Snowden Warns Against Trump Social Media Ban
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-01-10
NSA whistleblower and internet freedom advocate Edward Snowden has cautioned the public against celebrating President Trump's recent social media ban. "I know a lot of folks in the comments [who] read this are like 'YAAAAS,' which, like — I get it. But imagine for a moment a world that exists for more than the next 13 days, and this becomes a milestone that will endure," he wrote on Twitter. Both Facebook and Twitter announced they would prevent the president from using their services in the light of his incitement of the storming of the Capitol Building on Wednesday. Twitter has since reversed its decision…
popularresistance.org/snowden-warns-against-trump-social-media-ban/

Assange Ruling Is A Blow Against A Free Press — A Closer Look
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-01-10
Judge Vanessa Baraitser's decision to prevent Julian Assange's extradition to the United States to face trial on espionage-related criminal charges is a partial victory for Assange, his family, and his supporters. Baraitser was not satisfied that US prison authorities would be able to prevent the award-winning journalist from taking his life, given the conditions of solitary confinement and isolation that he would likely face during pre-trial detention and in the event of his conviction. | However, in her ruling, the judge made clear that Assange would have been extradited, if it weren't for his "substantial risk…
popularresistance.org/assange-ruling-is-a-blow-against-a-free-press-a-closer-look/

Letter: The demonisation of Assange paves the way for more rape and murder by the State
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2021-01-10
We are relieved the court ruled not to extradite Julian Assange to the US. His immediate release from Belmarsh, classified as torture by the UN Special Rapporteur, especially under coronavirus, must follow. The refusal of bail must be reversed immediately. | As an anti-rape organisation, we resent the original use of alleged sex offences to facilitate Assange's extradition to the US via Sweden. Knowing the evidence, that case was never viable, but it initiated and fuelled a witch-hunt against Assange and diverted from the real target: his Wikileaks reporting. | Assange and Chelsea Manning exposed rape, torture, a…
thecanary.co/letters/2021/01/10/letter-the-demonisation-of-assange-paves-the-way-for-more-rape-and-murder-by-the-state/

The Forgotten People Of America
oneworld.press | 2021-01-09
The elites and the deep state are behaving like idiots, but that's not America. That's, like in Europe, not real politics, but the deep state, which has nothing to do with us, the real people. In the US, it has nothing to do with politics, and the same applies for in Europe.
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The Forgotten People Of America
oneworld.press | 2021-01-09
The elites and the deep state are behaving like idiots, but that's not America. That's, like in Europe, not real politics, but the deep state, which has nothing to do with us, the real people. In the US, it has nothing to do with politics, and the same applies for in Europe.
oneworld.press/?module=articles&action=view&id=1863

Judge's ruling in Assange's extradition case could be seen as a declaration of war on journalists
Tom Coburg | thecanary.co | 2021-01-09
On 4 January 2021, judge Vanessa Baraitser ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange shouldn't be extradited to the US. Her decision was based on the likelihood that Assange would…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2021/01/09/judges-ruling-in-assanges-extradition-case-could-be-seen-as-a-declaration-of-war-on-journalists/

How the left is being manipulated into colluding in its own character assassination
Jonathan Cook | zcomm.org | 2021-01-09
We need to find ways to turn the tables on the war criminals who have been gaslighting us in demanding that Assange, who exposed their crimes, is the one who needs to be locked up…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/how-the-left-is-being-manipulated-into-colluding-in-its-own-character-assassination/

Defend Kshama Sawant!
youtube.com | 2021-01-09
Washington State Supreme Court will rule on whether the campaign against Seattle's socialist city councilmember Kshama Sawant will be allowed to start collecting signatures to get on the ballot.
youtube.com/watch?v=mZdODIYKR-8

