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	<description>The TSA top 10 catches include snakes, turtles and birds (but NO terrorists)</description>
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		<title>Your tax dollars at work</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2012/02/04/your-tax-dollars-at-work-5/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2012/02/04/your-tax-dollars-at-work-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The FBI is circulating a set of flyers purported to identify suspicious behaviors that indicates possible terrorist activities that therefore should be reported to the FBI by all good citizens.  The flyers are headlined &#8220;Communities Against Terrorism&#8221; and there are &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2012/02/04/your-tax-dollars-at-work-5/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft endorses Washington marriage equality</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2012/01/20/microsoft-endorses-washington-marriage-equality/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2012/01/20/microsoft-endorses-washington-marriage-equality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft has come out in support of a bill pending in Washington state to allow same-sex marriage. Why have they taken this position? Because is simply fair and, in addition, it is good business. As other states recognize marriage equality, &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2012/01/20/microsoft-endorses-washington-marriage-equality/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What two parties?</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2012/01/16/what-two-parties/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:04:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Napolitino]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think that Andrew Napolitano asks some fairly good questions here. (via The Big Picture)]]></description>
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		<title>Summary of today&#8217;s SOPA action (updated)</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/12/16/summary-of-todays-sopa-action/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2011/12/16/summary-of-todays-sopa-action/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Declan McCullagh]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=16148</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Declan McCullagh has all the details. Well worth a full read. Update: More info from Wired here. And, if you are interested in a cogent explanation of the security risks of SOPA, read this article by Stewart Baker, formerly Policy &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/12/16/summary-of-todays-sopa-action/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>SOPA/ProtectIP risk operation of the Internet (updated)</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/12/16/sopaprotectip-risk-operation-of-the-internet/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2011/12/16/sopaprotectip-risk-operation-of-the-internet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:37:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=16102</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A group of 83 technology inventors and engineers, who collectively built the technology for the Internet, have warned that SOPA/ProtectIP are threats to the Internet&#8217;s continued operation. The number one signatory is Vint Cert, the co-inventor of TCP/IP, the underlying &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/12/16/sopaprotectip-risk-operation-of-the-internet/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>85 year old woman strip searched at airport</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/12/04/85-year-old-woman-strip-searched-at-airport/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2011/12/04/85-year-old-woman-strip-searched-at-airport/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 13:53:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Details here. And more here. An 85-year-old woman said Saturday that she was injured and humiliated when she was strip searched at an airport after she asked to be patted down instead of going through a body scanner, allegations that &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/12/04/85-year-old-woman-strip-searched-at-airport/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Patriot Act clouds cloud computing</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/12/04/patriot-act-clouds-cloud-computing/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2011/12/04/patriot-act-clouds-cloud-computing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 13:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=15896</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Cloud computing is growing rapidly and it is already a big business. But, it turns out, US-based cloud computing companies are facing a grave threat from the Patriot Act. Foreign governments and cloud competitors are claiming that data stored on &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/12/04/patriot-act-clouds-cloud-computing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Colbert on SOPA</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/12/04/colbert-on-sopa/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2011/12/04/colbert-on-sopa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 12:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor &#38; Satire Blog,Video Archive The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor &#38; Satire Blog,Video Archive Go here and scroll down to write to your Congress-critter.]]></description>
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		<title>Police abuse at UC-Davis (updated x2)</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/11/19/police-abuse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 13:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=15643</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What would you say about a police officer calmly walking down a line of seated, non-violent protestors pepper spraying each?  None of the protestors are a threat to the officer in any way. And here is another view (click for &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/11/19/police-abuse/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Privacy victory</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/11/17/privacy-victory/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:48:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A US District Court Judge in Texas has ruled that obtaining cellphone records without a warrant is unconstitutional. In her ruling, Judge Lynn N. Hughes states: The records would show the date, time, called number, and location of the telephone &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/11/17/privacy-victory/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Be careful what you ask for</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/10/30/be-careful-what-you-ask-for/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2011/10/30/be-careful-what-you-ask-for/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 12:58:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hasan M. Elahi has a fascinating op-ed in today&#8217;s New York Times. He describes how in 2002, despite being an American citizen, he was stopped in Detroit upon entering the country and grilled for hours by Federal agents who believed &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/10/30/be-careful-what-you-ask-for/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>DVD recommendation of the week</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/10/23/dvd-recommendation-of-the-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You ought to take a look at Red State, directed by Kevin Smith. Fantastic. It focuses on a group of fundamentalist christians somewhat along the lines of Fred Phelps and his Westboro Baptist Church, but in this case they are &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/10/23/dvd-recommendation-of-the-week/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Secret laws, secret memos</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/10/10/secret-laws-secret-memos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Laws in the United States should not be secret. Laws should be subject to judicial review. Operational details of military actions need not be disclosed but the law and rules governing the military, the Department of Justice or any other &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/10/10/secret-laws-secret-memos/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Star Chambers in the US</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/10/06/star-chamber-in-the-us/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2011/10/06/star-chamber-in-the-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freer.com/bits/?p=15088</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tell me this isn&#8217;t un-American and unconstitutional: American militants like Anwar al-Awlaki are placed on a kill or capture list by a secretive panel of senior government officials, which then informs the president of its decisions, according to officials. There &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/10/06/star-chamber-in-the-us/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>FISA constitutional challenge survives</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/09/22/fisa-constitutional-challenge-survives/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2011/09/22/fisa-constitutional-challenge-survives/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A constitutional challenge to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) has survived an en banc rehearing in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.  The challenge was brought by human rights groups, lawyers and journalists who claim to have been wiretapped &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/09/22/fisa-constitutional-challenge-survives/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>One step forward on privacy</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/09/21/one-step-forward-on-privacy/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2011/09/21/one-step-forward-on-privacy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From CNN: If you get arrested in California for any reason, the photos, e-mails and other personal data on your cell phone are now a bit safer from prying police eyes. A new law now requires law-enforcement officers in that &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/09/21/one-step-forward-on-privacy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What is the Patriot Act really used for?</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/09/11/what-is-the-patriot-act-really-used-for/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 12:59:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Patriot Act is a civil liberties disaster. It was enacted to be deployed in anti-terror investigations. But how are its provisions actually used? Here is a summary of the use of the Act&#8217;s delayed-notice search warrant provisions from 2006-2009: &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/09/11/what-is-the-patriot-act-really-used-for/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Victor Vinge on freedom and the singularity</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/09/07/victor-vinge-on-freedom-and-the-singularity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:47:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Victor Vinge first predicted the singularity in 1993. Here is a recent interview. (via Boing Boing)]]></description>
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		<title>Bullshit quote of the day</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/09/07/bullshit-quote-of-the-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We want to be conscious of civil liberties and civil rights protections—and we are. We don&#8217;t do anything without kind of [kind of?] running it through our own civil rights and privacy office. We&#8217;re one of only two departments in &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/09/07/bullshit-quote-of-the-day/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The right to record law enforcement</title>
		<link>http://freer.com/bits/2011/09/06/the-right-to-record-law-enforcement/</link>
		<comments>http://freer.com/bits/2011/09/06/the-right-to-record-law-enforcement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 11:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several states purport to make it a crime to record the public activities of law enforcement officers. This is outrageous, but fortunately in a recent case, the right of citizens to record such activity was affirmed. In Massachusetts, meanwhile, the &#8230; <a href="http://freer.com/bits/2011/09/06/the-right-to-record-law-enforcement/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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