fyi, an insider detail – We can secondarily confirm the information provided within this Wall Street Journal report. Those of you who have been with the Treehouse community since the beginning may remember a conversation thread about the “new age” credit cards that allow capability of RFID transmission. [symbols: ((( )))  and Ξ ]  One of our close friends actually quit his job in disgust over the use of his computer program -a central component to the RFID system- being used to embed internally into credit cards with the expressed intent on tracking user id, location, history etc.  He knew the potential risk several years ago, and sent a warning – we shared – it appears this is now coming to light.

WASHINGTON (WSJ) —The National Security Agency’s monitoring of Americans includes customer records from the three major phone networks as well as emails and Web searches, and the agency also has cataloged credit-card transactions, said people familiar with the agency’s activities.

The disclosure this week of an order by a secret U.S. court for Verizon Communications Inc.’s phone records set off the latest public discussion of the program. But people familiar with the NSA’s operations said the initiative also encompasses phone-call data from AT&T Inc. and Sprint Nextel Corp., records from Internet-service providers and purchase information from credit-card providers.

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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.

For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †

We will not advance a position, nor attempt to sway your sentiment, around the proposition that we, collectively, have assembled thousand of hours in research.  Nor will we attempt to advocate for gun ownership, self protection, or principles around the latest fashionable requests for the general public to consider a ‘new normal’ outlook toward liberty contingent on the premise you should not leave your car;  The central tenet within such framing concedes your liberty is now based on your acceptance that you are driving through, or living in, a safari park while preferring to avoid predators.

No.   For this context we want to bring your attention to the necessary defense motion to protect witnesses.

Think about that for a second.   The defense of an accused needs to afford anonymity to the bearers of truth, because their own life or liberty may be lost as a consequence of their testimony.   The defense brings forth this request.

The defense.

Never before have we, as an assembled nation, witnessed the State Case representing the threat to liberty.   The State of Florida as the THREAT to the individual.

Again, think about that.

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…he sees you when your sleeping, he knows when you’re awake;  He knows if you’ve been bad or good so be good for goodness sake.   You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout, I’m telling you why….

WASHINGTON DC – The National Security Agency and the FBI are tapping directly into the central servers of nine leading U.S. Internet companies, extracting audio, video, photographs, e-mails, documents and connection logs that enable analysts to track a person’s movements and contacts over time.

The highly classified program, code-named PRISM, has not been disclosed publicly before. Its establishment in 2007 and six years of exponential growth took place beneath the surface of a roiling debate over the boundaries of surveillance and privacy. Even late last year, when critics of the foreign intelligence statute argued for changes, the only members of Congress who know about PRISM were bound by oaths of office to hold their tongues.

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This is the first half of the hearing today (up to the first recess) from Coreshift:

Yes, they sure can.

Today, June 6th, the Defense and Prosecution will be back in court to discuss the various motions filed by both the Defense and the Prosecution.  It will be interesting to see Judge Nelson’s tone toward the defense.  This is their first encounter since the District Court of Appeals overruled Judge Nelson’s decision on the Benjamin Crump deposition.  D’oh.

Arguments today include: finalizing whether or not the State’s audio expert will be allowed to testify “expert testimony motions”;  The states motion to compel discovery;  The defense motion to eliminate certain phrases and words;  An odd defense motion for anonymity to protect a specific mystery witness, maybe me…..  (LOL just kidding…. No, really, it’s a joke, swear… )  Then we get to the juicy stuff “Sanctions against the state for discovery violations” and the whistleblower testimony that might put BDLR on the hot seat.

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Live Streaming Link – https://www.wftv.com/s/watchlive/

Teased over a gun range video showing him misfiring, he brings the gun to work as a bouncer, and shoots each of his 3 co-workers in the head.   Police report says of the teasing “it really bothered him”.   As you read the article -the coded anti gun messaging is subtle- but it’s there…. 

FLORIDA – A few nightclub bouncers in Ocala, Fla., had been laughing for days over an embarrassing video of one of their co-workers. Then, tired of the teasing, that co-worker apparently snapped, killing three of them, authorities told the Ocala Star Banner. The bouncer in the video, Andrew Joseph “Punchy” Lobban, has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the incident.

Lobban, 31, recently had gone to a shooting range with one of his fellow bouncers who, according to authorities, recorded Lobban misfiring a gun, then shared the video of Lobban with other bouncers at a local nightclub, the Ocala Entertainment Complex.

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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.

For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †