@normative (Twitter)

I doubt I'll like anyone Obama picks, but the idea that a president shouldn't be able to nominate in the last 25% of his term is nuts.

No. Stop. Unless you’re talking about actual weaponry, “military grade” is a totally meaningless modifier phrase. https://twitter.com/the_intercept/status/697929571555999744

The idea of asking any of the candidates whether cryptographers are wrong about crypto is sort of hilarious. https://twitter.com/matthew_d_green/status/693047765727862784

Campaigns don't need "permission" to play songs at rallies, just an ASCAP license. No way for Adele to "ban" use. https://twitter.com/standardshowbiz/status/694165927496192001

Jihadists are mostly communicating in plaintext, but I guess "Encryption! Going dark!" sounds better than "We're not very good at our jobs."

What if we randomly picked something deadlier than terrorism to freak out about? We could have an entire primary debate about bee stings.

Federal judge: Drinking tea, shopping at a gardening store is probable cause for a SWAT raid on your home: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2015/12/28/federal-judge-drinking-tea-shopping-at-a-gardening-store-is-probable-cause-for-a-swat-raid-on-your-home/

In almost any story about national security, replacing "tough" with "most panicked and cowardly" will make it more accurate.