Monthly Archives: January 2023

2023-01-28: News Headlines

WSWS (2023-01-28). Belmarsh Tribunal in Washington D.C. makes bankrupt appeal to Biden to drop charges against Assange. wsws.org While there were important remarks from a number of journalists and whistleblowers, the tribunal was characterized by the bankrupt orientation of the "Progressive International" to the Biden administration and the Democratic Party.

ecns.cn (2023-01-28). U.S. and EU to launch first-of-its-kind AI agreement. ecns.cn The U.S. and European Union on Friday announced an agreement to speed up and enhance the use of artificial intelligence to improve agriculture, healthcare, emergency response, climate forecasting and the electric grid.

teleSUR, MER (2023-01-28). AN investigará planes contra Venezuela revelados por Mike Pompeo. telesurtv.net Resaltaron que Pompeo confesó que en el Gobierno de Trump tomaron acciones para involucrarse en asuntos internos de Venezuela.

Center for Biological Diversity (2023-01-28). Oil Industry Seeks Supreme Court Review of California Offshore Fracking Ban. indybay.org 9th Circuit Refused Previous Request, Upheld Lower Court Decision…

Chris Hedges (2023-01-27). Will Julian Assange ever be freed? therealnews.com The film

Editor (2023-01-27). The Chris Hedges Report: Will Julian Assange Ever Be Free? scheerpost.com

Pacifica's Covid, Race & Democracy (2023-01-27). Antiwar Voices on MLK week; South Africa Power Grid Crisis; US out of Peru; Free Assange! indybay.org On Pacifica: Antiwar Voices on MLK week; South Africa Power Grid Crisis; US out of Peru; Free Assange!

americanthinker (2023-01-27). How the Deep State Destroyers Threaten Your Way of Life. americanthinker.com The Destroyers know they have limited time to do their mischief before they're found out. And so they're working hard.

Anonymous103 (2023-01-27). Ukraine Had Lost the War Before It Even Started &#1 ; Part I. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by In the course of the last 11 months, I have been reviewing on a daily basis numerous carefully documented articles on the unfolding war in Ukraine, | The evolving consensus — after eleven months which emanates from the senior ranks of the US military and intelligence establishment — is that Ukraine "has lost the war". | What strikes m…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-01-27). Global Trajectory Shifts Away From US Singularity. orinocotribune.com By Global Times &#1 ; Jan 16, 2023 | The Russia-Ukraine conflict will continue to be the dominant flashpoint for 2023, both in terms of conflict resolution and sorting out the security consequences for Europe. | There are three aspects to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, or as sometimes described the Russian conflict against the collective West. | The first is military. NATO has made the decision to use Ukrainian military as its proxy. It is training Ukrainian soldiers, equipping the Ukrainian military with tens of billions of dollars' worth of heavy equipment and is providing communication, intelligence and planning…

Staff (2023-01-27). Headlines for January 27, 2023. democracynow.org Five Fired Memphis Police Officers Arrested for Murder of Tyre Nichols, Georgia Gov. Declares State of Emergency, Calls Up National Guard Amid "Cop City" Protests, Haitian Police Blockade Port-au-Prince Streets After Gangs Kill 14 Officers, Israel Bombs Gaza Strip One Day After Israeli Forces Kill 9 in West Bank Raid, Democratic Lawmakers Slam Biden for Mass Expulsion of Migrants at U.S. Border, NYT: Bill Barr Pushed Trump-Russia Investigator to Use False Russian Intelligence Claims, Chevron to Buy Back $75 Billion in Own Stock After Posting Record Profits in 2022, Dutch Police Arrest Climate Activist…

Misión Verdad (2023-01-27). Pompeo's Confessions About Trump's Strategy Against Venezuela. orinocotribune.com In his book titled Never Give an Inch: Fighting for the America I Love, originally published in November 2022, Mike Pompeo, Donald Trump's former secretary of state, writes about various issues and experiences during his tenure as the top diplomatic representative of the Trump administration. | He also included commentary on the US strategy of maximum pressure against Venezuela, some of which are presented below, confirming the sometimes high-intensity war against Venezuela and the government of President Nicolás Maduro to execute "regime change." The following excerpts are from chapter 15, titled Know Your Limit…

Chris Walker (2023-01-27). Arizona Republicans Exempt Themselves From Open Records Rules. truthout.org Republicans in the Arizona state legislature have crafted new rules to shield themselves from future public records requests — an action that open government advocates say is a direct response to requests over the past few years related to the GOP's attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. A recent state Supreme Court ruling determined that the judicial branch in Arizona lacks the… |

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2023-01-27: News Headlines

Pacifica's Covid, Race & Democracy (2023-01-27). Antiwar Voices on MLK week; South Africa Power Grid Crisis; US out of Peru; Free Assange! indybay.org On Pacifica: Antiwar Voices on MLK week; South Africa Power Grid Crisis; US out of Peru; Free Assange!

americanthinker (2023-01-27). How the Deep State Destroyers Threaten Your Way of Life. americanthinker.com The Destroyers know they have limited time to do their mischief before they're found out. And so they're working hard.

