June 2, 2026
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Section 702 loophole allows sweeping warrants to spy on U.S. citizens
Congress passed the FISA Amendments Act in 2008 to enable surveillance of persons or organizations outside the United States, but in practice section 702 of the act includes sweeping warrants for the National Security Agency (NSA) and its PRISM surveillance program to collect static information stored in widely used online portals like Google and Facebook — no matter whose information it is.…
The Board of the Libertarian Party of Colorado today declared that the state Party’s appointees to the 2018 National Platform Committee shall be “conditional upon appointee not agreeing to any secrecy requirements for discussions that reasonably would be considered committee discussion such as any email list to which all committee members have access or emails copied to the entire committee.”…
The Green Party issued a press release commenting on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence looking at Jill Stein as part of its investigation into interference in the 2016 election.…
The Green Mountain Party has gained Minor Party status in the state of Vermont. The Green Mountain Party is a political group unique to Vermont and is not affiliated with any national political organization.…
The Green Party of Travis County Texas released a decision condemning the Trump Administration’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel and plans for moving the U.S.…
The Green Party issued a statement on December 14th criticizing the FCC decision on ending Net Neutrality, and called for establishing public ownership of internet services.…
Sexual misconduct has long been a problem in both the public and private spheres, but today there is a stark difference between intolerance of sexual misconduct in the world of business and tolerance in the world of politics.…
On Dec. 6, the price of bitcoin surpassed $13,000, gaining more than $1,000 in value from a record high only the previous day. In April 2013, back when the price of bitcoin fluctuated between $76 and $266, Slate writer Eric Posner called the digital currency “a libertarian fantasy.”…
