assange did some good stuff but ultimately some really bad stuff
― k3vin k., Thursday, 11 April 2019 11:44 (five years ago) link
in conclusion, julian asssange is a land of contrasts
― arli$$ and bible black (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 11 April 2019 11:45 (five years ago) link
Scotland Yard says Assange was also arrested on behalf of the US, which wants him extradited. https://t.co/lUKvsw1dFHFull story here:https://t.co/iFS80E1eaC— Tom Namako (@TomNamako) April 11, 2019
hmm
― k3vin k., Thursday, 11 April 2019 11:45 (five years ago) link
He comes on like the hero of the dragon tattoo books while actually being more like the antagonists of those booksDoes that work, I’ve not read them
― mumsnet blvd (wins), Thursday, 11 April 2019 11:45 (five years ago) link
gotta wonder what chelsea manning makes of this news
― arli$$ and bible black (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 11 April 2019 11:46 (five years ago) link
US going after him already a little on the nose
― Boles to the Wolds (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 11 April 2019 11:51 (five years ago) link
― k3vin k., Thursday, April 11, 2019 7:44 AM (ten minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― d'ILM for Murder (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 11 April 2019 11:55 (five years ago) link
I don't disagree
but glad u guys and Trump are on the same page at last
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 11 April 2019 11:57 (five years ago) link
great take
― arli$$ and bible black (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 11 April 2019 11:58 (five years ago) link
The best compromise for this asshole is the UK keeps him and doesn't give him over to the US.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 11 April 2019 11:59 (five years ago) link
what charges would the uk be bringing against him
― arli$$ and bible black (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 11 April 2019 12:00 (five years ago) link
I am in shock..I couldn’t hear clearly what he said? He looks very bad. How could you Equador ? (Because he exposed you).How could you UK. ?Of course - you are America’s bitch and you need a diversion from your idiotic Brexit bullshit.— Pamela Anderson (@pamfoundation) April 11, 2019
― mumsnet blvd (wins), Thursday, 11 April 2019 12:01 (five years ago) link
xpost Well, they didn't arrest him for fun, did they?
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 11 April 2019 12:03 (five years ago) link
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), 11. april 2019 13:57 (five minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Yeah, Trump has never expressed love for wikileaks ever. Because obviously that would make you hate Assange, right?
― Frederik B, Thursday, 11 April 2019 12:04 (five years ago) link
Hmm, just glancing it looks like he was arrested for some bullshit, like skipping bail? And reportedly more or less for the sake of tossing him to the Americans. Well, good luck with that, Assange.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 11 April 2019 12:05 (five years ago) link
Skipping bail on a rape charge, no big deal.
― Do you like 70s hard rock with a guitar hero? (Tom D.), Thursday, 11 April 2019 12:06 (five years ago) link
woke pamela anderson is the best thing to happen in 2019 btw
― arli$$ and bible black (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 11 April 2019 12:09 (five years ago) link
my very nuanced take on this is
Assange: badTrump: bad
― Simon H., Thursday, 11 April 2019 12:10 (five years ago) link
And Pamela Anderson?
― Zeuhl Idol (Matt #2), Thursday, 11 April 2019 12:24 (five years ago) link
Arrest video is very good content, I will show it to my children next time they ask why they need to tidy up their toys.
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 11 April 2019 13:01 (five years ago) link
trump hates hillary glad u and....
― Tiltin' My Lens Photography (stevie), Thursday, 11 April 2019 13:05 (five years ago) link
xpost Oh, so the bail skipping he was busted for was related to the rape charge? I thought the rape charge was dropped? What does the UK have to do with that? Why did this happen now?
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 11 April 2019 13:19 (five years ago) link
BREAKING / NBC NEWS: The indictment unsealed against Julian Assange shows an allegation that he helped Chelsea Manning crack a password and get access to documents she would not normally have had access to. It is not for publishing the material.— Tom Winter (@Tom_Winter) April 11, 2019
― Simon H., Thursday, 11 April 2019 13:22 (five years ago) link
any connection to why chelsea's back in prison atm?
― arli$$ and bible black (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 11 April 2019 13:25 (five years ago) link
OK, so he wasn't arrested for bail stuff etc. he was arrested for conspiracy to hack, or whatever the formal charge is, under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Checks out.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 11 April 2019 13:28 (five years ago) link
He has been remanded on two counts - one in relation to bail jumping, one in relation to the US extradition claim.
The charge was shelved as the investigation timed out but the Swedish authorities are at liberty to bring it back if they want to. The UK has an extradition arrangement with other EU states so they can issue warrants which'll be respected by British courts.
As to why this happened now, Lenin Moreno, despite the name, is pivoting to the right and wants to disassociate himself internationally and domestically from the previous Ecuadorian government. He has also just been implicated in leaks related to corruption, so might think that he has less to lose wrt Wikileaks potentially going after him if it's basically out in the open anyway.
