The power of Anonymous rests in the media attention it gets. A small group of people began to act as the sole media front-end for Anonymous and held all the power in this position. Anonymous lost confidence in its own representatives and has since continued with business as usual. The failed DDoS attack on the Chamber of Commerce lacked participation and the element of surprise, leading some to declare Anonymous ‘dead’.

Anonymous is the dead horse that comes back to life as soon as someone comes around and kicks it. The 8,000 people who joined in DDoS attacks to support WikiLeaks are still there and still mad as hell. The support for DDoS, however, has dwindled. Forty of the DDoSers from the cablegate affair were arrested, and the definition of “civil disobedience” has come into question after Sonygate.

As applied to Mastercard, which imposed unfair financial punishment to WikiLeaks, DDoS was wholly regarded as symbolic civil disobedience. When Sony was attacked, millions of gamers were disconnected because of DDoS. This was not viewed as civil disobedience.

When media becomes little more than a propaganda filter full of opinionated liars, there needs to be a balance. Rather than voting up attack plans for the Chamber of Commerce on Reddit, vote up material that will inform people of the issue, and give them a list of ways to contact the people behind Protect IP. I have sent repetitive e-mails to their offices, flooding them with disapproval. When DDoS is spoiled and inappropriate, there are better ways to have your voice heard. No one supports PROTECT IP. Why do Senators masquerade as representatives of anything but corporate power? Let them know who’s really in charge. Below are a list of the sponsors of PROTECT IP and links to email them, telephone them, and yes, even fax them.

The PROTECT IP Act is the work of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) and is cosponsored by Senators Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-.R.I.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Herb Kohl (D-Wis.), Christopher Coons (D-Del.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)

Senators with Twitter Accounts: @ChrisCoons, @GrahamBlog, @ChuckGrassley, @SenatorLeahy, @SenBlumenthal

Senator Leahy:

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Chuck Schumer’s multiple offices:

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New York City 757 Third Avenue Suite 17-02 New York, NY 10017 Phone: 212-486-4430 Fax: 212-486-7693 TDD: 212-486-7803 Albany Leo O’Brien Building Room 420 Albany, NY 12207 Phone: 518-431-4070 Fax: 518-431-4076 Binghamton 15 Henry Street Room M103 Binghamton, NY 13901 Phone: 607-772-6792Fax: 607-772-8124 Buffalo 130 South Elmwood Avenue #660 Buffalo, NY 14202 Phone: 716-846-4111 Fax: 716-846-4113 Hudson Valley One Park Place, Suite 100Peekskill, NY 10566 Phone: 914-734-1532 Fax: 914-734-1673 Long Island 145 Pine Lawn Road #300 Melville, NY 11747 Phone: 631-753-0978 Fax: 631-753-0997 Rochester 100 State Street, Room 3040 Rochester, NY 14614 Phone: 585-263-5866 Fax: 585-263-3173 Syracuse 100 South Clinton Street Room 841 Syracuse, NY 13261-7318Phone: 315-423-5471 Fax: 315-423-5185 Enough offices senatorfag?

Diane Feinstein

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331 Hart Senate Office Building

Washington, D.C. 20510 Phone: (202) 224-3841

Fax: (202) 228-3954

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One Post Street, Suite 2450

San Francisco, CA 94104

Phone: (415) 393-0707

Fax: (415) 393-0710 The following counties are served by the San Francisco office: Alameda, Butte, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Marin, Mendocino, Modoc, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo, Yuba. Los Angeles

11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 915

Los Angeles, CA 90025

Phone: (310) 914-7300

Fax: (310) 914-7318 The following counties are served by the Los Angeles office: Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura. San Diego

750 B Street, Suite 1030

San Diego, CA 92101

Phone: (619) 231-9712

Fax: (619) 231-1108 The following counties are served by the San Diego office: Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Imperial, San Diego. Fresno

2500 Tulare Street, Suite 4290

Fresno, CA 93721

Phone: (559) 485-7430

Fax: (559) 485-9689 The following counties are served by the Fresno office: Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Fresno, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, Stanislaus, Tulare, Tuolumne.

Sheldon Whitehouse

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Suite 1100

Providence, RI 02903

401-453-5294 phone

401-453-5085 fax Washington Office:

Hart Senate Office Building

Room 717

Washington, D.C. 20510

202-224-2921 phone

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Lindsey Graham

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Washington, DC 20510

(202) 224-5972 Upstate Regional Office

130 South Main Street, 7th Floor

Greenville

(864) 250-1417 Midlands Regional Office

508 Hampton Street, Suite 202

Columbia

(803) 933-0112 Pee Dee Regional Office

McMillan Federal Building

401 West Evans Street, Suite 111

Florence

(843) 669-1505 Lowcountry Regional Office

530 Johnnie Dodds Boulevard, Suite 202

Mt. Pleasant

(843) 849-3887 Piedmont Regional Office

235 East Main Street, Suite 100

Rock Hill

(803) 366-2828 Golden Corner Regional Office

124 Exchange Street, Suite A

Pendleton

(864) 646-4090

Herb Kohl

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330 Hart Senate Office Building

Washington, DC 20510

(202) 224-5653

Fax: (202) 224-9787 Eau Claire Office

402 Graham Ave., Suite 206

Eau Claire WI 54701

(715) 832-8424

Fax: (715) 832-8492 Appleton Office

4321 W. College Ave., Suite 370

Appleton, WI 54914

(920) 738-1640

Fax: (920) 738-1643 Milwaukee Office

310 W. Wisconsin Ave., Suite 950

Milwaukee, WI 53203

(414) 297-4451

Fax: (414) 297-4455

1-800-247-5645 Wisconsin Residents Madison Office

14 W. Mifflin St., Suite 207

Madison, WI 53703

(608) 264-5338

Fax: (608) 264-5473 La Crosse Office

205 5th Avenue South, Room 216

La Crosse, WI 54601

(608) 796-0045

Fax: (608) 796-0089

Christopher Coons

Write Shit to Coons! Washington D.C. Office 127A Russell Senate Office Building<

Washington, D.C., 20510 Phone: (202) 224-5042

Fax: (202) 228-3075

Wilmington Office

1105 N. Market St.

Suite 2000

Wilmington, DE, 19801-1233 Phone: (302) 573-6345 Fax: (302) 573-6351 Milford Office 24 NW Front St. Windsor Building Suite 101 Milford, DE, 19963

Phone: (302) 424-8090

Fax: (302) 424-8098

Richard Blumenthal