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The British government approved an extradition order on Friday for Julian Assange, the embattled WikiLeaks founder, confirming a court decision that he can be sent to the United States to stand trial on espionage charges, though his legal fight against the decision is not over.
While the order is a blow for Mr. Assange, whose case is seen by rights groups as a potential challenge to press freedom, he is expected to appeal the decision in a British court, and the government said he had 14 days to do so.
The Home Office, in a statement, pointed to a British court ruling that did not find “that it would be oppressive, unjust or an abuse of process to extradite Mr. Assange.” Additionally, the statement said, the courts did not find that extradition “would be incompatible with his human rights, including his right to a fair trial and to freedom of expression, and that whilst in the U.S. he will be treated appropriately, including in relation to his health.”
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“This is disappointing news that should concern anyone who cares about the First Amendment and the right to publish,” said Barry J. Pollack, a lawyer for Mr. Assange in the United States. “The decision will be appealed.”

The approval of the order by Priti Patel, the home secretary, is just the latest turn in a long-running court battle and comes after a British court ordered Mr. Assange’s extradition in April.
In its statement, the Home Office said that, if Mr. Assange wishes to fight his extradition, his next legal step would be to apply to the High Court for permission to appeal against the decisions of both a district judge and Ms. Patel to order it.
In 2019, Mr. Assange was charged in the United States under the Espionage Act in connection with obtaining and publishing classified government documents about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq on WikiLeaks in 2010. Those files were leaked by Chelsea Manning, a former military intelligence analyst, before being published by the site.
Throughout the prolonged legal battle against his extradition, Mr. Assange has remained in custody in London at Belmarsh prison, where he has been detained for nearly three years. Mr. Assange married his partner, Stella Moris, in prison this year.

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“We are going to fight this, we are going to use every appeal avenue,” she said on Friday, adding, “I am going to spend every waking hour fighting for Julian until he is free, until justice is served.”

Mr. Assange was arrested in London in 2019 after spending seven years holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy in an effort to avoid detention as he fought extradition to Sweden, where he was wanted for questioning in a rape inquiry. That case was later dropped.
Under current government guidelines, Ms. Patel is able to block extradition requests only in a small number of circumstances. Those include cases concerning people previously extradited or transferred to Britain from elsewhere, others involving people facing the death penalty, or those who might be charged with further, previously unannounced offenses after their transfers.
But if none of those issues were involved, Ms. Patel would have no reason to refuse an extradition request and would be obliged to comply, according to the Home Office.
However, Mr. Assange’s legal team will still be able to apply to appeal to Britain’s High Court on both Ms. Patel’s decision and potentially on a number of other points of concern about the U.S. request. The High Court will then decide which points Mr. Assange may appeal, if any. This process could take several months.
Once he has exhausted his options in British courts, Mr. Assange could also try to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights.

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Where’s the love and acceptance, Dims? 😂

Hope this was a new episode.
Oliver just kills Thomas for the grifter he is.
Offers him $1 million a year for the rest of his life and a new $2.4 million motorhome if he’ll retire.
Showed clips of Thomas saying the job wasn’t worth what he’s being paid and he’ll find out if his billionaire friends stay his friends.
lol.

Question #1 - What are you living for?

Question #2 - Why are you living for it?

• A New Yorker article reveals the White House intentionally directed Mayorkas to not called the surge at the southern border a crisis
• Led to the 2021 fumble where Mayorkas called it a 'challenge at the border'
• Report notes that Biden's Chief of Staff Ron Klain floated firing Mayorkas as a way to reset the messaging on handling of the southern border

Alejandro Mayorkas is one of Republicans most loathed members of President Joe Biden's administration – becoming last week only the second-ever cabinet secretary impeached in U.S. history.

A new report Saturday includes officials detailing how the White House tried to stop the Homeland Security Secretary from calling the migration surge over the southern border a 'crisis.'

And three officials, according to the New Yorker report, claim it was floated in late spring 2023 that Mayorkas be fired to help reset the administration's messaging over the southern border.

Meanwhile, the Republican-controlled House finally voted – by a margin of just one vote – to impeach Mayorkas. But the Democrat-led Senate is likely to acquit him.

This all comes amid record-breaking illegal immigration and migration across the southern border after Biden instructed Mayorkas to loosen Trump-era restrictions upon entering office in 2021.

In December 2023, the U.S. saw the largest-ever single day apprehension record with Customs and Border Protection coming in contact with 301,983 migrants crossing the southern border into the U.S.

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Republicans blame Biden's lax policies for this surge, and claim Mayorkas is at fault as well for a dereliction of duty at the southern border and lying to the American people about the severity of the crisis.

During a March 2021 press conference, a reporter asked Mayorkas outright if there was a 'crisis at the border,' to which the DHS Secretary replied: 'The answer is no. I think there is a challenge at the border that we are managing.'

This answer, according to the New Yorker article, was in accordance with White House instructions for Mayorkas to avoid using the word 'crisis' in his public appearances when discussing immigration.

