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The Guardian today unveiled the identity of the individual who provided National Security documents that sparked a firestorm of media attention and scrutiny of how the agency collects and utilizes the intelligence it collects from a multitude of commercial sources. https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/343799572012875776 From the Guardian: The individual responsible for...

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But the protesters are expressing steadfast solidarity and refusing to buckle in the face of extreme force and Erdogan's insults. As they band together and grow in number, they've adopted something of a catchphrase, which brings us to the term "çapuling," alternatively spelled in many social media postings as the anglicized "capuling" or "chappuling." Everyday I'm Capuling The Turkish word "çapul" has many meanings, including pillage; rage; plunder and booty to spoil; foray; root; and maraud, according to the Tureng online translation service. It's unclear exactly where the term originated, but it might be a reference to Erdogan's description of protesters as "looters." The accompanying "Everyday I'm Çapuling!" video is likely designed to disarm the word by showing protesters engaged in non-looting activities that aim to counter his use of the loaded term.... However it got started, the term is taking off in a major way. Twitter users have spread the phrase via hashtags, including #çapuling, #capuling, #chappuling, #everydayimcapuling, #everydayimçapuling and more, and the video has gotten so many views in such a short time that it has triggered YouTube's hit-count-stopping feature.
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