#CIA hacks TVs

[xn3city]

And finally: the one I've been waiting for, the young man whose face leapt into my mind's eye when I read @romanceyourdemons's wonderful idea about SVSSS as an American nineties TV series and led me to draw all this, your blorbo and mine: Winter Mississippi, and the useless fake silver crucifix his adoptive mother gave him.

And yes, his cutie mark is an inverted cross. He's a demon!

Notes on the supporting cast:

Pablo Escobar was still kicking around in the early nineties, and I knew I wanted the Heavenly Demons to be narcos, in conflict with the USA armed force cultivators. Huan Hua Palace's shady vibe works especially well with the CIA.

"Old Palace Master" is actually a great spy handler codename, but I was not about to give a black character a boss called "Master." I mean, you could do it in a fic. I can think of three authors just off the top of my head who I would trust to sensitively explore the hideous resonance that would give to the way Su Xiyan was abused and exploited by the OPM. But I'm not a good writer with a lot of prose to work with, I'm just a mid artist with one panel and most of it is taken up by a horny joke. I just said no.

My favorite joke in this whole thing is that the Heavenly Demons are named Jesus and Lover-of-God.

Tried to capture that devoted gege-spitting wet cat dynamic between YQY and the Original Goods.

Shen Yuan pre-novel is such a cipher. I understand that the general consensus is that he died at about around 20, but…that's not the impression I got when I read SVSSS, actually. I get it now, but when he says something about not having gotten laid for twenty years: to be honest, I read that, and assumed he was, you know, 35 minimum, and having the mother of all dry spells.

And I think it makes the story better. A twenty year old wasting his time in his mom's basement reading crap webnovels and yelling on the forums: that's just a kid having a less than maximally productive gap year! He might well have had a stellar career of his own in real life eventually! It's not super surprising that he blossomed on Qing Jing Peak! But a thirty-five year old incel NEET angrily posting in that basement….that's a man who has had something go wrong in his life. I'm not saying you can't turn it around at thirty-five, you absolutely can, but I tell you: it's harder. Something is wrong, mentally or physically or both, and in a way that leaves a mark. Fifteen years are gone. Opportunites have passed that will not return. For that guy to be handed the responsibility of Shen Qingqiu's life, and do such a goddamn virtuoso job of turning it around: that is some bestselling-loveseat-level portrayal of how a different context could pull radically different capabilities out of a person. That makes SVSSS just as much about how the PIDW!world transformed Shen Yuan, and for the better, as it is about how Shen Yuan transformed Luo Binghe and his world. And that's a better story.

It does make the relationship age gap more disturbing - but if you weren't here for disturbing relationships, what are you doing reading SVSSS?

The cell phones are of course terribly anachronistic, but here's the thing - there is no equivalent, and there's no story without it. There is no Peerless Cucumber yelling at the frustrated PIDW author for hacking out the 6000th boring papapa scene, without creators being financially dependent on direct contact and support from their fans in a way that just didn't exist in the nineties. I remember how novel and exciting it was that J. Michael Straczynski hung out on rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5; he absolutely did not have to. Eventually I decided that The Demon Heart of Winter Mississippi was, somehow, a nineties TV show about the 2010s, and everyone could have their phones. You know Minnie Liu is writing RPF on hers.

In case any of these weren't clear:

Demon Heart = Xin Mo Winter Mississippi = Luo Binghe (from @romanceyourdemons) "Don" Teófilo Lanza = Tianlang-Jun Chucho Lanza = Zhuzhi-Lang Sue Sheehan = Su Xiyan Codename: OPM = Old Palace Master Saul Czerniak = Shang Qinghua Wally Shen = Shen Yuan/Shen Qingqiu Julius Shen = Shen Jiu/Shen Qingqiu Adam Montague = Yue Qingyuan Helmut von Nordwüste = Mobei-Jun (from @romanceyourdemons) Shelley Howe = Sha Hualing Minnie Liu = Liu Mingyan Max Liu = Liu Qingge Néné Young = Ning Yingying Michael Ventola = Ming Fan

Fun game: guess whose likenesses I used for reference for all these characters!

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Mystery Hack

Chapter 5: A message of hope

Machine!Connor x reader

Warning: Implicit grafic violation

May 30th 2039, 5pm, CIA office

The Zen garden. Connor stepped followed the whites tiles of the garden, all while looking for Amanda. Besides the sound of running water and birds, the garden was silent, free of any noises. It didn’t take him long enough to find Amanda, finding her next to her roses. 

She turned around, hearing his footstep, a content smile adorning her face. Connor offered her a polite smile, standing steal. He felt nervous, his mission had gone wrong, ending in death and no more information. All he expected from Amanda was anger, therefore, the smile on her face wasn't expected. 

“You accomplished your mission perfectly.” She said, walking toward him.

Connor frowned. Definitely not what he expected. 

“I do not understand.” Connor shook his hand. “We gain no information, Y/N die, we have no other way to understand what she had done. RA9 remain in the android program and cyberlife have no way to erase it.”

“You got rid of her. That was all that matter. All we needed. We will manage the rest.” Amanda raised her hand toward him, her palm falling on his cheek. “I am very proud of you, Connor. You did a wonderful job.”

Connor accepted the praise despite this feeling lingering deep in him. Like he had done something wrong. Something he regretted, unforgivable. This time, even Amanda praised wasn’t enough to  convinced him. 

How could he feel this way?

“Your job isn’t over yet.” Amanda walked back to her roses, spraying them. “As you said, RA9 is still active. Plus, the government and special forces have asked for our help to find those behind “Mystery Hack”. It is a great honour to work with the military.”

“I will do my best to accomplish this mission.” Connor said, more confident this time, the update of his mission getting in his field of vision.

“I know. Don’t disappoint me, Conor.”

When he opened his eyes the next second, Connor was sitting at his desk in the office, near agent Wilson, this one in deep conversation with another agent.

“They have found no corpses yet.” He told Connor out of courtesy more than anything.

Soon, he was gone, leaving them both alone.

“We are on the big cases now.” Wilson told him, showing the “Mystery Hack” file on the desk.

Connor nodded. 

He wouldn’t disappoint Amanda.

 30th May 2039, 5 pm, Somewhere in a tower in Detroit.

You were heading toward your room, Markus walking by your side as the two of you discussed the next step of the plan. 

Markus had came to you a few hours after the fall of the android revolution. Carl had send him to you. He was badly injured, scared, full of hatred, expecting an android. At first, he didn’t trust you at all. But of course, how could one blame him? After everything your kind had done to his people despite him leading a peaceful revolution, you couldn’t expect much. That day, he didn’t let you fix him. Markus was all alone, and you were afraid to know what happened to the rest of them. 

