by Piper Bayard | Jun 15, 2015 | News, PRISM
By Piper Bayard America is not a location. America is an ideal. It is the dream of a country in which freedom is paramount, and it is secure because the government is the servant of the people. Because America is an ideal, Americans are not born. Rather, America,...
by Piper Bayard | Nov 4, 2013 | Espionage, News, PRISM
By Piper Bayard “Compulsive Hoarding is a mental disorder marked by an obsessive need to acquire and keep things, even if the items are worthless, hazardous, or unsanitary.” ~ Hoarders At this point, we know the following about the NSA and its electronic data...
by Piper Bayard | Sep 16, 2013 | Humor, News, PRISM
By Piper Bayard First it was the NSA peeking up our digital skirts, illegally collecting and storing raw intelligence on Americans to paw through at will. Then the other four of the Five Eyes—Australia, the UK, New Zealand, and Canada—crowded up for a glimpse. Then I...
by Piper Bayard | Aug 12, 2013 | News, PRISM
By Piper Bayard I could list the civil liberties we have lost since 9/11, from security against unreasonable search and seizure to the officially sanctioned vilification of those who exercise their right to bear arms, but that would be a dissertation and not a blog....
by Piper Bayard | Aug 5, 2013 | PRISM
By Piper Bayard It’s out! The Department of Homeland Security released the list of words that trigger Homeland Security unwarranted monitoring of our social media. What a great opportunity to have a bit of fun by playing the DHS Trigger Word Challenge. Below is...
by Piper Bayard | Jun 26, 2013 | Espionage, PRISM
By Piper Bayard In one of my favorite Joss Wheden movies, Serenity, the crew of a small scavenger space ship, Firefly, risks everything to bring the truth to the people of the Alliance about how their government was lying to them and screwing them over. To do this,...
by Piper Bayard | Jun 9, 2013 | Espionage, PRISM
~ Piper Bayard Sure, I could be writing about my debut dystopian thriller, FIRELANDS, which was released last week by Stonehouse Ink. In fact, I planned to do that very thing. And while I certainly hope you’ll decide to check it out, there is something even...
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