whole centrally planned nonsense is crumbling and all their empty promises are going to be found out. Victims of bullies just need to realise what cowards bullies are and then it's all over for the bully. I hope that day comes soon for the bully govt. The below link is about concealed carry of handguns - it's not about "assault weapons" per the OP. Well I guess if you go with the latest crazy talk about "Assault pistols" then yeah, it's about assault weapons. Change in US States re concealed carry, 1986 to 2013. http://www.volokh.com/2013/07/10/chicago-from-a-handgun-ban-to-a-right-to-carry-concealed-handguns/Progress! Yeah! And now the good people in Chicago may have a fighting chance some of the time again the random third world level violence there. |
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So the whores are welcome but not their pimp? <<whores = Google, Microsoft, Yahoo...>> |
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....content of what they say is what drives their credibility.
Take Ick, for example; he claims that the world is ruled by shape-shifting reptilian aliens. Do I need to explain why this isn't credible, or why anyone with an ounce of sanity would ignore what he has to say?
You know, since we're all just having fun here and you've told your fair share of untruths, not even trying to place them in a proper form such as reframing of an argument, yes, let's start with the claim that the world is ruled by shape-shifting reptilian aliens. Evidence that that may be so: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDKdHuyQpHYI rest my case.  I think SEC Agent has left us? what? so, then ... the world IS RULED BY.... |
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Agree with all you said.
What many of the posters do not understand or do not care to comprehend (yes, it's SCAREY LOL) is that the 2nd amendment's intent was that citizens be armed in case it was necessary to overthrow an oppressive government. Of course, back then the issues with Britain were fresh in their minds.
Yes, there were secondary reasons - personal defense from bad guys and such, hunting. But the primary issue is as stated.
The framers of the US Constitution wished for the government they created to be scared of the people, not for the people to be scared of the govenment.
So, you...see....with all this focus on "scary black rifles"
It the people....they scary....be afraid, be very afraid...
LOL
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What is a high capacity for a pistol, more than 6? more than 10? just about any magazine fed pistol you can slap in an extended magazine in place of the regular one.
In the recent American bleeding heart liberal guncontrol clusterfuck, it was more than 7 in one version, 10 in another. So....what do you mean, you didn't know??? How can a person be expected to know and follow all these arbitrary rules? Actually that's a problem in the USA, particularly with people that travel between some of the smaller states or whom live near the state lines. There are also differences between some state and federal law regarding firearms. Historically, everyone understood that federal trumped state in certain arenas, but in the years, of Obama, the clear breakdown of the rule of law has created some chaos. We now have a federal Attorney General who quite unabashedly determines which laws he feels like enforcing based on the political whim of the moment. But generally speaking regarding firearms, one should be knowledgable about his state laws and follow those. These issues are taught in concealed carry classes. For me, I could not care less about the 7 or 10 or whatever types of rules. |
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....content of what they say is what drives their credibility.
Take Ick, for example; he claims that the world is ruled by shape-shifting reptilian aliens. Do I need to explain why this isn't credible, or why anyone with an ounce of sanity would ignore what he has to say?
You know, since we're all just having fun here and you've told your fair share of untruths, not even trying to place them in a proper form such as reframing of an argument, yes, let's start with the claim that the world is ruled by shape-shifting reptilian aliens. Evidence that that may be so: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDKdHuyQpHYI rest my case. |
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Lets start from about 1913 and see how things developed into the shit most of the population lives in today.
Umm....actually it's remarkably better than most peoples' lives in 1918, or 1944, certainly better for those in China than 1972, for any in Russia before 1992. It's certainly better economically for most of Asia than anytime in the past, as Asia is largely lifting itself up to first world status. Beer production is way up versus 1913, too. |
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This has nothing to do with coverage, this is just basic common sense. I can tell you that in two separate periods of time some years ago, I did carry a gun, and never thought it was a big deal. Definitely was in some situations where packing that firearm was a seriously good thing. Never had to pull it out, never used it and hope I never have to. So there is a bit of actual reality for you. Today I don't generally carry but on occasion do. Lots of people I know have the same general point of view.
But im really not looking to discuss your adventures in the criminal world any further. Lol, it wasn't criminal activities. They've mostly all got some kind of firearms. But what we need to discuss is why opinionators on the Internet think they know better than I about what I should or can or will do. Or what what any average person should or can or will do. Of course it doesn't matter anyway, because ordinary people will do what they can or should within their legal rights. So chatter away. |
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Still astonished how many highly educated people here can be so irrational.
