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  • Edward Snowden has a pet phoenix (and other interesting Internet memes)

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/17/13 02:20 PM

    NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden may have sounded a little too edgy for reporters during his online Q&A at the Guardian, but the internet is already reveling over his latest statements. We’ve highlighted the top Edward Snowden memes spread that are now trending online. 1.

  • Edward Snowden: 'Being called a traitor by Dick Cheney is the highest honor you can give an American'

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/17/13 12:30 PM

    National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden thumped his chest today in response to being branded a traitor by former Vice President Dick Cheney. “I think he’s a traitor,” Cheney said flatly on ‘FOX News Sunday‘ yesterday. “[I]t’s important to bear in mind I’m being called...

  • Edward Snowden: Google and Facebook 'misleading' their users

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/17/13 12:10 PM

    During a online Q&A on the Guardian this morning, National Security Agency whistle-blower Edward Snowden explained that he believed Facebook and Google were misleading their users about the amount of personal data that they allowed the federal government to access. “Their denials went...

  • Ted Cruz cautions against ‘rush to judgment’ on NSA surveillance programs

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/17/13 10:10 AM

    On “Fox and Friends” Monday morning, Sen. Ted Cruz explained that even though he was concerned about the new revelations of the National Security Agency surveillance programs, he cautioned against Americans rushing to judgment on the issue. “I think it depends on what the contours of the...

  • New Republic cover: The real Rand Paul can’t be trusted

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/17/13 09:55 AM

    Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. has worked hard to brand himself as a libertarian conservative Republican, but the New Republic has no patience for it. The freshman Senator is featured on the cover with the headline, “The real Rand Paul can’t be trusted.” Former Facebook co-founder and spokesman...

  • The latest Edward Snowden leak embarasses the United Kingdom

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/17/13 07:30 AM

    The latest leak from National Security Agency whistle-blower Edward Snowden reveals that British spies at the Government Communications Headquarters were tasked with spying on allies such as South Africa and Turkey during the 2009 G20 summit meetings. The report notes that the GCHQ...

  • Dick Cheney worried that Edward Snowden may have an accomplice in the NSA

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/16/13 09:10 PM

    On ‘FOX News Sunday’ this morning, former Vice President Dick Cheney expressed doubt that NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden was acting alone. Cheney noted that the Snowden leaks were “one of the worst occasions in my memory” of someone leaking classified information and damaging the...

  • Marco Rubio doesn’t know if he’s ‘getting played’ by Democrats

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/16/13 08:10 PM

    Is Marco Rubio, R-Fla., getting played by Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.? During his interview with ABC’s Jonathan Karl this morning, Rubio didn’t even seem to understand what that meant. “Are you being played by the Democrats?” asked Karl. “Is Chuck Schumer playing you?” “I...

  • Ted Cruz celebrates Father’s Day: My Dad has been my hero

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/16/13 12:10 PM

    On his Facebook page this morning, Sen. Ted Cruz celebrated Father’s Day by paying tribute to his father Rafael, who left Cuba to come to America. My own Dad has been my hero my entire life. He is a man of faith and deep integrity, a man who loves liberty with all his heart. His truly...

  • VIDEO – Libertarian rapper spoofs the NSA’s surveillance programs

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/14/13 03:00 PM

    Reason TV teams up with GoRemy to “slow jam” the controversy over the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs. Watch above.



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