From Wonkblog: Binyamin Appelbaum, an economics reporter for the New York Times, summed it up sharply on Twitter: “Obama is really mad at Edward Snowden for forcing us patriots to have this critically important conversation.”
In this ten-minute video, Cenk Uyguy discusses the verdict against Bradley Manning, declaring him to be a true hero.
On C-Span, Alan Grayson shoots straight on recent NSA and FISA court violations, urging that we focus on the many civil rights violations that are already clear:
This is from Lee Camp's Moment of Clarity #200: "Hegemony."
Propublica has organized and analyzed six recent government statements regarding the NSA that all appear to be lies.