A ‘House’ actress’s chilling pro-choice ad

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17 February 2011
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We see a woman clad in Mad Men-era finery, slowly walking from the camera down a long hallway. A voice familiar to fans of House narrates. Only decades ago, women suffered through horrifying back alley abortions, or they used dangerous methods when they had no other recourse. So when the Republican Party launched an all-out assault on women’s health, pushing bills to limit women’s access to vital services, we had to ask, she continues, as the image cuts between the woman opening a closet containing a single wire hanger and the distressed face of actress Lisa Edelstein: Why is the GOP trying to send women back to the back alley? — via supergerbil424.newsvine.com

WikiLeaks row intensifies as US makes ‘privacy’ move against Twitter

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16 February 2011
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The US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, praised the role of social networks such as Twitter in promoting freedom – at the same time as the US government was in court seeking to invade the privacy of Twitter users.

Lawyers for civil rights organisations appeared before a judge in Alexandria, Virginia, battling against a US government order to disclose the details of private Twitter accounts in the WikiLeaks row, including that of the Icelandic MP Birgitta Jonsdottir, below.

The move against Twitter has turned into a constitutional clash over the protection of individual rights to privacy in the digital age — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Buy a Tube Station

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16 February 2011
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For those of you in London, today was your last opportunity to stop by the old Shoreditch Tube Station for a scheduled viewing: the whole thing is up for sale, listed at £180,000 — via BLDGBLOG

Former FBI Agent Turned ACLU Attorney: Feds Routinely Spy on Citizens

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13 February 2011
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The most disturbing thing we’ve uncovered is the scope of domestic intelligence activities taking place today. Domestic spying is now being done by a host of federal agencies (FBI, DOD, DHS, DNI) as well as state and local law enforcement and even private companies. Too often this spying targets political activity and religious practices. We’ve documented intelligence activities targeting or obstructing First Amendment-protected activity in 33 states and DC — via redwolf.newsvine.com

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