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Political Line | The paradox of the Gandhi family fiat

Here is the latest edition of the Political Line newsletter curated by Varghese K. George

The Hindu

Putin grants NSA leaker Edward Snowden Russian citizenship

Snowden fled the US in 2013 before leaking a trove of classified documents detailing the NSA’s mass surveillance programme

The Independent UK

First Thing: Putin may formally annex Ukrainian territories on Friday

UK Ministry of Defence says Putin may unveil ‘accession of occupied regions’ after referendums. Plus, welcome to pumpkin spice season

The Guardian - UK

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The Loop: Surprise apology from supposed Optus hacker, NASA smashes into an asteroid, and a failed Neighbours heritage listing

Get up to speed on today's headlines with The Loop.

ABC News

Tuesday briefing: Three scenarios for the British economy after the pound slumps

In today’s newsletter: The Guardian’s special correspondent Heather Stewart talks us through the best, worst and most likely result of another chaotic day in the money markets

The Guardian - UK

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NASA spacecraft rams distant asteroid in test of Earth defense

Tribune News Service

Senate backlash to public hearing threshold – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

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Edward Snowden Gets Russian Citizenship, Here's Why He Won't Be Called To Fight (For Now)

Former American intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, who fled prosecution after leaking highly sensitive information from the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013, was granted citizenship by Russia on Monday.

Benzinga

Putin grants Russian citizenship to Edward Snowden

Snowden, a former contractor with the National Security Agency, has been living in Russia since 2013 to escape prosecution for leaking classified documents about government surveillance programs.

WEKU

Putin Grants Russian Citizenship to Edward Snowden

President Vladimir Putin has granted Russian citizenship to former US security contractor Edward Snowden, according to a decree signed by the Russian leader on Monday. Snowden is one of 75 foreign nationals listed by the decree as being granted Russian citizenship. The decree was published on an official government website.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia: Vladimir Putin grants US whistleblower Edward Snowden Russian citizenship

The famous whistleblower fled the United States in 2013 after revealing mass surveillance efforts by the US government

Evening Standard

Putin grants Russian citizenship to whistleblower Edward Snowden

The former NSA contractor was given asylum in Russia after revealing the extent of the U.S. government's surveillance program.

Axios

America: Quit fawning over the "royals"

Thomas Paine mocked the "crowned ruffians" in 1776 — worshiping these corrupt mediocrities now is embarrassing

Salon

Poitras Documentary Wins Top Prize at Venice Film Festival

“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” Laura Poitras’s epic documentary about photographer Nan Goldin and her activism against the Sackler family and their art connections has been awarded the Golden Lion for best film at the 79th Venice International Film Festival. Poitras, the American filmmaker behind the Oscar-winning Edward Snowden…

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Reason

Glenn Greenwald on the Deep State, Capitalism, and Identity Politics

"One of the things that the left and right have in common is an awareness that our government has essentially been co-opted by corporate power," says the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist.

AAP

Cyber key in Ukraine war, says spy chief

Rachel Noble, the first woman to head up an Australian intelligence agency, says the Ukraine conflict has seen organised criminal groups engage in cyber-crime.

The Independent UK

Trump likely to be charged with crime he said Assange, Snowden should be executed for, says right-wing legal pundit

“In a monumental irony, both Julian Assange... and Edward Snowden... stand charged with the very same crimes that are likely to be brought against Mr Trump.”

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: unions and business find common ground, house prices plummet, Nationals overlook women

Thursday: Today’s jobs summit opens with broad consensus on three big-ticket policies. Plus: seven pictures of Boris Johnson looking daft

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The Guardian - US

US asked British spy agency to stop Guardian publishing Snowden revelations

Head of GCHQ rebuffed late-night request from National Security Agency amid strained relations in Five Eyes intelligence coalition

The Independent UK

German militants' lawyer and Greens gadfly dies at 83

German lawyer Hans-Christian Stroebele has died at age 83

Salon

Don't celebrate the Espionage Act

It's ironic that a law mostly used to suppress whistleblowers may be turned on Trump. But it's still a bad idea

Reason

Sen. Rand Paul Proposes Dumping Entire Espionage Act

The law has been abused to prosecute citizens for reasons other than spying. But there are better examples than Trump to highlight problems.

Benzinga

Edward Snowden, Russia's 'Disinformation Campaign' Drive 'Downhill' Narrative, Says 'Black Swan' Author

“Black Swan” author Nassim Nicholas Taleb said “Kremlin disinformation camp,” former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden and others are making everyone forget that “west lives in the most transparent times ever.”

The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene says she did not ask for pardon over Jan 6: ‘Gossip and lies’

‘You know who needs to be pardoned? Julian Assange and Edward Snowden’

Al Jazeera

UK approves US extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

The Home Office says his extradition is approved but Assange can still appeal the decision. WikiLeaks says he will.

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