Articles about “patriotact”
"Freelance" Spies In NYC Are Publishing Your Private Conversations
(Marcia Krause Bilyk / Flickr) Thanks to Edward Snowden, we know that the National Security Agency collects the phone records of every American in order to keep the country safe from terrorism. But for the past...
Obama Extends Patriot Act With E-Signature: Was It Legal?
Via Pete Souza's Flickr As we all know, The Patriot Act is the only thing keeping us from being brutally murdered in our sleep by our own countrymen. Warrantless wiretapping, "sneak and peek" warrants (OMG cutest...
More Incidents Of Green Laser Beams Pointed At Planes
After Sunday's news that a green laser was pointed inside the cockpit of a JetBlue plane coming in for landing at JFK Airport, now it turns out that other pilots have also been bothered by green...
Videos of the Day: Hillary Clinton on Change, Feelings
At last night's ABC News/Facebook debate in New Hampshire, both parties' candidates held debates. After the Thursday's Iowa results presented Barack Obama as a winner and Hillary Clinton as a disappointing (to her campaign) third place,...
NY Times Weddings Highlights: Going to Grand Central...Gonna Get Married
People planning weddings - or people wondering why they've seen so many weddings outside lately: Theres a nice article about the trend towards weddings in parks and other public spaces in the city in today's NY...
Dems Think Rudy is "9/11"-ing Too Much
It had to happen sometime: Democrats are busting former mayor Rudy Giuliani's chops over comments he made yesterday during a campaign stop in New Hampshire. The Politico's Roger Simon reports:“I listen a little to the Democrats and...
Zach Galifianakis, Comedian and Actor
I saw Zach Galifianakis(Comedy Central Presents, Comedians of Comedy, Dog Bites Man) at the UCB theater a few months ago and he was going some crowd work. Some lady said something, I don't remember what, but Zach's...
With Laser Precision, Teen Gets Arrested
Note to everyone tempted to go wild with a laser pointer: Don't - unless it's in a meeting or the privacy of your own living room. A Brooklyn teenager was arrested after shining a laser at a...
George Saunders, Writer
George Saunders, Writer
Udi Ofer, Director, NYCLU's Bill of Rights Defense Campaign
Udi Ofer,
Director,
NYCLU's Bill of Rights Defense Campaign
Sylka and John, Flag Makers
Sylka and John, Flag Makers
While First Lady Hangs Uptown, Holly Hunter Steps Into Her Shoes Downtown
We were stoked to read in Playbill that Academy Award-winning actress Holly Hunter (Thirteen, The Piano, Broadcast News) is playing first lady Laura Bush opposite Cynthia Nixon and Lisa Kron in a staged reading this week of...