(2021-09-08). America's Housing Crisis Is About to Get Much, Much Worse. zcomm.org The Supreme Court has chosen to side with landlords over the millions of renters on the edge of eviction. The tidal wave of pain that will soon descend on the nation is hard to comprehend…
(2021-09-08). Mexico's Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion in landmark ruling and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we take a look at the landmark ruling issued by Mexico's Supreme Court to decriminalize abortion services; the indictments announced against 14 Palestinian security officers for the custodial killing of activist Nizar Banat; counter-protests organized across Brazil against rallies held by far right President Jair Bolsonaro; parliamentary elections in Morocco amid continued demands for political and democratic reforms; and a recent study on mask-wearing conducted in Bangladesh and the urgent changes needed in the public health response to COVID-19.
(2021-09-08). Mexico Court Says Criminalising Abortion Unconstitutional. popularresistance.org Mexico's Supreme Court has ruled that it is unconstitutional to penalise abortion, a major victory for women's health and reproductive rights that comes amid a "green wave" of abortion decriminalisation in Latin America. | The Mexican court's decision on Tuesday follows moves to decriminalise abortion at the state level, although most of the country still has tough laws in place against women terminating their pregnancy early. | "This is a historic step for the rights of women," said Supreme Court Justice Luis Maria Aguilar. | The court unanimously annulled several provisions of a law from Coahuila — a stat…
(2021-09-08). Abortion Bounty Hunters in Texas Are Vigilantes Not 'Whistleblowers'. counterpunch.org One of the many preposterous claims coming from supporters of the vicious new Texas law against abortion is that bounty hunters — standing to gain a $10,000 reward from the state — will somehow be "whistleblowers." The largest anti-abortion group in Texas is trying to attach the virtuous "whistleblower" label to predators who'll file lawsuits against abortion
(2021-09-08). Mexico decriminalizes abortion in historic ruling. peoplesdispatch.org Mexico's Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the laws that penalize women and pregnant persons for terminating their pregnancy are unconstitutional. With the historic decision, the country's top court decriminalized abortions across national territory…
(2021-09-08). Abortion Bounty Hunters in Texas Are Not 'Whistleblowers': They're Cruel Vigilantes. counterpunch.org One of the many preposterous claims coming from supporters of the vicious new Texas law against abortion is that bounty hunters — standing to gain a $10,000 reward from the state — will somehow be "whistleblowers." The largest anti-abortion group in Texas is trying to attach the virtuous "whistleblower" label to predators who'll file lawsuits against abortion
(2021-09-08). A Chill Wind: Texas Unleashes Bounty Hunters on Women. otherwords.org Back in the 19th century, Texas was awash in vigilante groups. In those dark years, various self-appointed "law enforcers" modeled after the Texas Rangers embarked on Thanks to the Supreme Court, the state is now unleashing another wave of newly minted bounty hunters — this time on women. | The Supreme Court has let stand the Lone Star State's latest attack on women — a law t…
(2021-09-08). Crocodile Tears for Women's Rights in Afghanistan. counterpunch.org Interventionist dead-enders are crying crocodile tears over the Taliban's defeat of the Pentagon and the CIA in Afghanistan because, they say, women's rights are not likely to be protected by the Taliban. Oh? Well, now let's see. According to the Watson Institute at Brown University, civilian deaths in Afghanistan and Pakistan from 2001 to date
(2021-09-07). Supreme Court Upholds Abortion Ban: We Will Fight Back! liberationnews.org 
Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss how a Texas law has destroyed abortion rights for 16 million women and girls and is being used by right-wing political forces as a model for the rest of the country — but a new fightback movement is taking shape.
(2021-09-07). Abortion Bounty Hunters in Texas Aren't "Whistleblowers" — They're Vigilantes. truthout.org 
One of the many preposterous claims coming from supporters of the vicious
(2021-09-07). In Unanimous Ruling, Mexican Supreme Court Decriminalizes Abortion. commondreams.org "Just your regular reminder that failing to mitigate risk (including taking action on climate change) is the more expensive option (and also leaves people dead and communities destroyed)."
(2021-09-07). Abortion bounty hunters in Texas are not 'whistleblowers' — they're cruel vigilantes. nationofchange.org Aided by the U.S. Supreme Court, the state of Texas has now codified misogyny.
(2021-09-07). Abortion Bounty Hunters in Texas Are Not "Whistleblowers"—They're Cruel Vigilantes. commondreams.org Post-Afghanistan, nation (un)building comes home.
(2021-09-07). Mexico Supreme Court Rules Abortion Not a Crime. latinorebels.com The decision will immediately only affect the northern border state, but it establishes "obligatory criteria for all of the country's judges," compelling them to act the same way in similar cases, said court President Arturo Zaldívar.
