Washington Times: China taps into U.S. spy operations

(h/t 1389) “China’s intelligence service gained access to a secret National Security Agency listening post in Hawaii through a Chinese-language translation service, according to U.S. intelligence officials…”

Yid with Lid: Religion and Politics in Israel and America

(h/t GrizzlyGroundwell)”The separation of church and state is a key component of the US Democracy, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that I live in a ’secular’ state. Freedom of religion means, the government tolerates the fact that I observe Judaism. And while there is no official religion here, Christianity is the de facto official religion of this country…”