Daily Archives: April 8, 2023

2023-04-08: News Headlines

Editor (2023-04-07). Belmarsh Warden Blocks Assange From Meeting With Representatives of Press Freedom Organization. scheerpost.com By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter The warden of Her Majesty's Prison Belmarsh blocked representatives with the press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) from visiting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, despite previously reviewing RSF's request and agreeing to grant access. Rebecca Vincent, the director of operations and campaigns for RSF, declared, "We followed all rules …

Kevin Gosztola, Scheer Post. (2023-04-07). Belmarsh Warden Blocks Assange From Meeting With Press Freedom Advocates. popularresistance.org The warden of Her Majesty's Prison Belmarsh blocked representatives with the press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) from visiting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, despite previously reviewing RSF's request and agreeing to grant access. | Rebecca Vincent, the director of operations and campaigns for RSF, declared, "We followed all rules this morning. We were there very early with all required documentation. Without even checking our documentation, we were told that we would not be allowed in." | "The first official that we spoke to said that they had received 'intelligence' that we were journa…

mforinoco (2023-04-08). The Nordstream Ghost Ship. orinocotribune.com The false details in the CIA's cover story | 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 an explanation when things go well, as they did in the Baltic Sea last fall. Within weeks of my

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-08). Artificial intelligence creates opportunities to close health care, workplace equity gaps. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and platform models are increasingly driving everyone's day-to-day experiences, including how people receive health care. However, those experiences are not always the same for everyone. April is Minority Health Awareness Month, a national observance to raise awareness about health disparities that continue to affect people from racial and ethnic minority groups. At Mayo Clinic, experts are looking at the ways AI and digital tools can and are shaping the future…

Alexander Rubinstein (2023-04-07). Leaked documents expose US-NATO Ukraine war plans. thegrayzone.com Classified Pentagon documents containing information about US and NATO plans for a Ukrainian offensive and key details of the ongoing war have leaked. And the Biden administration is reportedly demanding they be scrubbed from the internet. Is there a hidden agenda behind the leak? The New York Times has reported "a significant breach of American intelligence in the effort to aid Ukraine" through the leak of classified documents which have been shared on social media. It correspondents cited "senior Biden …

Brittani Banks (2023-04-07). The Fear of AI Is Overblown—and Here's Why. independentmediainstitute.org The unprecedented popularity of ChatGPT has turbocharged the AI hype machine. We are being bombarded daily by news articles announcing humankind's greatest invention—Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI is "qualitatively different," "transformational," "revolutionary," "will change everything,"—they say. OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, announced a major upgrade of the technology behind ChatGPT called GPT4. Already, Microsoft researchers are …

Editor (2023-04-07). Belmarsh Warden Blocks Assange From Meeting With Representatives of Press Freedom Organization. scheerpost.com By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter The warden of Her Majesty's Prison Belmarsh blocked representatives with the press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) from visiting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, despite previously reviewing RSF's request and agreeing to grant access. Rebecca Vincent, the director of operations and campaigns for RSF, declared, "We followed all rules …

Kevin Gosztola, Scheer Post. (2023-04-07). Belmarsh Warden Blocks Assange From Meeting With Press Freedom Advocates. popularresistance.org The warden of Her Majesty's Prison Belmarsh blocked representatives with the press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) from visiting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, despite previously reviewing RSF's request and agreeing to grant access. | Rebecca Vincent, the director of operations and campaigns for RSF, declared, "We followed all rules this morning. We were there very early with all required documentation. Without even checking our documentation, we were told that we would not be allowed in." | "The first official that we spoke to said that they had received 'intelligence' that we were journa…

mforinoco (2023-04-08). The Nordstream Ghost Ship. orinocotribune.com The false details in the CIA's cover story | 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 an explanation when things go well, as they did in the Baltic Sea last fall. Within weeks of my

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-08). Artificial intelligence creates opportunities to close health care, workplace equity gaps. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and platform models are increasingly driving everyone's day-to-day experiences, including how people receive health care. However, those experiences are not always the same for everyone. April is Minority Health Awareness Month, a national observance to raise awareness about health disparities that continue to affect people from racial and ethnic minority groups. At Mayo Clinic, experts are looking at the ways AI and digital tools can and are shaping the future…

Alexander Rubinstein (2023-04-07). Leaked documents expose US-NATO Ukraine war plans. thegrayzone.com Classified Pentagon documents containing information about US and NATO plans for a Ukrainian offensive and key details of the ongoing war have leaked. And the Biden administration is reportedly demanding they be scrubbed from the internet. Is there a hidden agenda behind the leak? The New York Times has reported "a significant breach of American intelligence in the effort to aid Ukraine" through the leak of classified documents which have been shared on social media. It correspondents cited "senior Biden …

