some news, later june2013

Update II: ummmm, see my thumb? this one's about the awful, nasty, not good TPP...

Update: There's even this: One John Nacchios, former CEO of Qwest was one of several top bosses that the Bush Administration appealed to in February, 2001 to tap communication lines, knowing this was contrary to 4th ammendment rights of citizens. First reported in 2007.

Catching up, there has been lots going on.
Negotiations of some kind have been continuing in Turkey, after Erdogan had agreed to allow a court to decide on the fate of Taksim square in Istanbul. Many other grievances aired in many other cities all over Turkey continue to tug at the nation.

Serious riots in Brasilia break out all over. Their President praises them and then asks for and gets a conference committee to find out what's going on. Different areas also continue to flare up.

fatster had a great collection, under "Surveillance Planet", of NSA/surveillainity stories, ramifications, rippples, midway down the page on Tuesday in particular. No really, you should go look. Ten articles in all there. But her newslists are always great and daily, too S-F.

speaking of spooky, RIP Michael Hastings

the CBO says the currrent Immigration omnibus bill before the Senate will save us $700 billion thru  2033. But that's not good enough for some.
KS Sec of State, co-author of many of the Voter ID laws and spearheading many of the stiffer immigration policies across the country, makes incendiary claims and defames people he won't have time to meet. While on Glenn Beck. He doesn't want people on his lawn. It's intimidating to him. One spokesperson claimed that, according to his office in Topeka, where he works as Secretary, that his office was in his home. So they went there as he would not answer their calls or meet with them. That's how this new brand of Republicanism rolls. All One Way.

Bank of America, still getting sued for forcing foreclosures, giving incentives to bankers that drag out mortgage resolution procedures that they started themselves in order to bleed homeowners first before they took their homes. Not very nice people.

Oops, there goes another Albertan oil pipe. Two million gallons + over 100 acres in a salt marshland way up north. Rachel Maddow takes u there.

You may not be able to get a patent on human genes, says the Supreme Court, but you do have to verbally say you want to invoke your fifth ammendment right to remain silent when interviewed or interrogated, formally or informally by the authorities. You can't just remain silent.

John Oliver has been doing great on the Daily Show. Yay!