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US/UK: Julian Assange's 'politically motivated' extradition must not go ahead
by zeynepaydogan 08 Apr '22

08 Apr '22

US/UK: Julian Assange's 'politically motivated' extradition must not go ahead https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/usuk-julian-assanges-politically-… ‘This disingenuous appeal should be denied, the charges should be dropped, and Julian Assange should be released’ -Agnès Callamard Ahead of an appeal hearing against the decision by the High Court in London not to extradite Julian Assange to the USA, Amnesty International calls on the US government to drop the charges against him and the UK government not to extradite him but release him immediately. The call by Amnesty follows an investigation by[Yahoo News](https://uk.news.yahoo.com/kidnapping-assassination-and-a-london-shoot… that US security services considered kidnapping or killing Julian Assange when he was resident in the Ecuadorian embassy in London. These reports further weaken already unreliable US diplomatic assurances that Assange will not be placed in conditions that could amount to ill-treatment if extradited. Agnès Callamard, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, said: > “Assurances by the US government that they would not put Julian Assangein a maximum security prison or subject him to abusive Special Administrative Measures were discredited by their admission that they reserved the right to reverse those guarantees. Now, reports that the CIA considered kidnapping or killing Assange have cast even more doubt on the reliability of US promises and further expose the political motivation behind this case. > > “It is a damning indictment that nearly twenty years on, virtually no one responsible for alleged US war crimes committed in the course of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars has been held accountable, let alone prosecuted, and yet a publisher who exposed such crimes is potentially facing a lifetime in jail. > > “The US government’s unrelenting pursuit of Julian Assange makes it clear that this prosecution is a punitive measure, but the case involves concerns which go far beyond the fate of one man and put media freedom and freedom of expression in peril. > > “Journalists and publishers are of vital importance in scrutinising governments, exposing their misdeeds and holding perpetrators of human rights violations to account.This disingenuous appeal should be denied, the charges should be dropped, and Julian Assange should be released.” The appeal hearing, scheduled on Wednesday, is expected to consider five grounds of appeal by the US, including the reliability of assurances offered by the US after a lower UK court ruled against Assange’s extradition in January this year. Amnesty has concluded that the assurances are unreliable. The US charges allege that Assange conspired with Chelsea Manning to illegally obtain classified information. They want him to stand trial on charges under the Espionage Act and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in the US where he could face a prison sentence of up to 175 years. The US government’s indictment poses a grave threat to press freedom both in the United States and abroad. The conduct it describes includes professional activities undertaken by investigative journalists and publishers on a daily basis. If Julian Assange’s extradition is allowed, it would criminalise common journalistic practices and permit the US, and possibly other countries, to target publishers and journalists outside their jurisdictions for exposing government wrongdoing. Assange’s case The US extradition request is based on charges directly related to the publication of leaked classified documents as part of Julian Assange’s work with WikiLeaks. Publishing information that is in the public interest is a cornerstone of media freedom and the public's right to information about government wrongdoing. Publishing information in the public interest is protected under international human rights law and should not be criminalised. If extradited to the US, Julian Assange could face trial on charges under the Espionage Act and under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. He would also face a real risk of serious human rights violations due to detention conditions that could amount to torture or other ill-treatment-including prolonged solitary confinement. Julian Assange is the first publisher to face charges under the Espionage Act. Amnesty International's petition: https://www.amnesty.org/en/petition/julian-assange-usa-justice/

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Death be not proud
by professor rat 08 Apr '22

08 Apr '22

Many sincere revolutionaries consider anarchism an idealistic fantasy and justify Bolshevism as the only possible reality, unavoidable and necessary for the development of the world social revolution, of which it represents a given stage. The dismal aspects of Bolshevism then appear less-important and are historically justified. The present work deals a death blow to this conception. https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/peter-arshinov-history-of-the-makhn…

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Proud Boy down
by professor rat 08 Apr '22

