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Rohrabacher to Consult With Trump Before Sharing Wikileaks Info – Roll Call

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California Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher said he will consult with President Donald Trump about earth-shattering information he got from WikiLeaks about the Democratic National Committee hack before going public.

The Republican representative said he met with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and said Assange denied that Russia was involved with the hacking of the Democratic National Committee.

I will have discussions with President Trump before going public, and that should happen hopefully within two weeks of now, by the end of the month, Rohrabacher told the Washington Examiner on Thursday.

In the interview, he declined to say whether what he was given will proveRussia did not provide emails from the DNC.

On Wednesday he characterized Assanges information as something that would have earth-shattering political impact.

We did not go into detail [about how WikiLeaks acquired Democratic emails], but that will obviously be something that will be provided in greater detail shortly, he told the Examiner. There are some things we just have to go to the president with and see what he says, and then see how we can actually work its way so the American people know the truth.

Rohrabacher has in the past been criticized for his sympathetic views on Russia and Russian President Vladimir Putin that haveearned him the epithet Putin's favorite Congressman.

The Republican, who is also chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committees subcommittee that handles Europe and Asia, said he believed the release of emails was an inside job.

Ive said this in the past, I certainly dont believe the Russians did this, and I believe someone else did,Rohrabacher said.

Healsosaid that he andAssange discussed WikiLeaks gettinga seat at the daily White House news briefing.

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Wikileaks founder Assange slams Al Arabiya report against Qatar as ‘absurd fabrication’ – The Peninsula Qatar

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22 Aug 2017 - 14:14

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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has slammed Saudi Arabia's Al-Arabiya network for publishing absurd reports against Qatar.

He quoted an Al Arabiya report attributing to him and said that network is publishing absurd fabrications regarding the ongoing Gulf Crisis.

The Al Arabiya network (HQ in UAE) has been publishing increasingly absurd fabrications as the UAE v Qatar dispute continues. One from today, he tweeted.

Assange pointed to a report by Al Arabia quoting him as saying that he has seven cables about Qatar and only five were published after Qatar negotiated with the websites administration.

He slammed this report as networks fabrication.

After the blockade started on June 5, the media in siege countries has been publishing fake reports and lies to tarnish Qatars image. Many people have called them out and Assanges tweet is the latest such instance.

Earlier Qatar has raised the issue of broadcast of a graphic simulation by Al Arabiya TV in which a fighter jet was shown firing a missile at a Qatar Airways passenger aircraft for violating airspace of blockading countries. They were trying to intimidate people with such reports.

21 Aug 2017 - 1:46

An official source from Qatar Civil Aviation Authority has described as baseless the news circulating in media outlets of the siege countries that allegedly claimed that Qatar refused to allow Saudi Airlines to transport Qatari pilgrims.

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Chelsea Manning Goes Shopping with Vogue and Admits Her Style Icons Are Queen Elizabeth I and Marie Antoinette – PEOPLE.com

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Since being released from prison in May 2017 via a commutation by President Obama, Chelsea Manning has quickly and adroitly readapted to civilian life. While a lot has changed over the last seven years, for a tech savvy millennial like herself, the learning curve doesnt seem to be particularly steep. Shes already become a force to be reckoned with on Twitter, skillfully shutting down her many trolls and haters with a charming optimism and clear-eyed view of the realities and foibles of modern culture, buoying her supporters with her signature hashtag, #WeGotThis. And it seems that same no-nonsense approach to life extends to her personal wardrobe as well as Manning begins to define her sartorial aesthetic now that shes living as an out, trans woman, going shopping with Vogues Sally Singer and sharing a bit of her in-depth knowledge of fashion history in the process.

As it turns out, prior to her release, Manning was already in touch with the editors at Vogue, taking her own measurements with a makeshift tape measure composed of strips of 11-inch notebook paper and writing down detailed notes on her personal taste, telling Singer, jeans (boot cut, yes; acid wash, NO); denim (yes, but careful, its not the 90s); prints (its a matter of discretion . . . no animal print leggings, no puzzle pieces); shorts (not low around the hips and not high-rise like a lot of shorts are now); colors (yes to black, naturals, pinks, purple, blue; no to white, green, citrus, metallics, red); yes to pencil skirts, but no to minis or midis or anything longer than a cargo short.She also kept a folder of inspiration photos that largely featured professional looks in which a sharp-shouldered tailoring anchored flowy, distinctly feminine separates.