Staff (2023-01-27). Headlines for January 27, 2023. democracynow.org Five Fired Memphis Police Officers Arrested for Murder of Tyre Nichols, Georgia Gov. Declares State of Emergency, Calls Up National Guard Amid "Cop City" Protests, Haitian Police Blockade Port-au-Prince Streets After Gangs Kill 14 Officers, Israel Bombs Gaza Strip One Day After Israeli Forces Kill 9 in West Bank Raid, Democratic Lawmakers Slam Biden for Mass Expulsion of Migrants at U.S. Border, NYT: Bill Barr Pushed Trump-Russia Investigator to Use False Russian Intelligence Claims, Chevron to Buy Back $75 Billion in Own Stock After Posting Record Profits in 2022, Dutch Police Arrest Climate Activist…

Center for Biological Diversity (2023-01-27). Oil Industry Seeks Supreme Court Review of California Offshore Fracking Ban. indybay.org 9th Circuit Refused Previous Request, Upheld Lower Court Decision…

JANET (2023-01-27). Brazil's Lula moves against Bolsonaro collaborators. iacenter.org By John Catalinotto January 25, 2023 Brazilian ex-President Jair Bolsonaro's forces attempted a coup Jan. 8 in Brasilia and failed — the failure put Brazil's ultraright on the defensive. Their attack on the Legislature, the Presidential Palace and the Supreme Court shocked a large section of the population, arousing more anger than fear. Brazilian Workers Confederation condemns coup attempt. Jan. 10, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Credit: CTBRS Brazilian ex-President Jair Bolsonaro's forces attempted a coup Jan. 8 in Brasilia and failed — the failure put Brazil's ultraright on the defensive. Their a…

_____ (2023-01-26). Australia Has Not Written To US On Assange For Six Months. popularresistance.org A Freedom of Information request by a member of the Australian parliament has revealed that the Australian government has not engaged in correspondence with the United States regarding the case of imprisoned publisher Julian Assange for at least the last six months. | Independent MP Monique Ryan filed the requests with the offices of Labor Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Attorney General Mark Dreyfus and Foreign Minister Penny Wong and no documents were returned, indicating that there has been no written communication with the U.S. over the fate of Assange since at least last May, reported former Australian Sena…

Rachel Hu, Chris Garaffa (2023-01-26). CovertAction Bulletin: What's Assange Charged With? Telling the Truth! covertactionmagazine.com On Jan 20, the Belmarsh Tribunal packed a room at the National Press Club in Washington, DC as thousands also watched online. Co-host Chris Garaffa was there to cover this historic event for CovertAction.

Sam Carliner (2023-01-26). The World Comes to DC to Demand Biden Drop the Case Against Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca

infobrics (2023-01-26). India Top Buyer of Russian Crude, Private Refiners Lead. infobrics.org According to energy intelligence firm, Vortexa, Indian refiners cumulatively imported around 1.3 million barrels per day (mbpd) of crude oil during January 1-15, 2023. Private refiners accounted for 60 per cent of the imports in the same period…

Rick Rozoff (2023-01-26). Great friends and partners: Turkey delivers more combat drones to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineJanuary 26, 2023 Baykar transfers two more Bayraktar TB2 drones to Ukraine The Turkish company Baykar has transferred two more Bayraktar TB2 drones to Ukraine on a free basis, the Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has reported. "Today [January 25] we received two more Bayraktar TB2 drones from our great friends …

Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (2023-01-26). Leopards vs. the Russian Bear. Alert Memorandum for the President. globalresearch.ca

americanthinker (2023-01-26). Why is Bill Maher still trying to resurrect the Mueller Report? americanthinker.com Some 'shady' business cited by Bill Maher about the Mueller Report is a shady declaration in its own right.

Michael G. Roskin (2023-01-26). Mike Pompeo, seeking White House, runs interference for the Saudis, Trashing murdered Journalist Khashoggi. juancole.com Nashville &#1 ; (Special to Informed Comment) &#1 ; Mike Pompeo asserts that murdered Washington Post columnist Jamal Kashoggi was no mild critic of the Saudi regime but a dangerous radical trying to subvert it. This, I suspect, has been the Saudi line fed to Washington since Kashoggi's 2018 dismemberment at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Trump …

Ben Norton (2023-01-26). US Funds 'Independent Journalists' in Cuba To Spread Propaganda, Ex CIA Spy Admits. orinocotribune.com Former CIA analyst Fulton Armstrong told The Guardian that, in Cuba, "a lot of the so-called independent journalists are indirectly funded by the US". They spread anti-government disinformation with the support of the NED. | A former top CIA spy has admitted that the United States funds anti-government propagandists in Cuba who portray themselves as "independent journalists". | Major British newspaper

Steven Sahiounie (2023-01-26). Mossad and CIA Are Training Christian Extremist Militia in Lebanon. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2023-01-26). US Supreme Court hands down decision denying retroactive benefits to veterans. wsws.org In the first decision of its 2023 term, the US Supreme Court handed down a unanimous ruling denying a sailor benefits retroactively for injuries suffered during military service because he did not file within one year of his discharge.

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