SPDR Select Sector Fund - Healthcare

NSA

New NSA Revelations Are Breaking Every Day

ebook - Fiat Money Inflation in France - VMI

ebook - Fiat Money Inflation in France

Misc links, Mortensen, Takavoli, Yahoo poll

http://www.tavakolistructuredfinance.com/2013/09/potus-bailouts-without-indictments/

http://www.peakprosperity.com/blog/82975/fed-shocker-no-taper

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/poll-end-feds-qe-sight-083330651.html

Movie, Money for Nothing

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/filmmaker-bet-on-financial-crisis-used-profit-to-make-documentary-about-federal-reserve/2013/09/13/6499e55e-14b0-11e3-880b-7503237cc69d_allComments.html?ctab=all_&

http://blogs.reuters.com/breakingviews/2013/09/13/review-money-for-nothing-sets-crisis-film-high/

NSA

By “Secret Law” Did They Mean “Not Written Down”? Marcy Wheeler
New browser extensions let you hit the NSA where it hurts: in the data Quartz
The Many Flaws of Dual_EC_DRBG A Few Thoughts on Cry

NSA, Bank spying

SWIFT Suspension? EU Parliament Furious about NSA Bank Spying

NSA

Fisa court ‘not challenged’ on records Guardian
Also, the Nail Polish Remover Lobby Didn’t Challenge Section 215 Orders Marcy Wheeler
Dying for Control (I): Neurosis and Terror as National “Policy” Arthur Silber

Paul Krugman’s Economic Blinders, What the Media Didn't Tell You About the Fall of Lehman Bros. Financial Terrorism

http://michael-hudson.com/2012/05/paul-krugmans-economic-blinders/

http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/09/17/financial-terrorism/

NSA

Cryptographers Attack NSA’s Secret Effort to Subvert Internet Security Slate
UK CRYPTOGRAPHERS CALL FOR OUTING OF DELIBERATELY WEAKENED PROTOCOLS, PRODUCTS ThreatPost

NSA

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-09-15/swift-takeover-follow-money-nsa-knows-all-about-your-spending-habits

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-09-15/nsas-transparency-thwarted-fax-machine

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-09-15/man-charge-nsa-modeled-his-office-bridge-starship-enterprise

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/15/nsa-mind-keith-alexander-star-trek

The Summers bounce

Taibbi, Rolling Stone, 16 firms recieved early data.

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/16-major-firms-may-have-received-early-data-from-thomson-reuters-20130905

Learning from Lehman, Panel discussion, Borofsky

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY-U9A7f-7o

NSA, Rogers

NSA panel ‘did not discuss changes’ Guardian
NSA’s Corruption of Cryptography and Its Methods of Coercion Marcy Wheeler

Ruppersberger, Rogers blast media on NSA

AAPL

NSA

NSA shares raw intelligence including Americans’ data with Israel Guardian
Mayor Rahm Emanuel: Why I said ‘no’ to the Midway deal Chicago Tribune.
Yahoo CEO Mayer: we faced jail if we revealed NSA surveillance secrets Guardian.

Albert Bartlett

http://www.resilience.org/stories/2004-08-29/dr-albert-bartlett-arithmetic-population-and-energy

http://www.colorado.edu/news/releases/2013/09/09/cu-boulder-campus-mourns-death-longtime-celebrated-physics-professor-al

Ex-Wall Street chieftains living large in post-meltdown world After the Meltdown: Part one in our series looking at the impact of the financial crisis of 2008

Ex-Wall Street chieftains living large in post-meltdown world After the Meltdown: Part one in our series looking at the impact of the financial crisis of 2008

NSA

Gems Mined from the NSA Documents and FISA Court Opinions Released Today EFF
Court Upbraided N.S.A. on Its Use of Call-Log Data New York Times
NSA Spying Seen Risking Billions in U.S. Technology Sales Bloomberg.
Riseup and the recent email provider closures Riseup.

Frank-Dodd, Polk, Infographic

Crisis cost up to $14 trillion, Dallas Fed says

Crisis cost up to $14 trillion, Dallas Fed says

The financial crisis cost the U.S. economy $6 trillion to $14 trillion—and possibly twice that—along with untold costs from "special treatment" that too-big-to-fail banks received, according to an explosive new analysis from the Dallas Federal Reserve.

Nearing the five-year anniversary of the Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy that shocked the global economy, the central bank analysis takes a stark look at the costs left behind by the crisis and the ensuing bailout.
Among the lasting damages, the paper cites continuing and pervasive unemployment as well as the opportunity costs that came from $12.6 trillion in direct aid given to the financial sector.

"The 2007–09 meltdown produced a huge downshift in the path of economic output, consumption and financial wealth," the paper said. "The nation has borne additional costs arising from psychological consequences, skill atrophy from extended unemployment, a reduced set of economic opportunities and increased government intervention in the economy."

