- 00:14:32 Retweeted @ChadPergram 2015-05-31 23:42:41 Paul: The PATRIOT ACT will expire tonight. But it will only be temporary. They will ultimately get their way.
- 00:15:49 Retweeted @RandPaul 2015-05-31 23:43:15 We need to discuss this in the open. Law should not be discussed in secret. #StandwithRand
- 00:15:53 Retweeted @ACLU 2015-05-31 23:43:16 If #Section215 of the #PatriotAct expires tonight, even temporarily – it is thanks to Edward Snowden
- 00:18:20 Retweeted @ywxwy 2015-05-31 23:44:37 No discussion or acknowledgement in the Senate about internet data collection. All talk about "phone records", a dying tech.
- 00:27:49 Retweeted @mkraju 2015-05-31 23:49:32 If 29 sens don't yield an hour apiece to Rand or if he can't convince them to join him, McConnell plans to move to final vote by Tuesday
- 00:28:57 Retweeted @pourmecoffee 2015-05-31 23:52:28 Patriot Act provisions expire at midnight but it will take a few days for ISIS to get to your cul-de-sac. Get supplies and assign watches.
- 00:31:27 Retweeted @emptywheel 2015-05-31 23:53:02 At AT&T right now:
https://t.co/55TUY15JR8 - 00:32:43 Retweeted @bobcesca_go 2015-05-31 23:53:17 Rand Paul's inexperience/naivete: he expects NSA reform to grow stronger with time. No, no. That's not how Congress works. Ever.
- 00:34:06 Retweeted @chrisgeidner 2015-05-31 23:52:59 FYI: Sen. Ron Wyden was the first U.S. senator to support marriage equality. He announced support when running for the Senate. In 1995.
- 00:35:10 Retweeted @emptywheel 2015-05-31 23:56:47 .@RonWyden ODNI has given 5 different explanations for why [Clapper lied] abt collecting data on millions of Americans.
- 00:36:46 Retweeted @frankthorpNBC 2015-05-31 23:53:25 Sen @RandPaul leaves the Capitol in a Tesla with license plate "NDFED" driven by Rep Massie (R-KY): http://t.co/MXQKBHRBPL
- 00:37:55 Retweeted @EFFLive 00:03:50 Senators @RonWyden and @MartinHeinrich: USA Freedom isn't perfect, but let's pass it and move on to other issues.
- 00:38:45 Retweeted @emptywheel 00:05:02 Wyden, again: "Databases get violated all the time."
Huh. Seems to be a theme.
Themes from Wyden tend to be correct.
- 00:39:33 Retweeted @shaneharris 2015-05-31 22:52:48 Ok, at 12:01, everyone go call Al Qaeda.
- 00:44:07 Retweeted @ywxwy 00:17:59 USA FREEDOM ACT (PATRIOT ACT renewal) extends until Dec 15, 2019. It will be easy to bury its renewal mid-Dec right before 2020 primaries.
- 00:45:30 Retweeted @mattblaze 00:21:17 Wyden: we're soon going to have to talk about encryption.
- 00:45:38 Retweeted @jmhattem 00:16:35 According to the White House, we're now 15 min beyond point at which phone records program couldve been turned back on without interruption
- 00:46:22 Retweeted @ForecasterEnten 00:21:51 And this is why Rand Paul will not be the GOP nominee…
- 00:46:25 Retweeted @nielslesniewski 00:15:55 No further roll call votes expected tonight in the Senate, folks.
- 01:03:54 Retweeted @asymmetricinfo 00:26:30 This seems like as good time as any to announce that I am running for the Republican presidential nomination.
- 01:05:30 Retweeted @MattMurph24 00:28:43 Rand Paul will now filibuster from his bedroom.
- 01:17:48 Retweeted @ChadPergram 00:41:36 After vaulting procedural hurdle earlier, "post-cloture" time for Senate to actually get on Hse's NSA bill expires at 1:08 am Tues.
- 01:20:29 Retweeted @Gus_802 00:43:13 Telecoms will still collect metadata. There will be ways to access said data. Can't get rid of it.
