Craig Murray is a former UK diplomat who was fired after going public with reports about torture and brutal suppression in Uzbekistan. He is a well-lknown activist in Britain now. He blogged this morning of his disgust with the British threat of raiding the Ecuador Embassy in London to get Assange. His site immediately went down with a Denial of Service attack. This happens routinely when he posts against the government.

Not just wildly popular for ‘rich kids’ or hipsters, Instagram and its 40 million-user following, is an up and comer for social media use in politics. Here are 5 creative ways politicians are using Instagram:

Taking a page out of the old Ron Paul playbook, Gary Johnson has announced that he has raised over $250,000 from over 3,000 different supporters in his campaign's latest "money bomb." For those not familiar with the term "money bomb," it refers to a short-term fundraising campaign targeted at small dollar donors in mass numbers.

The White House Press Corps reporters aren't the only ones unhappy with Obama for his lack of cooperation with the press, as made evident in this list posted Republican National Committee today.

Despite his success climbing the social ranks of Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr, Rep. Paul Ryan has done little to boost Mitt Romney's numbers in the presidential tracking polls.

Complaints from reporters and media outlets covering the Obama White House have reached the main news cycle, as over two months has gone by without the President formally taking questions from them.

ABC News' Jake Tapper writes on his blog:

The latest report from the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor shows that first time unemployment insurance claims increased by 2,000 last week. According to the report, there were 366,000 initial claims in the week ending August 11.

"When the facts change, I change my mind. what do you do, sir?" -- John Maynard Keynes.

As the fastest growing social network ever, Pinterest has positioned itself nicely to become the next "big thing" in political campaigning, with candidates finally recognizing the easy-to-use nature of the platform and the number of politicians on Pinterest on the rise. While the platform is stereotypically known for it's abundance of wedding themed boards, it is evolving into a platform ample for sharing personal and political images.