BREAKING: SCOTUS protects privacy in cell phone decision

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Wednesday June 25, 2014 · 7:53 AM PDT

2014/06/25 · 07:53

The Supreme Court just announced their decision in Riley v. California, deciding that "The police generally may not, without a warrant, search digital information on a cell phone seized from an individual who has been arrested." This goes much farther than I and many observers expected from this court and could signal a shift towards greater privacy protections in future cases.

The court did leave in an exception for exigent circumstances, such as a bomb or child abduction, to be decided on a case by case basis. I'm still reading the details of the opinion, but this looks like a big win to me.

Full text of the opinion here.

61.2% of the 99%

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Tuesday October 11, 2011 · 1:46 PM PDT

2011/10/11 · 13:46

In 2010, 37.8% of the voting age population voted in the midterm elections. You can bet the 1% showed up. So where were the other 61.2% of you? You could have swung the election.

In 2008, 56.8% of the voting age population showed up. Slightly better. But where was everyone?

So while we're celebrating the awakening of the 99%, let's make sure they're heard. Let's make sure they vote.

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Tuesday May 11, 2010 · 9:30 AM PDT

2010/05/11 · 09:30

I've spent some time this morning digging up information on the shadowy business-backed group, Americans for Job Security. While we don't know much about their donors, we actually can find out quite a bit about who's involved and who else they do business with.

I need your help to keep digging. Bill Halter could use our help, and exposing those who are behind the vicious attacks against him should be brought into the light. Bill Halter is only the latest target of a shadowy group that has been attempting to sabotage Democratic electoral hopes for the better part of a decade.

Here's what I've found out about them so far:

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18 votes Show Results

Will you help expose those behind these vile ads?

18 votes Vote Now!

Will you help expose those behind these vile ads?

Yes, I'm looking into it right now

4 votes

I'll be on top of it as soon as I can

4 votes

I wish I had the time

5 votes

No, I like watching good Democrats get slandered

5 votes

GOTV in Ohio: What You Need to Know

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Monday March 03, 2008 · 6:01 PM PST

2008/03/03 · 18:01

Whew. I am exhausted. Today my goal was 200 knocks, but alas, we had to stop after 185 due to a combination of darkness and rain. My record of 190 from yesterday will have to hold until the general.

In case you missed the back story, I'm in Cleveland, Ohio getting out the vote with the SEIU for Barack. You can read about my experience this past week here, but that's not the purpose of this diary. The purpose of this diary is to give you every piece of information you need to know to get out the vote on a shitty day tomorrow in Ohio.

Some tips, information, instructions, and warnings, contained beneath the flip...

And if you'd like to donate, you're welcome to tip my Obama jar (I'm only $700 from my goal. Can we hit it today if I make the rec list?).

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Sunday March 02, 2008 · 6:43 PM PST

2008/03/02 · 18:43

Wow. Canvassing is absolutely exhausting. I'm in Cleveland, OH canvassing with SEIU local 1199 out of New York, my home state. We're working night and day to be sure that wards notorious for low turnout head to the polls and deliver an upset victory for Senator Obama in Tuesday's primary.

I've had experiences that were bizarre, inspiring, scary, and hilarious.

Some fun anecdotes, canvassing tips, and sad stories below the fold...

UPDATE: Quick side note, I knocked 190 doors today. That's a personal record for one day. I'm proud of that. I've knocked over 500 doors since arriving here on Tuesday. Tomorrow I'm hoping to break my record again...

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Wednesday January 30, 2008 · 10:14 AM PST

2008/01/30 · 10:14

Just thought I'd share with everyone an email that was just sent out by Daniel Biss, a very popular State Senate candidate in Illinois that some of you may be familiar with from his netroots fundraiser success.

Follow me below the flip for the full email text.

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Monday November 05, 2007 · 9:16 AM PST

2007/11/05 · 09:16

DISLAIMER: This was a comment that I wrote in several diaries that some people who noticed it seemed to like. I realize this isn't quite a full diary, or fully thought out or linked or whatever. I'm sorry if that bothers you. I just thought this might be of interest to some of the other people around here. Just some of my thoughts on Barack Obama and recent issues he's faced:

(Below the fold)

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92 votes Show Results

Have you read Barack's book?

92 votes Vote Now!

Have you read Barack's book?

