On June 10, 1964, Democrats filibustered the Civil Rights Act.

◼ June 10, 1964, was a dramatic day in the United States Senate. For the first time in its history, cloture was invoked on a civil rights bill, ending a record-breaking filibuster by Democrats that had consumed fifty-seven working days.

...On this day in 1964, Everett Dirksen (R-IL), the Republican Leader in the U.S. Senate, condemned the Democrats’ 57-day filibuster against the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Leading the Democrats in their opposition to civil rights for African-Americans was Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV). Byrd, who got into politics as a recruiter for the Ku Klux Klan, spoke against the bill for fourteen straight hours. Democrats still call Robert Byrd “the conscience of the Senate.”

In his speech, Senator Dirksen called on the Democrats to end their filibuster and accept racial equality.

◼ Everett Dirksen: Forgotten Civil Rights Champion

◼ TIME cover: The Civil Rights Bill: Product of Principle and Compromise

Michelle Malkin on the EPA leaking 80,000 farmers info to radical left-wing enviro groups

◼ Michelle Malkin was on with Megyn Kelly today to discuss the EPA releasing the personal information of farmers to radical left-wing environmental groups. - The Right Scoop

Another Day, Another Scandal

◼ Drugs? Prostitutes? Sexual Assaults? WHISTLEBLOWER says State Dept covered up illegal activity within own ranks - The Right Scoop
◼ State Department memo reveals possible cover-ups, halted investigations - CBS
◼ STATE DEPT. ACCUSED OF COVERING UP INDISCRETIONS AROUND THE GLOBE - John Hayward/Human Events @Doc_o

The spirit of Benghazi went far beyond the lies and obfuscations pumped out by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her top people, according CBS News, which has “uncovered documents that show the State Department may have covered up allegations of illegal and inappropriate behavior within their ranks.”

CBS News’ John Miller reports that according to an internal State Department Inspector General’s memo, several recent investigations were influenced, manipulated, or simply called off. The memo obtained by CBS News cited eight specific examples. Among them: allegations that a State Department security official in Beirut “engaged in sexual assaults” on foreign nationals hired as embassy guards and the charge and that members of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s security detail “engaged prostitutes while on official trips in foreign countries” — a problem the report says was “endemic.”

Allen West On The NSA Snooping

As I ponder the NSA records data mining episode here are my thoughts. This is like carpet bombing vs. precision attack.

Can someone explain why we weren’t listening to Anwar-al-Awlaki and his conversations with Major Nidal Hasan? Why weren’t we able to track Carlos Bledsoe's travel to Somalia and Yemen to receive terrorist training? Why didn’t we pay attention to warning signs of Abdul Mutallab (underwear bomber) with a one-way ticket and little baggage traveling from Nigeria to America? Why weren’t we paying attention to the Tsarnaev brothers’ travels and connections to Chechen Islamic terrorism -- heck Russia warned us?

Why is it that in October 2011, 57 Islamic organizations -- several with ties to Muslim Brotherhood -- sent a letter to then counter-terrorism advisor John Brennan demanding we purge training materials and punish instructors they deemed "offensive" and we didn’t say “shove it” and target THEIR records?

We’d rather carpet bomb Americans to cover our cowardice in confronting Islamic extremism. Benjamin Franklin said, "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”

◼ Allen West

Taking neighborhoods back: Local residents take aim at crime as petty crime rates continue to rise in Eureka

◼ ”We are getting to the point where we are figuring out who the people are that are committing these crimes,” she said. “It is a good way for everyone to know what is going on and to be aware of who these people are and what we need to be on the lookout for.” - Kaci Poor/The Times-Standard

Anonymity, Darknets, and the Deep Web For Techies Only

◼ Anonymity, Darknets and Staying Out of Federal Custody, Part One: Deep Web - Allen Freeman/Null Byte

In this series of articles, I am going to break down the idea of a deep web, what is it, how it got there, and most importantly, how we can use it for our security—maybe even for lulz.

◼ Anonymity, Darknets and Staying Out of Federal Custody, Part Two: Onions and Daggers - Allen Freeman/Null Byte

◼ Anonymity, Darknets and Staying Out of Federal Custody, Part Three: Hidden Services - Allen Freeman/Null Byte

Anonymity is the new shield of the 21st century—and you best protect yourself. As always here at Null Byte, we are trying to make that happen. Before someone can learn how to root a box, they need to learn how not to be found. I can not stress that point enough.

◼ How to Remove Your Online Identity: The Ultimate Guide to Anonymity and Security on the Internet - Alex Long/Null Byte

◼ Why the Metadata the NSA Has on You Matters - Kurt Opsahl/Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) via Gizmodo

If the President really welcomes a robust debate on the government's surveillance power, it needs to start being honest about the invasiveness of collecting your metadata