How the Left is being Manipulated into Colluding in its own Character Assassination
Jonathan Cook | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-09
There was a fascinating online panel discussion on Wednesday night on the Julian Assange case that I recommend everyone watch. The video is at the bottom of the page. | But from all the outstanding contributions, I want to highlight a …
globalresearch.ca/how-the-left-is-being-manipulated-into-colluding-in-its-own-character-assassination/5734006

Pompeo Says Lifting US 'Self-Imposed Restrictions' on Relations With Taiwan
sputniknews.com | 2021-01-09
The news comes as US Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft is set to visit China's Taiwan on January 13-15, where she is expected to meet with senior diplomats.
sputniknews.com/world/202101091081716972-pompeo-says-lifting-self-imposed-restrictions-on-us-taiwan-relationship/

Requiring Men but not Women to Register for the Draft is Sex Discrimination
Ria Tabacco Mar | aclu.org | 2021-01-08
The requirement that only men — but not women — register for the draft is one of the last examples of overt sex discrimination written into our federal law. Today, we joined two young men and the National Coalition For Men (NCFM) to urge the U.S. Supreme Court to put an end to it., , Under the 1948 Military Selective Service Act, men in this country are required to mark their 18th birthdays by registering for the Selective Service System, the list of people who could be called up for military service if the government au…
aclu.org/news/womens-rights/requiring-men-but-not-women-to-register-for-the-draft-is-sex-discrimination

"This Will Be Remembered as a Turning Point": Snowden Warns Against Trump Social Media Ban
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2021-01-08
While many breathed a collective sigh of relief when Trump's social media bans were announced, Edward Snowden and other internet freedom advocates warned that the move sets a dangerous precedent.
mintpressnews.com/edward-snowden-warns-against-trump-twitter-facebook-ban/274088/

COVID Scientist Rebekah Jones Condemns Armed Police Raid on Her Home & Florida's Pandemic Response
Staff | democracynow.org | 2021-01-08
As Florida sets new records for daily coronavirus cases, we speak with a whistleblower who was fired in May from the Florida Department of Health after she refused to censor information about the state's COVID-19 outbreak. Rebekah Jones is a data scientist who helped build Florida's coronavirus tracking dashboard, and she says her termination came after she refused to manipulate data to support the state's reopening. In December, police raided Jones's home in Tallahassee, seizing her computer and phone and holding her family at gunpoint, as part of an alleged investigation into a hacking of the Florida Health Dep…
www.democracynow.org/2021/1/8/rebekah_jones_florida_coronavirus_dashboard

Cuban Doctors To Arrive in Mexico Once Again
telesurenglish.net | 2021-01-08
Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced the upcoming arrival of the second group of Cuban doctors made up of 200 professionals who will support the fight against the pandemic in the country. | RELATED: | Mexico: AMLO Offers Political Asylum to Julian Assange | The group will be assisted by the Navy and the Armed forces given the alarming health situation in the country, which has recorded a caseload of over 1.4 million cases and over 131,031 related fatalitie…
telesurenglish.net/news/Cuban-Doctors-To-Arrive-in-Mexico-Once-Again-20210108-0015.html

Court Prevents Bolsonaro From Confiscating Sao Paulo Supplies
telesurenglish.net | 2021-01-08
Brazil's Federal Supreme Court (STF) Judge Ricardo Lewandowski on Friday issued a ruling to prevent President Jair Bolsonaro's administration from confiscating needles, syringes, and other medical supplies that the Sà£o Paulo government bought for its immunization plan. | RELATED: | Brazil: Bolsonaro Cancels Purchase of Syringes for Vaccination | The legal action was filed shortly after the federal government requested the delivery of the supplies purchased by Governor Joa…
telesurenglish.net/news/Court-Prevents-Bolsonaro-From-Confiscating-Sao-Paulo-Supplies-20210108-0010.html

