(2023-10-03). Australian MPs' mission to free Julian Assange. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-10-03). Julian Assange May Be Extradited To The United States This Month. popularresistance.org Julian Assange may be extradited to the United States as soon as this month. His last avenues to appeal the United Kingdom's extradition order are being exhausted. Clearing the FOG speaks with Kevin Gosztola, an investigative journalist and author of "Guilty of Journalism: The political case against Julian Assange," about why the power structure is targeting Julian Assange, the charges against him and how his trial in the United States will be constrained to prevent him from defending himself. Gosztola also discusses the bigger picture of the impacts of Assange's case, especially how it will embolden more attacks…
(2023-10-02). Australian MPs' mission to free Julian Assange. greenleft.org.au
(2023-10-02). How CIA and NSA Created Google. libya360.wordpress.com Kit Klarenberg September 27th marked the 25th birthday of Google. In commemoration, the technology giant issued a statement, thanking its users for their "curiosity" over the past two-and-a-half decades. CEO Sundar Pichai said it was "an enormous privilege to reach this milestone, and we haven't done it alone." He credited his company being "what it is today"…
(2023-10-03). Headlines for October 3, 2023. democracynow.org U.N. Approves Armed Intervention Force for Haiti, U.N. Mission Arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh as Some 120,000 Ethnic Armenians Flee Azerbaijan's Takeover, Supreme Court Opens New Term with Case on Reduced Sentences for Nonviolent Offenders, Supreme Court Won't Halt Execution of Texas Prisoner Sentenced over "Junk Science" Testimony, Clarence Thomas Recuses Self from Appeal of Trump Legal Adviser Who Communicated with Ginni Thomas, GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz Files Resolution to Remove Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker, Laphonza Butler to Be Sworn In as First-Ever Out Lesbian Black Senator, Trump Assail…
(2023-10-02). Right-Dominated Supreme Court Is Poised to Do Grave Harm in Upcoming Term. scheerpost.com 
(2023-10-02). Advocacy Groups Call for Juror Protection as Trump's Civil Fraud Trial Begins. truthout.org As former U.S. President Donald Trump appeared in New York Supreme Court on Monday for the beginning of a civil fraud trial, over 30 advocacy organizations released a letter stressing the need to protect juries in his four ongoing criminal cases. Trump faces a total of 91 felony charges: four in the federal 2020 election case; 40 in the federal classified documents case; 34 in the New York case… |
(2023-10-02). The Biden interview: the President talks about the Supreme Court, threats to democracy and Trump's vow to exact retribution. nationofchange.org In a sit-down conversation with ProPublica, Biden discusses Kevin McCarthy's "terrible bargain," the fear of change that drives threats to democracy and the Supreme Court's need for an ethics policy.
(2023-10-02). Right-Dominated Supreme Court Is Poised To Do Grave Harm. popularresistance.org The 2023-2024 Supreme Court term will begin on Monday, October 2. Dominated by six right-wingers, the court has agreed to review cases in which voting rights, consumer protection, and the regulation of health and safety, workers' rights and the environment are in jeopardy. The cases present the issues of gerrymandering and the power of administrative agencies. In light of its recent conservative rulings, we should be wary about how the court will rule on these critical matters. | Besides the cases already on the Supreme Court's docket, the court will add more cases by mid-January. Their decisions will be issued b…
(2023-10-02). Could This Supreme Court Case Gut the Americans With Disabilities Act? truthout.org On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments for Acheson Hotels LLC v. Laufer. The court will examine whether Deborah Laufer, a disabled advocate, can sue hotels for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), despite having no intention to visit them. Civil rights advocates fear that the court has the potential to gut one of the main enforcement mechanisms of the ADA. |