If anyone here has recently been following the Snowden NSA revelations, it may seem like the NSA has a giant magnifying glass on our lives online. Facebook, Yahoo, Google, Microsoft, and I am sure other companies have allowed the NSA to “Hoover” our data indiscriminately. But there are steps you can take to regain however much privacy as you want. Please consider attending our Online Activist Training Seminar on Sunday September 8th 2013. Otherwise known as a cryptoparty, I can show you how to begin reclaiming your online privacy by using free, open source software such as what is available at http://www.prism-break.org . It will be held at [12:00] noon at 1101 Hamilton street, 3^rd floor, Allentown PA. If you do plan to attend, please either pm me or send an email to louarrealchangedotus so I know how many to expect. Though the event is free, please consider bringing your own refreshments, sodas, and definitely a laptop or smartphone to work with, as this is intended to be a “hands on” seminar lasting at least 3 or 4 hours. Thank you for looking. Stay safe out there.

Today, I break my rule on not posting a picture of my face on the Internet. As you may see, I have a reason. Below, I am pictured with Congressman Charles Dent, whom I met last evening at the Allentown Jewish Community Center, as he was having a “Town Hall” meeting. Though he reminds me of former President George W. Bush, I give him credit for standing up in front of an small and unfiltered crowd and engaging them without visible notes. The local Tea Party was there, grilling Dent on Obamacare, sometimes quite loudly. I got the chance to ask him a question. “How can you reconcile the 4^th Amendment with the NSA data collection issues?” His answer? :We must be careful, as we need to protect America from terrorists.” Both question and answers were taken out of context, but the gist of his position is he wants to compromise on the NSA collections issues as opposed to supporting the 1^st and 4^th Amendment. His answers bothers me. They bother me because it shows anyone in attendance that he is willing to compromise the Bill of Rights.

What also troubles me is the lack of local media coverage concerning the NSA revelations. However, yesterday the Morning Call in fact did post this, http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/sns-rt-us-usa-security-nsa-20130816,0,6288121.story but there is far more detail available. I encourage the reader to Google for more information to educate yourselves, just don’t Google pipe bomb and backpack together. Today, the Morning Call does report about the town hall, but no mention of my question. Lehigh Valley Live reports on Bradly Manning wanting to live as a woman, and the family minded zone, or WFMZ channel 69, just mentions the town hall. As for the local tea party, they seem more interested in towing the national party concerns with defunding Obamacare more than genuine constitutional issues. Smh

If you are in agreement with my statements above, please consider contacting Congressman Dent and sharing your thoughts as follows:

Office Information for Lehigh and Northampton Counties

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Allentown, PA 18103

PHONE: (610) 770-3490

FAX: (610) 770-3498

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Hours: Monday through Friday 9 AM to 5 PM

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Hamburg, PA 19526

PHONE: (610) 562-4281

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Hershey, PA 17033

PHONE: (717) 533-3959

FAX: (717) 533-3979

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9 AM to 5 PM; FRIDAY 9 AM to Noon

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342 W Main St [Front]

Annville, PA 17003

PHONE: (717) 867-1026

FAX: (717) 867-1540

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2455 Rayburn House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

Telephone: 202-225-6411

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