Unfilter Supporters Only Show #2

Well the news outside is frightful, but Unfilter is so delightful! Hello wonderful Unfilter supporters, here is your second to last supporters show of 2013! I hope this email finds you in good spirits, making the best of what you can with whatever it is you’ve got. There’s some really great clips in the supporters notes sync, if you’ve got north of 7GB to spare jump on that BitTorrent Sync share and enjoy. Sync with your fellow supporter: JUST the supporters show key: CHECK NEWSLETTER The source to our show with all the clips and more: CHECK NEWSLETTER The JFK Archive: CHECK NEWSLETTER Here’s some links you might want to check out: NSA Panel Member Recommends Increased Data Collection Michael Morell, the former acting director of the CIA and a member of President Obama’s task force on surveillance, said in an interview on Sunday that a controversial telephone data-collection program conducted by the National Security Agency should be expanded to include emails. He also said the program, far from being unnecessary, could prevent the next 9/11. President Obama Says He’ll Rein In NSA… Then Proceeds To Praise And Defend Everything They’ve Done In an interview on Thursday, President Obama said that he’s going to propose some “self-restraint on the NSA” and to “initiate some reforms that can give people more confidence.” Of course, he’s the boss of the NSA. He doesn’t need to “propose” anything – he can order them to stop. Furthermore, it appears that nearly everything else he talked about was supporting the actions of the NSA, so it’s a bit difficult to take seriously this idea that there will be any significant decrease in NSA activity. NSA Review Panel’s Report Does Not Recommend Any Major Curbing Of Government Surveillance It also doesn’t specifically mention anything about curbing the bulk collection of e-mail, instant messages or other systems data, information of which is much more valuable than telephony meta-data. So really, the report is not suggesting any government surveillance or data collection be stopped. It is instead suggesting that they change the method of how one type of information is collected and stored. When ‘60 Minutes’ Checks Its Journalistic Skepticism at the Door - NYTimes.com In between its coverage of Benghazi and the N.S.A., “60 Minutes” drew criticism for letting Amazon promote a drone delivery program that is years from actually happening, if it happens at all. It was a fanciful look at the commercial future, though Charlie Rose, the reporter, also asked Jeff Bezos, the chief executive of Amazon, some tough questions: whether providing cloud services to the C.I.A. was a conflict, and whether its “ruthless” pursuit of market share was fair. It’s been the perfect year for a show like ours, I’m really thankful that I’ve had a place to share my thoughts, discuss what we find, and share our ideas with like minded people all around the world. This small group of people keeps us going every week, and helps bring a little peace of mind to thousands of people who no longer have to feel like their crazy. The old media empires are still around, and rich. But their conversation and message is hollow and manipulative. So many of us see it now, and shows like Unfilter will be there as more people look for something beyond the official talking points. We might even find out selves years from now looking back at these episodes asa living documentary of what was going on during these times. And I think that might just be invaluable. Thank you for supporting Unfilter! See you next week!