The Latest Victim in the Crucifixion of Julian Assange
Robert Scheer | truthdig.com | 2019-08-23
The case of Ola Bini, a Swedish data privacy activist and associate of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, has been shrouded in mystery since his arrest in Quito, Ecuador, on April 11. He was detained on the same day Assange was forcibly removed from the Ecuadorian Embassy in the United Kingdom, inevitably raising questions about whether Bini was being held because of his connection with Assange and whether the United States was involved in the case in some form. | Bini, who initially…
truthdig.com/articles/the-latest-victim-in-the-persecution-of-julian-assange/

Basta !!! Free Chelsea Manning & Julien Assange Oakland Weekly Friday Vigil tabeling
Orion Edmonson | indybay.org | 2019-08-23
MacArthur & Fruitvale Oakland 94602…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/23/18825625.php

Unsealed Filings Detail Felix Sater's Work as an Intelligence Asset, With Significant Gaps
Johnny Dwyer | theintercept.com | 2019-08-23
Felix Sater was among the most closely held secrets for federal prosecutors and investigators in New York for nearly a decade. Two documents unsealed today following a request by The Intercept reveal in greater detail the government's account of his history as an informant and intelligence asset. However, redactions in today's release point to ongoing interests in the government maintaining secrecy around a man who…
theintercept.com/2019/08/23/unsealed-filings-detail-felix-saters-work-as-an-intelligence-asset-with-significant-gaps/

Nebraska Supreme Court Upholds Law that Ignores Landowners' Property Rights, Indigenous Sovereignty in Flawed Decision on Keystone XL Pipeline Route
commondreams.org | 2019-08-23
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Coalition Outraged Over Nebraska Supreme Court Decision and Committed to Fight KXL
commondreams.org | 2019-08-23
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/08/23/coalition-outraged-over-nebraska-supreme-court-decision-and-committed-fight-kxl?cd-origin=rss

The Fight's Not Over, Say Activists, as Nebraska Supreme Court Approves Keystone XL Route
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-08-23
"If history recalls Nebraska at all, it may remember this as its most regrettable decision." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/noxkl.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/08/23/fights-not-over-say-activists-nebraska-supreme-court-approves-keystone-xl-route?cd-origin=rss

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Treated for Tumor on Pancreas
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-08-23
WASHINGTON — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has completed radiation therapy for a cancerous tumor on her pancreas and there is no evidence of the disease remaining, the Supreme Court said Friday. | The court said in a statement that a biopsy performed July 31 confirmed a localized malignant tumor. Ginsburg, 86, underwent a three-week course of radiation therapy and as part of her treatment had a bile duct stent placed, it said. The court said Ginsburg "tolerated treatment well" and does not need any additional treatment but will continue to have periodic blood tests and scans. | The tumor was "treated definiti…
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Undergoes Treatment for Pancreatic Tumor—Doctors Say Supreme Court Justice Completely 'Cancer-Free'
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-08-23
"Getting a push notification that starts with the words 'Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg' will get the heart rate ramped up." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/ginsburg_0_0.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/08/23/ruth-bader-ginsburg-undergoes-treatment-pancreatic-tumor-doctors-say-supreme-court?cd-origin=rss

South Korea To Scrap Intelligence Pact With Japan Amid Tension
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-22
South Korea said Thursday it will scrap an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, drawing a swift protest from Tokyo and deepening a decades-old row over history that has hit trade and undercut security cooperation over North Korea. | RELATED: | 23 Dead, About 13,000 Hospitalized Due to Extreme Heatwave in Japan | Seoul's decision not to extend the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) shows how the political and trade dispute between the Asian neighbors a…
telesurenglish.net/news/South-Korea-To-Scrap-Intelligence-Pact-With-Japan-Amid-Tension-20190822-0012.html

The Pentagon Belongs to Silicon Valley Now
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-08-22
Tech moguls like Jeff Bezos and Eric Schmidt have opened a back door to the Department of Defense. One whistleblower tried to warn us.
truthdig.com/articles/the-pentagon-belongs-to-silicon-valley-now/

US Unveils Warrant for Seizure of Iran-operated Grace 1
Press TV | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-22
According to a Press TV report: | "The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has unveiled a warrant for the seizure of the Iran-operated Grace 1 supertanker a day after Gibraltar's Supreme Court confirmed the release of the vessel. On Thursday, Gibraltar's …
globalresearch.ca/us-unveils-warrant-seizure-iran-operated-grace-1/5686647

40 rebuttals to the media's smears of Julian Assange — by someone who was actually there
Fidel Narváez | thegrayzone.com | 2019-08-20
A former diplomat who worked in the Ecuadorian embassy while Julian Assange lived there in asylum debunks 40 of CNN's…
thegrayzone.com/2019/08/20/cnn-media-smears-julian-assange-fidel-narvaez/

DHS Was Tracking White Supremacist Terrorists, but Nobody Wanted to Listen
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-08-20
No one listened when the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI sounded the alarm about the rise of white supremacist and far-right domestic terrorism, says former DHS intelligence analyst Daryl Johnson and Greg Huffman of Facing South…
therealnews.com/stories/dhs-was-tracking-white-supremacist-terrorists-but-nobody-wanted-to-listen

Venezuela's Maduro Reshuffles Cabinet as Supreme Court Strips Three Opposition Lawmakers of Immunity
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-08-14
The National Constituent Assembly will also evaluate bringing forward legislative elections.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14628

SPLC joins brief opposing Kansas law targeting immigrants
splcenter.org | 2019-08-13
The SPLC and 29 worker and immigrant rights organizations filed an amicus brief today urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a court decision stating that a Kansas identity theft law cannot be used to turn local law enforcement into immigration agents.
splcenter.org/news/2019/08/13/splc-joins-brief-opposing-kansas-law-targeting-immigrants

Unequal Justice: John Roberts' Dark Legacy of Voter Suppression
Bill Blum | progressive.org | 2019-08-13
Plaintiffs are litigating voting rights cases in Alabama, Georgia, Texas, North Carolina, and several other states. Some will succeed, some will fail, but all will be more uncertain and expensive thanks to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
progressive.org/dispatches/unequal-justice-john-roberts-dark-legacy-of-voter-suppression-blum-190812/

What do we know about Russia's alleged influence campaign?
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-08-12
What have US intelligence officials proven to date about their claims of a sweeping Russian interference effort and Russian government…
thegrayzone.com/2019/08/12/what-do-we-know-about-russias-alleged-influence-campaign/

Fordham U students win fight to have Palestine rights club
Sapphira Lurie | liberationnews.org | 2019-08-08
On Aug. 5, Justice Nancy Bannon of the Supreme Court of the State of New York annulled Fordham University's decision to ban Students for Justice in Palestine from its campus.
liberationnews.org/fordham-u-students-win-fight-to-have-palestine-rights-club/