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During the Olympics, The Feds Will Be Reading Your Tweets – And the Blotter
ABC News - the Blotter by Brian Ross ^ | Today | Brian Ross

Posted on 02/13/2010 7:18:08 AM PST by Freedom'sWorthIt

Subtitle: DHS Is Monitoring Social Media and Web Sites for Terror and Disaster Info

As the winter Olympics begin, the Department of Homeland Security has disclosed that it will be monitoring the comments and posts on websites and social media like Twitter for information on possible terror threats. Among the sites listed in a privacy impact statement filed Friday afternoon by DHS are the Drudge Report, the Huffington Post, Twitter, Google and this web site, the Blotter. Photo: DHS Monitors Social Media Websites for Olympic Security Police patrol the area outside of the BC Place Stadium which will host the Winter Olympics opening... Expand Police patrol the area outside of the BC Place Stadium which will host the Winter Olympics opening and closing ceremonies, in downtown Vancouver on Feb. 7, 2010. As the winter Olympics kick off Friday the Department of Homeland Security has disclosed that they will be monitoring a variety of social media networks in the event of an emergency as part of their security efforts for the Winter Games. Collapse (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images) More Photos

The National Operations Center of DHS will watch the web for information, according to the statement, to "provide situational awareness" in the event of natural disaster, an "act of terrorism, or other manmade disaster."

"The Olympics are a potential target for such events," said the statement. The statement did not list all web sites and social media that the NOC will monitor, but provided 31 examples, many of them, like the Blotter, sites that cover breaking news, security, or terror.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2010olympics; bhodhs; dhs; napolitano; olympics; unbelievable
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To: ETL

OH my! You are gonna scare some people!!!

Good.


21 posted on 02/13/2010 7:45:43 AM PST by Freedom'sWorthIt (Ronald Reagan: If American ever ceases to be a nation under God, she will be a nation gone under.")
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To: Freedom'sWorthIt

and here a FR


22 posted on 02/13/2010 7:46:22 AM PST by gibtx2 (keep up the good work I am out of work but post 20 a month to this out of WF Check)
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To: gibtx2

Yes.

I just read our tagline. Prayers for you at this time! Thanks for being here and contributing despite your own situation. Your efforts will be rewarded.


23 posted on 02/13/2010 7:49:49 AM PST by Freedom'sWorthIt (Ronald Reagan: If American ever ceases to be a nation under God, she will be a nation gone under.")
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To: Freedom'sWorthIt

God works in mysterious ways..


24 posted on 02/13/2010 7:50:41 AM PST by gibtx2 (keep up the good work I am out of work but post 20 a month to this out of WF Check)
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To: Freedom'sWorthIt

< smooches for DHS >
Hi, Janet-poo!! You just found THE best website E.V.E.R. for getting up to the minute, if not waaaaaay in advance, relevant news concerning the security issues of this country.

Don’t waste your time over at the DUmp or HuffPo, those NOT bastions of journalistic integrity, LOL. Just check with their bozo in the WH Press Corpse, I’m sure he/she will have all the updates you need to PROTECT America.

< snorts >

Sure.


25 posted on 02/13/2010 8:07:12 AM PST by pillut48 ("Stand now. Stand together. Stand for what is right."-Gov.Sarah Palin, "Going Rogue")
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To: Freedom'sWorthIt

So, FReepers, what will Janet’s excuse for < insert air quotes > “monitoring” < /air quotes > said websites AFTER the Olympics are over, hmmm?


26 posted on 02/13/2010 8:08:28 AM PST by pillut48 ("Stand now. Stand together. Stand for what is right."-Gov.Sarah Palin, "Going Rogue")
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To: pillut48

Hmmmmm - let’s see - what’s coming up - Mardi Gras? Will that be it? Lent? Easter celebrations?

Who knows!


27 posted on 02/13/2010 8:10:27 AM PST by Freedom'sWorthIt (Ronald Reagan: If American ever ceases to be a nation under God, she will be a nation gone under.")
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To: gibtx2

Yes indeed He does! :-)


28 posted on 02/13/2010 8:10:59 AM PST by Freedom'sWorthIt (Ronald Reagan: If American ever ceases to be a nation under God, she will be a nation gone under.")
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To: pillut48

ROFLMAO.

And...HI MOM!