Lessons from the financial crisis of 2008

 

Jessica Bibliowicz, former Chairman & CEO of National Financial Partners, shares her reflections on the huge blow to the U.S. banking system five years ago and how she led her business back from the brink.

(Special Report: Bank from the brink: 5 years later)

All totaled, the damage comes to $6 trillion to $14 trillion, a staggering number that nearly equates to an entire year of gross domestic product.

Broken down, that translates to $50,000 to $120,000 for every U.S. household "or the equivalent of 40 to 90 percent of one year's economic output," the paper said.

And it could be worse—a lot worse—depending on how long it takes for a full recovery to set in.
"If the effects of the crisis are permanent, the path of consumption observed since 2007 suggests that the cost of the crisis may be more than double the $6 trillion to $14 trillion estimate," the paper said.


(Read more: A financial crisis timeline)

The Dallas Fed used output-per-person totals as of mid-2013 to calculate the costs. It figured that number stood at 12 percent lower than typical recoveries over the past 50 years.
Some of the numbers the central bank branch cites are startling: a loss of 8.7 million nonfarm payroll jobs; a peak of 14.7 million unemployed, labor underutilization that remains "intractably high" and 10.6 million underemployed.

(Read more: Jobs growth misses high hopes; rate drops to 7.3%)
"A stark legacy of the recession and the lackluster labor market is reduced opportunity and deterioration captured in subjective measures of well-being," the paper said. "Since the recession's onset in December 2007, more citizens believed their income would be lower in the future than thought it would be higher. This is the first time in any recession since the 1960s that income expectations turned negative."

The U.S. fell from second to 18th on the Frasier Institute's Index of Economic Freedom ranking in 2012, a remnant, the Fed said, of the bailouts used to prop up Wall Street institutions at the center of the financial crisis.

The paper said:

Deemed "too big to fail," these financial intermediaries lacked discipline and accountability leading up to the crisis and proved largely immune to the downside of their excessive risk taking. This special treatment violated a basic tenet of American capitalism: All people and institutions have the freedom to succeed and also to fail based on the merits of their actions. In a way, the 2008–09 bailouts exacted an unfair and nontransparent tax upon the American people.

The Fed added:

Although unprecedented fiscal and monetary action in the throes of panic during 2008–09 may have prevented a full-blown depression, such intervention did not come without significant costs. Society must deal with the consequences of a swollen federal debt, an expanded Federal Reserve balance sheet and increased regulations and government intervention for years to come.

The damage from the crisis remains hard to calculate, the paper said, given the possibility that the U.S. economy may never reach its old productivity level.
The paper concluded:

Given this range of estimates, the tepid economic recovery and the collateral damage sustained, it is crucial to implement effective policies that avoid future episodes whose magnitude could exceed even the staggering costs and consequences of the most recent financial crisis.

(Read the full Dallas Fed report here.)

NSA

The Cowboy of the NSA Foreign Policy
James Clapper’s Financial War on the World Marcy Wheeler.
NSA Has Apparently Targeted SWIFT Network, Petrobras, and the French Diplomatic Network Kevin Drum
Helicopter circles US consulate in spy probe The Local
Johns Hopkins and the Case of the Missing NSA Blog Post ProPublica

NSA, Google, Petrobras, financial

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/09/us-usa-security-snowden-petrobras-idUSBRE9870AD20130909

futures September 6

NSA

US and UK spy agencies defeat privacy and security on the internet The Guardian.
How to remain secure against NSA surveillance Bruce Schneier
Garrett Brown Faces 105 Years in Jail Rolling Stone

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-09-05/bullrun-nsas-infatuation-back-door-penetration

http://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?post=224132

NSA

NRA joins spy lawsuit, says NSA creating gun registry USA Today
UN: Press should not be ‘intimidated into silence’ over state secrets The Guardian
How Advanced Is the NSA’s Cryptanalysis — And Can We Resist It? Wired

Al Gore’s Incredible Shrinking Climate Change Footprint Buzzfeed

Human resources - documentary

Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R85eo2rA70

NSA

Top-secret U.S. intelligence files show new levels of distrust of Pakistan Washington Post. Snowden’s latest.
Brazil and Mexico Probe NSA Claims BBC
Brazil, Mexico ask U.S. to explain if NSA spied on presidents Reuters
How the NSA Misleads the Public Without Technically Lying Gizmodo
The NSA’s Crypto “Breakthrough” The Economist

