Free Jeremy Hammond!
via @teaganism
A genuinely concious web developer, Jeremy Hammond is accused of using his computer savvy to attack conservative groups and State operators. He is being charged with providing Wikileaks the documents for their latest Stratfor release.
the statement of witness E
“and that she suddenly ended up so close, uh, like that conversation climate that we’re four people like sitting there and discussing sensitive issues. Uh so it’s some person I don’t know and I don’t know who she is. Uh and suddenly she’s following along on a, on a lunch.”
this kind of makes me sad, this transcript because i feel sorry for her. if she has nefarious motives, i don’t of course… but i’m not sure i believe that. i can almost feel her need for acceptance in this wow man issues everywhere am i right.
The White House Loves Aggressive Journalism, As Long As It Isn’t About Them
The White House has been talking up the impressive, and daring, journalism coming out of Syria, but doesn’t see the connection to Obama’s unprecedented use of the Espionage Act to prosecute whistleblowers. Check out the exchange between ABC News reporter Jake Tapper and White House Press Secretary Jay Carney.
For background and analysis of the exchange, head over to the Government Accountability Project.
(Source: abcnews.go.com, via freepressnews)
