OK, it’s not the Beatles, but it’s the only live version I could find that was close. Not a bad cover, though, from one of the better tribute bands. But what does this have to do with Ghislaine Maxwell? To find out you will have to read on. Continue reading “Maxwell’s silver hammer?”
Dark days for journalism
- Assange’s chart
- Reaction
- Why it happened
- What is to come
- What has he really done?
- Implications
- Blowback
- Is there hope?
Today, on 11 Apr 19, Julian Assange was dragged from the Ecuadorian embassy in London, after having had asylum there for the past 7 years, arrested, and will in all likelihood be extradited to the United States to face a Grand Jury on charges of conspiring to commit computer intrusion. That could change. This happened in broad daylight at around 10:30 in the morning. The Russian news organization RT was on hand to record the entire event. Interest in his personal behavior aside, this is a dark day for journalism, worldwide, and also a sad indictment of international relations, which we will get to. Continue reading “Dark days for journalism”