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Re:Wikileaks: Julian Assange's internet access 'cut' by SamBam on Monday October 17, 2016 @12:07PM (#12726326)
Respectable organizations don't copy text from unsourced articles, change the font to Courier to make it look like a cable, and then screenshot the result.

Why did Wikileaks feel the need to do this? Is it because they felt silly just linked to a completely unsourced story on a partisan rag?

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Re:Wikileaks: Julian Assange's internet access 'cut' by throwaway98764 on Monday October 17, 2016 @01:10PM (#12726935)
Simple: character limit on Twitter, want to provide context to the statement, and want more exposure to the quote than a link would provide.
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