Month: April 2025

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BITCOIN SEASON 2: Julian Assange’s Brother, Gabriel Shipton on Wikileaks & BTC

Julian Assange's brother Gabriel Shipton and Brian Laughlin announce Project Spartacus - an initiative to preserve the Afghan War Logs on Bitcoin's blockchain as ordinals - creating a permanent, uncensorable record.


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Gabriel Shipton, film producer and brother of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, joins us alongside Brian Locklin from Ordinals to discuss Project Spartacus. This ambitious initiative aims to permanently archive the Afghan War Logs on Bitcoin's blockchain through ordinals technology, creating an uncensorable repository of historically significant information. They explore how Bitcoin offers unique censorship resistance, the technical challenges they've overcome, and the potential for Bitcoin to serve as a powerful publishing platform for journalists and freedom advocates.


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Notes:

- Project archives 76,000+ Afghan War Logs on Bitcoin

- Julian Assange was imprisoned for 14 years

- War Logs were previously unavailable at times

- Julian is free but restricted by plea deal

- Bitcoin enabled Wikileaks to survive debanking

- Ordinals offer new censorship-resistant archive



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Timestamps:

00:00 Start

01:25 Project Spartacus

03:18 Before Assange was released

06:36 Ordinalsbot involvement

09:45   Arch

10:17 New financial model for publishing

15:42 Breaking new ground for Ordinals

18:32 Censorship resistant platforms

23:07 Recent wins & losses

29:38 Wrap up


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SCOTUScast - Glossip v. Oklahoma – Post-Decision SCOTUScast

On February 25, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued their 5-3 opinion in Glossip v. Oklahoma. The Court held that the prosecution violated its constitutional obligation to correct false testimony under Napue v. Illinois. and the Court has the jurisdiction to review the judgment of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals.

Please join us in discussing the decision and its future implications.

Featuring:
Zack Smith, Legal Fellow and Manager, Supreme Court and Appellate Advocacy Program, The Heritage Foundation
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CBS News Roundup - 04/02/2025 | World News Roundup

Wisconsin Democrats defeat Musk's millions, It's tariff day, or as President Trump calls it, liberation day. And, remembering Val Kilmer. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has those stories and more on the World News Roundup podcast.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Potential Federal Cuts Leave 25% Of Illinois Residents On Medicaid At Risk

About 1 in 4 Illinois residents depend on Medicaid. Congressional Republicans are pushing legislation that would likely lead to significant cuts in federal funding for Medicaid programs around the country. From lost coverage to lost jobs, the looming cuts could impact millions in Illinois alone. Reset checks in with U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen (D–IL), whose district has one of the highest numbers of Medicaid recipients. We also hear from Medicaid advocates Anusha Thotakura, executive director of Citizen Action/Illinois, and Stephanie Altman, director of Healthcare Justice at the Shriver Center on Poverty Law to learn more. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
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Up First from NPR - Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’, Wisconsin Supreme Court Race, Mistaken Deportation

President Trump is set to impose sweeping tariffs on an array of countries. Liberal judge Susan Crawford was elected to the state Supreme Court in Wisconsin. And, the Trump administration has admitted to deporting a Maryland father by mistake.

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Opening Arguments - The HHS Massacre

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OA1145 and T3BE65 - Lydia joins this Wild Card Wednesday to discuss the awful, inhumane HHS layoffs. Workers were lined up around the block to wait hours to find out if they were fired or not. These are human beings. The people responsible for this should be imprisoned.

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The Intelligence from The Economist - Ballot from the blue: will Ukraine hold a poll?

Months ago, holding an election in wartorn Ukraine seemed impossible. Now plans are being made. Our correspondent explains the prospects for the campaign – and the chance of a ceasefire, which must precede it. How did “The Economist” cover American tariff hikes in the 1930s (8:29)? And why daylight savings time may not be so brilliant for your health (16:14). 


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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 4.2.25

Alabama

  • Federal judge rules against the state seeking to stop out  of state abortions
  • Both US Senators join bill to stop the nationwide injunctions from judges
  • 3 attorneys sanctioned for "judge shopping" filed an appeal this week
  • CEO of Red Land Cotton says tariffs from Trump will help textile industry
  • Birmingham Mayor names Michael Pickett as new Police chief

National

  • Trump to announce new tariff's and also address the Tik Tok app sale
  • 27 states are supporting Trump's use of Alien Enemies Act of 1798
  • Musk says USIP tried to destroy financial corruption data but was recovered
  • DOJ prosecutors to seek death penalty for assassin Luigi Mangione
  • A republican wins congressional seat held by Matt Gaetz in special election
  • Hunter Biden to be permanently disbarred in Washington DC courts