2023-06-03: News Headlines

Carlos L. Garrido (2023-06-03). The US Censors Dissenting Voices: On the Attacks Against the Midwestern Marx Institute. orinocotribune.com By Edward Liger Smith, Carlos L. Garrido, and Noah Khrachvik — May 31, 2023 | The First Amendment of the United States Constitution says that "Congress shall make no law… Abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." Yet in 2023 the United States is attempting to extradite Julian Assange because he

WSWS (2023-06-03). FBI appears to be continuing investigation of Julian Assange. wsws.org On Thursday it was reported that FBI agents are trawling around, apparently seeking dirt on Assange despite him being locked up in a maximum-security British prison for the past four years.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-06-03). Science Saturday: Mayo Clinic doctor visits of the future could be powered by 'omics' research. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org To glimpse the future of medicine, step inside Mayo Clinic's cutting-edge Center for Individualized Medicine. There, physicians, researchers, data scientists, artificial intelligence engineers and bioethicists are working side-by-side to investigate massive "omics" data sets. The innovative approach is the result of thousands of patients who are participating in omics-related research studies and clinical trials. The multidisciplinary teams are in pursuit of discovering hidden biological signatures and patterns of diseases, including cancer. Their hope and expectations are…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-03). Iraqi Warplanes Destroy Four Hideouts Of ISIS, Kill Seven Terrorists In Diyala (Videos). southfront.org This file photo shows an Iraqi Air Force AC-208 Cessna Caravan aircrew launch a Hellfire missile during a previous test at a target on the Aziziyah Training Range, south of Baghdad, Nov. 8, 2010. US Army photo by SGT Brandon Bolick. | The Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) has dealt a powerful blow to ISIS cells in the eastern province of Diyala, in cooperation with the Military Intelligence Directorate. | On June 2, based on information provided by the intelligence service, IQAF F-16IQ fighter jets c…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-03). Kiev's Democracy In Action: Ukrainian Bloggers Are Controlled By Intelligence. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Looking for hype, dim-sighted Ukrainian bloggers are revealing Kiev's secrets. In one of her interviews, notorious Instagram influencer "Alhim" proudly declared that she has been contacted by officers of the Security Service of Ukraine in the very first days of the Russian special military operation. According to her, "all sane bloggers are cooperating with Ukrainian intelligence". | Buryachenko Anna Nikolaevna, who has a nickname "Alhim", was born in the city of Dnipro in easter…

Rick Rozoff (2023-06-02). Ex-NATO Supreme Commander: Like nuclear arms in WWII, Ukraine can be first AI war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Bloomberg NewsJune 1, 2023 James Stavridis: Ukraine War May Become a Proving Ground for AI Artificial intelligence is, suddenly, everywhere….. Thus far, however, relatively little has been written about the implications of AI on warfare and geopolitics. For better and worse, those arenas also lend themselves to a variety of ways in which new technologies …


Adriaan Alsema (2023-06-02). Wiretap scandal rocks Colombia's government. colombiareports.com Colombia's government was rocked by revelations of illegal wiretapping by police intelligence. The illegal wiretapping was revealed by Prosecutor General Francisco Barbosa, who has been investigating the alleged abuse of…

Rania Khalek (2023-06-02). How Capitalists are Scheming to Use AI as a Weapon Against Workers. thealtworld.com Sam Altman, the chief executive of the San Francisco start-up OpenAI, testified before members of Congress about regulations for rapidly advancing artificial intelligence technology. | Belinda Li, a PhD student at MIT working on natural language processing and machine learning, explains what AI might mean for workers.

WSWS (2023-06-03). US Supreme Court issues far-reaching attack on the right to strike. wsws.org The 8-1 ruling throws open the door for employers to sue unions for damages in the event of a strike, implying that strikes are only allowed so long as they do not in any way harm the company's bottom line.

Mark Gruenberg, John Wojcik (2023-06-02). In historic step backward, the Supreme Court limits the right to strike. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—By an 8-1 vote, the right-wing-dominated U.S. Supreme Court has curbed the right of the nation's workers to strike by allowing companies to sue unions in state courts whenever they wish for alleged "damage" strikers cause, overruling the National Labor Relations Board even if it is already investigating and handling the dispute. It is no …

Alexandra Bradbury (2023-06-02). Unions can still strike—don't let the Supreme Court tell you otherwise. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Glacier Northwest v. Teamsters Local 174 is outrageous—valuing property over workers' rights. But it could have been much worse. | Unions still have the right to strike. Employers still can't generally sue unions in state court for losses caused by strikes. But the decision does open the door to whittling away those rights more in t…

Alexandra Bradbury, Labor Notes. (2023-06-02). Unions Can Still Strike; Don't Let The Supreme Court Tell You Otherwise. popularresistance.org The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Glacier Northwest v. Teamsters Local 174 is outrageous—valuing property over workers' rights. But it could have been much worse. | Unions still have the right to strike. Employers still can't generally sue unions in state court for losses caused by strikes. But the decision does open the door to whittling away those rights more in the future. | The practical impact of the Court's decision is that employers will be suing unions more often for alleged property damage caused by strikes—and that therefore unions (and their attorneys) are likely to be more cautious. | B…


Alan MacLeod (2023-06-04). Ukraine, Human Rights, and International Law, With Alfred De Zayas. orinocotribune.com By Alan MacLeod — June 1, 2023 | You can indict Vladimir Putin over war crimes in Ukraine. But if you do, you'd better indict Joe Biden as well. That is the message that Professor Alfred de Zayas, world-renowned human rights and international law expert, gave "MintCast" host Alan MacLeod on today's episode of the series. | A Swiss-American lawyer, academic and United Nations official with over 50 years' experience in the field of human rights, de Zayas joins us for a wide-ranging discussion about international law and Ukraine, U.S. sanctions, whistleblowers, the successes and failures of the United Nations a…

Alan MacLeod (2023-06-04). Ukraine, Human Rights, and International Law, With Alfred De Zayas. orinocotribune.com By Alan MacLeod — June 1, 2023 | You can indict Vladimir Putin over war crimes in Ukraine. But if you do, you'd better indict Joe Biden as well. That is the message that Professor Alfred de Zayas, world-renowned human rights and international law expert, gave "MintCast" host Alan MacLeod on today's episode of the series. | A Swiss-American lawyer, academic and United Nations official with over 50 years' experience in the field of human rights, de Zayas joins us for a wide-ranging discussion about international law and Ukraine, U.S. sanctions, whistleblowers, the successes and failures of the United Nations a…

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