Well, I don't want him back.
The guy is an insufferable self-centered egotistical piece of shit (hey, sounds like the terms people have used to describe some other people we know), but that is exactly the sort of person Wikileaks needed to be their frontman.
I know he needs to protect his sources and has interests at play he can't divulge (kinda goes against the point of Wikileaks, but whatever), but he can really come across as slimy and jelly-like in his media work. If it's not puffing up his ego, he doesn't really want to know about it.
That said, what was done to him is reprehensible. His claimed actions that led to the persecution do not in any way warrant the level of reaction that has taken place (though he did contribute a bit to his own situation).
What really turned me off to Wikileaks' work was the Collateral murder video which was terribly deceptively edited and taken out of all context. Any legitimate criticism (or even non-legitimate criticism) levelled against Assange and Wikileaks over that video was like you were nailing the messiah to the cross yourself. Media reporting from conflict zones, even by independents is always going to carry some bias. Either what they're allowed to show, or be shown.
It's somewhat like what happened in the Palestinian territories when Hamas took over from Fatah in Gaza. There was a distinct shift in how and what could be shown. Then you add in claims of Pallywood, and the misleading footage from both sides during the Intafadahs and the last Israel-Hezbollah war and it should make anyone stop to consider what is being shown to them by the media (independent or MSM) and what the narrative being forced is.
You can even see it happening in Australia, with Stan Grant and Waleed Ali suddnely being forced down everyone's throats as the voice of their peoples, and anyone who dares disagree is a bigot.
Yeah, I saw the TX response, after picking my jaw up of the floor from reading the SCOTUS statement.
I was getting real 1861 vibes from all of it and was wondering who was going to blink first. It certainly had the feel of one of those turning points in history taking place right before us, and we were little more than passengers along for the ride.
Another one of the things I was wondering about was the effective lack of representation / ability to have a say / influence that anyone really had as it was all playing out. The veneer of "They work for us" I think was stripped away.
It is said that WWI was a family argument between cousins that cost the lives of millions. Right now, it feels that there are people who've embedded themselves into power who are playing it out without consideration for the masses being swung about by their decisions. I know, sounds kind of Marxist when you look at it that way. The proletariat shall rise again!
I agree with your viewpoint on the future for SCOTUS, but the broader question I think is what happens / what is the effect on the entire judicial branch? If SCOTUS validated their existence with Marbury vs Madison, they may have invalidated their existence with not taking on this case and, by extension, shown that judicial processes are not inviolate. The judiciary is one of those functions that exists because people allow it. If enough people feel that the judiciary aren't doing their job properly it becomes vigilantism and the judiciary are invalidated.
The whole ""[SCOTUS] has made [its] decision; now let [them] enforce it!" thing again. I might not agree with everything Andrew Jackson did or said, but he made a really good point here.
From a broader viewpoint, who else falls under the judiciary? The FBI. Now, I can't see Hoover's personal blackmail agency disappearing that easily, but I think the future will probably see more challenges at ground level against the reach and authority of the FBI (and other alphabet agencies). It probably won't go through the courts, though, as SCOTUS has just shown its hand as to the thumb on the scale.
There were some good points made about how Trump saw very few mass shootings during his first term. I worry that someone or some people are setting themselves up to repeat Ruby Ridge (yes, I know that was a debacle) once the Uniparty retake power and there is going to be the same slanders repeated via MSM.
Don't forget the goal-line fumble by SCOTUS. Still not 100% sure where they fit into the scheme of things, but after their "No Standing", they have committed themselves to the mess even without making a ruling.
If, in the future, we see Texas secede for what appears to be very valid reasons, I think the critical failure that led to it was SCOTUS. Everything else just led to SCOTUS having to make a call (and not doing so).
Let's look at Camp DC and see who's stuck inside the wire. Oh, funny that.
""[SCOTUS] has made [its] decision; now let [them] enforce it!"
C-SPAN Battle Royale. We move the fences in randomly every 20 minutes until only 2 are left.
All good. I'm glad there's people out there more talented than me (not a high bar to pass).
I glanced at the URL before I looked at the username and was about to smash deport. Glad I didn't. Thanks for the work, pede.
I can hear about 85-90% of what was said clearly, and it matches the subtitles. The other bits, I'd need to fiddle with the audio and my playback gear to work out, but it does seem to fit contextually.
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Fair enough, there are sections where it is difficult to make out the speech, but there are more than enough sections where it is plain as the asshole in the Speaker's Chair.
While the text could be leading in the difficult sections, it is contextual and does fit the grabs that can be heard. There may yet be higher quality evidence that we have yet to see.
https://streamabledl.com/9ni66g
Then pick your poison for how you want to keep it.
It's like women living together...
On the teacup ride.
Hey, I pitch a tent WHILE walking through the valley.
It's getting back to its feet. Slowly, but it is. There was a massive hit to motivation for a lot of people on the 6th, and the shills and doomers took advantage of it
There's also a certain degree of bandaid being ripped off at the moment, so some people are questioning what they understand and believe. Some of the more fringe elements that were pushing for things prior to the 6th are also quieter, so that's been a positive.
I think it will be back, but everyone is worried about what is happening at the moment and the period of silence from Trump immediately after the 6th. I don't think that the pedes over there were quite ready to descend into the days of darkness as rapidly as they did. I also don't think they were quite ready to be so publicly vilified for their peaceful actions on the 6th.
They are also licking their wounds after some of their non-Trump favourites having revealed themselves as turncoats (e.g. Cruz, Paul x 2) and many question their faith in oversight capabilities from bodies like SCOTUS.
The wool really got pulled back from a lot of eyes on the 6th. Normies, pedes, and more.
Nope. No problem at all with Aspies. Huge problem with self-centered pieces of shit who ride their ego to the edge of the universe. Massive difference between the two.
If that's what you've been told as an excuse for his behaviour, you've been lied to.