Top Items:
Edward Joseph Snowden / WikiLeaks:
Statement from Edward Snowden in Moscow — One week ago I left Hong Kong after it became clear that my freedom and safety were under threat for revealing the truth. My continued liberty has been owed to the efforts of friends new and old, family, and others who I have never met and probably never will.
Discussion:
New York Times, Politico, The Moderate Voice, Washington Post, Corrente, Guardian, BBC, AMERICAblog, The Daily Banter, Pat Dollard, The Verge, CBS DC, Little Green Footballs, Wall Street Journal, The Hinterland Gazette, Boing Boing, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Mashable, more at Mediagazer »
RELATED:
Rory Carroll / Guardian:
Rafael Correa not considering Snowden asylum: helping him was a ‘mistake’ — Ecuador's president reveals travel pass was granted ‘without authorisation’ and says whistleblower is now Russia's problem — Ecuador is not considering Edward Snowden's asylum request and never intended to facilitate …
Discussion:
Business Insider, Firedoglake, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Hinterland Gazette and Yahoo! News
Andrew Osborn / Reuters:
Edward Snowden breaks silence to threaten new U.S. disclosures — (Reuters) - Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden has broken his silence for the first time since he fled to Moscow eight days ago to say he remains free to make new disclosures about U.S. spying activity.
Discussion:
Business Insider, Hot Air, Mediaite and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
New York Times:
Putin Says Snowden Must Stop Hurting U.S. to Stay in Russia — MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin said on Monday that Edward J. Snowden, the former national security staffer accused of espionage, would not receive political asylum in Russia unless he stops publishing classified documents that hurt the interests of the United States.
Discussion:
Politico, New Republic, BBC, Hot Air, Outside the Beltway, The Daily Caller, ABC News, Mashable, Boing Boing and Reuters, more at Mediagazer »
Sergei L. Loiko / Los Angeles Times:
Edward Snowden asking 15 countries for asylum, Russian official says — Passengers sleep outside Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport on June 29, 2013. (Sergei Ilnitsky / EPA / June 29, 2013) — MOSCOW — Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor …
Discussion:
Guardian, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Yahoo! News, The Hill, The Verge, The Hinterland Gazette and Mashable, more at Mediagazer »
Susan Page / USA Today:
Poll: Support for gay marriage hits high after ruling — WASHINGTON — A record majority of Americans approve of same-sex marriage in the wake of two landmark Supreme Court decisions, a USA TODAY poll finds. But the high court's rulings that struck down provisions of the Voting Rights Act …
Discussion:
Washington Monthly, Hot Air, CNN and ThinkProgress
RELATED:
Department of Homeland Security:
Implementation of the Supreme Court Ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act — Statement from Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano: — “After last week's decision by the Supreme Court holding that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional …
Brian Brown / NOM Blog:
Meet Kamala Harris (and the Future We Must Avoid)
Meet Kamala Harris (and the Future We Must Avoid)
Discussion:
Good As You and American Power
Tamara Audi / Wall Street Journal:
Worries Swirl Over California's Initiatives
Alicia Caldwell / Associated Press:
Feds to Process Same-Sex Immigration Benefits
Feds to Process Same-Sex Immigration Benefits
Discussion:
CNN and LGBTQ Nation
Julia Preston / New York Times:
Gay Married Man in Florida Is Approved for Green Card
Gay Married Man in Florida Is Approved for Green Card
Discussion:
Guardian, The Raw Story, Daily Kos, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Towleroad News #gay, The Plum Line and msnbc.com
Sarah Desprat / Twitchy:
‘Future lawsuit’: CNN broadcasts George Zimmerman's Social Security number — CNN viewers were shocked to see George Zimmerman's personal information, including his Social Security number, broadcast live on TV. … A screenshot of the information shown on CNN, with the confidential information redacted by Twitchy:
Discussion:
TVNewser, Hot Air, The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers, Ed Driscoll and The Hinterland Gazette
RELATED:
Alexandra Jaffe / Ballot Box:
Democrats land top recruit to challenge McConnell in Kentucky — Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes announced Monday she will challenge Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), giving Democrats their favored candidate and turning the race one of the 2014 cycle's marquee contests.
Discussion:
The Hinterland Gazette, E2-Wire and The Impolitic
RELATED:
Politico:
Alison Lundergan Grimes challenges Mitch McConnell in Kentucky
Alison Lundergan Grimes challenges Mitch McConnell in Kentucky
Discussion:
Guardian, FiveThirtyEight and Outside the Beltway
Sheldon Alberts / Ballot Box:
Lundergan Grimes to announce decision on Kentucky Senate race
Lundergan Grimes to announce decision on Kentucky Senate race
Discussion:
CNN
Neal McCluskey / Cato Institute:
6.8 Day Is Here! — Washington hasn't passed a new law to avert it, so today's the day that all of higher education has, it seems, been dreading: The day that interest rates on subsidized federal student loans double, going from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. — Hooray?
