12/21/17 Overnight links

Techdirt: The spy coalition in Congress rushes through plan to keep the NSA spying on Americans

EFF: Efforts to expand NSA spying trip up

Rare: Rand Paul threatens to filibuster extension of warrantless surveillance

CNET: Snowden, privacy groups oppose new surveillance bill

Washington Examiner: The tech generation should reject mass surveillance

City Journal: Is your cell phone protected by the Constitution?

ZDNet: 2017 was a dumpster fire of privacy and security screw-ups

Sputnik: Not just about privacy: Facial recognition data must be controlled

Reason: We’re spending too much on defense

FEE: Four years on, what can Colorado teach us about legalizing weed?

The Libertarian Republic: Nurse busted stealing vials of fentanyl from hospital

The Intercept: Israel tackles existential threat posed by 16-year old Palestinian girl

Mother Jones: A brief, blood-boiling history of the opioid epidemic

BMC: Ethical questions raised by brain-computer interface

Lew Rockwell: The importance of good manners

Reason: Rebellious jurors make the world a better place

Author: S. Smith