Julian Assange, WikiLeaks, and the Russia Election Question

• 1:02:35Assange faced rape allegations that conveniently undermined his credibility just as he was releasing government leaks.
• 1:03:38Tim argues WikiLeaks as a movement remains valuable despite doubts about Assange's personal conduct.
• 1:04:03The timing and targeting of WikiLeaks releases against Hillary Clinton's campaign looks deliberate, though she joked about droning Assange.
• 1:05:37Hillary Clinton tanked her own campaign without needing Russian help—she ran on "I'm not Trump" and lost.
• 1:06:20Tim wouldn't be shocked if Putin saw Trump as more manipulable than Clinton, even if that wasn't the decisive factor.
• 1:07:24A trusted information source like WikiLeaks could have swayed libertarian-leaning voters by making Hillary look disqualifying.
• 1:08:14The government is now cracking down on "fake news" and Russian interference, but this censorship will inevitably shift left and silence independent critics.
• 1:08:48Writers critical of US foreign policy get lumped in with Russian bots and agitators, putting them under the same suppression umbrella.

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