29 posted on 02/13/2010 8:11:38 AM PST by Freedom'sWorthIt (Ronald Reagan: If American ever ceases to be a nation under God, she will be a nation gone under.")
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To: Freedom'sWorthIt

i think he is a communists and is our Manchurian candidate.


30 posted on 02/13/2010 8:11:41 AM PST by gibtx2 (keep up the good work I am out of work but post 20 a month to this out of WF Check)
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To: Freedom'sWorthIt; All

I still haven’t figured out a useful purpose for tweets.....seems like a complete waste of time.

I have a phone and email, so I can’t see where a tweet would be useful.

Same with facebook and all of its kind.


31 posted on 02/13/2010 8:12:59 AM PST by Halgr (Once a Marine, always a Marine - Semper Fi)
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To: Freedom'sWorthIt

First place I’d look for terrorist threats. That’s where the Islamic terrorsts hang out. /s


32 posted on 02/13/2010 8:15:28 AM PST by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: gibtx2

No doubt about it.


33 posted on 02/13/2010 8:28:35 AM PST by Freedom'sWorthIt (Ronald Reagan: If American ever ceases to be a nation under God, she will be a nation gone under.")
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34 posted on 02/13/2010 8:29:52 AM PST by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: Halgr

Agree. I have facebook so I can “link” to Facebooks of a few relatives and friends....but don’t even go to Facebook - totally forget about it.

And as for Tweeter - Ha ha ha ha ha - even the name sounds silly. But some people really like it. I have no idea why.


35 posted on 02/13/2010 8:30:31 AM PST by Freedom'sWorthIt (Ronald Reagan: If American ever ceases to be a nation under God, she will be a nation gone under.")
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To: Glenn

LOL


36 posted on 02/13/2010 8:31:38 AM PST by Freedom'sWorthIt (Ronald Reagan: If American ever ceases to be a nation under God, she will be a nation gone under.")
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To: Protect the Bill of Rights

Exactly ....NOT!

This is so overt - it is really a hoot - except for being so serious....

I remember back in the innocent Clnton years when life was good, the economy was humming (as businesses and people spent billions to be sure their computers would not all crash in Y2K).....and Eric Holder and Janet Reno were burning alive men, women and children at Waco and using stormtroopers to capture that dangerous terrorist Elian Gonzalez in order to send him back to communist hell named Cuba.....that many here harbored the suspicion - even then - that well FReepers were being monitored because we posed such a danger to THAT administration’s goals.

How silly that was.

Who cared that all those military/nuclear secrets were sold to the Chinese Communists for campaign cash!

Who cared that union halls had become armories for (evidently) planned thuggery against the “enemies of the state” at that time.

Who cared that Vince Foster had walked over grassy leave-strewn ground on the way to shooting himself in the mouth at Ft. Marcy Park without getting a speck of dirt or debris on the bottoms of his shoes....

Such carefree days!

(sorry for the ping but you all are also on the list already and thought since you were here during those years you might like to reminisce as well - or not)


37 posted on 02/13/2010 8:41:05 AM PST by Freedom'sWorthIt (Ronald Reagan: If American ever ceases to be a nation under God, she will be a nation gone under.")
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To: All
I'm pretty sure the following was meant to be serious...

Charging the 2000 presidential election was 'rigged', the DUmmies swore they were not going to allow it to happen again in 2004 (Kerry defeated like Al Gore in 2000). Bold-type emphasis added by myself.-etl

Arming the Left: Is the time now?
Post from: Lori Price CLG (1000+ posts) Sun Feb-22-2004 11:17 PM
Response to Reply #10

16. Yes, spread the word, even if you *didn't* read it, that there *will* be riots! Yes! Riots, and a whole lot more!..."

Democratic Underground blogger ("happyslug": 1000+ posts) responds...

"if it is decided to fight, be prepared to fight, bring a backpack, entrenching tool, tent, and other equipment of an Infantrymen. You will need it for Bush and his supporters decides it is better to fight than to accept the will of the people, the fight to overthrow them will be a long fight."

"...it takes three things to overthrow a tyrant;...

1. Popular support, you must have the majority of the people on your side (i.e. Democracy, even the Communists and Islamics both try to show they have the Support of the Majority of the People),

2. Organization to perform the overthrow (This is why Madison wrote the First like he did, these are HOW you organize an opposition. Without the First it is hard to organize an opposition and any resistence organized in absence of the rights stated in the First tend to be as tyrannical as what you are opposing)

3. Weapons to push the issue if the leadership that is being overthrown tries to use force to stay in power. You have to be willing to answer force with force. Weapons do not overthrow a tyrant, weapons just protect the people who are overthrowing a tyrant."

