comment: >
  
  Robert...
context: Bulgarian reporter working out of Netherlands media outlet. Wanted for committing crimes by Russia for ... nothing that happened within Russia.
  As is custom. >
  
  It's a sign he's done a good job. >
  
  Bellingcat journalists are seriously great. 
  Started reading them after the PS752 "crash" where they quickly uncovered that Iran actually shot it down and tried to burry the evidence.
  It's really impressive how they can stitch together small pieces of evidence to form these stories. >
  
  Bellingcat has some seriously good reporting. That said, they have received funding from the National Endowment for Democracy which is essentially a CIA support organization. No publication is perfect so it’s important to know where the money comes from just to frame motivations. They’re better than most publications but it’s good to keep in mind. >
  
  If the CIA is overtly giving them money, then they don't mind being linked. Getting CIA money the table is when shady stuff happens. >
  
  Quality reporting makes their job easier. >
  
  Oh yay, Russia acting like a criminal state as usual. >
  
  Julian assange. >
  
  Fun fact: no >
  
  Lol why? >
  
  Well: 
  1. He broke an actual law in the US by sharing classified info 
  2. He was a US citizen and broke the law while in the US. >
  
  Assange is not a US citizen. His indictment even made a point to mention this.
  He wasn't also in the US. Again, the indictment made a point to mention that. >
  
  True. Assange is actually Australian. >
  
  Thank you Christo Grozev and Bellingcat! >
  
  You can donate to support their org, they've done a lot of good work. >
  
  What Russia wants and what Russia is able to get are two vastly different things. >
  
  Killing civilians is what Russia is good at.  They assassinated a guy in the UK.  If Russia wants anyone without dedicated security dead, they'll succeed eventually. >
  
  Good at it?  Are we talking about the two comedians admiring the 126 ft church spire?  The ones that accidentally killed the wrong person with a bottle of novochok in a scent bottle. >
  
  He'll be talking about Alexander Litvenenko >
  
  "Russia's highest journalism award" >
  
  If you are a journalist wanted by a government, you are doing your job right.