By Steve Rhodes
No time for a proper column today but instead of blank space, I’ll at least share the best, most interesting and important tweets from my timeline so far this morning.
Somehow this tale of how easy it is to open a business in #Chicago doesn’t ring true: http://t.co/7VcoLFfvCy
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) October 29, 2013
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Speaks volumes about Washington’s value system: https://t.co/tn0tqPUIPZ
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) October 29, 2013
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One thing is certain: All these NSA revelations were going to come out in the surveillance discussion Obama was planning to have with us.
— Matt Apuzzo (@mattapuzzo) October 29, 2013
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@ggreenwald great point. NSA is also defended by scores of wannabe insiders. Young Obama fans, etc.
— Peter Kropotkin (@Pyotr_Kropotkin) October 29, 2013
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#NSA staffers say White House signed off on spying of allied leaders; angry at Obama for throwing them under bus. http://t.co/qMENzd2dQA
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) October 29, 2013
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Unusually scathing NYT editorial on the “pathetic” and difficult-to-believe NSA defenses from the White House http://t.co/tWPYCGXW2U
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) October 29, 2013
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NSA collected cell phone location data of Americans before asking secret surveillance court for permission http://t.co/6J9PWXTrhu
— Kevin Gosztola (@kgosztola) October 29, 2013
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I think it’s only fitting to point out that one of the places the Velvet Underground played for the first time in NYC is now a Chipotle
— Caryn Rose (@carynrose) October 29, 2013
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Toni, the apple and the Chicago media’s short-term memory. http://t.co/tc0vUPgEQe via @wordpressdotcom
— fklonsky (@fklonsky) October 29, 2013
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The Weekend In #Chicago Rock: http://t.co/1WVC6LA5Ye | #WildBelle #MeltBanana #Lucius #Griz #TOKiMONSTA #Attila #UponABurningBody
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) October 29, 2013
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The Beachwood Tip Line: Take one, leave one.
Posted on October 29, 2013