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26. I just enjoy the "wait I thought this was old news" sarcastic posts

Fri Aug 9, 2013, 03:32 PM

Aug 2013

when in fact the most controversial part has been known to anybody paying attention since '06. some of us thought it was f'd up then as well as now. my all time favorites are the strawmen posts along the lines of "if nowden didn't reveal anything new, why is he being prosecuted?" as if the phone metadata program is all he released and as if he didn't steal even way more than he released and as if he didn't flee to an authoritarion country and threaten his own.

amazing, the traitor snowden and his defenders.

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Obama Administration Launching NSA Transparency Website [View all] millennialmax Aug 2013 OP

I thought we already knew all about it. tblue Aug 2013 #1

Hey if some people didn't keep up with current events in 2006 arely staircase Aug 2013 #17

Or 2013 when this is now being discussed Aerows Aug 2013 #21

I just enjoy the "wait I thought this was old news" sarcastic posts arely staircase Aug 2013 #26

It IS new news now that it has been broken Aerows Aug 2013 #30

which has nothing to do with snowden nt arely staircase Aug 2013 #36

And the consequences are the same, regardless if Obama broke the news. n/t Aerows Aug 2013 #37

No, we did not know till now that FISA was stretching interpretations of the law Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #39

we knew they were allowing metadata collection as per their arely staircase Aug 2013 #40

We still do not know how far they stretched their interpretation of the law so your Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #41

so then what did snowden tell us that was new? nt arely staircase Aug 2013 #42

highlighted what a huge bunch of us Aerows Aug 2013 #43

for the record - I don't care for it either and am glad it is finally being discussed arely staircase Aug 2013 #44

Mostly just being disgusted with Snowden because Aerows Aug 2013 #45

he did right in front of the whole world when he was in china arely staircase Aug 2013 #47

I don't know that "draining of laptops" happened Aerows Aug 2013 #51

well we know he told the chinese about specific NSA spying on China arely staircase Aug 2013 #54

No, actually we don't know that Aerows Aug 2013 #57

ok for the gazillianth time arely staircase Aug 2013 #63

You just stated telecomms didn't have enough storage space Aerows Aug 2013 #65

to keep a fucking recording of every conversation? arely staircase Aug 2013 #67

Hi Aerows Aug 2013 #69

I think you aren't really that naive Aerows Aug 2013 #70

And for the gazillianth time, the FSB Aerows Aug 2013 #68

What "metadata" are you referring to? You have no idea! It's classified! MNBrewer Aug 2013 #46

this arely staircase Aug 2013 #50

That's pretty general. MNBrewer Aug 2013 #52

you think they are recording every american's phone conversation? nt arely staircase Aug 2013 #55

If the data exist at the telecoms MNBrewer Aug 2013 #58

you think telecoms have that storage capability? arely staircase Aug 2013 #59

LMAO Aerows Aug 2013 #61

I think that ship has sailed. n/t djean111 Aug 2013 #2

Oh, FFS. Le Taz Hot Aug 2013 #3

You have to give them a little bit of sweetness Aerows Aug 2013 #22

Betcha it uses cookies and tracks your IP address krispos42 Aug 2013 #4

I hear it will be able to read minds. JoePhilly Aug 2013 #5

So... krispos42 Aug 2013 #15

lol ... and then they'll use it against you. nt JoePhilly Aug 2013 #16

In votes. n/t Aerows Aug 2013 #25

I hear it will be able to read minds Aerows Aug 2013 #23

it will kill us with drones nt arely staircase Aug 2013 #18

Or kill us at the polls n/t Aerows Aug 2013 #24

unlikely nt arely staircase Aug 2013 #34

I hope not Aerows Aug 2013 #35

Credability tazkcmo Aug 2013 #6

So what the hell do you suggest, then? (nt) Recursion Aug 2013 #19

Don't spy on people without probable cause Aerows Aug 2013 #27

We've seen no evidence the 4th Amendment is being violated Recursion Aug 2013 #28

You addressed nothing Aerows Aug 2013 #32

Is this from the Onion? Rex Aug 2013 #7

I figured Recursion Aug 2013 #20

You did? Rex Aug 2013 #31

They spelled "propaganda" wrong. woo me with science Aug 2013 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author DesMoinesDem Aug 2013 #9

They have change.gov siting around, might as well use it. DesMoinesDem Aug 2013 #10

LOL. This is rich PSPS Aug 2013 #11

Great. The regime will allow us to discuss secrecy but not what's being kept secret. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2013 #12

Bet it'll just be a black page with no text or images on it AndyA Aug 2013 #13

Hi, Joe Smith here, are you spying on me? Well Mr. Smith... Safetykitten Aug 2013 #14

Appropriately scathing marions ghost Aug 2013 #33

Is it a transparency website or an IQ test for naive people. AppleBottom Aug 2013 #29

No Trust marions ghost Aug 2013 #38

Yeah, it's going to be www.neutronium.gov Fumesucker Aug 2013 #48

Okay.... Autumn Aug 2013 #49

Will there be coloring pages? DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2013 #53

The Guardian is working on the coloring book version for their audience. eom millennialmax Aug 2013 #56

Yeah. We all know the dumbass reputation the Guardian has. DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2013 #60

I'm beginning to think there are a few in this thread Aerows Aug 2013 #64

This message was self-deleted by its author deenamathew Dec 2014 #72

Aww, that's gonna piss off greenwald, the guardian, and snowden.. I'm sure Cha Aug 2013 #62

This is transparent PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #66

If Clapper has anything to say about it: neverforget Aug 2013 #71