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		propogandist on Sept 2, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ninth Circuit rules NSA's bulk collection of Ameri... Media is calling Snowden a "leaker" rather than whistleblower, because Trump has been considering pardoning him. The only thing the media cares about is 'orange man bad'. >Trump says he is considering pardon for leaker Edward Snowden https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-snowden/trum... discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24174265

triceratops on Sept 3, 2020 | [–]

TIL: one headline constitutes "the media".

Also: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/congressional-report-slams-...

Voliokis on Sept 3, 2020 | [–]

Seems to me like you're the one that cares too much about "orange man bad".

https://www.newyorker.com/news/amy-davidson/edward-snowden-t...

https://phys.org/news/2016-07-wikileaks-nsa-leaker-edward-sn...

https://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/23/us/edward-snowden/index.h...

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2013/06/12/try-nsa-...

https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/nsa-leaker-edward-snowden-fai...

https://www.france24.com/en/20140807-snowden-russia-nsa-resi...

https://www.newsweek.com/edward-snowden-latest-nsa-leaker-wo...

Check the dates. Most of them are from before Trump, and the last one is long before Trump floated the idea of pardoning Snowden.

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