NSA

CHART: Syria Tensions Have Knocked The NSA Spying Scandal Completely Off The Radar Business Insider
NSA intimidation expanding surveillance state: Column Bruce Schneier, USA Today
Snowden Document: NSA Spied On Al Jazeera Communications Der Speigel
Snowden leaks: NSA conducted 231 offensive cyber-ops in 2011, hailed as ‘active defense’ RT
The NSA hacks other countries by buying millions of dollars’ worth of computer vulnerabilities WaPo
Facebook strips away a bit more of your privacy – but won’t say why The Register.

rule of 72

http://www.doughroller.net/investing/nifty-tricks-with-the-rule-of-72-71-70-693-114-144-and-my-favorites-15-and-1080000/

NSA

Kerry cites ‘high confidence’ in intelligence on Syrian weapons The Hill (and Pelosi)
Obama: No Final Decision Made on Syrian Attack military.com.
U.N. investigators to exit Syria, chemical probe may take weeks Reuters
Chemical weapons experts weigh in on Syria intelligence report McClatchy.
EXCLUSIVE: Syrians In Ghouta Claim Saudi-Supplied Rebels Behind Chemical Attack Mint
U.S. Intelligence on Syria Stops Short of Assad’s Role Bloomberg
Sources and Methods: A Case for War Emptywheel.
Air Force Developed Bombs Capable of Destroying Syria’s Chemical Weapons DefenseTech
Meet the Military Forces Gathering on Syria’s Doorstep Foreign Policy.
Unlikely Allies in Congress Question Obama Over Syria Online WSJ
The ethics of a Syrian military intervention: The experts respond Religion News
Awaiting Obama’s Climb-down Moon of Alabama

NSA, Tice, Counter intelligence video

http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2013/08/gaius-publius-deep-state-is-the-upper-echelon-of-the-intelligence-community-running-america.html

http://metanoia-films.org/counter-intelligence/ - video of spookworks

Poll: Americans Cared More About Snowden Than Sports, Celebrity Scandals This Summer US News
U.S. spy network’s successes, failures and objectives detailed in ‘black budget’ summary WaPo
Edward Snowden leaks again: five takeaways from the ‘black budget’ Christian Science Monitor
New Snowden Leak Reports ‘Groundbreaking’ NSA Crypto-Cracking Wired
Snowden impersonated NSA officials, sources say NBC
Castro denies Cuba caved to U.S. pressure on Snowden Montreal Gazette

Treasury holdings

Crude, August 28, 12:02 pm

Wall Street’s greatest enemy: The man who knows too much - for later reading

Wall Street’s greatest enemy: The man who knows too much

NSA

Exclusive Glenn Greenwald Interview: "I Won't Be Kept Out of My Country for Doing Journalism!"

Chart of the Day: Which Countries Snoop on Facebook Users the Most Mother Jones
From Tom Paine to Glenn Greenwald, we need partisan journalism Jack Shafer
Internal Documents Reveal How the FBI Blew Fort Hood Mother Jones.

August 27, Oil price, WTI

Syria, Russia

NSA

Manning Sentenced to 35 Years After Obama’s Broken Promise to Whistleblowers Bradblog. amende honorable .
NSA Officers Sometimes Spy on Love Interests Online WSJ.
Part 1: Obama Uses August 9 “Presser” To Put Points on the Board Against Snowden. His Real Purpose Should Be To Protect the Constitution Op-Ed News. Parts 2 and 3.
The Game of Spooks Cannonfire
A pocket guide to NSA sabotage Cryptome.
Next Microsoft CEO faces rocky road in easing NSA-fueled privacy worries Network World

Internet Architects Plan Counter-Attack On NSA Snooping

Julian Assange Reveals "Google's Covert Role In Foaming Uprisings"

NSA

David Miranda wins partial court victory over data seized by police Guardian
Lavabit founder: ‘My own tax dollars are being used to spy on me’ Guardian
Laser listening: Could you eavesdrop on the Guardian? BBC
Obama, Surveillance, and the Legacy of the March on Washington The New Yorker.
FBI suspected William Vollmann was the Unabomber Washington Post
Advocate of Secret Infiltration, Cass Sunstein, on Obama’s “Committee To Make Us Trust the Dragnet” Emptywheel.

Snowden: UK government now leaking documents about itself

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-08-22/dangers-nsa-march-27-1983

NSA paid millions to cover Prism compliance costs for tech companies

NSA, Cass Sunstein, summonthensa button site

US military tested using Twitter to profile civilians in anti-terror scheme Financial Times
‘Sending a message’: what the US and UK are attempting to do Glenn Greenwald
NSA collected thousands of US communications Associated Press.

