I Was a CIA Whistleblower, Now I'm a Black Inmate
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I Was a CIA Whistleblower, Now I'm a Black Inmate
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Re: I Was a CIA Whistleblower, Now I'm a Black Inmate
#2You were faster than me, I wanted to submit this as well. Golden read.
Re: I Was a CIA Whistleblower, Now I'm a Black Inmate
#3This article is making me very happy that uBlock can block remote fonts. The default font they use (some variation of Neue) is completely unreadable here.
Re: I Was a CIA Whistleblower, Now I'm a Black Inmate
#4What is the point of the "Read More" button that blocks half the article? Usually I get to one and think, "No thanks" and just leave the article. Is there a way to configure an ad-blocker to block them in the first place?
Re: I Was a CIA Whistleblower, Now I'm a Black Inmate
#5As background:
Sterling was convicted after it discovered that he'd been leaking details of "Operation Merlin" to reporter James Risen. "Merlin" was a scheme in which blueprints for Russian nuclear arms technology was to be altered, such that attempts to test those weapons would fail, and then passed through to Iran's nuclear program. "Merlin" ultimately failed.
Re: I Was a CIA Whistleblower, Now I'm a Black Inmate
#6What is the point of the "Read More" button that blocks half the article? Usually I get to one and think, "No thanks" and just leave the article. Is there a way to configure an ad-blocker to block them in the first place?
I believe it's a concession/"feature" for mobile users -- you don't see it on desktop, even if you narrow the window to a mobile-equivalent media query. Not sure what the analytics say about it, but I'm guessing the reasoning is that on mobile, there's no room for the usual sidebar or even headernav to allow the user to bounce somewhere else on the site if they're bored with the article. The "Read More" makes it easy for the user to see footer-stuff, such as the newsletter link.
Re: I Was a CIA Whistleblower, Now I'm a Black Inmate
#7What is the point of the "Read More" button that blocks half the article? Usually I get to one and think, "No thanks" and just leave the article. Is there a way to configure an ad-blocker to block them in the first place?
I think it's just for their digest or "feed" type view, so that overly-long articles don't hog the entire page. I can live with it.
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Re: I Was a CIA Whistleblower, Now I'm a Black Inmate
#9As background: Sterling was convicted after it discovered that he'd been leaking details of "Operation Merlin" to reporter James Risen. "Merlin" was a scheme in which blueprints for Russian nuclear arms technology was to be altered, such that attempts to test those weapons would fail, and then passed through to Iran's nuclear program. "Merlin" ultimately failed.
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Re: I Was a CIA Whistleblower, Now I'm a Black Inmate
#10As background: Sterling was convicted after it discovered that he'd been leaking details of "Operation Merlin" to reporter James Risen. "Merlin" was a scheme in which blueprints for Russian nuclear arms technology was to be altered, such that attempts to test those weapons would fail, and then passed through to Iran's nuclear program. "Merlin" ultimately failed.
so where is the public interest to justify whistleblowing?