Depending on who you talk to, he is either a dirty, rotten scoundrel – to borrow the title from a 1988 slapstick comedy — or the patron saint of all things transparent and free. In fact, there seems to be very little middle ground in any discussion of Julian Paul Assange. Sadly, what is happening to Assange is not a comedy. At all.
Intelligence
Google Is Using Leftist Websites As Fact-Checker “Authorities”
The tech titan will use “authoritative sources” for fact-checking. But who are these so-called authoritative sources? PolitiFact, Salon, Snopes and The Washington Post. These are all liberal news websites with considerable biases, agendas, and slants.
Concocted News Network: Shilling For Susan Rice
As all of America now knows, the high-ranking official who unmasked the Trump team in intelligence reports was none other than Susan Rice. Since this puts the Obama administration in a very bad position — and completely destroys the minuscule shred of credibility Rice still had among those who still believe Benghazi was a spontaneous attack — the establishment media is in high gear.
There’s More To The Flynn Immunity Story Than The Media Is Telling You
In a late-breaking story Thursday night, several media outlets reported that Michael Flynn, short-lived security advisor for the Trump administration, is offering through his attorneys to be “interviewed” by the FBI in exchange for immunity. But the story may not be what it seems.
NSA Whistleblower Bill Binney on Tucker Carlson 3.24.17
If you haven’t seen this yet, you need to. Former NSA employee William Binney was on the Tucker Carlson Show Friday night to explain that yes, President Trump was under surveillance — just like everyone else in America.
LN TecWeek for 3.24.17: Bitcoin No Longer Anonymous
Your weekly update on all things privacy, surveillance and tech.
Who Is James Comey Protecting And Why?
Are his words motivated by political chess or by a desire to protect the intelligence community; specifically, the FBI?
LN TecWeek for 3.18.17: More Toys Spying On Your Kids
Is your child’s information being leaked through their toys…again? Also, Republican lawmakers want advertisers to be able to buy your web history.
Judicial Watch Files Lawsuit Against CIA and DOJ on Russia Leaks
Judicial Watch has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against a number of government agencies in an effort to procure records “related to the investigation of retired United States Army Lieutenant General Michael Flynn’s communications with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak,” they reported late Tuesday afternoon.