08 Apr '22

The lost boys Leader of North Carolina Chapter of Proud Boys Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy and Assault Charges in Jan. 6 Capitol ... Going down the well-trodden path of the KKK

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Communication in a world of pervasive surveillance: Sources and methods: Counter-strategies against pervasive surveillance architecture
by Jacob Appelbaum 08 Apr '22

08 Apr '22

Communication in a world of pervasive surveillance Citation for published version (APA): Appelbaum, J. R. (2022). Communication in a world of pervasive surveillance: Sources and methods: Counter- strategies against pervasive surveillance architecture. Eindhoven University of Technology. Document status and date: Published: 25/03/2022 Document Version: Publisher’s PDF, also known as Version of Record (includes final page, issue and volume numbers) Please check the document version of this publication: • A submitted manuscript is the version of the article upon submission and before peer-review. There can be important differences between the submitted version and the official published version of record. People interested in the research are advised to contact the author for the final version of the publication, or visit the DOI to the publisher's website. • The final author version and the galley proof are versions of the publication after peer review. • The final published version features the final layout of the paper including the volume, issue and page numbers. Link to publication General rights Copyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. • Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research. • You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain • You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal. If the publication is distributed under the terms of Article 25fa of the Dutch Copyright Act, indicated by the “Taverne” license above, please follow below link for the End User Agreement: www.tue.nl/taverne Take down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us at: openaccess(a)tue.nlproviding details and we will investigate your claim. Wer die Wahrheit nicht weiß, der ist bloß ein Dummkopf. Aber wer sie weiß und sie eine Lüge nennt, der ist ein Verbrecher." 1 — Bertold Brecht, Das Leben des Galilei, Seite 71 Appelbaum, Jacob R.. /Communication in a world of pervasive surveillance : Sources and methods: Counter-strategies against pervasive surveillance architecture. Eindhoven : Eindhoven University of Technology, 2022. 327 p. https://research.tue.nl/en/publications/communication-in-a-world-of-pervasi… Best Regards

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The whole rhythm section was the purple-gang
by professor rat 08 Apr '22

08 Apr '22

" . . . evidence to connect the militia groups that stormed the Capitol on 6 January to the organizers of the Save America rally that immediately preceded the attack – who in turn are slowly being linked to the Trump White House. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/08/capitol-attack-january-6-pr…

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Red Army Rapists back at work again
by professor rat 08 Apr '22

08 Apr '22

Young Ukrainian girls cutting hair to avoid being raped by Russians: official New York Post Russian Troops' Alleged War-Crime Rapes Have a Dark Reality. 'They'll Give Me a Medal,' One Solider Says The Daily Beast

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Batshit Crazy in Argentina
by professor rat 08 Apr '22

08 Apr '22

Sorry - Peru Peruvian Prime Minister Aníbal Torres is criticised for claiming Hitler turned Germany into "the world's leading economic power" as Peru enters a second week of violent protests over rising inflation.

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Cryptocurrency: Peter Thiel Calls Out the Gerontocracy, Launches Youth Crypto
by grarpamp 08 Apr '22

08 Apr '22

On 4/8/22, professor rat <pro2rat(a)yahoo.com.au> wrote: > ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko6K82pXcPA Thiel Bitcoin Crypto Could have been really epic with some more work and practice but still. > Warren Buffet and Jamie Dimon Company-like structures will more or less always exist, but banks will be going extinct with increasing rapidity, all of their functions replaced by sound money and DeFi, and even if not, will be totally dominated by crypto so as to be unrecognizable in comparison to their pre-crypto form. > Warren Buffett just invested $1 billion in a crypto-friendly bank Those might survive longer, so not necessarily a bad move. > Jamie Dimon Praises Blockchain and Decentralized Finance Is an asshole, a fraud, a criminal, and a legacy actor, now bending over for crypto's cock.

