(2023-03-24). How Chelsea Manning's Court-Martial Laid the Groundwork for Julian Assange's Prosecution. dissidentvoice.org 
Adapted from Guilty of Journalism: The Political Case against Julian Assange Private First Class Chelsea Manning received the harshest punishment any United States military officer or federal government employee has ever received for leaking classified information to the press. Colonel Denise Lind, the military judge presiding over her court-martial, sentenced Manning to thirty-five years at …
(2023-03-24). In Push To Dismiss Lawsuit, CIA Says Americans Who Visited Assange Had No Privacy Rights. thedissenter.org 
This article was funded by paid subscribers of The Dissenter. To support journalism on whistleblowers and related press freedom issues, The Central Intelligence Agency and former CIA director Mike Pompeo contend that attorneys and journalists, who visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, had no "legitimate expectation of privacy" when it came to conversations with a "notorious wanted fugitive in a foreign embassy." | "There is no plausible argument that it would be unreasonable or indiscriminate…
(2023-03-25). Artificial intelligence massage therapy? Meet the robot being studied by Mayo Clinic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Getting a massage from a robot may seem like something out of a science fiction story, but it could be a reality in the not-too-distant future. Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, is looking into the possibility of robotic massage as an answer for patients' pain relief and alleviating some staffing burdens. Watch: Artificial intelligence massage therapy? Meet the robot being studied by Mayo Clinic youtu.be/GXEXUCCCGzI Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 17) is in the downloads at the…
(2023-03-25). Five ways AI promises to transform organ transplants. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to become a valuable tool for transplant to save more patients' lives. Recent studies have already shown promise in using AI to analyze large sets of data to discover important trends and patterns. In this expert alert, Mayo Clinic transplant experts share how this technology may improve outcomes for patients. "Physicians once practiced medicine without CT scans and with only limited lab tests. Now, these tools…
(2023-03-25). U.S. NATO contingent in Europe: dancing for WWIII. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Army Europe and AfricaMarch 16, 2023 66th Military Intelligence Brigade hosts women's health panel U.S. Army Lt. Col. Erica Kane, commander, Wiesbaden Army Health Clinic, Regional Health Command-Europe, speaks about women's health and putting people first during a Women's Health Question and Answer Panel….
(2023-03-24). Microsoft launches AI-powered Copilot. america.cgtn.com 
Microsoft brings the power of generative artificial intelligence to its most popular software programs, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. Find out more.
(2023-03-24). Russian Diplomacy in a Changing World. libya360.wordpress.com Sergey Lavrov Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's article for Razvedchik (Intelligence officer) news magazine, March 24th, 2023 It is a privilege for me to submit this article to Razvedchik news magazine and share with its readers my understanding of the current international developments, as well as Russia's foreign policy priorities. We live at a time of…
(2023-03-24). The Georgian Protests: Another Chapter in the Color Revolution Playbook? libya360.wordpress.com Stavroula Pabst Recent Georgian protests rejected foreign agents' legislation proposals as undemocratic, but a closer look suggests ongoing western meddling according to the intelligence community's infamous "color revolution" playbook. Recent protests rocked Georgia's capital Tbilisi against a duo of proposed foreign agents bills, which would have required groups and individuals with significant funding abroad to register…
(2023-03-24). The Candidate and the Spy: James Bamford on Israel's Secret Collusion with Trump to Win 2016 Race. democracynow.org 
In his new book, Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America's Counterintelligence, investigative journalist James Bamford reveals that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dispatched a secret Israeli agent to the United States in the spring of 2016 to help Donald Trump win the presidential election. The agent met with advisers to Trump and offered to share secret intelligence with the campaign against Hillary Clinton. Bamford's investigation finds that while American media fixated on Russia's role in swaying the 2016 election, Israeli interference was completely i…
