(2020-05-07). Kadhimi takes office as Iraq's PM amid fiscal & coronavirus crises. rt.com 
Mustafa al-Kadhimi took office as Iraq's prime minister early Thursday after breaking months of political deadlock. The former intelligence chief will have to tackle a staggering economic crisis, a health pandemic and the specter of renewed protests. | Observing social distancing, lawmakers gathered at parliament in masks and gloves around 9: 00pm local time, but the vote was delayed to make last-minute edits to ministerial posts. | Kadhemi soon received a congratulatory call from US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who announced a 120-day waiver extension on US sanctions to let Iraq buy gas from neighboring Ira…
(2020-05-07). December 2019 COVID-19 Outbreaks in France, China Rips Pompeo. globalresearch.ca Evidence suggests that one or more COVID-19 outbreaks likely first occurred in Hawaii late last summer, what a previous article discussed. | Did outbreaks begin in France before Wuhan, China? | According to a French hospital, a COVID-19 patient was treated on …
(2020-05-07). Colombia raids army command as illegal spying scandal mushrooms. colombiareports.com Colombia's Inspector General's said his office had carried out a raid at the country's army command on Wednesday as part of an investigation into reported illegal spying practices. Inspector General…
(2020-05-06). Pompeo and the capricious virus. mronline.org 
Iran has delivered a devastating blow to the ego of the Trump administration, puncturing it beyond repair, by its announcement Sunday that mosques will start reopening in low-risk areas of the country from May 5.
(2020-05-06). Pompeo repeats Chinese lab created coronavirus theory, but we may have to wait a long time for proof. rt.com 
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said Washington has "significant evidence" that the coronavirus originated in a laboratory in Wuhan, China. However, don't expect to see proof any time soon. | Speaking at the State Department in Washington on Wednesday, Pompeo opened up his press conference with a broadside against Beijing. He repeated the accusations against the Chinese government of "covering up" the initial coronavirus outbreak in December, and of obstructing Western efforts to investigate the virus' origin. | Though American and international intelligence agencies have not supported the theory that the v…
(2020-05-06). Trump administration 'ignored virus warnings and pushed unproven drug'. thecanary.co 
The Trump administration failed to prepare for the onslaught of coronavirus, then sought a quick fix by trying to rush an unproven drug to patients, a senior government scientist has alleged in a whistleblower complaint.Rick Bright, former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, alleges he was reassigned to a lesser role because he resisted political pressure to allow widespread use of hydroxychloroquine, a malaria drug pushed by Donald Trump.He said the Trump administration wanted to "flood" hot spots in New York and New Jersey with the drug.Rick Bright (Health and Human Services/…
(2020-05-06). Amazon VP Quits In Support Of Fired Whistleblowers. therealnews.com 
Senior Amazon engineer Tim Bray said the firings were evidence of "a vein of toxicity running through the company culture." We get a response from Chris Smalls, one of those fired workers.
(2020-05-06). Exclusive: OPCW chief made false claims to denigrate Douma whistleblower, documents reveal. thegrayzone.com The Grayzone has obtained documents exposing numerous falsehoods and misleading claims by OPCW Director General Fernando Arias to degrade the…
(2020-05-06). Muting Justice: Rescheduling Julian Assange's Hearing. dissidentvoice.org When we think of the repression of journalists, we automatically evoke foreign lands. We rarely, however, evoke or remember our own dissidents. — Peter Oborne, Middle East Eye, May 5, 2020 It all spoke well of British justice, which meant poorly. As one correspondent from the Australian Associated Press put it in describing the latest …
(2020-05-06). Sudan's peace talks cross barrier but have a long way to go. peoplesdispatch.org The transitional government of Sudan and the Malik Agar-led faction of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North agreed to integrate the latter's forces into the state's army, police and intelligence services. But there is a long way ahead…
(2020-05-06). Whistleblower Says He Was Pushed to Give Drug Contracts to Trump-Friendly Firms. truthout.org A federal scientist filed a formal whistleblower complaint Tuesday, weeks after Dr. Rick Bright, an immunology expert and until last month the directo…
(2020-05-06). Trump administration ignored warnings of COVID-19 spread, says whistleblower. peoplesdispatch.org A complaint filed with the US watchdog would be the first major indictment of the Trump administration's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, that has killed around 70,000 US citizens so far…
(2020-05-05). US refuses to extradite CIA agent who killed UK teen Harry Dunn. thegrayzone.com As the US government hunts Julian Assange, it refuses to extradite a CIA agent who killed UK teen Harry Dunn…
(2020-05-05). Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt claims he can link tech & defense, but he's just a civilian dilettante who doesn't get reality of war. thealtworld.com The former CEO of Google claims he can improve the US military's integration of artificial intelligence (AI) …
(2020-05-04). FBI Documents Hint at Israeli Collusion with 2016 Trump Campaign. mintpressnews.com 
Previously sealed FBI documents indicate close contacts between Israel and the Trump campaign and that the Mueller investigation found evidence of Israeli involvement, but largely redacted it.
