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68. Here, the big national project is performing a complete

Sun Jul 7, 2013, 09:19 AM

Jul 2013

cashectomy on what used to be the middle class and the redistribution of every last penny to the 1%. I think Canucks are getting the better deal.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] Katashi_itto Jul 2013 OP

I wonder what sort of emergency they're anticipating? nt sibelian Jul 2013 #1

I wonder too. They never needed such a thing before. Katashi_itto Jul 2013 #2

No emergency broadcasting on line or wireless. The Wielding Truth Jul 2013 #9

Of course not. 9/11 never happened. Hurricane Sandy never happened. pnwmom Jul 2013 #145

They have always had this. Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #210

The order was signed last year, on July 6, 2012 ucrdem Jul 2013 #106

Minor detail curiously omitted. nt Snotcicles Jul 2013 #123

Snopes, July 2012: ucrdem Jul 2013 #135

Kind of like catching your grocery store re-wrapping a steak, fresh looking side up. nt Snotcicles Jul 2013 #136

You do realize that thats something else entirely? Katashi_itto Jul 2013 #146

Yes, you lied about a different order. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #194

Now they are going to fall for all those crazy GIANT text emails they get from their Winger friends! VanillaRhapsody Jul 2013 #156

The OP should delete and apologize.... nt MADem Jul 2013 #201

It should be deleted. Disinformation, debunked, or false information should not be left to stand. Skidmore Jul 2013 #220

They don't care... Bobbie Jo Jul 2013 #170

But....but.....but!!!! There's no opportunity for OUTRAGE if you reveal that key fact! nt MADem Jul 2013 #200

It seems most of their "emergencies" have to do with whistle blowers making Marr Jul 2013 #167

OWS back on the streets? Seems that was one of the biggest threats to them sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #183

It can only be related to civil disobedience as far as I can see. sibelian Jul 2013 #185

Biggest enemies of the Corporate State are the people when they start to wake up. sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #186

You see poorly, since this is the EBS. nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #229

You forgot about ohheckyeah Jul 2013 #240

Cool. This is like the flashflood watches we automatically get on our cell phone now after Sandy. graham4anything Jul 2013 #3

They already have an emergency notification system. Katashi_itto Jul 2013 #4

but the emergency system only is for tv and radio, this expands it to modern social media/internet graham4anything Jul 2013 #10

What part of djean111 Jul 2013 #13

I know if there is a tornado in the area, I want to be warned. graham4anything Jul 2013 #35

Just keep telling yourself that. hobbit709 Jul 2013 #40

Ignorance will kill us all. kentuck Jul 2013 #52

G4A has never met an authoritarian measure he didn't like. hobbit709 Jul 2013 #57

Gatekeepers. Make sure the sheeple aren't unduly alarmed. Luckily... truth2power Jul 2013 #72

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #178

Gawd. SammyWinstonJack Jul 2013 #69

What if there is a police state in your area? Fuddnik Jul 2013 #84

What part of seize do you not understand? premium Jul 2013 #140

What would FDR do? nt. And he is the 4th best president of all time after LBJ, Lincoln and Obama. nt graham4anything Jul 2013 #177

FDR isn't relevant to this, premium Jul 2013 #179

This ain't WWII or the Civil War hifiguy Jul 2013 #204

And if the black vans/heli's are in the area, might you not want to know BEFORE... TheMadMonk Jul 2013 #141

Australia is starting to go down the same religious loonie right wing path we are now on AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #216

Oh? Radio stations, weather radios, and local news programs don't do this? Apophis Jul 2013 #188

So if there is a tornado - the DHS should seize all private communications? AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #214

Can you show me where the executive order says riqster Jul 2013 #61

What the executive order does is expand control to all communications lines. djean111 Jul 2013 #101

What would FDR do? nt. graham4anything Jul 2013 #142

I think the headline is hysterical hyperbole. riqster Jul 2013 #173

They don't want real time information to be spread. morningfog Jul 2013 #81

Thank you .. it's as if no one can read around here anymore ... rtassi Jul 2013 #113

It wouldn't suprise me if they were the government in some capacity or another! ForeignandDomestic Jul 2013 #152

That is the wording of the article from russia today, not the wording in the law DeltaLitProf Jul 2013 #221

Also attributed to Mr. Franklin MNBrewer Jul 2013 #74

Franklin meant the revolution was won in 2008. Why give it back to Jeb Bush in 2016? graham4anything Jul 2013 #75

No, he didn't MNBrewer Jul 2013 #76

Yes, Gorby did. Who do you think did it? graham4anything Jul 2013 #78

LOL MNBrewer Jul 2013 #87

LOL. nt. graham4anything Jul 2013 #89

Bloomberg got himself named for a 3rd term also. former9thward Jul 2013 #161

I don't support him. I support the charity he gives to the arts & his gun position. graham4anything Jul 2013 #176