Meaning? Meaning when it comes to guns and Americans all logic, facts and reasoning goes overboard. I'm not sure that I fully comprehend your European perspective from your biased and weirded out coverage of US stuff. Guns bad, Obama God, etc. Does not matter one bit, really. I can tell you that in two separate periods of time some years ago, I did carry a gun, and never thought it was a big deal. Definitely was in some situations where packing that firearm was a seriously good thing. Never had to pull it out, never used it and hope I never have to. So there is a bit of actual reality for you. Today I don't generally carry but on occasion do. Lots of people I know have the same general point of view. Some women get assaulted or raped, then they get a permit. They learn the hard way, you might say. See, it does not matter that you think you know better or your country is better or whatever. I have also enjoyed walking down streets that were safe and where it wouldn't ever be considered to carry a weapon. So WHAT? Other people live in other places with other conditions. Part of the progressive, socialist mindset that is simply wrong is the idea that one solution fits everyone and every place somehow. |
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Spendulus; 42; 42.71142855; 19LmQApGB5j3XRBXUTGSvGYz9Xv1rBmPZ4
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You USA people are scary when it comes to your human right to bear arms. UK has the best gun laws - ban'em.
Arguably it was the intent of the Founders of our Constitution to make us just that. Scary. |
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We also have plenty of people that goes nuts for no apparent reason, but its just they do not even know how to use or where to find a gun, and any other weapon is simply uneffective and definitely not as cool as an "assault rifle" when planning to cause as much death as possible.
9/11 terrorists used boxcutters to hijack planes and kill thousands. Boston Marathon was hit by a bomb. There was a guy who got mad and drove his pickup truck into a crowd killing tens of people. There are lots of ways to kill/hurt many people without using an assault riffle. Oh, and actual assault riffles are already highly regulated under machine gun regulations, so very few mass shootings are done with assault riffles. That is why they had to invent the new category "assault weapon" to ban, which is essentially just "rifle which looks scary". Don't forget the latest iteration of this nonsense, "assault pistol", which includes all pistols with a "scary high capacity magazine", which basically is everything being sold today. Certainly it includes all the Glock pistols, which is the most popular product. What is a high capacity for a pistol, more than 6? more than 10? just about any magazine fed pistol you can slap in an extended magazine in place of the regular one. In the recent American bleeding heart liberal guncontrol clusterfuck, it was more than 7 in one version, 10 in another. So....what do you mean, you didn't know??? ASSAULT PISTOLS ARE SCARY!!! Just think of the children. |
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We also have plenty of people that goes nuts for no apparent reason, but its just they do not even know how to use or where to find a gun, and any other weapon is simply uneffective and definitely not as cool as an "assault rifle" when planning to cause as much death as possible.
9/11 terrorists used boxcutters to hijack planes and kill thousands. Boston Marathon was hit by a bomb. There was a guy who got mad and drove his pickup truck into a crowd killing tens of people. There are lots of ways to kill/hurt many people without using an assault riffle. Oh, and actual assault riffles are already highly regulated under machine gun regulations, so very few mass shootings are done with assault riffles. That is why they had to invent the new category "assault weapon" to ban, which is essentially just "rifle which looks scary". Don't forget the latest iteration of this nonsense, "assault pistol", which includes all pistols with a "scary high capacity magazine", which basically is everything being sold today. Certainly it includes all the Glock pistols, which is the most popular product. |
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Sounds like you were unable to wake up those frontal lobes. You think that you can travel over 200K miles with less than 10,000 lbs of fuel? You must have watched a lot of cartoons because you have quite the imagination. What kind of magic fuel was that?
Oh yeah, and appealing to Ayn Rand is a logical fallacy. She was a great philosopher, but not a rocket scientist.
I love this! "LOL yea math and science but I mean come on LOOK at thing u can't be srs!!" Well, I have refuted his argument but he has a point. The Apollo landers don't look at all like what people may have thought spaceships would look like in the 1950s. It took a while to figure out what they had to look like to work. Using the same logic, I can see somebody today looking at a 1960s computer and saying ... "I mean come on LOOK at thing, that's no computer. Look at it, man. There's no mouse, screen, nothing, just that bunch of stupid little flashing lights and toggle switches. Like what are you trying to put over on us, you think we stupid?" |
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...........this mentality in the US where it seems that you are living in the wild west and you need to defend yourself. Defend your property, defend your family, defend your life. From what, for fucks sake? I think what you need to defend yourself and your society from is that obsession with guns and violence. There is some special olympics shit going on with the so-called "libertarians"... Just check that stupid gif in the post above. They compare the US with Israel, which is occupied territory and a warzone (*facepalm*), and where there are still school shooting episodes, even if rarer than it he US. Why don't those guys compare the US with Italy, Belgium, Spain, Greece.... Where no one is armed in schools, and no school shooting has ever happened? That should be the model, doesn't it?
Some of us in the USA live pretty close to war zones. The US / Mexican border. I mentioned El Paso earlier. Juarez is the Mexican city across the border, basically the two are one society with a border in the middle. So you REALLY WANT to talk about violence? I don't think so. Google Juarez+women+murder, please Then report back. |
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