kingfish in absentia (kingfish)
Almost twenty years ago (Thursday, 17th August 2006)

from CNN:

In a 44-page memorandum and order, U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor, — who is based in Detroit, Michigan —struck down the National Security Agency’s program, which she said violates the rights to free speech and privacy.

Also, please enjoy this lovely CNN graphic accompanying the story:

have fun with the semiotics/deconstruction/etc of that one.

kingfish in absentia (kingfish)
Almost twenty years ago (Thursday, 17th August 2006)

also, i enjoy the links CNN attached to that story:

More Useful Links
• Distance Learning
• Notebook Computers
• Fresh Flowers

jhoshea (jhoshea)
Almost twenty years ago (Thursday, 17th August 2006)

have fun with the semiotics/deconstruction/etc of that one.

ITS IN TEH SHADOWZ

kingfish in absentia (kingfish)
Almost twenty years ago (Thursday, 17th August 2006)

Glenn Greenwald is overjoyed, and being a lawyer-type, breaks down the legal ramifications, and personal attacks already targeting the judge by authoritarian fuckheads:

So, so far we have—(1) the Judge was appointed by Jimmy Carter; (2) the Judge is African-American and works on “civil rights” matters; (3) she is insane; (4) she does not take terrorism seriously; (5) this is a victory for the terrorist; (6) President Bush should defy the Order.

oh yeah, and NRO fucks decry this as a Terrorist-Friendly Ruling