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The Ultimate Prank: TSA Voyerism

By Machiavelli | Published: January 12, 2010
Who are we pranking today? Just the entire US Federal Government and all American citizens! CNN is reporting on findings from a Freedom of Information request initiated by the Electronic Privacy Information Center that has revealed that, contrary to public statements by the Transportation Security Agency, full-body scanners can store and transmit images. The scanners [...]
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Mann Crosses the Line

By Machiavelli | Published: January 11, 2010
Roger Weiner was arrested at a Mississippi gas station for violating the Mann Act, an arcane law prohibiting transport of women across state lines for “immoral purposes.” This is stupid. It should be repealed. “Immoral purposes?” Who decides what is immoral? If you think rape, murder, and slavery are immoral, then we’ve already got laws [...]
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Osama bin Laden Not Involved in 9/11 Attacks

By Machiavelli | Published: January 5, 2010
Is it possible that Osama bin Laden was not involved in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center? It is curious that Osama bin Laden initially denied involvement. From CNN, dated September 17, 2001: In a statement issued to the Arabic satellite channel Al Jazeera, based in Qatar, bin Laden said, “The U.S. government [...]
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The Perfect Crime

By Machiavelli | Published: January 3, 2010
Purchase and intentionally age soft drinks before giving them to someone. The drinks will retain their bubble and taste, all the while becoming cerebrally carcinogenic dietary saboteurs. According to Wikipedia, “[R]esearchers found that 6 months after aspartame was put into carbonated beverages, 25% of the aspartame had been converted to DKP.”1 If this is true, [...]
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Institutionalized Conspiracy

By Machiavelli | Published: January 1, 2010
CIA logoIn most of its operations, the CIA is by definition a conspiracy, using covert actions and secret plans, many of which are of the most unsavory kind. What are covert operations if not conspiracies? At the same time, the CIA is an institution, a structural part of the national security state. In sum, the agency is an institutionalized conspiracy.
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