The Big Note Cafe
VISIT BIG NOTE ON FACEBOOK
  • Home
  • Weekly Spotify Pick List
  • The Orwell Report
  • Zappa's Universe
    • Frank's Influences
    • Store & Discography Tour
    • Media Moments w Mr Z
    • Live Music
  • WCWP Playlist Archive
  • News Topics Archive

The Big Note Cafe Has Moved On....

5/28/2015

0 Comments

 
Hey There!
Before The BNC left WCWP's air on the 13th of May, the second hour of the program would feature some brief discussion of news topics relevant to life in The Post Edward Snowden United Surveillance States of America. They used to be posted directly to the menu bar here at The Cafe website until I set up a sister site for that purpose, The Orwell Report. In any case I'll continue to keep those older postings here for the time being, though they are, quite literally "old news."  I'm leaving things be just for now with the though they may be of some interest to scan back over to take in how this stories have unfolded over time.
So here they'll stay for a while. 
0 Comments

New Location for News Items!!

1/30/2015

0 Comments

 
As of February 1 2015, go to The Orwell Report (see menu bar) for new news postings and blog commentary as well. Note that the material I had posted here on The Big Note menu bar under "The National Security State" can now be found at The Orwell Report under "More."
0 Comments

Topics for 01.28.15

1/28/2015

0 Comments

 
Charlie Hebdo
Charlie Hebdo by Paul Craig Roberts
(scroll down quarter page)

False Flags in History
The Reichstag Fire

The Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Wikipedia on False Flags in History




0 Comments

News Topics for 01.21.15

1/21/2015

0 Comments

 
NSA and Related News
Privacy Advocates Say NSA Reform Doesn't Require Technological Magic
Digital Arms Race: NSA Preps America for a Future Battle

GCHQ  Captured Emails of Journailists From Top International Media
Secret US Cybersecurity Report: Encryption Vital To Protect Vital Data
DEA maintained secret database of Americans phone calls

Obamas Cyber Proposals Sound Good But Erode Inforation Security

From Wired Magazine

The Free Encryption App That Wants To Replace Gmail, DropBox and HipChat

The Biggest Security Threats We'll Face in 2015
Why The Silk Road Trial Matters
Critics Say New Evidence Linking Nordth Korea to the Sony Hack is Still Flimsy


On The CIA Torture Report

If America wants to make sure it never tortures again, it must chose law over secrecy
CIA finds no wrongdoing in agency's search of conputers used by Senate Investigators
John Brennan Exonerates Himself With Sham Investigation
Prison Disparches From The War On Terror
Torture And Myth
Seven Incomplete Essays On The Torture Report



0 Comments

News Stories for 01.14.15

1/14/2015

0 Comments

 
Exclusive: Edward Snowden On Cyber Warfare
Truth From The Power Elite
The Surveillance State Has Arrived
Minnesota Bill Would Ban NSA Activity Called "The Biggest Threat Since The Civil War"
Q&A: On The Untouchable "Lords of Secrecy"
NSA Played Key Role In Linking North Korea To Sony Hack
FBI Is Broadening Surveillance Role, Report Shows
In Defense of a CIA Whistle Blower
'Silk Road Reloaded' Just Launched On a Network More Secret Than TOR

0 Comments

News Topics for 01.07.15

1/7/2015

0 Comments

 
Time To Call Out The CIA
How To Read The CIA Report On Torture
Observations on the CIA Torture Report
It's time to abolish the CIA
A Radical Question About The CIA and The Mainstream Press
Diane Feinstein readies anti-torture legislation
CIA Watchdog To Step Down
A Brief History on the CIA's Spying on the Senate
NYT Reporter Questioned at Hearing in CIA Leak Case
Defiant on Witness Stand, Times Reporter Says Little

Sizing Things Up At The NSA

If the Supreme Court tackles the NSA in 2015, it will be one of these five cases
The NSA's Ongoing Effort To Hide Its Own Lawbreaking
NSA has VPNs in Vulcan death grip- no really, that's what they call it
Inside the Mind of NSA Chief Keith Alexander
US spyware on USB stick of Merkl aide
Secrets and Spys: Data in 2015, the year after everything changed