Yes, and I support him

46 votes

Yes, but I don't support him

10 votes

Yes, but I'm undecided

3 votes

33 votes

Barack Obama has had a busy day (and needs your help)

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Monday September 17, 2007 · 4:47 PM PDT

2007/09/17 · 16:47

Barack Obama has had a busy day today. I wanted to recap some of the developments of the day for those who may have missed one thing or another.

Below the fold you will find links to the various diaries that showcased Obama and what he has been up to, the things he has been fighting for, etc.

But before you go below the fold, please take a moment to donate. This election is way too important to sit on the sidelines.

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209 votes Show Results

Has Barack moved you in some way this last week to be more likely to vote for him in the primaries?

209 votes Vote Now!

Has Barack moved you in some way this last week to be more likely to vote for him in the primaries?

yes, he's now my candidate

160 votes

yes, but i'm still undecided

11 votes

38 votes

League of Conservation Voters Candidate Rankings UPDATED

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Friday September 14, 2007 · 6:07 AM PDT

2007/09/14 · 06:07

So, there's been a lot said on here in the past about who was the best candidate on the environment. A lot of people have said Edwards, in fact, there was a diary on the rec list yesterday about how Gore should endorse him.

Well, the League of Conservation Voters thinks he'd choose Obama. Here's their rankings, based on their votes in congress ONLY (although there are candidate submitted profiles as well):

Obama - 96
Kucinich - 92
Clinton - 90
Biden - 84
Richardson -82
Dodd - 77
Edwards - 59
Paul - 30
McCain - 26
Brownback - 14
Thompson - 12
Tancredo -11
Hunter - 9

You can go here: http://presidentialprofiles2008.org/ to see the numbers and read their profiles. I don't know about you, but I choose substance over rhetoric, and I trust the league of conservation voters quite a bit.

So, it would seem that based on actual votes in congress, Obama is your choice. If Obama is your choice, and you can spare some change, consider donating. Your donation can be as small as $5. Thanks.

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171 votes Show Results

Who is the best candidate on the environment to you?

171 votes Vote Now!

Who is the best candidate on the environment to you?

Obama

100 votes

Edwards

27 votes

Clinton

5 votes

Dodd

1 vote

Biden

1 vote

Gravel

2 votes

Kucinich

10 votes

Richardson

6 votes

I <3 RON PAUL

19 votes

Obama's Iraq Speech: Excerpts Just Hit the Press

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Wednesday September 12, 2007 · 7:02 AM PDT

2007/09/12 · 07:02

Quoted from CNN's advance excerpts from his upcoming speech:

In advanced excerpts of his remarks, Obama, who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, says the "bar for success" now in Iraq "is so low that it is almost buried in the sand... We've had enough of a war that should never have been authorized and should never have been waged."

"I opposed this war from the beginning," Obama says, according to the excerpts. "I opposed the war in 2002. I opposed it in 2003. I opposed it in 2004. I opposed it in 2005. I opposed it in 2006. I introduced a plan in January to remove all of our combat brigades by next March. And I am here to say that we have to begin to end this war now."

Follow me below the fold for a brief description of the four point plan he is about to speak about...

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385 votes Show Results

Fire it up!

385 votes Vote Now!

Fire it up!

Ready to go!

335 votes

What?

50 votes

The Media: Death by Quote

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Monday September 10, 2007 · 7:05 AM PDT

2007/09/10 · 07:05

Today I was reading a CNN story about Petraeus speaking before Congress. It struck me that they quoted Bush's statistics about decreasing violence, then they quoted Dick Durbin saying the numbers were manipulated, then they site a poll on how many Americans oppose the war. There was no reporting, just copying the AP report which is stenographing quotes and pollsters. Now, this is nothing new. But this particular case stuck out to me because of how much it degraded the FACT (yes, it's a fact. news organizations are supposed to report these) that the reports were manipulated. That wasn't Dick Durbin's opinion, that was a fact. And they don't even go into how he, along with millions of people on blogs and websites all over, know that the statistics are manipulated. So while they're not lying, they're certainly not telling the truth.

Here's the article: Iraq Petraeus

And so here's how our media is decaying: One Quote at a time. One poorly written, non-fact checked report. One report where nobody lifted a finger to find out what the truth is. The media doesn't even attempt to investigate anymore, and that's what we expect from them.

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