Comment by culi

Comment by culi 6 hours ago

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This was my initial reaction to this news. I mean think about it

The Trump team knows that nobody is gonna buy whatever they put out as being the full story. Isn't this just the perfect way to make people feel like they got something they weren't supposed to see? They can increase trust in the output without having to increase trust in the source of it

And as far as I've heard there hasn't been anything "unredacted" that's been of any consequence. It all just feels a little too perfect.

aucisson_masque 4 hours ago

It's the same government that invited a journalist to a signal discussion about ongoing military strike in Yemen.

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gmueckl 5 hours ago

This is probably one of those events where everyone on the inside has their own story that won't fit into a neat overarching narrative of how the files are handled because they only gets to feel part of the elefant each.

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kristofferR 5 hours ago

No, it's the opposite, it's fairly damaging. Previously they could claim, dubiously but plausible, that all redactions were about protecting victims (the only redactions allowed under the act). A lot of the "undone redactions" are solely about protecting the abusers, illegal under the law.

Whether breaking a law actually matters anymore is another question though, as crime is legal now.

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  • themafia 3 hours ago

    Crime may go unpunished by this is why statues of limitations exist. The window on some crimes stays open for a very long time.

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    • potato3732842 2 hours ago

      "Some" is 99% crimes against the state with the occasional bone they throw the peasants to look like they care. Heck, murder probably wouldn't even be unlimited if not for the fact that it thumbs it's nose at the state's monopoly on violence.

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      • themafia 14 minutes ago

        That's seems like some rather bleak hyperbole. If the goal of a conversation is to seek some improvement above the status quo then this is a solid impasse.

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refurb 5 hours ago

That was my thought. Just happen to leak some info for people you are interested in hurting but claim it was an accident.

And in terms of no big news in “unredacted”, it’s likely names that don’t mean anything to the average voter but damaging material for K Street.

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