December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

RE: PGP Employee on MKR
by Fisher Mark 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

>Scenario #2: employee quits jon in a huff, refuses to divulge >passphrase, lots of queued encrypted email -- what now? Or lots of encrypted old email that contains useful information. Especially in a larger corporate environment, where an email system is deployed that uses a proprietary message store (like Microsoft Mail or Microsoft Exchange), people tend to use the mailboxes as storage containers. It gets worse if these isn't a way to get the messages out of the vendor's message store conveniently -- if you want to keep old messages around, they _have_ to be stored in the vendor's message store. ========================================================== Mark Leighton Fisher Thomson Consumer Electronics fisherm(a)indy.tce.com Indianapolis, IN "Their walls are built of cannon balls, their motto is 'Don't Tread on Me'"

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RE: Protocols for Insurance to Maintain Privacy
by Fisher Mark 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

>You can improve the situation by purchasing high deductible policies. >It is astonishing how quickly the rates fall when you are willing to >pay the first few thousand yourself. This is almost a necessity nowadays, as many employers don't start your health coverage until you have been employed for 6 months. A high deductible makes self-insurance (at least for engineers) affordable when in-between corporate health insurance policies. ========================================================== Mark Leighton Fisher Thomson Consumer Electronics fisherm(a)indy.tce.com Indianapolis, IN "Their walls are built of cannon balls, their motto is 'Don't Tread on Me'"

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Re: Remailer hating Nazis (was Re: The BIG Lie (Jesus Confesses))
by Anonymous 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

dlv(a)bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM) wrote: > > The remailer hating Nazi called Patrick Oonk wrote: > > >At least I don't hide behind a remailer. I'll bet he wears a badge with his full name, street address, and home phone number when he walks down the street so as not to "hide behind" his otherwise anonymous clothing! <g> (Everyone is entitled to know the identity of everyone else, right?) > > If so, then burn in hell, Nazi scum-sucking weasel! > > > Ditto for Paul Pomes and Gary Burnore. I'm familiar with the role of Gary Burnore <gburnore(a)netcom.com> and that of his DataBasix associates Belinda Bryan <eridani(a)ix.netcom.com> and Billy McClatchie (aka "Wotan") <wmcclatc(a)primenet.com> in getting the Mailmasher and Huge Cajones remailers shut down. Jeff Burchell posted a public expose' of their harassment to Usenet back in June, apparently catching the DataBasix folks off-guard. But what's the story with Paul Pomes? What has he done? Perhaps the best thing that can be done with people like Burnore is to put together an FAQ about their tactics, similar to what his "fans" have done for the "Rev." Steve Winter. Then when Burnore tries to stir up trouble by first fabricating anonymous "abuse" and then demanding that it either be stopped and the culprit(s) identified (knowing in advance that's impossible), or else that the remailer be shut down, someone can forward that FAQ to the remailer's upstream provider, or whoever is being pressured to pull the plug. And if Paul Pomes engages in the same dishonest tactics, that needs to be done with him as well. -- "I cannot convince myself that there is anyone so wise, so universally comprehensive in his judgment, that he can be trusted with the power to tell others: 'You shall not express yourself thus, you shall not describe your own experiences; or depict the fantasies which your mind has created; or laugh at what others set up as respectable; or question old beliefs; or contradict the dogmas of the church, of our society, our economic systems, and our political orthodoxy.'" - Jake Zeitlin

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Re: Killing those who need killing (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 20:21:23 -0800 (PST) > From: Mix <mixmaster(a)remail.obscura.com> > Subject: Re: Killing those who need killing > Tim May wrote: > >Don't any of you get any ideas here, but in California it is > >ridiculously easy to get someone committed for a 72-hour observation > >period. All one has to do is convince one of the various agencies > >that a person is a possible danger to himself or to others.... > > >...Worst of all, the mere fact of having been committed, regardless > >of the eventual outcome, can mean a complete loss of rights to own a > >handgun, rifle, or shotgun for a long period (10 years, I > >think). Failure to let the Thought Police in for a look around one's > >home is almost ipso facto grounds for committment. > > Use of remailers lessens this and other risks. Ok, Monty, explain how my use of remailers is going to help me when my son-in-law (for example) decides that he wants my property and decides to have me examined? The mere fact that he can prove I use anonymous remailers will only boost his assertion that I am a paranoid. If my hard drive is encrypted that is further proof of my 'illness'. Swords cut both ways. ____________________________________________________________________ | | | The financial policy of the welfare state requires that there | | be no way for the owners of wealth to protect themselves. | | | | -Alan Greenspan- | | | | _____ The Armadillo Group | | ,::////;::-. Austin, Tx. USA | | /:'///// ``::>/|/ http://www.ssz.com/ | | .', |||| `/( e\ | | -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- Jim Choate | | ravage(a)ssz.com | | 512-451-7087 | |____________________________________________________________________|