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This detailed itemization of her personal taste allowed the editors at Vogue to put together a little capsule wardrobe for Manning prior to her release, consisting of featherweight knits, pull-on trousers, yoga pants, [and] backless mules. They also tossed in a red lipstick, for a little pop of color.

But despite providing the magazine with such a strict list of fashion guidelines, when out shopping Chelsea slowly realized that rules were meant to be broken, gravitating toward the unexpected, as Singer writes, Manning had professed a wariness of prints and volumes, yet she literally jumped for joy in a floral corset laced sundress with a tiered skirt by Rodarte because shes a video gamer at heart and it touched her inner Daenerys. But she still favors function over form, tending towards things with lots of pockets and secret places to put things; keep IDs, credit cards, thumb drives, steering clear of an 80s denim all-in-one, however, saying, Ive already worn a jumpsuit. Might be a sore subject for me.

In terms of fashion muses, she credits Queen Elizabeth I of England for being unquestionably feminine and unquestionably strong at the same time: She defeated the Spanish Armada! and Marie Antoinette who broke a lot of French high-fashion norms, though she admits she was, terrible in her politics. In the end, Manning saysI have myself figured outIm not trying to be feminine or masculine in look. Instead, her aim is simple: to live beyond definitions.

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Chelsea Manning Has Epic Response To Tweeter Who Wants Her ‘Shot For Treason’ – HuffPost

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Former Army intelligence analyst and transgender activist Chelsea Manning responded in the best way Monday night to a violent message she received on Twitter.

The whistleblower, who posed in her bathing suit for a profile in the September issue of Vogue, has been considered a highly polarizing figure ever since she releasedthousands of sensitive government documents related to Americas Iraq and Afghanistan wars in 2013.

As a result, Manning still receives messages like the one she received on Monday night from a Twitter user who told her You should have been shot for treason.

Her response was priceless.

Since Mannings release from prison earlier this year after her sentence was commuted by then-President Obama, the activist has used her platform to draw attention to the injustices trans and gender-nonconforming people face in America. Most recently she slammed Trumps ban on transgender people in the military, calling the move cowardice.

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James Woods Puts Traitor ‘Brad’ Manning In His/Her Place – MRCTV (blog)

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Why so serious, Brad? Or is it Chelsea? Nah. Im going to go with Brad.

Apparently, the artist formerly known as Bradley Manning isnt the biggest fan of combatting violence with peace. Manning took to Twitter on Sunday to voice his (wait, her?) displeasure with all of these supposed "peaceful" Antifa-led protests, and instead suggested that protesters use direct action. As if they weren't, already.

Here areMannings deep thoughts:

Sure, because emojis equal badass.

In response to Manning oh-so-heroic musings, actor James Woods put Manning on blast for his/her role in committing treason against the U.S.

Heres Woods tweet:

Woods deserves a medal in savagery, because he didnt hold back at all.

Manning isthe former dude who plead guilty to leaking classified military material to WikiLeaks in 2010, before gaining all kinds of sympathy when he came out as a transgender woman. Three days before he left the Oval Office, former president Barack Obama commuted Mannings sentence and he/she was released on May 17.

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A Political Guide to Chelsea Manning: ‘Tradition’ Is Fascist, ‘Imagine a World’ Without Borders, Police, Prisons – Breitbart News

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In 2013, Private Bradley Manning wassentencedto 35 years in prison after he was convicted of leaking military documents to WikiLeaks.

Manning subsequently came out as transgender and underwent sex change surgery and a name change following ahunger strike, before President Obama commuted her sentence in January 2017.

Manningis now a full-time activist, posting dozens of emoji-laden rants per day on social media, sometimes making it difficult to keep up.

Here is a guide to Mannings political statements.