The Ridiculous Sony/Korea/"The Interview" Dust-up

North Korea / Sony Shows How Eagerly US Media Still Regurgitate Government Claims
What If North Korea Didn't Hack Sony
FBI Won't Stop Blaming North Korea For Sony Hack
--Despite New Evidence

Police Controversies
Ferguson grand juror sues to remove gag order
Military hardware still flowing to local police after Ferguson
Feds Sent Almost As Much Military Hardware to Local Cops After Ferguson Protests As They Did Before







0 Comments

News Topics for New Years Eve of 2015

12/31/2014

0 Comments

 
From Wired Magazine
The Years Biggest Winners and Losers in Privacy & Security
Eight Free Privacy Programs Worth Your Year-End Donations
How Laws Restricting Tech Actually Expose Us to Greater Harm

The FBI Used The Webs Favorite Hacking Tool To Unmask Tor Users
Over 80 Percent of Dark Web Visits Relate to Pedophilia, Study Says


Meanwhile At The NSA
The NSA Drops Christmas Eve Surprise
The ACLU accuses the NSA of using holiday lull to 'minimize' impact of documents
Prying Eyes: Inside The NSA's War on Internet Security

The NSA Reports Improper Surveillance of Americans

And Don't Forget Our Friends At The CIA
After Scrutiny, CIA Mandate Is Untouched
The Other Torture Report: The Secret CIA Document That Could Unravel The Case For Torture
How a false witness helped the CIA make the case for torture
Getting Away With Torture




0 Comments

News Topics for 12.17.14

12/17/2014

0 Comments

 
The Snowden/NSA Fallout Continues...
Congress Quietly Bolsters NSA Spying In Intelligence Bill

Congress just radically explanded the NSA's spying powers without anyone paying much attention
Privacy is not dead: Microsoft lawyer prepares to take on US government
Business, Media, and Civil Society Speak Up in Key Privacy Case
Schmidt: Google Now Best Way to Evade NSA
Edward Snowden lawyer calls on Europeans to prosecute US torture architects
Attorney General Won't Force New York Times Reporter To Reveal Source
Julian Assange Unleashed

Meanwhile Back At The CIA

How The CIA Outsourced Torture
CIA Torture Report: The doctors who were the unlikely architects
Spokane psychologists helped craft CIA's harsh interrogation tactics
0 Comments

News Articles for 12.10.14

12/9/2014

0 Comments

 
The CIA Torture Report: Basic Documents
Senator Diane Feinstein's Press Release
Senate Intelligence Committee's Report on The CIA's Detention & Interrogation Program (featuring a forward)
Senate Intelligence Committee's Report on The CIA's Detention & Interrogation Program (featuring a table of contents)

The CIA Torture Report: Press Coverage
Stories Previously Posted At The Big Note Cafe
CIA interrogation report:The 20 key findings
The United States of Torture
Dismissing Senate Report, Cheney Defends CIA Interrogations
For CIA Truth About Torture Was An Existential Threat
To deter US from torturing again
5 Questions About The CIA Detention & Interrogation Report
12 Things To
Keep In Mind When You Read The Torture Report
17 Disgraceful Facts
10 Truly Terrible Things
Pentagon fears blowback from 'humane' Guantamano video release

0 Comments

News Articles for 12.03.14

12/2/2014

0 Comments

 
Surveillance News
Edward Snowden wins Swedish human rights award for NSA revelations
How to stop NSA from snooping on you
Feds dig up law from 1789 to demand Apple, Google decrypt smartphones, slabs
Talking To James Risen About Pay Any Price, The War On Terror And Press Freedoms
Torture Report: Mark Udall's Historic Moment to Rescue CIA Oversite
National Archive backs off plan to destroy CIA emails
Due process versus secret courts
The First US Official To Resign Over Afghanistan Is Fighting to Help Whistleblowers
Canada's Patriot Act Moment

The Police
"Justifiable Homicides" by Police at Record High: Notes on Police Violence in America
Ferguson Reexamined
What I Did After The Police Killed My Son
0 Comments
<<Previous

    Author

    Write something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview.

    Archives

    May 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.