Tom Secker and Robbie Martin join me for a very wide ranging discussion on everything from Reality Winner to Dennis Rodman. Tom and I start off the conversation by talking about the Wikileaks Twitter account tweeting about our issue on The American Journal of Economics and Sociology. We talk about the obvious divide right now between Assange and Wikileaks not just in terms of Twitter, but in terms of their media strategy. The three of us then dive into the bizarre case of NSA leaker Reality Winner. We theorize as to whether she is a true leaker, or a truly disgruntled employee. We discuss the possibility that Winner was set up to leak, and if this is really a move by the Trump administration to ward off future potential leakers. Robbie and Tom also touch on the strange behavior of The Intercept and how they mismanaged this entire story and their lack of protection of Reality Winner.
In the second hour we ponder the question as to whether Reality Winner represents a bookend to the celebrity culture of leakers and whistleblowers. We take a close look at Chelsea Manning and her recent media interviews. The three of us talk about the media’s obsession with Manning as a trans celebrity, and the ways in which they have sexualized and fetishized her since her release from prison. We discuss how the media has largely ignored or forgotten the true reasons for why she was imprisoned in the first place: leaking thousands of government documents. We talk about the notion that Bradley Manning and the actions associated with him are now dead and therefore are no longer a topic of discussion among the media. We round out the conversation by talking about Dennis Rodman’s most recent trip to North Korea. We talk about the possibility that Rodman is being used as either a back-channel or some form of intermediary between Kim Jong-Un and US intelligence. Robbie, Tom, and I also touch on the cryptocurrency Potcoin which has sponsored Rodman’s trip to the Hermit Kingdom.
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Show Notes:
Wikileaks tweets our issue of The American Journal of Economics and Sociology
Spy Culture
A Very Heavy Agenda
Top-Secret NSA Report Details Russian Hacking Effort Days Before 2016 Election
Statement on Justice Department Allegations
Do Not Trust The Intercept or How To Burn A Source
Reality Winner
Reality Winner Indictment
WikiLeaks offers $10,000 to get Intercept reporter fired
The Long, Lonely Road of Chelsea Manning
Chelsea Manning explains why she leaked secret military documents, fought for transgender rights behind bars
Anthrax And “Russiagate”: Mueller’s Special Counsel Appointment Should Raise Concern
Potcoin Sends Dennis Rodman Back to North Korea
Apparently, Tourists Love North Korea For The Super Cheap & Legal Weed
North Korea releases American student reportedly in coma as Dennis Rodman returns to the reclusive nation
A cryptocurrency for weed is soaring in value after it sponsored Dennis Rodman’s trip to North Korea
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