The Govt that jailed Pussy Riot has given Snowden a home

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24. Yeah, you'll get a lot of people defending Russia over

the USA. 'Cause, you know.. Russia's so great now that snowden is bleeting his denouncement of the USA and singing the praises of Putin's Russia.

House Members to urge Secretary of State to protect LGBT people at Olympics


“We urge the State Department to determine the appropriate course of action to assure the safety and well being of LGBT and LGBT-supporting individuals involved in or attending the 2014 Sochi Olympics and Paralympics,” the letter to be sent to Kerry says. Rep. Jerry Nadler is leading the House effort."

The news about Nadler’s plans follow on Thursday’s announcement that Sen. Jeff Merkley will be leading an effort on a resolution seeking action from the International Olympic Committee regarding the Sochi Olympics — and on Friday’s announcement by Kerry that the State Department will treat same-sex married couples equally for visa purposes

h/t http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023393222

"Russia Grants Snowden Asylum, Implements SOPA on Same Day"

Edward Snowden, man of Liberty and Internet Freedom, afraid of losing access to a computer in prison, was granted asylum in Russia on the same day the country enacted it’s own version SOPA according to The Washington Post.

This is all very ironic and amusing given that, in The Guardian’s debut profile of Edward Snowden, he claimed to be a proponent of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and has denounced the United States’ supposed policing of the internet.

http://bobcesca.thedailybanter.com/blog-archives/2013/08/russia-grants-snowden-asylum-implements-sopa-on-same-day.html