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RE: North CA cops skip preliminaries, get straight to torture
by Fisher Mark 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

>If I return to my home or place of business and find that "demonstrators" >have placed a 700-pound tree trunk in the center of my living room or >office and have chained themselves to it, or surrounded it with a human >chain, as a form of "protest," my response will be simple: Hmmm... must have missed the part about their trespassing. If demonstrators trespass (or break any other laws), then they must bear the consequences of their actions. To me, the only truly peaceful demonstrator is one who does not break any laws while demonstrating (other than laws that stipulate that no demonstrations are permitted (First Amendment and all)). ========================================================== Mark Leighton Fisher Thomson Consumer Electronics fisherm(a)indy.tce.com Indianapolis, IN "Their walls are built of cannon balls, their motto is 'Don't Tread on Me'"

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[NTSEC] Security Alert (fwd)
by Ryan Anderson 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

****************************************************************** WARNING, CAUTION, DANGER, AND BEWARE! Gullibility Virus Spreading over the Internet! ****************************************************************** WASHINGTON, D.C.--The Institute for the Investigation of Irregular Internet Phenomena announced today that many Internet users are becoming infected by a new virus that causes them to believe without question every groundless story, legend, and dire warning that shows up in their inbox or on their browser. The Gullibility Virus, as it is called, apparently makes people believe and forward copies of silly hoaxes relating to cookie recipes, email viruses, taxes on modems, and get-rich-quick schemes. "These are not just readers of tabloids or people who buy lottery tickets based on fortune cookie numbers," a spokesman said. "Most are otherwise normal people, who would laugh at the same stories if told to them by a stranger on a street corner." However, once these same people become infected with the Gullibility Virus, they believe anything they read on the Internet. "My immunity to tall tales and bizarre claims is all gone," reported one weeping victim. "I believe every warning message and sick child story my friends forward to me, even though most of the messages are anonymous." Another victim, now in remission, added, "When I first heard about Good Times, I just accepted it without question. After all, there were dozens of other recipients on the mail header, so I thought the virus must be true." It was a long time, the victim said, before she could stand up at a Hoaxees Anonymous meeting and state, "My name is Jane, and I've been hoaxed." Now, however, she is spreading the word. "Challenge and check whatever you read," she says. Internet users are urged to examine themselves for symptoms of the virus, which include the following: The willingness to believe improbable stories without thinking. The urge to forward multiple copies of such stories to others. A lack of desire to take three minutes to check to see if a story is true. T. C. is an example of someone recently infected. He told one reporter, "I read on the Net that the major ingredient in almost all shampoos makes your hair fall out, so I've stopped using shampoo." When told about the Gullibility Virus, T. C. said he would stop reading email, so that he would not become infected. Anyone with symptoms like these is urged to seek help immediately. Experts recommend that at the first feelings of gullibility, Internet users rush to their favorite search engine and look up the item tempting them to thoughtless credence. Most hoaxes, legends, and tall tales have been widely discussed and exposed by the Internet community. Courses in critical thinking are also widely available, and there is online help from many sources, including Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability at http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html Symantec Anti Virus Research Center at http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/index.html McAfee Associates Virus Hoax List at http://www.mcafee.com/support/hoax.html Dr. Solomons Hoax Page at http://www.drsolomons.com/vircen/hoax.html The Urban Legends Web Site at http://www.urbanlegends.com Urban Legends Reference Pages at http://www.snopes.com Datafellows Hoax Warnings at http://www.Europe.Datafellows.com/news/hoax.htm Those people who are still symptom free can help inoculate themselves against the Gullibility Virus by reading some good material on evaluating sources, such as Evaluating Internet Research Sources at http://www.sccu.edu/faculty/R_Harris/evalu8it.htm Evaluation of Information Sources at http://www.vuw.ac.nz/~agsmith/evaln/evaln.htm Bibliography on Evaluating Internet Resources at http://refserver.lib.vt.edu/libinst/critTHINK.HTM Lastly, as a public service, Internet users can help stamp out the Gullibility Virus by sending copies of this message to anyone who forwards them a hoax. ****************************************************************** This message is so important, we're sending it anonymously! Forward it to all your friends right away! Don't think about it! This is not a chain letter! This story is true! Don't check it out! This story is so timely, there is no date on it! This story is so important, we're using lots of exclamation points! Lots!! For every message you forward to some unsuspecting person, the Home for the Hopelessly Gullible will donate ten cents to itself. (If you wonder how the Home will know you are forwarding these messages all over creation, you're obviously thinking too much.) ****************************************************************** ACT NOW! DON'T DELAY! LIMITED TIME ONLY! NOT SOLD IN ANY STORE!

