(2023-03-02). The Difficulty of Destiny: 'Ithaka' And A Father's Struggle For His Son's Freedom. thedissenter.org 
"I don't much like media," mutters John Shipton, the father of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. | During the first minutes of "Ithaka," an Australia documentary that follows John as he campaigns for his son's freedom, it becomes clear that he is not someone who is accustomed to appearing on camera or before groups of people to ask for their support. | John is asked how he got along with Assange, a tedious question that he resents given the harsh circumstances. However, the question is reasonable given the fact that Assange grew up without his father."The story is, I'm attempting in…
(2023-03-01). Film Review: 'Ithaka' Makes a Personal Appeal to Free Assange. progressive.org Produced by the WikiLeaks founder's half brother, the documentary offers a close-up look at one of the world's most famous political prisoners.
(2023-03-01). Ron DeSantis's important point about ridding ourselves of the Deep State. americanthinker.com Whoever is the next Republican president must act on his suggestion, which originated with President Trump (although I'd go further still).
(2023-03-02). Mayo Clinic Healthcare expert: Artificial intelligence improves colonoscopy accuracy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org LONDON —‚ÄØJames East, M.D., spends his days skillfully examining people's colons, searching for and snaring away suspicious polyps that might one day turn into cancer. A gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, he says the ability to identify cancer risks and eliminate them on the spot during a colonoscopy is one of the most satisfying parts of his chosen profession. Colonoscopy remains the gold standard in detecting and preventing colorectal cancer. But the procedure…
(2023-03-02). NATO's Growing Military Presence in Latin America and the Caribbean. orinocotribune.com By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein — Feb 27, 2023 | At present, it has become customary to speak of NATO's expansion "towards Eastern Europe", which, while effective, is a reductionist concept. The truth is that since the end of the bipolar world, the United States, believing itself to be the master of the world, has used NATO to expand throughout the planet. Proof of this is the signing of the AUKUS Treaty (Australia, United Kingdom and United States), the creation of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) formed by Australia, India, Japan and the United States and the Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance (Unit…
(2023-03-02). The Difficulty of Destiny: 'Ithaka' And A Father's Struggle For His Son's Freedom. thedissenter.org "I don't much like media," mutters John Shipton, the father of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. | During the first minutes of "Ithaka," an Australia documentary that follows John as he campaigns for his son's freedom, it becomes clear that he is not someone who is accustomed to appearing on camera or before groups of people to ask for their support. | John is asked how he got along with Assange, a tedious question that he resents given the harsh circumstances. However, the question is reasonable given the fact that Assange grew up without his father."The story is, I'm attempting in…
(2023-03-01). Film Review: 'Ithaka' Makes a Personal Appeal to Free Assange. progressive.org Produced by the WikiLeaks founder's half brother, the documentary offers a close-up look at one of the world's most famous political prisoners.
(2023-03-01). Ron DeSantis's important point about ridding ourselves of the Deep State. americanthinker.com Whoever is the next Republican president must act on his suggestion, which originated with President Trump (although I'd go further still).
(2023-03-02). Mayo Clinic Healthcare expert: Artificial intelligence improves colonoscopy accuracy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org LONDON —‚ÄØJames East, M.D., spends his days skillfully examining people's colons, searching for and snaring away suspicious polyps that might one day turn into cancer. A gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, he says the ability to identify cancer risks and eliminate them on the spot during a colonoscopy is one of the most satisfying parts of his chosen profession. Colonoscopy remains the gold standard in detecting and preventing colorectal cancer. But the procedure…
(2023-03-02). NATO's Growing Military Presence in Latin America and the Caribbean. orinocotribune.com By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein — Feb 27, 2023 | At present, it has become customary to speak of NATO's expansion "towards Eastern Europe", which, while effective, is a reductionist concept. The truth is that since the end of the bipolar world, the United States, believing itself to be the master of the world, has used NATO to expand throughout the planet. Proof of this is the signing of the AUKUS Treaty (Australia, United Kingdom and United States), the creation of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) formed by Australia, India, Japan and the United States and the Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance (Unit…
(2023-03-01). Israel Threatens Syria Over Hezbollah Deployment At Former Russian Intelligence Base In Daraa. southfront.org 
File image. | On February 28, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) warned the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) against allowing Lebanon's Hezbollah to establish a presence on the strategic Tell al-Hara hilltop in leaflets which were dropped over the southern Syrian governorates of Daraa and al-Qunitra. | Tell al-Hara, which is located in the western Daraa countryside, hosts a large signal intelligence base that was once operated by the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate, commonly known by its previous abbreviation GRU,…
(2023-03-01). US Intel Report Says 'Havana Syndrome' Not Caused By Foreign Weapon. news.antiwar.com A US intelligence report has concluded that headaches and other symptoms US diplomats have said they experienced, known as "Havana Syndrome," is not the work of a hostile foreign power using a mysterious energy weapon. US diplomats in Cuba first reported the symptoms, but other US government employees deployed in other countries later said they …
(2023-03-01). China to launch large-scale model systems amid ChatGPT boom. ecns.cn China launched FlagOpen, one of the first large-scale model open-source systems, on Tuesday amid a boom in popularity of ChatGPT, with an aim of driving the country's artificial intelligence development for more "phenomenal" applications.
