Spanish protesters are threatened with long prison sentences for throwing pies at an official.

This reflects the general attitude of the right-wing party that rules Spain, which seeks to abolish democratic rights in practice even though not in theory.

Jeremy Hammond and the Need to "Promote Respect for the Rule of Law".

I wish they did not equate "hacking" with "breaking security".

On Hacking

Obama has jailed another whistleblower.

This one was found by massively searching journalists' phone records.

In North Carolina, the thugs spying on protesters offer the excuse that they are "anarchists".

Remember when it was "terrorists"?

Anti-Drone Movement Speaks: 'End the Secrecy, No to Kill List'.