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Barrett's response to today's sentencing: “Good news! — The U.S. government decided today that because I did such a good job investigating the cyber-industrial
by fnordfnordfnord 12y ago
Barrett's response to today's sentencing:
“Good news! — The U.S. government decided today that because I did such a good job investigating the cyber-industrial complex, they’re now going to send me to investigate the prison-industrial complex. For the next 35 months, I’ll be provided with free food, clothes, and housing as I seek to expose wrondgoing by Bureau of Prisons officials and staff and otherwise report on news and culture in the world’s greatest prison system. I want to thank the Department of Justice for having put so much time and energy into advocating on my behalf; rather than holding a grudge against me for the two years of work I put into in bringing attention to a DOJ-linked campaign to harass and discredit journalists like Glenn Greenwald, the agency instead labored tirelessly to ensure that I received this very prestigious assignment. — Wish me luck!”
- wahsd 12y agoI like that guy. He has spirit that I only wish I had. I wonder if it is possible to fund his prison fund or something. I hope he publishes a book on the corruption of the prison system on the day that he's released and walks across the street of the prison to a book signing or something like that.
- fnordfnordfnord 12y agoI'm glad you asked. https://freebarrettbrown.org/ https://freebarrettbrown.org/ He writes here. He's written several articles about his incarceration. He is hillarious: http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/author/barrettbrown/ http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/author/barrettbrown/ There is an Amazon wish list somewhere too, but I can't seem to find it.