More pointed: Court Slams NSA for “Third Instance in Less Than Three Years” of Substantial Misrepresentation Kevin Drum
Olympic Fact-Checking of the NSA Marcy Wheeler
LEAKED: German Government Warns Key Entities Not To Use Windows 8 – Links The NSA Wolf Richter
Obama administration asks Supreme Court to allow warrantless cellphone searches Washington Post.
Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick Introduces Bill To Smack The NSA In The Wallet For Each Data Collection Violation TechDirt (Deontos)
PRSM – The Sharing Network

http://summonthensa.com/

Advocate of Secret Infiltration, Cass Sunstein, on Obama’s “Committee To Make Us Trust the Dragnet”

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2013/08/new-details-show-broader-nsa-surveillance-reach/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nsa-gathered-thousands-of-americans-e-mails-before-court-struck-down-program/2013/08/21/146ba4b6-0a90-11e3-b87c-476db8ac34cd_story.html?hpid=z1

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/08/nsa-overwhelmed-their-snowden-damage-assessment/68554/

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324108204579022874091732470.html

Webank - not sure about this

NSA, Taibbi, student loans,

David Miranda’s lawyers nastygram the UK government Boing Boing
The next moves in the Spooks v. News cold war Charles Stross
Glimmerglass Intercepts Undersea Cable Traffic for Spy Agencies CorpWatch
The UK And US Are Likely Preparing To Indict Journalist Glenn Greenwald Over Snowden Leaks Clusterstock
Greenwald partner sues Home Office as UK defends ‘Miranda op’ RT (Deontos)
Groklaw to close its doors, cites ‘no shield from forced exposure’ Groklaw
Barrett Brown, Glenn Greenwald, and the Mafia State DSWright, Firedoglake
British Newspaper Has Advantages in Battle With Government Over Secrets New York Times
New Zealand PM walks out of press conference amid spy bill grilling RT
The Deep State, the Permanent Campaign, and the Frayed Fabric of American Democracy James Fallows,
Security Tools That Scan and Identify Faces Are Advancing New York Times.

 How The NSA Scours 75% Of The Nation's Internet Traffic - In One Chart

Matt Taibbi On "The Dirty Little Secret" Inside The Student Loan Bubble

UK Prime Minister Was Behind Guardian's Hard Disk "Pulverization"

Adam Curtis - BUGGER

Adam Curtis - BUGGER

NSA

Journalist’s partner interrogated at Heathrow for nine hours ‘WAS carrying encrypted documents from Edward Snowden spying leak’ Daily Mail.

David Miranda:

And see Yves here.

 U.S. had advance notice of Britain’s plan to detain reporter Glenn Greenwald’s partner WaPo

David Miranda detention legally sound, says Scotland Yard BBC
Greenwald Partner falsely detained as Terrorist: How to Create a Dictatorship Juan Cole
David Miranda, schedule 7 and the danger that all reporters now face Alan Rusbridger, Guardian.
Britain’s botched use of terror laws Editorial, FT
Manning and Snowden made secrecy impossible Andrew Bacevich,
Surveillance States and the End of Freedom Ian Welsh
Obama administration asks Supreme Court to allow warrantless cellphone searches WaPo.
Changing IP address to access public website ruled violation of US law Ars Technica
Michael Grunwald and the Assange Precedent Problem The New Yorker

(The Atlantic).

 UK Government "Pulverizes" Guardian Hard Drives In Snowden Retaliation, Says "There's No Need To Write Any More"

NSA, Domestic Army

Journalist Glenn Greenwald's partner detained in London

Every Important Person In Bitcoin Just Got Subpoenaed By New York’s Financial Regulator Forbes.  Edward Snowden is a patriot Politico (Avedon).
The White House credibility deficit Guardian. “
Glenn Greenwald’s partner detained at Heathrow airport for nine hours Guardian (JeffW). Petty-minded tinpot tyrants. Greenwald comments. Brazil intervenes. Andrew Sullivan: Cameron Proves Greenwald Right.
Did NSA and JSOC Team Up to Game Obama and Monaco on Yemen Terror Alert? Emptywheel

“We’re Building a Domestic Army” – Marine Corps Colonel Peter Martino Before Concord, NH Town Council

NSA

Thomas Drake On Government Overreach, Obsessive Secrecy, and Constitutional Abuses Jesse’s Café Américain  The Cost of PRISM Will Be Larger Than ITIF Projects Forrester Research.
Breaking the Rules Thousands of Times at the N.S.A. The New Yorker.
The NSA’s Alarming Misbehavior Editorial, Bloomberg
Switching To Gmail May Leave Reporters’ Sources At Risk NPR
A review of and rationale for Bitmessage Mon pays

(FAQ)
Bitmessage’s Problem, or “How Network Effects Distort Competition in Email Privacy” Project Disco 

NSA

NSA revelations of privacy breaches ‘the tip of the iceberg’ – Senate duo Guardian. Throwing down a gauntlet to the Clapper Committee.
Whistleblowing is the new Civil Disobedience: Why Snowden matters Gaius Publius
Thomas Drake On Government Overreach, Obsessive Secrecy, and Constitutional Abuses Jesse (JCC, rich)
BFP Exclusive- Bruce Fein: A Bad Penny That Is Always Turning Up Boiling Frogs (Deontos).
You Won’t BELIEVE What’s Going On with Government Spying on Americans George Washington.
British cat DNA database helps convict killer Associated Press.