(2020-04-30). Stir Crazy! Episode #25: Schools Out For…Ever? therealnews.com 
On today's show: TRNN Executive Producer Lisa Snowden-McCray, "By Any Means Necessary" co-host Jacqueline Luqman, and special guest Center for American Progress Managing Director for K-12 Education Policy Dr. Khalilah Harris. Hosted by Kim Brown.
(2020-04-30). Is Kim Dead? Your Guess Is as Good as Western Media's. fair.org 
"Monitoring intelligence" is journalese for "aware of rumors" (CNN, If CNN is to be believed, Kim Jong-un is in critical condition—or he isn't. | Recently, the network published an article (
(2020-04-28). Headlines for April 28, 2020. democracynow.org Known U.S. Deaths Top 56,000 as New Study Shows True Number Likely Much Higher, Trump Ignored Early Intelligence Reports as Coronavirus Spread, Trump Denies Responsibility for Spike in Disinfectant Poisonings, Texas Reopens Businesses, California Warns Against Violating Restrictions | , Trump's Plan to Give Commencement Address at West Point Could Bring Back 1,000 Cadets to Campus, NY Cancels Primary After Removing Bernie Sanders from the Ballot , U.N. Calls for Release of Immigrant Prisoners as San Diego Facility Refuses to Allow Face Mask Delivery, More Cases Reported at Prisons as New Study Shows 96% of Inmate…
(2020-04-28). Douglas Valentine Interview — How The COVID-19 Police State Was Born In Vietnam. thelastamericanvagabond.com Interview Transcript: Whitney: Today I am joined by the legendary author and researcher Doug Valentine, whose books, including "The CIA as Organized Crime," among several others, are essential reading for understanding how covert and illegal intelligence operations have shaped, and continue to shape, conflict and policy in the U.S. and beyond. In this interview, we …
(2020-04-22). "Artificial Intelligence Plan" That Became "Coronavirus Plan" & "China Did It" Narrative Is WMDs 2.0. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (4/21/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
(2020-04-20). Techno-Tyranny: How The US National Security State Is Using Coronavirus To Fulfill An Orwellian Vision. thelastamericanvagabond.com Last year, a government commission called for the US to adopt an AI-driven mass surveillance system far beyond that used in any other country in order to ensure American hegemony in artificial intelligence. Now, many of the "obstacles" they had cited as preventing its implementation are rapidly being removed under the guise of combating the …
(2020-04-11). Meet The Companies Poised To Build The Kushner-Backed "Coronavirus Surveillance System" thelastamericanvagabond.com The three companies behind the leading proposal to build a "national coronavirus surveillance system", an initiative spearheaded by Jared Kushner, boast deep ties to Google, intelligence-linked venture capital firms as well as one of last year's eerily predictive "pandemic" simulations. On April 7, Politico reported that the President's son-in-law Jared Kushner was spearheading an all-private …
(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.
(2020-05-06). Headlines for May 6, 2020. democracynow.org White House to Wind Down Coronavirus Task Force Even as U.S. Cases Surge, Trump Meets Tribal Leaders, Promising to Distribute Long-Delayed Coronavirus Relief Funds, Ousted Scientist's Whistleblower Complaint Cites "Political Connections and Cronyism", Trump Lashes Out Against "Mourning in America" Advertisement, Researchers Say Coronavirus May Have Mutated in Europe to Become More Contagious, Amazon Worker Dies of COVID-19; Wisconsin Supreme Court May Revoke Remain-at-Home Order, Michigan Security Guard Shot After Enforcing Mask Policy, As Meatpackers Fall Ill from COVID-19, Wendy's Faces Hamburger Shortage, Sena…
(2020-05-06). A red-baiter, an anti-Trumper & a libertarian walk into a bar: Facebook angers conservatives & liberals alike with oversight picks. rt.com 
Facebook has unveiled its 20-person Oversight Board, a supposedly independent body able to reverse the platform's own content moderation decisions. The names have raised eyebrows all over the political spectrum. | The social media behemoth revealed its 'supreme court' roster on Wednesday, showing off a pedigreed list of legal scholars, human rights advocates, and journalists from around the globe. While the Oversight Board idea was initially presented to the Facebook community back in 2018, as a way for aggrieved users to appeal content take-downs to an independent panel, bylaws unveiled in January suggested i…
(2020-05-06). Wisconsin State Supreme Court Justice Asks if Safer at Home Order Is 'Tyranny'. progressive.org The state's conservative justices raise issue of Japanese internment camps while discussing Governor Tony Evers's order.
(2020-05-06). Supreme Court to Hear Case on Future of Birth Control Coverage. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-05-06). Wisconsin State Supreme Court Justice Asks if Safer at Home Order Is 'Tyranny'. commondreams.org People hold signs during a protest against the coronavirus shutdown in front of the State Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin, on April 24, 2020. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-1210936769.jpg …
(2020-05-04). Wisconsin Protesters Target 'Tony the Tyrant'. progressive.org GOP temper tantrum escalates as state Supreme Court prepares to weigh in on restrictions.