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Our friend Cassiodorus at Voices on the Square, has the eighth article in his series This is a conservative country.
The PPACA FAQ project is up and running at Corrente, along with lambert‘s marathon rant on the ObamaCare Clusterf**k.
Corrente‘s DCblogger is keeping an eye on the Koch brothers with a link to the web site Koch Watch and libbyliberal remembers Germany 75 years ago. Also Rainbow Girl is keeping tabs on NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg. On his way out after a 12 year reign, he’s making a land grab of public real estate for his wealthy subjects.
Dean Baker at his blog Beat the Press asks Why Does Reform of Fannie and Freddie Have to Mean More Profits for the Banks? He also points out that Home Prices are Not Affordable and we are Fighting Corruption in the Pharmaceutical Industry With a Water Pistol.
At FDL Action, Jon Walker reports on today’s Supreme Court ruling that Your Genes Are Safe From Being Patented. Also:
- Carl Levin is a Truly Horrible Person
- Snowden Has Already Exposed Potentially Illegal Activity
- Americans Disapprove of NSA’s Domestic Surveillance Programs
Bradley Manning’s trial has recessed until Monday, you can read FDL The Dissenter, Kevin Gosztola‘s Live Up Dates here and here. Also from Kevin:
- Acceptable Use Policy Which Bradley Manning Didn’t Sign Used By Prosecutors Against Him
- TIME Magazine Equates Whistleblowers with Spies in Cover Story on Snowden, Manning & Swartz
At the FDL News Desk, DSWright reports:
- Corruption In State Department Detailed In Inspector General’s Memo
- Walmart Accepted Clothing from Banned Bangladesh Factories
- Poll: More Americans See Snowden As A Patriot Than A Traitor
Marcy Wheeler, at emptywheel, reports on that members of the House Intelligence Committee confirm that while these surveillance, data mining program are not secret, but revealing them will kill us all.
From the environmental bloggers at Grist:
- Five pest species now immune to GMO corn and cotton
by John Upton - Look who’s squealing now: GMO lovers freak over new study of sick pigs
by Tom Laskawy - Terrifying/hilarious TransCanada docs call Keystone XL protesters terrorists
by Susie Cagle - Bee-killing pesticide companies are pretending to save bees
by John Upton
From Mike Masnick at TechDirt, it’s about time somebody challenged this:
Also from Mike:
- Senators Wyden And Udall Say They’ve Seen No Evidence That NSA Surveillance Stopped Dozens Of Terrorist Attacks
- Hear That Deafening Silence From AT&T And Verizon About NSA Surveillance?
- If You’ve Got Nothing To Hide, You’ve Actually Got Plenty To Hide
At Esquire’s Political Blog, Charles Pierce asks a simple question of the government: Tell Me What Is Being Done In My Name. So would we all. Follow the hashtag #InMyName on Twitter to demand to know.
The last words go to All In host Chris Hayes who reports on the continuing “War on Women” by Republicans:
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