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money making opportunity
by billy＠bingo.edu 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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Re: Jim Bell sentencing delayed
by nobody＠REPLAY.COM 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

John Young wrote: > Greg, > What's your take on repeated delay in Jim's sentencing: > > 1. A squeeze on Jim to finger co-conspirators. Aleady confirmed, upon researching a theory that Jim's 'letter of pennance' was calculated to warn anyone with half-a-brain that it would be unwise to put a lot of trust in either himself or anyone working with information gleaned from the search/seizure and/or prosecution of James Dalton (Gang?) Bell. It is standard procedure to delay punishment in cases where: a) The narcs are *hoping* to 'turn' the individual, and need to string out their control over them (which diminishes rapidly once their fate is confirmed). b) The narcs *already have* turned the individual and are unsure if the person is yanking their chain, trying to get a done deal without giving up conspirators yet-to-be-born, as promised. (Known as "the unborn" by the spook-oriented.) c) The narcs have a 'done deal' with the individual, and need to postpone any signs of a 'sweetheart deal' so as not to spook (pardon the pun) the targets of an ongoing investigation. d) The warrants are in the mail and the individual's sentencing is dependent on future testimony/cooperation. e) The spooks are having trouble finding the right combination of chemicals to twist the individual's mind into a willing vessel of their mind-control plans for them as a suitcase salesman. > 2. Weak case, must use procedure to punish. Delay is usually used when they've gotten some backwoods legal aide dupe to sell their client down the river unwittingly, and they want the individual to spend as much time as possible in jail before finding out at his or her sentencing that they have gotten totally screwed and they go out and get themselves a good lawyer. Not the case, here. Jim's lawyer knew where his future career was buttered. Nobody unwittingly lets their client get stomped on that badly and refuses offers of outside assistance, without being a part of the plan. > 3. To let time served be the sentence. Nope. > 4. Jim was up to something worse now being discovered Nope. But they could very well be trying to manipulate him into turning on others, OR (listen closely...) 'pretending' to turn on others without really giving them up, and turning his own past non-crimes into real-crimes in the process. e.g. - "I don't know if John Young was *serious* about what he said in that email to me, but I could find out, once I am out of here." <But I will give you the Big FUCK YOU the minute my feet hit the outside pavement.> This is a true toilet-plunger maneuver, with the individual led to 'making' his past actions criminal with the statements he makes today. 'Wise guys' are susceptible to this, being too smart for their own good, and thinking they can walk with the Devil as far as the Bridge. <WRONG!> > 5. Jim is a secret gov agent, now feet up in Tacoma IRS > laughing at those who fell for suckerbait, screwball AP > written by IRS as a sting (a recent book package to Jim was > returned marked "Not in Jail"). a) A definite possibility, but extremely difficult to confirm. McVeigh, for instance, did everything but wave a red flag to get his ass picked up. Tough to tell a 'death wish' from personal involvement in 'the plan.' b) Jim and Tim were both 'led to believe' that they were 'part of the plan' and will continue to believe so until it becomes obvious that the burning coals being prepared in the pit are for them, at which time it is a little late to start saying, "Actually, the *real* story is..." > 6. The court was hoodwinked by IRS, too, and the AUSA > is preparing an indictment of the stingers and federal defenders > and who knows who else that was in on it. Not *that* court. That one, like the one in Denver, is a *home* court, with *home* referees and officials. It's tough to win in Vegas, unless you're *from* Vegas. (Nobody calls from Vegas just to say "Hello.") > 7. Secret Agent Jim is squealing on his double-crossing > secret agents, cutting a deal with whoever else is double- > crossing whomever. He's going down, they're going down, > we're going down, the whole country's going down; Up the > Revolution! We can only dream... 9. 'C'hoate, 'C'hudov and 'C'ottrel are actually running the CDR list from a cell adjoining 'B'ell's, and those whose names begin with a 'D' will be the next to join them. (The narcs are saving the 'A's for last, because they can't figure out who the hell 'Anonymous' is.)