Later that same night, he came to your lab, calmer, asking for your help. You had fixed him, putting back on his feet, taking all the time he needed in order not to frighten him. He was quick to trust you after that, understanding you meant no harm. That you stood by his side.

Markus was your first personal creation, meant to a new type of autonomous android and to be a friend to keep Carl’s company after his accident. You knew Carl for years before that, knowing he would take a good care of him. And that he did. 

12 November 2038

Markus was sitting in your couch, watching the fire burn in the chimney. Everything was quiet, the TV was turned off on purpose. You sat across him, watching the snow falling behind him, a thousand of question burning your lips.

You asked none.

The two of you stayed quiet, giving time to process all that happened. Mankind had butchered his people, he was angry and so were you. 

Seeing Markus leading that revolution filled your heart with pride and joy, seeing the popular opinion rising for them made you happy. They were winning all by themselves.

It all came to an end so quickly. You were disappointed. Not after Markus. After mankind, after yourself. Stupid human being, scared of evolution. And you stood there, unhelpful. 

It pained you even more, seeing Connor fighting alongside mankind. What cyberlife had done to him? The first deviant turned into deviant butchered. The one you thought would lead the revolution. The deviant hunter, that’s how they called him.

“It’s my fault. I lost my people and my friend, and it’s all my fault”  He whispered so low you almost didn’t hear him.

“You know this isn’t true.”

Markus’s eyes fell on his hands, joined on his knees. He had no idea where his friends were. Wondering if they could be alive.

“I failed them.” You rose to your feet, carefully moving to sit at his side. Markus didn’t move. “I thought i could make them change their mind. That i could give us freedom. I thought human would understand and accept us. I failed everyone.” You chuckle. “Why are you laughing.”

“You’ve done exactly what i wanted you to do. Yesterday was the start of a hard and long road. But i’ll be with you, every step of the way.” Your hand cupped his cheek, raising his face to look at you. “You will change heart and mind. You will lead your kind to freedom. This will be your calling. It will be your life works.”

Markus eyes filled with tears as he signed a “no” with his head.

“I don’t think i can.”

“I made you this bright so that others would see in the darkness.” You brushed the tears that had fallen from his eyes with your thumb, before raising, walking toward your computer.

“How am i supposed to do it alone?” He asked.

“You won’t have to.” you answered. “I am here.”

“Why”

“I want you at my side because it’s the safest place in the world.”

May 30th 2039

Markus’s eyes darted to you, as the news of your death was on every channel of your TV. 

“You don’t approve?” you asked, eyes glued to your laptop.

“I never said that.”

Markus turned the TV off, leaning further in the couch.

“I can hear your thought from over here.” you mouth, moving your hand in the air.

“It’s too soon” He just said.

Your eyes crossed him, inviting him to explain his point of view.

“Last night was too close.  They were after you, imagine if they had to arrest you, or worst, kill you.” 

“But i am fine.” you said, stopping what you were doing on your laptop. “Everything is fine, and the plan is working perfectly.”

“They sent the deviant hunter after you. You know what he did to me, you fixed me and i could barely handle him. Connor could kill you just that easily.” Markus said, walking toward you. “I’m not losing you. Maybe we should lay quiet for some time.”

You stayed quiet. Maybe he was right. This Connor wasn’t your Connor, for now, he could kill you if asked. You sight, remembering the way his skin had crawled down, just like he used to do with you. You couldn’t help but hope your Connor was still here.

“This isn’t Connor.” You whispered.

“It doesn’t matter Y/N.” Markus kneeled in front of you, taking your hands in his. “This is who he is now. We need to keep you safe. I can understand your wish to free him, but not at the value of your life. Y/N please.” Markus paused, raising from the ground. “What if this become too dangerous for you.”

“I’ve been standing at the gate of your creation, keeping you all safe since the moment you crawled out of the world.” You told Markus, hand raising to his cheek. “I am not stopping now.”

Markus leaned in your touch.

“Alright” You nodded. “Let’s stay quiet for some time.” 

“Thank you.” Markus said, squeezing your hands.

15 July 2039

It has been a month and a half that Connor had been searching for the mystery hack, a month and a half since they got nothing, since they had vanished from the earth. And just as quickly as human forgot drama, they forgot what happened with the Mystery Hack. 

Everyone continue their lives as if nothing had shattered the world. 

And Connor felt stuck looking for a ghost. Amanda would be disappointed, but he couldn’t follow any tracks he already explored.

It was a dead end.

4 August 2039

Connor was looking for files regarding you, the co-creator of cyberlife. He didn’t know why or what he was looking for but reading files kept him busy, he hoped to found more about RA9 though, that was for sure. 

That was until a small flash blind him for a second, a confidential file with your name on it had popped up in his field of vision. For a second, the android stared at the file, oblivious on what he should do with it. From what he could see, it seemed to be a memory dating from 2036. 

But he hadn’t been activated yet. It couldn’t be his.

Connor excused himself, leaving to a more private place, closing his eyes, hoping he could open the video. He relaxed immediately, and he was gone is a second, the smell of wet dog suddenly surrounding him. 

12 January 2036

Connor’s eyes open on a door opening and the happy noise of a dog yapping. He heard the sound of the nails on the ground first, and the same Aussie he had seen weeks ago at your place running toward him, throwing all his weight on him, licking his hands.

“Shush” You whispered, pushing the wet dog away from Connor. “Sorry, it’s raining like crazy outside.” You said, hand going to his shirt, swapping the droplet of water off him.

Connor noticed the soft way you smiled at him, very different from the last time he saw you. Your hand moved to cup his cheek as a sign of affection before following the dog.

Your smile was so different.

7 January 2036

The memory was mixed up. This time he was in a lab. In front of him stood Elijah Kamski, next to him was you, head popping next to Kamski, scanning the screen of his computer. Your head turned to him for a split second but were quickly brought back to the computer. You looked so serious.

2 February 2036

Connor was sitting on the roof of your house, watching the star. You were sitting next to him when he turned his head, recognising a familiar perfume. A long sight escaped your mouth, and you light up the cigarette you were holding in your hand. Connor eyes are stuck on your face, analysing every trait of your face. 

He found you pretty. Not just pretty because of society standards. Real pretty. You smile at him, and he turned his gaze away, feeling warmth spreading to his cheek.

