(2018-08-25). NSA Leaker Reality Winner's 5-Year Term is An Attack on Whistleblowing. therealnews.com 
Reality Winner has been sentenced to over 5 years in behind bars for leaking an NSA document to The Intercept about alleged Russian spearphishing in the US election system. It's the longest ever prison sentence for a media source in US history. We speak to Shadowproof's Kevin Gosztola about the trial and the double-standards in…
(2018-08-25). Did CIA's Kremlin sources 'go quiet' or is NYT seeking excuses for lack of fresh 'meddling' rumors? rt.com 
US intelligence is 'in the dark' about Russian intentions towards the November midterm elections, the New York Times reports, offering some explanations as to why this might be the case, while ignoring the most obvious one.
(2018-08-24). James Risen: Reality Winner's Sentence Is One of the Worst Miscarriages of Justice in Recent History. democracynow.org 
NSA whistleblower Reality Winner was handed the longest sentence ever imposed in federal court for leaking government information to the media Thursday. She is the first person to be sentenced under the Espionage Act since President Trump took office. Winner was arrested by FBI agents at her home in Augusta, Georgia, on June 3, 2017, two days before The Intercept published an exposé revealing Russian military intelligence conducted a cyberattack on at least one U.S. voting software company just days before the U.S. presidential election. The exposé was based on a classified NSA report from May 5, 2017, that shows…
(2018-08-24). University of Arizona Accepted $458K From Eugenics Fund. truthdig.com The University of Arizona has accepted years of funding from a foundation infamous for promoting research linking race and intelligence — even after other universities and organizations, including white nationalist groups, stopped receiving support from the group, records show. | A University of Arizona psychology professor used some of the Pioneer Fund's grant money to pay for recent travel to a conference in London that has included eugenics-themed presentations, according to documents The Associated Press obtained through a public records request. The eugenics movement has included theories about the controlled breeding of humans to "improve" the gene pool. | The Pioneer Fund was created by textile heir Wickliffe Draper in 1937 to — in the words of its original charter — advocate for "race betterment." The organization has promoted eugenics and financially supported "race scientists" who maintain that blacks are intellectually and genetically…
(2018-08-24). New Poll Shows 70 Percent of Americans Support Medicare for All. truthout.org 
As its progressive wing and a groundswell of new and energetic candidates continues to move the Democratic Party to the left, a new Reuters poll out Thursday shows that support for a key plank of this insurgency — Medicare for All — has hit an all-time high with 70 percent of all Americans now in favor of a such program, including nearly 85 percent of Democrats and a full 52 percent of Republicans. | With such levels of popularity, as an accompanying article exploring some of the tensions within the party makes clear, Democratic leaders are being told they ignore the push for Medicare for All at their own peril. | pic.twitter.com/6V8G8E35Nb | — Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) August 23, 2018 | Members of Sen. Bernie Sanders' (I-Vt.) policy team also applauded the findings: | uh, holy shit new @Reuters poll…
(2018-08-24). Headlines for August 24, 2018. democracynow.org Yemen: 31 Reportedly Killed in U.S.-Backed Airstrikes, Including 22 Children, National Enquirer Executives Had Safe Containing Dirt on Trump, New York City Prosecutor Opens Criminal Probe into Trump Organization, GOP Senators Give Trump Green Light to Fire AG Jeff Sessions, Rep. Duncan Hunter and His Wife Plead Not Guilty to Looting Campaign Funds, Prison Strike Against "Modern-Day Slavery" Spreads Nationwide, NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison, Hawaii: Flooding and Landslides Reported as Hurricane Lane Strikes, South Africa Rejects Trump Claim of "Large Scale Killing" of Farmers, A…
(2018-08-24). "Judensà§cker:" Our Jewish Graveyard. counterpunch.org It is August 1942. I am seven years old and, as usual, I am spending the summer vacations with my beloved Tante Babett in Dettendorf, a village about six kilometers East of my town Neustadt an der Aisch. Late one afternoon my papa called and requested that I to return home for helping out in More
(2018-08-24). Mother of NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner: My Daughter Was "Nailed to the Door" by the Trump Admin. democracynow.org 
NSA whistleblower Reality Winner has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison—the longest sentence ever imposed in federal court for leaking government information to the media. Twenty-six-year-old Reality Winner is the first person to be sentenced under the Espionage Act since President Trump took office. Her sentencing Thursday came after she pleaded guilty in June to transmitting a top-secret document to a news organization. She had faced up to 10 years in prison. We speak with her mother, Billie Winner-Davis.
