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Orwellian Forecast: Is the Federal Government Inching Towards Choosing Your Roommates?

| February 6, 2012

  Unsettling, Orwellian news reported at Heritage.org — is the Nanny State government now inching towards taking over Americans’ freedom of choice in overseeing the making of personal, private decisions on roommate selections? Hopenchange — tyranny in sheep’s clothing. For Now, Government Still Lets You Pick Your Own Roommate By David S. Addington The people [...]

Orwellian: Facebook Users’ Political Sentiments & Private Messages Now Analyzed by Facebook & Politico

| January 17, 2012

  Facebook users, if you haven’t read George Orwell’s futuristic novel 1984, now may be a good time. While this data mining of Facebook and sharing with Politico (why on earth Politico?) may seem innocuous at first glance, this is only the beginning. And no permission by users has to be granted. Have no expectations [...]

Orwell’s World: Reporters Arrested by Police for Recording DC Taxicab Commission Public Meeting (video)

| June 25, 2011

  “Sir, this is a public meeting! I’m a reporter!” The government has video and still cameras positioned in every major city in the nation, in buildings, on street corners, in public schools… but can reporters be arrested in Washington, DC for using a cell camera for recording while reporting on a public meeting? Freedom [...]

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