"The problem was with the commanders. This is the key to my complaint" ~ David McBride, Australian government whistleblower
Full interview on The Project: youtu.be/tZLQJTvxHfk
Image source: https://x.com/McBrideCampaign/status/1903679064658862109
Lol 'rebels'.
Christmas is cancelled in Aleppo.
Expansionist UK/US/ISrael won't end here.
Brace yourself for WW III...
Craig Murray - the end of pluralism in the middle east https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2024/12/the-end-of-pluralism-in-the-middle-east/
Well, I generally don't consider satire to be a solid argument, it usuallp consisting of a joke and all. But if it makes people think, I'd consider it a win.
This bill is clearly not an effective solution for the stated problem. If you think it is, you'd probably make a good liberal senator.
Cool. I was referring to last night's Senate vote that passed 34-19.
Most of the Coalition. All of Labor. None of the cross-bench.
34 yes 19 no
Govt service, or privatised age-assurance face-scanning service wrought with error?
All good
Satire, I thought it was obvious.
I'll take that as a no
We should ban u16s from public transport. Too many have had fatal accidents due to dangerous behaviour around railways and bus stops. Compulsory learning from home, now!
Is lemmy exempt I wonder?
Debate's kicked off.
David McBride court appeal set for March 2025. His laywers need to cover costs, please donate: Help free David McBride from prison - David vs Goliath
Richard Boyle criminal trial set for November 2025.
We must fix the #PIDact. Government whistleblowers like David McBride, Richard Boyle are not protected
cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/28020265
We must fix the #PIDact. Government whistleblowers like David McBride, Richard Boyle are not protected by the current legislation and are gaoled instead.
"As an ADF lawyer, McBride was a respected expert on the rules of engagement, and he also taught the PID Act to soldiers."
Paul Gregoire explains the David McBride case in the below article, extensively quoting McBride's lawyer Eddie Lloyd https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/mcbrides-appeal-is-in-jeopardy-as-the-respected-lawyer-needs-finances-to-fund-it/
Whistleblower McBride Wins Leave to Appeal
Former military lawyer David McBride has won the right to appeal his conviction for blowing the whistle on Australian war crimes in Afghanistan. Cathy Vogan reports from Canberra for Consortium News. https://youtu.be/YtjQlwzRxJ4 By Cathy Vogan in Canberra, Australia Special to Consortium News
cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/14413246
Please support David's fight in court if you can: https://chuffed.org/project/davidmcbride
Former military lawyer David McBride has won the right to appeal his conviction for blowing the whistle on Australian war crimes in Afghanistan. Cathy Vogan reports from Canberra for Consortium News. https://youtu.be/YtjQlwzRxJ4 By Cathy Vogan in Canberra, Australia Special to Consortium News
Please support David's fight in court if you can: https://chuffed.org/project/davidmcbride
Cracks in the wall are showing when reporters blow the whistle on bias in their own news room!
Tune in to ASSANGE'S FIRST PUBLIC ADDRESS SINCE 2018! >> PACE hearing on Julian Assange's detention and conviction and their chilling effects on human rights
cross-posted from: https://feddit.nl/post/21795594
When?
Oct 1st, 8:30am CEST
More info on the event:
Except when it can't make any calls because antenna firmware not having the right updates or some bs like that. This industry is a hot mess and I'm about to tap out.
Yea. That's part of it. Keep reading.
Honestly, I'm sick of this industry and wasting my money on them. I'll make do with a new $100 phone from the post office in case I need to make an emergency call. 000 will still work even without a sim.
Over many years the providers & industry have been allowed to manufacture the problem and they now get the opportunity to sell customers the solution with new handsets, all whilst harming competition, increasing profits and cutting costs by shutting down the 3G network.
How is this legal?! So the likes of Telstra are blocking otherwise functional phones?
McBride Vindicated by Afghanistan Oversight Panel
With Senator David Shoebridge & lawyer Eddie Lloyd.
David McBride, a military lawyer, was convicted and imprisoned for his disclosures to the ABC, Australia's national broadcaster, regarding serious misconduct by the country's Special Forces in Afghanistan.
On the very day McBride was sentenced, Australia's Minister of Defence and Deputy Prime Minister, Richard Marles, belatedly released an unclassified 3-year report from a body called 'The Afghanistan Inquiry Implementation Oversight Panel'. He claimed that the release had been delayed, pending advice from the Office of Special Investigator, on whether the report “would, or could reasonably be expected to prejudice legal proceedings - specifically current and future war crimes prosecutions”.