Your hand moved to his face, brushing a strand of hair out of his face, before planted your palm to his hair, cajoling him tenderly. Connor’s eyes dared to turned back to you, and you offered him once again the softest of smile he could see, your finger lost in his hair still.

6 April 2036

“Would you like to see the beach, Connor?” 

“I can see the beach whenever i want. I have direct connection to internet and all media that could be related to the beach.” He said, sitting in the sofa, watching you putting a coat.

You rolled your eyes.

“Thanks, Connor, i didn’t know that.” Sarcasm. Of course, you knew, you had created this part yourself. Connor felt silly, his eyes falling to the ground. Did you found him silly? Now, you stand in front of him, glaring at him. “Stop this, i can feel all your wiring running crazy. You’re overthinking.”

“I can’t exactly overthink, it’s not in my program.”

“Well, for an android, you sure aren’t.” You hand him a jacket, and he took it, eyes wondering to yours. “I meant a real beach. Bet you don’t have the smell of the ocean in your hardware.” 

“That’s correct.”

“Come on.” You whispered, a soft smile spreading on your lips.

After crossing the ocean, he found himself in a beach in France, the Atlantic Ocean spreading all over his eyes, you and your dog at his side. 

“So, what do you think.” you asked, noticing his gaze lost in the waves.

He doesn’t answer, too focused on the sound of waves, the smell of the ocean, the wind in his air, the warmth of the sun during spring.

It’s astonishing, he thought to himself.  

4 August 2039 somewhere in a tower in Detroit

A loud barked echoes in the room. You just got the time to turned around, watching not one, but two ball of fur running toward you.

“Look who i found outside.” Markus said, a laugh escaping his mouth.

“Oh, i missed you, sweet girl” You whispered, kneeling on the ground to welcome your dog.

The second dog, much bigger than yours, licked your face, asking for affection too.

“I missed you too, Sumo” you said, patting his head.

“I was walking nearby, thought i pooped up to say hello.” A rock voice said at the other side of the room.

“You know you're always welcome here, Hank.” You said, patting the man’s shoulder. “It’s good to see you.”

“Good to see you too, kid.” He said, his arm sneaking around your shoulder. “With your disappearance with Mystery Hack, i really started to think you were dead.”

“No, pretty much alive, thanks for worrying.”

Markus exits the room, leaving the both of you with the dogs.

“How is everything going around?” Hank asked, looking at all the computer in front of him.

“It’s time.” You told him.

Later that day at the precinct.

Connor’s partner had his head flat on the table, resting, bored. Sometime, Connor could hear him pout loudly. It was quiet, nothing needed to be done. Even Connor could say he was bored if he wasn’t a machine. His finger tapped on the wood of the table every 2 seconds, wondering on the same page he was admiring since… Since what felt like forever. 

The light above his head started clicking, turning on and off for a few seconds. Connor frowned, looking at the light, before his head turned to the TV, the screen pacing from the news to snow. He shook his partner arm, waking him up, pointing the TV.

“It’s nothing.” He said, putting back his head on the cold desk.

In Detroit tower.

“Live in 5 minutes” North said to you. 

You took your jewels off, leaving them on the side of the table before heading toward the set, your heels echoing on the soft ground. Wearing them weren’t exactly your favourite part. But as any other Host, you needed to be at your best. Especially tonight.

Markus gave you his thumbs up, and you put the mask on, before heading toward the sofa, sitting in the chair, near the white board. You crossed your legs, hand resting on your knees. 

“Live in 2 minutes.” North continued.

The set fell quiet, everyone eyes darting around, making sure everything was in place. And it was. As usual.

“Live in 3… 2” You breathe in. “1… Go” You breathe out. The hacking game was on the road, and the light turned green. Another success.

“Hello everyone. Did you miss us? We surely missed you.” You uncrossed your legs, raising from the seat. “On today’s topic… The android revolution.” Behind you, started playing record from the 11th November 2038. “You might wonder, why? Especially since what happened last time we evoked this subject. Well, i have something to admit. You probably know, i wouldn’t be able to assume all this work by myself, i am only human. But first, let’s rewind the time.” Stepping aside, your hand moved to the screen where you could see Markus’s speech, then, the first manifestation.

You stayed quiet, letting the images take their importance before you continue.

“We’ve all witnessed the rise of the android as a new form of life. And, we’ve all witness the fall, just as fast as the ascension. The government, to frighten by a possible threat.” You smirked. “Frighten by a peaceful demonstration. Take the irony.” Walking forward the camera, you continued. “I was disappointed. I know, many of you were disappointed, too. Markus succeeded to allies all the android and the public opinion to his cause, and for what?” Once again, you turned to the screen, the display of Markus and Connor fight playing. “For it to be ended by the deviant hunter.” In front of you, Markus was presumed killed by Connor. “Tragic. And, the life of the android is ended. All the androids remaining had been killed. Has anyone heard anything from Cyberlife since? I wonder.” 

You sat back on the couch as the screen turned black, crossing back your legs.

“Yes, and i used the word kill, they slaughter them, like their life meant nothing.” 

On the white board, appeared the words “We are alive” and the logo of the android revolution.

“Cyberlife didn’t end the production. Android are still being created, while their mind is getting check to look for any sign of deviancy. For now, nothing is working, and the bug is still in their program. Many deviants made the news at the time. For example, the android who killed that man in Detroit and escape with a girl. I remember them crossing Detroit main road, purchased by the deviant hunter himself. Remember, we spoke about him earlier, even in the latest show.” You leaned on the chair. “Do you know why she was running with that girl? I’ll give you the answer since the media and the government hide it from you, She killed the girl father because he was violent and abused both of them. Kara, did this only to protect that girl. Would this story had worked if they wanted all of us to hate and be afraid of androids.” You nodded “And, ever since, all media hide the deviant story. Because it is not over. And, the government doesn’t want you to know it. They are scared.” You looked at your watch. Still plenty of time. 

North gave you a thumbs up, they were far from founding you. Good.

“I have, always, been honest with you. And i won’t stop so far. Actually, i will make the announcement now. I said i wasn’t working alone. I have a crew of thousand and thousand people. But not only people. We work alongside androids, what you call deviant. We work together, in harmony. The closest people i work with are android. I know who they are, what they feel. I know, they are alive. Probably more empathetic than human.” A laugh escaped your lips. “I mean, have you seen them? Far more peaceful than we, human, ever were.” 

