(2023-07-14). Denver joins worldwide protests to free Julian Assange. workers.org 
This photo shows a glowing "Free Assange" sign outside a downtown Denver concert July 4 at the capitol. The people watching from the capitol's hillside had a great view of this sign and the banner drop over the highway as they arrived. Actions took place around the world the week . . . |
(2023-07-14). Daniel Ellsberg is Lauded in Death by the Same Media that Lets Assange Rot in Jail. dissidentvoice.org 
Rightly, there's been an outpouring of tributes to Daniel Ellsberg following the announcement of his death last Friday, aged 92. His leaking of the Pentagon Papers in 1971 revealed that Washington officials had systematically lied for decades about US military conduct in Vietnam. The disclosure of 7,000 pages of documents, and subsequent legal battles to …
(2023-07-15). Russia develops drone for dousing fires using AI. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 15 (Prensa Latina) Students of Irkutsk University developed a unique drone that allows extinguishing fires using artificial intelligence (AI) systems, the Russian National Technological Initiative program reported Saturday.
(2023-07-15). Correspondence] Moravec's paradox and the fear of job automation in health care. thelancet.com The role of artificial intelligence in health care is becoming an increasingly topical and controversial discussion. There remains uncertainty about what is achievable regarding ongoing medical artificial intelligence research. Although there are some people who believe that artificial intelligence will be used, at best, as a tool to assist clinicians in their day-to-day activities, there are others who believe that job automation and replacement is a looming threat.1…
(2023-07-15). Mayo Clinic hosts RISE for Equity conference in Minneapolis Aug. 10-12. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Hundreds of healthcare professionals will gather Aug. 10-12 for Mayo Clinic's third annual RISE for Equity: Reflect, Inspire, Strengthen & Empower 2023 conference, an opportunity to advance national discussion and learn evidence-based practices to improving diversity, equity and inclusion in healthcare. Keynote presentations by leading experts and panel discussions will cover topics such as health disparities, digital equity, artificial intelligence (AI) and coded bias, representation, and organizational belonging, among many others. The…
(2023-07-15). The NSA Is It's Own Worst Enemy. scheerpost.com 
Click to subscribe on: Apple / Spotify / Google Play/ Amazon / YouTube / Rumble There has been no journalist that has been more effective in penetrating the self-serving secrecy of the NSA and the security state than James Bamford, the Emmy-nominated filmmaker and best-selling author. He joins host Robert Scheer on this episode of Scheer Intelligence to discuss his latest book, Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, …
(2023-07-14). The Military Dangers of AI Are Not Hallucinations. fpif.org A world in which machines governed by artificial intelligence (AI) systematically replace human beings in most business, industrial, and professional functions is horrifying to imagine. After all, as prominent computer scientists have been warning us, AI-governed systems are
(2023-07-14). The case of Texas A&M: A university integrated into the military-intelligence apparatus. wsws.org Texas A&M is a major hub for the US State Department-CIA training of the next generation of military officers and intelligence recruits.
(2023-07-14). US Ruling Class United Against China But Split on How to Counter Empire's Decline, w/ Ben Norton. youtube.com 
Watch the full episode on our Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/full-video-us-on-86099475 The US is escalating a bipartisan Cold War, pumping up the military industrial complex, fueling proxy wars and gutting what's left of the welfare state. But there is a split in the ruling class on how best to guarantee US hegemony. On one side is the far-right …
(2023-07-15). James Bamford: The NSA Is It's Own Worst Enemy. scheerpost.com 
Journalist, author and filmmaker James Bamford dives into his latest book exploring the NSA's hypocrisy in scapegoating whistleblowers when the spy agency is the world's main source of the malware that threatens to destroy us.
(2023-07-15). Biden's Unconstitutional "Bankruptcy Abuse" Act Makes Peons of Student Debtors. truthout.org The Supreme Court recently blocked the Biden administration's plan to cancel $430 billion in student loan debt. The decision disappointed 43 million borrowers owing $1.6 trillion in student debt. Regardless, the failure of the Biden plan misdirects us from the root problem: It's not that student loan borrowers need debt relief; it's that they merit a debt discharge. Every honest… |
(2023-07-14). How Michiganders Showed Up for Reproductive Freedom and Won. aclu.org 
Last year's decision overturning Roe v. Wade proved to be a major galvanizing moment for people who support abortion rights in communities across the country as bans began to go into effect. One of those states is Michigan, where a grassroots coalition had growing concerns about an archaic 1931 abortion ban that could take effect if the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and had already been working to prepare for that possibility. Their tireless work put abortion rights on the ballot with
(2023-07-14). Minneapolis protest against U.S. Supreme Court decisions. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – 30 protesters gathered in front of Mayday Books in the West Bank neighborhood on July 8 to oppose the recent U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decisions that end affirmative action, enable LBGTQ discrimination, and block student loan forgiveness. | Activists also commemorated the first anniversary of the June 24, 2022, overturn of Roe v. Wade by the SCOTUS in the Dobbs v. Jackson decision. In the year since, 14 states now have near, or total, abortion bans while six states have gestational restrictions. | "When Roe was overturned, many activists sensed that this was only the beginning. Unfortunately…
(2023-07-14). Biden Administration Announces It's Forgiving Student Debt for 800,000 Borrowers. truthout.org On Friday, the Education Department announced that it is going to cancel student debt for over 800,000 borrowers who previously qualified for forgiveness but were still saddled with loans, in one of the first major student debt moves since the Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden's plan for broad forgiveness late last month. The administration is labeling its latest move as a "fix" to… |
(2023-07-14). Fallout From Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Decision Has Begun. popularresistance.org
(2023-07-14). Not Weaponized? Biden DOJ Indicts Whistleblower Prepared To Testify Against Biden Family. globalresearch.ca