NSA, DRONES, OBAMA, GERMANY, BACH, MANDELA, ETC.

THE ABSURD TIMES

Illustration: Seen in Germany and elsewhere.

 

          We should be thankful for NSA’s voyuererism in collecting every shred of data we generate or are about to generate.  Why, if they were not so vigorously anal-retentive about preserving every scrap of everything about us, why there might have been a bombing at the Boston Marathon.  Oh, shit, there was.  Well, at least nobody had bomb material in thier underwear in Detroit.  Oh.  Well, come on, that just proves the point.

          They did stop a psychiatrist who asked to be let out, would pay back all his tuition and stuff, but please let me out, and who corresponded with a guy we later assassinated in Yemen from shooting a bunch of people at Ft. oh, never mind.

          Testimony is that they foiled 50 plots.  I think if you demand to know about them, they will say 75 plots!  And so on.

          Some guy in Sweden was extradited to Denmark for hacking.  Maybe Assange was on to something? 

          Actually, they did mention one thwart in particular:  the Times Square bombing.  I remember something about a homeless guy asking someone else to call 911 and that some agent was involved in starting the guy out, maybe.  It was pretty clear that the guy didn’t know what he was doing, however, and that the wiretapping really had nothing to do with him being thwarted.

          But, I’m sure they already know that.  It is time now to free Nelson Mandella.  I mean, the guy has done so much for his country and the rest of the world, he deserves to die a dignified life.  It seems right now that they are keeping him on life-support.  Leave him alone and give him a large funeral, commemorate his life.  After all, he is 93.

          Free Jimmie Hoffa.  They keep trying to find the body.  It’s gone and he’s dead.  Stop covering it on the network news.  And he wasn’t as bad a guy as our capitalist press claims.  He did help his union.

          Free Whitey Bulger.  I’m just tired of the story.  He’s pretty old right now and not likely to kill anyone.

          And let’s not forget the death of the great Slim Whitman.  If Mars Attacks again, we are lucky to have his recordings.  I wonder if he is on You Tube?  I bet he is.

          17 years ago, it seems that the FBI faked the investigation of flight 800 – at least 6 people on the team have blown the whistle.  Are they going to be tried for treason?

          Meuller says the FBI does fly drones over the United States.  It was amazing how quickly and bluntly he said “yes” to that question.  He then said, but not much.  So, relax.

          Obama gave a speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Germany.  Now that was just plain stupid.  It invites comparisons to JKF.  Barak Obama, I knew JFK and you are no JFK.  And, stay away from that gate.  It keeps making me think of the Brandenburg Concertos by Bach and NOONE measures up to those.  So stop it already.

          People are carrying signs comparing Obama of MLK, with picture of both, one captioned “I have a Dream,” and the other “I have a Drone.”  It doesn’t stop there.  Also seen are signs saying “Yes, we scan.”

          Finally, I didn’t expect we would lose Michael Hastings so soon.  He was a good reporter and, therefore, much pursued by the FBI, although there is no evidence that they conducted drone strikes against him. 

          A smattering of timely quotes from the NeinQuarterly: 

1.             Nein. ‏@NeinQuarterly12 Jun

Think globally, redact locally.

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2.             Nein. ‏@NeinQuarterly12 Jun

The #NSA walks into a bar... Wait, I'll let it tell the rest.

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3.             Nein. ‏@NeinQuarterly12 Jun

Surveil me maybe.

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4.             Nein. ‏@NeinQuarterly12 Jun

The good news is they could have called it DREAMCATCHER. #PRISM

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5.             Nein. ‏@NeinQuarterly12 Jun

Arranging my constitutional rights by expiration date. #prism

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6.             Nein. ‏@NeinQuarterly12 Jun

Pappi, was hast du denn bei der #NSA gemacht?

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7.             Nein. ‏@NeinQuarterly12 Jun

I remember those innocent days of old when #NSA meant vodka, Craig's List, and a cheap motel.

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8.             Nein. ‏@NeinQuarterly12 Jun

The #NSA walks into a bar. Bartender: "What'll it be, sir?" NSA: "Didn't know? You're having a boy!"

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9.             Nein. ‏@NeinQuarterly12 Jun

The #NSA walks into a bar. Bartender: "Long day?" NSA: "Tell me about it."

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10.          Nein. ‏@NeinQuarterly12 Jun

Facebook status: surveiled. #PRISM

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11.          Nein. ‏@NeinQuarterly12 Jun

The #NSA walks into a bar. Bartender: "Got a new joke for you." NSA: "Heard it."

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12.          Nein. ‏@NeinQuarterly12 Jun

Coffee later, #NSA?

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13.          Nein. ‏@NeinQuarterly12 Jun

Should the history of art be written some fine day, it will probably not be art history.

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14.          Nein. ‏@NeinQuarterly12 Jun

Art for art's sake. Kitsch for kitsch's sake. Aesthetic theory for the sake of the forsaken.

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