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Mandy Nagy

Mandy Nagy (aka "Liberty Chick") was an investigative writer and researcher. She primarily covered the institutional left, protest movements, hacking and cybercrime, and technology. After suffering a serious stroke in September 2014, Mandy no longer was able to work at Legal Insurrection, but she's always on our minds and in our hearts. For more information, see here.

Posted by Mandy Nagy on July 30, 2013 4 Comments
In its latest attack on news outlets, the Syrian Electronic Army hijacked the Twitter account of Thomson Reuters news agency. It started with this tweet late Monday afternoon, which I re-tweeted shortly thereafter in case it disappeared (and it has). https://twitter.com/Liberty_Chick/status/361991625175609345 It was preceded by several other tweets containing political cartoons, which are captured here in screen shots. (Warning, they're not exactly funny). SEA-reuters2a

Posted by Mandy Nagy on July 29, 2013 25 Comments

A woman was arrested Monday in connection with the latest act of green paint vandalism on a Washington DC landmark over the last several days. Earlier Monday, green paint was splattered in the lower level of the Bethlehem Chapel in the Washington National Cathedral; the Children's...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on July 29, 2013 13 Comments

A military judge deciding the fate of Wikileaker Bradley Manning will announce her verdict on Tuesday afternoon. https://twitter.com/ABC/status/361886512473845763 Army Col. Denise Lind, the judge presiding over the case, has heard arguments from prosecution and defense for the last two months.  Closing arguments ended on Friday. Manning faces over 20...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on July 29, 2013 8 Comments

State media in Egypt reported Sunday that interim President Adly Mansour has transferred emergency powers to Prime Minister Hazem Al Beblawi, raising fears among many that a state of emergency could be near. From CNN: Egypt's interim president has allowed for the prime minister to assume presidential...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on July 29, 2013 5 Comments

A New Zealand defense official denies its military spied on a journalist, after reports surfaced over the weekend that the military had collected phone metadata of a McClatchy freelance reporter over his coverage of the treatment of Afghan prisoners. From the Associated Press: New Zealand's acting defense...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on July 28, 2013 14 Comments

Here's some lighter Sunday evening tech fare for LI readers, since social media is a topic we often cover in some form or another. Are you confused by social media?  Do you find all the different apps and services out there overwhelming?  Don't know what to...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on July 28, 2013 23 Comments

Get ready for the oppo research wars.  David Brock's American Bridge will be dispatching even more trackers to follow around Republicans all across the country. From Politico: Senior officials with American Bridge 21st Century – the group’s full, legal name – told POLITICO that the oppo-slinging outfit...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on July 28, 2013 23 Comments

After the latest reports of serial sexter Anthony Weiner's post-resignation online fling, his campaign manager has called it quits. From the NY Times: In a new sign of tumult within Anthony D. Weiner’s embattled political operation, his campaign manager has quit, leaving his already skeletal team without...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on July 27, 2013 3 Comments

More violence has erupted in Egypt as thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in rival demonstrations for and against the continued detention of ousted Egyptian President Morsi. From CNN: Massive, rival rallies in and around Cairo ran into the wee hours of Saturday, with one...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on July 27, 2013 2 Comments

Paying for college isn’t getting any easier these days. Families forced to endure rising cost of college tuition Cash strapped parents are giving kids less money for college Bad economy keeps college kids from leaving the nest And it seems some things are compounding the problem. Obamacare Causes Economic Suffering...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on July 26, 2013 15 Comments

In a letter to Russia's Minister of Justice, Attorney General Eric Holder said that Edward Snowden would not face the death penalty or be tortured if he returned to the United States. From the Wall Street Journal: Attorney General Eric Holder, in a letter to Russian counterpart...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on July 26, 2013 19 Comments

Who does this kind of thing? The Lincoln Memorial was shut down Friday after vandals splattered the base of the statue with green paint. From CNN: Vandals splashed green paint on the base of the Lincoln Memorial's statue overnight, prompting officials to temporarily close the marble fixture on...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on July 25, 2013 27 Comments

California television station KTVU has reportedly fired several employees over its cringeworthy mistake nearly two weeks ago, when it was duped into airing the obviously fake names of Asiana flight 214 pilots. From The San Francisco Chronicle: KTVU-TV has dismissed at least three veteran producers over the...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on July 24, 2013 8 Comments

Edward Snowden will remain in the transit zone of a Russian airport for now, despite earlier news reports today that he'd received clearance to leave. A lawyer for Snowden arrived at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow Wednesday, carrying a large paper bag as he walked past a...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on July 24, 2013 4 Comments

The pro-Assad Syrian Electronic Army hit two more targets Tuesday, after claiming it had hacked the website and database of Viber, an Israeli-based VOIP phone service/messaging application, and the popular internet news site The Daily Dot. SEA tweeted a warning for Viber users to delete the...

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