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Having Secured A Clean 702 Reauthorization, The FBI Gets Back On Its Backdoor Search Bullshit

1 year 2 months ago
There was more contention than usual prior to the most recent reauthorization of Section 702 surveillance powers. The blame for the multiple fights leading up to a clean renewal lies entirely at the feet of the FBI, which has constantly abused its access to NSA collections to perform warrantless searches targeting US persons’ communications. Normally, […]
Tim Cushing

At Wash U, Some Boos for Chancellor, But Little Talk of Palestine

1 year 2 months ago
Loud booing and chanting punctuated some of the speakers at the commencement for Washington University this morning — most often Chancellor Andrew Martin, who has become the focal point of anger from activists after mass arrests on campus April 27. Administrators had ordered a temporary encampment erected on campus that day to disperse, and when protestors refused to do so, 100 were arrested, including 23 students and at least four faculty members. Martin later begged students not to protest at this year’s commencement and presided over fencing going up around campus.
Kallie Cox