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Leaks: Russ Kick's Memory Hole... En Memorium Archivus
by grarpamp 08 Apr '22

08 Apr '22

Links for archivers, as usual with such rarities, redistribute well before they disappear... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russ_Kick https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/14/us/russ-kick-dead.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/russ-kick-dead/2021/09/24/e… Russ Kick >From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search It has been suggested that Disinformation (company) be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since June 2021. Russ Kick Born Russell Charles Kick III July 20, 1969 Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. Died September 12, 2021 (aged 52) Tucson, Arizona, U.S. Occupation Writer, editor in chief, FOIA advocate, animal rights activist, publisher Russell Charles Kick III (July 20, 1969 – September 12, 2021) was an American writer, editor, and publisher. Russell Charles Kick III was born on July 20, 1969, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.[1] Early in his career, Kick wrote articles, a column, and a cover story for The Village Voice. He was the founder and editor of The Memory Hole, Memory Hole 2,[2] and Altgov2,[3] which published and archived U.S. government documents, including scientific studies, documents received under FOIA and civil rights-related reports, intelligence and covert action reports, consumer safety reports, and images including photographs of flag-draped coffins of American military personnel. These photographs of the war dead garnered worldwide media attention, including heavy rotation on all 24-hour news channels and front-page coverage on major newspapers, including The New York Times.[4] The Memory Hole also gained attention for posting a completely uncensored version of a Justice Department report about its internal hiring practices, leading to a front-page story in The New York Times.[5] Kick was editor-at-large for The Disinformation Company and he wrote three books and edited six anthologies for them, including You Are Being Lied To and 50 Things You're Not Supposed to Know. He also was editing an anthology of classic and contemporary poems about death for Disinformation and Red Wheel/Weiser. He compiled and edited a three-volume, 1,600-page anthology set entitled The Graphic Canon from Seven Stories Press. The series features the world's great literature interpreted by more than 120 artists and illustrators such as R. Crumb, Maxon Crumb, Will Eisner, Molly Crabapple, Sharon Rudahl, Dame Darcy, S. Clay Wilson, Gris Grimly, Roberta Gregory, Kim Deitch, and Tara Seibel. [6][7] The first volume,[8] From The Epic of Gilgamesh to Shakespeare to Dangerous Liaisons (spring 2012), covers literature from ancient times through the end of the eighteenth century. The second volume,[9] Kubla Khan to the Brontë Sisters to The Picture of Dorian Gray (fall 2012), is devoted completely to the nineteenth century. The third volume,[7] >From Heart of Darkness to Hemingway to Infinite Jest (spring 2013), covers the entire twentieth century. The next volume in the continuing project, The Graphic Canon of Children's Literature, was published in November 2014.[10] The last volume completed in the series, Graphic Canon of Crime and Mystery was published in November 2017 by Seven Stories Press.[11] It expanded the Graphic Canon series into the genres of crime and mystery. >From 2018 to 2021, he was the director of open records for Rise for the Animals[12] where he expanded the ARLO (Animal Research Laboratory Overview) database [13] to include information obtained through FOIA and public records requests related to animal experimentation and research facilities. At the age of 52, Kick died on September 12, 2021, in Tucson, Arizona.