На днях закончился научно-фантастический сериал Expanse по серии книг Джеймса Кори. Я не читал книги, но сериал посмотрел с удовольствием.
По сюжету недалёкое будущее, на Земле адское перенаселение, и бОльшая часть людей живёт на пособие по безработице, потому что их банально нечем занять. Но живут не бедно, вполне в достатке. Другие две части человечества колонизировали Марс и пояс астероидов. Марсиане вынуждены были в суровых условиях выживать и терраформировать планету, поэтому стали мощной военной технократией и опередили в своих технологиях Землю. «Астеры» же влачат тяжёлое и вредное для организма (из-за низкой гравитации) существование на космических станциях и кораблях, занимаясь в основном шахтерскими работами и пиратством. В центре этого политического замеса одна девушка полуслучайно натыкается на инопланетную субстанцию, начинается сюжет.
Несмотря на упоминание инопланетян, сериал вполне взрослый и серьезный. Мне очень нравится, что автор не углубился в каноничные для космоопер упрощающие жизнь концепции. В Expanse нет искусственной гравитации: на станциях она создаётся вращением, на кораблях — ускорением и торможением, а люди носят электромагнитную обувь. Ещё тут нет гипердвигателя, поэтому люди не вышли за пределы Солнечной Системы, а внутри перелёты занимают недели и месяцы. Конкретно в сериале ещё и почти смело показано отсутствие звука в космосе: он, конечно, есть, но подаётся нам как бы из ушей членов экипажа. Внутри корабля ты услышишь выстрел из ракетницы, но смачных взрывов и шума реактивных струй в вакууме практически нет. При этом космические бои и физика движения кораблей переданы очень реалистично, а не как в Звёздных Войнах, где корабли это будто самолёты в атмосфере. Ну и да, никаких лазеров, из оружия снаряды, ракеты и рельсовые пушки. А связь со скоростью света с соответствующими задержками.
Стремление авторов не развлекать народ цветной жвачкой сыграло с ними злую шутку: сериал чуть было не закрыли из-за недостаточной аудитории. Но его выкупил Amazon — по слухам сам Джефф Безос был фанатом. Прикиньте, смотрите вы сериал, и тут услышали новости о его закрытии. Поднимаете трубку и покупаете сериал, чтобы продлить съёмки.
Впрочем, авторам не удалось нормально закрыть все сюжетные линии, а события, происходившие в первом сезоне, связаны с событиями из последнего сезона очень косвенно. И тем не менее, в современном мире это редкий образец умной и взрослой научной фантастики, почти не идущей на компромиссы.
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In return Assange, who spent five years in the maximum security Belmarsh prison in London and seven years as a fugitive hiding from British and American law enforcement in the UK Ecuadorian embassy, was ultimately sentenced to time served after years in which the US was attempting to have him extradited.
In an interview with Law Dragon last April, Pollack described the difficulty of negotiating the deal with the US, UK and Australian governments before securing Assange’s freedom. Pollack also offered some thoughts relevant to what Maduro may currently be experiencing.
“Typically, when I meet with a client, they are facing what may be the worst crisis that they have ever faced,” Pollack said.
“To guide them through that process is enormously gratifying. It’s hard to imagine doing something where you see a greater impact on the life of the person who you’re dealing with.
“You spend a lot of hours with your client. In almost every case, I’ve developed a relationship with the client. And at the end of the day, it’s no longer a stranger who I’m seeing get through to the other side of this terrible piece of their life. It’s somebody that I’ve come to know and respect.”
Along with his work representing Assange, Pollack has previously secured the acquittal of former Enron accountant Michael Krautz, and has also worked in overturning wrongful conviction cases, including helping to secure the freedom of Martin Tankleff, who spent 17 years in prison after being wrongfully accused of murdering his parents.
In the interview with Law Dragon, Pollack reflected on his strengths, offering a glimpse into how he may defend Maduro.
“I have the ability to communicate well with a jury. In some ways, you’re being a translator. You’re taking a mass of very technical information from an industry that the jury may not be familiar with and communicate it in a way that is understandable,” Pollack said.
“I’m able to talk to a jury and explain the evidence in a way that makes sense to them – that shows them that the government’s way of looking at the facts is not the only way to look at the facts and may not even be the best way to look at the facts.”
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When Maduro appeared in court in New York on Monday, his choice of lawyer quickly raised eyebrows.
The captured Venezuelan president was accompanied by Barry Pollack, a top-tier US trial lawyer who spent years representing Julian Assange, eventually securing the WikiLeaks founder’s release from prison in the UK in 2024.
Pollack is a partner at Harris St Laurent & Wechsler, a law firm based on New York’s Wall Street in the financial district of lower Manhattan, just a few minutes walk from the federal court where Maduro pleaded not guilty to criminal charges on Monday.
Pollack will take on a case as Maduro’s private counsel that could prove to be just as challenging as that of Assange.
Maduro was charged on Monday with drug-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine-importation conspiracy, and possession of machine guns and destructive devices, with the US government labelling Maduro a “narco-terrorist” and an “illegitimate president”. He faces up to life in prison.
Harris St Laurent & Wechsler did not respond to requests for comment about Pollack’s involvement, but it is clear that in the legal world, he is highly regarded.
According to Chambers USA, Pollack is a “thorough and deep-thinking lawyer” who “lives, breathes and sleeps trials, and has such a natural way in front of juries”.
In his first appearance representing Maduro, Pollack questioned the legality of Maduro’s dramatic abduction by US forces on Saturday in a raid on the Venezuelan capital Caracas, CNN reported, and argued Maduro is entitled to immunity as the head of a sovereign state.
Winning Maduro’s freedom will present a different challenge to Pollack compared to his work with Assange. The lawyer negotiated a plea deal on Assange’s behalf which allowed the Australian data-freedom activist to walk free, ending an international legal saga that lasted more than a decade.
In the deal, Assange pleaded guilty to violating US espionage law in conspiring to obtain and disclose classified US national defence documents.
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Dec 19: Founder of Apple Daily, Jimmy Lai, and three Apple companies continue their trial on charges of conspiring with foreign forces and publishing seditious publications. Yesterday, the defense argued that the prosecution's addition of sedition charges exceeded the time limit for prosecution. Today, they added that the prosecution should have timely initiated charges due to the six-month limit for sedition offenses. The prosecution contends that the conspiracy was ongoing, citing over 160 seditious publications released by Lai within two years. The judge will rule on the legal dispute this Friday.
Legal dispute arises as the six-month time limit for sedition offenses becomes a focal point in the trial of Jimmy Lai and the Apple Daily companies. Defense argues charges exceed the limit, questioning court jurisdiction. Prosecution contends ongoing conspiracy justifies charges. Ruling expected Friday. #JimmyLai#AppleDaily#Trial#LegalDispute#SeditionCharges