(2018-08-24). Monsanto Trial Exposes Risks of Roundup Herbicide. Thousands of Cancer Patients Suing Monsanto. globalresearch.ca "This case is way bigger than me. I hope it gets the attention that it needs." — Dewayne Johnson, former school groundskeeper awarded $289 million in damages from Monsanto | As …
(2018-08-24). Kris Kobach's Gubernatorial Campaign Hires White Nationalists. therealnews.com 
Kansas Republican Kris Kobach's Governor's Campaign hires white nationalists, giving momentum to the racist anti-immigrant movement and increasing their power in the GOP. We speak to Christina Lopez of Media Matters
(2018-08-24). Reality Winner's Sentence Celebrated as Longest Ever for Unauthorized Disclosure. mintpressnews.com Prosecutors claimed Winner's disclosure of the NSA report "caused exceptionally grave damage to national security." However, that was never proven during course of this case and in fact, prosecutors claimed it didn't have to be proven to convict her of violating the Espionage Act.
(2018-08-24). Mother of NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner: My Daughter Was "Nailed to the Door" truthout.org NSA whistleblower Reality Winner has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison — the longest sentence ever imposed in federal court for leaking government information to the media. Twenty-six-year-old Reality Winner is the first person to be sentenced under the Espionage Act since President Trump took office. Her sentencing Thursday came after she pleaded guilty in June to transmitting a top-secret document to a news organization. She had faced up to 10 years in prison. We speak with her mother, Billie Winner-Davis. | TRANSCRIPT: | AMY GOODMAN: NSA whistleblower Reality Winner has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison — the longest sentence ever imposed in federal court for leaking government information to the media. The 26-year-old Reality Winner is the first person to be sentenced under the Espionage Act since President Trump took office. Her…
(2018-08-24). CIA Whistleblower: John Brennan Is Out For Himself, Not the Resistance. therealnews.com 
Donald Trump's revoking of ex-CIA Director John Brennan's security clearance has re-ignited a bitter public feud. Ex-CIA torture whistleblower John Kiriakou argues that given Brennan's record and personal ambitions, he is not a trustworthy Resister.
(2018-08-24). Trump Asks Mike Pompeo to Delay Visit to North Korea. truthdig.com In directing the secretary of state to delay his trip, the president cites insufficient progress on denuclearization.
(2018-08-24). The Brennan -Rosenstein -Mueller -Comey -US Media "Witch Hunt" globalresearch.ca Update August 23: Mark Penn writing in The Hill points out that Cohen pleaded guilty to campaign violations that were not campaign violations. Moreover, Cohen himself did not make the hush …
(2018-08-24). 'Grave Mistake': Trump-Supporting Manafort Juror Warns the President Against Pardoning His Ex-Campaign Chair. alternet.org 
Paula Duncan is a hardcore Trump supporter. But she found Manafort guilty and doesn't want the president to intervene. | Paula Duncan is a steadfast supporter of President Donald Trump. She considers Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation to be a " witch hunt. " When she was selected as a ju. . .
(2018-08-24). Will Donald Trump Fire Jeff Sessions After the Midterms? truthout.org One of Donald Trump's alleged charms is that he talks like a regular guy. His voters like that he doesn't put on airs or act as though he is better than they are. As he said at the Republican National Convention, "I am your voice." If that's the case, the Trump voters of America all sound like TV mobsters lately because President Trump has been doing his best impression of Tony Soprano. Not for the first time, of course. Trump has often copped the attitude of a mob boss, but he's really ratcheted up the gangster talk lately, and with good reason. The feds are breathing down his neck. | It started last week with a tweet responding to the news that his White House counsel had been interviewed by special counsel Robert Mueller's office for 30 hours: | The failing @nytimes
(2018-08-24). Democratic senators ask Pompeo for translator's notes from Trump-Putin meeting. rt.com 
Democratic senators are requesting translation notes and other materials related to Donald Trump's two-hour meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in July, saying the summit requires "urgent congressional oversight." |
(2018-08-24). Trump: Reality Winner's crimes 'small potatoes' compared to Hillary Clinton. rt.com 
President Donald Trump took to Twitter to bash the Justice Department for sentencing ex-NSA contractor Reality Winner to five years imprisonment, while letting Hillary Clinton off the hook for her email server misuse. |
(2018-08-24). Trump cancels Pompeo's N. Korea trip but sends 'warmest regards' to Kim. rt.com 
President Trump has canceled State Secretary Mike Pompeo's upcoming trip to North Korea, due to take place next week. The President cited a lack of progress towards denuclearization when he announced the cancelation.
(2018-08-23). Statement on the Sentencing of Whistleblower Reality Winner for Disclosing NSA Report on Russian Election Hacking. theintercept.com Reality Winner's courage and sacrifice for the good of her country should be honored, not punished.
