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Pennsylvania must return weapons to parents of Eric Frein, man convicted in deadly trooper ambush [More]

On a read of the facts, as opposed to the emotional manipulation, that’s the appropriate ruling.

[Via Jess]

We’re the Only Ones Foggy Enough

Police have used “Fog Reveal” to search hundreds of billions of records from 250 million mobile devices, and harnessed the data to create location analyses known among law enforcement as “patterns of life,” according to thousands of pages of records about the company. [More]

Add that to this and welcome to Surveillance Nation!

Hey, if you’re not doing anything wrong, you shouldn’t have anything to hide. Besides, what could go wrong?

Funny, how the economic fascist profiteers behind this keep a personal low profile… The VA State Corporation Commission wasn’t any help either.

[Via Jess]

Suveillance Nation

The country’s largest wireless carriers not only know where you are every time you make a phone call or use your data connection, but they routinely hold onto that location information for months and in some cases years, providing it to law enforcement whether you like it or not, according to carrier letters made public last week by the Federal Communications Commission. [More]

Maybe that’s why they call them “cell” phones…

In a Constitutional system, you could make a case for Fourth AND Fifth Amendment violations without looking too hard. Then again, why should rulers who trample the Second with impunity worry about that?

The Importance of Being Ernst

The senator is requesting that Garland provide details about the ATF investigations, including how the organization establishes probable cause to conduct these visits, as well as whether they obtain a warrant. She also called on the ATF to reveal how many “knock and talks” they have conducted since the ramp-up began in late July. The letter requests that Garland responds within 30 days. [More]

And if he doesn’t? Or just sends back some weasel words that paint the JBTs as heroes out there protecting us from racist domestic extremists? Hell, Eric Holder told a Republican Congress to go **** themselves and he’s still out there being in-your-face about everything.

This is more like Ernst trying to bolster/reestablish gun creds with the uninformed and those with short memories.

[Via Jess]

Coming Soon, To a Neighborhood Near You

The Break Down of The First Known ATF FRT Confiscation [More]

I continue to shake my head at the number of gun owners who don’t grok the basics. And I’m not surprised that they rolled on the next guy.

That said, I don’t think it’s fair to judge ATF Special Agent Chuck Donahoe until you’ve goose-stepped a mile in his jackboots.

[Via Jess]

As Long as You’re Not Doing Anything Wrong… Are You?

Enrolled Agent: Conservatives Have Nothing to Fear From Beefed-up IRS as Long as They Haven’t Cheated [More]

How is this any different from “You won’t object to us searching you and your premises without a warrant and talking to you without your attorney if you have nothing to hide”?

And who believes this fascist dweeb has actual “GOP friends”?

[Via Michael G]

Tangentially-related UPDATE:

Look at some of the replies. [More]

Most of those will never even question things unless they’re caught in the net. Most have never considered the implications behind “He has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance.”

[Via WiscoDave]

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