A Poorly Regulated Militia | Unfilter 172

We discuss a few problems with the Oregon Militia standoff, the huge drop in oil prices, the rather boisterous moments of Obama’s final State of the Union & what was going on with those 10 military members held by Iran.

Plus the State Department goes to battle with the straw man in an Unfilter exclusive, we end on a high note & more!

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Smith–Mundt Act
Random Observations: Why NSA surveillance scares me
US National Intelligence director’s personal email accounts hacked – reports — RT USA
AP’s Matt Lee to State Dept: Is It Time To Recognize Things For What They Are And Not This “Fantasy”? | Video | RealClearPolitics
Tumbling oil trades below $30 a barrel for first time in 12 years | Reuters
10 U.S. sailors in Iranian custody – CNNPolitics.com
Iran Seizes U.S. Sailors Amid Claims of Spying – The New York Times
State of the Union 2016: Full text – CNNPolitics.com
GQ Magazine on Twitter: “Here’s Paul Ryan trying reeeeally hard not to laugh at one of Obama’s jokes https://t.co/gqekuYJ1BF”
Former NSA Official Tells UK Politicians Mass Surveillance Risks Citizen Safety | Motherboard
U.S. Media Condemns Iran’s “Aggression” in Intercepting U.S. Naval Ships — in Iranian Waters
Oregon county judge say militia will pay fine for occupation – NY Daily News
Whose land is it, anyway? Critics, supporters of armed Oregon occupiers agree protest must end — RT USA
Al Jazeera America shutting down | POLITICO
Ex-NSA chief Hayden: Encryption is good for America | BGR
President Obama Puts Joe Biden in Charge of Curing Cancer | TIME
Teen Who Hacked CIA Email Is Back to Prank US Spy Chief | Motherboard
The new way police are surveilling you: Calculating your threat ‘score’ – The Washington Post
T-Mobile Confirms It Slows Connections to Video Sites | WIRED
Future Snowden hunt starts with audit of NSA spooks’ privileges • The Register