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marmar

(77,078 posts) Sat Mar 21, 2015, 11:13 AM Mar 2015

Robert Scheer: They Know Everything About You

Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer spoke about his new book, “They Know Everything About You: How Data-Collecting Corporations and Snooping Government Agencies Are Destroying Democracy,” at a town hall event in Seattle on Monday.

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Robert Scheer: They Know Everything About You (Original Post) marmar Mar 2015 OP

Scheer is a real journalist. Octafish Mar 2015 #1

bookmarked for later listening when I have a free hour corkhead Mar 2015 #2

Bookmarked for later Ron Obvious Mar 2015 #3

Still watching - a great talk. Also see Schneier's Data and Goliath (eom for now) erronis Mar 2015 #4

+1 for Robert Scheer Oilwellian Mar 2015 #5

Good journalist although I don't agree with his support of Rand Paul. zappaman Mar 2015 #6

Marking for later. nt awoke_in_2003 Mar 2015 #7

Octafish

(55,745 posts)

1. Scheer is a real journalist.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2015, 11:23 AM

Mar 2015

Guy pegged Bush as a warmonger and got canned at LATimes for telling the truth. I look forward to his book.

Thanks for the heads up, marmar.

corkhead

(6,119 posts)

2. bookmarked for later listening when I have a free hour

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Sat Mar 21, 2015, 12:19 PM

Mar 2015

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)

3. Bookmarked for later

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2015, 12:19 PM

Mar 2015

Robert Scheer is the old-school voice of reason. I listen to him weekly on KCRW's Left, Right, and Center and he's usually spot on, especially in these matters.