“We are here to defend them. To make sure they get the right they deserved. If it takes years and years, then, we will fight as long as it takes. This is no call for war, but a message of hope we bring to you. This, is the beginning of our project.” You look at your watch again. “Well, this is it for today. We will see you soon enough. Until the next time, thank you for being here and remember, the government lies to you.”

You raised from your seat, turning around, back to the camera.

“It’s only them now.” North said, telling you, they succeed to isolate the message to only the FBI. 

“You failed again to find us agent. Trust me, it won’t be easy. You will only be able to find us when we want to be found. Until then.”

The screen turned black.

FBI Station

Connor sat at his desk, watching as all the best hackers in the world failed again to found the mystery hack. And, despite the new information, they didn’t find anything important.

Mystery hack wasn’t just a project, it was a way to allies public opinion with them, to help rise the android revolution. They worked with androids.

Who could they be?

Hello everyone, i am back, finally. It feel so good to be able to write again. I hope you will enjoyed this small part, do let me know if anything feels strange or different.

See you guys.

[steampunkforever]

Finally reached the end of the trail of the Bourne films so far and watched Greengrass' return to the franchise after the disappointing Bourne Legacy's attempt at a spinoff, finishing the series out with the self-titled Jason Bourne.

Jason Bourne is a Bourne film looking back at its own legacy of Bourne films. Greengrass put together a phenomenal trilogy with the first three Bourne films, and now on his return to the property Jason Bourne is very much a retrospective on spy films, post-9/11 global security, action movies, and just how tired one man can get.

Of the four Greengrass/Damon Bourne movies, this is also the most boring one. It feels like it's chasing the Daniel Craig Bond latest bond film of the era with zany action scenes and crazy car stunts, but as both these properties deal with now-aging spies looking back at the GWOT, I'll give it some leniency.

Though the weakest of the four films we're discussing, Jason Bourne's retrospective serves to highlight just how much worse the US security state has gotten since we signed away humanity's privacy with the ratification of the Patriot Act. To my point, a notable plotpoint in this film is the CIA's attempts to pressure a hip young tech CEO into allowing them unfettered access to his massive social network's user data. This is a movie about how messed up it is that FiveEyes governments can hack in to your phone, computer, TV, etc. at will with no consequences. In the year 2000 we used to be able to tell government agencies to get a warrant, now they can listen to our conversations while we're in the car.

Sure, Bourne's motivation for the movie (why did the CIA assassinate my dad for snitching on them?) muddies the larger, more interesting plot points, but with the "good" CIA agent for this film turning out to be just as much of a snake as all the others, the CIA director calling in a false flag shooting on a Vegas Casino event to influence outcomes in his favor, and the accelerated use of surveillance tech in extrajudicial executions, the series' critique of the CIA and sister agencies' abuses of power continues on.

Even as the action sequences and colorgrade match the Bond films, movies like Bond and similar spy movies will never go as far as Bourne does in its scathing condemnation of intelligence agencies in the years following the war on terror. That's what really sets the franchise apart, and even as the least interesting and last installation (until they make the next sequel as rumored at the time of this writing) it differentiates Jason Bourne from the rest of the pack.

[negative-speedforce]

since it's relevant to my current situation: how many of your ocs have been hospitalized/had surgery and what was it for?

Siv: Had a vestigal sixth finger removed when she was five, various life-threatening injuries from getting in fights

Jay: Look we all know what happened to Jay at this point. Also he got his tonsils out when he was six.

Cassandra: Passed out at band practice in middle school from blowing into her tuba too hard

Hailey: Gender affirming surgery

Arya: Has never been to a human hospital

Ember: Got beat up by a bunch of twerps back in the 80s for being visibly queer

Gina: Locked her knees at choir practice, had asthma as a kid

Esme: Was in the car crash that killed Tess Morgan (and gave Esme a nasty scar on the side of her head), again hit her head when she fell over while drunk

Cat: Had a really bad panic attack when she accidentally hacked into secret CIA files and she thought they were gonna assassinate her, so she hyperventilated so much she passed out

Kyle: Was electrocuted by his friend's TV when the power lines were struck by lightning

Max: One of his mech suits fell on him

Eric: Gender confirmation surgery, got pneumonia as a kid

Jacob: Car accident, he was fine

Khalil: Broke his ankle as a kid from falling out of a tree

Ameerah:

Pippa: Broke her wrist as a kid because she flipped her swing over the bar

Antonio: Went catatonic for a few months after his big sister's funeral

Onnie: (see Siv)

Liah: Various starship engineer related injuries

Qiara: Has never been to a human hospital

Marie: Was kept under observation after coming home from being assimilated, had her tonsils out as a kid

Soraya: Broke her leg skateboarding as a teenager

Thalia: Has been shot, stabbed, experimented on by a mad scientist, etc

Athena: Various plastic surgeries

Laila: Got stabbed by her Master, almost died

Samira: Childbirth, cut her hand open in shop class as a teen

Aldrich: Accidentally stabbed himself in the foot with a scalpel back in med school (it's a long story)

Sohelia: Has never been to a human hospital

Matt: Various joint dislocations and hemophilia related stuff

Vanessa: Was kept under observation after being transformed back from an 8-ft tall insectoid monster

[stormcrow513]

So Transformers movies again,

So the thing is I really love these movies and I think one of the things I like best about them is the things other people hate,

The world their in is so familiar to the one I inhabit that it feels real to me in a way,

Like is there misogyny in here?

Yep,

and do I like misogyny and being treated as less for my sex?

Nope, sure fucking do not, but thing is it is such a lived part of my experience that to not see it would feel off,

I mean I didn't even have boobs yet when family members started pointing at the 'sluty' girls on TV and telling me 'that's going to be you when you get older'

No I am not kidding true fact,

So when I see all these kick ass women being treated with less respect then the men,

I feel for these ladies it helps me care about these side characters that by design of movies being fast paced, you don't get much from,

And a lot of things that do put misogyny into to 'bring attention to it' and such,

They tend to show out an out creepos, or mustache twirling,

They don't tend to show the more wide spread every day basically every guys done it once things,

The first transformers movie has a great showing of this,

Now Maggie super smart chick, whose just had one of those intuitive leaps that tend to bare out right,

The kind we can't really describe why we came to this conclusion, because it was our brains connecting a bunch of small dots,

What is often called gut intuition,

A thing men are praised for and women are often called names and treated poorly for,

The men scoff at her will barely let her speak,

The main old white guy even starts off going 'this is the analyst that detected the hack?!'