NSA

Report: Secret Service Targeted Aaron Swartz Jonathan Turley
Edward Snowden downloaded NSA secrets while working for Dell: Sources Reuters
All Three Branches Conduct Vaunted NSA Oversight! Marcy Wheeler
NSA Surveillance Broke Privacy Rules Thousands Of Times Per Year: Report Huffington Post
Exclusive: Edward Snowden Says Media Being Misled ‘About My Situation’ Huffington Post


http://jessescrossroadscafe.blogspot.com/2013/08/thomas-drake-on-government-overreach.html

http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/511928.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nsa-broke-privacy-rules-thousands-of-times-per-year-audit-finds/2013/08/15/3310e554-05ca-11e3-a07f-49ddc7417125_story.html

NSA, Larry Summers

Intelligence committee urged to explain if they withheld crucial NSA document Guardian
Turns out that big Al Qaeda conference call that scared everyone was actually posts on a Jihadi forum Gawker
Administration’s OWN White Paper Backs Claim Mike Rogers Did Not Share Dragnet Notice Marcy Wheeler
There Is No Such Thing As NSA-Proof Email Mother Jones
Cyber Spies in London Recycle Bins Told to Move On Infosecurity
Political Economy Trumps Macroeconomics Douglas Weldone, TouchStone
Obama’s unconstitutional steps worse than Nixon’s George Will

Tell President Obama to not appoint Larry Summers as Federal Reserve chair Daily Kos.
Larry Summers – Obama’s Fatal Attraction? Rugged Egalitarianism
White House said to be telling senators who don’t want Larry Summers as Fed chief to bug off Daily Kos (Carol B)
Why Is the Fed Chairman a Bank Regulator (or an Economist)? Adam Levitin,
Center For American Progress Says Larry Summers ‘Not A Wall Street Guy’ DSWright Firedoglake.
I Know What You Did Last, Summers: The Shady Deals That Will Hand Larry The Fed Mark Ames,

NSA, Paul Craig Roberts

The NSA Is Commandeering the Internet Bruce Schneier, Atlantic
How Laura Poitras Helped Snowden Spill His Secrets New York Times
EXCLUSIVE: Owner of Snowden’s Email Service on Why He Closed Lavabit Rather Than Comply With Gov’t Democracy Now!
Google Tells Court You Cannot Expect Privacy When Sending Messages to Gmail — People Who Care About Privacy Should Not Use Service Consumer Watchdog
How Canada’s cloud computing sector can leverage the Snowden Affair Comox Valley Echo
Former Internet Provider Gagged by National Security Letter Recounts How He Was Silenced for 6 Years Democracy Now!
The Beauty of Obama’s Clapper Appointment Ian Welsh

White House insists James Clapper will not lead NSA surveillance review Guardian.

http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2013/08/13/humanity-is-drowning-in-washingtons-criminality-paul-craig-roberts/

NSA

U.S. sets up intelligence surveillance technology review body Reuters.
This Independent Technical Review Group Brought to You By the Booz Allen Hamilton Director of National Intelligence™ Marcy Wheeler
Senate intelligence panel could seek to declassify documents; it just doesn’t McClatchy
Intelligence committee withheld key file before critical NSA vote, Amash claims Guardian
N.S.A. Leaks Make U.S. Cyberdefense Plan Unlikely New York Times

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-08-12/head-nsa-review-group-obama-appoints-same-person-who-apologized-lying-congress

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-08-12/we-are-legion-anonymous-presence-us-military

NSA

Encrypted email service thought used by Snowden shuts down Reuters
Silent Circle Preemptively Shuts Down Encrypted Email Service To Prevent NSA Spying TechCrunch.
Edward Snowden’s Email Provider Shuts Down After Secret Court Battle Wired
Criminal defense lawyers demand access to secret DEA evidence Reuters
Connections Between Michael Hastings, Edward Snowden And Barrett Brown—The War With The Security State WhoWhatWhy
Why believe anything the government says about the NSA? Gauis Publius, AmericaBlog
Edward Snowden helps France rediscover its own whistleblowers Xindex

http://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?post=223459

NSA, Cloud

http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2013/08/wolf-richter-nsa-pricked-the-cloud-bubble-for-us-tech-companies.html

New U.S. spying revelations coming from Snowden leaks – journalist Reuters
Surveillance questions snowball: 5 stories you may have missed CBC
Pissing Off Friends is a Doomed Strategy CounterPunch
Obama: ‘We don’t have a domestic spying program’ Reuters.
The Ecuadorian Library Bruce Sterling