(2018-08-23). Donald Trump Makes the United States More Dispensable Than Ever. thenation.com Donald Trump Makes the United States More Dispensable Than Ever appeared first on The Nation.
(2018-08-23). Julian Assange and the Fate of Journalism. counterpunch.org 
It should come as no surprise that many governments look upon Wikileaks as a threat to institutional well-being. And so, in an effort to cripple Wikileaks and have their revenge on Assange, the United States and the United Kingdom (UK), with the cooperation of Sweden, first sought to frame Assange (2010) on a sexual assault charge. This having failed, Assange was still left liable for jumping bail in the UK in order to avoid seizure and deportation to the U.S., where he would certainly be put on trial for revealing secrets. (2018-08-23). How Will Iran Respond to Trump's Escalations? therealnews.com 
After re-imposing sanctions, Trump's new "Iran Action Group" is the latest step in his destabilization campaign against Tehran. International Crisis Group President Robert Malley, who helped negotiate the Iran nuclear deal under the Obama administration, discusses the White House's goals and Iran's response. [This is the first part of an extended interview on US policy…
(2018-08-23). The End For Trump, Or A Dead End for Mueller? (Pt 2/2). therealnews.com 
The convictions of Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen have led many of Trump's media and political foes to declare the beginning of the end. Yahoo News correspondent and "Russian Roulette" co-author Michael Isikoff discusses the cases and what they mean for Trump
(2018-08-23). The End For Trump, Or A Dead End for Mueller? (Pt 1/2). therealnews.com 
The convictions of Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen have led many of Trump's media and political foes to declare the beginning of the end. Yahoo News correspondent and "Russian Roulette" co-author Michael Isikoff joins TRNN's Aaron Maté to discuss
(2018-08-23). Trump orders Pompeo to 'closely study' South Africa's land expropriation. rt.com 
US President Donald Trump has expressed concern over the fate of white farmers in South Africa, where the extremely controversial land redistribution reform might leave owners without their properties or any compensation. |
(2018-08-23). Police chopper crashes into parking lot after horrifying take-off malfunction (VIDEO). rt.com 
The pilot of a police helicopter has been seriously injured after his aircraft crashed during take-off in Arkansas. Dramatic video shows the chopper flipping on its side as its propeller smashes against the ground.
(2018-08-23). State Dept warns South Africa of 'wrong path' amid land expropriation row. rt.com 
Expropriation of land without compensation "would not be a good thing" and would send South Africa "down the wrong path," State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told reporters amid a diplomatic row with Pretoria. |
(2018-08-22). Is Donald Trump Above the Law? theintercept.com 
President Donald Trump chairs a meeting with administration and state officials on prison reform at the Trump National Golf Club on Aug. 9, 2018, in Bedminster, N.J. | Paul Manafort, Trump's former campaign chair, was found guilty on eight counts of tax and bank fraud in a case brought by special counsel Robert Mueller, who has been investigating whether Trump and his campaign colluded with Russia to win the 2016 election. | Meanwhile, in a New York federal court on Tuesday, Michael Cohen, Trump's longtime attorney and fixer, pleaded guilty to eight counts of tax evasion, bank fraud, and, most critically for Trump, campaign finance violations. | Both of Tuesday's cases were really bad news for Trump, but the Cohen plea deal presented a more immediate threat to the president. As part of his plea, Cohen directly implicated the president, asserting…
(2018-08-22). Proof that Manafort & Cohen are criminals adds no weight to Mueller's Russia collusion probe. rt.com 
What do Paul Manafort's five counts of tax fraud, one count of hiding foreign bank accounts and two counts of bank fraud all have in common? None of them have anything to do with collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.
(2018-08-22). Tweets from Assange's mum fuel conspiracy theory on Clinton email leaks. rt.com 
Julian Assange's mother caused excitement on Twitter, saying an ex-DNC worker leaked the Clinton emails. Christine Assange deleted her post after followers concluded that she meant Seth Rich, who was killed in 2016.
(2018-08-21). First 'Russiagate' trial shaking? Jury slow to reach Manafort verdict. rt.com 
After a bizarre trial that saw no mention of Russia, the jury in former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort's fraud trial is still deliberating, spelling bad news for Robert Mueller's "Russiagate" prosecutors.
