we can only guess, but it seems like it would be something that was not known or not asked or something that had not yet occurred. My money is on any contact with wikileaks or associated individuals since she was pardoned...
the obama sentence commutation would have occurred before any other contact or support or whatever she might have gotten from wikileaks affiliated persons (russian intelligence). I don't blame Obama for anything other than not letting her sit in jail where she belonged a little longer.
the obama sentence commutation would have occurred before any other contact or support or whatever she might have gotten from wikileaks affiliated persons (russian intelligence). I don't blame Obama for anything other than not letting her sit in jail where she belonged a little longer.
It's sad watching someone act foolishly for people who don't give a damn about her. Wikileaks isn't going to reward her loyalty and Assange the world's worst houseguest would throw her under the bus without a second thought to save his own skin. She has loyalty for people who have none for her, she's just a useful tool for them.
It's sad watching someone act foolishly for people who don't give a damn about her. Wikileaks isn't going to reward her loyalty and Assange the world's worst houseguest would throw her under the bus without a second thought to save his own skin. She has loyalty for people who have none for her, she's just a useful tool for them.
It's not just Wikileaks and Assange she's acting foolish for. There are tons of people on Twitter tweeting hyping how Chelsea is doing this for the greater good and raising defense funds for her, which kind of creates a perverse social media incentive structure for her to remain in contempt (and in jail) for Twitter cred.
I agree she was a martyr for her leaks before, but I don't think her sitting in a cell in this case really makes any point whatsoever. It seems awful to me she is going to put her mental health on the line doing this again, as a cadre of people cheer her on, in protest of some non-controversial sovereign citizen nonsense.
I am specifically remembering that terrifying tweet she did a couple months ago posting her looking down from the top of a building about to jump. It's fucked up that people that ostensibly support her are cheering her "bravery" as she sits in a cell, when it would probably be healthier for her to testify and move on with her life.
It's not just Wikileaks and Assange she's acting foolish for. There are tons of people on Twitter tweeting hyping how Chelsea is doing this for the greater good and raising defense funds for her, which kind of creates a perverse social media incentive structure for her to remain in contempt (and in jail) for Twitter cred.
I agree she was a martyr for her leaks before, but I don't think her sitting in a cell in this case really makes any point whatsoever. It seems awful to me she is going to put her mental health on the line doing this again, as a cadre of people cheer her on, in protest of some non-controversial sovereign citizen nonsense.
I am specifically remembering that terrifying tweet she did a couple months ago posting her looking down from the top of a building about to jump. It's fucked up that people that ostensibly support her are cheering her "bravery" as she sits in a cell, when it would probably be healthier for her to testify and move on with her life.
This goes beyond support for Assange as it also includes distrust in the system itself. In the eyes of her supporters, Manning has done nothing wrong after already serving her sentence. This fact does not however excuse her absolute ill advised attempt at a protest for the greater good. We have a journalist (GG) whose own site burned a source by sending sources materials to government officials. To put GG on a pedestal of being a journalism savior is an example of how far we've underestimated how effective a social media smear campaign can be. Then to view Manning as somewhat more of a icon for defying a subpoena is very three dimensional chess from her supporters. You are arguing against the cruelty of the system, claims it is against you, yet you purposefully defy law and order so that they can shift this story to fit their narrative.