I am not a NYer as you probably know. former9thward Jul 2013 #180

BIll Thompson was Comptroller and he almost won 4 years ago. Unions backing him graham4anything Jul 2013 #181

Thanks, good luck to him. former9thward Jul 2013 #184

"Rollin', rollin', rollin', keep them dogies rollin'" hobbit709 Jul 2013 #80

As Benjamin Franklin ALSO SAID. "Those who would give up essential liberty... TheMadMonk Jul 2013 #132

My TV is effectively shut down when I get an emergency message on it. pnwmom Jul 2013 #120

They is gonna take your cell phone minutes! snooper2 Sep 2013 #241

This article is from last July. nt ucrdem Jul 2013 #97

But more ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #118

Yes, and Sandy worked out pretty well, didn't it? ucrdem Jul 2013 #126

Yep ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #130

May I have some of what he is having? Duckwraps Jul 2013 #100

Couple weeks ago I got a tornado warning and a flash flood warning on my phone treestar Jul 2013 #162

But but but ... 99Forever Jul 2013 #5

Heh, I hate pointing out inconvenient truths Katashi_itto Jul 2013 #6

You're not a racist, just a liar in this case. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #196

It is increasingly clear to me that I will be losing hifiguy Jul 2013 #7

I am looking at Hong Kong, had two job offers there and the food is awesome. Katashi_itto Jul 2013 #14

I am coming here because I am unemployable in the US hifiguy Jul 2013 #24

I have to agree. They are already planning manned missions to Mars. Katashi_itto Jul 2013 #27

Chinese civilization is nearly 3000 years old. hifiguy Jul 2013 #29

Chinese century... bank... Catherina Jul 2013 #163

I've received two letters dotymed Jul 2013 #50

Here, the big national project is performing a complete hifiguy Jul 2013 #68

cashectomy, heh nt grasswire Jul 2013 #198

Damn! Anyway you could work there as a part timer maybe? Katashi_itto Jul 2013 #144

I am looking at Costa Rica. Initech Jul 2013 #148

Yeah, I hear China has an Emergency Broadcast System or something like it. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #230

This message was self-deleted by its author peacebird Jul 2013 #8

This is "cool"? Mind-boggling. Or reading comprehension problem. djean111 Jul 2013 #11

I was among the first responders after Katrina. dotymed Jul 2013 #64

Interesting story. Thanks for sharing think Jul 2013 #155

TV shows ARE shut down briefly while emergency broadcasts are sent. pnwmom Jul 2013 #154

Reading comprehension is your failing, not ours. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #231

In a real emergency, wouldn't all media outlets want to cooperate with the government? reformist2 Jul 2013 #12

This ISN'T media outlets. This is coopting the telecommunications system... TheMadMonk Jul 2013 #174

I really expected better and to the sleepers "WAKE UP" nolabels Jul 2013 #15

Most of the Constitution disappeared forever down the rabbit hole hifiguy Jul 2013 #25

Established and true nolabels Jul 2013 #222

fuck. this just seems like such an overreach. cali Jul 2013 #16

Yup Katashi_itto Jul 2013 #17

Nope, just a troll post lying about the actual EO. nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #190

Recently I got an update to my iPhone Savannahmann Jul 2013 #18

Any government call is more important than any private call? Fumesucker Jul 2013 #20

I never said I agreed. Savannahmann Jul 2013 #23

A thousand pardons, sahib Fumesucker Jul 2013 #28

It's all good Savannahmann Jul 2013 #45

Where do you get the idea that 'none of us are watching TV anymore'? Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #91

I posted the arguments. Savannahmann Jul 2013 #98

What does it mean? kentuck Jul 2013 #19

He did what TPTB wanted or told him to do. hifiguy Jul 2013 #32

It means that he can shut down any big protest zeemike Jul 2013 #37

Ding, ding, ding! hifiguy Jul 2013 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author kentuck Jul 2013 #49

That and shut down information flow during police actions. morningfog Jul 2013 #82

Yep...Those massive protests elsewhere scared them.....this is one way to stifle dissent.. Gin Jul 2013 #107

How come he can sign Executive Orders for this kind of shit? tularetom Jul 2013 #21

+1 TransitJohn Jul 2013 #33

Dammit, quit asking logical and reasonable questions!! hifiguy Jul 2013 #34

please stop making sense. heads may explode. piratefish08 Jul 2013 #43

Republican obstructionism, need 60 votes, 11 dimensional chess. GoneFishin Jul 2013 #99

whatever! you racist! iamthebandfanman Jul 2013 #112

+1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 n/t Catherina Jul 2013 #168

