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@lxo In my opinion, Assange wasn't subject to US law. He was not a citizen and AFAIK, was not in US territory when the leaks were collected or published. Now, I could see if they pressured countries where he holds citizenship or was physically present to enforce their own laws, but I do not agree that the US should seek to prosecute him.
I don't classify him as a journalist, since he doesn't seem to publish secrets from other countries such as #Russia or #China. It seems to be mostly #USA. So it _is_ plausible to consider #Wikileaks as a non-governmental foreign intelligence service, in which case, I think every government reserves the right to strike back. So, as you can see, I'm conflicted, with my primary view being that the USA should not be pursuing Assange, but rather the leakers who served as his sources.
(As a federal employee, I'm not allowed to read anything that leaked, but from what I've seen others write, Manning was very careless about leaking, with some documents identifying undercover agents who had nothing to do with the crimes that were revealed. So this wasn't really whistleblowing, as the leaked materials covered a lot more than waste, fraud, abuse, and crime. The restrictions also make it difficult to form any kind of intelligent opinion.)
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#USGS reports an #earthquake off the #Oregon coast earlier this morning. Originally rated M5.1 (which is why I got the alert), it is now rated M4.9. No #tsunami expected.
More info: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/ and https://tsunami.gov/
#OR #USA
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Georgia Guidestones partially destroyed by explosion. https://www.wyff4.com/article/georgia-guidestones-possible-explosion/40525569 [www wyff4 com] #GA #USA
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#NYC seems a lot more willing to block off a street for an event than most #SoCal cities. Today, a church had a festival. The street was barricaded and the street was filled with music and dining. Both the #USA flag and the #Greece flag were being flown.
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#USA and #Russia prisoner swap releases former Marine https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/27/politics/trevor-reed-russia/index.html [www cnn com]
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US space engine development to start again in light of invasion of #Ukraine. https://nu.federati.net/url/285754 [www businessinsider com]
#space #usa #nasa #russia
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4 #COVID-19 measures likely to remain after the pandemic ends
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/covid-measures-here-to-stay-164230358.html [uk news yahoo com]
NOTE: this is the #UK. In the #USA, we've had a significant number of #anti-maskers all along, who will not suddenly become conscious that their behaviors can increase or decrease the spread of disease (whether #2019-nCoV or #influenza or something else).
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US drought monitor’s map of #drought areas: https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/ #USA
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https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/200618/dq200618b-eng.htm [www150 statcan gc ca]
#Canada’s estimated population is about 1/9 of the #USA’s ( nearly 38M vs 330M ). #COVID-19 related deaths affecting population numbers
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I guess I should be glad that #USA isn’t the only place where #anti-maskers rant and threaten. This one is in #Australia. https://nu.federati.net/url/273869
#COVID-19
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#Canada court rules #USA not a safe country for refugees, voiding treaty https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53494561
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https://sbcovid19.com/ — Due to a shortage in testing supplies ...
What? I thought USA had finally caught up.
#San_Bernardino #SoCal #California #USA #COVID-19 #2019-nCoV #coronavirus #SARS-CoV-2
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#TikTok https://nu.federati.net/url/271530 [www forbes com]
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TikTok caught spying on #Apple #iOS users, banned in #India, under investigation in #USA and #Australia, now even #Anonymous seems to be warning against it.
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Now that #India has banned #TikTok and other Chinese apps, it occurs to me that I've never seen what happened with their #USA national security review after claims it sent data to #China. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/01/technology/tiktok-national-security-review.html
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#Australia to increase military budget by 40% over the next decade, acquire long-range missiles. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-53244752 [www bbc com]
#China #USA #Pacific
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As of 2020-04-17 18:00 EDT (US-Eastern), #USA #coronavirus stats:
* 699,850 #COVID-19 confirmed cases
* 37,242 confirmed deaths (in 47 days)
* Case Fatality Rate (CFR) rises to 5.3%
* Of the 96,384 cases with an outcome:
- 59,142 (61%) discharged / recovered
- 37,242 (39%) deaths
See https://nitter.net/BryanDawsonUSA/status/1251272919176687616
(Note: Real numbers are higher. Because of the testing shortage, many people still cannot get tested, and are sent home. I can't find the link right now, but I saw that Boston and Detroit are seeing double the usual number of "died at home" cases. It is not known if they are testing the bodies for the #SARS-COV-2 virus.)
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What #Germany got right (and #USA got wrong) in responding to the #COVID-19 pandemic: https://nu.federati.net/url/267697 [www irishexaminer com]
#2019-nCoV | #SARS-CoV-2 #coronavirus disease 2019
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#USA now has more deaths from #COVID-19 than any other country https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRsUMyFZi4c
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I don’t know where I saw this link ( https://covid19.healthdata.org/projections ), but it is interesting. 26 days until #California’s projected peak of daily #COVID-19 deaths (122/day); 14 days until #USA’s projected peak (2607/day).
#2019-nCoV | #SARS-CoV-2 #coronavirus disease
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#Mexico: 828 active cases; 16 deceased; 4 recovered. For today, +131 cases; +4 deceased.
#USA: 118316 active cases; 2229 deceased; 3231 recovered. For today, +198 cases; +8 deceased.
#Canada: 5087 active cases; 60 deceased; 508 recovered. For today, +0 cases; +0 deceased.
#COVID-19 | #2019-nCoV | #SARS-CoV-2 #coronavirus disease
Source: https://covidvisualizer.com/ ( /via @lohang@mastodon.social )