― ShariVari, Thursday, 11 April 2019 13:29 (five years ago) link
Thanks!
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 11 April 2019 13:32 (five years ago) link
In Ecuador being called Lenin or Stalin is like being called Dave or Chris here.
― alt right? all trite more like (Bananaman Begins), Thursday, 11 April 2019 13:40 (five years ago) link
Better than being called Yeltsin like the Costa Rican footballer tbh.
― ShariVari, Thursday, 11 April 2019 13:45 (five years ago) link
Only one of the Swedish charges has timed out, the other is live until the middle of next year.
― Elitist cheese photos (aldo), Thursday, 11 April 2019 14:28 (five years ago) link
It's a pre-shock, since the charges have nothing to do with the 2016 elections. The Interpol red notice for Assange was issued 8 years ago. https://t.co/Ksn1wvVPCM— Jeffrey St. Clair (@JSCCounterPunch) April 11, 2019
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 11 April 2019 14:38 (five years ago) link
The weakness of the US charge against Assange is shocking. The allegation he tried (and failed?) to help crack a password during their world-famous reporting has been public for nearly a decade: it is the count Obama's DOJ refused to charge, saying it endangered journalism. https://t.co/xdTQ8xauB0— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) April 11, 2019
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 11 April 2019 14:56 (five years ago) link
Cracking passwords is not journalism.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 11 April 2019 14:56 (five years ago) link
"Now who's being naive, Kay?"
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 11 April 2019 14:58 (five years ago) link
Ha
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 11 April 2019 15:01 (five years ago) link
― Elitist cheese photos (aldo), Thursday, April 11, 2019 7:28 AM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
it 'timed out' but as ShariVari notes can be brought back at any time.
would laugh like a drain if this fud has just hid in an embassy for years escaping justice in sweden on the pretext that they were going to send him to the US only to be sent to the US anyway
― findom haddie (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 11 April 2019 16:08 (five years ago) link
"curious eyes never run dry in my experience" is going to be running through my brain all day. Like if they're curious, wouldn't they be dry from being open all the time, looking at stuff? Or does information moisten them?
― One Eye Open, Thursday, 11 April 2019 16:44 (five years ago) link
That could be a pop song from the 80s.
― ☮ (peace, man), Thursday, 11 April 2019 16:46 (five years ago) link
Asked if he still loves WikiLeaks, Trump tells the pool, “I know nothing about Wikileaks. It’s not my thing.” He previously called it “amazing” and a “treasure trove.”— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) April 11, 2019
No only has @seanhannity deleted every tweet mentioning Julian Assange, he's deleted every tweet mentioning @wikileaks in general.Deleted tweet after deleted tweet. pic.twitter.com/hAyNdocLXD— Matthias Reynolds (@RealMReynolds) April 11, 2019
― grawlix (unperson), Thursday, 11 April 2019 17:40 (five years ago) link
Swedish prosecutors say lawyers of the alleged victim in the dropped Julian Assange case have requested that the investigation into sexual assault allegations against the WikiLeaks founder be reopened— Sky News Breaking (@SkyNewsBreak) April 11, 2019
― Elitist cheese photos (aldo), Thursday, 11 April 2019 19:20 (five years ago) link
Of course THE SHADOW HOME SECRETARY has said in the commons he's only being pursued because of whistleblowing against the USA. I fucking despair.
― Elitist cheese photos (aldo), Thursday, 11 April 2019 19:22 (five years ago) link
are there "actual indictments" predicted that will drop upon arrival? emptywheel tweets that it's to a compel manning as mentioned above as well
― Hunt3r, Thursday, 11 April 2019 20:57 (five years ago) link
Skipping bail is an offence in itself. Even if the extradition requests went away he commuted a new offender in Britain by skipping no out on bail ( and probably a worse and entirely unofficial offence offence of tweaking the noses of those in wigs)
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Thursday, 11 April 2019 21:13 (five years ago) link
Watch your back Roman Polanski.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 11 April 2019 21:51 (five years ago) link
Judge Snow said: “His assertion that he has not had a fair hearing is laughable. And his behaviour is that of a narcissist who cannot get beyond his own selfish interests.”
pwned by a District Court Judge.
― Do you like 70s hard rock with a guitar hero? (Tom D.), Thursday, 11 April 2019 22:06 (five years ago) link
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/first-thoughts-on-assange-arrest
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Thursday, 11 April 2019 22:37 (five years ago) link
in both cases, depends on the year, right?
[wedding picture]
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 12 April 2019 01:42 (five years ago) link
TPM generally otm
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 12 April 2019 01:43 (five years ago) link
yeah that was a solid post
― k3vin k., Friday, 12 April 2019 03:24 (five years ago) link
what are the chances mueller and AG were not expecting the delivery of assange?
― Hunt3r, Friday, 12 April 2019 04:44 (five years ago) link