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>>... and warned of a bleak future for journalists publishing “truthful information” contrary to US interests.

I wonder if that wasn't always the case.

I don't want to live in a world were "journalists" just dump any sensitive information they get their hands out with complete disregard for what harms it can cause, and doing nothing to actually vet the information beforehand.

If that's a "bleak future" then let it be.

Yeah, we need a master to vet and gate the information before it is released to the public, right?

The Guardian, WP and NYT did just fine with Snowden's material.

So I guess in your mind it would also be perfectly fine if someone tool all your data including your passwords and released it to the public, right?

Re filters: How would you know? Maybe you dont want to know?

https://i.imgur.com/VUdcIou.jpg

If you really believe that three different papers actively hit crucial information, then there's not much I can say that would convince you otherwise honestly.

What if you just didnt check? It's the rule, not the exception that these orginizations are filters. Access to original sources breaks their hold on deciding what is real.

https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/3599 https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/10052 https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/50332 https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/32795

Skippy's email is worth reading.

You can't handle the truth!

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