Por trás do veredicto de Londres sobre Julian Assange
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-08
De um processo injusto — o de Londres referente a Julian Assange, fundador do WikiLeaks — resultou numa sentenàßa que, à primeira vista, parece justa: a nà£o extradiàßà£o do jornalista para os Estados Unidos, onde o aguarda uma sentenàßa de …
globalresearch.ca/por-tras-do-veredicto-de-londres-sobre-julian-assange/5733992

The US and UK may not will Assange's death, but everything they are doing makes it more likely
Jonathan Cook | zcomm.org | 2021-01-08
Washington has wanted Assange permanently silenced and made an example of — by demonstrating to other journalists its terrifying reach and powers of retaliation…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-us-and-uk-may-not-will-assanges-death-but-everything-they-are-doing-makes-it-more-likely/

How the left is being manipulated into colluding in its own character assassination
Jonathan Cook | dissidentvoice.org | 2021-01-08
There was a fascinating online panel discussion on Wednesday night on the Julian Assange case that I recommend everyone watch. The video is at the bottom of the page. But from all the outstanding contributions, I want to highlight a very important point made by Yanis Varoufakis that has significance for understanding current events well …
dissidentvoice.org/2021/01/how-the-left-is-being-manipulated-into-colluding-in-its-own-character-assassination/

The US and UK May Not Will Assange's Death, but Everything They Are Doing Makes It More Likely
Jonathan Cook | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-08
There was a hope in some quarters after Judge Vanessa Baraitser ruled on Monday against an application to extradite Julian Assange to the US, where he faced being locked away for the rest of his life, that she might finally …
globalresearch.ca/us-uk-may-not-will-assange-death-everything-they-are-doing-makes-more-likely/5733906

VIDEO — ASSANGE: La Nostra Democrazia Dietro Le Sbarre
PANGEA | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-08
SERVIZIO DA LONDRA DELL'INVIATA DI PANGEA BERENICE GALLI | STASERA 8 GENNAIO SU DAVVERO TV | Mentre il Tribunale di Londra negava il 6 gennaio a Julian Assange il rilascio su cauzione, rimandandolo nel carcere di Belmarsh — la "Guantanamo britannica", la | …
globalresearch.ca/video-assange-la-nostra-democrazia-dietro-le-sbarre/5733986

The Assange Saga: Practicing Real Journalism Is Criminally Insane
Pepe Escobar | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-08
Synchronicity is definitely fond of mirror wonderwalls. The Julian Assange saga seemed to have entered a new chapter as he was, in thesis, on his way to — conditional — freedom this past Monday, only one day after the first …
globalresearch.ca/assange-saga-practicing-real-journalism-criminally-insane/5733888

Pompeo Meets With Biden's Secretary of State Pick for First Time to Facilitate 'Orderly Transition'
sputniknews.com | 2021-01-08
US President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Antony Blinken to be the next US secretary of state. Blinken served as deputy national security adviser between 2013 and 2015 and as deputy secretary of state between 2015 and 2017 under then-US President Barack Obama.
sputniknews.com/us/202101081081709561-pompeo-meets-with-bidens-secretary-of-state-pick-for-first-time-to-facilitate-orderly-transition/

Pompeo Meets With Biden's Secretary of State Nominee
telesurenglish.net | 2021-01-08
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday that he had met with President-Elect Joe Biden's Secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken to facilitate an orderly transition. | RELATED: | Officials Resign From President Trump's Cabinet | "Today, I met with President-Elect @JoeBiden's Secretary-Designate @ABlinken in order to facilitate an orderly transition and to ensure American interests are protected abroad," Pompeo tweeted. | Pompeo called the meeting "very productive," adding tha…
telesurenglish.net/news/Pompeo-Meets-With-Bidens-Secretary-of-State-Nominee-20210108-0018.html

British Judge Keeps Assange in Prison, Despite Ruling Against Extradition
Kevin Gosztola | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-07
A British district judge denied bail for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after a hearing in which the prosecution argued he had helped NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden "flee justice" and would abscond if released from the Belmarsh high-security prison. | "As far | …
globalresearch.ca/british-judge-keeps-assange-prison-despite-ruling-against-extradition/5733811

