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Oct 2022
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Chelsea Manning - README.txt

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American transparency activist Chelsea Manning discusses pulling off one of the largest intelligence leaks in history, copying government files onto CDs with band names to avoid being caught and writing “README.txt” to be more of a coming of age story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices ... Show More
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