There are many International members at DU. Will we now be an open target for

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

unfettered monitoring by Gonzo???

Also, remember if you are an American and correspond with overseas DU members, you are opening yourself for monitoring.

Awful though but probably true.

[Buzz Clik]

1. Do you think for a moment that this place isn't monitored?

A student at our university (former student, actually) was tossed in the slammer for threatening George Bush on a smaller place than this.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

2. LEGALLY Now. That's horrible. eom

[porphyrian]

11. Well, that's a law - you can't threaten the President, no matter how insignificant the forum.

Most of the cases investigated don't come to much, but they do investigate.

[Buzz Clik]

12. No, you misunderstand. I wasn't questioning the legitimacy of the detaining this kid ...

... just pointing out that we are definitely being watched.

[porphyrian]

13. Oh, yeah, have been for years, I'm sure. - n/t

[EST]

3. Echo Buzz Click, above.

This place has been monitored and attacked at least since early 2003 and has been invaded by many right wing trolls who were able to play chameleon pretty well, with some getting over a thousand post counts before being unmasked.
Some of them would never have been nailed except for the fact that they chose to brag about their prowess on other web sites.

Some of those trolls were, in fact, paid operatives for right wingnut organizations.

Many of them were commited religious types, but now that the fire in that arena has died down a bit and the operatives were shown as purveyors of nothing more than bigotry masquerading as religion, the incidents have become less prevalent.
Expect more shit soon.

[demnan]

4. Everyone should join the ACLU now

if you haven't already, and help this organization fight for what's left of our rights. It may be too late.

And yes, this site is monitored, ACLU membership is probably monitored and we're all fucking on the fuck Bush list asnyway, so we might as well take a stand.

[HereSince1628]

5. DCdems plot with GOP to end influence of the 'Netroots'

I can see the pieces of other DU postings coming together.

Oh!oh! I'm outta tinfoil! Time to run to the store...

[madrchsod]

6. we are already monitored....

[rzemanfl]

7. Agent Mike doesn't give a damn where you live. n/t

[Wilber_Stool]

8. I wonder what would happen

if someone with terrorist ties were to post a question about a computer problem on a message board. Would the person that helped them get a call from Agent Mike? That's what makes this so insidious.

[dkofos]

9. I will continue to say what DU allows me to say and I don't really care

what agent mike, rove, *ush, and dick think about it.

[Solly Mack]

10. I'll be sure to add Fuck Gonzales in all my emails now