- 01:39:08 Retweeted @RonWyden 00:47:26 Congress has the opportunity for further surveillance reform in the coming months. We must take it. http://t.co/ZNZfbQHVcC #EndThisDragnet
- 01:40:06 Retweeted @kenrudin 00:47:39 No Senate deal, thus NSA domestic surveillance program ends at midnight tonight. Is McConnell still wearing his Rand Paul for Prez button?
- 01:48:11 Retweeted @DLin71 00:01:40 12:00am – Patriot Act expires
12:01am – Sharia law replaces Constitution
12:02am – Starbucks closes, re-opens as chain of victory mosques
- 01:50:05 Retweeted @Gus_802 00:52:21 People drive down the street texting. All of that is logged and saved for months if not years. Won't stop.
- 01:50:25 Retweeted @Gus_802 00:52:49 Your emails are saved. Sometimes when you delete emails or texts it's not even a real delete.
- 01:51:34 Retweeted @mattblaze 00:53:56 Also, if we don't let the NSA collect all the metadata, our cities will soon be clogged with it and many will die of metadata poisoning. in reply to mattblaze
- 01:53:07 Retweeted @Gus_802 00:55:22 Patriot Act might lapse but won't expire. Most they might see is metadata collection officially ending. Wink, wink.
- 01:53:13 Retweeted @Gus_802 00:55:45 Will likely pass tomorrow some time. in reply to Gus_802
- 01:56:41 Retweeted @joshgreenman 00:53:29 Totally taking this opportunity to call all my old friends in the mountainous border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
- 01:59:50 Retweeted @AmyNotAmy 01:01:26 tell me the truth @abulsme https://t.co/IEMMCeJ1WL
- 02:00:54 .@AmyNotAmy No insights here. I have never sneezed loudly in my life. in reply to AmyNotAmy
- 02:03:12 Retweeted @ChadPergram 01:05:08 Senate remains in session in lengthy quorum call. Burning post-cloture time after they broke filibuster on motion to get onto Hse NSA bill.
- 02:04:11 Retweeted @AlexJamesFitz 01:05:33 Libertarians bout to drop the sickest mixtape http://t.co/TtpfLefUMM
- 02:28:08 Retweeted @normative 01:09:10 At midnight, 2% of the Patriot Act sunsets & little of importance changes. More importantly, this week the Senate will pass USA Freedom.
- 02:30:50 Retweeted @JimmySky 01:12:22 Rest easy, America. Very soon all of your privacy will be returned to its rightful steward, the telecom industry.
- 02:51:31 Retweeted @ChadPergram 01:19:33 ACLU: Today’s vote..(is) a reflection of strong support..for meaningful and comprehensive reform of the surveillance laws.
- 02:51:38 Retweeted @ChadPergram 01:19:53 ACLU: Congress should take advantage of this sunset to pass far reaching surveillance reform, instead of the weak bill..under consideration.
- 03:14:03 Retweeted @DSenFloor 01:39:44 The Senate adopted the motion to proceed to HR 2048, the USA Freedom Act, by voice vote.
- 03:16:28 Retweeted @DSenFloor 01:44:53 The Senate stands adjourned until noon tomorrow.
- 03:17:25 Retweeted @mkraju 01:46:43 And it's official. The Senate adjourns without extending any of the three provisions of the PATRIOT Act that are expiring at midnight.
- 03:17:50 Retweeted @guypbenson 01:47:18 Parts of it. Temporarily. https://t.co/90EAhzFeOn
- 03:18:09 Retweeted @ChadPergram 01:47:21 McConnell also trying to complete all action on the Hse-passed NSA bill by mid-week. Files cloture to end debate on the entire bill.
- 03:19:23 Retweeted @DoctorWho_BBCA 01:48:01 "If the square on the hypotenuse equals the sum of the square on the other two sides, why is a mouse when it spins?" – Fourth Doctor, Robot
- 03:19:50 Retweeted @ChadPergram 01:48:40 If Senate ends debate on NSA bill via cloture Tues, final passage could come that day or Wed if post-cloture time is required.
