2023-12-19: News Headlines

Editor (2023-12-19). Assange Appeal Hearing Set for February. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-12-18). Resolution in US Congress Calls for End to Assange Case as Extradition Nears. scheerpost.com By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter A resolution in support of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was introduced in the United States House of Representatives on December 13. Cosponsored by eight representatives, it states that "regular journalistic activities are protected under the First Amendment," and the U.S. government should "drop all charges against and attempts to …

John W. Whitehead, Nisha Whitehead (2023-12-18). The Deep State's Persecution of Its Most Vulnerable Citizens. dissidentvoice.org When the song of the angels is stilled, when the star in the sky is gone, when the kings and princes are home, when the shepherds are back with their flocks, the work of Christmas begins: to find the lost, to heal the broken, to feed the hungry, to release the prisoner, to rebuild the …

infobrics (2023-12-19). Ukraine's intelligence chief admits there are no more troops without forced mobilisation. infobrics.org Pregnancy is the only guaranteed way women can avoid conscription into the Ukrainian military.

Ahmed Adel (2023-12-19). Ukraine's Intelligence Chief admits there are no More Troops without "Forced Mobilisation" globalresearch.ca

UMMID (2023-12-19). China's AI thematic ETF hits milestone. ummid.com China's E Fund CSI Artificial Intelligence (AI) Thematic ETF reached a milestone with Assets Under Management (AUM) approaching US$617 million December 13, 2023.

UMMID (2023-12-19). Watch: With AI voice clone, Imran Khan enters Pakistan poll fray. ummid.com Technology came to the rescue of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan who launched the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) poll campaign using his Artificial Intelligence (AI) voice clone to address the party rally Sunday December 17, 2023.

Jordan Atwood (2023-12-18). US intelligence reveals alarming use of imprecise 'dumb bombs' by Israel in Gaza conflict. nationofchange.org Unguided munitions in Gaza: A critical examination of civilian risk and international response.

Mark Gruenberg (2023-12-18). Early victory on the AI front: AFL-CIO signs pact with Microsoft. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—With the recent SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guilds' successful strikes over bosses' schemes to use artificial intelligence (AI) to create "zombies" where workers now toil, the AFL-CIO is making moves to try to permanently fix the issue before it gets worse. The union federation has inked a new agreement with Microsoft that it hopes will set …

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-12-18). Spy Chief's Efforts to Hold Talks With Rwandan Dictator Paul Kagame as His Forces Terrorize the Democratic Republic of Congo is a Joke, says Central African Expert. covertactionmagazine.com In late November, Avril Haines, the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), traveled to Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for meetings with Rwandan President Paul Kagame and DRC President Felix Tshisekedi. The stated purpose of the meetings was to try to de-escalate tensions in eastern DRC, which has seen stepped up attacks by …

Larry Johnson (2023-12-18). IT ARMY OF UKRAINE: How U.S. Intelligence Agencies Have Elevated Cybercrime in Ukraine into a Freedom-Fighting Cult. sonar21.com The following was written by Valeriy Krylko and first published at Covert Action Magazine. Mr. Krylko asked if I would publish it here as well. | As we know, freedom ends where the freedom of another begins. That is why today, more than ever before, everyone simply needs to develop within themselves a self-control tuning fork—an analytical tool that allows them to evaluate what is happening in a sensible way. The battle for minds and souls is in full swing. This means that the truth often becomes an idea that can infect us. And here the main thing is not to miss the moment when the tantalizing, sweet…

Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. (2023-12-19). The Deadly Influence Of The Military Industrial Complex At COP28. popularresistance.org We hear about the growing influence of fossil fuel, nuclear and Big Agriculture corporations over the United Nations' Conference of Parties (COP) meetings, but hardly anything about the presence of weapons makers and NATO leaders. Clearing the FOG speaks with Canadian environmental lawyer and peace activist Tamara Lorincz, who reports about the meetings and outcomes of the recently-concluded COP28. She is part of an organizing effort to highlight the carbon footprint of Western militaries and the significant contributions of NATO countries to the climate crisis. Lorincz points out the great discrepancies between…

Rick Sterling, MintPress News. (2023-12-18). The JFK Assassination Was Good For Zionist Israel. popularresistance.org President John F. Kennedy was assassinated sixty years ago. If he had lived and won a second term, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would have evolved differently. Possibly, the path toward Israeli apartheid and genocide in Gaza could have been avoided. | In his short time in office, Kennedy significantly changed U.S. foreign policy. As documented in the book "JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Still Matters," JFK resisted the CIA and military-industrial complex in the policies he set regarding the Third World and the Soviet Union. The Vietnam War, the assassination of Indonesia's President Sukarno,…

Justin Elliott (2023-12-19). Clarence Thomas Repeatedly Pushed for Removing Ban on Speaking Fees for Justices. truthout.org Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' decadeslong friendship with real estate tycoon Harlan Crow and Samuel Alito's luxury travel with billionaire Paul Singer have raised questions about influence and ethics at the nation's highest court. In early January 2000, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was at a five-star beach resort in Sea Island, Georgia, hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt. |

WSWS (2023-12-19). Clarence Thomas demanded more money just before receiving gifts from his ultra-rich supporters. wsws.org A new report from ProPublica says Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas campaigned publicly and privately for an increase in his salary and then suddenly dropped income complaints after he was showered with money and gifts from right-wing wealthy political supporters.

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-19). Supreme Court overturns aspects of NSW's anti-protest laws. greenleft.org.au

Quanah Brightman (2023-12-19). Saturday 1/6: Demand Donald Trump's Bail be Revoked and Donald Trump be Remanded into Custody. indybay.org Supreme Court of California | 350 McAllister St Room 1295, San Francisco, CA 94102…

ecns.cn (2023-12-18). (W.E. Talk) Confucius in American Supreme Court and Contemporary Culture. ecns.cn What's a sculpture of Confucius doing there? Bryan W. Van Norden explains why, as well as the influence of Chinese philosophy on the United States and Sino-U.S. relations. According to him, philosophical education should move away from the Western-centered perspective and abandon prejudice and misunderstanding.

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-18). Supreme Court overturns aspects of NSW's anti-protest laws. greenleft.org.au

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