Apart from Assange getting his freedom it's a terrible outcome. Getting a guilty plea sets a clear precedent: whistleblowers deserve no protections and will be punished. An important check on state power has been eviscerated. In the end, the case against Assange was legally flimsy – first treason, then espionage despite him not being an American citizen – because it was ultimately based on revenge. The files he leaked exposed the US government as a liar, double-crosser of its allies, and war criminal. So the true purpose of the case was to destroy his life and intimidate all journalists from ever publishing unfavorable information again. And the inability for the media to hold government accountable is surely a foundation for tyranny.

Don't vote in the EU elections today. The candidate that you're voting for really has no power nor incentives to represent your interests, only you do. By not voting you reduce the legitimacy of the institution which increases your power to make decisions on a personal level.

I'm looking for a man in finance. Bitcoin. Big beard, laser oiyessss.

So long Paralelní Polis and thanks for all the pizza.

13365 sats for two beers. When 1 beer = 1 ksat?

Checking the mempool...Have the Runes degens already burned themselves out?

The amount of wealth the state can sieze from its subjects (who are the primary source of wealth in Spain) is a balancing act. Siezing too much disincentivizes people to actually work and collections will eventually go to zero. Sieze too little and you miss out on your tribute and building your power. Considering how poorly Spain's labor market functions and its lower levels of economic output, it would seem to be that too much is being taken already. So taking more now and running everything into the ground might be a rational move. Just as it is for the common worker to sit the oposiciones so they can take part in the plunder.

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