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/06/us/tsa-expands-duties-beyond-airport-security.html?_r=1&

NSA

Mass Data: Transfers from Germany Aid US Surveillance Der Spiegel (Deontos)
Members of Congress denied access to basic information about NSA Glenn Greenwald
The Uninformed to Liberals: Terry Connell Patrick Durusau (Lambert)

DEA Reportedly Hiding NSA Data Used To Prosecute U.S. Citizens

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-08-05/deas-cover-program-revealed-more-troubling-pervasive-nsa-surveillance

NSA,

Members of Congress denied access to basic information about NSA Glenn Greenwald, Guardian
Embassy, consulate closures applauded on both sides of the aisle WaPo
Senior U.S. senator says Putin acting like ‘schoolyard bully’ Reuters
Edward Snowden’s Life Just Flat-Out Fun And Exciting America’s Finest News Source
More Sinned Against than Manning Jacob Bacharach

From the Big Picture

Read the full story: http://propub.ca/nsa-claims
James Clapper, Senate Intelligence Committee, March 12, 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwiUVU…
Gen. Keith Alexander, DEFCON, July 27, 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm5cT-…
Gen. Keith Alexander, American Enterprise Institute, July 9, 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTwiZn…
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Senate floor, May 23, 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBRqm8…
President Obama on the Charlie Rose Show, June 16, 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlThTT…

Exclusive: U.S. directs agents to cover up program used to investigate Americans

Al-Ponzi most wanted list

NSA, Spying video

Congress eyes renewed push for legislation to rein in the NSA Guardian
If Only DOJ Hadn’t Burned AP’s Sources … Marcy Wheeler
Americans pay GCHQ £100m to spy for them, leaked papers claim Telegraph
Grand Jury Probes Firm That Cleared Snowden Wall Street Journal
Our man in Moscow Pepe Escobar, Asia Times
33% Bad Data at the FBI Tim Durusau
Edward Snowden and the Political West A Fistful of Euros.

The Spies Who Fooled the World

NSA, Dishonest traders

Surveillance critics face Obama in Oval Office Associated Press
Obama’s Fall Moscow Trip Is Even More in Doubt New York Times
New York woman visited by police after researching pressure cookers online Guardian 

 Have 1,485 Innocent Americans Been Investigated for Researching Pressure Cookers? Marcy Wheeler.
 Ex-Employer, Not Secret Spying, Triggered Police Inquiry of ‘Pressure Cooker’ Search Wired

Where Do You Draw the Line? letsgetitdone, Corrente
Governments, Led by U.S., Seek More Data About Twitter Users New York Times
NSA’s Internet taps can find systems to hack, track VPNs and Word docs ars technica

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-08-01/guest-post-pressure-cookers-backpacks-and-quinoa-oh-my

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-08-01/what-google-knows-about-you

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-08-01/how-nsa-manipulates-language-mislead-public

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ap-interview-usps-takes-photos-073116945.html

'The most dishonest bankers walk away with the most money'

CIA, Cocaine, ghettos, read for later

http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/National_News_2/Secret_ties_between_CIA_drugs_revealed_2625.shtml

NSA stuff, Snowden, Russia, asylum

Obama Starting to Lose It Over Snowden - NC

I am Alan Rusbridger, editor in chief of the Guardian – the news org that broke the story of NSA surveillance of US citizens Reddit
Revealed: NSA program collects ‘nearly everything a user does on the internet’ Guardian.
US spying comes under fresh attack Financial Times.
NSA Spying Directly Harms Internet Companies, Silicon Valley, California … And the Entire U.S. Economy George Washington

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-07-31/presenting-location-nsas-secret-fisa-court

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-07-31/nsa-admits-we-do-store-all-your-data-we-dont-look-it-all

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-07-31/think-your-password-secure-nsa-try

Snowden Gets Russian Asylum Ending Confinement in Moscow Airport

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130718/13085723852/snowdens-dead-mans-switch-may-just-make-him-bigger-target.shtml

NSA, Manning

The Bradley Manning verdict is still bad news for the press Guardian
Manning’s conviction seen as making prosecution of WikiLeaks’ Assange likely Washington Post
Owen Jones: Cleared of aiding the enemy, Bradley Manning still faces a lifetime in jail Independent
Daniel Ellsberg reaction to Bradley Manning trial Corrente

Ron Wyden: Intel violations ‘troubling’ Politico.
Snowden’s father ‘approached by FBI’ BBC.
If Snowden Came Home, Would a Jury Convict?
Wikileaks Model Vindicated By Obama Administration Attacks On Press Firedoglake

