I think it's the opposite. On Mastadon you can make a new account on a better server ie mods more aligned with you. On bluesky if you make a new account and say a similar bannable thing again you'll be banned again.
We must fix the #PIDact. Government whistleblowers like David McBride, Richard Boyle are not protected
We must fix the #PIDact. Government whistleblowers like David McBride, Richard Boyle are not protected by the current legislation and are gaoled instead.
"As an ADF lawyer, McBride was a respected expert on the rules of engagement, and he also taught the PID Act to soldiers."
Paul Gregoire explains the David McBride case in the below article, extensively quoting McBride's lawyer Eddie Lloyd https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/mcbrides-appeal-is-in-jeopardy-as-the-respected-lawyer-needs-finances-to-fund-it/
Conversations for android is an example of a good XMPP client.
Mate, come on... Why would you say such a libellous thing about my 'countrymen' (and -women)? Nobody likes serial killers and mass murderers. And what we loathe even more is corrupt top brass and politicians washing their hands of their responsibility in the war crimes. All we want is to live our lives in peace but we keep getting dragged into bloody wars by our [censored]* foreign partner and puppet politicians.
*this information I gather lives on 'documents in the safe' which were scooped away from the court and the judge's eyes due to 'national security' concerns.
100 days too long! Free McBride.
Today, the 22nd of August 2024, marks 100 days since army lawyer David McBride was imprisoned in Canberra for exposing war crimes committed by Australian forces in Afghanistan.
David stood up for truth and integrity, yet now he endures death threats and solitary confinement, while those responsible remain free.
This is not how we should treat our whistleblowers in Australia! ⚖️
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#FreeMcBride. #Justice4Afghanistan.
Ok, so where is the collusion with a foreign power in the Manning publications? Tell me, which charges did they drop that alleged espionage, rather than talking to a source and publishing information?
Again, Assange pleaded guilty to journalism. Your Espionage Act criminalises encouraging sources and publishing info about war crimes.
Russia is now doing the same thing to a US journalist for the WSJ, accusing him of being a spy.
Someone hasn't read the plea deal...
You do realise that his source, Manning, is American. It's the Manning leaks he was prosecuted for. There is no mention of collusion with any country in the indictment or plea.
Assange pleaded guilty to journalism. You should change your Espionage Act so that talking to a source like journalists do all the time doesn't land people in prison. Tyvm, the world.
While we're at it, free Dan Duggan, imprisoned on behalf of the US with no local charges, awaiting extradition accused of something that isn't even a crime here.
I have to correct you there. The full unredacted cables are still online on various sites. Including cryptome. They have been online this entire time. Yes, no-one was harmed, but not because they put the cat back in the bag (you can't). Once other sites had published it, WikiLeaks republished the full trove as a risk-mitigation measure so that the compromised names could quickly make themselves aware that their name was out there. WL also contacted the State Department to try and warn them of the risk. There is footage of this.
The US spent tons of money trying to find anyone who'd been harmed by Manning's leaks but found no-one.
WikiLeaks had been drip-feeding big stories based on the cables. The compromise of the encryption key to the full unredacted archive by Luke Harding and David Leigh of the Guardian put a stop to this unfortunately. They stupidly published the encryption key in their book. Once people found the encrypted file online it didn't take long to put 2 and 2 together.
Assange: guilty of journalism
Distinguished journalist and publisher Julian Assange is free and finally home, but he spent 13 years in detention, of which over 5 years in a high security prison before being sentenced to time served. The empire's clutches reach far and wide. Australia and the United Kingdom accept the US' jurisdictional overreach. The precedent set by his decade and a half of persecution and torture will have lasting consequences for our right to speak and hear of US government crimes. Julian was coerced to plead guilty to the crime of journalism as criminalised by the Espionage Act (1917) even as he believes it is in contradiction with the First Amendment of the US constitution. Today we celebrate Julian's return home to us. Tomorrow we declare our independence.
slechte headline. Ze zei niet de schuldbekentenis, maar de prosecutie criminaliseert journalistiek.
RT was one of many broadcasters the show was licensed to. Including Youtube.
It was produded independently.
Wikipedia is not proof. The sources it links, CNN and Reuters, are not proof.
Calling me names doesn't make you right.
Ever heard of licensing?
The WikiLeaks statement said RT, an English-language network launched by the Kremlin in 2010, obtained a license to broadcast the show but was not involved in the production process or the editorial decision-making, which was overseen by Assange.
Fact: there was only ever one rape allegation and it was brought by the cops. The alleged victim refused to sign the statement to police and never signed a version which was edited later. All names were then leaked illegally to the tabloid press before JA was questioned. Read Prof Nils Melzer's well-researched book.
Actually, he's always denied having worked with Russia, and I'm sure there's no proof for it, so you'll have to come up with something better than that.
Assange: guilty of journalism
Distinguished journalist and publisher Julian Assange is free and finally home, but he spent 13 years in detention, of which over 5 years in a high security prison before being sentenced to time served. The empire's clutches reach far and wide. Australia and the United Kingdom accept the US' jurisdictional overreach. The precedent set by his decade and a half of persecution and torture will have lasting consequences for our right to speak and hear of US government crimes. Julian was coerced to plead guilty to the crime of journalism as criminalised by the Espionage Act (1917) even as he believes it is in contradiction with the First Amendment of the US constitution. Today we celebrate Julian's return home to us. Tomorrow we declare our independence.
Senator Wong has said that Israel is a friend. She's said the same of the USA. If that is so, I have one thing to say:
Friends don't let friends genocide.
They can talk all they want about militarising the youth. It reaks of desperation.
The Euro-American Zionist Colonial Project must be dismantled fully. Never again means never again genocide, for anybody.
I'm grateful to Michael West & team for this great video. They have passion and moral clarity, journalists should take a leaf out of their book.
Our friend is going to jail.
Video by Boy Boy, features David McBride, Afghanistan war crimes whistleblower.
update: David was sentented and put in prison on Tue 14 May. 5 years and 8 months prison, of which a non-parole period until mid-August 2026.
David McBride vs Goliath: chapter infinity minus 5000: sentencing. Come to Canberra Supreme Court May 14, 8am rally. #operation500
-> ALT: a Poster incl a picture of David with a x drawn over his mouth.
MISSING
THE LONELY WARRIOR
WANTED
FOR HUNTING GENERALS
WHISTLEBLOWERS SHOULD GET REWARDS NOT JAIL
WHERE'S HURLEY?
14TH MAY 2024 SUPREME COURT ACT
David McBride vs Goliath in a nutshell
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David vs Goliath in a nutshell:
Government: 'he stole [newspeak for copied] information but we can't tell you what it is, so we took it off his lawyers and put it in a safe. We'll all refer to it as the docs in the safe.'
Judiciary: 'oh, ok, np!'
Defence Department Whistleblower: 'Those docs showed what I believed to be leadership misconduct. I have no defence now; I plead guilty.'
6 months later...
Government: 'Please jail him with non-parole period'
Judiciary: 'lemme think about this for another week 🤔'
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-> https://twitter.com/BeeDemocracy/status/1787773353438413019