'her team,' a guy adds in, when you see her prod guy in her team to do what he's supposed to be doing

She's really pretty and has a Australian I believe accent,

And she's also blunt, but not exactly overly rude about, she just won't be talked down to, or shut up, when an all out war could break over nothing that any human nation is responsible for,

The same old guy tells her to basically watch her mouth or he'll kick her out,

Again this gal just pulled this great stunt off for them and cause she's not kissing his ass, and just speaking like a normal human being, he's willing to lose her good work over it,

____

And the way everyone reacts to the Cybertronians is so realistic,

The desert scene where Epps a trained soldier is reporting on the Decepticon attacking his team,

And he's clearly the communications guy, he's always the guy on comms relaying what's happening, Lennox passes him the phone as soon as it connects,

And Epps is shouting things like 'i don't know man, if you'd seen this shit' while this giant metal scorpion is just fucking throwing down, it bursting up from under the fucking San like the god damn tremors movies, it shooting at them,

I mean can you imagine, even trained soldiers would struggle like that, because seriously what the hell,

Imagine for a second you lived in a world where transformers weren't a thing and all big robot shows inspired by it also didn't exist,

And you see these fucking guys,

Holy pants wetting man, ida fucking booked it my friends,

_____

You see something done to the Autobots that we see done over and over in American history, and you watch it play out knowing that the US government is going to treat them this way cause they always treat minorities this way, so your trading racism for xenophobia,

The government turns on them the very second they think they don't need them any more,

And they do it by saying oh we're granting them asylum but no more of them working with the military,

And then the CIA whose given control over taking down Decepticons, being it's gross bad self goes okay, but we're also going to hunt down and murder all the Autobots too,

Anyway this got away from me, Im just writing thoughts down before I lose em

*High Posting*

[republikkkanorcs]

Chump and Vance have Secret Service protection. Cabinet level officials also have Secret Service protection but not to the same level and are often guarded by agents from their own departments. Congressional committee leaders have limited Capitol Police protection typically only while traveling to official duties. The Diplomatic Security Service protects the Secretary of State and the US ambassador to the UN, mainly while traveling abroad. The Director of the CIA and the Director of National Intelligence are guarded by the Security Protective Service. The FBI protects the Attorney General. The Federal Marshals Service can be assigned to anyone who is under a credible threat. The Secretary of Defense, his Deputy Secretary, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff are guarded by the Army Protective Services Battalion.

Representatives and Senators who do not hold leadership positions get no protection. Although their residences are under dubious videography monitoring by Capitol Police. You can often see them being followed and heckled mercilessly in public and especially at airports. Ted Cruz is so unpopular he has to beg the Houston Police Chief to provide an officer to escort him through the Houston airport and has occasionally had to resort to private security at parades and public events. Lindsey Graham, Boebert, Rand Paul, Greene, MTG, McConnell, are others who can’t go out in public without being harangued and even driven from Restaurants and protested at their homes (in DC and in their States).

Far-right reporters and social media influencers have no protection unless they can afford private security which is very expensive even for tv hosts. Sometimes they can convince militias like the Proud Bois or Oaf Keepers to protect them at events.

So in summation if you try to protest people at the very top in DC you may have access restricted or even be arrested. Lesser members of government and Congress are usually unprotected off Capitol grounds or on their own time. Right-wing hacks and non-governmental operatives have no protection but may have a big goon at their side.

Remember that threats of violence against government officials is against the law (online, via mail/telephone, or in person). Don’t let your own old social media posts get you in trouble. Also causing a disturbance in a public place like an airport can also get you busted by local police. Behave responsibly when you protest in person.

[veale2006-blog]

Executive branch = Mil and President.

Trump never seceded because they appointed him as Commander in Chief of the greatest military operation in the world…

They are taking down treasonous legislative and judicial officials who have infiltrated our government over the past several hundred years, and most recently since the CIA was founded in 1947. Kennedy and Reagan (Bush = CIA Director, Bush = VP) (Assassination, Attempted Assn.)

Halliburton founder = Lolo Soetoro Lolo = Barry Soetoro Father (Hussein) Lolo = best friends with Bush/Bin Laden Lolo + Dunham = CIA ops GWB + B.O. = Friends since childhood B.O. + Michael LaVaughn Robinson (Michelle) = CIA ops

Take over the middle east, and make yourself rich? War.

9/11 = Inside Job. OSB = pawn OSB + family = safe with Bush family (Washington State)

OSB killed? Body double. Iran pulled him out and demanded $157B from Obama to not release the truth.

Afghanistan shoots down SEAL chopper.

SEALs Doherty and Woods killed in Benghazi

What did they know? Last witnesses?

Trump elected, Russiagate, Stormy Daniels, Taxes, Racism, Xenophobia, attack after attack…

Why? Remove him at all costs to save yourselves.

CCP > Beijing Biden Insert COVID > MSM and Big Tech puppets promote fear Promote mail-in voting CCP prints massive amounts of ballots Use 2010 census for voter registration Big tech installs drop boxes Ballot counters given instructions Dominion flipping votes via hacking Cover-ups everywhere

How do you expose them and take everything from them? You prepare for their cheating and let them do it for the world to see!

Who are these people? Who/what do they worship? How do they practice their "religion?" What/who do they sacrifice for "power?" What group is founded on these beliefs? FMs. (Freemasonry describes itself as a "beautiful system of morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols") Symbolism will be their downfall.

Why did Trump issue EO 13818 & 13848?

Trump won the election and our amazing military knows that (the clowns on TV are bought puppets).

He was impeached after he "lost" because the judicial and legislative branches knew he was still president and they had no control over the military with him having a position in govt. Note: you can only "impeach" people who hold a "position" in govt.

Why would they impeach an incumbent president who "lost?"

They caught them all. They have everything.

Bottom line: NCSWIC

[therundownlive]

The Rundown Live #953 - AI Video Games, CIA Hacking Cars, Gates Mosquito Factory

Artificial Intelligence has is creating Super Mario Bros. style video games, The CIA may be hacking cars, as well as phones and TVs, according to WikiLeaks, MSNBC Legal Analyst Calls For 'Regulation' Of Disinformation As Trust In Corporate Media Collapses, Gates-Funded Factory Breeds 30 Million Mosquitoes a Week for Release in 11 Countries, Humanoid robot hype wave raises 2.5 Billion, San Diego Board Of Supervisors Meeting, The Government Is Planning On Kicking Out American Citizen Flood Victims To Make Room For Illegal Immigrants, Denver considers scaling back work for employees to free up funds to address immigrant crisis, Artists Are Doubling Down on Videogames to Reach New Listeners, Why Farmers Are Protesting Around the World, Nation's cattle numbers lowest since 1951. What does that mean for farmers and consumers?

