Um, I Think It's Time for a Thread on WikiLeaks

assange did some good stuff but ultimately some really bad stuff

in conclusion, julian asssange is a land of contrasts

Scotland Yard says Assange was also arrested on behalf of the US, which wants him extradited. https://t.co/lUKvsw1dFH

Full story here:https://t.co/iFS80E1eaC

— Tom Namako (@TomNamako) April 11, 2019

hmm

He comes on like the hero of the dragon tattoo books while actually being more like the antagonists of those books

Does that work, I’ve not read them

gotta wonder what chelsea manning makes of this news

US going after him already a little on the nose

assange did some good stuff but ultimately some really bad stuff

― k3vin k., Thursday, April 11, 2019 7:44 AM (ten minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I don't disagree

but glad u guys and Trump are on the same page at last

great take

The best compromise for this asshole is the UK keeps him and doesn't give him over to the US.

what charges would the uk be bringing against him

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

xpost Well, they didn't arrest him for fun, did they?

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), 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?

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.

Skipping bail on a rape charge, no big deal.

woke pamela anderson is the best thing to happen in 2019 btw

my very nuanced take on this is

Assange: bad
Trump: bad

And Pamela Anderson?

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.

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), 11. april 2019 13:57 (five minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

trump hates hillary glad u and....

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?

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

any connection to why chelsea's back in prison atm?

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.

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?

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.

Thanks!

In Ecuador being called Lenin or Stalin is like being called Dave or Chris here.

Better than being called Yeltsin like the Costa Rican footballer tbh.

Only one of the Swedish charges has timed out, the other is live until the middle of next year.

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

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

Cracking passwords is not journalism.

"Now who's being naive, Kay?"

Ha

Only one of the Swedish charges has timed out, the other is live until the middle of next year.

― 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

"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?

That could be a pop song from the 80s.

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

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

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.

are there "actual indictments" predicted that will drop upon arrival? emptywheel tweets that it's to a compel manning as mentioned above as well

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)

Watch your back Roman Polanski.

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.

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/first-thoughts-on-assange-arrest

but glad u guys and Trump are on the same page at last

trump hates hillary glad u and....

in both cases, depends on the year, right?

[wedding picture]

TPM generally otm

yeah that was a solid post

what are the chances mueller and AG were not expecting the delivery of assange?