By now you might’ve seen the “sequel” (Greenwald’s word) to the original Snowden Hong Kong video. It really has little to do with NSA or its programs and more to do with...
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Wisconsin Joins the Misogynistic Ultrasound Club; Federal Judge Promptly Blocks the Law
My Tuesday column begins like so: Let’s review. Yes, if you’re a cellphone user subscribed to one the major carriers, NSA probably collected your metadata in its ongoing effort to find...
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In Case You Missed It, Greenwald Insulted Adam Serwer’s Dad
So on Saturday, this exchange happened on Twitter: Oddly enough, Greenwald flacked for Snowden in response to the accusation that he flacks for Snowden. His predictably dickish reply to Daniel Serwer...
Crimes Against Humanity
The only thing we haven’t seen in the war on women has been forced sterilization. Until now. Over the course of several years, two women’s prisons in California signed at least 150...
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Snowden’s Weird Behavior & Greenwald’s Divisiveness Obscure the Real Issue: Reforming the FISA Court
My Monday column begins like so: In the blur of unhinged rage circulating around Edward Snowden and the NSA story, you might’ve missed the bombshell New York Times article by Eric Lichtblau...
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Snowden to Central America or South America
Both Venezuela and Nicaragua (maybe) have offered asylum to Edward Snowden. The presidents of Venezuela and Nicaragua offered Friday to grant asylum to NSA leaker Edward Snowden, one day after...
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MST3K Saturday – “Danger! Death Ray” Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading →...
The Most Psychotic Video You’ll Watch All Day
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Adam Kokesh. If you recall, Kokesh was planning an armed march on Washington, which never materialized, even after he sought permission from the government he claims...
Mail Bag Time!! Chez Gets Drunk, We Talk About Ed Snowden, the 4th of July and Ted Nugent For President!
This week’s questions. Answers here. 1. It looks like poor little Eddie Snowden can’t find a country willing to give him asylum. It’s something like 20 countries now and still no...
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Simon and Garfunkel – “Slip Sliding Away” Live Another light blogging day. Stand by… Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading...
The Best of Buzz Burbank News & Comment
In case you’ve missed the first couple of weeks of Buzz, here’s a refresher. Seriously, this is the best newscast you’ll hear all day. Happy Independence Day to our favorite news...
Quote of the Morning
“Yeah, I’m thinking about it.” Ted Nugent when asked if he’s running for president I suspect he’s running in the same way Donald Trump “ran” for president...
The Privacy Debate Derailed
Former NSA senior intelligence analyst John Schindler had some interesting responses in an interview with the Providence Phoenix: Unless you are a member of Al Qaeda, Google knows vastly more about...
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The Declaration of Independence – “John Adams” HBO Miniseries Slow blogging day today. Happy Independence Day! Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading...
Buzz Burbank News & Comment 7/3/13
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The 150 Year Civil War
Tony Horwitz, the author of the great Confederates in the Attic, wrote an interesting piece for The Atlantic about how the 150th commemoration of the Civil War and, this week, Gettysburg, will...
The True Story of an Actual NSA Whistleblower
NSA insider John Schindler wrote a compelling essay about his Dad, also a career NSA employee. Here’s the heart of the piece, but I urge you to read all of it. By the early 1970s dad was...