I want your take on this. House Democrats seem to be getting emboldened about challenging the apparently collapsing IRS scandal. Rep. Levin (D-MI) sent this sharply worded letter to the Treasury IG which I could summarize as basically, WTF? How did you manage to write out that IG report without noticing or mentioning that progressive groups were also targeted. Read More
When the Supreme Court voted 5-4 to gut the Voting Rights Act, they said, in so many words, Congress, please rework the Act in a way that passes muster. To which, Sen. Schumer basically said, Yeah, good luck with that! As long as Democrats need 60 votes in the Senate and Republicans control the House, pre-clearance is done. And yet, I’m not so sure that’s how this plays out. Or at least not so simply. Read More
Chief Justice John Roberts’ gay cousin, Jean Podrasky, talks to TPM about today’s decision: “I am so excited. I am absolutely overwhelmed. I can now get married. I feel like my partner and I have been in limbo for several years. We’ve been engaged for a couple years, but now we can start planning.”
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It was a landmark day for gay rights at the Supreme Court.
Back in 2009 when Snowden was apparently hoping Obama would clean up shop, Snowden said leakers should be “shot in the balls” and crapped on Wikileaks, the organization now helping keep him out of US hands.
The overall gist of the new records shows the extent of Snowden’s libertarianism, which is not surprising and support for Ron Paul. But suggests a pretty big change on his attitudes toward his work and the role of government secrecy.
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