Daily Archives: April 6, 2023

2023-04-06: News Headlines

Staff (2023-04-06). Reporters Without Borders Denied Entry to Visit Assange in U.K. Prison; No NGO Has Seen Him in 4 Years. democracynow.org WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has spent the last four years locked up at the Belmarsh high-security prison in London, where he has been fighting extradition to the United States on espionage charges. He faces up to 175 years in prison if convicted. This week, amid growing concerns about Assange's health, Reporters Without Borders attempted to become the first NGO to visit with Assange since his arrest four years ago. Despite being given approval, RSF representatives, including our guest, RSF secretary-general and executive director Christophe Deloire, were denied entry.

Editor (2023-04-06). Rep. Rashida Tlaib Calls for End of Julian Assange Extradition. scheerpost.com

Global Research News (2023-04-05). Selected Articles: Turning Tides: The US Congress and Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca By The latest move by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) promises to be something more. Tlaib

John Pilger (2023-04-05). Los traidores de Assange: El servilismo del gobierno australiano hacia EE.UU. globalizacion.ca Conozco a Julian Assange desde que le entrevisté por primera vez en Londres en 2010. Inmediatamente me gustó su sentido del humor seco y oscuro, a menudo acompañado de una risita contagiosa. Es un outsider orgulloso: agudo y reflexivo. | Nos…

WSWS (2023-04-05). Australian Labor government's claim it cannot free Assange is a lie. wsws.org Australian governments, including the current Labor administration, have repeatedly exercised their legal and diplomatic powers to secure the release of citizens facing persecution abroad.

ecns.cn (2023-04-06). More European countries said to be mulling prohibitions of AI chatbots. ecns.cn More European countries are considering whether stricter measures are needed to restrain popular chatbots powered by artificial intelligence, or AI, after Italy became the first Western country to block ChatGPT last week.

Staff (2023-04-06). Reporters Without Borders Denied Entry to Visit Assange in U.K. Prison; No NGO Has Seen Him in 4 Years. democracynow.org WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has spent the last four years locked up at the Belmarsh high-security prison in London, where he has been fighting extradition to the United States on espionage charges. He faces up to 175 years in prison if convicted. This week, amid growing concerns about Assange's health, Reporters Without Borders attempted to become the first NGO to visit with Assange since his arrest four years ago. Despite being given approval, RSF representatives, including our guest, RSF secretary-general and executive director Christophe Deloire, were denied entry.

Editor (2023-04-06). Rep. Rashida Tlaib Calls for End of Julian Assange Extradition. scheerpost.com

Global Research News (2023-04-05). Selected Articles: Turning Tides: The US Congress and Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca By The latest move by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) promises to be something more. Tlaib

John Pilger (2023-04-05). Los traidores de Assange: El servilismo del gobierno australiano hacia EE.UU. globalizacion.ca Conozco a Julian Assange desde que le entrevisté por primera vez en Londres en 2010. Inmediatamente me gustó su sentido del humor seco y oscuro, a menudo acompañado de una risita contagiosa. Es un outsider orgulloso: agudo y reflexivo. | Nos…

WSWS (2023-04-05). Australian Labor government's claim it cannot free Assange is a lie. wsws.org Australian governments, including the current Labor administration, have repeatedly exercised their legal and diplomatic powers to secure the release of citizens facing persecution abroad.

ecns.cn (2023-04-06). More European countries said to be mulling prohibitions of AI chatbots. ecns.cn More European countries are considering whether stricter measures are needed to restrain popular chatbots powered by artificial intelligence, or AI, after Italy became the first Western country to block ChatGPT last week.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-05). The Nord Stream Ghost: The False Details in the CIA's Cover Story. libya360.wordpress.com Seymour HershGas emanating from the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea, September 28, 2022. / Swedish Coast Guard. America's Central Intelligence Agency is constantly running covert operations around the world, and all must have a cover story in case things go badly, as they often do. It is just as important to have…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-05). War Mongering, CIA-Connected Think-Tank Calls for World War III. libya360.wordpress.com Valeriy Krylko [Source: atlanticcouncil.org] Fellows at the Atlantic Council advocate bombing and confronting Russia, while eschewing any opportunities for peace. The Atlantic Council is an American think tank, founded in 1961, which lies at the heart of what 27-year CIA veteran Ray McGovern and whistleblower termed the Military-Industrial-Congressional-Intelligence-Media-Academia-Think Tank Complex (MICIMATTC). Its close ties to the CIA were…

Wisconsin Examiner (2023-04-06). The Dobbs Effect? In Seismic Shift for Wisconsin and the Nation, Progressives attain Majority on State Supreme Court. juancole.com By: Henry Redman — ( Wisconsin Examiner) — As Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz took the stage at her election victory party Tuesday night, the three current members of the liberal minority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court watched from off stage, arm-in-arm, as they took in the moment they became a majority. Protasiewicz, a …

WSWS (2023-04-06). Anti-abortion Republican defeated in contest for seat on Wisconsin state supreme court. wsws.org The victory of Janet Protasiewicz consolidates a 4-3 Democratic majority on the highest court in a key midwestern state.