Mexico Offers Asylum to Assange: a Step Forward for Government Accountability and Press Freedom
Frederick B. Mills, Alina Duarte — Patricio Zamorano | counterpunch.org | 2021-01-07
On Monday January 4 a British court denied a U.S. request to extradite world renowned journalist and Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, to face charges in the U.S. under the Espionage Act. Shortly after this breaking news, President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), urged the U.K. to consider the possibility of freeing Assange and…
counterpunch.org/2021/01/07/mexico-offers-asylum-to-assange-a-step-forward-for-government-accountability-and-press-freedom/

Proxy Jailor: Denying Assange Bail
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-07
History, while not always a telling guide, can be useful. But in moments of flushed confidence, it is not consulted and Cleo is forgotten. A crisp new dawn can negate a glance to the past. Having received the unexpected news …
globalresearch.ca/proxy-jailor-denying-assange-bail/5733841

Colombia Sets Protocol Against Police Brutality
telesurenglish.net | 2021-01-07
President Ivan Duque's administration approved a new protocol setting out the conduct to be followed by Colombian police forces while controlling protests. | RELATED: | Colombia: Former Attorney General Linked to Corruption Scandal | The protocol responds to a ruling by the Supreme Court that condemned the "systematic, violent, arbitrary and disproportionate" use of force by the police. Establishing the obligation to report acts of violence committed by police officers, the pr…
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombia-Sets-Protocol-Against-Police-Brutality-20210107-0007.html

UK Judge Justifies CIA Spying On Assange
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-01-07
The British judge ruling in the US government's extradition case against journalist Julian Assange justified a CIA spying operation targeting both the WikiLeaks publisher and the Ecuadorian government by pointing to debunked accusations published by CNN. Yet in a self-referential loop, the American media outlet's dubious claims about Assange themselves originated with a security firm that was spying on Assange for the CIA — and which is now facing prosecution in Spain for illegal activity. | While the UK judge ultimately decided not to extradite Assange, citing his deteriorating mental health and the likeli…
popularresistance.org/uk-judge-justifies-cia-spying-on-assange/

The US and UK may not will Assange's death, but everything they are doing makes it more likely
Jonathan Cook | dissidentvoice.org | 2021-01-07
There was a hope in some quarters after Judge Vanessa Baraitser ruled on Monday against an application to extradite Julian Assange to the US, where he faced being locked away for the rest of his life, that she might finally be changing tack. Washington has wanted Assange permanently silenced and made an example of — …
dissidentvoice.org/2021/01/the-us-and-uk-may-not-will-assanges-death-but-everything-they-are-doing-makes-it-more-likely/

WorkWeek On Labor & The Threat Of A Coup & Fascism, Racism At CCSF & Julian Assange
WorkWeek | indybay.org | 2021-01-07
WorkWeek looks at the threat of a coup and also the role of labor with the David Van Deusen. His Vermont Labor AFL-CIO had called for a general strike to prevent a coup. WorkWeek also looks at the systemic racism in San Francisco and an action at the British Consulate in San Francisco to demand the freedom of journalist Julian Assange.
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/01/06/18839235.php

Assange denied bail after extradition blocked, will appeal to UK High Court
wsws.org | 2021-01-07
Judge Baraitser said in her decision Wednesday, "As far as Mr Assange is concerned, this case has not yet been won."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/01/07/assa-j01.html

Assange Denied Bail. Campaigning For Freedom and Justice
May Ayres | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-07
It didn't take very long to confirm that we are truly in the final stage of a police state. | The euphoria on Monday when Assange's extradition was denied (a wonderful interlude of laughs, smiles and hugs) was short lived. I …
globalresearch.ca/the-fight-for-our-humanity-versus-homo-non-sapiens/5733816