Thursday Short Cuts

That's called mental illness if I'm not correct. Hearing voices.” —Joy Behar slandering Mike Pence. Stopped clock: “She's a bright, well connected, sadistic sociopath.” —WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in a leaked message about Hillary Clinton. And last… “What is far worse than hypocritically standing ...

Read more Thursday Short Cuts Published February 15, 2018 at 09:03AM

Rohrabacher Says Kelly Blocked Trump Meeting

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher said White House Chief of Staff John Kelly blocked a meeting between the California Republican and President Donald Trump. Rohrabacher wanted to meet with the president to discuss his meeting last summer with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, whom Rohrabacher said ...

Read more Rohrabacher Says Kelly Blocked Trump Meeting Published February 15, 2018 at 08:52AM

Assange in new bid to cancel United Kingdom arrest warrant

It is almost six years since Julian Assange disguised himself as a motorcycle courier and entered the Ecuadorian embassy in London to seek political asylum. But Arbuthnot was withering in her responses - in writing and in her courtroom remarks. The 46-year-old denied the accusation and feared ...

Read more Assange in new bid to cancel United Kingdom arrest warrant Published February 15, 2018 at 07:33AM

Julian Assange arrest warrant upheld

In response, Assange's lawyer, Mark Summers QC, told the judge the case should nevertheless be discontinued because it was not proportionate in the interests of justice. "Judge went well outside what the parties presented in court". His critics seem him as a criminal who recklessly endangered lives in ...

Read more Julian Assange arrest warrant upheld Published February 15, 2018 at 04:19AM

Morning Mediawire: As Florida shooting unfolded, students provided much of the information

MEANWHILE, THE INTERCEPT IS DOCUMENTING WIKILEAK MESSAGES: More good investigative work by Micah Lee and Cora Currier, who detail the intriguing direct messages that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was sending to his most ardent supporters about why he wanted the GOP to win ...

Read more Morning Mediawire: As Florida shooting unfolded, students provided much of the information Published February 15, 2018 at 07:51AM

Our Verdict: UK Assange Ruling Is Unlawful, and 100% Political

Julian Assange is being incarcerated for exposing one government who was attempting to hide crimes of one state (the US slaughtering innocent Iraqis), while Theresa May appears to be involved in covering-up the potential injustices of another state – the UK government in collusion the CPS. Add in ...

Read more Our Verdict: UK Assange Ruling Is Unlawful, and 100% Political Published February 15, 2018 at 07:22AM

'Anti-Clinton' Wikileaks chat leaked

Wikileaks, the whistle-blowing site founded by Julian Assange, wanted Donald Trump to become US president, according to a leaked conversation. Files obtained by The Intercept show the Wikileaks Twitter account revealing its preference to a group of supporters, via private chat. "We believe it would ...

Read more 'Anti-Clinton' Wikileaks chat leaked Published February 15, 2018 at 07:11AM

Julian Assange

Julian Assange In the last 4 hours The Scourging of Julian Assange In the last 8 hours Assange, Judge Arbuthnot and the Arrest Warrant Earlier today Leaked A...

Read more Julian Assange Published February 15, 2018 at 06:30AM

United Kingdom judge rejects Assange plea to drop legal action against him

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange makes a speech from the balcony of the Ecuadorean Embassy, in central London, on February 5, 2016. "It is true that he has restricted freedom in the Ecuadorian embassy, but there is a distinction between being held in Wandsworth Prison and living in the embassy".

Read more United Kingdom judge rejects Assange plea to drop legal action against him Published February 15, 2018 at 04:00AM

The Debate - Julian Assange: From whistleblower to middleman?

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Read more The Debate - Julian Assange: From whistleblower to middleman? Published February 14, 2018 at 07:31PM

Leaked Assange Messages Pour Cold Water On One Trump Collusion Theory

One theory of President Donald Trump's campaign collusion holds that longtime Trump pal Roger Stone worked with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to release Democrats' hacked emails during the 2016 presidential campaign. A new leak of private Assange messages pours cold water on that idea.