1. Stop the police!

The fascists and police/military/intel state are the ones who hurt people every day we can do better, posted Manning on Twitter, Sunday. They wear body armor, carry shields, throw tear gas, throw flashbangs, and shoot people stop the police!! she continued in response to reports of leftist counter-protesters attacking police with bottles of urine in Boston.

Manning then went on to claim that we live in a police/military/intel state and that we need to dismantle it before it destroys us all.

2. Open all borders, to everyone, always.

Open all borders, to everyone, always, posted Manning earlier this month. Catches like need or at-risk are just weapons to keep everyone out.

When another user replied, we should probably keep out convicted felons though, Manning quickly responded: No, everyone, no exceptions.

3. What they call heritage and tradition we call oppression and fascism.

What they call heritage and tradition we call oppression and fascism, wrote Manning on August 15.

Manning has also expressed vocal support for mobs who illegally tear down historical statues.

4. Defend against fascism by any means necessary.

Manning often tweets about fighting against fascism, despite considering heritage and tradition to be fascist.

Manning also dismissively responded to a user on Twitter who said violence wasnt necessary to combat fascists, saying direct action was the only way to do so.

In one post, Manning used the term by any means necessary, a popular slogan used by far-left extremist group By Any Means Necessary (BAMN).

BAMN leader Yvette Felarca, who was arrested in July on charges related to a riot in Sacramento, has called for people to shut down fascists, while also branding former Breitbart Senior Editor Milo Yiannopoulos and Former White House Chief Strategist Stephen Bannon with the term.

After Fox News Tucker Carlson asked Felarca to go into detail on what shut down meant, the BAMN leader refused.

BAMN were also behind the riot at Yiannopoulos UC Berkeley event earlier this year, where far-left riotersstarted several fires,smashed windows and ATMs, looted downtown stores,attacked cars, andassaulteddozens ofMILO fans, male and female, who they falsely accused of being Nazis.

As previously reported by Breitbart News Tom Ciccotta, BAMN wasinvestigatedfor engaging in terrorist activities in 2005 by the FBI.

In 2009, the Department of Defenseclassifiedthe groups activities as low-level terrorism. In June 2016, BAMN led a violent counter-protest outside a white nationalist rally that resulted in ten people being hospitalized with stab wounds.

5. Imagine a world without prisons.

Manning is a vocal anti-prison activist, and has called prisons a form of violence.

Manning has also previously asked her followers to imagine a world without prosecutors.

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Edward Snowden Will Make an Appearance at the Free Library … – Philadelphia magazine

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Virtually, at least.

Edward Snowden is (kind of) coming the Free Library next month.

The whistleblower and former CIA employee will appear via live closed-circuit video link which is sort of like a high-security version of Skype or FaceTime. Hell remain somewhere in Russia, where hes sought asylum since 2013, the yearhe was charged with espionage forleaking classified National Security Agency information.

The event will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 11th. Snowden will speak with investigative journalistJeremy Scahill, co-founder of online news journal The Intercept,who will appear in person.

According to the event description, Snowden and Scahill will discuss the surveillance state and whistleblowers in a one-of-a-kind interview.

Tickets for the librarys auditorium cost $35. Those interested in watching alive broadcastof the event in a separate room at the library can get tickets for $15.

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Edward Snowden is coming to the Free Library of Philadelphia (virtually) – Technical.ly Philly

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The main branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia, will host a conversation between former National Security Administration contractor Edward Snowden andThe Intercept cofounder and investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill on Monday, Sept. 11 at 7:30 p.m.

After being charged with espionage and granted asylum in Russia, Snowden currently lives in an undisclosed location. Snowden will appear via closed-circuit video link, but Scahill will be in the flesh.

The two will discuss the state of the surveillance state and what it means for whistleblowers in Trumps America and beyond.

Tickets go on sale onlineTuesday, Aug. 22 at 10 a.m. Auditorium tickets cost $35. The library expects the event to sell out. Additionally, you can watch a live broadcast of the event in a separate room at the Parkway Central branch for $15.

Danielle Corcione is a freelance writer with bylines in Teen Vogue, Esquire, Vice, and more. They also run a blog, The Millennial Freelancer, and a newsletter called Rejected Pitches.

