Obama administration doesn't actually want to release you if you are deemed innocent by a court of law

Obama's administration has asserted his right to "presidential post-acquittal detention power." What might that mean, you ask? That only means that Obama gets to dictate whether a person deemed innocent in a court of law is released or not. That is, Obama can detain people indefinitely contrary to the orders of a court. Just when you think it can't get any worse...

Obama administration doesn't actually support gay rights

The Obama DOJ has been defending the awful DOMA piece of legislation, a law that blocks same-sex couples from a variety of equalities such as filing joint taxes and securing Social Security spousal benefits. Personally, I'm getting really tired of the "we can't overturn this law, because it would be too much work to overturn all the other injustice going on in the world" defense.

Obama blocks release of White House visitor logs

Contrary to his promises to make his administration an administration of transparency, Obama has blocked the release of the White House visitor logs. Apparently he doesn't think it is the public's business what lobbyists are visiting him to insidiously sway policy in their favor. Perhaps Obama needs a reminder that he is accountable to the people of America, not the other way around.

Blimps to monitor sports crowds using military technology

Apparently Raytheon is adapting military-style technology to use in blimps at sporting events to monitor the crowd. Not sure what they're trying to prevent here, other than passing up an opportunity to profit off the unending corruption of fearmongering politicians.

Yahoo censors Obama critic

Apparently Yahoo feels compelled to retaliate against those who dare to criticize politicians on its services by deleting all of their data. Rather unfortunate. I'm certainly not creating a flickr account anytime soon.

UK children taught to spot terrorists

"If you ask amateurs to act as front-line security personnel, you shouldn't be surprised when you get amateur security." via Schneier

Graham-Lieberman secrecy law (with Obama support)

Transparency is so inconvenient for today's powerful politicians who profess to be 'protecting America' that they will go to almost any end to circumvent it. Case in point: the new bill by Lieberman (with, notably, the support of Barack "Hope" Obama) that allows the white house to suppress any torture photographs taken after September 11th.