I live in the Southern Hemisphere and like most 40 something year olds I follow whats happening in the States from a distance.
I've been reading and watching a fair bit of Jacob Appelbaum and reading Glenn Greenwald's posts which seem to be fair and well written. Democracy Now also does some interesting interviews with Jacob and William Binney.
Some stuff I recommend to have a look at... in no particular order.
Some stuff I recommend to have a look at... in no particular order.
Challenging the Surveillance State - Pt. 1 to Pt.4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VCTvs7UXa4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueDTOfEqey8&feature=relmf... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwm6VeYFdKM&feature=relmf... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fao4Z8JooxY&feature=relmf...
http://www.democracynow.org/2012/4/20/exclusive_national_sec...
Jacob Appelbaum (Part 1 & 2) Digital Anti-Repression Workshop - April 26 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHoJ9pQ0cn8&feature=relmf... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9fByRmAHgU&feature=relmf...
Glenn's Salon Posts http://www.salon.com/writer/glenn_greenwald/