(2020-04-20). Free julian assange Nation wide Webinar event Panel. indybay.org zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Xh2EsZbrTtOq1FZifgfIlw…
(2020-04-20). 'Address the Elephant in Room': Indians Post Hilarious Guesses on Jumbo 'Spying' on Forest Office. sputniknews.com New Delhi (Sputnik): Fun fact, elephants — the largest mammals to walk the earth — find humans "cute". A much-talked about elephant fact suggests that when one sees a human, it experiences emotions similar to those that humans feel when they look at puppies.
(2020-04-19). Keir Starmer's links with an intelligence chief add to his controversies as DPP. thecanary.co CORRECTION: This article originally stated that Keir Starmer was the UK's director of public prosecutions (DPP). In fact, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) operates across England and Wales, not the whole of the UK. The article was corrected at 10.45am on 20 April. We have also clarified that the DPP is head of the CPS, rather than having oversight of it. | More information is emerging about Labour's new leader Keir Starmer. Before entering politics he was the director of public prosecutions (DPP). During his tenure as DPP he made several controversial rulings. | Now new evidence has emerged linking him with a…
(2020-04-18). Attorney General Barr Refuses to Release 9/11 Documents to Victims' Families. truthout.org Months after President Donald Trump promised to open FBI files to help families of the 9/11 victims in a civil lawsuit against the Saudi government, the Justice Department has doubled down on its claim that the information is a state secret. | In a series of filings just before a midnight court deadline on Monday, the attorney general, William Barr; the acting director of national intelligence, Richard Grenell; and other senior officials insisted to a federal judge in the civil case that furth…
(2020-04-17). Business as usual? Pompeo claims countries will 'rethink' Huawei partnerships after Covid-19. rt.com 
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has predicted "many, many countries" will reconsider telecom partnerships with China's Huawei after Covid-19, using Beijing's supposed lack of "transparency" to take a whack at a favorite target. | Pompeo was "very confident" that the Chinese response to coronavirus would "cause many, many countries [to] rethink what they were doing with respect to their telecom architecture," he told Fox Business Network on Friday. | "And when Huawei comes knocking to sell them equipment and hardware, they will have a different prism through which to view that decision," he continued. | Also…
(2020-04-17). Intelligence Agencies Fail to Protect us from Pandemic. dissidentvoice.org With millions forced out of work and many more stuck at home, Canadians need to ask tough questions of organizations receiving billions of dollars to protect them from foreign threats. The country's intelligence/security sector has done little to respond to the ongoing social and economic calamity. Even worse, their thinking and practices are an obstacle …
(2020-04-16). "Major Blow To US": Large Group Of US-Backed Fighters 'Defect' To Assad Forces. iranian.com The brutal proxy war in Syria, which has had the deep involvement of American intelligence and the Pentagon, has been wrapping up after grinding on for nine years. With the coronavirus pandemic now completely taking over the news cycle, and as Washington struggles to contain both the virus and devastating economic fallout, Syria has taken a …
(2020-04-14). Skin Cancer Detection Apps Unreliable. jamanetwork.com Smartphone apps that use artificial intelligence to assess skin cancer risk based on images of suspicious moles aren't ready for prime time, a recent systematic review in the BMJ suggests. The 9 studies included in the review "showed variable and unreliable test accuracy" for 6 such apps, 2 of which are approved by European regulators as medical devices.
(2020-02-17). DOJ Investigating Former CIA Director's Role in Russiagate. theantimedia.com The Justice Department is investigating the role of John Brennan in the assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 election.