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Snowdens document leaks happened in 2013 (implying the surveillance state was set up well before then). So this is more a leisurely stroll than a sprint.

samrus 6mo ago
The zamboni of fascism is slowly moving towards us, and we are jist laying on the ice waiting to be sliced up
- mghackerlady 6mo ago
  points for using a zamboni as a metaphor, genuinely impressed
  - hackable_sand 6mo ago
    I believe it's a reference
  - robocat 6mo ago
    Unfortunately while evocative, it doesn't really make sense. A Zamboni has a "conditioner" at the rear that contains a sharp horizontal blade that shaves the ice as the machine runs across the ice. The blade is a bit like a very wide wood-plane. It is sharp and controlled to be a little below the current surface of ice. The shavings are moved to a waste tank using an internal horizontal auger and vertical auger. You usually couldn't get near enough to the blade to have a close enough shave for it to harm you. However I'm guessing a Zamboni could hurt you in other ways. Disclaimer: I only skimmed the details . . . I'm sure applying the right amount of intelligence could discover harmful means.
walrus01 6mo ago
Anyone who had read Bamford's books on the NSA many years prior to 2013 took a look at what info came out and had an internal thought process like "this is nothing new at all".
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me_me_me 6mo ago
Is it though, current US President is openly for sale. If you need something done you go to Donald and pay the price. Need a pardon? No problem. Its broad daylight mafia state, the way they operate. 15 years ago Fox News tried to generate outrage because obama wore tan suit.
- esseph 6mo ago
  100% - US democracy rating is way down. - Pardons way up. - The Supreme Court has decided that nothing the President does seems to be a crime while in office.
- mannanj 6mo ago
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  - triceratops 6mo ago
    > Biden also pardoned Fauci for serious crimes Which ones? > So who's for sale again? You're saying Fauci and Hunter paid Joe off?
    - mannanj 6mo ago
      He got a pay off, don't put a straw man in front of me though I refuse to engage your straw man.
      - triceratops 6mo ago
        What's the strawman?
        mannanj 6mo ago
        Well I took your bad faith interpretation of my share as a straw man, seems I was wrong. > You're saying Fauci and Hunter paid Joe off? No I am not saying that.
aftbit 6mo ago
Room 641A was leaked in 2006. To some extent, this all started in the 1940s with the Enigma and JN-25 code breaks. After that, everyone knew that intelligence was the future of power.

samrus 6mo ago

The zamboni of fascism is slowly moving towards us, and we are jist laying on the ice waiting to be sliced up

mghackerlady 6mo ago
points for using a zamboni as a metaphor, genuinely impressed
- hackable_sand 6mo ago
  I believe it's a reference
- robocat 6mo ago
  Unfortunately while evocative, it doesn't really make sense. A Zamboni has a "conditioner" at the rear that contains a sharp horizontal blade that shaves the ice as the machine runs across the ice. The blade is a bit like a very wide wood-plane. It is sharp and controlled to be a little below the current surface of ice. The shavings are moved to a waste tank using an internal horizontal auger and vertical auger. You usually couldn't get near enough to the blade to have a close enough shave for it to harm you. However I'm guessing a Zamboni could hurt you in other ways. Disclaimer: I only skimmed the details . . . I'm sure applying the right amount of intelligence could discover harmful means.

walrus01 6mo ago

Anyone who had read Bamford's books on the NSA many years prior to 2013 took a look at what info came out and had an internal thought process like "this is nothing new at all".

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me_me_me 6mo ago

Is it though, current US President is openly for sale. If you need something done you go to Donald and pay the price. Need a pardon? No problem. Its broad daylight mafia state, the way they operate. 15 years ago Fox News tried to generate outrage because obama wore tan suit.

esseph 6mo ago
100% - US democracy rating is way down. - Pardons way up. - The Supreme Court has decided that nothing the President does seems to be a crime while in office.
mannanj 6mo ago
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- triceratops 6mo ago
  > Biden also pardoned Fauci for serious crimes Which ones? > So who's for sale again? You're saying Fauci and Hunter paid Joe off?
  - mannanj 6mo ago
    He got a pay off, don't put a straw man in front of me though I refuse to engage your straw man.
    - triceratops 6mo ago
      What's the strawman?
      - mannanj 6mo ago
        Well I took your bad faith interpretation of my share as a straw man, seems I was wrong. > You're saying Fauci and Hunter paid Joe off? No I am not saying that.

aftbit 6mo ago

Room 641A was leaked in 2006. To some extent, this all started in the 1940s with the Enigma and JN-25 code breaks. After that, everyone knew that intelligence was the future of power.