Brittani Banks (2023-04-07). The Fear of AI Is Overblown—and Here's Why. independentmediainstitute.org The unprecedented popularity of ChatGPT has turbocharged the AI hype machine. We are being bombarded daily by news articles announcing humankind's greatest invention—Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI is "qualitatively different," "transformational," "revolutionary," "will change everything,"—they say. OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, announced a major upgrade of the technology behind ChatGPT called GPT4. Already, Microsoft researchers are …

Seymour Hersh. (2023-04-07). Seymour Hersh: The Nord Stream Ghost Ship. popularresistance.org 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 an explanation when things go well, as they did in the Baltic Sea last fall. Within weeks of my report that Joe Biden ordered the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines, the agency produced a cover story and found willing takers in the New York Times and two major German publications. | By creating a story of deep sea divers and a crew who did not exist, the agency was following protocol, and the story would hav…

The Global Research Team (2023-04-07). Global Research Donation Drive. globalresearch.ca Dear Readers, | We publish pieces by a wide variety of contributors including journalists, scholars, political analysts, historians, ex-military and intelligence personnel, scientists, and environmental experts among others. The publications are not selected in the interest of pushing a specific narrative …

Anonymous669 (2023-04-07). Armor Of Russian BTR-80, Tiger Vehicles Improved Based On Experience Gained In Ukraine. southfront.org The BTR-82A armored personnel carrier. © Vitaly Nevar/TASS | The armor of vehicles produced at Arzamas Machine-Building Plant has been improved as a result of experience gained during the Russian special military operation in Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry announced on April 6. | The Arzamas-based plant, which is a part of Russia's Military Industrial Company, produces BTR-80 8×8 armored personnel carriers and Tigr 4×4 multipurpose all-terrain infantry mobility vehicles."R…

ProPublica (2023-04-08). Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire. juancole.com By Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott and Alex Mierjeski ( ProPublica) — In late June 2019, right after the U.S. Supreme Court released its final opinion of the term, Justice Clarence Thomas boarded a large private jet headed to Indonesia. He and his wife were going on vacation: nine days of island-hopping in a volcanic archipelago …

WSWS (2023-04-08). ProPublica documents corrupt relations of Supreme Court arch-reactionary Clarence Thomas with billionaire Republican donor. wsws.org On Thursday, the investigative journalism website ProPublica published an extensive and damning report documenting the fact that Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas has for decades enjoyed luxurious vacations paid for by Harlan Crow, a billionaire far-right Republican donor.

Ashley Curtin (2023-04-07). ProPublica reveals Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepts gifts from Republican billionaire. nationofchange.org In a statement from Crow, he acknowledged his relationship with Justice Thomas over the years, but said it was "no different from the hospitality we have extended to our many other dear friends."

Chris Walker (2023-04-07). 12-Year-Old Trans Girl in WV Allowed to Keep Playing Sports, Supreme Court Says. truthout.org On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled not to intervene in a dispute involving a 12-year-old transgender girl and the state of West Virginia after GOP lawmakers in the state attempted to block her from taking part in a girls' track and field team. In 2021, Becky Pepper-Jackson and her family sued West Virginia over a law banning students from participating in sports teams that don't correspond… |

Sharon Zhang (2023-04-07). GOP Donor Funding Thomas Also Funded Conservative Democrats' 2021 Revolt. truthout.org Billionaire Republican megadonor Harlan Crow rocketed into infamy on Thursday after an explosive ProPublica investigation found that he has been giving lavish gifts to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for decades now, as the Court, influenced by people like Crow, lurches further to the right. But, as a search of public donation information shows, Crow has also been quietly funding another… |

Staff (2023-04-07). Should Clarence Thomas Be Impeached? GOP Megadonor Gave Justice Free Luxury Vacations for 20 Years. democracynow.org Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas failed to report frequent luxury trips paid for by a billionaire Republican megadonor named Harlan Crow, leading to renewed calls for the conservative jurist's impeachment. According to ProPublica, Thomas has for decades accepted flights on Crow's private jet, trips on his yacht and frequent stays at his exclusive lakeside resort, in apparent violation of a law requiring justices and other federal officials to disclose most gifts. "Justice Thomas has this extraordinary and apparently unprecedented relationship with this outside billionaire who is basically s…

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