Author: Gareth

I just released the last Thrilling Tales d20 pulp product of 2005. I launched this line a year ago, and in that time, I released 26 products in the line. Not bad.

Here’s the last one of the year:

Click on the cover for more info.

Some of you may have been witness to the typical right-wing response to those expressing outrage at the warrantless surveillance of Americans. The usual party line goes something like this: Make it look like the fuzzy-headed liberal is freaking out about OMG TEH GOVT LISTENING IN ON MY PHONE CALLS!!!, when “obviously” this is a case of surveillance being performed against legitimate targets, and not average Americans.

The idea here, of course, is to make the liberal look like some kind of conspiracy nut.

Well, not so fast, there, Mr. Right-Wing Apologist: It looks like your hypothetical argument to make someone look like a nut MIGHT ACTUALLY BE THE CASE.

The Boston Globe is reporting today that the NSA has probably been using computers to monitor ALL Americans’ international communications, and filter for the specific material they’re looking for.

Take a minute and let that sink in.

All Americans. You, me, everybody.

All international communications: Phone, Internet, etc.

How much more of this are we supposed to put up with? How much more, before we actually do something about it?