(2022-07-11). Supreme Court agrees to hear "independent legislature" case as Republicans prepare their next coup. wsws.org The "independent legislature theory," which was invoked in the theft of the 2000 election and in Trump's attempted coup in 2020-2021, would give Republican-controlled state legislatures the unchecked power to rig and overturn upcoming elections.
(2022-07-11). German Parliament Condemns Psychological Torture of Julian Assange. transcend.org In a historic vote on July 6, the German parliament voted in favor of a petition condemning "in the strongest possible terms the psychological torture of journalist Julian Assange and the associated attack on press freedom in Germany and Europe."
(2022-07-11). Dealing with Police and Government Agents. indybay.org "Any lawyer worth his salt will tell the suspect in no uncertain terms to make no statement to police under any circumstances." (U.S. Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson writing in Watts v. Indiana, 338 U.S. 49 (1949))…
(2022-07-11). Thousands on Parole and Probation Face Unique Barriers in Seeking Abortion Care. scheerpost.com 
Map of the United States showing which states will outlaw abortion now that Roe v. Wade is overturned. Parole and probation population data from the Prison Policy Initiative. Chart by ScheerPost. | By Victoria Valenzuela / Original to ScheerPost | ScheerPost Staff Writer | The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade leaves many among the more than
(2022-07-11). Resisting Supreme Court, New York State safeguards gun safety and abortion rights. peoplesworld.org 
NEW YORK—Supreme Court rulings seem to mimic one Republican's slogan "Jesus, Guns, and Babies." The New York State Democratic supermajority has struck back. The state's first female governor, Kathy Hochul, convened a special session of the state legislature at the end of June in response to the Court's rulings of the prior week. She originally …
(2022-07-10). Is The US Now Trying To Destabilize Uzbekistan? popularresistance.org Unfortunately, the failure of the recent attempt to create an armed conflict in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAR) has not dampened Washington's ardor in searching for ways to destabilize the situation in Central Asia and in creating an additional inconvenience for Russia, which at present is conducting a special military operation to de-Nazify Ukraine, by creating a "second front." The United States, to this end, continues to use its sponsored NGOs, media and US intelligence capabilities to foment old conflicts in the region to put pressure on regional security, with a subsequent threat to Russia, as…
(2022-07-10). German MPs Demand Release of Julian Assange. scheerpost.com 
By Ben Knight /More than 70 members of the German parliament from four political parties have called on U.S. President Joe Biden and the British government to sto…
(2022-07-10). Israeli Medianewsauthor"> IRGC Officer Behind Iranian Air Defense Deployment In Syria. southfront.org 
Brigade General Fereydoun Mohammadi Saghaei as seen in a photo released by tehrannews.ir | On July 4, Israeli independent Israeli intelligence analyst Ronen Solomon, who runs the The identity of the senior officer was first hinted at in…
(2022-07-09). President Putin on the West's Central Role in Ukraine. marktaliano.net READ MORE: Anatomy of a Coup: How CIA Front Laid Foundations for Ukraine War/ By Kit Klarenberg John Mearsheimer, the War on Ukraine, and Washington's Central Role The Military Situation In The Ukraine/By Jacques Baud…
(2022-07-09). How War Crimes Went Unpunished and a Publisher Became the Criminal (Book Review). orinocotribune.com By Kamala Emanuel — | The Trial of Julian Assange: A story of persecution (2022, Verso, London) by Nils Melzer (with Oliver Kobold), a highly readable, newly-released book offers a wealth of information on the ongoing persecution and torture of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. | The book is as invaluable for those who have supported Assange from the outset, as it is for those sceptical of his fear of extradition to the United States, or influenced by the prolonged character assassination campaign against him. | It begins with a compelling explanation of why the book has come into existence. Au…
(2022-07-09). The Breakdown of Legitimacy: A Good and Necessary Thing. scheerpost.com 
By Gary Leupp / CounterPunch Last December Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor questioned whether the Supreme Court would retain its legitimacy if it overturned Roe v. Wade. "Will this institution survive the stench that this creates in the public perception that the Constitution and its reading are just political acts?" she asked, adding, "I don't …