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Washington-area cypherpunks party this weekend
by Declan McCullagh 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

If you haven't heard already, there's a Washington, DC-area cypherpunks meeting this weekend. It's Sunday, November 2 at 4 pm in the NW portion of the city. Topics sure to be discussed include what's happening in Congress, PGP and message recovery, and the government's key-escrow-fest scheduled for next week. Simon Davies and Peter Neumann are likely to show up as well. Marc Rotenberg and his wife are hosting. Their home is near the National Cathedral, between Connecticut and Wisconsin avenues. Plenty of parking. Walk is 12-15 mins from the Woodley Park/Nat'l Zoo Metro stop on the red line. Email me for directions if you're interested. -Declan

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update.344 (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > From physnews(a)aip.org Fri Oct 31 12:24:51 1997 > Date: Fri, 31 Oct 97 09:57:13 EST > From: physnews(a)aip.org (AIP listserver) > Message-Id: <9710311457.AA04491(a)aip.org> > To: physnews-mailing(a)aip.org > Subject: update.344 > > PHYSICS NEWS UPDATE > The American Institute of Physics Bulletin of Physics News > Number 344 October 31, 1997 by Phillip F. Schewe and Ben > Stein > > THE PHYSICS OF TRAFFIC JAMS. German scientists have > shown that the changeover from free-flowing traffic to a traffic jam > (in which cars on a highway are greatly slowed or halted, at least > temporarily) conforms to the well-known physics of phase > transitions, an example of which is the transition from water to ice. > In other words, traffic jams are not random patterns, but are > deterministic in nature; that is, when a parameter exceeds a > threshold value---such as the flux of cars---then local perturbations > can grow, possibly leading to jams, analogous to the nucleating > effect of tiny ice grains in a body of water being frozen. Once > formed the jam moves along the highway as if it were a kind of > "solid," with identifiable edges and with a "vapor" of comparatively > free cars in front of and behind it. The information gained in this > sort of research, the researchers believe, might lead to more > accurate traffic forecasts and could be used in future "intelligent" > transport systems. (B.S. Kerner and H. Rehborn, Physical Review > Letters, 3 Nov. 1997; contact Boris Kerner, Daimler-Benz AG, > kerner(a)dbag.stg.daimlerbenz.com.) > INDUCED TRANSPARENCY IN A SOLID OBJECT. [deleted] > PRODUCING ELEMENT 114 [deleted] > THE MOON FORMED IN ABOUT A YEAR [deleted]

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Infinigy?
by nobody＠REPLAY.COM 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

> Anonymous wrote: > > > > Is there an archive of various papers concerning such things as Assassination > > Politics, Eternity Servers, Reputation Capital, The Blowfish Cipher, CROWDS, > > encryption of IP traffic, etc.? > > Anonymous, worried that answering himself might lead to being > incarcerated against his will for a mental evaluation, replies: > > Tim C. May is a living archive of these issues and technologies, but > it is a bad idea to show up on his doorstep, unannounced. > > However, it is sometimes possible to sneak into a website to be > found at http://jya.com/ and get out alive with as much information > as you are capable of stuffing into your CyberPockets during your > sojourn into the bowels of Cryptocracy. > If you enjoy browsing leisurely through odd piles of obscure posts > on all of the above, and more, the Infinity website CPUNX archive > can be found at http://infinigy.nus.sg/cypherpunks ** OK, would you believe -- http://infinity.nus.sg/cypherpunks ? ** > (Of particular classical value are the many [ADMINISTRAVIUM] > posts which contain valuable graphical representations of > some of the more arcane CPUNX traditions.) > > AlwaysHappyToHelpMonger

