While the United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries) are stationed at 737 bases, in 130 nations around the world, defending “all freedom-loving people everywhere in the world,” the Republican (fascist/socialist) the 51st counterfeit CONgress (elected in accordance with the fraudulent 17th amendment) passes the USA FREEDOM (Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-collection and Online Monitoring) Act, ostensibly enhancing the privacy rights of U.s. enemy/subject citizens, by ending the bulk collection of telephone and e-mail communications by the National Security.  Instead bulk collection will be done by telecommunications corporations, which will be Turned over to the NSA upon demand.

       NOTES:

• This act was so badly amended that one of its co-sponsors voted NAY.
• “The more things change, the more they stay the same,” —- usually attributed to Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr

       [added 12/26/2022] Thanks to Freedom’s Phoenix for this entry.

       Preet Bharara, United states attorney for the southern district of new york, issues a subpoena to Reason magazine demanding the identities of readers who posted anonymous, hyperbolic comments regarding the life without parole sentence given to Ross W. Ulbricht, founder of the Silk Road.

       [added 12/26/2022] Thanks to Freedom’s Phoenix for this entry.