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You scared me there for a second…

By lying. Just as he is now.

I genuinely don't think the administration would be creative enough to try to sneak anything into the files. More likely, investigators assembling the files didn't clock that a Clinton/Jackson photo in Epstein's possession was from an unrelated event. Still plenty of blubber to go around though.

I believe the Clinton/Jackson photo is a different one to that found via Getty. Same time and place, but different image and possibly camera/film. If Epstein had the photo in his possession, that could explain why it's in the files. And the blacking-out of faces of any minors is protocol.

It’s shocking (though not surprising) just how bad she is at this…

Your feigned concern with their wellbeing is not convincing

The government did this because they wanted to. Against the advice of the intelligence service. Where there’s political will, a reason can always be found. The activists are willing to die for a humanitarian cause. I wish I had their bravery.

I’m not filled with confidence, as you might have detected. But I do so hope I’m wrong!

It’s also chilling to realize I’m formulating my responses very carefully so as not to join anyone in jail. Something very “White Terror” about that, which I thought I escaped when I left Hong Kong a few years back.

I think we already live in a country where the government can declare a civil society organization to be “terrorists” and jail them indiscriminately… it would be better if we didn’t, but since we’re here let’s have them use the power for some good.

I suspect the gov’t is quite capable of applying the necessary pressure to get most of the results it would like. And even if that’s wrong, I’m quite sure the hunger strikers would settle for seeing the government making the effort. Any effort.

If you manage to argue that you are fighting an illegitimate policy or regime, and create enough political pressure to force the government to relent, then yes. That’s what a hunger strike seeks to achieve. Don’t know how this isn’t more widely understood

Also, for your edification: www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/5...

*persecuted

Demands are always the starting point of negotiation. The government can easily release them until trial, release any documents relating to Elbit systems that may be relevant to their case, and de-proscribe PA. Easily done if there was political will to do so.

Even in the the worst case scenarios for both grid generation and battery manufacturing, over its lifetime an EV comes out way better than an ICE vehicle.

More efficiently than burning diesel on the train, that’s how