I posted about this yesterdayday...this article is a year old and the order is vague LaydeeBug Jul 2013 #22

I keep remembering how dissidents in Egypt & elsewhere use social media Jackpine Radical Jul 2013 #26

Sounds like they could shut down our communications if we were to organize. Apophis Jul 2013 #39

My exact thought. Jackpine Radical Jul 2013 #44

Hopefully, dotymed Jul 2013 #71

I think that's exactly what this is about. Marr Jul 2013 #171

Unfortunately, the security apparatus works off John Yoo's memo... HereSince1628 Jul 2013 #30

Becoming quite the little dictator isn't he atreides1 Jul 2013 #31

What's it going to take for people to get pissed off? Apophis Jul 2013 #36

The average American is too stupid, too ignorant and too hifiguy Jul 2013 #38

Meanwhile, the chocolate ration has been increased to 23 grams. Jackpine Radical Jul 2013 #48

scary brown people = freedom for the government to do ANYTHING. piratefish08 Jul 2013 #46

That's because they're smart enough to read beyond the OP's deceptive title. pnwmom Jul 2013 #122

Maybe that is what "they" are measuring right now. Enthusiast Jul 2013 #223

What in the hell are they expecting? A fucking alien invasion? loudsue Jul 2013 #41

You needn't look far into the past for evidence of democracies falling to their security apparatus HereSince1628 Jul 2013 #63

True that. "Scaring the democracy out of the elected officials"...and the masses, I might add. loudsue Jul 2013 #157

It isn't Obama. hifiguy Jul 2013 #66

^ this^ truebrit71 Jul 2013 #77

Thank you for the sobering historical perspective...you're right about that. loudsue Jul 2013 #166

Very good point, sue! hifiguy Jul 2013 #205

No just an invasion of alert conscious people who understand the game they're playing.. ForeignandDomestic Jul 2013 #158

That is messed up Harmony Blue Jul 2013 #47

Man, it's times like this I feel sorry for the script writers, having to work on Sunday and defend byeya Jul 2013 #51

Maybe all these movies recently about the WhiteHouse getting shellacked has got them nervous. DCBob Jul 2013 #53

strike while the iron is hot....this too will pass into the night ileus Jul 2013 #54

Agree, the American people will march into fascism, applauding all the while Katashi_itto Jul 2013 #58

K&R DeSwiss Jul 2013 #55

This appears an anti-revolution EO issued to protect 1% control from democracy. Zorra Jul 2013 #56

That seems to be a reasonable reading of the text. byeya Jul 2013 #59

You, Zorra, have hit the bull's eye hifiguy Jul 2013 #70

Did President Obama use a time machine? This was signed a year ago. nt msanthrope Jul 2013 #153

Is heaven05 Jul 2013 #60

Did ANYONE read the text of the Executive Order? Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2013 #62

Good point. Here: Katashi_itto Jul 2013 #67

The important text is at the end... Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2013 #73

Hmm I said nothing about the President being a moron. Quite the opposite. Katashi_itto Jul 2013 #79

Hidden by Jury, you said it... Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2013 #116

IOW nothing like what OP tried to pass it off as treestar Jul 2013 #164

EXACTLY! N/T Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2013 #199

...ominous and scary...nt temmer Jul 2013 #65

Boy, all this control freakism is something! ananda Jul 2013 #83

Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #85

How about read the actual order now? It doesn't say what the OP says it says. pnwmom Jul 2013 #125

People Seriously Missed the "High Crimes and Misdemeanors" part of the impeachment process. dballance Jul 2013 #133

That seems to escape a lot of people. greatauntoftriplets Jul 2013 #143

I am seeing 'Impeach Obama' ads here on DU a lot lately. Whisp Jul 2013 #175

why don't you pony up some bucks and DONATE? Skittles Jul 2013 #206

Then the call for Obama to be impeached will just go away? Whisp Jul 2013 #207

no, the stupid ADS will go away Skittles Jul 2013 #208

don't you worry your little head about me and my donations. n/t Whisp Jul 2013 #211

what exactly is wrong with you??? Skittles Jul 2013 #212

The truth doesn't matter to the leftwing Teabaggers geek tragedy Jul 2013 #192

Which, again, gives the law enforcement agencies no cover for their negligence in investigating Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 #86

This message was self-deleted by its author madrchsod Jul 2013 #88

Hmmm : " the president chose not to commemorate the signing with much fanfare " GoneFishin Jul 2013 #90

Well, he doesn't REALLY mean it like it says jsr Jul 2013 #92

Communications systems, not the communications themselves Silent3 Jul 2013 #93

. Katashi_itto Jul 2013 #96

The title started out as "Obama Gives DHS Authority To Seize ALL US Communications" Silent3 Jul 2013 #102