Discussion:
Hot Air
RELATED:
Bryan Koenig / CNN:
A t-shirt for Texans — (CNN) - No movement is complete without memorabilia. Now, supporters of Planned Parenthood and state Sen. Wendy Davis' fight against new abortion restrictions in Texas have their own. — Planned Parenthood on Monday released a t-shirt available online that links …
Discussion:
Politico
RELATED:
Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:
Surrounded By Men, Ohio Governor Signs Stringent Abortion Restrictions Into Law
Surrounded By Men, Ohio Governor Signs Stringent Abortion Restrictions Into Law
Discussion:
Innovation Ohio, WLWT-TV, Plain Dealer, msnbc.com, his vorpal sword, Post Politics, The Huffington Post, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Taylor Marsh
Ryan Kierman / CNSNews:
Obama: ‘Planet Will Boil Over’ If Young Africans Are Allowed Cars, Air-Conditioning, Big Houses — (CNSNews.com) - President Barack Obama said at a town hall event in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Saturday that unless we find new way of producing energy “the planet will boil over” …
Discussion:
The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers, TheBlaze.com and Pat Dollard
John Aravosis / AMERICAblog:
Russia's Putin signs draconian anti-gay law banning speech, rainbows, holding hands — Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law yesterday one of the most draconian anti-gay laws on the planet. — The new law, coming only seven months before Russia is to host the Winter Olympics in Sochi …
Discussion:
Guardian and Washington Blade
RELATED:
Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Snowden seeks asylum in Russia
Snowden seeks asylum in Russia
Discussion:
Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Vox Popoli
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
Misinformation on classified NSA programs includes statements by senior U.S. officials — Amid the cascading disclosures about National Security Agency surveillance programs, the top lawyer in the U.S. intelligence community opened his remarks at a rare public appearance last week with a lament …
Discussion:
The Raw Story, Firedoglake, Yahoo! News, Guardian, Daily Kos, Hullabaloo, Hot Air, emptywheel, susiemadrak.com and National Review
Realwendydavis / The Real Wendy Davis:
Wendy Davis: Surgically Constructed “Human Barbie Doll”? — Most people — at least those without a plastic surgeon on retainer — do not become more good looking as they age from their late 20s to their early 50s. Without extreme artificial intervention, even the luckiest among us …
Philip Messing / New York Post:
JFK Airport security supervisor axed after accidentally sending XXX photo of his genitals in mass email blast — A JFK Airport security supervisor has been fired for mistakenly sending out a mass e-mail blast — of his genitals — to nearly two dozen shocked underlings, supervisors and Port Authority executives.
Discussion:
Mediaite, Rush Limbaugh, Gawker, The Daily Caller and The Raw Story
New York Times:
Egyptian Protesters Storm Headquarters of Ruling Party — CAIRO — As millions of Egyptians streamed into the streets of cities across the country to demand the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi, attackers stormed the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood here early on Monday after hours of clashes with armed people trapped inside.
Discussion:
Washington Post, Reuters, GetReligion, Quartz, The Atlantic Online, Guardian, Wall Street Journal, Lawfare, Washington Monthly, FP Passport, Ricochet Conversations Feed, New Republic, Outside the Beltway, Informed Comment, ThinkProgress, Yahoo! News, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Dish, First Read and Gawker
RELATED:
BBC:
Brotherhood HQ in Cairo stormed
Brotherhood HQ in Cairo stormed
Discussion:
Doug Ross, NPR, The Week, Al Jazeera English, The PJ Tatler, Quartz, Reuters, Taylor Marsh, Power Line and americanthinker.com
Breanna Edwards / Politico:
Mark Udall brother missing after hike — Sen. Mark Udall's brother, James Udall, is missing after going on a solo hike in Wyoming, the senator's office confirmed to POLITICO. — The 61-year-old, who goes by Randy, was trekking in the Wind River Range and was supposed to come out of the mountains last Wednesday but never did.
Fernanda Santos / New York Times:
Fast-Moving Blaze Kills 19 Firefighters in Central Arizona — CONGRESS, Ariz. — Nineteen firefighters were killed on Sunday battling a fast-moving wildfire menacing a small town in central Arizona. — The firefighters died fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire near the town of Yarnell, about 80 miles northwest of Phoenix.
Discussion:
ThinkProgress, Campaign for America's Future, The Week, The Lede, Arizona Republic, Taylor Marsh, Eschaton, Hot Air, Making Light and Balloon Juice
RELATED:
Ben Geman / E2-Wire:
President: ‘Painful’ wildfire deaths in Arizona raise ‘broader questions’
President: ‘Painful’ wildfire deaths in Arizona raise ‘broader questions’
Discussion:
The Hill