Wikileaks Opens Official Online Store 142
siliconbits writes "You can now buy officially branded Julian Assange T-Shirts, cups, netbook sleeves or bags and contribute financially to the Wikileaks fight. From the article: 'Wikileaks is looking to generate more revenue by launching an online shop that is run by Spreadshirt AG. Supporters of Julian Assange and the Wikileaks cause will be able to buy a variety of products like shirts, messenger bags, hats, buttons, scarves etc.'"
Gear without his face? (Score:4, Interesting)
I don't want his smug holier-than-thou bullshit grin on my clothing. Wikileaks I can support, Assange I can not.
Anyone verified this is actually legit? (Score:5, Interesting)
Is this for real (has Assange actually endorsed this?) or is this just a scam or another attempt to discredit/embarrass Wikileaks/Assange? I haven't seen anything about it on Wikileaks actual website.
Re:Wikileaks has officially jumped the shark (Score:2, Interesting)
it's now an Assange fan club, of no real importance or effectiveness
I disagree, it's at most distracting from their mission by giving cable news fluff to focus on rather than the actual important stuff, but Fox news reporting on alleged rapes rather than the corruption they exposed was never the goal. If they ever release the incriminating documents on bank of America, and they prove actually incriminating or surprising (as opposed to stuff like "they're incompetent and abusive to customers" which we knew already), the Assange circus won't prevent that.
If the documents prove Bank of America is intentionally, systematically stealing houses by foreclosing on them improperly, Assange could have a sex webcam show and yet wikileaks will still have been quite effective. Bank of America would still have to face the music. Or rather, Bank of America would get a slap on the wrist, but that's not because of Assange, and a slap on the wrist for bad behavior is still slightly better than nothing at all.
That said, I really hope he doesn't put on a sex show. Bad mental images...
Re:Wikileaks has officially jumped the shark (Score:2, Interesting)
Openleaks seems like the wrong approach, though.
They say they won't publish anything, only send it to newspapers. But that means that things only get published if a newspaper finds it interesting enough to publish, and they probably won't post the entire source document either. And if nobody is willing to post it, nobody will ever see it.
I'm fine with wikileaks alternatives and don't particularly care about Assange, but I want raw data, and lots of it. And no dependence on media organizations.