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Gift of Laughter this Holiday
by mirror＠funmirror.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

This Christmas give your family the Gift of Laughter. The fully adjustable Fun House Mirror brings smiles to everyone. Thousands of Bends, Millions of Laughs! And, under $30. Visit http://www.funmirror.com Best regards,

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[NTSEC] New browser security hole (fwd)
by Ryan Anderson 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

In the interests of furthering the virus alerts we've seen today, I offer this, from: http://www.browse.net/techfelch/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Internet Engineering Taskforce (IETF) today announced they had discovered a "far-reaching and fundamental" security flaw in many of the web browsers currently available, including the new 4.0 versions of Netscape's and Microsoft's flagship browser products. "This loophole could seriously compromise the integrity of user data, if exploited by an unscrupulous webmaster." said Bill Robinson, a consultant and advisor to the IETF. The details of the possible attack were announced in the usual way in usenet newsgroups by the IETF. The bulletin states that "any browser that displays HTML pages" may be vulnerable to the loophole. "An unscrupulous webmaster may exploit this loophole by placing a message on any HTML page which instructs the user to format their system's hard disk." says the announcement. Robinson stated that the code preys on users that don't take strict security precautions, and that have trouble breathing with their mouths closed. +----------------------------------------------+ | <HTML> | | <BODY> | | <H1>IMPORTANT!</H1> | | <P>Format your hard disk immediately</P> | | </BODY> | | </HTML> | +----------------------------------------------+ One possible version of the 'rogue' code The IETF recommended that Netscape users tick the "Disable Java" option in the Netscape preferences dialog. "It won't do a damn bit of good," said Robinson, "but it's about the only piece of Netscape user interface that you can use without causing the damn thing to crash and burn, so what the hell - it gives them something to do." Microsoft claimed they would have a fix for MSIE available within 48 Microsoft hours. Linux users remain unaffected by the security threat as they don't have any data anyone gives a toss about anyway.

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[ZOG] FBI MEMO FROM MSP SPEC OPERATIONS DIV
by Igor Chudov ＠ home 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Anonymous <nobody(a)REPLAY.COM> wrote: * ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE FROM MSP SPEC OPERATIONS DIV * * From: FBI NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION * To: ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES * * * Internal Revenue Service {IRS} offices open on * selective Saturdays, beginning 11/15/97--POTENTIAL * FOR VIOLENCE. * * This communication is not an FBI terrorist threat, * alert, or advisory; it is for information only. Although * unclassified, this communication should be handled as * law enforcement sensitive. This communication should not * be furnished to the media or other agencies outside the * law enforcement/U.S. Government counterrorism community * without the permission of the F.B.I. * * A reported in the media, the IRS recently * announced that all IRS District Headquarters Offices will * be open on selective Saturdays, beginning 11/15/97, to * handle taxpayer complaints and problem cases. Due to the * recent publicity surrounding allegations of IRS abuses * against taxpayers, the offices may attract individuals * intent on disrupting business or committing violent acts * against IRS employees. As a result, IRS is planning to * heighten security at all offices. At this time, the FBI * has no information indicating a terrorist attack * or violence directed at IRS facilities or personnel. * * Should recipients receive any information regarding * violence directed against the IRS, contact the IRS and * your local FBI office immediately. * * Following is the list of the 33 IRS District * Headquarters Offices: * * FROM: FBI NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION * Pacific Northwest District--Seattle, WA * Northern California District--Oakland, CA. * Central California District--San Jose, CA. * Los Angeles District--Los Angeles, CA. * Southern California District--Laguna Niguel, CA. * Southwest District--Phoenix, AZ * Rocky Mountain District--Denver, CO * Arkansas-Oklahoma District--Oklahoma City, OK * North Texas District--Dallas, TX * South Texas District--Austin, TX * Houston District--Houston, TX * Illinois District--Chicago, IL * -- - Igor. The average American spends a total of six (6) months in prison.

