- The public still blames Bush. And it celebrates the Clintons.
- Ted Cruz makes list of top global influencers—"Cruz's meteoric rise gives hope to the unmotivated narcissist in all of us. It shows that by being impervious to criticism from the public or your peers and having no fear of losing, anyone can be viewed as an important public figure."
- Cornered by Accusations, Christie Parries With Jokes and Stonewalls With Snarls—This is over the bridge lane closure instigated by his cronies. NYT
- Archconservative Jim Inhofe Has Change Of Heart About Democrats
- The Presidential Hack List: Ranking Barack Obama’s favorite columnists—"The POTUS doesn't just love newspaper columnists, he has terrible taste in them. Here they are, in order of badness." Salon
- NSA Task Force Calls Out White House Over Press Freedom
- Associated Press Photojournalist Calls Obama 'Orwellian' Over Photo Policy
- Get over yourself, New York Times. You’re not standing up to anyone—"Our media loves to pose as high-minded overseas. At home, they do the government's bidding almost without fail." Salon
- When '60 Minutes' Checks Its Journalistic Skepticism at the Door—"Viewers expect and deserve the show to bring its A game when it takes on a huge issue like the N.S.A., to serve as a stand-in for the American people and ask the uncomfortable questions." NYT
- Edward Snowden's heroic work: Our media must match his courage—"The media must continue to push back in 2014 against the government's violations of privacy and civil liberties." Salon
- Media coverage can cause more stress than being at a bombing site—"Repeatedly showing gruesome, distressing images is not in the public interest."
- If a Story Is Viral, Truth May Be Taking a Beating—"People post on Twitter or write stories for online news organizations like The Huffington Post or Gawker that spread quickly on the web as if factual, when they really aren't." NYT
- 20th Century Headlines rewritten to get more clicks—Try out the linkbait generator.
- Ohio gay marriage ban is rejected in narrow ruling—"A federal judge Monday ordered Ohio authorities to recognize gay marriages on death certificates, saying the state’s ban on such unions is unconstitutional and that states cannot discriminate against same-sex couples simply because some voters don’t like homosexuality."
- 10th Circuit Court denies Utah's second Emergency Motion for Temporary Stay
- There's New Video Of 'Duck Dynasty' Star Phil Robertson Attacking Gay People As 'Ruthless' And 'Full Of Murder'—Maybe Cracker Barrel hasn't seen this new vidoe yet before puttting back Duck Dynasty merchandise on their shelves.
- Alan Turing gets royal pardon for 'gross indecency' – 61 years after he poisoned himself
- BT Internet filter gives parents option to block 'gay and lesbian lifestyle' content—Not unexpected.
- 'Ashamed': Ex-PR exec Justine Sacco apologizes for AIDS in Africa tweet
- Second lawsuit in a month filed against Mary Free Bed by a nurse alleging race discrimination
- Alabama: Male dance group sparks controversy at parade—Was it because they were black or drag queens or both?
- David O. Russell: Political Corruption in "American Hustle" Is Nothing Compared to Citizens United
- The most important political story you haven't heard about—"Money is flooding into federal elections in the post-Citizens United era. And yet the agency tasked with monitoring and regulating all of that activity is close to crippled due to staff cuts and partisan bickering." WaPo
- Ohio: No evidence of plot to register non-citizen voters
- Kim Jong-un 'very drunk' when he ordered execution of uncle's two aides
- American gets 1-year prison sentence for parody video
- The Plot Thickens: India Registers Accused Diplomat at UN for Potential Immunity
- Pussy Riot members to be freed from prison—Placating PR stunt.
- Russian dissident Mikhail Khodorkovsky speaks out—Another Sochi-triggered move.
- The War on Terror's Jedi Mind Trick—"National-security officials insist new violations of privacy are essential for keeping Americans safe from terror—but there's no evidence the programs have stopped any attacks."
- 9/11 Families 'Ecstatic' They Can Finally Sue Saudi Arabia
- So Much for a New Drone Policy – Why Can’t the US Explain Why It Targeted a Wedding Party?
- Al Qaeda: We're sorry about Yemen hospital attack—They apologized for their fuck-up, but the US won't for theirs.
- Obama will Veto new Iran Sanctions, Israel War Mandate pushed by AIPAC Senators
- Afghan general warns over delay in signing US pact
- Former Head Of Airport Security: 'The TSA Couldn't Save You From A 6-Year-Old With A Water Balloon'
- Edward Snowden, after months of NSA revelations, says his mission’s accomplished—"His leaks have fundamentally altered the U.S. government’s relationship with its citizens, the rest of the world." WaPo
- Bad Times for Big Brother—"A judge and a presidential panel slam the N.S.A.'s snooping as a mass invasion of privacy." NYT
- Mr. Obama's Disappointing Response—"In his news conference, the president, yet again, offers little more than bland reassurances on the government's runaway surveillance policy." So much for that. NYT
- Obama can't point to a single time the NSA call records program prevented a terrorist attack WaPo
- King: Obama Should Defend The NSA—Oh how important that ":" is in this title.
- Rogers On NSA: 'Perspective Is Important'
- Udall: Time To End NSA 'Status Quo'
- President Obama Says He'll Rein In NSA... Then Proceeds To Praise And Defend Everything They've Done
- White House Tries to Prevent Judge From Ruling on Surveillance Efforts—"The Obama administration moved to prevent a judge from ruling on the constitutionality of warrantless surveillance programs authorized during the Bush administration." NYT
- US Releases More Documents On Surveillance Origins
- AT&T to join Verizon in government data-request disclosures
- Tech executives to Obama: NSA spying revelations are hurting business WaPo
- NSA Spying: Whom Do You Believe?—Now the RSA is denying it backdoored its encryption protocols for the NSA.
- Data brokers won't even tell the government how it uses, sells your data
- Snowden ally Appelbaum claims his Berlin apartment was invaded—"Jacob Appelbaum, a US Internet activist and one of the people with access to Edward Snowden's documents, has told a Berlin paper that his apartment was broken into, saying he suspected US involvement."
