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The empirical and philosophical arguments used by politicians and “activists”.

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You Do Too Have Something To Hide

Posted on 10 June 2013 by Briggs
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“Let them look at my phone records. I have nothing to hide. They can read all my emails. There’s nothing there worth reading.” We hear this primarily from the young, who are said to be used to living openly on-line, … Continue reading →

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Data Mining, PRISM, NSA & False Positives: Update

Posted on 7 June 2013 by Briggs
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Remember how—this is a really brief history lesson–remember how the NSA, CIA, FBI, and many other of those lettered agencies with their ever-increasing budgets, super-sophisticated computers, genius brain mathematicians, statisticians, and computer scientists were able, through thinking clever thoughts and … Continue reading →

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What’s The Official Name For Governance By Thuggery?

Posted on 22 May 2013 by Briggs

To summarize what we know, but only in brief and leaving out many smaller scandals: The White House lied about the cause of Benghazi. They knowingly, willingly, and falsely claimed the attacks arose because of “spontaneous” anger about an unknown … Continue reading →

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Damn Straight News: Manly Men More Likely To Be Conservative

Posted on 17 May 2013 by Briggs

As will come as absolutely no surprise to regular readers, but will be a traumatic revelation to the public at large, it has finally been acknowledged in the peer-reviewed literature that the more a man resembles John Wayne, that the … Continue reading →

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