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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.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Thank you. This made my day! 😂😂😂