I've always had a sinking feeling about #WikiLeaks & #Assange (besides the rape allegations,) but this is solidifying that feeling. We definitely need #transparency, but we must be careful & look out for those w alterior motives.
Again, we *need* transparency, but we have to know that the motives are pure. Obviously Assange & his minions had ulterior motives.
This says a lot about #RealityWinner's arrest.We know Comey&Trump were targeting "leakers."We now know what many have suspected, Assange was collaborating. We also now know that Assange's motives were to target the UN. Doesnt Reality care about climate change & human rights? 🤔🤔
❓When everywhere u turn is compromised,how do #NatSec#whistleblowers get the #truth 2 the public?
A:They risk their freedom.
1/#RealityWinner tried to warn us of RussianHacking.She was denied bail for over a yr before taking responsibility for telling us the truth & changing her plea. Since the day the group of all male, mostly armed FBI agents boxed in her car after a grocery trip, she's been ignored.
2/ Starting w asking those armed men if she was being arrested,she never received an answer, nor read her Miranda Rights & her admission was admissable in court .
While in jail #RealityWinner has been denied medical attention, denied proper nutrition...
3/ ...& even denied her 1/2 hr of sun she's supposed to get everyday. She's had her mail held back bc the gaurds feel overwhelmed when there are too many letters. (Ya know bc they have to open & read them all.) From the court side of things, she's been denied witnesses,
All this upkeep for a younger chic, of course shes embedded with the Russian Govt too. So Erickson isn't charged Federally (yet),but I'm wondering how he's handling it all. Will he flip 4 his SD trial bc he's broke?Or #SemionMogilevich gave him some living expenses funds for now?
Butina came w baggage,but there was also $.Who was her powerful benefactor?None other than Torshin,Vlad's buddy &deputy governor of the CentralBankofRussianFederation. Butina worked there too,under Torshin until it was time to start her degree cover story in DC. #SemionMogilevich
We need to call attn to the Espionage Act.100+ yrs old &top attorneys have argued over it's constitutionality. Our govt has now uses it against press sources,instead of what it was intended for,spies of a foreign country meddling in our govt, including interference w recruitment.
Armed w the Esp Act,the USgovt can keep a document marked as classified,even though the info in the doc is public knowledge,for the sole purpose of convicting a US Whistleblower.Bc of the classification, jurors wldnt know what was in the doc,again,even if it's public knowledge.
We know that the US govt supports whistleblowers bc we have Whistleblower Protection Laws. There are even radio ads encouraging ppl to call an 800# if they suspect thier employer is cutting corners on taxes or computer program licenses. But that whistleblowing road is one way.
So our govt is lauding to a leak that #RealityWinner is accused of blowing the whistle on(Russian hacking)&saying it *was* in the publics best interest to know,yet she *still* faces 10yrs,denied bail4x,not mirandized,silenced&slandered. #justice4reality theintercept.com/2018/05/09/rus…
Following,will be excerpts from this @theintercept article. Yes,thats the outlet where #RealityWinner is alleged 2have released proof of #RussianHacking 2.Theyve since had thier parent company investigate&donated $50k,which dsnt last long,2 Re's defense. Standwithreality.org/donate/
So states understood a threat existed, but didn't understand how serious this threat was (although some ppl knew of these cyber threats well before that.) DHS warning wasnt "sufficient"& state election officials weren't notified til Sept'17. #RealityWinner was arrested in June'17