2023-06-20: News Headlines

Mark Curtis, Consortium News. (2023-06-20). Judge Worked For Same British Government Departments That Pursued Assange. popularresistance.org Jonathan Swift, the High Court judge who has rejected Julian Assange's appeal against extradition to the U.S., has a long history of working for the government departments that are now persecuting the WikiLeaks founder. | Swift, who ruled against Assange on June 6, was formerly the government's favourite barrister. | He worked as 'First Treasury Counsel' — the government's top lawyer — from 2006 to 2014, a position in which he advised and represented the government in major litigation. | Swift acted for the Defence and Home Secretaries in at least nine cases, Declassified has found. He also acted for…

Editor (2023-06-19). Chris Hedges: The Imminent Extradition of Julian Assange and the Death of Journalism. scheerpost.com Julian Assange's legal options have nearly run out. He could be extradited to the U.S. this week. Should he be convicted in the U.S., any reporting on the inner workings of power will become a crime.

Editor (2023-06-19). Judge Who Ruled Against Assange Built Career as Barrister Defending UK Government. scheerpost.com Jonathan Swift, the High Court judge who has just rejected Julian Assange's attempt to halt his extradition to the US, is the government's former top lawyer and previously defended the Defence and Home Secretaries.

WSWS (2023-06-19). Daniel Ellsberg and Julian Assange. wsws.org If the courageous Vietnam-era whistleblower carried out his actions today, he would undoubtedly face the same fate as Julian Assange: imprisonment and media vilification.

_____ (2023-06-19). Assange: An Unholy Masquerade of Tyranny Disguised as Justice. transcend.org 15 Jun 2023 – Hitler did not need to manufacture lawyers and judges. The majority of German lawyers participated actively in Nazi laws' development and implementation. Julian Assange's persecution has nothing to do with the law. It is a simple demonstration of the crushing power of the state.

Project Censored (2023-06-19). Latest Developments in the Julian Assange Extradition Case / Honoring the Late Daniel Ellsberg and His Work. projectcensored.org Kevin Gosztola returns to Project Censored to explain the latest developments in the Julian Assange extradition case, including the recent ruling from the UK's High Court of Justice. He also…

_____ (2023-06-19). The Imminent Extradition of Julian Assange and the Death of Journalism. transcend.org 17 Jun 2023 – Julian Assange's legal options have nearly run out. He could be extradited to the U.S. this week. Should he be convicted in the U.S., any reporting on the inner workings of power will become a crime. Julian may be imprisoned for journalism, but he won't be the only one.

Dana Sanchez (2023-06-19). Bubble Trouble: Top Analyst Says A Speculative Bubble Is Forming With Artificial Intelligence Companies. moguldom.com A bubble is developing in the overhyped field of artificial intelligence, said Satori Fund founder Dan Niles, although he believes AI is actually not getting enough attention, given its long-term potential. In the early stages of a powerful new technology such as AI, "the hype is too much because every company is trying to claim …

teleSUR (2023-06-19). Russia Continues to Inflict Casualties on NATO-Trained Soldiers. telesurenglish.net In an interview published in the newspaper Rossíiskaya Gazeta on Monday, Sergei Naryshkin, the director of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), claimed that the defensive capabilities of Ukraine are being severely diminished by the Russian army. | RELATED: | "The death of a considerable number of NATO-trained soldiers and the destruction of foreign military equipment will undermine the Ukrainian…

ecns.cn (2023-06-19). Computing power offers new chances for tech firms. ecns.cn China's computing power industry will usher in new development opportunities, as major Chinese tech companies have rolled out ChatGPT-like artificial intelligence chatbots.

Global Research News (2023-06-19). Selected Articles: Despite the Hype, Artificial Intelligence Remains Inferior to the Human Brain. globalresearch.ca By The global infoscape is currently abuzz with

Editor (2023-06-20). False Witnesses and Sinister Plots: Exposing the CIA Connection in the 'Chinese Police Station' Narrative. scheerpost.com By Kit Klarenberg / MintPressNews For months, mainstream media across the Western world — in particular English-language outlets based in the constituent members of the 'Five Eyes' global spying network — have been rabidly awash with terrifying news of secret "Chinese police stations" operating the world over. It is claimed these "stations" are unofficial, covert Chinese Communist …

Rescue Pacifica (2023-06-20). Thursday 6/22: KPFA: GET IAN MASTERS OFF THE AIR!! Why Does KPFFA Have A CIA Connected Programmer? indybay.org KPFA | 1929 MLK Blvd/University | Berkeley…

thelastheretik (2023-06-19). CIA Memo 1967: CIA Coined and Weaponized the Label "Conspiracy Theory" globalresearch.ca

Bennan Center for Justice (2023-06-20). Wednesday 6/21: How the Supreme Court's Hard-Right Turn Is Wreaking Havoc on Democracy. indybay.org Online event…

Chip Gibbons, Jacobin. (2023-06-19). Daniel Ellsberg, American Hero. popularresistance.org Few people can say their actions helped to strengthen press freedom, end a war, and bring down a presidency. Daniel Ellsberg, who died today at the age of ninety-two, did just that. | Ellsberg came to public prominence in 1971 when he photocopied a secret history of US involvement in the Vietnam War, what became known as the "Pentagon Papers," and gave a copy to the New York Times. The New York Times' decision to publish the papers set off a landmark press freedom battle that went all the way to the Supreme Court. | Ellsberg became the first whistleblower indicted under the Espionage Act.

krish-rad_ind (2023-06-19). ICWA Stands! Supreme Court Affirms Indian Child Welfare Act. popularresistance.org

via Common Dreams (2023-06-20). Whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg Dead at 92. indybay.org Daniel Ellsberg, the military analyst-turned-peace activist who revealed that the U.S. government had been lying about its devastating war on Vietnam, died Friday (June 16), four months after he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He was 92.

Anonymous103 (2023-06-19). Video: Ukraine Is Harvesting Children's Organs in Adrenochrome Labs. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Peter Koenig. Originally published by A whistleblower from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) which has itself a shady reputation mainly for its biased reporting, always in favor of the western wannabe empire and its vassals, has revealed the discovery of Ukrainian Nazi Groups harvesting children's organs in underground…

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