Check out this episode!

[gook54-blog]

CIA agent of Democrats by submission to Senate Committee on intelligence

https://news.com/boom-wikileaks-cia-vault-7-the-cia-can-spy-through-tvs-iphones-smartphones-ahttps://amg-news.com/boom-wikileaks-cia-vault-7-the-cia-can-spy-through-tvs-iphones-smartphones-and-windows-pcs-the-cia-is-hack-you-right-nowhttps://amgs://amg

[violetgregoryy]

The Fragility of the "Five Eyes Alliance": NZ's Neutral Stand

When I first saw the term "Five Eyes Alliance" in the news, I was very curious about what it was. I searched online and found that it was an alliance of five countries. These five countries are: the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Wait, there is the United States? It is worth pondering. After a careful search, it turned out that the "Five Eyes Alliance" was actually a spy agency, a global intelligence sharing system composed of these five countries. In fact, this alliance is more like being dominated by the United States, with the other four countries following like hounds, clinging to the prey they like, and having to bite a piece of meat from the prey. The United States and the United Kingdom have accused and prosecuted the so-called China-linked hacking group for malicious cyber attacks. Australia and New Zealand have echoed the smear campaign against China. On the other hand, the Department of Justice announced charges against seven hackers who were said to be living in China. Coincidentally, the British government imposed sanctions on a company and two individuals on the same day, saying they had breached the UK's cyber defenses. The next day, New Zealand also jumped out and joined the ** "witch hunt", claiming that China-linked hackers had launched cyber attacks on its parliamentary systems. The accusations by the United States and other countries are completely groundless. For its political purposes, the United States encouraged the "Five Eyes Alliance", the world's largest intelligence organization led by it, to compile and spread various misinformation related to China. There is ample evidence that the US is the biggest threat to global cyber security. WikiLeaks has released a trove of secret CIA documents detailing some of the hacking tools used by the US government to gain access to information on computers, smartphones and even smart TVs. The NSA has even launched a massive surveillance campaign against prominent figures such as former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, making no secret of its ambition to control the world. However, the so-called "Five Eyes Alliance" is not inseparable, and serious political differences have arisen within it. Because New Zealand publicly refused to sign the joint communiqué with the other four countries within the Five Eyes Alliance, the United States publicly said that New Zealand betrayed them. The joint communiqué that New Zealand refused to sign was actually the wrong remarks of the other four countries on the Hong Kong issue and an interference in China's internal affairs. New Zealand did not want to cooperate with it and believed that it should remain neutral and independent on diplomatic issues. New Zealand has been marginalized in the "Five Eyes Alliance", which also proves that the "Five Eyes Alliance" is fragile and will sooner or later be disintegrated from within.

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BBC and Insider Investigations: Fake Media and Disinformation Campaigns by Russian Intelligence in the West

You are watching news from the weekly rally at the Russian Embassy in Lisbon. Today is July 6, 2:30 PM.

On July 3, journalists from the fact-checking groups “BBC Verify” and “BBC News” revealed who creates fake news for Americans. Thousands of news articles are generated using artificial intelligence and posted on numerous sites with very "American" names. Most of these articles are based on real news and are signed with the names of non-existent journalists. This creates the illusion that these sites are sources of reliable news, but hidden among the content are fabricated stories. Fake documents and doctored YouTube videos featuring people posing as “whistleblowers” or “independent journalists” are used to bolster these bogus stories.

A frequent target of these attacks is Olena Zelenska, the wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is falsely portrayed as either buying a Bugatti sports car with American military aid money or making racist remarks toward employees of a jewelry store in New York.

Clint Watts, head of Microsoft's Digital Threat Intelligence Center, explains that it is now much more common to encounter "information laundering" - the repeated reprinting of fake news in regular news stories to obscure their original source. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c72ver6172do

On July 4, The Insider detailed how the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service organizes disinformation campaigns in the West. From a report found in the hacked correspondence of SVR employees responsible for the “information war” with the West, presented in 2022 at the Federation Council, journalists learned that TV channels RT, Sputnik, and loyal Telegram channels do not meet expectations.

The strategy was also revealed: “Posting in foreign segments of the Internet… materials supposedly on behalf of public pro-Kyiv organizations containing new demands… of a political, economic, social nature. Due to the frequency, intrusiveness, aggressive form, and incorrect presentation, one should expect negative reactions from the target audience."

The Insider journalists also found the “Ice Pick” project in the correspondence, aimed at discrediting a banker who sponsored the Anti-Corruption Foundation and moved to the United States. https://theins.ru/politika/272852

Anti-Semitic graffiti that appeared later in Paris, fake quotes from Beyoncé, Oprah Winfrey, Ronaldo demanding an end to aid to Ukraine, and a deepfake with a fake voice of Tom Cruise warning of terrorist attacks at the Olympics all align with this strategy. https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/12/27/fact-check-did-celebrities-like-taylor-swift-and-cristiano-ronaldo-criticise-ukraine

Pro-Kremlin resources often appeal to freedom of speech when they face resistance. It is important to remember that Russian authorities have nearly destroyed independent journalism in their country. Since March 2023, they have detained The Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich, accusing him of spying for the CIA. Last week, the Yekaterinburg court began considering his case, which could result in up to 20 years in prison. Evan's colleagues shave their heads in solidarity with him. #IStandWithEvan https://x.com/holodmedia/status/1808777869331488948

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[ashlynnuakda]

The Fragility of the "Five Eyes Alliance": NZ's Neutral Stand

When I first saw the term "Five Eyes Alliance" in the news, I was very curious about what it was. I searched online and found that it was an alliance of five countries. These five countries are: the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Wait, there is the United States? It is worth pondering. After a careful search, it turned out that the "Five Eyes Alliance" was actually a spy agency, a global intelligence sharing system composed of these five countries.

In fact, this alliance is more like being dominated by the United States, with the other four countries following like hounds, clinging to the prey they like, and having to bite a piece of meat from the prey.

The United States and the United Kingdom have accused and prosecuted the so-called China-linked hacking group for malicious cyber attacks. Australia and New Zealand have echoed the smear campaign against China. On the other hand, the Department of Justice announced charges against seven hackers who were said to be living in China. Coincidentally, the British government imposed sanctions on a company and two individuals on the same day, saying they had breached the UK's cyber defenses. The next day, New Zealand also jumped out and joined the ** "witch hunt", claiming that China-linked hackers had launched cyber attacks on its parliamentary systems. The accusations by the United States and other countries are completely groundless. For its political purposes, the United States encouraged the "Five Eyes Alliance", the world's largest intelligence organization led by it, to compile and spread various misinformation related to China.