[1][14] Books 50 Things You're Not Supposed to Know, The Disinformation Co. 2003. ISBN 0-9713942-8-8 50 Things You're Not Supposed to Know, Vol. 2, The Disinformation Co. 2005. ISBN 1-932857-02-8 100 Things You're Not Supposed to Know, The Disinformation Company 2008. ISBN 1-932857-62-1 Abuse Your Illusions: The Disinformation Guide to Media Mirages and Establishment Lies (editor), The Disinformation Co. 2003. ISBN 0-9713942-4-5 Death Poems: Classic, Contemporary, Witty, Serious, Tear-Jerking, Wise, Profound, Angry, Funny, Spiritual, Atheistic, Uncertain, Personal, Political, Mythic, Earthy, and Only Occasionally Morbid (editor), Disinformation and Red Wheel/Weiser, November 2013. ISBN 978-1938875045 The Disinformation Book of Lists: Subversive Facts and Hidden Information in Rapid-fire Format, The Disinformation Co. 2004. ISBN 0-9729529-4-2 Everything You Know About God Is Wrong: The Disinformation Guide to Religion (editor), The Disinformation Co. 2007. ISBN 978-1-932857-59-7 Everything You Know About Sex Is Wrong: The Disinformation Guide to the Extremes of Human Sexuality (and Everything in Between) (editor), The Disinformation Co. 2005. ISBN 1-932857-17-6 Everything You Know Is Wrong: The Disinformation Guide to Secrets and Lies (editor), The Disinformation Co. 2002. ISBN 0-9713942-0-2 Flash Wisdom: A Curated Collection of Mind-Blowing, Perspective-Changing Quotes (editor), Disinformation and Red Wheel/Weiser, March 2015. ISBN 978-1938875120 The Graphic Canon of Children's Literature (editor), Seven Stories Press, summer 2014. The Graphic Canon: The World's Great Literature as Comics and Visuals, Volume One: From The Epic of Gilgamesh to Shakespeare to Dangerous Liaisons (editor), Seven Stories Press, 2012. ISBN 978-1-60980-376-6 The Graphic Canon: The World's Great Literature as Comics and Visuals, Volume Two: From Kubla Khan to the Brontë Sisters to The Picture of Dorian Gray (editor), Seven Stories Press, 2012. The Graphic Canon: The World's Great Literature as Comics and Visuals, Volume Three: From Heart of Darkness to Hemingway to Infinite Jest (editor), Seven Stories Press, 2013. Hot off the Net: Erotica and Other Sex Writings from the Internet (editor), Black Books. 1999. ISBN 1-892723-00-X Outposts, Carroll & Graf and Masquerade Books, 1995. Psychotropedia: A Guide to Publications on the Periphery, Critical Vision, 1998. ISBN 1-900486-03-2 You Are Being Lied To: The Disinformation Guide to Media Distortion, Historical Whitewashes and Cultural Myths (editor), The Disinformation Co. 2001. ISBN 0-9664100-7-6 References Seelye, Katharine Q. (October 14, 2021). "Russ Kick, 'Rogue Transparency Activist,' Is Dead at 52". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 14, 2021. "The Memory Hole 2" http://thememoryhole2.org/ "Altgov2" https://altgov2.org/ Pentagon Ban on Pictures of Dead Troops Is Broken. The New York Times, April 23, 2004. https://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/23/national/23PHOT.html "Unediting the Editing of Federal Report. The New York Times,". October 31, 2003. "Graphic Canon: Comics Meet the Classics". "Seven Stories Press". "Seven Stories Press". "Seven Stories Press". "Seven Stories Press". "The Graphic Canon of Crime and Mystery, Vol. 1". sevenstories.com. Retrieved December 13, 2017. "Rise for Animals" https://web.archive.org/web/20210628134914/https://riseforanimals.org/our-s… "Animal Research Laboratory Overview" https://arlo.riseforanimals.org/ "Russ Kick, writer, editor and 'rogue transparency activist,' dies at 52". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved September 25, 2021. 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Peter Thiel's a liar or a fool
by professor rat 08 Apr '22

08 Apr '22

Probably both. The Trump-fellating, Silicon-Valley station-chief for the CIA just attacked Warren Buffet and Jamie Dimon despite a constitutional ban on domestic espionage. Warren Buffett just invested $1 billion in a crypto-friendly bank https://fortune.com/2022/02/16/warren-buffett-invested-1-billion-crypto-ban… Jamie Dimon Praises Blockchain and Decentralized Finance https://cryptopotato.com/jamie-dimon-praises-blockchain-and-decentralized-f… So Peter John Donald Trump Thiel is either a liar or a fool - probably both.

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