Listen up kiddies, summer doesn't mean down time when it comes to corruption in Jersey.
People who survived Hurricane Katrina, the worst natural disaster in a century, then had to face the next challenge to their survival: the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Those who survived FEMA's first round of incompetence in New Orleans were placed in travel trailers, many of which oozed formaldehyde, making them sick and killing at least one person. But FEMA lawyers stonewalled, preventing the agency from taking steps to mitigate the formaldehyde problem.
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"Sky Harbor's not safe and hasn't been for a long time." So says one airport employee at the Phoenix, Ariz., airport. The Transportation Security Administration has been going home at midnight and returning at 4:30 a.m. During those hours, it's easy to walk into the sterile areas of the airport entirely unscreened.
As you are probably aware, the greatest threat to your privacy and well-being stems from the government, whether directly or indirectly. Even the "freest" or "most democratic" governments have committed their share of atrocities, and even if you think you're safe today, if the political winds blow in a different direction tomorrow, you could be the next victim. Today, governments use databases to track virtually everything, including their own people. So an important part of protecting yourself is to minimize the amount of information governments have about you.
The legacy of the Central Intelligence Agency is one not simply of an omnipotent spy agency which can learn anything from anyone and pull off covert operations with ease. The true legacy of the CIA, according to a new book, is its sheer incompetence.
Several people walked into Albany International Airport in Colonie, N.Y., in late June, carry-on bags stuffed full of bomb parts, and strolled to the security checkpoint. Transportation Security Administration screeners seized every bottle of water from all of them.
On June 18, I visited the Plainfield, N.H., home of Ed and Elaine Brown, to attend a press conference. Since then, the U.S. Department of Justice has decided they should keep an eye on me. But one or two people have decided that they should harass and annoy me as well.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is reported to have launched a criminal investigation into FBI employees' alleged misuse of national security letters to obtain information on Americans.
Updates to stories previously covered at Homeland Stupidity.
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