NSA

My Life in Circles: Why Metadata is Incredibly Intimate ACLU
Feds Say It’s Classified Info To Say Who We’re At War With TechDirt
Major opinion shifts, in the US and Congress, on NSA surveillance and privacy Glenn Greenwald
More on NSA surveillance programs to be declassified CNN

NSA links, related

Edward Snowden vs. Robert Seldon Lady Shows How Our One-Superpower World Works

Domestic Spying Victim: Virginia Cody

How America’s Top Tech Companies Created the Surveillance State National Journal
NSA – Access It All Moon of Alabama
They Know Much More Than You Think New York Review of Books
With NSA revelations, Sen. Ron Wyden’s vague warnings about privacy finally become clear WaPo
Firms linked to new hacking scandal could exceed 300 Daily Telegraph.
Hillbilly Tracking of Low Earth Orbit Satellites Travis Goodspeed’s Blog
Dronestagram is the first social network for flying robot photography The Verge

NSA

Three Different Prisms? Parliament Seeks Clarity in NSA Scandal Der Spiegel
Roberts’s Picks Reshaping Secret Surveillance Court New York Times
Democratic establishment unmasked: prime defenders of NSA bulk spying Glenn Greenwald
Snowden’s father: Son better off now in Russia Associated Press
Lawmakers Who Upheld NSA Phone Spying Received Double the Defense Industry Cash Wired
How Nancy Pelosi Saved the NSA Surveillance Program Foreign Policy
Scientist banned from revealing codes used to start luxury cars Guardian
Snowden Case Reveals Obama’s Personal Arrogance Moon of Alabama

NSA links

Feds Receive Lashing From Judge in Challenge to NSA Spy Program Courthouse News
The Worldwide Surveillance And Privacy War (Which You Already Lost) Wolf Richter
Privacy advocates spurred on for surveillance fight Guardian

Senate pushes sanctions on nations aiding Edward Snowden

NSA, Obama

Obama’s Fanaticism Over Secrecy, Surveillance and Repression

NSA

GOP insurrection heats up over surveillance Salon (Lambert).
White House makes plea to scrap Amash curbs on NSA Guardian.
Wyden Speech on NSA Domestic Surveillance at Center for American Progress (Deontos)
NSA says it can’t search its own e-mails ars technica. As Chuck L points out, a feature, not a bug.
NSA Shouldn’t Get to Delay Court Review of Spying, Opponents Say Courthouse News (Deontos)
10 signs your co-worker is a spy MarketWatch

 http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jul/23/snowden-asylum-america-international-law

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/07/23/right-now-larry-summers-is-the-front-runner-for-fed-chair/

Russia Will Grant Snowden Temporary Asylum, Allowing Him To Leave Airport

NSA, Detroit bankruptcy, Detroit Retirment link, Wells Fargo

Snowden Gets Whistleblower Award in Germany RIA Novost
Back in the G.D.R. Scott Horton, Harper’s
NSA’s PRISM and the Oddity of PalTalk emptywheel
Libertarian Republicans delay Pentagon bill Financial Times
Can This iPhone Accessory Really Stop the NSA? Yep TakePart

Wells Fargo PDF

Detroit Retirement plan - reference

JP Morgan, commodites, fraud, Larry Summers, Fed, NSA, The power of nightmares

Banks Rigging Markets - Market ticket

Oh Yeah, Right (Obama PROSECUTE Banks?) - Market ticker

Why Larry Summers Should Not Be Permitted to Run Anything More Important than a Dog Pound

NSA stuff

Brother is Watching You Watch:

Podcast Show #112: NSA Whistleblower Goes on Record -Reveals New Information & Names Culprits! Boiling Frogs
A legal loophole allows law enforcement to read what’s in the ‘cloud’ without a warrant Washington Post
Fly Edward Snowden Fly 

The power of nightmares - another documentary

http://dotsub.com/view/2019dcbc-330c-4edb-a463-39a63492f65b

NSA

Journalist warns of ‘explosive’ news from cache Snowden leaked UPI (martha r)
Secret court lets NSA extend its trawl of Verizon customers’ phone records Guardian
Kerry vows to put the screws to Venezuela over Snowden – report RT and Venezuela ‘ends’ bid to restore full US ties BBC

Court Tells Reporter to Testify in Case of Leaked C.I.A. Data New York Times

“What Is That Box?” — When The NSA Shows Up At Your Internet Company For nine months, this Utah ISP had a little black box in the corner, courtesy of the NSA

NSA stuff

The NSA’s Massive Data Center Is Coming Online Ahead Of Schedule — And It’s More Powerful Than You Thought BuzzFeed
We don’t owe anyone an apology, says US consul over Edward Snowden affair South China Morning Post
Snowden’s Dead Man’s Switch Bruce Schneier
White House stays silent on renewal of NSA data collection order Guardian
Privacy group warns against California plan for digital license plates Modesto Bee
N.J. Supreme Court Restricts Searches of Phone Data New York Times