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is upset the media says he lives in a basement – TNW

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As the founder and director of an organization dedicated to unmasking the shady actions of governments and public officials, Wikileaks Julian Assange seems to be unusually preoccupied with insignificant shit like getting a fake verified badge on Twitter or offering tipshow to stare at the eclipse.

In a similar vein, earlier today Assange took to Twitter to vent his frustrations about the tropes so-called journalists have been spreading about him. What he notably took offence with were the cretinous claims that his asylum abode in the Ecuadorian embassy in London was actually a basement or a cupboard.

Following a brief Google lookup, Assange discovered that, in addition to the 420,000 pages painting his London residence as a basement or a cupboard, there were approximately 62,000 instances describing his bedroom as the ladies toilet and equating his stay at the embassy to an act of hiding.

Unhappy with the descriptions, the Wikileaks editor-in-chief wanted to set the record straight:

He then went on to ruminate over what could be the reason behind this unprofessionalism. This is when he cracked the code: Imagining me stuffed in a cupboard soothes the pain.

For those confused, Assange was hinting that, similarly to the way the media clowns Putin for his short stature and Trump for his tiny hands, journalists tend to undermine his (illusions of) grandeur by portraying him in positions of weakness.

Another factor that appeared to back up this truth was the fact that the cupboard snowflakes of journalists routinely resort to avoiding mentions of his impressive height (62); you know, in an effort to reduce the psychological threat his omnipotent online presence poses to them.

I mean, you tell me which title is more threatening: WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Denies Rape in Detailed Account of Encounter or WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange, 62, Denies Rape in Detailed Account of Encounter. Ill let you decide for yourself.

As some Twitter users have already pointed out to Assange, limiting the search criteria to news pages reduces all basement-associated mentions of his name from 260,000 to less than 10,000. But no, its all the medias fault.

In her latest documentary Risk, filmmaker Laura Poitras known for her documentary on Edward Snowden,Citizenfour depicted Assange in a constant state of troubled calmness. His moods fluctuated from enthusiastic, to miffed, to pensive, to absolutely paranoid and vice versa.

But what was particularly striking, was the unadorned way in which Poitras portrayed how even his closest trustees were gradually starting to doubt whether he is still fit to steer the ship. The worst part was that Assange appeared to be blissfully ignoring their lack of faith or perhaps he never even noticed it.

The Wikileaks leader has spent the last five years of his life holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy without any clear prospects to leave.

While he might deny this description, Assange is practically an inmate in the embassy. And when you posses ego and ambition as big as his, being stuck in a box for so long could start playing tricks on your mind.

Researchers have long been exploring the impact prolonged confinement to enclosed spaces has on the human psyche. Among other things, inmates eventually exhibit signs of diminished impulse control, hypersensitivity to external stimuli and intense paranoia.

And it seems that akin to prisoners, Assange, who by the way stands 62 tall, has been locked up in the basement for far too long and he desperately needs more space to shake off the jitters.

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Researchers use encryption to keep patients’ DNA private – Engadget – Engadget

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When trying to figure out which genetic mutations cause disease and which are associated with healthy individuals, researchers have in the past had to compare whole genomes of thousands of people. But with this work, scientists have shown that a whole genome isn't necessary and there are ways of keeping all of the irrelevant genetic data private. "There is a general conception that we can only find meaningful differences by surveying the entire genome," said Gill Bejerano, an author of the study, in a statement. "But these meaningful differences make up only a very tiny proportion of our DNA. There are now amazing tools in computer science and cryptography that allow researchers to pinpoint only these differences while keeping the remainder of the genome completely private."

What the research team did was create a way for patients to encrypt their genome and report whether their genome analysis showed the presence of particular gene variants. That information was then uploaded to the cloud and researchers were able to reveal only the gene variants that were pertinent to their study. Around 97 percent of the participants' genomes were kept hidden and were only ever viewed in full by the participants themselves. "These are techniques that the cryptography community has been developing for some time," said Dan Boneh, another author of the study. "Now we are applying them to biology."

Ultimately, this means that patients' genetic data can remain private while also being used for study. "We now have the tools in hand to make certain that genomic discrimination doesn't happen," said Bejerano. "There are ways to simultaneously share and protect this information."

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