Stifle it!

Megaupload site takedown in the Chicago Trib.

... indictment was unsealed one day after websites including Wikipedia and Craigslist shut down in protest ...

It's interesting that the story criss-crosses the globe. Arrest made in New Zealand.
The alleged dollar amounts are also interesting. $500 mil in lost revenue. Cyberthief alleged to have received $24 mil in ill-gotten gains in 2010.

Those inter-tubes sound like wild territory!

Blackout

Wiki Protest

http://en.wikipedia.org/

 

Contact your Rep. FWIW

Million Dollar Dinner

h/t Chicago Tribune

BHO is in Mordor on the Lake for the next 3 days.
Grubbin around the grassroots for some benjamins.

A meal fit for a King!

The fund raiser the I'd love to see the guest list of is the 60 guest one;

... Obama will then head to a fundraiser for 60 people at a private residence where tickets cost considerably more — $35,800 per couple...

Thats a cool Million and change. Not bad for a dinner.

The visit reminds me of a few things ...
The installment of RE as King of Mordor.
The upcoming return of Sir William to the kingdom
Which begs the question "What will Bill do?"
The state of the Royal Coffers. Lowest rating in the country!

The pipeline between Mordor on the Lake and DC has never been busier.
It'll get even busier during BHO.2.
Thats right. I said it. BHO.2 It's coming.
What is it the modern grunts say?
Embrace the suck.

Frank Zappa (Terrorist)

Zappa or Guy Fawkes?

  The illusion of freedom in America will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion is too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move the table and chairs out of the way, and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theater.

Frank Zappa

 RIP Frank.
 Below ... the fine print at the bottom ... FZ.

terror, terror, everywhere!

Dial the wayback machine to Circa 1986. The Reagan Era. T'was Morning in America. The kerfuffle of the day was was song lyrics. Government intervention was needed to protect America. A clip from that era, Crossfire show. The whole show is there, and it's full of fireworks. Mr Zappa predicts Americas descent to a fascist theocracy at about the 10 minute mark. Enjoy.

I think we're closer to a fascist corporatocracy or mebbe a fascist oligarchy. But let's not quibble over semantics, eh?

h/t Hardtimeprepardness via Feral Irishman via WRSA, etc.

Happy New Fear!

The new normal

The Myths of Freedom

Glenn Greenwald @ Salon  busts 3 myths that are used to defend the 2012 NDAA, National Defense Authorization Act.

Gov apologists and/or operatives have begun spinning counterintell stories to lessen the blow back from the passage of these heinous laws. The myths being spun are,

1. This bill does not codify indefinite detention of Americans.
2. This bill does not expand the scope of the War on Terror.
3. U.S. citizens are exempted from this bill.

Progressive ideas  ... like indefinite detention for enemies of the Administration

Mr. Greenwald breaks these down, chapter and verse, here.

Anon Open Letter

 Pretty succinct. ...


“We've been watching you systematically destroy the rights of your own people, one law at a time. No longer shall we stand by and watch you enslave our fellow citizens,” writes an Anonymous operative in an open letter to Congress posted Friday. “You have continued down this path of treason by creating acts such as the National Defense Authorization Act, Stop Online Piracy Act, Protect IP Act, and more. You've tried to conceal the true purpose of these bills, and pass them without the consent of the American people.”

from RT.com

We are now here to undo your sordid life's work in its entirety. No longer will your transgressions go unnoticed. No longer will you enslave the people. The world will know of your violations against the rights of the citizens you were elected to represent.”

Global©orpSupranational™

Ahhh ... the comfort of anonymity