It was obvious to most Americans and lawmakers alike that there was crisis with thousands of asylum-seekers arriving every day. And Mayorkas' wording at the time stuck even his most staunch defenders as awkward.

'I refuse to engage on battles of diction,' Mayorkas told The New Yorker when reached about his evasion of using the word 'crisis' at the time.

Additionally, three administration officials said that during a White House meeting last spring, Biden's Chief of Staff Ron Klain brought up potentially firing Mayorkas.

It was proposed, according to the officials, as a way to reset the narrative on the southern border and border security overall.

But one former official questioned who could possibly replace Mayorkas, who had the most experience on the issue.

'I never suggested firing Secretary Mayorkas,' Klain insisted to the New Yorker. 'I consider Ali a friend and a dedicated public servant.'

House Speaker Mike Johnson brought a floor vote to impeach Mayorkas last week, which was ultimately successful.

But now the issue goes to the Senate, which requires a two-thirds vote to convict and remove a secretary official from office.

Mayorkas was the first cabinet official to be impeached in nearly 150 years – and only the second to ever face that fate.

White House tried to stop Mayorkas calling migration a 'crisis'

Alejandro Mayorkas is one of Republicans most loathed members of President Joe Biden's administration - becoming last week only the second-ever cabinet secretary impeached in U.S. history.

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And then delete my post. Does the really old thread get kicked back to it's old place?

Bardo suggested something to that effect.

Maybe this was covered in the game thread.

Walking through the streets of SoHo in the rain
He was looking for the place called Lee Ho Fooks
For to get a big dish of beef chow mein

I think it is time for ole Sherm to retire. He is my age and I have been retired for 7 years. I don't see him bringing much to the dance anymore. Fran really needs to find a good defensive asst. coach.

I think Mulvey should transfer and the nepotism needs to end, I do not want Patrick returning. It would be great if Tony returns but he really should be a wing player.

Excited to see what Koch and Tadjo will bring next year. We need inside help, Tadjo looks athletic and physical. Koch's length and shooting ability will be a plus.

Fran needs to hit the portal for a point guard. I thought Bowen would be the answer but he's not. I like Hardings game but he's not going to succeed if he can't consistently shoot from the perimeter. An athletic wing could also help.

Until this team can make defensive stops they won't be in the top tier of the league.

Right now, attendance is declining and apathy has set in.

Ogle Winston Link took a lot of classic railroad photos in the 1950s as steam locomotives were being phased out by the railroads. He's famous for his night photos that often included fast moving trains and powerful lighting in strategic places to emphasize elements in his shots. Amazing work!

Trump is now pushing out the narrative that Haley's parents were not US citizens, and therefore Nikki isn't eligible to be POTUS.
I wonder if Nikki will take this like she did Trump's purity of the white race comments? Haley's mixed race children were the target of Trump's attacks.
How can you stand up to Xi and Putin if you cannot stand up to a bully like Trump, Nikki?
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trum...i-haley-birtherism_n_659dbec0e4b0f9f6621e87f3

Who know of this is true or not but makes for an interesting story.
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WHO: Wisconsin Badgers (9-5, 3-4 Big Ten)
WHEN: 1:00 PM CT (Sunday, February 18, 2024)
WHERE: Carver-Hawkeye Arena (Iowa City, IA)
TV: BTN (Zach Mackey and Tim Johnson)
RADIO: AM 800 KXIC (Steven Grace, Mark Ironside) | YouTube
MOBILE: foxsports.com/mobile
ONLINE: foxsports.com/live
FOLLOW: @IowaAwesome | @Hawks_Wrestling | @IowaonBTN

After back-to-back humbling defeats to Michigan and Penn State, #4 Iowa wrestling is back in action on Sunday to wrap up the Big Ten season against one final border rival, Wisconsin. The Badgers enter the dual at 9-5 overall and 3-4 against Big Ten competition, fresh off a 28-12 defeat to Minnesota on Friday night.

In addition to being the conclusion of the Big Ten season for Iowa, Sunday's dual meet is also Senior Day and the last appearance in Carver-Hawkeye Arena for a multitude of Hawkeye wrestlers. It's going to be a bittersweet affair, as not only will starters like Real Woods, Zach Glazier, and Jared Franek (and possibly Brody Teske) be taking their final bows in CHA, so will the likes of Tony Cassioppi, Nelson Brands, Abe Assad, and Cobe Siebrecht, all former starters (and All-Americans in the case of Cassioppi and Brands) whose final seasons were lost in the mess of the sports wagering debacle.

It's nice that Cassioppi, Brands, Assad, and Siebrecht will get one last moment of recognition by Iowa fans -- they certainly deserve that -- though it remains deeply frustrating that they weren't able to take the mat this season. Brennan Swafford, Aiden Harris, Charles Matthews, and Lief Schroeder will also be taking part in the Senior Day ceremony after the dual meet.

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Did Glazier, Brands and Siebrecht participate in ceremony after today’s meet?

On a good day, the Hawkeye women can beat South Carolina, just like last year.