Thread by @GodlessNZ

1. So, Assange was arrested at the Embassy on a minor UK charge, taken to the Police station, then arrested on a far more serious US charge. He will be extradited to the US but I do not believe he would ever receive the death penalty. No need to freak out, Jules.

2. Assange's perpetually voiced fear of extradition, torture and execution by the US is a mere stunt. Look, I don't think ANYONE convicted as part of all this is going to receive the death penalty and have it carried out. Judges are reluctant. Trump would grant clemency, because

3. He is just that kind of President. Every clemency decision Trump has made so far has been in the spirit of what the clemency powers were designed to do. To right wrongs. I don't want any of these people executed. I want them to while away their years in prison.

3. I do support the existence of the federal death penalty. Anyway, just thought I'd clarify for anyone still at Twitter and not it's light-years better replacement (see below) that there were two different arrest incidents so far.

social.quodverum.com/@godlessnz

5. The President of Ecuador gave a very informative video statement after the first arrest. What he said about extradition needs to be placed in the wider context, which I will now try to do.

You gotta pause it to read the subtitles, it goes fast.

https://twitter.com/Lenin/status/1116271659512684544

6. I believe Pres. Moreno was only referring to the minor UK charge, not the major US charge.

Potentially, the UK can keep its pledge not to allow extradition to a country that has the death penalty, in various ways. However...

7. All 3 countries: UK, US, and Ecuador appear to be working to the same set of rules, concerning the separation of executive, judicial and legislative powers within each state, and international treaties and principles-based norms.

Assange falls short of the law in all three.

8. If you doubt the seriousness of the current US charge Assanges faces, read this charging document:

justice.gov/opa/pr/wikilea…

9. Given the nature of the alleged events leading up to that charge, do you think it's likely further charges will follow? I sure do.

And I am thrilled about it. Early on, I was gullible enough to fall for Assange's propaganda. So I'm extra pleased to see him arrested today.

10. The UK, like the US, is meant to have an independent judiciary, and I have confidence that it will hear the extradition case without fear or favor, and without being bound by the pledge the executive branch has made.

Moreno will be aware of this. It's no biggie.

11. I believe that Moreno made the point about the non-extradition pledge (that cannot be lawfully implemented) for the sake of PR only.

Today's events would have been carefully planned by the UK and Ecuador with the full knowledge of the US authorities and the WH.

12. The 3 countries carefully planned the timing of the info releases to minimize the freakout among Assange's supporters and the initial backlash against the UK and Ecuador.

Most of the target audience do not understand the extradition process. Nor do they care.

13. The UK & Ecuador will be able to say that "we as the executive branch promised to do all we could to keep Assange out of US hands but the judiciary is independent."

Always remember the #FudgeRule. Wait at least a few hours for the dust to settle. Read your peers' analyses.

14. And find the best websites at which to read the analysis of those trying to offer signposts along the way.

Twitter and Facebook are not among them. Nor is any commercial media company, including FOX.

social.quodverum.com is my go-to source now.

15. Some of the FOX presenters provide commentary that I find credible. The overall editorial policy of the brothers who control the company is liberal. They messed up the fairness of Pacific time zone voting on 2018 midterms day. I will never forget that.

16. You have to decide for yourself whether each person is being honest with you each time you read or watch something, including me.

It's a pain, but it's become necessary across the board. This is the new normal.

Quod Verum allows free speech without supporting extremism.

17. At Twitter I have to constantly watch what I say, because innocent terms can be used to justify an instant, permanent ban. So it's not fun anymore. That's why I don't tweet much now. I say what I want to say at Quod Verum.

Hope to see you there.

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