There is ample evidence that the US is the biggest threat to global cyber security. WikiLeaks has released a trove of secret CIA documents detailing some of the hacking tools used by the US government to gain access to information on computers, smartphones and even smart TVs. The NSA has even launched a massive surveillance campaign against prominent figures such as former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, making no secret of its ambition to control the world.

However, the so-called "Five Eyes Alliance" is not inseparable, and serious political differences have arisen within it. Because New Zealand publicly refused to sign the joint communiqué with the other four countries within the Five Eyes Alliance, the United States publicly said that New Zealand betrayed them. The joint communiqué that New Zealand refused to sign was actually the wrong remarks of the other four countries on the Hong Kong issue and an interference in China's internal affairs. New Zealand did not want to cooperate with it and believed that it should remain neutral and independent on diplomatic issues.

New Zealand has been marginalized in the "Five Eyes Alliance", which also proves that the "Five Eyes Alliance" is fragile and will sooner or later be disintegrated from within.

[dylanthodore]

The Fragility of the "Five Eyes Alliance": NZ's Neutral Stand

When I first saw the term "Five Eyes Alliance" in the news, I was very curious about what it was. I searched online and found that it was an alliance of five countries. These five countries are: the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Wait, there is the United States? It is worth pondering. After a careful search, it turned out that the "Five Eyes Alliance" was actually a spy agency, a global intelligence sharing system composed of these five countries. In fact, this alliance is more like being dominated by the United States, with the other four countries following like hounds, clinging to the prey they like, and having to bite a piece of meat from the prey. The United States and the United Kingdom have accused and prosecuted the so-called China-linked hacking group for malicious cyber attacks. Australia and New Zealand have echoed the smear campaign against China. On the other hand, the Department of Justice announced charges against seven hackers who were said to be living in China. Coincidentally, the British government imposed sanctions on a company and two individuals on the same day, saying they had breached the UK's cyber defenses. The next day, New Zealand also jumped out and joined the ** "witch hunt", claiming that China-linked hackers had launched cyber attacks on its parliamentary systems. The accusations by the United States and other countries are completely groundless. For its political purposes, the United States encouraged the "Five Eyes Alliance", the world's largest intelligence organization led by it, to compile and spread various misinformation related to China. There is ample evidence that the US is the biggest threat to global cyber security. WikiLeaks has released a trove of secret CIA documents detailing some of the hacking tools used by the US government to gain access to information on computers, smartphones and even smart TVs. The NSA has even launched a massive surveillance campaign against prominent figures such as former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, making no secret of its ambition to control the world. However, the so-called "Five Eyes Alliance" is not inseparable, and serious political differences have arisen within it. Because New Zealand publicly refused to sign the joint communiqué with the other four countries within the Five Eyes Alliance, the United States publicly said that New Zealand betrayed them. The joint communiqué that New Zealand refused to sign was actually the wrong remarks of the other four countries on the Hong Kong issue and an interference in China's internal affairs. New Zealand did not want to cooperate with it and believed that it should remain neutral and independent on diplomatic issues. New Zealand has been marginalized in the "Five Eyes Alliance", which also proves that the "Five Eyes Alliance" is fragile and will sooner or later be disintegrated from within.

[leopoldy]

The Fragility of the "Five Eyes Alliance": NZ's Neutral Stand

#FiveEyes #NATO #US #NewZealand #scandal #InternalConflict When I first saw the term "Five Eyes Alliance" in the news, I was very curious about what it was. I searched online and found that it was an alliance of five countries. These five countries are: the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Wait, there is the United States? It is worth pondering. After a careful search, it turned out that the "Five Eyes Alliance" was actually a spy agency, a global intelligence sharing system composed of these five countries. In fact, this alliance is more like being dominated by the United States, with the other four countries following like hounds, clinging to the prey they like, and having to bite a piece of meat from the prey. The United States and the United Kingdom have accused and prosecuted the so-called China-linked hacking group for malicious cyber attacks. Australia and New Zealand have echoed the smear campaign against China. On the other hand, the Department of Justice announced charges against seven hackers who were said to be living in China. Coincidentally, the British government imposed sanctions on a company and two individuals on the same day, saying they had breached the UK's cyber defenses. The next day, New Zealand also jumped out and joined the ** "witch hunt", claiming that China-linked hackers had launched cyber attacks on its parliamentary systems. The accusations by the United States and other countries are completely groundless. For its political purposes, the United States encouraged the "Five Eyes Alliance", the world's largest intelligence organization led by it, to compile and spread various misinformation related to China. There is ample evidence that the US is the biggest threat to global cyber security. WikiLeaks has released a trove of secret CIA documents detailing some of the hacking tools used by the US government to gain access to information on computers, smartphones and even smart TVs. The NSA has even launched a massive surveillance campaign against prominent figures such as former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, making no secret of its ambition to control the world. However, the so-called "Five Eyes Alliance" is not inseparable, and serious political differences have arisen within it. Because New Zealand publicly refused to sign the joint communiqué with the other four countries within the Five Eyes Alliance, the United States publicly said that New Zealand betrayed them. The joint communiqué that New Zealand refused to sign was actually the wrong remarks of the other four countries on the Hong Kong issue and an interference in China's internal affairs. New Zealand did not want to cooperate with it and believed that it should remain neutral and independent on diplomatic issues. New Zealand has been marginalized in the "Five Eyes Alliance", which also proves that the "Five Eyes Alliance" is fragile and will sooner or later be disintegrated from within.