(2023-03-01). Intelligence agency-incited furor over lurid claims China interfered in Canada's 2019 and 2021 elections. wsws.org Workers must decisively reject this filthy pro-war, anti-China campaign. which has been orchestrated by high-placed leaks from CSIS, Canadian imperialism's premier intelligence agency.
(2023-03-01). SCOTUS Says Domestic Spying Is Too Secret to be Challenged in Court. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-01). Colombia's army turned Medellin into murder capital of the world: CIA. colombiareports.com 
Colombia's army was behind the "narco-terrorism" that made Medellin the "murder capital" of the world in the 1980's, according to a declassified CIA report. The 1988 report that has been…
(2023-03-01). Conservative Supreme Court Justices Question Biden's Student Debt Plan. truthout.org The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in two challenges to the Biden administration's student debt relief plan, which could give tens of millions of federal borrowers up to $20,000 of relief. During arguments, several conservative justices expressed skepticism over the Biden administration's student debt relief plan, while liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor blasted the Republican states who… |
(2023-03-01). Don't miss March 8th International Women's Day event. cpusa.org 
As the Supreme Court embraces a false "color blind" approach to addressing systemic and individual racism— including attacks on affirmative action in schools and the workplace, and while 35 states are attempting to legislate reality out of how Black history, race, gender, and other aspects of Black folks' lives are taught, African American women …
(2023-03-01). End the "Citizens United" Ruling with a "Democracy for All Amendment" juancole.com Gainesville, Fl. (Special to Informed Comment) — In the United States government has been privatized by the Citizens United ruling of the SCOTUS. Government is now really up for sale and auctioned off to the highest campaign contributors.The Supreme Court 'Citizen's United' decision opened the floodgates for big money in our politics, allowing giant corporations …
(2023-03-01). Protests at SCOTUS as justices move to kill debt relief for 26,000,000. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—The Trump-appointed right wingers on the Court questioned the legality of President Biden's plan to wipe out more than $400 billion in student debt, making it likely that the Supreme Court will kill his plan to forgive the loans of tens of millions of borrowers. The Chief Justice accused the president of acting without congressional …
(2023-03-01). Student Debt Relief in Jeopardy as Conservative Supreme Court Justices Question Biden's Plan. democracynow.org 
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in two challenges to the Biden administration's student debt relief plan, which could give tens of millions of federal borrowers up to $20,000 of relief. During arguments, several conservative justices expressed skepticism over the Biden administration's student debt relief plan, while liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor blasted the Republican states who brought one of the lawsuits. We're joined by Eleni Schirmer, who organizes with the Debt Collective and is a writer and postdoctoral fellow at Concordia University's Social Justice Centre in Montr…
(2023-03-01). Brazil Frees Over 100 Prisoners for Jan 8 Coup Attacks. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Brazil's Federal Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes ordered the provisional release of more than 100 people who had been detained following the January 8 coup attacks in Brasília against the three branches of government. | RELATED: | The decision concerns 102 people who will be able to return to their hometowns with some conditions upon their release with charges. | They will have to wear electro…
(2023-03-01). US Supreme Court poised to overturn Biden administration's limited student debt relief plan. wsws.org Currently, some 43 million borrowers in the United States owe over $1.7 trillion in student federal loan debt representing a massive and looming financial burden for a significant section of the working class.
(2023-03-02). E. Palestine EPA Cover-up & SF Hunters Point/Treasure Island Connection with Greg Schwartz. indybay.org WorkWeek interviews investigative journalist Greg Schwartz about the connection between the East Palestine EPA hiring of Tetra Tech and the connection between Tetra Tech's record of fraud and retaliation of whistleblowers at the supposed clean-up at Hunters Point and Treasure Island. He also exposes that Black Rock and Vanguard Group are the top two shareholders of the Norfolk Southern Railway and Tetra Tech.