Read more Leaked Assange Messages Pour Cold Water On One Trump Collusion Theory Published February 14, 2018 at 09:15PM

Assange, Judge Arbuthnot and the Arrest Warrant

Justice is an elastic concept. Like other terms in law, it has room to expand and contract. But one weakness burdens legal strictures that supposedly have an objective reality to them: power. Power brutish, power as a spectral force, and power arbitrarily exercised. Any reading of Julian Assange's case ...

Read more Assange, Judge Arbuthnot and the Arrest Warrant Published February 14, 2018 at 09:03PM

Evening Roundup

Micah Lee and Cora Currier got their hands on 2016 chat messages in which Julian Assange says “We believe it would be much better for GOP to win.” Wikileaks, scourge of the powerful! * Christian Caryl explains why Christopher Steele is actually a hero who deserves Americans' thanks. * Mark Seibel ...

Read more Evening Roundup Published February 14, 2018 at 06:15PM

Right Wing Bonus Tracks: The Border Wall And A Catapult

The messages, the Intercept reports, also display a “running theme of sexism and misogyny, contain hints of anti-Semitism, and underline [Julian] Assange's well-documented obsession with his public image.” According to pastor Paul Begley's “sources,” the reports about the shooting outside a NSA ...

Read more Right Wing Bonus Tracks: The Border Wall And A Catapult Published February 14, 2018 at 05:30PM

Leaked Wikileaks chats reveal it actually thought we'd be better off with the GOP in power

No one can know the future, but man did Julian Assange really not have a clue. The founder and publisher of Wikileaks is a controversial figure, and a series of leaked private chats published by The Intercept demonstrate that his lightning-rod persona is not just for the public's benefit. Those chats also ...

Read more Leaked Wikileaks chats reveal it actually thought we'd be better off with the GOP in power Published February 14, 2018 at 08:18PM

Over 10000 private Twitter messages from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange have been leaked ...

More than 11,000 private Twitter messages between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and some of his closest supporters have just been released. The messages, which were obtained by The Intercept, were all sent to a group of around 10 individuals that Assange had dubbed the "WikiLeaks Task ...

Read more Over 10000 private Twitter messages from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange have been leaked ... Published February 14, 2018 at 07:56PM

Politics : Over 10000 private Twitter messages from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange have been ...

Politics : Over 10,000 private Twitter messages from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange have been leaked — read Assange's thoughts on Hillary Clinton, Russia, and Chelsea Manning ...

Read more Politics : Over 10000 private Twitter messages from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange have been ... Published February 14, 2018 at 07:56PM

UK choose refuses to withdraw warrant towards Assange

In a huge setback to Julian Assange, a British court on Tuesday for the second time ruled that a United Kingdom arrest warrant against the Wikileaks founder was still valid, making it clear that he could be arrested if he tries to leave the Ecuadorian embassy where he has been holed up since 2012.

Read more UK choose refuses to withdraw warrant towards Assange Published February 14, 2018 at 05:30PM

Assange Loses Bid to Get British Bail Charge Dropped

It is almost six years since Julian Assange disguised himself as a motorcycle courier and entered the Ecuadorian embassy in London to seek political asylum. As is evident from the newly-released emails, Sweden was prepared to give up the case against Assange, but Britain's Crown Prosecution ...

Read more Assange Loses Bid to Get British Bail Charge Dropped Published February 14, 2018 at 11:42AM

UK 'Secretly Bullied' Sweden Into Detaining Assange for 'Another 4 Years'

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was challenged by a United Kingdom judge to come out of his hiding place in the Ecuadorian embassy and face the arrest that he's been avoiding for more than five years. Their hopes were dashed last week when senior district judge Emma Arbuthnot said she was ...

Read more UK 'Secretly Bullied' Sweden Into Detaining Assange for 'Another 4 Years' Published February 14, 2018 at 10:35AM