WSWS (2023-04-06). US Supreme Court, ignoring exculpatory evidence, refuses to hear appeal from Louisiana death row inmate. wsws.org The deeply reactionary, savage and clearly unconstitutional action is consistent with the pattern established by the court, particularly under its current six-to-three far-right majority, in relation to the barbaric practice of state murder.

Chris Walker (2023-04-05). Liberal Judge Wins WI Supreme Court Race — But GOP Gains Impeachment Powers. truthout.org A liberal judge won the election for the Wisconsin State Supreme Court on Tuesday, defeating her Trump-aligned conservative opponent by 11 points — a margin that's almost unheard of in a state as politically divided as the Badger State. The election result means that the liberal bloc of justices on the state's highest court will be in control for the first time in 15 years, halting what has been a… |

JANET (2023-04-05). Trump's indictment: only a beginning. iacenter.org Former President Donald J. Trump was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury March 31. The unexpected news was celebrated by many oppressed people, class-conscious workers and many on the left. Trump's Supreme Court appointments reversed the legal right to abortion. In addition to being the 45th occupant of the White House, Trump is known for being a bigoted billionaire, who emboldened the violent far right over the last several years and led a vicious Islamophobic, racist, misogynist, anti-migrant and anti-worker presidential campaign and administration. Good people believe he deserves to be punished. Trump was indic…

John Wojcik (2023-04-05). Progressives win key swing seat in Wisconsin State Supreme Court race. peoplesworld.org MADISON, Wisc. — In what was perhaps the most consequential state Supreme Court race in U.S. history yesterday the winner was a liberal judge, Janet Protasiewicz, giving progressives their first majority on the court since 2008. Her victory in the race for the key swing seat on the state's Supreme Court will enable the ending …

rebekah (2023-04-05). Student Debt Forgiveness Is a Win-Win for Our Country. inequality.org The Supreme Court is gearing up to weigh in on the ongoing student loan debt debate prompted by President Joe Biden's sweeping debt cancellation plan that would help over 35 million Americans. I spent over two decades paying off my federal student loans — and like a lot of people with educational debt, I paid $20,000 more …

Staff (2023-04-05). Headlines for April 5, 2023. democracynow.org Trump Pleads Not Guilty to 34 Felony Counts Before Lashing Out at DA Bragg, Judge on His Case, Teachers' Union Leader Brandon Johnson Defeats Corporate Candidate to Become Next Mayor of Chicago, Liberal Judge Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Race in Major Victory for Voting and Abortion Rights, Israeli Forces Violently Attack Al-Aqsa Worshipers, Arrest Hundreds During Ramadan Prayers, Colombia Tops List of Deadliest Country for Human Rights Activists, Massive Blaze at Bangladesh Clothing Market Burns Down 3,000 Shops, Anger and Mourning After 13 Women and Children Killed in Pakistan Food Distribution Stampede,…

Staff (2023-04-05). Progressive Judge Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Seat "In the Most Important Election of 2023" democracynow.org Democrat-backed Judge Janet Protasiewicz won a high-stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race Tuesday, giving liberals a majority on the court for the first time since 2008 and renewing hopes the state's abortion ban can be reversed. Protasiewicz's rival, former Justice Dan Kelly, had support from Republicans and anti-abortion groups. The Wisconsin Supreme Court is also likely to weigh in on gerrymandering and voting access, with the potential to impact national elections for Congress and president. We get an update from John Nichols, national affairs correspondent for The Nation, who joins us from Madison,…

John Wojcik (2023-04-05). Progressives win key race in Wisconsin State Supreme Court race. peoplesworld.org MADISON, Wisc. — In what was perhaps the most consequential state Supreme Court race in U.S. history yesterday the winner was a liberal judge, Janet Protasiewicz, giving progressives their first majority on the court since 2008. Her victory in the race for the key swing seat on the state's Supreme Court will enable the ending …

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