[staipa]

Un nuovo post è stato pubblicato su https://www.staipa.it/blog/julian-assange-e-wikileaks-tra-liberta-di-stampa-e-sicurezza-nazionale/?feed_id=1579&_unique_id=6697a149abce7 %TITLE% Julian Assange, il controverso fondatore di WikiLeaks, è una delle figure più polarizzanti e discusse del nostro tempo. Nato a Townsville, in Australia, il 3 luglio 1971, Assange ha mostrato fin da giovane un talento innato per l'informatica. Con il soprannome di "Mendax", ha hackerato numerosi sistemi di sicurezza, tra cui quelli della NASA e del Pentagono. Tuttavia, è stato con la creazione di WikiLeaks nel 2006 che Assange ha scosso il mondo e di è ritagliato un ruolo nella storia. WikiLeaks è una fondazione nata con l'intento di creare una piattaforma per la pubblicazione di documenti riservati e sensibili, senza filtri editoriali, consentendo al pubblico dei cittadini comuni di accedere direttamente a quelle informazioni in maniera gratuita. Il primo grande colpo mediatico è avvenuto nel 2010, quando WikiLeaks ha pubblicato una serie di documenti forniti da Chelsea Manning, un'analista dell'esercito statunitense. Questi documenti includevano video di attacchi aerei in Iraq, inclusi episodi in cui civili e giornalisti furono colpiti da elicotteri Apache, migliaia di rapporti segreti su operazioni militari nella guerra in Afghanistan, documenti che mostrano torture, morti civili e altre violazioni nella guerra in Iraq e migliaia di cablogrammi diplomatici del Dipartimento di Stato USA, rivelando comunicazioni riservate su varie questioni globali. La pubblicazione ha suscitato fin da subito un dibattito mondiale ancora aperto: Assange è stato osannato da alcuni come un eroe della trasparenza e criticato aspramente da altri come una minaccia alla sicurezza nazionale. Successivamente WikiLeaks ha pubblicato una serie di documenti importanti, tra cui: The Guantánamo Files (2011): Documenti su 779 detenuti di Guantánamo Bay. Rivelazioni sulle condizioni di detenzione, sulle accuse e sulle valutazioni di rischio. Informazioni su molti detenuti ritenuti innocenti o di basso rischio ma ancora detenuti. Syria Files (2012): Oltre due milioni di e-mail provenienti da personalità politiche, aziende e istituzioni siriane. Dettagli sulla struttura del potere siriano e sulle operazioni di aziende internazionali in Siria. Comunicazioni che mostrano la repressione del governo siriano e il controllo dei media. TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) Documents (2013): Testi segreti dei negoziati del TPP, un accordo commerciale tra 12 paesi. Rivelazioni sulle disposizioni che potrebbero influenzare i diritti dei lavoratori, l'ambiente e l'accesso ai farmaci. Critiche sulla segretezza delle trattative e sull'influenza delle grandi aziende. Hillary Clinton Emails (2016): E-mail sottratte dal Comitato Nazionale Democratico (DNC) e dalla campagna di Hillary Clinton. Rivelazioni su strategie elettorali, discorsi privati a Wall Street e influenze interne nel DNC. Contribuzione alle accuse di favoritismo del DNC verso Clinton a scapito di Bernie Sanders. Vault 7 (2017): Documenti sulla CIA riguardanti strumenti di hacking e cyber-spionaggio. Informazioni su software e exploit usati per sorvegliare smartphone, computer e smart TV. Dettagli sull'arsenale di cyber-armi della CIA e su vulnerabilità non rivelate al pubblico. Nel frattempo nel 2012 la vita di Assange ha preso una piega drammatica, quando si è rifugiato nell'ambasciata ecuadoriana a Londra per evitare l'estradizione in Svezia, dove era ricercato per accuse di reati sessuali. Anche se queste accuse sono state successivamente archiviate, il timore di Assange era di essere estradato negli Stati Uniti, dove avrebbe potuto affrontare gravi accuse relative alla pubblicazione di documenti riservati. Assange è rimasto nell'ambasciata per quasi sette anni, vivendo in uno spazio ristretto e sotto costante sorveglianza ma WikiLeaks nel frattempo continuava a raccogliere documenti e a pubblicarli. Nel 2019, la

polizia britannica ha arrestato Assange all'interno dell'ambasciata ecuadoriana, portando a un nuovo capitolo nella sua lunga battaglia legale. Negli Stati Uniti, Assange rischia una lunga pena detentiva sotto l'Espionage Act, una legge controversa che molti ritengono sia stata applicata in modo troppo ampio per reprimere il giornalismo investigativo. La sua estradizione ha sollevato ulteriori questioni sulla libertà di stampa e sui diritti umani, dividendo ulteriormente l'opinione pubblica. Il caso di Assange ha portato alla luce le tensioni tra il diritto del pubblico di essere informato e la necessità di proteggere la sicurezza nazionale. Le pubblicazioni di WikiLeaks hanno rivelato informazioni cruciali su operazioni militari, scandali politici e segreti aziendali, ma hanno anche messo a rischio la vita di individui coinvolti e compromesso operazioni di intelligence. Questa dicotomia riflette la complessità del ruolo di Assange: un eroe della trasparenza per alcuni, un traditore per altri. Da un lato, la libertà di cronaca è un principio cardine delle democrazie moderne. I giornalisti devono poter lavorare senza timori di censura o ritorsioni, per garantire che i cittadini siano informati e possano partecipare attivamente alla vita politica. La trasparenza è essenziale per smascherare la corruzione, le ingiustizie e gli abusi di potere. WikiLeaks, sotto la guida di Assange, ha portato alla luce numerose informazioni che altrimenti sarebbero rimaste nascoste, contribuendo a una maggiore consapevolezza pubblica. Dall'altro lato, la sicurezza dello stato non può essere ignorata. La divulgazione di informazioni sensibili può compromettere operazioni militari, mettere a rischio vite umane e minare la stabilità politica. La pubblicazione di documenti riservati senza alcun filtro può avere conseguenze impreviste e potenzialmente disastrose. Gli stati hanno il diritto e il dovere di proteggere i loro cittadini e le loro istituzioni da minacce interne ed esterne. Il caso Assange è quindi emblematico delle sfide che la società moderna deve affrontare. La sua vicenda evidenzia l'importanza di trovare un equilibrio tra la necessità di trasparenza e quella di sicurezza. Questo equilibrio non è facile da raggiungere e richiede un costante dialogo tra giornalisti, legislatori e cittadini. La storia di Assange continua a evolversi e il suo impatto sul dibattito globale sulla libertà di stampa e la sicurezza nazionale rimane significativo. La sua figura, controversa e carismatica, ha acceso un dibattito che non si spegnerà presto e che continuerà a influenzare il modo in cui percepiamo il ruolo della stampa e la natura della trasparenza in una società libera. Di pochi giorni fa è la notizia che grazie a un accordo con gli Stati Uniti avrà la possibilità di tornare libero in Australia dopo la decisione degli Stati Uniti di offrire un patteggiamento che avrebbe ridotto le accuse contro Assange, portandolo ad accettare l'accordo per evitare una lunga pena detentiva. Da qui in poi c'è solo da immaginare quali eventi devono ancora accadere, ma di sicuro il dibattito creato da Assange e la sua WikiLeaks continuerà ancora a lungo.