(2018-08-20). Headlines for August 20, 2018. democracynow.org CNN: Bomb That Killed 40 Yemeni School Children Was Made by U.S. | , California: ICE Arrests Man Driving His Wife to the Hospital to Give Birth, ICE Agents Forcibly Reseparate Fathers from Sons at Karnes Detention Center | , Ex-CIA Director John Brennan May Sue Trump over Stripped Security Clearances | , NYT: White House Counsel Donald McGahn Cooperating with Mueller Probe | , Israeli Troops Kill 2 Palestinians and Injure Hundreds More During Friday's Protests, Longtime Israeli Peace Activist Uri Avnery Dies at 94 | , Afghan President Offers Conditional Ceasefire with Taliban | , U.N.: Brazil Can't Bar Lula from…
(2018-08-20). Clapper vs Brennan: Ex-DNI chief says ex-CIA head's attacks on Trump becoming 'an issue'. rt.com 
John Brennan and his inflammatory rhetoric aimed at Donald Trump's "treasonous behavior" are becoming "an issue in and of itself," James Clapper, former Director of National Intelligence, has said of the ex-CIA chief. |
(2018-08-19). Trump calls Mueller probe 'McCarthyism at its worst' lashing out at 'fake' New York Times. rt.com 
US President Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to launch another scathing attack on the New York Times and Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe, calling it "McCarthyism at its WORST."
(2018-08-17). Have British Spies Been Hacking the EU? consortiumnews.com The European Union has accused British intelligence agencies of disrupting Brexit negotiations—creating a new public dispute that could poison further an already toxic situation, says Annie Machon. By Annie Machon in Brussels Special to Consortium News Just after midnight on… Read more →
(2018-08-17). Angela Davis: Aretha Franklin "Will Forever Animate Our Collective Sense of Desire for Change" democracynow.org 
Aretha Franklin became the voice of the civil rights movement in 1967, when her cover of Otis Redding's "Respect" became an international sensation. Franklin was a steadfast supporter of the civil rights movement throughout her long and remarkable career. She sang at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral after his assassination in 1968. The Rev. Jesse Jackson said Franklin anonymously helped fund the movement for decades. He said, "When Dr. King was alive, several times she helped us make payroll. … Aretha has always been a very socially conscious artist, an inspiration, not just an entertainer." For more, we sp…
(2018-08-17). Monsanto Just Lost a Case Linking Its Weed Killer to Cancer. thenation.com Monsanto Just Lost a Case Linking Its Weed Killer to Cancer appeared first on The Nation.
(2018-08-16). Headlines for August 16, 2018. democracynow.org Violence Roils Afghanistan as Taliban Cracks Down on Red Cross, Trump Revokes Security Clearance of Ex-CIA Director, a Major Critic, Security Clearance Flap Comes Amid Mounting White House Scandals, Trump's Lawyer Prepared to "Unload" on Mueller "Like a Ton of Bricks", Hundreds of Media Outlets Condemn Trump's Attacks on the Free Press, Turkish Court Releases Jailed Amnesty International Chair, Brazil: Lula Registers from Prison as Presidential Candidate, Malta Allows Migrant Ship to Dock After 5 Days Stranded at Sea, ACLU Says ICE "Trapped" Immigrant Spouses at Green Card Interviews, CDC Says Record 72,000 Ameri…
(2018-08-15). Headlines for August 15, 2018. democracynow.org Pennsylvania Priests Abused 1,000 Children and Covered Up the Abuse, Christine Hallquist Becomes First Transgender Major-Party Gubernatorial Nominee, In Minnesota, Ilhan Omar Is Poised to Be First Somali American Elected to Congress, Keith Ellison Wins Democratic Primary for Minnesota Attorney General, Jahana Hayes Poised to Be Connecticut's First Black Woman in Congress, Kansas: Jeff Colyer Concedes to Kris Kobach in Republican Primary for Governor, In Sexist & Racist Attack, Trump Calls Omarosa "Crazed" and a "Dog", Italy: 39 Killed in Bridge Collapse in Genoa, Yemen: 13 Reportedly Killed by Airstrikes in Hodei…
(2018-08-14). How Monsanto Plants Stories, Suppresses Science & Silences Dissent to Sell a Cancer-Linked Chemical. democracynow.org 
As Monsanto comes under scrutiny for allegedly hiding the dangers of its weed killer Roundup, we talk to a reporter who says the company attempted to censor and discredit her when she published stories on their product that contradicted their business interests. Carey Gillam is a veteran investigative journalist and author of "Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science."
(2018-08-14). Historic Ruling Against Monsanto Finds Company Acted with "Malice" Against Groundskeeper with Cancer. democracynow.org 
California jurors have awarded $289 million in a historic verdict against Monsanto in the case of a school groundskeeper who developed cancer after using its weed killer, Roundup. We speak with Brent Wisner, the lead trial counsel for Dewayne Lee Johnson, who has non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Doctors say he is unlikely to live past 2020. Johnson's was the first lawsuit to go to trial alleging glyphosate causes cancer. Filed in 2016, it was fast-tracked for trial due to the severity of his illness.