"Now, you may say "Hay, you are talking about Islamic and/or Communists groups not 'Western Liberal resistence groups'". And you would be correct. As I said in the beginning the first step in a guerilla war against a tyrant is to first organize. The Islamic and Communists Groups were the best at organizing people. "Western Liberal Resistence Groups" were less effective in organizing resistence groups (And less liked by the CIA and KGB who tended to fund these groups, remember any war is expensive, money talks).

Furthermore since most Islamic and Communist groups tend to be the first groups outlawed they tend to go underground first. Once underground they start to organize and as other groups are outlawed those groups tend to join the opposition which tends to be either Islamic or Communistic. Once outlawed these groups also tend to be controlled by the most fanatic opponents of the Tyrants and these tend to be either Islamic or Communistic. Thus to oppose the Tyrants you have to support a side with enough discipline to get the job done and that tend to be Communist or Islamic."

"...Any weapons we resort to must be "real" weapons not pistols. i.e. Rifles and shotguns. Due to concerns of re-supply (you have to plan for a long battle) such weapons should be limited to very small number of different rounds. Generally restrict yourself to the following rounds:

5.56x 45 (.223 Remington) 7.62x 63 (30-06) 7.62x 51 (.308 Winchester or 7.62 NATO) 7.62 x 39 (7.62mm Russian 7.62 AK Round) 12 Gauge Shotgun. 30-30 Winchester."

"You have more weapons in the above calibers than any other calibers thus should be your first choice in weapons. Saying this I must point out I like the 7x57 and 7.92x57 Mauser rounds and the M1898 Mauser Bolt action Rifle, but the 7.92 (sometime called 8mm Mauser) but these rounds are less common than the above and thus harder to obtain when re-supply is needed (and re-supply will be needed if the struggle lasts for any length of time).

Re-supply of Ammunition has always been the bane of any military operations. Without ammunition you can not fight. To get you ammunition, it is easier if we can keep the number of different rounds to a minimum (i.e. 5.56x45 and 7.62x51). I list the 30-06 and 30-30 winchester rounds for these are two VERY popular rounds and ammunition for both are easy to obtain (the same with the 12 Gauge shotgun). I list the 7.62 AK round do to the huge number of SKSs and AKs imported since the fall of the Soviet Union. I list it for while there are probably more 30-30s and 30-06 rifles out they than 7.62 Aks and SKSs, the Aks and SKSs may very while outnumber the rifles in 5.56x45 and 7.62 NATO.

Also, if it is decided to fight, be prepared to fight, bring a backpack, entrenching tool, tent, and other equipment of an Infantrymen. You will need it for Bush and his supporters decides it is better to fight than to accept the will of the people, the fight to overthrow them will be a long fight."

[end of excerpts...but many other just as crazy thoughts found at the following link. This thread continued for THREE entire weeks before the moderator finally stepped in. But as of today, Saturday, February 13, 2010, the thread is still up on the Democratic Underground website.-ETL]

Democratic Underground Discussion Board
Topic: "Arming the Left: Is the time now?":
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=118x41313

"Lori Price CLG (1000+ posts) Sun Feb-22-04 11:17 PM Response to Reply #10
16. Yes, spread the word, even if you *didn't* read it, that there *will* be riots! Yes! Riots, and a whole lot more!..."

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CLG General Manager is Lori Price.

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38 posted on 02/13/2010 8:41:10 AM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: ETL

You find - and document - the best stuff.

I knew none of all that.

I did know they are probably stocking Union halls as armories as they did in 2000.


39 posted on 02/13/2010 8:45:32 AM PST by Freedom'sWorthIt (Ronald Reagan: If American ever ceases to be a nation under God, she will be a nation gone under.")
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To: Freedom'sWorthIt
2. We are all already on their lists - so do not be afraid to post on FR or to this thread.

It's certainly a coinky-dink my computer only freezes up on eligibility posts here, so here's a shout out to the dude in the black suit behind the computer - Hey, how's it going this morning, Eligibility Ed!

40 posted on 02/13/2010 9:03:25 AM PST by bgill (The framers of the US Constitution established an entire federal government in 18 pages.)
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