Snowden and the Fight for American Privacy by James Bovard Edward Snowden did heroic service in awakening Americans to Washington ravishing their privacy. Snowden’s “reward” is to be banished in Russia without a snowball’s chance in hell of a fair trial if he returns to America. But as he courageously declared, “I would rather be […]
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Painting the Debt Ceiling with the Brian Wilson Podcast
Brian Wilson and I had fun hammering Congress for their shiftless sellout on the federal debt ceiling negotiations. Also paid homage to the FBI and its 278,000 warrantless wiretap victims (you know who you are even if the feds won’t disclose). You can listen to the podcast by clicking here or https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-two-and-only-brian-wilson-and-james-bovard/id1638506178?i=1000615202210or
Biggest FBI Spy Scandal of the Year
Libertarian Institute, May 25, 2023 EXPOSED: Biggest FBI Spy Scandal of the Year by Jim Bovard A Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court opinion released last week revealed that the FBI violated the constitutional rights of 278,000 Americans in 2020 and 2021 with warrantless searches of their email and other electronic data. For each American that the […]
N.Y. Post: The FBI just got caught in yet more massive, outrageous FISA abuses
New York Post, May 22, 2023 The FBI just got caught in yet more massive, outrageous FISA abuses by James Bovard Like the casino-gambling scene in “Casablanca,” the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court is “shocked, shocked” the Federal Bureau of Investigation continues to ravage the privacy of vast numbers of Americans. For each American the […]
TSA Still Molesting at Warp Speed
Reposted 2/25 by Zero Hedge, with 50,000+ views & 300+ comments TSA Still Molesting at Warp Speed by Jim Bovard | Feb 23, 2023 I traveled to Hartford, Connecticut last week for a conference. It was the first time since the start of the pandemic that I had the pleasure of being pawed by TSA […]
Davos’ Damndest Delusion: FBI As Good Guys?
Libertarian Institute, January 24, 2023 Davos’ Damndest Delusion: FBI As Good Guys? by James Bovard You can judge an audience by how much bullshit they accept from the podium. By that standard, the World Economic Forum attendees in Davos, Switzerland last week were either depraved or craven. Why else would FBI chief Christopher Wray not […]
Thumping TSA Surveillance on Houston Radio
KTRH Local Houston and Texas News TSA to Expand Facial Recognition Program in 2023 By Nik Rajkovic Dec 13, 2022 Privacy advocates are sounding the alarm over the Transportation Security Administration‘s plan to take its facial recognition program nationwide. The program already is being used at DFW and 15 other airports. “This could be a […]