Whistleblower Chelsea Manning is serving 35 years in prison – for having exposed the truth to the American public.
Manning has just been punished with 21 days of restrictions on her recreational activities, including no access to a gym, a library or the outdoors.
Why? For possessing unapproved reading material and expired tooth paste. The Guardian reports…
“A tube of anti-cavity toothpaste, MKIC, was found in your possession past its expiration date of 9 April 2015. You are involved in violation of ACC Policy Letter 16, using, possessing, handling or storing of medicine, except as authorized by the facility medical staff. Failure to take medication as prescribed by medical staff,” read the charging documents, which were also shared on Manning’s twitter account.
According to Manning other items confiscated from her cell included the memoir I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai, a novel featuring trans women called A Safe Girl to Love, the LGBT publication Out Magazine, the Caitlyn Jenner issue of Vanity Fair and a copy of Cosmopolitan that included an interview with Manning.
How stupid. How sad. How sinister.
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