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Radical Centrist
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Cottage of Prussia
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It's shocking to me that these companies (YouTube is Google, FFS) don't understand the Internet.
Once information is in one location, it is in all locations. That's the Internet. Censoring legitimizes the information. We expect that the information is true and wildly important to know because the biggest sources reacted to it. It causes many people to instinctively consider that thing they don't know, and to pursue it. Streisand effect. |
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#6647 |
I love it when a plan comes together.
Join Date: Oct 2009
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#6648 |
Goon Squad Leader
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Seattle
Posts: 27,063
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#6649 |
Radical Centrist
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Cottage of Prussia
Posts: 31,423
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The ability to prosecute somebody for printing news
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UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Austin, TX
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His name was going to come out eventually. I just really, really hope the guy is deeply hidden with good security detail. |
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#6651 |
Radical Centrist
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Cottage of Prussia
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This does give people more ability to whack him.
But more importantly, it gives people a critical detail that will allow them to investigate and report parts of the story previously not available to the public. |
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#6652 |
Radical Centrist
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Cottage of Prussia
Posts: 31,423
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I would expect his employer to be able to protect him ~ as long as he represents their interests, that is ~
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#6653 |
I love it when a plan comes together.
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 9,793
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Once the whistleblower is positively ID'd, the President can revoke their security clearance. Without a security clearance, the whistleblower will lose their job. Their former employer will no longer be responsible for providing protection. The whistleblower will be dependent on local law enforcement for protection like anyone else. After a whistleblower has served people's immediate interests, that's what they could be headed for.
The questions would then be whether or not anyone would ever trust a whistleblower enough to fight for their reinstatement under a subsequent Administration and would anyone, any longer, even care. |
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#6654 |
The Un-Tuckian
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: South Central...KY that is
Posts: 39,517
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Snitches oughta get stitches.
That's all I know about it.
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#6655 |
I love it when a plan comes together.
Join Date: Oct 2009
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In federal service there's a concept called Redress of Wrongs. In the military, it's codified as Redress Of Wrongs by the Commander. One must essentially give their boss, who they think did something wrong, a chance to take remedial action before complaining to anyone else.
If the result of the redress is unsatisfactory, then it's understood that the complainant is free to take it to anyone and everyone else. Saving your job is not generally accepted as a reason to bypass a redress. Physical harm would be. Many have confronted Trump and lost; or, quit their jobs without being physically harmed. If the whistleblower went to the IG without having informed Trump of perceived wrongdoing, the whistleblower might never be trusted in government service again. We'll never know if the whistleblowers redress would have convinced Trump to reverse course. It seems that Presidents have reversed course on bigger decisions. |
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#6656 |
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Arlington, VA
Posts: 27,717
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Yeah, because Trump is know for following all the traditions in government.
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#6657 |
I love it when a plan comes together.
Join Date: Oct 2009
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He hasn't whacked anyone (as far as we know).
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#6658 |
maskless: yesterday, today, tomorrow
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 2,162
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orange man has been invoked: tw cometh (soon)...
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#6659 |
The future is unwritten
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 71,105
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Back in the summer I made the mistake of ordering from the boingboing store 3 womens T-shirts for $9.54 each on sale with free shipping. They were being shipped from China and one arrived with paperwork saying $10. OK, for 46 cents no big deal but where are the other two shirts? Email to Luvyle and get unintelligible gobbledygook back but in a couple weeks the other two arrive along with this...
I asked a couple women if they wanted them and the response was, "Stockings?" with shrieking laughter. Two days ago I got an email saying order number xxxxxx, three shirts at $9.54 each has shipped but may take 20 days. Emailed Lucyle saying I got these in September, I don't want any more. Got back, have shipped have a nice day. Emailed I won't pay for more shirts. Got back, a transcription of the entire tracking record of the September shipment + have a nice day. But it doesn't say they didn't ship them again. ![]()
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The Un-Tuckian
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: South Central...KY that is
Posts: 39,517
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We used to wear panty hose when hunting the early part of deer season. It works to keep the ticks off. No, really.
There was usually one of us that issued The Plea: Quote:
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