Dear Readers - Action and activism is a verb. Writing is fine. To do what belief calls for at times amounts more than verbal exchanges when fire is being exchanged.

I am taking time away from my writing to perform more ACTION offline.

Here is our sponsored action this week c/o Edward Snowden

𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐀 𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐋𝐋 The "RISAA" bill, which lets the NSA seize control of the internet through secret orders and permits warrantless searches of YOUR data, will get Senate votes TODAY. This is an election year; 𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐍𝐎𝐖 to stop it! THERE WILL BE SENATE VOTES ON SECTION 702 TODAY. Please call this number (202-899-8938) ASAP to be connected to your Senators and urge them to vote “NO” on RISAA, which contains a “terrifying” provision (@RonWyden) that will force U.S. businesses to serve as NSA spies.

The US isn’t just reauthorizing its surveillance laws – it’s vastly expanding them

This information cannot be protected by the NSA in Five Eyes exchanges from adversarial interests. It won’t even be admissable in a federal prosecution due to the need of a warrant. This type of intelligence is known as “fruit of the poisonous tree”.

CSIS director warned PM Trudeau and his aides Canada faces existential threat on Chinese interference and lags Five Eyes, Commission hears

“Low risk and high reward is an expression I have used many times,” Vigneault testifies