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Vote for Nym C. May!
by TruthMonger 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

* In March in Huntsville, Tenn., the wife of state Rep. Les Winningham was indicted for assault. During the election campaign in November 1996, according to police, the Winninghams pulled over in their van to confront a woman who was wearing a shirt that indicated support for Winningham's opponent. After a heated argument, according to the victim, Mr. Winningham instructed his wife to rough her up, whereupon Mrs. Winningham punched her three times and kicked her. ~~~ Send a message to notw-request(a)nine.org with the Subject line of Subscribe. To read these News of the Weird newspaper columns from the past six months, go to http://www.nine.org/notw/notw.html (That site contains no graphics, no photos, no video clips, no audio. Just text. Deal with it.)

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Vote for the TruthMonger of your choice...but VOTE!
by TruthMonger 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

* Maria DiGiulio and Mohamed Sead became the latest criminal suspects not to beat around the bush when arrested. When DiGiulio was booked in July for robbing the Everett (Mass.) Co-op Bank, she answered police Lt. Robert Bontempo forthrightly. "Occupation?" he asked. "Bank robber," she said. Sead, 47, was booked for fraud last October in Toronto, Ontario (and convicted this year). Occupation? "Con artist," he said. (Sead's scheme was to deceive girlfriends that he was the now-deceased Dodi Fayed.) ~~~ Send a message to notw-request(a)nine.org with the Subject line of Subscribe. To read these News of the Weird newspaper columns from the past six months, go to http://www.nine.org/notw/notw.html (That site contains no graphics, no photos, no video clips, no audio. Just text. Deal with it.)

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Vote CypherPunk!
by TruthMonger 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

* In August, the Boston Globe profiled the Taiwan National Assembly (which specializes in constitutional issues), where it is fairly common for the minority New Party to filibuster by merely grabbing the microphone and physically restraining majority-party members so that they cannot call for votes. Fights break out, sometimes bloody ones. Said a local political science professor, "It may not be civilized, but it's efficient" because citizens respond by re-electing the aggressive legislators. ~~~ Send a message to notw-request(a)nine.org with the Subject line of Subscribe. To read these News of the Weird newspaper columns from the past six months, go to http://www.nine.org/notw/notw.html (That site contains no graphics, no photos, no video clips, no audio. Just text. Deal with it.)

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Proof that Free Market Works!
by TruthMonger 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

* In May, police raided a construction site in Oporto, Portugal, and discovered that 12 drug addicts were working dawn to dusk on an apartment building in exchange for employer-provided heroin shoot-ups at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. According to police, the doses were just enough so that the men would remain employed to get the next fix. ~~~ Send a message to notw-request(a)nine.org with the Subject line of Subscribe. To read these News of the Weird newspaper columns from the past six months, go to http://www.nine.org/notw/notw.html (That site contains no graphics, no photos, no video clips, no audio. Just text. Deal with it.)

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Vote Carol Anne Cypherpunk!
by TruthMonger 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

* While her colleagues were debating, in July, whether the New Life Massage Parlor was a front for prostitution, Oak Grove, Ky., City Councilwoman Patty Belew, 26, said she already had enough information to decide. She said she knows for sure that the massage parlor paid bribes to some police officers to ignore prostitution because she used to work there. ~~~ Send a message to notw-request(a)nine.org with the Subject line of Subscribe. To read these News of the Weird newspaper columns from the past six months, go to http://www.nine.org/notw/notw.html (That site contains no graphics, no photos, no video clips, no audio. Just text. Deal with it.)

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FW: Oh God I'm An Ocean Buoy] fwd: FW: Oh God I'm An Ocean Buoy
by TruthMonger 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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CypherPunk HMO / Dr. Vulis & Dr. Grubor Presiding...
by TruthMonger 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

