#059 - Chelsea Manning - The Cost of Truth

Mr Obnoxious

Peter McCormack

Technology, News, Politics, Money, Investing, Finance, Bitcoin

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🗓️ 17 March 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Chelsea Manning is a former U.S. Army intelligence analyst, whistleblower, and transparency activist, best known for leaking classified military documents that exposed government misconduct. Her actions sparked global debates on war crimes, free speech, and the role of whistleblowers in holding power to account. Since her release from prison, Manning has continued to advocate for privacy, digital security, and the fight against mass surveillance.

In this interview, we discuss the rise of the information war, government censorship, and the growing battle over truth in the digital age. Manning explains how governments manipulate narratives, why misinformation is a powerful weapon, and how AI and censorship are reshaping free speech. We also explore the role of decentralised technology, the dangers of overwhelming information, and whether she would leak documents again today.

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0:00.0	It's been quite striking to witness the changes that have happened over the last 15 years.
0:06.3	As I sort of foresaw a lot of these things, I was talking even in 2008 and 2009,
0:12.8	about how the information battle space was going to overtake the physical battle space. That has come to pass.
0:22.6	I figured that misinformation and disinformation would become more
0:27.6	significant of a driver of discourse and sort of the sort of politic that, you know,
0:33.6	that occurs in a more globalized space.
0:36.6	That has come to pass.
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1:22.6	All right.
1:23.5	Chelsea, hi.
1:24.4	Hi. How's it going?
1:25.2	Good. Welcome to London.
1:26.6	Love to be here.
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