Whats curious? I saw your post and thought the title should reflect the nature Katashi_itto Jul 2013 #103

FYI: this RT article is from 2012, and the order was signed on July 06, 2012. nt ucrdem Jul 2013 #94

So, like the massive surveillance going on that we knew exisred at some level years ago, djean111 Jul 2013 #110

Read the order. It's not alarming. ucrdem Jul 2013 #111

Alarming. nt Duckwraps Jul 2013 #95

The title of the OP IS alarming. And deceptive. pnwmom Jul 2013 #128

who was the president in 1934? madrchsod Jul 2013 #104

I list more than one source. Katashi_itto Jul 2013 #105

Yet another bullshit, dated, & out-of-context hysteria post. nt BumRushDaShow Jul 2013 #108

DU is going the way of Prison Planet,all sufrommich Jul 2013 #114

If this isn't the modus operandi of a tyranny, I'd like to know what is. WinkyDink Jul 2013 #109

I wonder if any of President Obama's former students from when he was a college.... nolabels Jul 2013 #117

Laws are, to paraphrase Leona Helmsley on taxes, for the little people. WinkyDink Jul 2013 #149

This order is a year old jehop61 Jul 2013 #115

There's a statute of limitations? Demit Jul 2013 #127

How about giving people a little credit for honesty? Th1onein Jul 2013 #138

Shocking! And Rand and Ron Paul surely don't know either, or else pnwmom Jul 2013 #151

You're unaware of the Emergency Broadcast System in general? nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #228

Obviously, I'm not. Th1onein Jul 2013 #233

A good place to start would be the actual executive order (from 2012, btw) geek tragedy Jul 2013 #234

So what? Th1onein Jul 2013 #235

You're the one running around as if your hair is on fire over it. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #236

Wow. You assert something and then can't back it up. Th1onein Jul 2013 #237

Friday July 6... 2012... sneaky. DCBob Jul 2013 #119

That title is so deceptive. pnwmom Jul 2013 #121

So? He's President of ALL the people! kenny blankenship Jul 2013 #124

How terrible. In a national emergency, he wants to be able to send emergency communications pnwmom Jul 2013 #129

Yep. This is straight out of RT's hyperbole department. pinto Jul 2013 #134

2012: ProSense Jul 2013 #131

Why Does this sound Suspiciously like the already exisiting Emergency Broadcast System at Most? dballance Jul 2013 #137

Dumasses, it's an extension of Bill Clinton's EO & was done last year. Enough with the flaming hair! Zen Democrat Jul 2013 #139

The mark of the beast mick063 Jul 2013 #147

No, even the wing nuts can read Snopes. And he hasn't signed over 900 executive orders, either. pnwmom Jul 2013 #150

Is this snark or psychosis? nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #195

It is a chuckle. mick063 Jul 2013 #197

"quietly signed his name to an Executive Order on Friday" but had not even 1 second Catherina Jul 2013 #159

. ProSense Jul 2013 #160

... kentuck Jul 2013 #169

It's a year old treestar Jul 2013 #165

the 1% and its lackeys, not to be trusted at all Catherina Jul 2013 #172

Not only is that not true but treestar Jul 2013 #191

No, paranoid Obama haters need to wake up. Read the fucking order. nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #189

I am usually first in line janlyn Jul 2013 #182

Talk about a headline not matching a story arely staircase Jul 2013 #187

Another filthy lie from the obamahateosphere. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #193

National Emergency extended to the Internet has you moving out of the country Peacetrain Jul 2013 #202

The more people like that that leave, the better. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #227

This thread is beyond even mere stupidity, Benton D Struckcheon Jul 2013 #203

You obviously don't understand Summer Hathaway Jul 2013 #213

How did that happen a year ago and we not know about it?? kentuck Jul 2013 #209

I keep trying to give the president the benefit of the doubt, Blue_In_AK Jul 2013 #215

You're not trying very hard. The OP is dishonest crap. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #226

OP's source, RT, has focused on birther crap, Ron Paul & conspiracy theories... VOX Jul 2013 #217

..... sagat Jul 2013 #218

Perfect response. bunnies Jul 2013 #224

Emergency Alert System... Deuce Jul 2013 #219

a full fledged freakout over the Emergency Alert System. bunnies Jul 2013 #225

In times of disaster FrodosPet Jul 2013 #232

Kick Scurrilous Jul 2013 #238

some people aren't very bright and are easily led/manipulated... snooper2 Sep 2013 #242

so Obama expands our emergency broadcast abilities Californeeway Jul 2013 #239