--- Forwards have been surgically removed ----- A collection of medical interview and medical record remarks written by various paramedics, emergency room receptionists, and doctors at major hospitals. The baby was delivered, the cord clamped and cut and handed to the pediatrician, who breathed and cried immediately. Exam of genitalia reveals that TruthMonger is circus sized. The skin was moist and dry. Rectal exam revealed a normal size thyroid. The patient had waffles for breakfast and anorexia for lunch. She stated that she had been constipated for most of her life until 1989 when she got a divorce. Between you and me, we ought to be able to get this lady pregnant. The patient was in his usual state of good health until his airplane ran out of gas and crashed. I saw your patient today, who is still under our car for physical therapy. The patient lives at home with his mother, father, and pet turtle, who is presently enrolled in day care three times a week. Bleeding started in the rectal area and continued all the way to Los Angeles. Both breasts are equal and reactive to light and accommodation. She is numb from her toes down. Exam of genitalia was completely negative except for the right foot. While in the emergency room, she was examined, X-rated and sent home. The lab test indicated abnormal lover function. The patient was to have a bowel resection. However he took a job as a stockbroker instead. Occasional, constant, infrequent headaches. Coming from Detroit, this man has no children. Examination reveals a well-developed male lying in bed with his family in no distress. Patient was alert and unresponsive. When she fainted, her eyes rolled around the room. By the time he was admitted, his rapid heart had stopped and he was feeling better. Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year. On the second day the knee was better and on the third day it had completely disappeared. She has had no rigors or shaking chills, but her husband states she was very hot in bed last night. The patient has been depressed ever since she began seeing me in 1983. I will be happy to go into her GI system, she seems ready and anxious. Patient was released to outpatient department without dressing. I have suggested that he loosen his pants before standing, and then, when he stands with the help of his wife, they should fall to the floor. The patient is tearful and crying constantly. She also appears to be depressed. Discharge status: Alive but without permission. The patient will need disposition, and therefore we will get Dr. Blank to dispose of him. Healthy-appearing, decrepit 69 year old male, mentally alert but forgetful. The patient refused an autopsy. The patient has no past history of suicides. The patient expired on the floor uneventfully. Patient has left his white blood cells at another hospital. Patient was becoming more demented with urinary frequency. The patient's past medical history has been remarkably insignificant with only a 40 pound weight gain in the past three days. She slipped on the ice and apparently her legs went in separate directions in early December. The patient experienced sudden onset of severe shortness of breath with a picture of acute pulmonary edema at home while having sex which gradually deteriorated in the emergency room. The patient left the hospital feeling much better except for her original complaints.

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From Russia, With Love (WAS: Why is the Commander in Chief always the last to know?) (WAS: Weekday Workers--Weekend Terrorists] (NEVER WAS: Right...like I'm going to use my _real_ name...)
by TruthMonger 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Subject: [ZOG] FBI MEMO FROM MSP SPEC OPERATIONS DIV Date: Sat, 1 Nov 1997 01:33:10 GMT From: "Ceegar Chewed-Off" <cchewd(a)ussr.commie> To: cypherpunks(a)www.video-collage.com * ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE FROM MSP SPEC OPERATIONS DIV * * From: FBI NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION * To: ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES * * * Internal Revenue Service {IRS} offices open on * selective Saturdays, beginning 11/15/97--POTENTIAL * FOR VIOLENCE. * * This communication is not an FBI terrorist threat, * alert, or advisory; it is for information only. Although * unclassified, this communication should be handled as * law enforcement sensitive. This communication should not * be furnished to the media or other agencies outside the * law enforcement/U.S. Government counterrorism community * without the permission of the F.B.I. * * A reported in the media, the IRS recently * announced that all IRS District Headquarters Offices will * be open on selective Saturdays, beginning 11/15/97, to * handle taxpayer complaints and problem cases. Due to the * recent publicity surrounding allegations of IRS abuses * against taxpayers, the offices may attract individuals * intent on disrupting business or committing violent acts * against IRS employees. As a result, IRS is planning to * heighten security at all offices. At this time, the FBI * has no information indicating a terrorist attack * or violence directed at IRS facilities or personnel. * * Should recipients receive any information regarding * violence directed against the IRS, contact the IRS and * your local FBI office immediately. * * Following is the list of the 33 IRS District * Headquarters Offices: * * FROM: FBI NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION * Pacific Northwest District--Seattle, WA * Northern California District--Oakland, CA. * Central California District--San Jose, CA. * Los Angeles District--Los Angeles, CA. * Southern California District--Laguna Niguel, CA. * Southwest District--Phoenix, AZ * Rocky Mountain District--Denver, CO * Arkansas-Oklahoma District--Oklahoma City, OK * North Texas District--Dallas, TX * South Texas District--Austin, TX * Houston District--Houston, TX * Illinois District--Chicago, IL * -- - Ceegar. The average American spends a total of six (6) months in prison.