The panel was to look into how cultural and professional reforms were being implemented in the Australian military, as had been the case for four years, and then in accordance with recommendations laid out in the 2020 Brereton Report, an inqu
Oh, boo-hoo. His kids can inherit the home they grew up in and buy their own, by this time not over-priced, home once they've the income.
Five years after the CIVICUS global rights monitor downgraded Australia from an open society to a civic space that has narrowed, it’s revealed no improvements under federal Labor.
100 days too long! Free McBride.
cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/24046152
Today, the 22nd of August 2024, marks 100 days since army lawyer David McBride was imprisoned in Canberra for exposing war crimes committed by Australian forces in Afghanistan.
David stood up for truth and integrity, yet now he endures death threats and solitary confinement, while those responsible remain free.
This is not how we should treat our whistleblowers in Australia! ⚖️
Demand justice! 📢 Take Action:
- Contact Mark Dreyfus or your local MP today to express your support for David.
- Create and share a social media post or a short video using the hashtag #SpeakUp4McBride to spread the word.
- Donate to support David’s legal appeal to help get him out of jail: https://chuffed.org/project/davidmcbride
- Hang the provided poster in a high-visibility location, take a photo, and share it online to encourage others to join the movement.
- 👍 Like, 💬 comment, and ↪️ share this messag
100 days too long! Free McBride.
cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/24046152
Today, the 22nd of August 2024, marks 100 days since army lawyer David McBride was imprisoned in Canberra for exposing war crimes committed by Australian forces in Afghanistan.
David stood up for truth and integrity, yet now he endures death threats and solitary confinement, while those responsible remain free.
This is not how we should treat our whistleblowers in Australia! ⚖️
Demand justice! 📢 Take Action:
- Contact Mark Dreyfus or your local MP today to express your support for David.
- Create and share a social media post or a short video using the hashtag #SpeakUp4McBride to spread the word.
- Donate to support David’s legal appeal to help get him out of jail: https://chuffed.org/project/davidmcbride
- Hang the provided poster in a high-visibility location, take a photo, and share it online to encourage others to join the movement.
- 👍 Like, 💬 comment, and ↪️ share this messag
Whistling in the dark
But while the Albanese government soaked up the plaudits for engineering Assange’s long overdue return, several of the signs on display that evening hinted that not everything was well on the home front. “Assange, McBride, Boyle”, offered one. Another particularly well-worn sign had the demand: “Fix the PID Act”. The WikiLeaks publisher may be free, but the Public Interest Disclosure Act – the whistleblower protection law for federal public servants in Australia – remains broken, as recent high-profile cases demonstrate all too well.
Gabriel Shipton on his brother’s last shot at freedom.
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is at risk of suicide if the UK High Court next month rejects his final appeal against extradition to the US, his lawyer warns.
Australian military whistleblower David McBride trial debrief: We had a setback - again
Date set for Julian Assange's 'final chance' to appeal against US extradition
Julian Assange's supporters say a date has been set for the WikiLeaks founder's final appeal against extradition to the United States from the United Kingdom.
Date set for Julian Assange's 'final chance' to appeal against US extradition
Julian Assange's supporters say a date has been set for the WikiLeaks founder's final appeal against extradition to the United States from the United Kingdom.
Date set for Julian Assange's 'final chance' to appeal against US extradition
Julian Assange's supporters say a date has been set for the WikiLeaks founder's final appeal against extradition to the United States from the United Kingdom.
Stefania Maurizi, John Goetz and Christian Mihr discussed in Georg Büchner Buchladen (bookshop) in Berlin about: “What is the Purpose of Journalism if War
Stefania Maurizi, John Goetz and Christian Mihr discussed in Georg Büchner Buchladen (bookshop) in Berlin about: “What is the Purpose of Journalism if War Crimes Are Not Allowed to be Published?”.
I think this is a good question for discussion. What do you think?
Previously classified papers detail how the US embassy in Canberra responded to WikiLeaks’ release of embassy cables in 2010 and ‘sensationalist’ local media
The United Kingdom’s High Court of Justice granted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a final appeal hearing that will be held on Feb. 20-21, 2024.
A federal judge ruled that four Americans who visited Assange in the Ecuador embassy may sue over the CIA's role in allegedly spying on them