(2023-03-25). Constitutional Crisis Threatens to Tear Israel Apart as Att'y-Gen. takes on Netanyahu and 200 Reservist Pilots refuse to Fly. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — On Thursday, the Israeli parliament passed a law preventing the Supreme Court from removing a sitting prime minister for inability to carry out his or her duties. This move was tactical, not strategic. Prime Minister Netanyahu is on trial for corruption, and he agreed with the Supreme Court in 2020 …
(2023-03-25). General Strike Can Root Out "Taliban" Embedded in U.S. Government and Supreme Court. indybay.org Religious fanatics are taking away our rights and replacing them with god-given rights—this must be stopped…
(2023-03-24). WI Supreme Court Candidate Defends Campaigning With "Stop the Steal" Organizer. truthout.org A conservative candidate for the spring Supreme Court election in Wisconsin has dismissed concerns about the fact that he has campaigned alongside a person who planned several "Stop the Steal" rallies, and who was on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol building during the January 6 attack on Congress, alongside a mob of loyalists to former President Donald Trump. Dan Kelly is embroiled in a close race… |
(2023-03-24). Russian Diplomacy in a Changing World. libya360.wordpress.com Sergey Lavrov Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's article for Razvedchik (Intelligence officer) news magazine, March 24th, 2023 It is a privilege for me to submit this article to Razvedchik news magazine and share with its readers my understanding of the current international developments, as well as Russia's foreign policy priorities. We live at a time of…
(2023-03-24). The Georgian Protests: Another Chapter in the Color Revolution Playbook? libya360.wordpress.com Stavroula Pabst Recent Georgian protests rejected foreign agents' legislation proposals as undemocratic, but a closer look suggests ongoing western meddling according to the intelligence community's infamous "color revolution" playbook. Recent protests rocked Georgia's capital Tbilisi against a duo of proposed foreign agents bills, which would have required groups and individuals with significant funding abroad to register…
(2023-03-24). The Candidate and the Spy: James Bamford on Israel's Secret Collusion with Trump to Win 2016 Race. democracynow.org In his new book, Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America's Counterintelligence, investigative journalist James Bamford reveals that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dispatched a secret Israeli agent to the United States in the spring of 2016 to help Donald Trump win the presidential election. The agent met with advisers to Trump and offered to share secret intelligence with the campaign against Hillary Clinton. Bamford's investigation finds that while American media fixated on Russia's role in swaying the 2016 election, Israeli interference was completely i…
(2023-03-25). Constitutional Crisis Threatens to Tear Israel Apart as Att'y-Gen. takes on Netanyahu and 200 Reservist Pilots refuse to Fly. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — On Thursday, the Israeli parliament passed a law preventing the Supreme Court from removing a sitting prime minister for inability to carry out his or her duties. This move was tactical, not strategic. Prime Minister Netanyahu is on trial for corruption, and he agreed with the Supreme Court in 2020 …
(2023-03-25). General Strike Can Root Out "Taliban" Embedded in U.S. Government and Supreme Court. indybay.org Religious fanatics are taking away our rights and replacing them with god-given rights—this must be stopped…
(2023-03-24). WI Supreme Court Candidate Defends Campaigning With "Stop the Steal" Organizer. truthout.org A conservative candidate for the spring Supreme Court election in Wisconsin has dismissed concerns about the fact that he has campaigned alongside a person who planned several "Stop the Steal" rallies, and who was on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol building during the January 6 attack on Congress, alongside a mob of loyalists to former President Donald Trump. Dan Kelly is embroiled in a close race… |
(2023-03-24). 2023: Year of the Nuisance? ukhumanrightsblog.com Introduction 2023 has already been a landmark year for nuisance, with the Supreme Court handing down its controversial decision in Fearn v Tate Gallery (as discussed on this blog). The good news for those with a particular interest in the bothersome behaviour of neighbours is that Fearn is only the start. This month, the Supreme Court will hear not …
(2023-03-24). Alabama Supreme Court denies Jefferson County judgeship. splcenter.org
(2023-03-25). War poker and Imperial moralism. indybay.org After the fall of the Soviet Union, the "war on terrorism" began, which, according to George W. Bush, would end "tyranny in the world." Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq – the U.S. democratic crusades not only cost several million lives, they also brought the restriction of freedoms, McCarthyism, the hunt for whistleblowers. And a series of alliances with dictators…