It's Time for Americans to Admit That We've Had a Coup d’etat Citizens of the U.S. are oppressed by an illegitimate government ruling. - Paul Craig Roberts

Snowden Unplugged 

Downtown L.A. office building sells for record $437.5 million - NSA related

http://www.wired.com/politics/security/news/2007/10/domestic_taps
http://www.datacenterdynamics.com/de/focus/archive/2012/12/gi-partners-b...
http://www.gipartners.com/

Q. "Did You Think The NSA Could Keep This Secret Forever?" A. "Well, We Tried!"

Crude oil

 Old, not sure why I find them linked in stuff now.

Complete English translation of German military analysis of peak oil now available - 2 year old report - just want to check it out

US military warns oil output may dip causing massive shortages by 2015 - 3 year old article

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http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2013/07/10/1563962/the-wti-carry-unwind/
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2013/07/03/1555962/wti-and-the-taper-effect/

NSA links, JP Morgan energy fine, Energy fines

NSA’s phone and web snooping more far-reaching than thought Financial Times
Snowden could leave Moscow airport in next few days Financial Times
Bipartisan House panel slams administration on surveillance Politico
I Hereby Resign in Protest Effective Immediately Common Dreams.
Snoop Snoop Song: A Conversation with Glenn Greenwald Harpers (Deontos)
Is Edward Snowden Protected By International Law? Huffington Post (martha r)

Ruling That Struck Down Military Detention Power Rejected Bloomberg
FEMA hacked: Anonymous hacks US server in defense of Snowden and government transparency Global
 Post

The NSA Admits It Analyzes More People's Data Than Previously Revealed

 I Hereby Resign in Protest Effective Immediately

And the links from resign post;

The crux of the NSA story in one phrase: 'collect it all'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jul/15/crux-nsa-collect-it-all
How the NSA is still harvesting your online data
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/27/nsa-online-metadata-collection
Inside America's Dirty Wars
http://www.nationinstitute.org/featuredwork/fellows/3260/inside_america%27s_dirty_wars/
Revealed: Pentagon's link to Iraqi torture centres
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/06/pentagon-iraqi-torture-centres-link
The Global Intelligence Files
http://wikileaks.org/the-gifiles.html
Leaked HBGary Documents Show Plan To Spread Wikileaks Propaganda For BofA... And 'Attack' Glenn Greenwald
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110209/22340513034/leaked-hbgary-documents-show-plan-to-spread-wikileaks-propaganda-bofa-attack-glenn-greenwald.shtml
Guantanamo Detainee Begs to Be Charged as Legal Limbo Worsens
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324069104578527012686080732.html
Collateral Murder
http://www.collateralmurder.com

JPMorgan in Talks to Settle Energy Manipulation Case for $500 Million

http://www.ferc.gov/media/news-releases/2013/2013-3/07-16-13.asp

The power principal - video

NSA links, Taibbi, NDAA

US Totalitarianism Wins Again As Appeals Court Brings NDAA's Indefinite Military Detention Back

Unitarian Church, Gun Groups Join EFF to Sue NSA Over Illegal Surveillance
Broad Coalition of Organizations Team Up for Freedom of Association Lawsuit
NSA leak fallout: LIVE UPDATES RT

 Email exchange between Edward Snowden and former GOP Senator Gordon Humphrey Glenn Greenwald

Russia receives Snowden temporary asylum request Human Rights Watch

Hey, MSM: All Journalism is Advocacy Journalism - Taibbi

• Greenwald: Ex Senator - Snowden Emails
• Snowden Applies For Asylum In Russia

NSA links

Snowden trapped in Russia – Putin BBC. You heard it here first.
GOP Not Anxious to End John Roberts’ Unilateral Reign Appointing FISA Judges Marcy Wheeler
The crux of the NSA story in one phrase: ‘collect it all’ Glenn Greenwald
Merkel Gets Behind Controversial European Data Protection Reform TechWeekEurope
Surveillance dystopia looms Asia Times

NSA links, House Fannie/Freddie bill, Misc reading

Greenwald: Snowden docs contain NSA ‘blueprint’ AP
Swedish professor nominates Edward Snowden for the Nobel Peace Prize Daily Mail
What the government pays to snoop on you USA Today (FM)
Obama’s secret kill list – the disposition matrix Guardian
Morales says US hacked Bolivian leaders’ emails AFP
Has the FISA Court Gone Too Far? Foreign Affairs.

House Republican GSE Bill Would Codify MERS, Pre-Empt Private Property Rights

What’s the Difference Between Traders and Economists? (TRB) see also Traders versus economists (Economist)