- 03:21:05 Retweeted @byersalex 01:49:15 Here's why Senate procedure is wack: Technically, we just endured two late-night sessions just to decide whether to start debating something
- 03:30:44 Retweeted @ericgeller 01:59:50 White House: "We call on the Senate to ensure this irresponsible lapse in authorities is as short-lived as possible." http://t.co/F425iL5Ir9
- 03:37:51 Retweeted @damianpaletta 01:55:12 Accuracy counts. The Patriot Act doesn't expire at midnight tonight. Just three provisions do. There's a big difference.
- 03:44:23 Retweeted @ericgeller 02:14:27 .@RandPaul statement: "This is a victory no matter how you look at it." http://t.co/JGhAUdNcpC
- 03:49:55 Retweeted @NSA_PR 00:38:51 Daisy
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- 03:50:38 Retweeted @roseveleth 02:29:54 Dog wisdom http://t.co/fjejATVYEh
- 04:08:57 Retweeted @BreakingNews 04:08:33 Portions of USA Patriot Act expire after Senate fails to act before midnight; surveillance powers likely to be renewed within days – @AP
- 04:10:24 Reading – Angry John McCain Calls Rand Paul вЂthe Worst’ (Matthew Fleming) http://t.co/7g3poK81en
- 04:10:59 Retweeted @AmyNotAmy 02:51:32 That is a big lie, you liar. https://t.co/HPrOTfKtSJ
- 04:18:01 Retweeted @speechboy71 02:58:35 So "Patriot Act expires" actually means three provisions expire … for now, to be renewed later in the week
- 04:49:38 Retweeted @mattblaze 03:53:41 In just 5 minutes, analysts at NSA will finally disconnect their firehose of intrusive metadata and use a different firehose instead.
- 04:53:17 Retweeted @csoghoian 04:01:23 Thank you Edward Snowden.
- 04:53:28 Retweeted @LisaDNews 04:01:35 TIME’S UP. Three key Patriot Act provisions just expired. Libertarians cheering. National security folks concerned.
- 04:53:36 Retweeted @normative 04:01:38 Ok, 2% of the Patriot Act has now sunset for, oh, about the next two days. Go ahead and take a shot!
- 04:54:37 Retweeted @ezraklein 04:03:08 That we are modifying the PATRIOT Act with the USA FREEDOM act suggests we didn’t learn the lessons about flag-waving acronyms
- 05:10:09 Retweeted @AthertonKD 04:41:45 While bulk metadata collection expires, bulk metalore collection is allowed to continue http://t.co/GiPrYZlrMq
- 05:10:21 Retweeted @csoghoian 04:43:03 If only Congress could also, through inaction, rein in NSA surveillance conducted under Executive Order 12333.
- 05:19:10 Retweeted @csoghoian 04:59:58 NSA can still engage in bulk surveillance of innocent foreigners. Sorry foreigners, I guess your privacy is just not as important as ours.
- 05:33:53 Retweeted @mattblaze 05:03:54 OK, it's been about hour and nothing catastrophic has happened yet. Best not to chances, tho. Spending the night in metadata-proof bunker.
- 05:38:08 Retweeted @binarybits 05:14:23 Good night everyone! We journalists have a big week ahead of us covering all the terrorist attacks Section 215's expiration will unleash.
- 06:02:32 Retweeted @AmyNotAmy 05:58:44 Today on my way to work I saw a girl my age trying to catch a duck on the corner of an intersection next to a pond. Stay classy, Everett.
- 06:02:58 Retweeted @csoghoian 05:59:33 Americans: Yay, the 3 sunsetting provisions of the Patriot Act have expired!
DOJ: Actually, we can keep using them. http://t.co/BEE2fpHQjM - 06:03:10 Retweeted @AmyNotAmy 06:00:40 Alex (5) invented a dessert called Whipped Cream Delight that's a pineapple ring w/a black olive in the center all covered in whipped cream.
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- 20:43:26 Reading – New York Times reporter blows up Clinton campaign’s вЂbackground’ e-mail (Erik Wemple) http://t.co/DwdN0WGo6J
- 20:47:09 Reading – 2016 Republicans are completely ignoring the lessons of their 2012 'autopsy' (Michael Brendan Dougherty) http://t.co/wRhtV2K83s
- 20:51:30 Reading – Rand Paul just sacrificed his presidential campaign for his libertarian principles (Michael B Dougherty) http://t.co/4w8OIemTQI