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You *know* what this means, don't you? / Re: [ZOG] FBI MEMO FROM MSP SPEC OPERATIONS DIV
by nobody＠REPLAY.COM 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

This is the FBI's way of informing the IRS that the everyday working citizen is now an enemy of the government, and likely to lay seige to any government office foolish enough to stay open during hours when the regular American Joe and Jane has time to do a quick drive-by on the way to pick up the kids at the Saturday afternoon movie at the mall. Igor Chudov @ home wrote: > Anonymous <nobody(a)REPLAY.COM> wrote: > * ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE FROM MSP SPEC OPERATIONS DIV > * > * From: FBI NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION > * To: ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES > * > * > * Internal Revenue Service {IRS} offices open on > * selective Saturdays, beginning 11/15/97--POTENTIAL > * FOR VIOLENCE. > * > * This communication is not an FBI terrorist threat, > * alert, or advisory; it is for information only. Although > * unclassified, this communication should be handled as > * law enforcement sensitive. This communication should not > * be furnished to the media or other agencies outside the > * law enforcement/U.S. Government counterrorism community > * without the permission of the F.B.I. > * > * A reported in the media, the IRS recently > * announced that all IRS District Headquarters Offices will > * be open on selective Saturdays, beginning 11/15/97, to > * handle taxpayer complaints and problem cases. Due to the > * recent publicity surrounding allegations of IRS abuses > * against taxpayers, the offices may attract individuals > * intent on disrupting business or committing violent acts > * against IRS employees. As a result, IRS is planning to > * heighten security at all offices. At this time, the FBI > * has no information indicating a terrorist attack > * or violence directed at IRS facilities or personnel. > * > * Should recipients receive any information regarding > * violence directed against the IRS, contact the IRS and > * your local FBI office immediately. > * > * Following is the list of the 33 IRS District > * Headquarters Offices: > * > * FROM: FBI NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION > * Pacific Northwest District--Seattle, WA > * Northern California District--Oakland, CA. > * Central California District--San Jose, CA. > * Los Angeles District--Los Angeles, CA. > * Southern California District--Laguna Niguel, CA. > * Southwest District--Phoenix, AZ > * Rocky Mountain District--Denver, CO > * Arkansas-Oklahoma District--Oklahoma City, OK > * North Texas District--Dallas, TX > * South Texas District--Austin, TX > * Houston District--Houston, TX > * Illinois District--Chicago, IL > * > > -- > - Igor. > > The average American spends a total of six (6) months in prison.

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Jim Bell--Mercetan Visionary / Re: [ZOG] FBI MEMO FROM MSP SPEC OPERATIONS DIV
by nobody＠REPLAY.COM 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Igor Chudov @ home wrote: > * A reported in the media, the IRS recently > * announced that all IRS District Headquarters Offices will > * be open on selective Saturdays, beginning 11/15/97, to > * handle taxpayer complaints and problem cases. Due to the > * recent publicity surrounding allegations of IRS abuses > * against taxpayers, the offices may attract individuals > * intent on disrupting business or committing violent acts > * against IRS employees. Clueless John Young was mystified as to why Jim Bell's sentencing has been delayed for such a long period of time. You fool! They plan to run him for President as a grass-roots candidate. Glad I could clear that up... Anonymous (Except to John Young, who is cc:'d and will know ~~~~~~~~~ I am TruthMonger)

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Vote for Pat Robertson!
by TruthMonger 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

* Among the recent rules established by the Afghanistan Taliban office formerly known as the Department for Promoting Virtue and Preventing Vice: No paper bags (because the paper possibly could have been recycled from discarded Korans); no kite-flying; no clean-shaven men (unless they are prepared for a career of street- sweeping); no women employed in senior positions in hospitals, or seated in the front seats of ambulances, or riding with foreign citizens; women visiting hospitals must refrain from making noise with their shoes while walking; athletes must grow beards and wear full Islamic dress in the field; and sports-event spectators must not clap. However, the ban on watching television was lifted. ~~~ Send a message to notw-request(a)nine.org with the Subject line of Subscribe. To read these News of the Weird newspaper columns from the past six months, go to http://www.nine.org/notw/notw.html (That site contains no graphics, no photos, no video clips, no audio. Just text. Deal with it.)

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