(2021-09-07). Conservative Republican Demagogues. counterpunch.org "This country is frightening" (Author's italics.) — Philip Roth, "American Pastoral," 1997 Republican state legislatures and governors, with Texas leading the way, are dismantling the essence of American democracy, and the conservative Supreme Court is helping them reach their goal. Get ready to kiss goodbye to Roe v. Wade. These conservative demagogues are building on the authoritarian,
(2021-09-07). A CIA Drone Analyst Apologizes to the People of Afghanistan. counterpunch.org
(2021-09-07). Politicians Globally Call On Biden To Drop Prosecution Against Assange. popularresistance.org Politicians around the world are sending a message to US President Biden to drop the charges against Julian Assange ahead of his 50th birthday. Julian Assange, an unconvicted, remand prisoner who hasn't been charged in Britain is spending 3rd birthday inside high-security Belmarsh prison despite winning his extradition case last January. A cross party group of UK parliamentarians took the opportunity of Biden's visit during G7 summit in Cornwall and appealed to President in an open letter saying: "The effect of your predecessor's decision to take a criminal case against a member of the press working in our countr…
(2021-09-07). Politicians Globally Call On Joe Biden To Drop The Prosecution Against Julian Assange. popularresistance.org A cross party group of UK parliamentarians took the opportunity of Biden's visit during G7 summit in Cornwall and appealed to President in an open letter saying: "The effect of your predecessor's decision to take a criminal case against a member of the press working in our country is to restrict the scope of permissible press activities here, and set a precedent that others will no doubt exploit. We appeal to you to drop this prosecution, an act that would be a clarion call for freedom that would echo around the globe."
(2021-09-07). Julian Assange y Chelsea Manning, los únicos héroes en este lío. globalizacion.ca El creador del sitio WikiLeaks y la analista que filtró los ´Papeles de Afganistán ª padecieron persecución y cárcel por mostrar la verdad. Los únicos héroes en este lío de la invasión a Afganistán pagaron el precio más caro por sacar…
(2021-09-07). Facebook Apologizes For 'Primates' Label On Video Of Black Men. moguldom.com 
Facebook has apologized for artificial intelligence (AI) software that labeled Black men as "primates," but only after the New York Times reported on the social media giant's racist gaffe. Facebook's AI software asked users watching a video featuring Black men if they wanted to see more "videos about primates." In its Sept. 3 apology, Facebook said its AI mislabeling …
(2021-09-07). Russia's FSB Accuses Ukrainian Intelligence of Staging Crimean Gas Pipeline Blast. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The explosion of a gas pipeline in Crimea in August was organised by the Ukrainian intelligence with participation of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People (banned in Russia), the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on 7 September.
(2021-09-07). Crimea Pipeline Explosion Was Allegedly Orchestrated By Ukrainian Intelligence. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The explosion of a gas pipeline in Crimea was organized by Ukrainian intelligence, Russia's security service — the FSB reported. | On August 23, unidentified persons damaged the gas pipeline, located in Crimea's mountainous area and used for supplying gas to a military unit and to the village of Perevalnoye. The gas pipeline operation was restored on the next day. On 6 September, four suspects were arrested."It was established that this act of sabotage was orchestrated by the Uk…
(2021-09-07). Locations Of US Carrier Strike Groups — September 7, 2021. southfront.org 
This is the newest update of the 'U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Locations Map' exclusive series showing the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups. SouthFront: Analysis & Intelligence tracks locations of U.S. aircraft carriers using the available open-source information. No classified information was used in production of the map. | click to see the full-size image | Carrier strike group (CSG) is an operational formation of the United States Navy. It is centered on an aircraft carrier and a carrier ai…
(2021-09-07). Israeli Military 'Greatly Accelerating' Plans to Attack Iran. news.antiwar.com Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi The IDF chief told Israel's Walla News that "a significant chunk of the boost to the defense budget, as was recently agreed, was intended for this purpose. It's a very complicated job, with much more intelligence, much more operational capabilities, much more armaments. We're working on all these things." | Kohavi framed Israel's attack…
(2021-09-07). Russia's New Space Station To Be Autonomous, Begin Deployment In 5-6 Years. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Russia's new orbital station will operate autonomously to a large extent and will be kitted with artificial intelligence, head of the Russian state space corporation Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said."The system itself, the station itself with artificial intelligence elements should demonstrate intelligence of the highest level," the Roscosmos chief said, responding to a question about the principal distinctions of the future orbiter from previous systems. | The Russian station should…
(2021-09-07). German police secretly procured & USED controversial Israeli Pegasus smartphone spyware — media. rt.com 
German police bought and used controversial Pegasus spyware sold by the Israeli NSO group in 2019, it has been revealed. The program has allegedly been used for high-profile spying by multiple governments. | The explosive revelation was According to Die Zeit, the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) opted to procure the h…
(2021-09-07). Twenty Years In A Security State: FBI Responded To 9/11 By Locking Up Hundreds Of Muslim Immigrants (Exclusive For Subscribers). thedissenter.org 
John Ashcroft, who was U.S. attorney general under President George W. Bush from 2001-2005 (Photo: [Editor's Note: To mark the 20th anniversary of the rise of the American security state after the September 11th attacks, The Dissenter presents a retrospective on this transformation in law enforcement and government. Each entry in the series will connect with whistleblower stories where possible.]Asif-ur-Rehman Saffi was arrested for an immigration violation and brought to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, Ne…
(2021-09-07). Gulf Drilling Condemned as Hundreds of Hurricane-Related Spills Investigated. commondreams.org Calling those who exploit this law "whistleblowers" is a way to turn the true meaning of whistleblowing on its head. We might as well have history books referring to enforcers of the Fugitive Slave Act as "good Samaritans," or monitors of Jim Crow compliance as "civic activists."