Daily Archives: July 3, 2022

2022-07-03: News Headlines

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-03). The CIA & the Frankfurt School's Anti-Communism. libya360.wordpress.com GABRIEL ROCKHILL Foundations of the Global Theory Industry Frankfurt School critical theory has been—along with French theory—one of the hottest commodities of the global theory industry. Together, they serve as the common source for so many of the trend-setting forms of theoretical critique that currently dominate the academic market in the capitalist world, from postcolonial…

_____ (2022-07-03). SCOTUS EPA Ruling Signals Court Will Strike Down Rules Limiting Corporate Profit. popularresistance.org On the last day of its term, the Supreme Court handed down a case no less impactful than its shameful ruling a week earlier that overturned Roe v. Wade. In West Virginia v. EPA, the court's right-wing members confirmed they are in the pockets of the fossil fuel companies. The 6-3 majority sided with coal companies and Republican-led states to restrain the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) power to regulate carbon emissions. | This frightening decision could preempt new regulations the Biden administration's EPA is developing to fight climate change. It will be nearly impossible for President Joe Biden to me…

Reproductive Rights Watch (2022-07-03). Fast Action on Hearing Supreme Court Decision in San Jose. indybay.org On the day of the bad news, that Roe had been overturned, the South Bay was sad. Same day action found many in City Hall Plaza.

_____ (2022-07-03). Julian Assange Appeals His Extradition to the US. popularresistance.org The Wikileaks founder met the deadline set to appeal the decision issued by the British Home Secretary, Priti Patel. | Assange met the deadline to appeal the decision issued by the Minister of the Interior, Priti Patel, while. At the same time, the court in London communicated that it had formally received the notification of the accused. | Assange's wife, Stella Assange, referred to the dire consequences of the case for journalism and human rights in general. "We will fight until justice is done," she said.

SCOTUS ruled wrongly (2022-07-03). People pour into Federal Bldg Plaza to Express their Outrage on Day of Decision. indybay.org Protesters spilled into the streets on June 24 soon after the much anticipated Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization was announced.

Peter Maiden (2022-07-03). Abortion Rights Rally in Fresno June 28. indybay.org People protested the anti-abortion Supreme Court decision at Fresno City Hall on Tuesday, June 28.

____ (2022-07-03). New York passes new law after U.S. Supreme Court ruling on gun-carrying in public. ecns.cn New York State Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday signed into law a bill restricting concealed carry weapons in response to a recent ruling by the Supreme Court that overturned the state's longstanding licensing restrictions.

Stansfield Smith (2022-07-02). US national security state censoring anti-imperialists to control 'compatible left'. multipolarista.com During the first cold war, the CIA poured money into funding and cultivating a pro-imperialist, anti-communist "compatible left." Today, the US government uses social media to censor anti-war news outlets and activists.

_____ (2022-07-02). US Supreme Court May Take Aim At Whistleblower Protection Law. popularresistance.org The False Claims Act in the United States allows individuals with evidence of fraud against government agencies to bring lawsuits as qui tam whistleblowers. They can bring a case even if the US Justice Department has no interest in fighting the alleged corruption. | But on June 21, Courthouse News Reported that the US Supreme Court will determine whether the government has the authority to dismiss a whistleblower lawsuit brought under the False Claims Act when the government has declined to intervene in the case. | In other words, the Supreme Court could help corporations shut down independent whistleblower lawsu…

Jim Spellman (2022-07-02). Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as U.S. Supreme Court Justice. america.cgtn.com An historic day in Washington as Ketanji Brown Jackson is sworn in as the first Black Woman Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. The previous 115 were all men. Jackson was nominated by President Biden and confirmed by the U.S. Senate earlier this year …

Susan Jaffe (2022-07-02). [World Report] Federal abortion rights end, but not legal challenges. thelancet.com The US Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade is due to spark further court cases. Susan Jaffe reports from Washington, DC.

Editor (2022-07-02). Assange Makes Final Appeal Against US Extradition. scheerpost.com Supporters of jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange staged a demonstration against his impending extradition to the United States, driving an open-top double-decker tour bus around central London on July 1, 2022. (Photo: Guy Smallman/Getty Images) | By Brett Wilkins / In a last-ditch effort to avoid extradition to the United States, lawyers for jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Friday appealed to the United Kingdom's High Court to block the transfer. | Assange's brother, Gabri…

Bill McKibben (2022-07-02). The Time Is Now for a People-Powered Backlash. commondreams.org The Supreme Court's decisions are insanely unpopular; we have to make that matter.

TeleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-07-02). Julian Assange apela su extradición a EE.UU. desde Reino Unido. telesurtv.net Assange cumplió con el plazo determinado para apelar la decisión emitida por la ministra del Interior británica, Priti Patel.

Benjamin Norton (2022-07-01). NATO seeks to prevent Eurasian challenger to US world dominance, admits ex CIA chief Mike Pompeo. multipolarista.com Neoconservative ex CIA Director and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo admitted NATO seeks to prevent a "Russian-Chinese axis" and "pan-Eurasian colossus." He described the new cold war as a battle over "economic hegemony" and resources, in a speech outlining Washington's imperial strategy.

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