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nadinbrzezinski

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23. Been working on a dystopia for years

Sun Jun 16, 2013, 11:56 AM

Jun 2013

set in the far future. I started this and even released it as teen fiction, but it is really about the US... right now, given all the weeks revelations, working on the background for the Ministry of Intelligence. MI for short. MI-3 is SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE, you could say NSA. Well, a lot of the background I wrote about it in 2003 seems I was writing prophecy.

No, I am not George Orwell or Aldous Huxley, but it is disconcerting when you see that you write in fiction well... take form in front of you.

One piece I am modifying in the background.... thanks to the folks here, (they know who they are) is how fast the US failed as a democracy. I almost expect the House and the Senate to be dissolved, like in the fiction, when they become more of a bother than an advantage.

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How Rep. Jerold Nadler broke the "NSA DOES listen to your calls" story.... [View all] Junkdrawer Jun 2013 OP

K&R idwiyo Jun 2013 #1

Terrific! Hook, line and sinker n/t Catherina Jun 2013 #2

When sources widen beyond Snowden, the story will get firmer legs.... Junkdrawer Jun 2013 #3

Clapper, Mueller, and Obama all caught lying. HooptieWagon Jun 2013 #4

Good job by Adler! kentuck Jun 2013 #5

That's Nadler w. an N. Smarmie Doofus Jun 2013 #26

I haven't heard any legislator mention the *cost*. pacalo Jun 2013 #6

The electricity bill for the Utah data center was estimated at $40 million jakeXT Jun 2013 #14

Some good reporter will surely ask about the NSA's budget when the deficit comes up. pacalo Jun 2013 #15

It is not about terrorists under the bed nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #20

If there were a prize for understanding the bigger picture, tavalon Jun 2013 #22

Been working on a dystopia for years nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #23

Now that we know they listen without needing court approval... Now what? midnight Jun 2013 #7

Good Question. Don't know... Junkdrawer Jun 2013 #8

I'm sure dismantling this mess and clean up the wrong doing would be a good place to start... midnight Jun 2013 #13

Muller and Nadler had the following... Tx4obama Jun 2013 #9

I watched it. Mueller was flustered. Nadler offered him an out. n/t Junkdrawer Jun 2013 #10

I'll take Democrat, Nadler's word over Mueller's any day. Nadler has a long and excellent sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #17

This project goes back longer than bush nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #21

Nadler gave him a little of Mueller's own medicine. It's called....... ReRe Jun 2013 #11

So what exactly did he hear? ucrdem Jun 2013 #12

He heard classified information, of course. DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2013 #24

du rec. xchrom Jun 2013 #16

I just posted the ACTUAL exchange: Junkdrawer Jun 2013 #18

Through the looking glass nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #19

K & R !!! WillyT Jun 2013 #25

The CNET headline: NSA admits listening to U.S. phone calls without warrants struggle4progress Jun 2013 #27