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Flatrat

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5. Thanks for that

Reply to cab67 (Original post)

Wed Jun 26, 2024, 03:53 PM

Jun 2024

When one engages in partisan politics and is attempting as a mission to influence one side over another, that person is a propagandist, not a journalist.

There are far greater assaults on the freedom of the press than the legal pursuit of accused rapist Assange.

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There's a fundamental misunderstanding among Assange supporters. [View all] cab67 Jun 2024 OP

the constitution doesn't specify who and... ret5hd Jun 2024 #1

The constitution doesn't specify what a firearm is, either. cab67 Jun 2024 #3

Those wikileak leaks helped give us trump. brush Jun 2024 #2

And what did he leak about Trump or Epstein? GreenWave Jun 2024 #8

Should've leaked about trump and Epstein before the '16 too. brush Jun 2024 #9

Not only did he disclose Democratic Party emails that helped the Russians make sure Trump won, red dog 1 Jun 2024 #18

I was at the 2016 National Convention when Assange released some of the Russian edited emails LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2024 #4

Thanks for that Flatrat Jun 2024 #5

So Fox, NYT ... are propagandists? live love laugh Jun 2024 #16

The problem is DOJ allowed him to plead to the espionage act for obtaining and disclose Bev54 Jun 2024 #6

K&R betsuni Jun 2024 #7

"I don't have to show you no stinkin' badges..." socratesagain Jun 2024 #10

Welcome to DU. William769 Jun 2024 #11

I think you misread some of what I wrote. cab67 Jun 2024 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author TBF Jun 2024 #20

Here is a great breakdown on the case. markodochartaigh Jun 2024 #13

For people whose reflex response is markodochartaigh Jun 2024 #14

Careful ... some here claim Hartmann is also a Russian asset, live love laugh Jun 2024 #15

Thank you. markodochartaigh Jun 2024 #19

and the fact he is a rapist? iemanja Jun 2024 #17

Some probably saw the Apache moondust Jun 2024 #21